Kakashi Hatake deftly twirled the kunai in his hand, raising it and hurling it at Uchiha Sasuke. With his other hand, he had already reached into the ninja pouch and pulled out a four-pointed shuriken, once again flicking it towards Uchiha Sasuke!
"I've already seen through you, Kakashi-sensei!"
Uchiha Sasuke swiftly leaped back, kicking away the first kunai and driving his ninja sword into the ground to pin the second shuriken!
Shi-Ram-Mon-Hai-Noble-Rat!
Uchiha Sasuke's fingers quickly formed hand seals, instantly gathering chakra in his chest, and a massive fireball suddenly blasted forth from his mouth!
"The chakra is quite abundant..."
"The jutsu unleashed... its power is also very strong..."
Kakashi Hatake suppressed the surprise in his heart, his hands swiftly forming seals, pressing his hand on the ground, and muttering softly: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
A wall carved with a dog head blocked in front of him!
Bang!
This earth wall was instantly ravaged by the flames, appearing shaky and damaged!
Kakashi Hatake's heart was even more shocked, he might have underestimated Uchiha Sasuke, a student who just graduated—such powerful jutsu couldn't possibly be released by a Genin!
Kakashi Hatake sighed inwardly while discreetly raising his hand and forming seals, wanting to take advantage of the smoke cover to do some trickery in the fight, yet suddenly felt the temperature rising dramatically!
"Hmm?"
Kakashi Hatake raised his head in surprise.
"Fire Release: Mighty Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
A massive dragon-headed fireball burst through the mist, destroying the already near-shattered earth wall, appearing right before Kakashi Hatake!
"This guy..."
"Trying to kill his instructor Jonin?"
Kakashi Hatake was terribly frightened, and he rapidly retreated, feeling his body rushing ahead with his soul chasing behind in fear!
If it weren't for Kakashi's rich combat experience, the power of the Mighty Dragon Fire Jutsu with its strong surprise attack, once exploding, he might...
The smoke rolled.
The crimson Sharingan faintly appeared in the smoke.
Each enormous dragon-headed flame flew towards Kakashi Hatake!
"!!!"
Kakashi Hatake instantly dashed backward, dodging the giant dragon-headed flames!
Each dragon-headed flame fell to the ground, instantly causing a huge explosion, with smoke permeating the entire training ground!
"As expected of Kakashi-sensei..."
Uchiha Sasuke's figure walked out from a cloud of smoke, his hand hanging backward with his ninja sword, loudly praising Kakashi Hatake.
At this moment...
Uchiha Sasuke seemed to have intuitively understood something; he somewhat grasped why the second leader of Root, Akihara Kagura, and the old clan leader Uchiha Madara would occasionally praise the opponents they suppressed in battle...
Because...
Praising an opponent doesn't mean showing weakness.
On one hand, these opponents sometimes perform exceptionally well in the dangerous battlefield, indeed worthy of praise; on the other hand, if the opponent performs excellently in a perilous situation, how strong must the one who drives such excellent opponents into that situation be?
"This guy... really only twelve years old?"
Sweat trickled down Kakashi Hatake's forehead as he watched the black-haired boy walk out from the smoke, feeling unprecedented pressure!
In terms of seizing opportunities...
And the terrifying power exerted...
Even during wartime and the Dark Department days, Kakashi Hatake rarely saw an opponent as overwhelmingly strong as Uchiha Sasuke!
More importantly...
Uchiha Sasuke is only twelve!
This brat is a true genius, even reportedly a hard-working one; no wonder why he declared during the meeting yesterday that his dream was to kill his distinguished brother Uchiha Itachi without any reservation!
Now it seems...
This brat truly has the capability!
"Unable to win through conventional methods..."
"It's just a test anyway, can't use that move, right?"
"Moreover..."
"Even using that move, the chance of winning is very slim..."
Kakashi Hatake subconsciously wanted to form lightning release hand seals; he initially intended to take the chance to probe just how strong Uchiha Sasuke's combat power was, now feeling like he was being probed for how much strength he had as the instructor Jonin!
It was just a directed guidance battle...
How did it end up almost exposing the teacher's trump cards?
Yet once using his lightning release ninjutsu, basically, this battle would be fatal, unnecessary for a Genin assessment, right?
"Kakashi-sensei, surely an instructor Jonin wouldn't be helpless against a B-level fire release, right?"
Uchiha Sasuke carried his ninja sword and extended his hand towards Kakashi Hatake, his face wearing a confident smile: "Let me see a little! I also want to know how strong my instructor Jonin really is!"
Although...
I already know.
Uchiha Sasuke's lips curled into a smile; he was well aware of Kakashi Hatake's trump cards—it was nothing more than Kakashi Hatake's proud lightning release ninjutsu, Akihara Kagura's Flying Thunder God Jutsu, and the Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan of Uchiha Obito...
Unfortunately...
He happens to counter these cards effectively.
Compared to lightning release, he is also adept at lightning release, especially mastering one of the most comprehensive lightning release secret techniques in the Ninja World and its counter under the support of Akihara Kagura; as for the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, it need not be mentioned, he was taught by two Flying Thunder God Users!