Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

As he fired the shuriken, Kakashi used his other free hand to straighten the Konoha headband that he had been wearing as an eye patch.

Kakashi revealed the three-tomoe Sharingan hidden in his left eye.

His Sharingan glanced at the kunai that Naruto had shot out and fallen to the ground, and he still smiled and began to reminisce with Naruto, maintaining the demeanor of a teacher.

"I do think of you occasionally, Kakashi-sensei."

Naruto made no attempt to avoid Kakashi's Sharingan gaze, staring directly into Kakashi's Sharingan.

I sometimes think of Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan—the one that belonged to Obito Uchiha.

"Nice! Kakashi!"

Might Guy's voice came from behind Naruto.

"Little Li!"

He called out again to his most prized disciple.

Rock Lee appeared right in front of Naruto, just inches away.

Kakashi hid genjutsu in his eyes when he revealed his Sharingan.

With the aid of genjutsu, Naruto had no idea when Might Guy and Rock Lee approached him.

"Konoha—"

"--whirlwind!!"

The master and apprentice, both wearing green bodysuits and sporting watermelon-shaped haircuts, simultaneously used Konoha's ultimate taijutsu kicking technique on Naruto from both the front and back.

Naruto tried to reach out to block the combined taijutsu of Might Guy and Rock Lee.

It was only then that Naruto realized that the genjutsu's effects had not been completely dispelled.

Might Guy and Rock Lee were not the only ones who launched an attack on Naruto.

There's also Tenten, a female ninja from Team 3!

Tenten had already shot a kunai with a wire attached at Naruto. The kunai flew over Naruto's body, and Tenten pulled the wire back with her hand.

The wire, infused with Tenten's chakra, "automatically" wrapped around Naruto, binding his hands and feet and preventing him from retaliating or dodging.

Naruto could only watch helplessly as the double kick was about to land heavily on him.

boom--!

Almost at the same moment, Might Guy's kick struck Naruto's head.

Rock Lee's kick landed squarely on Naruto's neck.

Hitting either of these two spots will cause significant damage.

Naruto was hit in both of these vital areas at the same time.

Neither Might Guy nor Rock Lee felt any joy at defeating Naruto.

Even Tenten, who uses kunai with wire attached for long-range auxiliary attacks, noticed something amiss.

Every day, she stared wide-eyed at the burning talismans protruding from Naruto's body.

"Teacher Kai! Xiao Li! It's an explosive tag! Get away from him!"

Might Guy and Rock Lee immediately adjusted their physical stances, leaping backward twice to leave the blast radius before the explosive tag detonated.

"Did he sacrifice his comrades?!"

Kai stared in shock at the thick blood mist produced by the explosion of the detonation tag.

You should know that Naruto's bespectacled, long-haired female companion was right next to him.

The figure that burst out of the blood mist the next moment refuted Kai's guess.

Naruto reappeared before everyone, holding Karin in his arms.

Not only Karin, but Naruto was also completely unaffected by the explosive tags.

"The shadow clone that just 'committed suicide'..."

Kakashi had already figured out Naruto's motives.

Kakashi used a genjutsu that Naruto deliberately fell into, in order to lure the enemy into the blast radius of the explosive tags.

Karin, standing near Naruto's shadow clone, would also dispel Kakashi and Guy's vigilance.

Kakashi frowned slightly. Had Naruto already mastered the Shadow Clone Technique to this extent?

"You told me not to rush, but you're the one who's rushing to attack me, Kakashi-sensei."

Naruto, having emerged from the blood mist, placed Karin on the ground and extended one hand to form a hand seal.

A shadow clone of Naruto appeared on the other side of Karin.

"It seems your new comrade is very important to you, Naruto."

With Naruto so obviously protecting Karin, it was hard for Kakashi not to notice.

Are the female ninjas around Naruto support-type ninjas with few offensive capabilities?

Or is there some secret trump card that Naruto needs to protect to buy time before it can be used?

Kakashi pondered Naruto's motives for using Shadow Clones to protect Karin.

