[The next day.]
[The three of them gathered at the practice field promptly at five o'clock.]
[However, Kakashi never appeared.]
[Sasuke frowned and said to Naruto and Sakura:]
"Let me tell you about the information I got from Mr. Iruka yesterday."
"Hatake Kakashi's left eye is a Sharingan, which means he has great perception, dynamic vision, and is a master of illusions."
"It's said that he copied thousands of jutsus and mastered five types of Chakra Nature Transformations, with Lightning Style being his strongest."
"His father was the 'White Fang of Konoha', which means he's likely skilled with blades as well."
["..."]
[Sakura listened carefully and started to feel worried.]
[Mr. Kakashi's test shouldn't be that hard to pass...]
[Naruto looked confused: "...What's Sharingan? What's Nature Transformation? And who's the White Fang of Konoha?"]
["..."]
[Sasuke was speechless.]
---
Inuzuka Kiba: "Hahaha, Naruto doesn't understand anything at all!"
Aburame Shino: "With Naruto's record of skipping classes, it's normal for him not to understand everything Sasuke just said."
Nara Shikamaru: "...This is more than a little difficult for Naruto. Things like Chakra Nature Transformation and the White Fang of Konoha... If it weren't for Sakura, who has good grades in the theoretical classes, she wouldn't understand either."
Uchiha Sasuke: "..."
At that time, I only knew a little about these things... The more I look, the more I realize how big the gap is between me and the Sasuke from the parallel world!
Hatake Kakashi: "For a Genin who just graduated, it's normal not to understand."
Jiraiya: "What's not normal is for a Genin to have as much knowledge as Sasuke."
Namikaze Minato: "But Naruto's foundation is definitely a bit weaker. He doesn't even know what Sharingan is..."
---
[After Sasuke briefly explained to Naruto, he walked over to the river, holding a copy of Yin-Yang Advanced Practice and flipping through it.]
[Time passed bit by bit.]
[The sun began to rise.]
[Kakashi still hadn't shown up.]
---
Might Guy: "Even though you're often late, Kakashi, this time you've gone too far. Half the day has already passed."
Hatake Kakashi: "..."
Uchiha Madara: "No! Something's off!"
Senju Hashirama: "??? Madara, what are you talking about?"
Uchiha Madara: "Look carefully, in the reflection of the river, there's someone in a tree on the other side. That should be Hatake Kakashi!"
Uchiha Fugaku: "If you look closely, you can see it. As expected from you!"
Senju Hashirama: "Incredible, as always!"
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph, Sharingan!"
Uchiha Madara: "What's wrong with Sharingan being strong? Senju Tobirama, take a closer look at Uchiha Sasuke's eyes!"
Everyone in the ninja world was shocked.
What's going on with Uchiha Sasuke's eyes?
Senju Tobirama: "..."
Senju Hashirama: "This kid is amazing!"
Ohnoki: "Did I... Did I see that right? The direction Uchiha Sasuke is looking seems to be where Kakashi's reflection is in the water?"
Fourth Raikage: "Hatake Kakashi probably hasn't realized he's been discovered yet."
Might Guy: "So Kakashi had already arrived, but was just hiding and observing them in secret."
Jiraiya: "But he's already been discovered by Uchiha Sasuke."
Orochimaru: "As expected of Sasuke, it's no surprise he could do that."
Hatake Kakashi: "..."
I couldn't help but scratch my head.
The bad feeling in my gut keeps getting stronger.
In that world, I'm afraid I haven't yet realized what kind of student I'm about to face!
---
[At eleven o'clock.]
[Kakashi finally stopped secretly observing them.]
[He left the tree, made a detour back to the proper path, and walked over.]
[Seeing that all three of them had already eaten breakfast, Kakashi was slightly satisfied:]
"It seems I don't need to teach you this lesson, so let's start the test directly."
[Next.]
[Kakashi announced the content of the bell-grabbing test.]
[Sasuke thought for a moment and immediately understood that the purpose of this test was teamwork.]
[He pulled Naruto, who was about to attack right away, back a few steps and started discussing strategy.]
"I've analyzed our situation, and the best tactic is for me to handle Kakashi alone. You two should hide as far away as possible, so he can't use you to threaten me."
[Sasuke said bluntly.]
[Naruto immediately got upset upon hearing this:]
"Come on, Sasuke, you're looking down on us too much! I've learned super-strong ninjutsu, and I can beat Teacher Kakashi myself!"
[Sasuke tried to convince him a few more times, but it was useless.]
[He had no choice but to give up.]
[Sakura hid far away, looking for a place to conceal herself.]
[Naruto was the first to challenge Kakashi.]
[The same scene played out again.]
[Even though Naruto had learned the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu, it was ineffective against Kakashi.]
[In the end, he was still left hanging upside down from a tree.]
---
Uzumaki Naruto: "Damn it! Why is this happening again?!"
Nara Shikamaru: "Sasuke from the other world has trained more seriously, but Naruto, you haven't changed much..."
Rock Lee: "Naruto is too unlucky. No matter the world, he always suffers the Thousand Years of Death..."
Uchiha Fugaku: "Now it's Sasuke's turn. Let's see how he performs."
---
"Mr. Kakashi, let me make this clear: I expect you to take this fight seriously."
[Sasuke said, his tone firm.]
[Kakashi maintained his lazy, bored expression.]
[He didn't seem to care much.]
[He probably thought it was just another kid who didn't understand how strong a Jōnin really was.]
[Seeing this, Sasuke quickly pulled out a shuriken and threw it at Kakashi!]
[The shuriken flew behind Kakashi, and after a metallic sound, all the shurikens redirected toward Kakashi from every direction!]
["Uchiha's throwing technique... not bad."]
[Kakashi still didn't take it seriously and merely put away his Make-Out Paradise book.]
[Holding a kunai in one hand, he quickly deflected the shurikens one by one.]
["No, there are wires attached to them!"]
[Kakashi's eyes widened.]
[The shurikens he had deflected were attached to nearly invisible steel wires, and those wires were now about to bind him!]
["He's not just any ordinary Genin."]
[The kunai in Kakashi's hand was coated in Wind Style Chakra, and he tried to cut through the wires surrounding him.]
[However...]
[At that moment, Sasuke's chest expanded, and hot chakra surged outward:]
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
[Kakashi's eyes widened instantly.]
[No hand seals?!]
[Boom!]
[The enormous fireball, unleashed almost instantaneously, rushed toward Kakashi and engulfed him.]