To prevent his students from going astray, the Ninja Academy Teacher decided to arrange a match between Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Mukaku.
Looking at the two children standing before him, the Ninja Academy Teacher suddenly felt a lack of confidence. While Kakashi was indeed the son of Sakumo Hatake, Mukaku was also a descendant of the Uchiha Clan. From their taijutsu performance just now, Kakashi might not be able to surpass Mukaku in taijutsu.
He hesitated for a moment, and the Ninjutsu proficiency Kakashi displayed during the entrance exam came to mind. To guide the students in establishing correct values, he specifically emphasized, "Uchiha Mukaku, you will have a real combat match with Kakashi Hatake. You are allowed to use Ninjutsu and Ninja tools. There is no need to hold back, and I will intervene to stop you if necessary."
"Yes!" Uchiha Mukaku responded excitedly. This was exactly what he wanted. He had long wished to climb to the pinnacle of the Ninja World by stepping on Kakashi's genius halo.
"Yes!" Kakashi Hatake's reply was more serious. He had always felt an inexplicable hostility from the other party, and after seeing the fanaticism in his eyes, Kakashi was even more certain that his feeling was correct.
After witnessing Uchiha Mukaku's combat, Kakashi Hatake understood that his taijutsu might have a certain gap compared to the opponent, so he planned to defeat him with Ninjutsu.
However, he first had to create distance from the opponent, otherwise he would not have enough time to cast Ninjutsu.
Just as the opponent's hand reached into his Ninja tool pouch and formed a hand seal, Uchiha Mukaku perceived his tactics. He unhesitatingly pulled out four Shuriken and shot them towards the opponent's face.
Kakashi Hatake had just reached into his Ninja tool pouch to take out a Shuriken when he saw four Shuriken flying directly towards his forehead. This surprised him; the opponent's movements were so much faster than his own.
But he displayed excellent combat instincts, showing no panic, and instantly made an accurate judgment. Four Shuriken flew from his hand, directly striking down the Shuriken flying through the air.
Four crisp impact sounds rang out, and the sparks generated by the metal collision flashed and vanished. Uchiha Mukaku's figure suddenly appeared before Kakashi.
Kakashi subconsciously crossed his arms upwards, blocking the opponent's powerful flying kick. This kick caused Kakashi to lose his balance, and his body involuntarily fell backward.
However, he stabilized his posture with powerful core strength, moving his feet rapidly backward, attempting to dissipate the impact on his body.
Yet, the enemy's attack pursued relentlessly, a swinging punch whistling towards his ear. Kakashi could only raise his forearm, which was sore from the flying kick, to block.
The immense force caused Kakashi's body to stagger. His opponent seized this opportunity, throwing a punch towards his face.
Kakashi looked at the fist gradually enlarging before his eyes, his face full of astonishment, not expecting such a powerful opponent among his peers.
However, relying on the muscle reactions honed through long-term combat, he turned his head to dodge the enemy's attack, but at this point, his body had completely lost its balance.
Uchiha Mukaku's attack was as fierce as a sudden storm, followed by an unstoppable knee strike. Kakashi could only block his abdomen with one hand, but he was still sent flying by the opponent's immense power.
After flexibly rolling to his feet on the ground, he was surprised to find that the opponent did not continue his attack, but instead said proudly, "When it comes to Shuriken, no one can surpass the Uchiha Clan!" After speaking, he even beckoned to him with his finger.
Kakashi reached into his Ninja tool pouch again, and with a low growl, threw the projectile in his hand towards his opponent.
Uchiha Mukaku, who originally thought he had been provoked into losing his mind and wanted to compete with him in Ninja tools, saw several smoke bombs instead.
He unhesitatingly threw the Shuriken in his hand, shattering the incoming projectiles, and a large amount of smoke immediately filled the surrounding battlefield.
Kakashi, feigning anger, was not swayed by the opponent's taunts. Since Shuriken were not his opponent's match, he would use his more proficient Ninjutsu to counter. But he needed time, and the battlefield mist created by the smoke bombs provided him with just such an opportunity.
Seeing the opponent react so maturely and calmly, Uchiha Mukaku was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected the young Kakashi to be so reliable. It was truly impressive. As he thought this, he retreated, moving out of the smoke bomb's effective range. Retreating at this moment was the wisest choice.
As soon as Uchiha Mukaku landed, a scorching Great Fireball shot through the battlefield mist, rushing towards Uchiha Mukaku.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. Kakashi Hatake was truly bold to challenge the Uchiha Clan's signature Ninjutsu.
Uchiha Mukaku did not hesitate, retaliating with the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique as well. The fireball he spewed from his mouth was larger and faster than the opponent's Great Fireball Technique, both in scale and speed.
The moment the two fireballs collided, Uchiha Mukaku's Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique suppressed the opponent's Ninjutsu. After a brief pause, it pushed Kakashi Hatake's Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique back with an unstoppable momentum.
Kakashi Hatake, unable to dodge, was instantly engulfed by the massive, swirling flames. Just as everyone was worried about Kakashi's safety.
The ground beneath Uchiha Mukaku's feet suddenly cracked open, and a hand emerged from underground, reaching directly for Uchiha Mukaku's ankle.
The unprepared Uchiha Mukaku was directly caught. Kakashi pulled him into the ground, leaving only his head exposed.
The situation changed too quickly. Just when everyone thought the outcome was decided, two kunai fell from the sky, directly piercing Uchiha Mukaku's body, and then striking Kakashi underground.
After two 'bang bang' sounds of gas dissipating, everyone realized that what had been attacked earlier were merely Shadow Clones.
At this moment, Kakashi Hatake's figure shot out from the underground passage where the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique had just passed, directly throwing several Shuriken into the tree canopy to his front left.
However, his attack was easily neutralized by the enemy in the tree. One Shuriken was knocked away by a similar weapon thrown by the opponent, while the rest 'thud-thud-thudded' into the tree trunk.
But Kakashi Hatake now had no time to lament the loss of his Shuriken, because two Shuriken were accurately flying towards his face.
Their speed was astonishing. Fortunately, Kakashi Hatake was a genius after all. In just an instant, he pulled out a kunai and accurately knocked down the flying projectiles, but he was pierced through the neck by a third Shuriken hidden between the two.
Kakashi, who should have died, exploded with a 'bang' and turned into a puff of smoke again.
Uchiha Mukaku immediately realized that his position had been exposed and instantly leaped down from the tree.
Intersecting with his figure were several Kakashi emerging from the underground passage of the Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu. Dozens of Shuriken and kunai, densely packed, shot towards the tree where he had been.