Facing the attacks from Sasuke and Naruto, Kakashi's steps were light and quick as he retreated, trying to widen the distance between them.
As he retreated, he also put his icha icha paradise back into his Ninja tool pouch.
Just as he was putting the book away, Naruto suddenly shouted, "Sakura, now's your chance!"
It turned out that Sasuke and Naruto's strenuous attacks on Kakashi were meant to entangle him, making him focus his energy on them, thereby creating an opportunity for Sakura to launch a sneak attack.
Sakura, on Kakashi's left, heard Naruto's shout and immediately extended her index finger to attack.
"Duan Family's Peerless Skill: One Yang Finger."
Because his left eye was covered, Kakashi's vision on his left side was definitely not as good as his right, which was why Sakura chose to attack from the left.
And the One Yang Finger martial art could not only attack but also heal, and it was a long-range attack, making it the most suitable martial art for Sakura, who was the weakest of the three.
'This is bad.'
Kakashi was greatly surprised by Sakura's sneak attack. He never expected Sakura to be able to use a blind spot.
Fortunately, if you have a plan, I have a counter-plan. Don't think you've won.
Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke with a 'bang' before the three of them. "
"Shadow Clone? When?"
Sasuke and Naruto were shocked. They had no idea when Kakashi had used Shadow Clone Jutsu, and they quickly looked around for Kakashi's real body.
Just then, Kakashi suddenly emerged from underground not far from Sakura.
"Sakura, watch out behind you!"
Seeing Kakashi's real body appear not far behind Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto quickly shouted to warn Sakura.
Sakura was also decisive. Without even looking back, she immediately activated Flickering Shadow Step, intending to flee.
Unfortunately, Flickering Shadow Step's characteristic is short-range displacement. For this kind of'slipping away' escape, Divine Speed Hundred Changes would be better.
"Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique."
Facing Kakashi's Genjutsu, Sakura immediately fell victim.
"Sasuke, stop licking, that's where you pee." Sakura looked at Sasuke and pleaded in a low voice, but Sasuke ignored Sakura and continued to do as he pleased.
"Sasuke, you can't lick that, it's dirty!" Sakura's voice trembled, but Sasuke continued to lick the toilet intently.
"Sasuke, if you keep licking, when Naruto comes, I'll tell him and he'll despise you."
"Go ahead and tell him!" Sasuke turned his head and looked at Sakura disdainfully, then turned back to continue licking the toilet.
Sasuke had always been a god-like figure in Sakura's heart. Now, seeing her idol licking a toilet, this 'horrifying' scene directly made Sakura faint... "One down."
Gently placing the unconscious Sakura on the ground, Kakashi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon seeing the large bento box, he had already become wary, and with the high Ninja qualities of these three, Kakashi, for safety's sake, had created a Shadow Clone to test the waters first, while his real body lurked in the forest, waiting for an opportunity.
Realizing that the Shadow Clone couldn't handle the three of them, he decisively dispelled the Shadow Clone and then used Earth Release Ninjutsu to quickly move behind Sakura. 'Good thing I was cautious.'
Sure enough, as soon as his real body appeared, he easily took care of Sakura. At a time like this, if he didn't strike a pose and show off, he wouldn't be Kakashi.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"Everyone, go! I'm going to beat up Kakashi-sensei for daring to trick us!"
Naruto didn't want to give Kakashi time to show off and directly created a pile of Shadow Clones.
Watching the dozens of Shadow Clones rushing towards him, Kakashi couldn't help but curse inwardly: Is having a lot of Chakra amazing? Can you do whatever you want just because you have a lot of Chakra?
If Naruto had heard Kakashi's thoughts, he would most likely reply: Sorry, having a lot of Chakra means you can do whatever you want.
The current Naruto, if categorized by Ninja Rank, probably had the strength of a Chunin.
The Chunin here were not the weak Chunin teachers in the Ninja Academy, but the genuine kind.
