The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

He simply chose the simplest method of concealment, hiding in the side to observe them, but unfortunately, he couldn't hide it from Menma, who had Kagura's keen eyes.

To put it simply, in today's ninja world, there are indeed quite a few people who can defeat Menma, but very few who can escape Menma's senses and methods!

Kagura's Mind's Eye from the Uzumaki Clan.

But it's a super buggy sensing method!

"Tch, how could there be any emergency? He's definitely late. No way, I'm going to give Kakashi a piece of my mind later. This is just too outrageous!!!"

Naruto said with a 'resentful' look on his face.

The main problem is that this isn't the first time Naruto has been tricked by his older brother Kakashi. There was another time when they made plans to eat ramen, but Kakashi stood him up in the end!

Naruto's 'rage level' is off the charts right now!

This prompted Kakashi, who was hiding not far away, to shake his head slightly.

'Naruto's still a bit immature, Sakura... well, not so great either. Sasuke's alright, and Menma seems to be the most composed one...'

Kakashi observed the four of them while silently thinking to himself.

Unlike some of the previous instances of careless lateness.

Kakashi's deliberate lateness on both occasions was to secretly observe his four subordinates, which was completely different from his past behavior.

Sakura Haruno, this extra, can be disregarded.

However, Kakashi had to take the other three seriously. In order to better guide and educate these members of his team, Kakashi naturally needed to acquire more information and data to understand them comprehensively.

Moreover, this was also a small test for the four of them.

What is a ninja?

Only those with patience can be called qualified ninjas, because various unexpected situations can easily arise during missions, which severely tests a ninja's character and magnanimity. These qualities often determine the success or failure of a mission, and even the ninja's own life!

Now let's look at it.

Naruto and Sakura are still a little bit lacking!

They didn't really understand their place, and they didn't truly understand what a ninja is!

'This aspect still needs improvement!'

Kakashi was internally considering his next teaching arrangements.

I still have no plans to go out at the moment.

It's quite useful to test these kids' patience, and Kakashi really wants to see if Sasuke and Menma will also have psychological fluctuations if they wait any longer.

The latter, in particular.

Menma is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

Mental state issues require special attention, as those whose mental states are prone to fluctuation are the most likely to lose control!

This was also a special instruction given to Kakashi by the Third Hokage.

You must pay attention to your mindset when you feel numb!

Time passed slowly, and by the time it was past ten o'clock, Menma, Naruto and the other three had been waiting for a full five hours. After seeing that Menma was still calm and showed no signs of emotion, they finally understood.

Kakashi then nodded secretly.

"Whoosh!"

He leaped forward.

Good morning, everyone!

With a smiling expression, he appeared directly in front of Menma, Sasuke, and the other three.

"Aaaaaah! Good morning, Kakashi-nii! Don't you even look at the time?! It's almost 11 o'clock! You're over five hours late!!!"

The moment Naruto saw Kakashi, he immediately adopted a fierce and menacing expression.

"Haha, sorry, sorry Naruto, this morning when I was leaving home, a black cat blocked my way. I had to wait for it to pass before I could set off, so I was late!"

Kakashi explained with a smile.

"Kakashi-nii, do you even believe what you're saying?"

Naruto looked at Kakashi with an extremely resentful expression and said.

Sakura, sitting to the side, looked at Kakashi with an awkward expression, as if she dared not speak out.

At this moment, Kakashi was truly labeled as completely unreliable in Sakura Haruno's heart!

"Haha, alright, let's get straight to the point. As I said yesterday, today's test mission might be the last one you ever do, because if you fail, you'll have to go back to the Ninja Academy to study!"

Kakashi chuckled, then his expression turned serious, and he immediately got to the point. Sure enough, after hearing what Kakashi said next...

Especially when he heard that he might have to go back to the ninja academy to study.

Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and even Menma, who was also acting, all changed their expressions.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 39 The Battle for the Bells

"What? Go back to the Ninja Academy?"

"Kakashi-sensei, you're not kidding, are you!?"

