Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

"Boom!"

A fireball more than two meters long burst into flames where Kakashi had just been standing, creating a crater more than two meters wide.

After Kakashi disappeared, Sasuke drew a kunai and went on alert.

Before he could react, Kakashi grabbed his foot from the ground.

"Earth Release: Decapitation Technique in the Heart".

With a pull, he dragged Sasuke down into the ground.

Only its head was visible above the ground.

Kakashi jumped out and stood in front of Sasuke, laughing, "Not bad, at this age you can unleash a ninjutsu of the level of Great Fireball Technique."

"Unfortunately, it's still too slow."

After saying this, Kakashi stood up and looked at another person in the woods.

Sasuke frowned and asked, "Do you know that Yu Ming?"

Kakashi, who was about to make his move on Sakura, paused for a moment before slowly humming in agreement.

"know".

Sasuke's gaze narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

However, Kakashi didn't talk to Sasuke for long, and calmly looked towards Sakura's location in the woods.

In an instant, he disappeared from Sasuke's sight.

Meanwhile, Sakura was still hiding in the woods, too afraid to come out.

Little did she know, Kakashi had already entered the forest and appeared beside her.

Just as she was about to look for Sasuke, Kakashi's face appeared in front of her.

Almost simultaneously, Kakashi formed hand seals to perform "genjutsu".

An unknown illusion spell directly caused Sakura to hallucinate.

After all three of them were dealt with, Kakashi finally became wary.

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage, who was far away in the Hokage's office, also used his telescope technique to look in this direction.

He wanted to know what was so special about Yu Ming that made Kakashi value him so much.

After Kakashi dealt with the three and was about to deal with Yu Ming, he did something that shocked the Third Hokage.

He put away the book and pulled up his headband, revealing his Sharingan.

"Kakashi actually used the Sharingan. Is he getting serious?"

"It's surprising that Yu Ming, this child, can make him so serious."

However, the next thing that the Third Hokage found hard to believe was that his telescope technique was unable to locate Yu Ming's position.

"This kid's stealth skills are almost on par with the Anbu. Did Kakashi teach him that?"

The Third Hokage remembered Kakashi teaching Ueaki ninjutsu.

It now seems that Kakashi not only taught Yu Ming ninjutsu, but also a lot of Anbu skills.

This made the Third Hokage even more puzzled: "What kind of person could you value so much? Could it be a genius who surpasses Sasuke?"

During this period, Sasuke was considered a genius by both the Third Hokage and Kakashi, and Kakashi greatly admired him.

After all, they grew up in peacetime, which is different from wartime.

Chapter 46

The third generation is now paying even closer attention; he wants to know exactly where Yu Ming is right now.

It took a while to find him behind a big tree.

This method surprised the third generation, because he searched one place at a time, and if he were on-site, it would be extremely difficult to find it.

This shows just how terrifying Yu Ming's ability to conceal himself is.

"Yu Ming, you seem to be a very special child. I can hardly believe that your ability to hide is even stronger than that of the ANBU ninjas."

The moment the Third Hokage used his telescope technique to find Yu Ming, he sensed the Third Hokage's spying.

However, he showed no expression on his face.

He felt a sense of unease, thinking, "I'm being monitored by the Third Generation. I guess I'll have to keep a low profile."

In fact, with Yu Ming's current strength, he has no need to fear the Third Generation. Although he may not be able to defeat them, it doesn't mean he can't escape.

He simply preferred a peaceful life and did not want to become a rogue ninja.

Kakashi searched for a long time before finally arriving at Yu Ming's big tree, only to be discovered by Yu Ming on purpose.

Standing under the big tree, Kakashi smiled and said, "Your ability to conceal your presence is getting stronger and stronger."

At this time, Kakashi was unaware that he was being monitored by the Third Hokage.

Kakashi is not a sensory ninja.

If he really wanted to confirm Yu Ming's location, he could have used a summoning dog to do so, but it would have been impossible to determine whether the Third Hokage was using the telescope technique to monitor him.

Yu Ming stood on the tree trunk, looked at Kakashi and smiled, "Kakashi-sensei, I understand the purpose of this test. I think I can sit here and wait until the test is over."

Kakashi's face darkened. "Now that their assessment is over, I'm going to assess you. It's been a year since the last assessment. Who knows how much you've grown in the past year?"

