Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

I don't know where things went wrong, but Sakura started interfering in his private life. I've never seen Sakura interfere this much in the story.

The violence is exactly the same as in the story.

Knowing that Sakura meant well, Naruto felt bad about getting angry. But to be honest, he knew his limits and was confident that he didn't need Sakura's concern.

It's fine if she just talks about it, but the key is that Sakura actually uses her hands. She's incredibly strong, unlike most girls, and when she hits someone, it hurts like hell.

"If only I could have set her up with Sasuke earlier, she would have been so focused on Sasuke that she wouldn't have had the time or energy to care about me," Naruto sighed inwardly.

Sasuke is now single-mindedly focused on revenge, and even in the future, he is willing to abandon his bonds, betray the village, and seek Orochimaru to obtain power.

It's obvious to anyone with half a brain that Sasuke wouldn't be able to focus on romance; the earliest he could do so would be after killing Itachi.

"Judging by the days, it will take at least three more years."

Thinking about having to endure Sakura's violent concern for three long years, Naruto looked up at the sky.

"Huh? If I go out with Jiraiya, won't I be able to shake her off?"

Chapter 26 Come and fight me if you dare!

The next day.

The third training ground.

She deliberately arrived a little late, so that with Sasuke present, Sakura wouldn't be able to throw a tantrum.

During this time, Sakura got up several times, pretending to stroll around casually, bypassing Sasuke, and squatting next to Naruto, intending to punish Naruto from a blind spot where Sasuke couldn't see her.

Naruto saw through it and used the same method to avoid it.

Having skipped breakfast and waited for several hours, Sasuke, already in a bad mood, didn't want to watch the two-person comedy show anymore and decided to leave.

As soon as he left, Naruto immediately followed, determined not to have any chance to be alone with Sakura.

In the midst of this battle of wits, the late Kakashi appeared: "Good morning. Sorry, a tabby cat blocked my way, which delayed me for a while."

"It's almost noon, why are you saying good morning?" Sakura complained softly.

"Sorry, sorry, I won't do it again next time. I wonder if there will be a next time?" Kakashi said with a smile, taking out two bells and an alarm clock from his pocket.

"You have one hour to grab the bell. Whoever gets it can become a genin. Whoever doesn't get it will have to go back to the ninja academy and study for another year."

"But there are only two bells, not enough to go around," Sakura couldn't help but say.

“These are the rules. Ideally, two of you will succeed,” Kakashi said.

"The worst-case scenario is that none of them are found, and all are failures."

"Not only the bell, but I also only prepared two bento boxes. Only the person who gets the bell can eat them."

Sakura was stunned.

Doesn't that mean she's 100% doomed to fail?

Sasuke's combat skills are very strong, but Naruto is even stronger than Sasuke. These two have always dominated the first and second places in the Ninja Academy's combat training.

In terms of brainpower, Sakura is confident that she is no less capable than anyone else; but when it comes to stealing things, it's not that she underestimates herself, but she really can't beat these two.

"It's getting late. Do you have any more questions? If not, let's begin."

As Kakashi spoke, he placed the alarm clock with the set time on the wooden stake, tied the two bells around his waist, and then took out a book from his ninja tool bag.

"Alright, survival drill, let's begin now."

Upon hearing that he had announced the start, the three immediately dispersed and hid nearby, waiting for their chance to strike. Kakashi nodded secretly.

He glanced around casually, then lowered his head to read his book, his whole being full of flaws.

Ten minutes later, Sakura couldn't wait any longer and launched the first attack.

Kakashi is on the defensive; he can wait, and if he can drag it out until the end, that's his victory.

As the attacker, I must take the initiative to snatch the bells. Once she gets one, she can help Naruto and Sasuke snatch one.

As for who will ultimately get those two bells, subconsciously, I don't want to think about that question.

"Can't wait any longer?" Kakashi continued reading while simultaneously parrying Sakura's attacks, during which he assessed Sakura's true skill level.

First, he is incredibly strong; second, he has excellent chakra control.

Their fighting style is still the same basic moves taught at the ninja academy, lacking flexibility.

"Of the three categories of ninjas, the most basic is taijutsu. Your strength is sufficient, but unfortunately, your agility is lacking," Kakashi commented.

He then delivered a swift, light chop to the back of Sakura's neck.

Sakura let out a soft cry and collapsed unconscious.

