Chapter 17 Independent Exercise
Before leaving, Kakashi handed everyone a so-called exercise mission instruction sheet, which only contained the time, location and some tips that looked quite intimidating and humorous.
For example, "Don't eat breakfast because you will vomit."
Naruto and Sakura looked nervous, especially the former, who had finally escaped from the graduation exam of the Ninja Academy and could not go back no matter what.
Sasuke crumpled the instruction manual into a ball with a gloomy look, and it seemed that he was going to treat it seriously.
As for Luo Yi...
"If possible, please ask Mr. Kakashi to arrange a special exercise for me in advance, either this afternoon or tomorrow morning." If possible, he didn't want to interfere too much with the growth trajectory of the protagonists.
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura all looked sideways at the same time, but their expressions were very different.
Naruto's trust was mixed with a little envy. He himself was still unsure. Could this "little brother" who looked no older than Konohamaru be confident enough to face a jonin?
Sasuke was skeptical and disdainful. This kid might have misjudged Kakashi's strength just because Kakashi failed to avoid the "chalk eraser trap" and was blindly conceited.
Sakura was curious... well, she seemed to have concealed her other thoughts well, but she probably thought that Luo Yi was a young and inexperienced person who was not afraid of a tiger and was just trying to throw an egg against a rock.
"Well... that's fine. There's nothing else to do next anyway, so the three of you can disperse and go back to prepare. Luo Yi, come with me." Kakashi thought for a moment and decided to do as the boy wished.
He was not completely uninterested in this young man that the Third Hokage had repeatedly emphasized. It was not worth it for the Hokage to break the conventions of the Ninja School in his personal capacity. How good was this "apprentice Genin"...
Worth a try.
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After bidding farewell to Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, Luo Yi, led by Kakashi, came to the woods outside Konoha Village. Coincidentally, it was near the tree where Naruto learned the Multiple Shadow Clones.
"Let's do it here, Luo Yi." Kakashi stopped in the middle of a slightly open clearing in the woods and looked back. "Since this is an unplanned exercise, I will make arrangements based on your specific situation."
"Oh? I thought the teacher would ask me to snatch the bell from you." Luo Yi simply moved his limbs and major joints.
"You even know this... I'm getting more and more curious about you." Kakashi raised an eyebrow, "So this is your plan?"
"No, I'm probably no match for the teacher in a one-on-one fight, so my suggestion is... the teacher will use a shadow clone to fight me, and if I win, I will have passed the exercise, is that okay?" Luo Yi expressed his thoughts.
"It's like asking me to fight you with 50% of my strength, right... arrogant boy." Kakashi narrowed his eyes, "Okay, if you can eliminate my shadow clone, you will pass; if you lose, I will return your status as a "trainee genin" of Team 7 to the Hokage."
Luo Yi knew very well that Kakashi was only speaking harshly, and as long as he performed well, he would change his attitude and give him a pass in a minute.
Of course, I didn't intend to lose.
"Shadow Clone Technique"!
Kakashi performed a spell in front of him, and a shadow clone that looked exactly like the original appeared in front of him. The original body then jumped onto the nearest tree trunk, leaving the shadow clone where it was.
"Teacher, my suggestion is that you can just watch the fight for a while and don't rush to take out the book to read." Luo Yi showed no fear in the face of the jonin, but instead suggested loudly.
"Well! Okay." Kakashi was a little unhappy when his inner thoughts were seen through again, but he became more serious.
He did have the idea of taking out "Intimate Paradise" to read, but he hadn't done it yet. He was wondering how this guy knew about it.
Ninjas are very sensitive to information, and Kakashi couldn't figure out how his exercise plans, reading habits, and even some of his personality traits were leaked.
"Okay, then I'm going to get ready to take action." Luo Yi was too lazy to explain everything to the other party and made a sign of opposition.
It just so happened that Kakashi also wanted to find out his background through this duel.
The shadow clone changed his previous relaxed attitude and also made the seal of opposition.
"Whoosh-"
The moment Kakashi's shadow clone put down his hand, Luo Yi activated the Yang Release Chakra to enhance his mobility, and disappeared on the spot with a gust of wind.
This speed?! The main body on the tree trunk widened its eyes, and its interest in the next plot development of "Intimate Paradise" was gone with the wind.
