Team 7 vs Kakashi — The Chaos of Talent
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall — Canine Rampart!"
A massive wall carved with a snarling dog's head rose from the ground, blocking Sasuke's Great Fireball. The explosion rippled across the field, the flames licking over the stone barrier. Most of Naruto's shadow clones were caught in the blast and vanished in puffs of smoke.
Naruto's face twisted in anger.
"Sasuke, you idiot! Who are you trying to fight?!"
Sasuke didn't even bother looking at him.
"Hmph. Maybe your clones should learn to dodge next time."
"What did you say—?!"
Hinata stepped forward anxiously.
"N-Naruto-kun… Sasuke… we're supposed to be working as a team—"
"There's no need," Sasuke cut her off coldly.
His eyes sharpened. He inhaled deeply, gathering chakra and focusing it into his pupils.
Then—
"Sharingan… activate."
Buzz—buzz—buzz—
His eyes glowed crimson. Two tomoe spun slowly in each eye, radiating a sharp coldness that seemed to cut through the air.
Kakashi's visible eye twitched.
"Dual Tomoe Sharingan already…? And this eye pressure—this kid's not normal."
Sasuke lifted his head proudly.
"No movement, no technique will escape my eyes."
He dashed forward, closing in on Kakashi with swift, precise taijutsu. His moves were sharp, controlled, and mature beyond his age—eerily similar to Kakashi's own fighting style. Every strike forced Kakashi to block or evade with genuine effort.
Not bad, Kakashi thought. Almost like fighting a younger version of myself.
But Sasuke soon realized pure taijutsu wouldn't earn him the bells.
He retreated in a flash, forming rapid hand signs.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson!"
Dozens of fireballs shot into the air, scattering like fiery petals from the sky, sealing off all of Kakashi's escape routes.
Kakashi's eye narrowed.
"So even this technique… You kids really are something."
He twisted, flipped, and rolled beneath the fiery barrage, dodging every flame with acrobatic movements honed through years of battle. The fire dissolved harmlessly behind him.
But—
"K-Kakashi-sensei… I-I'm sorry!"
Hinata appeared behind him, chakra blooming around her palms like a soft blue flame.
Her stance was perfect.
"Gentle Fist… Eight Trigrams Palm!"
Kakashi's eyes widened.
In escaping the fire, he had stepped right into her range.
Bad!
Hinata struck forward, her palms slicing the air with pinpoint precision. Kakashi twisted desperately, avoiding the full impact, but even brushing against Gentle Fist sent a jolt through his chakra system.
"You kids… you're too strong!" Kakashi muttered, sweating.
"How am I supposed to test your teamwork if you're trying to break my bones?! This isn't what we agreed on!"
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Kakashi Under Pressure
Kakashi Hatake—elite jōnin, Copy Ninja, veteran of a hundred battles—had never felt so overwhelmed by three academy graduates.
Hinata pressed forward again, her movements growing sharper with each strike.
"I'm sorry… but I won't miss this time!"
Her Byakugan's veins bulged around her eyes. Chakra swirled around her body like a storm.
Kakashi retreated rapidly, slipping barely out of her range.
But the moment he stepped out—
"Got you!"
Naruto's shadow clone lunged from the side, fingertips brushing one of the bells.
Ching—
A tiny metallic sound rang across the field.
Everyone froze.
Kakashi shivered.
That sound was too close… FAR too close.
He struck back quickly, dispersing the clone.
Naruto puffed his cheeks in outrage.
"Hey! Sasuke! This is MY fight, stay out of it!"
Sasuke scoffed.
"Tch. If you didn't get in the way, the bells would already be mine."
"You wanna go, bastard?!"
The two glared at each other.
Kakashi exhaled in relief.
Thank goodness… They're arguing again. That's one crisis avoided.
But then he frowned.
Wait. Why am I happy they're not cooperating? Isn't teamwork the whole point of this test…?
He scratched his head.
While the two boys bickered, he took the chance to leap back, landing silently on a high branch before melting into the shadows.
Naruto blinked, finally noticing.
"Huh? Where'd he go?!"
Hinata activated her Byakugan instantly.
"He's… there!"
Kakashi sighed.