Kakashi stared intently at Naruto and his shadow clones, as well as Karin, who was being protected by Naruto and his friends.

“She is indeed very important, which is why I used two shadow clones to protect her—”

Kakashi was so focused on what was in front of him that he slightly neglected what was behind him.

Until Naruto's voice rang in Kakashi's ears.

Kakashi suddenly turned around to look at Naruto behind him.

The two Naruto clones next to Karin are both shadow clones!

The real Naruto—

Damn it!

The Flying Thunder God Kunai from before was the real bait!

Konoha knew that Naruto could use the Flying Thunder God Technique, which Naruto then exploited.

He never intended to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to get close to Kakashi in the first place.

The explosive tags were only meant to create a blood mist and dust, misleading Kakashi's vision!

Kakashi looked at the crater that had appeared on the ground behind him along with Naruto.

Naruto used Earth Release to burrow underground through the blood mist, getting closer to himself!

Chapter 34 Stealing

With the help of the Sharingan's powerful perception, Kakashi, in his astonishment, also saw the Rasengan in Naruto's hand behind him.

His extensive combat experience allowed him to instinctively determine the optimal solution to deal with the Rasengan at this moment.

It was too late to avoid Naruto's Rasengan attack, and Kakashi gathered chakra in his palm.

Kakashi's blue Lightning Blade and Naruto's blue Rasengan collided.

The Lightning Blade and the Rasengan were mutually depleting each other's chakra. At this moment, Kakashi and Naruto appeared evenly matched in their ninjutsu clash, locked in a stalemate.

However, Naruto's chakra reserves are naturally much higher than Kakashi's.

Moreover, while Kakashi is using Lightning Blade, his Sharingan is also consuming a large amount of his chakra every second.

However, Kakashi only needs to use Lightning Blade to block the initial attack of Naruto's Rasengan.

This will give Kai time to provide support.

"Konoha Power Cyclone!"

A spinning kick, faster and more powerful than the Leaf Whirlwind, was launched at Naruto.

At this moment, Kakashi also injected an even greater amount of chakra into the Lightning Blade to enhance its cutting range.

If Naruto chooses to dodge Guy's taijutsu attack, then Kakashi's Lightning Blade will catch up with Naruto!

Naruto found himself in a dilemma under the onslaught of two elite Konoha Jonin.

Kakashi's Sharingan noticed that Naruto's expression did not change at all, not even the slightest change.

Faced with the combined attack of Kakashi and Guy, Naruto suddenly unleashed a burst of red chakra from his body that was chilling to behold!

The red chakra transformed into a chakra cloak, enveloping Naruto's body for defense.

Guy's Leaf Hurricane Kick landed on Naruto, but it failed to break through Naruto's chakra cloak.

Conversely, when Guy's foot touched the red chakra, Naruto's chakra cloak changed shape again, transforming into a red chakra claw that gripped Guy's ankle tightly.

He threw Kai away with a thud!

The Rasengan in Naruto's hand corresponds to the Lightning Blade that Kakashi infused with more chakra; Naruto altered the chakra nature of the Rasengan he was casting.

In the blink of an eye, the Rasengan transformed into Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

The five elemental ninjutsu—fire, wind, water, earth, and lightning—are mutually reinforcing and restraining.

Wind Release.

It can counter lightning release.

Kakashi's Lightning Blade was shattered by Naruto's Rasenshuriken.

Before the Lightning Blade lost its power, Kakashi had already begun to withdraw his hand and separate himself from Naruto, maintaining a certain distance.

However, Kakashi's hand was still grazed by the vortex of the Rasenshuriken.

Kakashi's sleeves were torn to shreds, and his entire exposed arm was covered in blood.

At least he managed to keep his arm and didn't end up like Kakuzu.

"This chakra..."

Kakashi didn't have time to treat his injuries. He didn't even know whether he should be surprised by Naruto's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken or be incredulous at Naruto's rational use of the Nine-Tails' chakra.