"Now!" Taking advantage of Kakashi's distraction while he was focused on dealing with Sakura, Sasuke launched his attack.

Hit!

Unfortunately, it's a substitute wood.

Having exposed his whereabouts, Sasuke quickly confronted Kakashi and collapsed under the hypnotic influence of genjutsu.

“If they all come at me at once, we might have a chance. But if they come at me individually, it's giving me the perfect opportunity to take them down one by one,” Kakashi said casually.

"Where's the last one? Aren't they coming? How long are they going to hide?"

Suddenly, right at Kakashi's feet, several ordinary-looking stones transformed into Naruto, who pounced on him with both hands and feet, pinning him down.

Kakashi was surprised, but his movements were quick. He deflected the hand that was grabbing at the bell, protected the bell first, and then shook off the other shadow clones.

The fragile shadow clones couldn't withstand any impact and vanished one after another into wisps of smoke.

shhhhhh!

More than a dozen kunai flew out of the bushes.

Seeing that there were no explosive tags on it, Kakashi didn't move much, simply tilting his head and turning to avoid them.

"Is it there?"

Just as Kakashi was about to go to the spot where he threw the kunai to find Naruto, something unexpected happened.

These kunai were all disguised by shadow clones using a transformation technique.

At that moment, in mid-air behind Kakashi, the transformation jutsu was deactivated and a rope was thrown out.

A chakra thread is attached to the rope.

This is a puppeteer's specialty, used specifically to control puppets.

Naruto never systematically learned puppetry; his chakra threads were purely a byproduct of training his chakra control.

If you can control even a clumsy puppet with ease, then these light ropes are naturally a piece of cake.

"What!" Kakashi exclaimed in astonishment.

Immediately afterwards, his neck, arms, legs, and waist were all wrapped and tightened by ropes as nimble as snakes, and together with the dozen or so shadow clones that were still flying backward in mid-air, he was pushed backward and dragged along the ground.

"Did it work?" Naruto sat on a tree, watching eagerly.

Kakashi suddenly disintegrated, turning into lightning that, along with the ropes attached to chakra threads, guided his shadow clones to their deaths.

Naruto thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

I knew it wouldn't be that easy.

Kakashi's favorite tactic is to send out clones to feign an attack while his main body observes from the shadows.

But where is the real person? This training ground isn't that big, but it's not that small either. Finding someone hiding there won't be easy.

"We can only continue to send the clones to probe."

Naruto's idea was simple.

Use your strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

In terms of combat experience, he is no match for Kakashi. Even with his stubborn nature, without using the power of the Nine-Tails, he would most likely be defeated.

Conversely, he kept sending his shadow clones, which didn't consume much energy, to attack and try.

For Kakashi, whose chakra levels are very low due to the influence of the Sharingan, this is undoubtedly the most effective, effortless, and safest tactic.

Hey, I'm just taking advantage of your low chakra level. If you're not happy about it, come and fight me.

Time passed slowly, and Kakashi, hidden somewhere, wiped the cold sweat from his face.

I have a bad feeling; I'm starting to feel dizzy.

Where exactly is Naruto hiding? And how many shadow clones are there? It's never going to end.

After thinking for a moment, Kakashi pushed up his headband and decided to finish the fight quickly.

"You're kidding me!" Kakashi exclaimed in horror.

The Sharingan has the ability to see through chakra and its flow.

At this moment, Kakashi saw chakra everywhere he looked, roughly counting at least two thousand, plus the three hundred or so he had already dealt with…

That's close to three thousand!

Such a large number could not have been arranged after the survival exercise began; it could only have been before that.

With so many shadow clones providing cover, how can we find the real person?

Kakashi has a headache.

The Sharingan cannot see through the amount of chakra, and cannot distinguish between the original body and the clone by the amount of chakra.

Chapter 27 Naruto’s choice

If Naruto wants to steal the bell, he first needs to confirm Kakashi's true form, otherwise he'll have wasted his time.

If Kakashi wants to subdue Naruto and advance to the next stage of the True Trial as soon as possible, he must find Naruto's true form.

The rules of this survival exercise dictated that Kakashi could not hide and had to always stand in an open area.

Achieving this is sufficient; whether it's the main body or a clone is not mandatory.

This led to Kakashi, who was unable to find Naruto's true form for a long time, gradually falling into a disadvantageous position.