"No escape from the Byakugan, huh?"
He burst forward, slipping through Naruto's remaining clones. With swift, efficient strikes, he eliminated dozens in seconds. The field thinned rapidly.
Naruto grit his teeth.
"Then take THIS!"
He formed hand signs and unleashed the wind chakra swirling around his arm.
"Wind Release: Gale Fist!"
Wind gathered around his fist in a spiraling torrent. The sheer force cracked the ground beneath him.
Hinata, Sasuke, and Kakashi all widened their eyes.
"Kakashi-sensei," Hinata whispered, trembling, "that power—"
Kakashi was even more stunned.
"Th-That's Asuma's technique… Wind Style: Gale Fist!? How does Naruto—?!"
But he didn't hesitate.
Just as Naruto launched the massive punch, Kakashi twisted his body with perfect timing, catching Naruto's wrist before the blow could land.
Even so, Kakashi's arm trembled from the force.
What monstrous strength… is he really a fresh genin?!
Naruto was just as shocked.
"What?! You stopped that?!"
Reality hit him.
Even a powerful technique meant nothing against a true elite jōnin.
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Naruto's Secret Technique
Naruto gritted his teeth and spun his body rapidly.
"Leaf Whirlwind Tornado!"
A fierce kick came from the opposite direction of his captured wrist.
Kakashi released him immediately and blocked with his elbow.
Then, without wasting a second, he threw a kunai straight into Naruto's chest.
Thud!
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata screamed.
Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Tch… Don't tell me—"
But Kakashi's expression changed instantly.
The kunai-pierced "Naruto" dissolved into a swirl of wind.
An afterimage.
"Wh—what?! A Wind Body Technique?" Kakashi muttered. "No… I've never seen one like this."
Naruto's voice echoed behind him.
"Wind Body Flicker Technique! My own signature move!"
The real Naruto surged forward, wind ripping around him, his speed exploding several times over.
A faint wind clone lingered behind him, fading like rippling air.
Kakashi's face finally lost its calm.
"This… kid…"
Asuma's ninjutsu.
Might Guy's taijutsu.
A custom-made wind flicker technique.
Shadow clones with near-endless stamina.
Raw power rivaling chūnin.
If these brats team up seriously, I'm done for…
But Naruto's attack wasn't stopping.
He closed in—
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Sasuke Intervenes Again
"Don't get ahead of yourself, dead-last!"
Sasuke flashed beside Naruto, his Dual Tomoe Sharingan glinting.
"I'll take the bells."
Naruto exploded.
"HEY! I almost had him!"
Sasuke ignored him completely, charging Kakashi with more speed than before, his movements tightly synchronized with the Sharingan's predictions.
Hinata stepped in too, forming her stance again.
Three prodigies—different styles, one overwhelming storm—closed in simultaneously.
Kakashi inhaled sharply.
"If this keeps up…"
He didn't finish the thought.
He vanished into the ground with a swift Earth Release technique.
Naruto stomped on the spot.
"Coward!"
Kakashi's voice echoed—dry, tired, and full of despair.
"Teamwork… teamwork… PLEASE, just cooperate even once! How am I supposed to teach you like this?!"
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Kakashi's Last Stand
The ground exploded.
Kakashi emerged, sweat dripping down his face.
He immediately engaged Sasuke in taijutsu.
Sasuke read every move—yet Kakashi was still faster.
He blocked Sasuke's kick, twisted Naruto's wrist again, evaded Hinata's palm strikes, and countered all three simultaneously.
Their teamwork was nonexistent.
Their individual power was terrifying.
But that combination was exactly what kept them from overwhelming him.
Kakashi leapt back, panting slightly.
"These kids… are disasters."
Sweat dripped down his cheek.
A sliver of fear crept in.
"If this were a real battle… even I might…"
But he didn't finish the thought.
Behind him—three killing intents flared.
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The Clash
Naruto:
"Let's finish this!"
Sasuke:
"Stay out of my way."
Hinata:
"I-I won't… miss…"
All three attacked together—
Not as a team, but as three forces of nature converging.
Kakashi clenched his teeth.
"Here we go!"
He raised his headband—
Revealing his own Sharingan.
The true final stage of the bell test had begun.
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