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Cold sweat instantly slid down the girl's forehead. She turned her head with some lingering fear and saw Kakashi, who had somehow rushed up behind her, crouching on the ground, holding a kunai in a blocking stance with one hand.
"Are you okay?"
Kakashi turned his head and smiled faintly at her. After confirming that she was unharmed, he flew back to his original position.
Xiao Nan opened her mouth, but her heart was still pounding wildly, and she couldn't say a word for a moment.
"Stand in the same position as us!" Kakashi reminded them in a deep voice.
Yahiko and the other two seemed to snap out of their daze, and quickly adjusted their positions, standing back to back like Kakashi and the others.
After confirming that the three of them would not reveal any further weaknesses, Kakashi nodded.
Minato Namikaze witnessed the entire scene, but his expression remained calm and composed, as if he had anticipated Kakashi's performance.
"Well done, Kakashi."
Minato smiled and offered a compliment.
Kakashi simply said, "It's nothing. Protecting our comrades is what we should do."
Lin's eyes practically sparkled with admiration upon hearing this, and she nodded in agreement with a look of pure adoration: "Kakashi was so amazing just now!"
Konan also came to her senses and praised, "Thank you so much... Kakashi, you are really reliable!"
"Hmph, I was just unprepared!" Yahiko felt a little resentful seeing his companions praising Kakashi.
He said sourly, pursing his lips, "Next time I encounter this situation, I will definitely protect Xiao Nan and never let her be in danger again!"
Seeing his embarrassed yet earnest expression, Xiao Nan and Lin couldn't help but exchange a smile.
"Well, we believe you!"
Obito witnessed all of this, and upon hearing Kakashi's powerful words, he was deeply shaken.
He remembered it clearly: Kakashi at this age was not like this!
In his youth, Kakashi once regarded "mission first" as the ultimate truth.
They always say things like, "Ninjas who break the rules are trash!"
'I never imagined this world would be so real…'
Just as Obito was pondering with his extraordinary wisdom...
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the surrounding woods.
Seeing their sneak attack fail, the enemy, who had been lurking in the shadows, stopped hiding. Dark shadows flickered in the dense forest, and about twenty ninjas slowly appeared from all directions, surrounding Minato Namikaze and his group.
Their eyes gleamed with ferocity, like a pack of hungry wolves surrounding a few lone lambs.
One of the burly men, who appeared to be the leader, grinned maliciously, raised his large sword at the Konoha members, and shouted in a rough voice, "So you're Konoha ninjas? Hand over your valuables and ninjutsu scrolls! I might leave you with a whole corpse!"
Minato Namikaze glanced around at the enemies who had surrounded him and noticed that they were not wearing any ninja headbands and were dressed in very simple clothes. He felt a little relieved.
He smiled slightly and casually reminded his disciples, "It seems to be just a group of wandering ninjas who are robbing people. There's no need to be too nervous."
As he spoke, Minato intended to begin planning a counterattack, but before he could give the order, a figure had already rushed past him impatiently.
"Obito, wait—"
Minato Namikaze reached out to stop him, but Obito had already shot straight towards the encircling enemies like an arrow.
Rin called out anxiously from behind, "Obito, watch out!"
However, Obito turned a deaf ear.
Kakashi just made quite a splash.
It's one thing to be overtaken by Kashiwa Reyson.
Even Kakashi Jr. can't compare?
Obito Uchiha couldn't bear the shame of being treated like this!
What's more, the thought that Kakashi might be watching from the audience outside made Obito feel a surge of adrenaline rush to his head. He roared and charged straight into the depths of the enemy formation!
He ran as fast as he could, rapidly forming hand seals.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
When Obito was still dozens of meters away from the enemy, he took a deep breath, formed the Tiger Seal, puffed out his cheeks, and opened his mouth to spew out a huge, scorching fireball!
"boom--!"
The fireball exploded in the enemy ranks with a deafening roar, and the scorching flames engulfed several wandering ninjas directly in front of it.
The burly man at the head never dreamed that the seemingly young enemy could unleash such a fierce ninjutsu. He watched helplessly as the two unlucky souls beside him were hit by the fireball, screaming as they flew backward and rolled on the ground to extinguish the flames.
The remaining wandering ninjas were startled and fled to the sides in a panic.
"Obito, calm down!" Minato Namikaze shouted, but Obito ignored him and charged into the enemy ranks in an instant.
