Uzumaki Naruto was the first to make a move.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Boom!
With a burst of white smoke, ten shadow clones charged straight at Kurotsuchi and the others.
Seeing this, Hyuga Hinata immediately stepped forward to intercept them.
"I'll handle Naruto."
With just those few words, Kurotsuchi and Yamanaka Ino instantly understood and retreated backward.
"Byakugan—Activate!"
Hinata's Byakugan opened, instantly taking in everything within her 360-degree field of vision.
Naruto's attacks, executed through his shadow clones from various blind spots, were rendered completely ineffective.
"Gentle Fist!"
Hinata shouted as she engaged Naruto in close combat.
Seeing this, Naruto couldn't help but smirk.
Back at the Academy, he'd sparred with Hinata before. Her taijutsu was only average at best.
A close-quarters fight? He was sure he'd win.
However, that confidence barely lasted a second before his expression changed drastically.
Hinata's movements were swift and unpredictable, completely different from what he remembered from the Academy.
In just a few moments, half of his shadow clones had already been destroyed.
"Damn it!"
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Gritting his teeth, Naruto formed the hand seals once again, creating ten more clones that charged at Hinata.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Sasuke activated his two-tomoe Sharingan.
Having unlocked the two-tomoe Sharingan at such a young age was proof of his genius as an Uchiha!
Rather than helping Naruto, Sasuke instead lunged straight at Ino.
Taking down the weakest link first was the most logical strategy.
However, the moment he moved, Kurotsuchi had already stepped in front of Ino.
"Hmph!"
"In front of these eyes, all your efforts are meaningless."
Sasuke declared with confidence.
In a one-on-one fight, the Sharingan provided an overwhelming advantage.
Even though he only had two tomoe, it was more than enough to deal with Kurotsuchi.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Sasuke formed the hand seals, unleashing a massive fireball from his mouth.
Kurotsuchi responded in kind, forming hand seals of her own: "Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
A thick earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking the Great Fireball.
Without missing a beat, Kurotsuchi formed another set of seals:
"Lava Style: Quicklime Congealing Jutsu!"
A surge of quicklime engulfed Sasuke.
"Water Style: Great Vapor Surge!"
The sudden burst of water vaporized the quicklime, causing an intense heat to spread before rapidly hardening it.
Caught off guard, Sasuke found himself immobilized.
Without pause, Kurotsuchi spat out a large quantity of cement-like mud, completely solidifying Sasuke in place.
"Sasuke!"
Seeing Sasuke trapped, Haruno Sakura immediately tried to rush to his aid.
But at that moment, a group of Naruto's shadow clones ran toward her.
"Naruto, Sasuke's in trouble! We need to help him first!"
Naruto grinned and nodded. "Got it, Sakura."
Without hesitation, Sakura turned to run toward Sasuke—only for Naruto to punch her hard in the stomach.
"Naruto, you—"
Sakura gasped, clutching her stomach as she collapsed weakly.
Naruto's smile deepened. "Sakura, you were too careless."
Her eyes widened in realization. "You're... Ino?!"
"Bingo." Naruto—no, Ino—grinned as she swiftly tied Sakura up with rope.
Not far away, Hinata's voice rang out again: "Gentle Fist—Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
With a burst of speed, Hinata's strikes landed on Naruto's vital chakra points like bolts of lightning.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, Naruto's shadow clones vanished under her relentless assault. His real body soon found his chakra pathways sealed by her Gentle Fist.
"I... lost?!"
In less than five minutes, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura had all been utterly defeated.
Struggling to speak, Naruto asked, "How did you all get so strong?!"
Kurotsuchi smirked. "We're Mirai-sensei's students. Of course, we couldn't embarrass him."
Sasuke clenched his teeth in frustration.
His Sharingan hadn't even had the chance to shine before he was completely immobilized.
It was infuriating.
Sakura, on the other hand, looked like she'd just swallowed a bug.
She had been competing with Ino since childhood, always unwilling to lose to her in anything.
And now, she'd been tied up like a helpless pig.
Watching from the sidelines, Hatake Kakashi was in utter disbelief as he turned to Uchiha Mirai.
"How did you accomplish this in such a short time?"
As an experienced Jonin, Kakashi saw far more than Naruto and the others did.
First, Mirai's team had Hinata—who specialized in taijutsu and had the Byakugan—to keep Naruto at bay.
Then, Kurotsuchi, with her wide-range Bloodline Limit, was perfectly suited to deal with Sasuke.
Meanwhile, as Kurotsuchi unleashed her Bloodline Limit, Ino had cleverly disguised herself with a shadow clone, hiding her real body behind the earth wall.
Using her Mind-Body Switch Jutsu, she took control of one of Naruto's clones, deceiving Sakura and successfully ambushing her.
Their teamwork was seamless—far beyond what a newly formed squad should be capable of.
And more importantly...
Their individual strength had increased tremendously.
No matter how good the strategy, without the necessary power, they wouldn't have been able to pull it off.
Kakashi's confusion was understandable.
After all, decades in the illusionary training world passed in just an instant in the real world. Those who hadn't experienced it themselves could never truly grasp it.
At that moment, Kurotsuchi and the others ran over excitedly.
"Mirai-sensei, we won!"
Mirai smiled. "Well done. Keep up the hard work."
Then, turning to Kakashi, he grinned. "You're treating us to barbecue tonight."
"And don't forget your wallet this time—wouldn't want the owner kicking you out."
Kakashi scoffed. "Tch, as if. I can afford a meal."
A simple barbecue, how expensive could it be?
Seeing Kakashi's nonchalant expression, Mirai couldn't help but smirk.
Kakashi, you're still too young.
Tonight, you'll learn what it truly means to face a group of big eaters!
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