Meanwhile, Sasuke remained rooted to the spot, staring at the patch of soil two meters away.
Carved into its surface was a dog's head. After a moment of silence, he suddenly drew his sword and plunged it into the ground.
Poof!
A plume of white mist erupted from the soil, dissipating into the air—a Shadow Clone!
"You saw through my trap so easily? As expected of you, Sasuke!" Kakashi's figure suddenly materialized, clapping his hands in praise.
He had intended to use the Earth Release: Headhunter Technique to pull Sasuke into the earth and restrain him, but Sasuke had seen through his ruse at a glance.
Faced with Kakashi's praise, Sasuke's lips twitched.
'If it weren't for that dog's head, I wouldn't have spotted it so easily.'
After a moment, Sasuke spoke, "Teacher Kakashi, you're only sending two Shadow Clones to deal with them?"
"If you want to truly test their strength, Shadow Clones alone won't cut it."
Kakashi chuckled. This was precisely his intention.
While Naruto and Sakura had performed admirably earlier, he believed his Shadow Clones could easily subdue them, forcing them to reveal their full potential.
"Sasuke, you seem to have great faith in...!" Kakashi remarked.
Before he could finish speaking, a look of shock flashed across Kakashi's face.
His Shadow Clone had been defeated!
'Rewind a few minutes...'
Kakashi's Shadow Clone stood facing Naruto in the center of a forest clearing, slowly saying, "Your teammates have all been taken care of. You're the only one left. Are you still going to struggle?"
Naruto scoffed. "Teacher Kakashi, don't try to rattle me with your words. My friends won't fail so easily!"
"You seem to have quite a bit of confidence in those two brats," Kakashi chuckled softly, his tone casual. "Rumor has it your specialty is Taijutsu. Is it the Konoha Steel Fist Style or the Uchiha Style Taijutsu? It couldn't be the Gentle Fist Style, could it?"
In Konoha, Taijutsu styles are broadly divided into two main schools: the Steel Fist Style, founded by the Second Hokage, and the Gentle Fist Style, represented by the Hyuga Clan.
Beneath these two main schools existed numerous smaller styles.
For example, the Tsukigane Clan combined their Bloodline Limit, Invisibility Release, with Konoha swordsmanship, creating a unique style that integrated Taijutsu.
Tsunade's Superhuman Strength Fist, which merges Medical Ninjutsu with Taijutsu, also qualifies as its own style.
The intelligence report mentioned that Naruto's Taijutsu instructor was a retired ninja, but it didn't specify who that retired ninja was.
Based on Kakashi's deductions, Naruto likely practiced the Konoha Steel Fist Style and elements of Uchiha Style Taijutsu.
Naruto clapped his hands on his hips and burst into laughter, mimicking Sakura's mannerisms as he declared, "The most important thing in a ninja battle is gathering intelligence, Teacher Kakashi! Do you really think I'd just hand over my secrets to you so easily?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stomped his foot into the ground, creating a massive crater, and roared:
"Konoha Whirlwind!"
'Well, no need for me to guess anymore—you just told me yourself.'
'But... he's so fast!'
A flicker of exasperation crossed Kakashi's eyes. Faced with Naruto's lightning-fast Taijutsu attack, he had no time to think and swiftly dodged.
BOOM!
Naruto's powerful kick, accompanied by a surging burst of energy and a howling gale, slammed into the tree behind Kakashi.
The wood shattered as if hit by an explosion, splintering into fragments that scattered in all directions.
'This kind of power?!'
Kakashi's eyes widened in shock.
as he was about to counterattack, Naruto braced himself with one hand and launched a spinning kick at him.
"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"
Kakashi immediately raised his hands in a defensive block.
CRASH!
A tremendous force surged through Kakashi, disrupting his Chakra flow and nearly causing his Shadow Clone to collapse.
'This kid... is he tapping into the Uzumaki Clan's innate superhuman strength?'
Kakashi marveled inwardly. He hadn't expected Naruto's taijutsu to be so advanced, especially his strength and speed, which were astonishingly high.
After just one exchange of blows, his Shadow Clone was already struggling to maintain itself.
'I can't afford to clash head-on with this guy!'
Kakashi immediately retreated dozens of meters, trying to distance himself from Naruto's attack range.
"Heh heh!"
Seeing Kakashi's strategic retreat, Naruto wiped his nose, his face lighting up with excitement. He stomped forward, giving chase!
Another punch!
This punch was accompanied by a terrifying tearing sound—the explosive force of the strike shattering the air and radiating outward in all directions.
Even before the fist struck Kakashi, a visible shockwave surged toward him.
"Impressive!"
Kakashi exclaimed, activating his Lightning Release Chakra to invigorate his body. Using the Body Flicker Technique, he dodged the punch with speed surpassing even Naruto's.
'I was planning to guide Naruto with taijutsu, but that seems impossible now.'
Facing Naruto's relentless barrage of taijutsu attacks, Kakashi retreated steadily, pondering his next move.
If he were his real body, he could have clashed head-on with Naruto using taijutsu. But as merely a Shadow Clone, he clearly lacked that option.
Having abandoned the idea of defeating Naruto through taijutsu, he now focused on dodging rapidly from side to side, waiting for a gap in Naruto's attacks to strike back with genjutsu or ninjutsu.
"Damn it!"
Seeing Kakashi constantly slipping through his attacks like an eel, Naruto grew increasingly frustrated.
"Looks like I'll have to use my ultimate move!" Naruto roared, clasping his hands together in the cross-shaped seal.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Kakashi calmly remarked, "So you're planning to use Shadow Clones to restrict my evasion routes? I must admit, Naruto, your strategy is sound. But have you already forgotten how your previous Shadow Clones vanished?"
Naruto remained silent, continuing to coordinate his assault with the Shadow Clones, though a cunning glint flashed in his eyes.
Kakashi chuckled inwardly, dodging the combined assault while continuing to taunt, "Your taijutsu is impressive, and your Shadow Clones are quite skillful. But you're still just a Genin, while I'm a Jonin. The gap between our abilities is vast. You couldn't even touch me with a-"
"Nani?!"
Kakashi's eyes widened abruptly, his expression freezing as Naruto's Shadow Clones suddenly transformed into a horde of naked, curvaceous, blonde bombshells!
'Harem Technique!'
"Leaf Rising Wind!"
Seizing this fleeting moment of distraction, Naruto unleashed a high-level, upward-spinning kick, sending Kakashi flying backward to crash heavily into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Yoshi!" Naruto pumped his fist in the air, beaming with excitement. "As expected of the ultimate technique that even Sasuke fell for! I, Uzumaki Naruto, am truly a genius! Hahahahaha!"
In over four years of sparring with Sasuke, Naruto had never once gained the upper hand, let alone inflict even a minor injury on his rival.
Then, one day, a sudden inspiration struck him, leading to the creation of the Sexy Technique and the Harem Technique. He immediately tested them out during their training sessions.
Sasuke's reaction back then was identical to Kakashi's now—a momentary lapse in focus followed by a devastating roundhouse kick.
Though Sasuke ultimately won that sparring match, Naruto remained immensely satisfied with having dealt his rival a significant blow.
Poof!
His excitement subsiding, Naruto glanced toward where Kakashi had fallen. The dust cleared, revealing only a wisp of white mist that quickly dissipated into the air.
"What? It was just a Shadow Clone?"
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