40Kakashi, what a great student you've taught!AI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 40: Kakashi, what a fine student you've taught!
When Naruto returned to the exam hall, a new round of matches was just beginning.
Temari VS Tenten
Since Temari had talked big before the match, saying that Konoha's Genin were all a bunch of lowlifes.
At this moment, almost everyone in the arena was cheering for Tenten.
"Just a mere Sand Ninja, don't get too ahead of yourself!"
"Tenten, go for it! Use your best Summoning Technique to take her down!"
"Show her how powerful we Konoha Ninjas are!"
...As for the Sand Ninjas' side.
Gaara and Kankuro's faces were completely void of emotion, as if Fuqin had only just died a moment ago.
"Hmph, a bunch of noisy fools."
Temari glanced at the spectator stands, her gaze meeting Naruto's just as he returned to the floor.
She subconsciously turned her head away, yet scenes from the Forest of Death involuntarily flashed through her mind.
Even now, she firmly believed that it was all Uchiha Sasuke's twisted sense of humor.
However, Naruto's face had indeed left a significant shadow on her.
Bastard!
She couldn't wait for the day Konoha fell; she needed to find a Konoha Genin to vent her frustrations on right now!
The referee Gekkō Hayate coughed and announced, "The match... begin!"
Naruto returned to Team 8 and found Kurenai Yuhistill standing where she was.
"Oh? I didn't think you'd be so honorable, Kurenai-sensei."
"Cut the crap, it's just a lap pillow, isn't it?!"
Kurenai Yuhi's face was written with humiliation.
If her three students hadn't been right here, she might have actually reneged on the bet and fled.
But now, it was already too late.
"Let's get this straight beforehand: this only lasts until the end of the preliminaries, and you can only rest on my legs—don't even think about pushing your luck!"
Kurenai's voice carried a warning tone, and Narutonodded casually.
In the next second, she slowly bent her knees and knelt on the ground, using both hands to gently support Naruto's head.
This movement was less of a lap pillow and more like she was pinning him down, ensuring this brat wouldn't move around on her legs.
"I'm sorry, Asuma..."
"In your eyes, I must seem pathetic..."
Naruto adjusted his angle with satisfaction, lying steadily on the soft thighs.
A warmth accompanied by a faint floral scent instantly enveloped him.
"Now this is the life..."
Naruto sighed inwardly.
At the same time, a mechanical notification sounded in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Detected that the host has publicly forced a Joninto provide a lap pillow, evil points +100!]
The three members of Team 8—Kiba, Shino, and Hinata—were all frozen in place.
Especially Kiba; he felt as if his home had been raided, yet he could do nothing to change it.
He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his palms, forcing himself to focus on the match in the arena and not look at his teacher's blushing face.
Dammit! Dammit! Dammit all!!!
Hinata clutched her sleeves.
"That's so mean, Naruto-kun..."
...Backstage, a quiet room.
"Don't come any closer to Sasuke!"
"Even though you are one of the three Sannin..."
"The current me can at least take you down with me!"
Kakashi glared at the Orochimaru who had suddenly appeared before him, condensing a Lightning Blade in his right hand.
In return, he received a burst of heartless laughter.
"I'll leave Sasuke with you for now. One day, he will definitely come looking for me..."
With that, Orochimaru turned and left without looking back.
Finally, he could breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at the unconscious Sasuke, who had just had his Cursed Seal sealed, Kakashi realized his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
Orochimaru... is that Guy plotting to take the power of Sasuke's Sharingan?
However, looking at his attitude, he didn't seem to intend to take Sasuke away by force right now.
Kakashi leaned against the wall, feeling a bit drained.
"Seriously..." he muttered to himself, "Team 7, one after another, they're all troublesome kids..."
After sending Sasuke to the Medical Unit, Kakashireturned to the exam hall.
Only to find that at Team 7's original spot, there wasn't a single person.
"Eh?"
Kakashi blinked, pulled down his headband to rub his eyes, "Strange, where is everyone?"
He turned his head toward Asuma, who was dangling a cigarette with a visibly odd expression, and asked:
"Has Sakura's match started? Where did she go?"
Asuma slowly blew out a puff of smoke and turned around, his gaze toward him carrying a profound meaning.
"Kakashi..."
He patted the other man's shoulder, "As expected of you, you've really taught... an amazing student."
Kakashi: "...?"
What does that mean?
He then noticed that it wasn't just Asuma; even Guy nearby had a strange, petrified expression.
He followed the direction of Guy's gaze.
In the next second, he froze.
He saw his peer and colleague—Kurenai Yuhi—kneeling on the ground.
And his student was lying blatantly on Kurenai's thighs, his head pillowed on her knees.
Kurenai's hands were supporting the back of Naruto's head, her expression looking both humiliated and helpless.
This highly impactful scene caused his brain to go blank for a moment.
Kakashi: "..."
Not good.
I've fallen into Orochimaru's Genjutsu.
He formed hand Seals, wanting to dispel it, but found that the scene before his eyes didn't change at all.
Could it be that this isn't a Genjutsu?
How is that possible?
Guy nearby finally snapped out of it, his eyes even becoming a bit watery.
"As expected of Konoha's new sprouts, youth can actually bloom so recklessly!"
"Kakashi! I admit, this time, I have completely lost to you!"
Kakashi: "..."
"Wait a minute."
"Let me clarify one thing first."
"This has nothing to do with me; I don't know anything about this."
Asuma gave a cold laugh.
"Oh? Nothing to do with you? He's your student, do you think I'll believe that?"
Feeling Asuma's surging Battle Intent locking onto him, Kakashi didn't waste any more words.
Body Flicker Technique!
A puff of white smoke flashed, and Kakashidisappeared from his spot, appearing like a ghost in Team 8's spectator area the next second.
"Yo."
Naruto turned his head slightly and glanced at him, "Kakashi-sensei, you're back? Is Sasuke doing okay?"
Kurenai's body jerked violently the moment Kakashi appeared; she was so ashamed she almost wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"Hey... Naruto! What on earth are you doing?!"
"Nothing much, just fulfilling a bet, receiving a reward, and watching the matches while I'm at it."
A vein throbbed on Kakashi's temple.
"Reward?"
He slowly turned his head to look at Kurenai Yuhi.
Kurenai's expression had evolved from shame and anger to simply giving up.
"...It's a bet I lost."
Kakashi: "..."
He remained silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly:
"Naruto."
"At the Chunin Exams venue."
"In front of all the Ninjas in the village."
"Lying on another Jonin's legs."
"Do you think—this is appropriate?"
Kakashi asked word by word, and Naruto thought about it.
"If we're talking about social impact, it's indeed not very appropriate."
"But from a personal experience standpoint, it's very appropriate."
"Why don't you try it too? After all, if it weren't for Kakashi-sensei, I..."
Kakashi quickly interrupted: "Hey, don't talk nonsense, what does this have to do with me?"
But the look Kurenai gave him had already changed.
The current Kakashi finally understood what the look Asuma gave him earlier meant.
"Get up right now!"
Naruto shrugged.
Just then, referee Gekkō Hayate's voice came from the center of the arena.
"The match is decided! The winner—Hidden Sand Village, Temari!"
Kakashi was about to reach out and forcibly haul his problem student up.
However, with a "whoosh" sound.
Naruto suddenly vanished from Kurenai Yuhi's legs.
In the next instant, he had already appeared on the battlefield.