Facing Shadow Clones of this Rank, even Kakashi had to take them seriously, as there were simply too many of them.
With so many Shadow Clones rushing at him simultaneously, Kakashi wouldn't be foolish enough to directly engage them in taijutsu.
He leaped, not only moving away from Sakura but also creating distance from the Shadow Clones.
In mid-air, Kakashi quickly formed hand signs. When he completed the last sign, he shouted, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A huge fireball instantly appeared from Kakashi's mouth and blasted towards the Shadow Clones.
For a moment, 'bang, bang, bang' sounds rose one after another.
In a short while, all the smoke cleared, and Naruto's Shadow Clones were completely wiped out.
"Naruto, I've placed Sakura in a safe spot."
To avoid affecting Sakura, Naruto's dozens of Shadow Clones earlier were just to force Kakashi to move. Once Kakashi was forced to move, Sasuke could approach Sakura and place her in a safe spot, preventing her from being caught in the upcoming battle.
"Alright, since Sakura is safe, let's go!"
Without waiting for Sasuke's reply, Naruto again used Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
This time, the number of Clones was not dozens, but over a hundred.
"Naruto Army, charge!"
Over a hundred Naruto Clones fearlessly charged towards Kakashi, with such Aura that they almost shouted "Oli Gei!"
At this moment, Kakashi was very helpless.
Just now, he had eliminated dozens of Naruto's Shadow Clones, and in the blink of an eye, over a hundred more appeared.
Damn it, the more he fought, the more there were. How was he supposed to play?
Thinking about his Chakra reserves... Kakashi decided to end the battle quickly and not give Naruto a chance to exhaust him.
Kakashi, now serious, directly removed the forehead protector covering his left eye, revealing his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
Seeing Kakashi's Sharingan revealed, Sasuke and Naruto knew that this man was getting serious.
Kakashi, with his Sharingan activated, was incredibly terrifying. He directly charged into the horde of Naruto's army, wielding a Kunai, taking down one Clone after another.
Naruto's main body had strong taijutsu, so naturally, the taijutsu of his Shadow Clones was not weak either.
However, when over a hundred Shadow Clones were eliminated, not a single one managed to touch Kakashi.
With the help of the Sharingan, Kakashi's perception was greatly enhanced. Even against attacks from so many Shadow Clones, he could easily handle them.
However, he wasn't feeling too good at this moment either.
Creating one Shadow Clone had already consumed a lot of his Chakra, then he used a Great Fireball Technique, and now he had activated his Sharingan and eliminated so many Shadow Clones.
Kakashi, who didn't have much Chakra to begin with, was already slightly out of breath.
'If Naruto creates another pile of Shadow Clones, I might really be exhausted to death by them.'
With that thought, Kakashi decided he couldn't give Naruto a chance to use Shadow Clones.
Therefore, for the first time, he actively launched an attack against Sasuke and Naruto. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
Seeing Kakashi breathing fire at them, Sasuke also began to breathe fire, not to be outdone.
Flames collided with flames.
Sasuke did not retreat and continued to output Chakra, maintaining the flames.
He understood that as long as he held Kakashi back, Naruto would have an opportunity.
He had teammates, after all.
Kakashi also understood that he couldn't be held back by Sasuke, because he was alone and had no teammates.
So, after a standoff with Sasuke for less than a second, Kakashi voluntarily cut off his Chakra, threw the Kunai in his hand at Naruto, and then ran towards the two of them.
Naruto still wanted to use Shadow Clones to wear down Kakashi, but now he had no choice but to give up forming hand signs, dodging the Kunai's attack with a small jump.
Once he dodged the Kunai, he had completely lost the opportunity to use Shadow Clones.
Because Kakashi was now in close combat.
That's right, Kakashi was going to fight them both with taijutsu.
Facing Kakashi's offense with his Sharingan activated, both Sasuke and Naruto found it extremely difficult to cope.
Before long, both their faces were bruised and swollen from Kakashi's punches.