Naruto: What do you mean you're from the Head-Touching Village?

"Kakashi Hatake".

Kakashi calmly completed his self-introduction.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on Shun Akihiro and Kakashi. After a brief silence, they burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"Here it comes!"

"I told you, Kakashi is strong enough that he didn't need to run away, and sure enough, he came!"

"This is really going to be interesting!"

"..."

On the high platform, Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing this scene, chuckled and took a puff of his pipe: "These two kids certainly have a high-profile entrance."

After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the Third Kazekage with a hint of apology on his face: "These two kids seem to have been late because of training, which has delayed the Third Kazekage's time."

The Third Kazekage's feelings were complicated at the moment, but his expression remained normal as he waved his hand.

"It's understandable that we need to train properly to face strong opponents. Besides, we arrived within the allotted time, so it's not a problem."

The two old men exchanged a glance.

They both knew exactly what the other person was thinking, but they still pretended to be very friendly on the surface.

In the dueling arena.

Akira Shun looked at the referee: "There are still ten seconds left on the countdown. It's not too late. Kakashi shouldn't have been disqualified yet, right?"

The referee glanced at his watch and nodded: "It's not too late within the allotted time; the match can still continue!"

After confirming that there were no problems with the match, Akira Shun turned around and left the dueling arena, went to the spectator stands, and randomly found a seat to sit down.

Kakashi turned to face Garura, his expression grave as he drew his White Fang Blade. He remembered how terrifying this woman's sand control technique was, and her "absolute defense"!

"Don't you need to rest?"

To Kakashi's surprise, Garuru didn't care at all that he was so late, and was even concerned about his health.

"It's alright...thank you for your concern."

Kakashi paused for a moment before responding.

Upon hearing Kakashi's reply, Garuru nodded and prepared for battle.

Once the two were ready, the referee immediately announced, "The battle begins."

The moment the referee finished speaking, Kakashi tried to draw his sword and close the distance as he had done in previous battles. However, this time, the move didn't work; Gallo was faster than him!

It's raining.

No, to be precise, it's raining bullets, bullets made of sand, which are now pouring down on the ground like rain!

"Sand and sleet!"

Kakashi had seen Garura's battles, and Garura had naturally seen Kakashi's battles as well. She knew that Kakashi's first instinct was to get close, and she had already devised a countermeasure.

Seeing that getting close was hopeless, Kakashi did not lose heart. He sheathed the White Fang Blade and quickly formed hand seals.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

Flames resembling balsam seeds were spat out of Kakashi's mouth, spreading in all directions towards the sky. When the flames hit the sand bullets, they made a sizzling sound as they burned. In the end, they canceled each other out, successfully clearing a safe area above Kakashi.

But then, Garuda's second wave of attacks came!

A shuriken made of sand shot rapidly from Garura's direction toward Kakashi!

Kakashi quickly dodged, avoiding the first shuriken. At the same time, the White Fang Blade was drawn again, and chakra quickly attached to it, shattering the several more sand shuriken that were shot at him.

At the same time, seizing the opportunity, he instantly teleported towards Karura!

Gallo has too many ranged attack methods; we can't drag this out any longer, we have to get close!

Kakashi was incredibly fast. During Garura's attack slump, Kakashi had already closed in and slashed down with his White Fang Blade!

If it were any other participant in the Chunin Exams, this strike would have either killed or crippled them. However, Karura didn't even glance at Kakashi when faced with this attack.

Just before Kakashi's White Fang Blade was about to strike, the sand beneath Garura's feet reacted instantly, transforming into a shield like loyal guards surrounding a king, perfectly blocking Kakashi's attack.

In fact, Kakashi had anticipated this, and after his attack was blocked, he immediately used his teleportation ability to escape!

When Kakashi reappeared, he was already to Karura's side, and his slash came down again!

"Bang!"

A new sand shield appeared, blocking Kakashi's attack.

Kakashi kept changing positions and launching attacks, but the Sand Shield always appeared in the most suitable position, making Kakashi's attacks seem extremely ineffective.

Even at the very end, the sand shields almost completely enveloped Garura, and Kakashi's attacks not only failed to cause any damage, but actually made Garura's defense even more terrifying!

Finally, just as Kakashi was about to launch another Body Flicker Attack, a cloud of sand, originating from Garura, rapidly spread towards Kakashi, instantly enveloping him in a sense of danger.

"Sand-bound coffin!"

Kakashi decisively abandoned the attack and immediately retreated. To get away from the sand, he even relied on his chakra to stand on the wall.

Kakashi recognized this attack; during the preliminaries, Karura had used this very ninjutsu to end his battle.

Garuru stared at Kakashi, whose sand shield had not disappeared and was still protecting her, a sight that filled her with despair.

At this moment, some viewers in the stands who were focused on Kakashi didn't even feel any hope of victory.

Only Akihi Shun still had a smile on his face, completely unconcerned that Kakashi would lose.

On the high platform.

The Third Kazekage chuckled: "It seems that even the child of Konoha's White Fang can't break through Karura's absolute defense."

The Third Kazekage's thinking was simple: if even Konoha's White Fang's son couldn't break through the absolute defense, then that kid named Akihi Shun probably couldn't either.

Then Gallo will definitely be the champion!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was just thinking about something when his eyes suddenly narrowed after seeing Kakashi's actions.

The words he was about to say stopped in his throat, and he changed them to, "This child has trained for so long, I believe in him."

The Third Kazekage didn't respond, so he assumed Hiruzen Sarutobi was just being stubborn.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled slightly. No wonder the two children had been together for the last seven days. It seems that Shun Akihime also has a good talent for teaching.

He saw Kakashi forming a hand seal, and he recognized the seal. It was the same hand seal that Shun Akihito and Kakashi had used during their battle in the park that rained heavily that day.

Ugly - Mao - Shen.

"Chidori!"

With Kakashi's sudden shout, a dense crackling of electricity rang out in his palm.

The piercing cry of a thousand birds tore through the air, and the dazzling blue electricity beneath Kakashi's palm, like an invisible plowshare, forcefully cut a cracked scorch mark into the ground.

As his speeding figure pressed forward, the ravine expanded wildly amidst the lightning, cracking the earth and sending it flying in a terrifying display.