What the heck?!
He did that on purpose!
Definitely on purpose!
Everyone was speechless.
If Kakashi on the black-framed large screen sniffed his fingers right now… it would be an instant kill.
It would be an absolute finisher.
Anko Mitarashi: "Damn it, leave Orochimaru aside—Kakashi is seriously disgusting!"
Sakura Haruno: "Exactly! So vulgar!"
Might Guy: "The secret of taijutsu?!"
Might Guy: "I see!"
Might Guy: "Lee, we train this move next!"
Rock Lee: "Yes, Teacher Guy!!"
Might Guy: "Lee~"
…By majority vote in the chatroom, Might Guy and Rock Lee are muted for thirty minutes.
Temporarily unable to kick them out of the chat.
["Aaaaah—!!!!!!"]
[In an instant Sasuke wore the mask of agony.]
[He screamed and was sent flying.]
["What the heck?!"]
["So it wasn't a Ninjutsu?"]
[Sakura's eyes twitched like crazy.]
[Naruto quietly shut his eyes.]
["A dark side hidden beneath the surface… how lowbrow."]
[Naruto was rather speechless.]
[Splash—]
[After take-off Sasuke landed squarely in the water.]
[Kakashi gave it a glance.]
[Then looked back toward where Sakura was hiding.]
[She still held the Tiger Seal.]
[Seeing that, Sakura tensed and locked onto Kakashi's four fingers.]
[In an instant…]
[the scene of Sasuke getting the Thousand Years of Death replayed in her mind.]
[Then the victim became her.]
[Naruto watched everything from the shadows.]
[!!!!!!!]
["You dare?!!!"]
[Boom—]
[Without warning…]
[a mortified Sakura threw a punch fuelled by shame.]
[Rumble—]
[The huge tree beside her, thick as two people could hug, snapped clean in half.]
[Kakashi: "…"]
[W-what strength is this?]
[The file didn't mention it.]
[Still… judging by this, it must be linked to Naruto.]
[This strength… superhuman strength?]
[If Naruto figured that out himself… that's just ridiculous.]
[Meanwhile…]
[Sakura went berserk.]
[Her inner persona hijacked the account.]
[She turned into a she-devil.]
["You bastard!!!"]
[Whoosh—]
[Sakura charged Kakashi without a care.]
[She simply couldn't stand the thought of herself getting the Thousand Years of Death.]
[Especially not in front of Naruto.]
[That would be worse than death.]
[Kakashi: ???]
["Why'd she suddenly lose it?"]
["I didn't really do anything, did I?"]
[Kakashi was puzzled.]
[But he didn't dare relax.]
[The power behind that punch—if it landed even he would be flat on a slab.]
["Looks like she really cares about her image in front of Naruto."]
[Kakashi gave a wry smile.]
Sakura Haruno: "Damn it!"
Ino Yamanaka: "If he even thinks about using the Thousand Years of Death, Kakashi-sensei, you're finished for life."
Kakashi Hatake: "A-hem…"
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh—]
[Kakashi's hands flashed through seals.]
[The moment Sakura leapt high…]
[the jutsu was complete.]
[Hum—]
[In an instant her Chakra was disrupted.]
[With her reason gone, Sakura had no guard up.]
[Right then the Kakashi before her turned into Naruto.]
[Naruto smiled at her, arms open as if waiting for a hug.]
["Naruto-kun?"]
[Sakura froze for a moment.]
[Whoosh—]
[At that instant…]
[a Kunai shot toward Kakashi at blinding speed.]
[Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly.]
[The timing was spot-on.]
[Once might be luck, twice or three times in a row is skill.]
["Sakura, come back."]
[Naruto said softly.]
[Inner Sakura (Boss Sakura) who'd hijacked the account blinked, then snapped back.]
[Without even forming a seal she cast Genjutsu Release.]
[Whoosh—]
[Immediately Sakura jumped back to put distance between her and Kakashi.]
[Cling—]
[The instant her figure vanished Kakashi flicked the shuriken Naruto had thrown aside with the metal plate on his glove.]
[Yet in that split-second of distraction…]
[a mortified Sasuke crawled out of the water.]
[His eyes were blood-red.]
[Killing intent almost solid filled them.]
[Damn you, Kakashi!!!]
["Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"]
[Boom—]
[A huge fireball erupted behind Kakashi in an instant.]
[Kakashi didn't even glance back.]
[Whoosh—]
[The next moment he vanished from the spot.]
[Fire Style's power is decent.]
[But its speed and Chakra cost are two glaring flaws.]
["Good timing, but this level isn't enough."]
[Sasuke froze.]
[His scarlet eyes returned to normal as his pupils shrank.]
[He jerked his head around.]
[Both hands instinctively shielded his vitals.]
[Yet…]
[Sasuke was quickly bewildered.]
[The voice hadn't come from behind; it rose from the ground.]
[I'm done for~!!!]
[Sasuke's eyes bulged.]
[The hands guarding his vitals pressed even tighter.]
[But before Kakashi moved Sasuke's own panic tugged the injury; cold sweat drenched his forehead from the pain.]
[Still he dared not lower his guard one bit.]
[That sensation just now… was worse than death!]
[To make it worse Naruto and Sakura had seen everything.]
[That was absolutely intolerable.]
[Sasuke hadn't noticed the change his eyes had undergone when his emotions crumbled moments ago.]
[Naruto and Sakura saw it clearly.]
Uchiha Izuna: "It awakened long ago, yet this is the first time it's roused?"
Uchiha Sasuke: "My body's protecting me!"
A bit of a stretch.
Uchiha Fugaku: That's right. Awakening the Sharingan too early isn't necessarily good.
Inuzuka Kiba: "Truth is Sasuke just didn't notice."
Inuzuka Kiba: "Or with his personality he'd burn out and collapse from over-using the Sharingan within days."
Ino Yamanaka: "Agreed."
Sakura Haruno: "Even so… that possibility is huge—basically certain."
[Crack—]
[Sasuke's whole body jolted.]
[He looked down.]
[A hand had seized his ankle.]
[At the same time Kakashi's voice reached his ears.]
["Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu."]
[Clatter—]
["Aaaah—!!!"]
[Sasuke screamed again.]
[Gravel flew everywhere.]
[When his sight cleared Sasuke was dragged underground, only his head left sticking out.]
[Whew—]
[Done.]
[Now I can finally have a proper…]
[Wait, still one left.]