These boys and girls had all heard of Kakashi.
They knew how powerful he was.
But if they could stand here as members of a special unit, none of them were weak.
And that's exactly why they couldn't tolerate Kakashi's arrogance.
The spiky-haired boy stepped forward first.
"Explosion Style: Explosive Punch!"
He swung a fist forward, unleashing a violent blast from above his arm.
But the moment the explosion erupted—Kakashi vanished.
In the next instant, a fist landed squarely in his abdomen.
"So fast…"
He didn't even have time to react.
But just because he couldn't keep up didn't mean the others couldn't.
A pair of scarlet Sharingan suddenly flared to life.
Among these twelve was an elite from the Uchiha clan—Uchiha Shin, a genius of the new generation.
He flung out two shuriken, then quickly formed hand seals.
"Lightning Style: Twin Thunder Technique!"
Lightning crackled between the two spinning shuriken, turning into a bright beam shooting straight at Kakashi.
Unfortunately, Kakashi had already seen this coming with his Observation Haki.
He tilted his body slightly, and the lightning-infused shuriken just grazed past him.
"Scorch Style: Steaming Heat Blast!"
A blinding light erupted.
A red-haired girl unleashed a terrifying Scorch Style flame dragon from her mouth.
But Kakashi's face didn't even change.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"
A massive wall of earth rose up instantly, blocking the flaming dragon, which melted into molten magma upon impact.
But by the time the dragon vanished—Kakashi was gone.
He had already transformed into his Pteranodon form, wings spreading wide as he launched an aerial assault.
The others quickly scattered.
"Wood Style: Wood Growth Technique!"
Countless trees erupted from the ground.
This was Tian Yuji, the first complete Wood Style ninja produced through genetic research conducted by Sishu.
Thousands of tree branches surged forward, but Kakashi showed no fear.
A surge of lightning exploded from his palm.
The thunderbolts slashed through the trees like blades, cutting them down effortlessly.
As Kakashi struck, another one of the twelve—a short, stocky boy—rushed forward.
"Earth Style: Earth Spirit Titan!"
Boom!
The ground shook violently as a mass of earth rose up and morphed into a massive titan, arms crossed to block Kakashi's path.
This was another of Simu's handpicked ninja—Dojiro, an Earth Style expert with powerful secret arts.
Lightning flashed.
But Kakashi had already disappeared again.
His speed was too overwhelming. In the blink of an eye, he reappeared in front of the Scorch Style girl—Tianju, a bloodline-limit ninja also created by Sida.
Before she could even draw her kunai, Kakashi had grabbed her wrist.
She could feel his calm, cold breath against her cheek.
Then—Bam!—he drove a knee into her gut.
"Ah…"
She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out.
Uchiha Shin, the only one fast enough to track Kakashi, charged up again.
But Kakashi countered with a brutal Raikiri.
The searing thunder from his palm slashed toward Uchiha Shin like a divine lightsaber.
Shin barely managed to roll aside and avoid being torn apart.
Then another ninja stepped up to face Kakashi.
His body was covered in thick white steam.
This was Hasegawa, a Boil Style ninja created through artificial bloodline experiments.
Though a civilian by birth, he'd become a blood-limit user through science.
The steam massively increased his speed and strength.
This time, Kakashi couldn't fully dodge.
He raised both arms to defend—but Hasegawa's kick landed directly on him.
And Kakashi didn't even move back an inch.
Thanks to the enhanced constitution granted by his ancient Zoan fruit, the Pteranodon form made his body absurdly durable.
The kick did nothing.
Kakashi grabbed Hasegawa's ankle midair and slammed him hard into the ground.
Tian Yuji, still unwilling to give up, launched another Wood Style attack.
But Kakashi instantly locked onto him.
A flash of Raikiri burst out, piercing right through Tian Yuji's shoulder!
Then the earth titan charged again—but Kakashi caught it with both hands.
Harnessing the monstrous strength from the ancient Devil Fruit, he slammed the titan straight into the ground.
Boom!
The battlefield shattered.
Kakashi stood atop the fallen titan, surveying everyone from above.
"Any more complaints?" he asked coldly.
The remaining trainees all looked down in silence—an unspoken sign of submission.
Even the spiky-haired one didn't dare to say another word.
These twelve were the secret squad established by Yas.
Each member had either mastered a hidden technique or possessed a powerful bloodline limit.