"Den-"
The boy's right forearm collided with the shadow clone's left forearm. Was the first round actually a physical skills contest?
And it was a sprinting elbow strike without any detours, bringing the speed and strength to the extreme.
Even though he did not underestimate the enemy, the shadow clone was still hit by the preemptive attack and his center of gravity shifted backward. He took a horse stance and stretched one leg to avoid the embarrassing scene of being "kicked back two steps".
“Hey…” Luo Yi, who had anticipated this, took advantage of the opportunity when the opponent was trying to gain a foothold and threw an uppercut with his left hand.
The target is exactly the chin of the shadow clone!
The shadow clone, who had just moved his center of gravity back to the front, had to lean back again, do two backflips, and retreat five or six meters away.
And when the shadow clone was about to land and stand firm...
"Earth Escape: Rock Ridge"!
A rock pillar with a diameter of more than 20 centimeters broke out of the ground, and the top was thoughtfully sharpened. If you are not careful, it will become an "Earth Escape: Thousand Years of Death".
Luo Yi couldn't bring himself to expose the teacher's anus when they first met, so the purpose of this move was just...
"Hmph!" The shadow clone pressed his hands down to avoid being killed by the Thousand Year Kill, but was inevitably pushed ten meters into the air by the pushing force of the rock pillar.
"Okay, how do I dodge this move?" A hint of fanaticism flashed in Luo Yi's eyes, and he formed the Seal of Yin with one hand.
"Fire Style: Flame Phoenix Wings"!
Five golden-red feathers were like five kunai, shooting towards the shadow clone in mid-air.
For throwing ninja tools that often number in the double digits, five "Flame Phoenix Feathers" are a bit of a handful, but this is already a small half of the chakra that Luo Yi can squander at will, and he must make preparations for the follow-up operations.
Therefore, it can only be used in the air, when the opponent's movement is most restricted!
"Tsk!" The shadow clone did not dare to underestimate this technique that he had never seen before. Although it was smaller in size than the "Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique", his intuition told him that the threat of this feather was far greater than that of the fireball.
Water escape? It's too late, and there's no water nearby that can be used.
Then destroy it! The shadow clone took out three shurikens and threw them at the three golden-red feathers on one side and in the center.
If you can break three of them, you can dodge the remaining two sideways even in the air.
But he also considered the worse case scenario, which is...
"Boom——"*3
The three feathers flashed with fire the moment they came into contact with the shuriken, and the burst of high-temperature air waves almost burned the skin, and lifted the shadow clone, which had begun to fall freely, nearly half a meter higher.
Sure enough, it will explode! That's right, it would be unreasonable for Fire Style Chakra with that density not to explode.
Wait, five feathers, only three loud bangs...
"Woo!" The shadow clone immediately twisted its torso and dodged the remaining two feathers that stood out from the flames of the explosion.
Kakashi couldn't sit still anymore, his instinct drove him into combat mode, he held onto the tree trunk with his legs tensed.
What's with that fire escape technique that I've never seen before?
It looks like just an ordinary feather, but its function is unpredictable!
Judging from the fact that the shuriken exploded violently upon contact with it, its stability seemed to be very poor; but judging from the fact that two feathers were still able to remain intact after the close-range explosion, it seemed that its stability was considerable.
Could it be that Luo Yi can remotely control whether the feathers explode?
But if he could control it, why didn't he order it to explode when the feather got close to the shadow clone?
"New ninjutsu that I have never seen before is troublesome..." Kakashi deeply understood why the Hokage valued the young man.
"pat-"
After more than ten seconds, Kakashi's shadow clone finally landed.
"Excellent physical skills, and the two basic attribute changes of earth escape and fire escape. You have even developed secret ninjutsu... Luo Yi, at your age, you have the capital to be proud of yourself." Kakashi finally praised him.
"Thank you, teacher. However, please leave the teaching evaluation until after the exercise is over." Luo Yi also became a little excited, and his mind was quickly thinking about the second round of competition.
"Yes, the standard we agreed on before was to "defeat the shadow clone."
The shadow clone's eyes were stern, and it was obvious that he was ready to go all out.
In the second round, you won't be able to gain the upper hand easily.
