This scene made Gekko Chizan unconsciously nod in approval.
"Kakashi's individual strength is indeed impressive, but..."
"He didn't observe the target carefully enough..."
On the other side, Kakashi jumped down from the wall holding the calico cat.
"Kakashi, not bad at all!"
"As expected, it's just a cat, there's no need for us to go all out!"
Obito took the calico cat from Kakashi, speaking smugly.
And in the next second—
"Bang!"
The calico cat in Obito's hands suddenly turned into a snake.
"Ah!!"
The slippery sensation startled Obito so much that he immediately flung the snake away.
Kakashi and Rin were also caught off guard, and then they saw a python as thick as an arm flying toward them.
At this moment, Kakashi's strength shone through once more. He swiftly pulled Rin behind him, then kicked the snake with full force.
The python was kicked and sent flying.
Seeing this, Gekko Chizan was instantly dumbfounded.
Scary. The snake pulled it off, but the price was a bit steep.
If that python could speak, it would definitely be cursing him out right now.
After all, if he hadn't summoned those five snakes, they'd still be resting peacefully in Ryūchi Cave.
Gekko Chizan: Amitābha, snake brothers... when I get the chance, I'll go to Ryūchi Cave and burn some incense for you. You've suffered enough!
Python: I! #!#!%!@#￥!#%!（All curse words, indecipherable snake speech.）
And at that moment, a familiar system prompt sounded again—though the reward this time was a bit unusual.
[Ding! Detected that the host used the Summoning Technique to prank his own disciples. Although Uchiha Obito was indeed frightened, it did not reach the level that merits a reward.]
[However! The python summoned by the host suffered greatly! It has cursed the host profusely (in snake language!). In light of the host targeting even the contracted summoning beasts, physique +1 awarded.]
Gekko Chizan: ...What even is this...
...
Back to the trio.
The snake that Kakashi had kicked flew away and instantly vanished in a puff of white smoke.
Kakashi frowned slightly upon seeing this, a trace of speechlessness on his face.
His sharp mind had already pieced together what had happened.
"Kakashi, what just happened?"
"Why did the calico cat turn into a python? And why did the python disappear after you kicked it?"
Rin stared in shock at where the snake had vanished, unable to hold back her question.
Uchiha Obito was still frozen in fear from the sudden appearance of the snake and couldn't speak for a while.
"Looks like this mission won't be so simple..."
"This was a Summoning Technique. It allows one to summon beasts they've made a contract with."
"Seems like our teacher is upping the difficulty for us..."
Kakashi let out a helpless sigh. Gekko Chizan was good in many ways, except he just couldn't act like a normal person.
Clearly a D-rank mission, and he still had to intervene and make it harder!
Wait, on second thought, maybe he's not good at all!!!
"Why would he do that..."
Rin showed a hint of displeasure, but it quickly faded.
"Kakashi, do you think Chizan-sensei has another goal in mind?"
"Like maybe... he wants us to observe the target more carefully? I remember in class he said sometimes what you see isn't necessarily the truth."
"You have to think deeply and make sure your judgment is accurate."
Hearing Rin's words, Kakashi's eyes widened.
Then he too fell into deep thought.
Meanwhile, Gekko Chizan, watching from a distance, had his mouth wide open and eyes bulging—his eyeballs nearly popped out.
"Maybe... he used the Summoning Technique and Transformation Technique to confuse us, so we stay vigilant and don't let our guard down just because the mission seems easy..."
"But still, is that really his idea...? Why do I feel something's off..."
Gekko Chizan: Of course it's off! I just wanted to prank you guys!
Rin! You came up with such a reasonable explanation for something completely made up!
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
As the two of them pondered, Uchiha Obito finally came back to his senses.
With his goggles on, he looked extremely serious.
"Rin's right. I got too careless."
"This must be Chizan-sensei's way of reminding us to treat every mission seriously!"
"Kakashi! Let's go! I bet Chizan-sensei has more than one python waiting. This time, we have to be extra cautious."
"That python was terrifying. So slippery! Ew!"
Watching the trio invent their own conclusions and suddenly come to enlightenment, Gekko Chizan felt like his brain couldn't keep up anymore.
In the end, he could only mutter silently: Whatever makes you happy...
...
After that first experience, the trio became extremely cautious in their search for the calico cat.
These three little guys even got a big net.
Every time they spotted the calico cat, they'd drop the net right away.
Then Kakashi would go up and start punching and kicking the cat—don't ask why.
Because Kakashi said this: Summoned creatures have a time limit. As long as they take enough damage, they'll disappear and return to where they came from.
Just like that, they "beat out" three pythons.
Three pythons cursed Gekko Chizan three times.
Although there were no system prompts, watching the pythons turn into smoke, Gekko Chizan could practically hear the cursing in his head.
Helpless, Chizan canceled the Summoning Technique altogether and sent the last remaining python back to Ryūchi Cave.
But this backfired terribly on Team Kakashi.
This time, when they saw the calico cat, they still threw the net right away.
Then Kakashi went up and started beating it!
"Meowwwwwww!!!!"
The cat's pitiful screech startled all three of them.
While still frightened, Uchiha Obito said in surprise:
"Whoa! This snake's something else—it's gained sentience and can mimic a cat's meow!"
"Kakashi, let me try. You must be hitting too softly!"
With that, Obito went up and kicked twice with force.
"Ahhhh!!!"
Now, even the meowing stopped—it had turned into straight-up wailing.
It was Rin who finally noticed something was wrong.
"Stop it! This one's probably the actual mission target!"
"Hey hey hey! Obito! Stop kicking it! Look—it's foaming at the mouth already!!!"
In a panic, Rin rushed to stop Obito from finishing the poor thing off.
Only then did Obito notice the cat at his feet had rolled its eyes back and was foaming at the mouth.
"Looks like this one really is the mission target..."
"Uh... Rin, maybe you could heal it?"
Rin glared at him and then gathered green chakra in her hands to begin healing the cat.
Watching this scene, Gekko Chizan almost burst out laughing.
These three little brats were definitely alert now—just... maybe a bit too alert!
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