Kakashi ignored Naruto and Sasuke, heading straight for Sakura in the rear.
Seeing this, Naruto directly spun Sasuke, whom he had just grabbed, half a circle and threw him out, Secret Technique Throw You Sasuke!
Sasuke adjusted his posture in the air and kicked Kakashi's lower back, Finishing Move Sasuke Flying Kick!
Kakashi grabbed Sasuke's calf and slammed him to the ground. Naruto's attack followed closely, Guy Sensei's Secret Leaf Whirlwind!
However, Kakashi was too familiar with this move, effortlessly grabbing Naruto's calf and smashing Naruto next to Sasuke, the two of them lying neatly together.
Things happened too fast. Sakura had just assumed a defensive posture when Kakashi grabbed her neck from behind.
When Naruto and Sasuke got up, Kakashi suddenly smiled. He grabbed Sakura's hand, which was quietly reaching for the bell on his waist, and said, "I thought you had forgotten that the mission objective was to grab the bell."
Before Naruto and Sasuke could take further action, Kakashi released Sakura and threw a kunai behind him, killing a shadow clone that was sneaking closer—earlier, when Kakashi said Naruto didn't have enough Chakra, Naruto had deliberately dispelled several in front of him, but still secretly left one just in case.
"Let's stop here." Kakashi made a stop gesture, pulling down his Forehead Protector to cover his Sharingan. The purpose of the assessment had been mostly achieved. He had seen the teamwork of these three children, and he had also seen their spirit of never giving up on the mission until the last moment.
It seemed that every attack they made was paving the way for the next action. It was enough for a Genin to be able to do this. So next—
"Although you failed to grab the bell, you made me unknowingly serious." Kakashi took off the bell and threw it to Sakura, continuing,
"Even if you achieve the goal, now that the two bells are given to you, how will you distribute them? Tell me."
Sakura took the bell blankly, first ecstatic, fantasizing for a second about the wonderful time of performing missions with Sasuke.
Then she looked at Naruto, thinking that Naruto had been the main force from formulating tactics to actual combat, while she seemed to have made no contribution, at a loss.
Sasuke frowned.
Naruto also didn't expect Kakashi to cause trouble again. Logically speaking, the three of them had already demonstrated enough teamwork from discussing tactics, to setting traps, to coordinated operations, right? Wasn't this already handing over the answer to pass the level? Why still distribute the bells?
Everyone was silent for a moment, Sakura walked to Naruto and Sasuke, holding the bell in both hands, and handed it over: "That... the bell should be yours."
Sakura bit her lip and continued, "I... I am the weakest, and I didn't help much in the battle. Although it was only a short two days, I am very happy to be on a team with you. I... at worst, next time..."
Sakura Bro is awesome, Naruto smiled, and didn't take the bell: "I also think it's great to be on a team with you, Sasuke, what do you think?"
Sasuke looked up at Kakashi and asked, "As long as you get the bell, you pass, right?"
Kakashi nodded: "Yes, what are you going to do?"
Sasuke picked up the bell in Sakura's hand, threw one to Naruto, and cut the other in half with a kunai, throwing half to Sakura, and said lightly, "That way everyone has one."
Sakura was so moved that she was about to cry: "Sasuke~"
Inner Sakura was holding a doll with Sasuke's name written on it, shouting: 'I want to offer myself!'
You are such a clever little ghost! Naruto took the bell and also cut it in half with a kunai, throwing half to Kakashi with a smile: "Indeed, that way everyone has one."
Kakashi held the half of the bell in his hand, smiling even happier than Naruto: "Everyone passes!"
"Great!" Sakura cheered.
Sasuke smiled.
"Kakashi Sensei, please take care of us!" *3
"Ah, please take care of me."
"Then, to celebrate the official formation of our Team 7, Kakashi-sensei, you're treating!" Naruto said with a mischievous grin, looking at Kakashi. He couldn't let that fall he took earlier go to waste!
Kakashi paused for a moment, then said, "I really can't do anything with you. Let's go!"
Listening to the laughter and chatter of the three little ones behind him, Kakashi looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, muttering to himself, "So, I've become a teacher too..." With such emotion, Kakashi took out a yellow-covered book from his ninja pouch behind him.
...
Inside the barbecue restaurant, Naruto, who had managed to fleece Kakashi for once, rubbed his stomach and let out a satisfied burp. His fighting power wasn't great.
Next time, I'll bring Choji along. Glancing at Kakashi beside him, who was engrossed in his book, Well, with his years of savings as a Jonin, it wouldn't be too much to bring Hinata along too, right...
Sakura and Sasuke sat side by side, the word "joy" practically written all over their faces. Sasuke, looking as if he didn't know anything, finished his last bite and put down his chopsticks.
Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Kakashi snapped his book shut. Only when the three of them looked at him did he speak, saying, "Okay, Team 7, we'll start carrying out missions tomorrow. I have things to do, dismissed!"
Kakashi ran off after speaking, leaving the three little ones looking at each other. Fortunately, he had enough conscience to pay the bill first.
Naruto asked, "Sasuke, do you have anything to do this afternoon?"
"Training."
"Then let's go together."
"Okay."
Sakura looked left and right, asking, "Is your usual communication this concise?"
Could it be that people with good relationships communicate like this? She couldn't help but think of Ino, then shook her head. Why would I think of that Ino-pig!
"Pretty much," Naruto replied. If they were familiar enough, communication was very casual. They would say more if they wanted to, and be concise if they were too lazy to. "Sakura Bro, do you want to come along?"
"Sure!" Sakura agreed impatiently. Training with Sasuke, hehehe, eh? Wait, "Naruto, what did you just call me?"
"..." He accidentally said what he was thinking, covering it up by saying, "I called you Sakura, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, maybe I misheard." Sakura barely maintained her ladylike smile, while Inner Sakura was already smashing the walls. He called me Sakura Bro just now, right!? He did, right!?
The three of them went to the training grounds where the traps were set up. There was an open space in the middle, with three wooden stakes standing there. There was a small river on one side, and the surroundings were forests, making it a very good environment.
Naruto didn't have any other intentions in asking Sakura to come along. Mainly, since they were going to form a team, it would be good for her to improve her strength earlier. She should still take the Tsunade template in the future, so he would just treat it as giving the team's healer an early boost in development.
"I'm going to learn the Rasengan next. My dad gave me the training method. If you guys are interested, you can learn it too, but this move isn't very friendly to people with little Chakra."
With Minato's style, as long as he encountered talented young people, he definitely wouldn't mind teaching them ninjutsu, including the Rasengan and the Flying Thunder God Technique, for example, the Flying Thunder God Genma Squad learned the Flying Thunder Formation Technique.
Sasuke and Sakura thought about Naruto's performance in the morning, where his Chakra seemed endless. Comparing it to their own Chakra reserves, they shook their heads and said forget it, they couldn't afford to learn it.
"Okay," Naruto also felt that this move wasn't very suitable for the two of them, asking, "Then what are you guys going to practice next?"
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