The team included:
Scorch Style
Ice Style
Lava Style
Boil Style
Wood Style
Recluse Style
Magnet Style
Dojiro – user of the secret technique [Titan]
Hyūga Ju – from the Hyūga clan
Uchiha Shin – from the Uchiha clan
Uzumaki Tianjing – medical ninja
Uzumaki Lingyuan – sealing specialist
This squad was capable of executing any mission flawlessly.
With Kakashi and Obito overseeing them, this team could easily take down even a Five Kage–level opponent.
"I'll give you one hour to prepare," Kakashi said. "Then we move out to the Land of Wind."
"Yes!" the team responded in unison.
Medical ninja Tianjing immediately activated her technique.
Chains extended from her body and gently wrapped around her wounded teammates.
A soft green glow spread from the chains, transferring the powerful vitality of the Uzumaki bloodline to her comrades.
This was the reason why Konoha's Anbu spent so many years tracking down the remnants of the Uzumaki clan.
At that time, Kushina was very happy.
An hour later, fourteen figures disappeared from Konoha.
When they reappeared, they had already reached the border between the Land of Fire and Hefeng.
Unlike the fertile plains of the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind lay within a harsh desert.
At this moment, the Land of Wind had assembled a massive force, preparing to launch a full-scale assault on the Land of Fire in coordination with the Land of Thunder and Land of Earth.
But the objective of the special squad wasn't these armies—
It was Sunagakure itself.
Under the enhanced vision of the Byakugan and Dojiro's Earth Style stealth techniques, the squad successfully bypassed border defenses and infiltrated Sand Shinobi Village.
At the time, the village was beset by both external and internal threats.
The external threat was obvious—Konoha's looming invasion.
The internal crisis came from the impending death of One-Tail's Jinchūriki.
A new vessel had to be chosen—urgently.
As the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa deliberated for a long time before finally setting his eyes on a newborn.
"Since he's my son," Rasa muttered to himself, "then he must bear the burden of guarding the village."
Thus began the Jinchūriki transfer operation under the supervision of Sunagakure's Anbu Seal Corps.
The first step—extract the current Jinchūriki, Bunpuku, from the underground prison.
Bunpuku's face was calm.
He had long accepted his fate.
As a Jinchūriki, he had endured a life of suffering.
And the village would never allow him to die naturally.
After all, if a Jinchūriki dies naturally, the tailed beast would break free.
To prevent Shukaku's rampage, the beast had to be extracted and transferred before Bunpuku's death.
But the cost of that transfer—was Bunpuku's life.
That night, the entire village felt a suffocating pressure.
It was Shukaku's wrath.
Because it was being forced into another cage.
...0...
And tonight, it would lose its only friend—Bunpuku.
Sunagakure's Anbu escorted Bunpuku with blank faces.
To the villagers, Bunpuku was nothing but a soulless war machine.
Especially after multiple Shukaku rampages, the people had grown to loathe both the beast—and its host.
That hatred naturally passed down to Bunpuku.
"Do it," came Kakashi's cold order.
Suddenly, the ground trembled.
The hearts of the surrounding Anbu skipped a beat.
The next moment—the earth caved in, and even the prison cell holding Bunpuku collapsed underground!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
At some point, the barrier around Sunagakure had been cracked open—by none other than Uzumaki Lingyuan.
That's how the squad had infiltrated so easily.
The Anbu reacted instantly, drawing their weapons.
But the special squad was even faster.
"Boil Style: Atmospheric Column Technique!"
Scalding vapor erupted from the underground tunnel, and the Anbu screamed in agony as they were burned alive.
Next came the Scorch Style—
Countless fireballs rained down on the targets, roasting the Anbu until they were reduced to mummified corpses!
And it wasn't over yet.
"Lava Style!"
Molten magma surged forward, forcing the remaining Anbu to retreat as it sealed off the passage behind them.
The ground burned red-hot.
Just then, Rasa arrived, controlling golden sand to rip open the ground in an attempt to capture the intruders.
But Kakashi had already fled with the team.
"After them!" Rasa barked.
Countless Sunagakure ninjas launched in pursuit.
Leading them was, of course, Rasa himself—fastest among them all.
But outside the village, Obito was already waiting with a cold smile.
He pulled out several summoning scrolls and slammed them to the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Boom boom boom!
Ten Pacifista clones erupted into existence in the desert.
They opened their mouths at once—unleashing devastating laser beams straight into Sunagakure!
BOOM!
Brilliant explosions lit up the desert.
Rasa's face turned pale green with rage.
But what greeted him… was yet another emotionless, clone-like machine.
This was just the beginning—
The Third Generation Ai Factory had arrived.
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