Rin was also alarmed and cried out, "Obito, watch out!"
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze could only sigh helplessly.
Fortunately, the other side was just a bunch of rabble, so it wouldn't hurt for Obito to get some training.
He immediately turned his head and ordered Kakashi beside him, "Kakashi, go help Obito too, we'll stay here and keep watch!"
"Yes!" Kakashi readily agreed, and before he finished speaking, his figure shot out like an arrow, chasing after Obito.
Watching Kakashi and Obito charge alone towards the numerous enemies, Yahiko's heart pounded. He swallowed hard and asked in a low voice, "Can the two of them... manage on their own?"
Minato Namikaze remained calm and smiled slightly upon hearing this: "Obito alone may not be enough, but adding Kakashi will make all the difference."
Yahiko pointed to the enemy group opposite him, still somewhat nervous: "But, but there are at least twenty of them!"
Minato Namikaze smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, with Kakashi around, there won't be any problems."
Rin nodded vigorously: "Yes! Kakashi is super amazing!"
Despite Minato and Rin's repeated reassurances, Nagato and Konan couldn't help but exchange a glance.
The two still had a hint of worry in their eyes as they watched Obito and Kakashi charge into the enemy ranks.
Obito showed no mercy in his attack.
Within seconds, several unfortunate souls were knocked to the ground by his onslaught.
Just then, Kakashi arrived at the battlefield.
Obito turned around and saw Kakashi arriving. He laughed even more smugly, "Haha, Kakashi, you've finally arrived! Want to have a match?"
Young Kakashi raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.
Obito punched down an enemy who came forward, then opened his palm and waved it at Kakashi, excitedly shouting, "The fifth one! Kakashi, if you don't make a move soon, they'll all be knocked down by me!"
A playful glint flashed in Kakashi's eyes: "Oh? Is that so?"
Before he finished speaking, he appeared like a ghost behind a wandering ninja who was trying to ambush Obito.
The enemy only saw a blur before his eyes, and before he could see what was happening, he was struck in the back of the neck by Kakashi's hand chop, and collapsed to the ground with a muffled groan.
After dealing with the escaped foe, Kakashi leisurely turned around, looked at the triumphant Obito, and said calmly, "Since you put it that way... then I won't hold back."
Obito was taken aback by what he heard, and before he could respond, he was stunned.
Kakashi's previously nonchalant expression suddenly turned serious!
He took a deep breath, his ten fingers quickly forming several hand seals, and then his right hand reached for the hilt of the short sword behind his back.
In an instant, a deafening clap of thunder echoed through the forest—
"Zizzizi!"
A dazzling blue and white lightning bolt erupted from Kakashi's body, instantly converging on the short sword he carried on his back.
A piercing screech ripped through the sky, and dazzling blue-white lightning burst forth from Kakashi's short sword, illuminating half of the forest with a terrifying force, like a thousand birds singing in unison!
The blinding lightning illuminated the faces of the surrounding enemies, turning them pale. They stared wide-eyed, their expressions filled with disbelief and terror.
"What is this kid doing?!"
Someone screamed in alarm.
"Chidori: Flash!"
Kakashi suddenly lunged forward, transforming into a blinding bolt of lightning that swept across the enemy ranks in an instant.
A blinding blue flash suddenly appeared in the woods!
In the blink of an eye, Kakashi's figure swept across the enemy ranks like a shooting star, rushing to the other end of the encirclement.
The next second, he slowly straightened up and sheathed the short knife in his hand with a "whoosh".
The silence lasted for less than a second.
As Kakashi sheathed his sword, a series of screams and thuds of people falling to the ground came from behind him.
The dozen or so wandering ninjas who hadn't even had time to react fell to the ground almost simultaneously!
They all had long, thin wounds from the lightning strikes, some even still bearing traces of electricity, clearly indicating that they had been completely annihilated in that instant.
Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were all dumbfounded.
They didn't even realize when Kakashi drew his sword before the battle was over!
The forest was filled with the acrid smell of lightning strikes.
Obito stood there dumbfounded, unable to come to his senses for a long time, as if he had been petrified.
He swallowed hard, staring incredulously at the enemies lying scattered all over the ground, deeply shocked.
He couldn't believe his eyes.
Is Kakashi really that strong?
He's almost as good as the adult Kakashi outside!
In his memory, Kakashi at this age definitely didn't have such strength!
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +500!!]
……
in the audience.
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