Naruto and Sakura's eyes widened in shock. At this moment, Sakura no longer cared about being a model of ladylike behavior. If she were to be thrown back into the ninja academy for retraining, it would be a huge disaster!

That would definitely make me laugh to death among my relatives and friends!

This is something Sakura absolutely cannot accept.

The same goes for Naruto.

Sasuke also had a cold expression, his eyes fixed on Kakashi.

He didn't want to waste any more time going back to the ninja academy.

He was very far away from that man, and every minute and every second from now on was precious!

Is it coming? The bell-grabbing battle!

Mianma also stood up, looking very serious.

"Heh, are you kidding me? Do you think I'd joke about something like this? This is an established rule. Don't think that just because you passed the Ninja Academy's graduation exam, you can be called a ninja. Every graduate assigned to a different team needs to take a second exam. Only those who pass can truly graduate. If you don't pass, then I'm sorry, you'll have to go back and study again. By the way, the pass rate for this exam is only 30%, and I won't go easy on you!"

Kakashi's face hardened, and he spoke with a deliberately cold expression.

The purpose was to put psychological pressure on Naruto, Menma, Sakura, and Sasuke in front of them!

as predicted.

After Kakashi finished speaking...

All four of them visibly tensed up.

However, among these four, Menma's expression was almost entirely feigned. After all, while others might not know, Menma surely knew that the other teams were indeed very likely to be sent back to the Ninja Academy to relearn. However, the probability of their Team 7 being sent back was not entirely zero, but it was also very close to impossible, mainly because the composition of their Team 7 was very complex!

In particular, Menma Uzumaki, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, is a major pillar of the village's fighting force. From the perspective of the interests of the entire ninja village, the Third Hokage had to train Menma as soon as possible so that he could fight to protect Konoha in times of crisis.

So Kakashi's words were definitely meant to 'intimidate' the four members of Team 7!

Of course, being mentally aware of something is one thing.

On the surface, Mianma still needs to get into character more deeply.

Otherwise, they wouldn't fit in.

"Hmph, then it's fine as long as I pass, right? Just tell me, Kakashi-nii, what's the test task? I'm not going to lose to anyone else!"

Naruto quickly adjusted his mindset, patted his chest forcefully, and said with great confidence.

Sasuke also revealed an unprecedentedly serious expression.

Mianma remained calm.

Sakura was the only one who was truly anxious. She was genuinely worried that she wouldn't pass the test and would be sent back to the Ninja Academy!

"Hehe, confidence is the best thing. The test is very simple. It's a special survival exercise. Here it is. You have to snatch these bells from me before 12 o'clock. No matter how you do it, as long as you get the bells, you'll pass the test. But if you haven't gotten the bells by the time the time is up, then you'd better go back to the Ninja Academy and study! That will prove that you are not qualified to be ninjas at all!"

Kakashi first took out a clock from his pocket and placed it aside, then took out three bells and clipped them to his waist, speaking in a very serious and earnest tone.

"Remember, you won't succeed if you don't come here with the intention of killing me!"

"But Kakashi-sensei, you don't seem to have enough bells, do you? There are only three?"

Sakura, who was most concerned about this assessment, also noticed the three bells that Kakashi had on his waist and raised her hand weakly.

"Hehe, yes, it's three. Only three out of the four of you can graduate smoothly. How to do it depends on the four of you."

Kakashi smiled gently.

To Sakura, this sounded like a devil's whisper.

Sakura's heart sank instantly.

Let's set aside the issue of success rate for now.

Just three bells.

She seems to be the weakest one in the team, so there's no way she could possibly get it, right?

At that moment, Sakura seemed to be able to see her future clearly!

Naruto's eyes widened, as if he was about to say something.

"Alright, the assessment officially begins! If you continue to waste time, you'll all have to go back to the Ninja Academy to study!"

Kakashi leaned forward slightly as he uttered these threatening words.

Immediately afterwards, he waved his right hand.

"Whoosh!"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"Whoosh!"