Yu Ming thought for a moment and smiled, "Kakashi-sensei, only heaven knows the gap between us now."

Kakashi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "You have to at least pretend."

Kakashi already knew what Yu Ming meant.

It's clear that someone is watching them.

Yu Ming laughed and said, "Then will you take me away?"

Kakashi thought for a moment and smiled, "No need. You should already have the strength of an upper-level Chunin by now. I hope you haven't wasted your training this past year."

Yu Ming smiled slightly and said, "Alright, since you insist, Kakashi-sensei, I have no choice but to reveal myself."

As he spoke, the tomoe of Kakashi's Sharingan began to spin wildly.

Kakashi's intention was to have Yu Ming fight him at an upper-level Chunin level.

Yu Ming took out two shuriken from his ninja tool bag and threw them at Kakashi.

At the same time, his hands rapidly formed hand seals: "Fire Release: Shuriken Fire Ring".

The two shuriken flying towards Kakashi were engulfed in flames, causing them to spin even faster and transform into rings of fire with raging flames around their edges.

Kakashi's gaze narrowed slightly; this ninjutsu was a C-rank ninjutsu.

However, it is very powerful.

"Boom!"

A shuriken flew in front of Kakashi, and Kakashi used the Substitution Jutsu the instant it reached him.

The shuriken ring, having missed its target, exploded on the ground, instantly sending flames flying in all directions, with intense flames erupting within a five-meter radius.

A large crater more than three meters deep appeared in the ground.

Another shuriken ring, seemingly controlled by someone, flew towards Kakashi, who had already appeared dozens of meters away.

The distance of tens of meters was covered in an instant.

Kakashi now had time, and his hands flew as he formed hand seals, performing "Water Release: Water Chaos Technique".

Almost the instant the shuriken fire ring appeared, Kakashi unleashed a massive jet of water that collided with the shuriken fire ring.

"Tch~".

The Fire Ring Technique is only twice the size of a shuriken, but once it erupts, the flames are extremely intense.

The fire ring didn't shrink after colliding with a large number of water columns; instead, it grew larger, and the shuriken in the middle spun even faster, creating a tornado.

However, as the water volume of the water column continued to increase, a few seconds later, the water-breaking wave and the shuriken fire ring disappeared at the same time.

The ground where the collision occurred has now created a crater more than three meters wide.

The Third Hokage was stunned as he looked at the scene in the telescope technique. "This ninjutsu is a combination of fire release and shuriken, but there is also a large amount of chakra attached to the surface of the shuriken. Otherwise, the shuriken could not withstand such intense temperature and such high rotation."

"This ninjutsu is more difficult than many B-rank fire-style ninjutsu. Could it be a ninjutsu he developed himself?"

The third generation couldn't believe that Yu Ming's talent was so high.

Although Fire Release: Shuriken Fire Ring is not considered a high-level ninjutsu.

Yet he could easily kill a Chunin.

In other words, Yu Ming's strength is already very close to that of a Jonin.

At least for now, his strength is stable at the Jonin level.

Although not as prominent as Kakashi's achievements as becoming a Jonin at the age of twelve and developing Chidori, he was still very talented in peacetime.

The third generation was actually quite happy.

He was genuinely exhausted, as Konoha was facing a serious talent shortage.

Among the new generation, apart from Sasuke and Naruto, he felt that none of them had the potential to achieve what his former disciples had.

Konoha is no longer the weakest of the five great ninja villages, but it can no longer compete with Kumogakure and Iwagakure as it used to.

Konoha's overall strength was already inferior to that of ninja villages like Kumogakure and Iwagakure, and now even its high-end combat power is much weaker. The Third Hokage actually wanted to find a ninja to fight against other ninja villages.

It's a pity that among the new generation, the Third Hokage only thought Sasuke and Naruto were good.

The others weren't much better.

Kakashi is a suitable successor, but his prestige among Konoha's higher-ups is far from sufficient, making him no match for the older generation of Konoha leaders.

Now he feels that Yu Ming has talent that is no less than Kakashi's back then.

He felt it was a pity that Kakashi was depressed for a period of time, but Yu Ming now has this talent.

Perhaps not as good as Kakashi was back then, but not much worse.

"He is someone worth nurturing, perhaps even stronger than Sasuke and Naruto."