"Does Sakura really think she still has a chance? If this were a real battlefield, you'd already be dead with just a little pressure from me!" Kakashi raised his eyebrow. His heart suddenly pounded hard, like something bad was about to go down.
"Kakashi-sensei, do you remember what I told you earlier? Many chakra-based kekkei genkai are formed by the fusion of two different chakra natures!" Sakura spoke calmly without showing any panic. "My chakra nature is both earth and water-based. Earth and water can definitely merge. As for what kind of chakra nature would form after the fusion... Kakashi-sensei, do you remember that old man Third had an Anbu from Root transferred into his service?"
"Someone transferred from Root... Tenzo? Could it possibly be..."
Kakashi's eyes widened, then constricted with shock. The thought forming at the bottom of his heart was almost too incredible to believe.
"You won't know who will win until the very last moment of battle. Underestimating your opponent can be fatal."
Sakura lowered her head. The moment she finished speaking, her body transformed into a wooden form. From her wooden form, countless vine-like tendrils shot out rapidly, wrapping Kakashi tightly behind her in the blink of an eye.
"Wood Release? How is that possible?"
Inside the Hokage Office, the Third shot straight up from his seat. Wood Release kekkei genkai was only supposed to exist in Tenzō — a test subject — and the First. But why could Sakura use Wood Release now?!
[Wood Style: Wood Clone] even tricked Madara Uchiha back then! Kakashi-sensei, your Sharingan isn't omnipotent when it comes to observation!
Stepping out from the shadows, Sakura smiled brightly while looking at Kakashi, whose entire body was completely immobilized. "Kakashi-sensei, please don't mind this coming attack. Mr. Ichiraku's request must be taken seriously!"
Chapter 104: Meeting the Fourth's Couple Again [Part 1]
"W-What do you plan to do?! Hurry up and let me go!"
Kakashi kept twisting his body trying to break free, but the restraining power of the Wood Release prevented him from effectively utilizing much chakra, making escape impossible temporarily.
"Kakashi-sensei, struggling is useless. Stop it!" Sakura formed a hand seal with her left hand positioned in front of her chest. Instantly, the binding force from her Wood Release chakra completely suppressed Kakashi. "Mr. Ichiraku just wants us to teach you a good lesson, not actually hurt you!"
"Kakashi's Lightning Release Shadow Clone was so annoying!" Naruto got up from the ground, his body still stiffened from electricity, movements becoming sluggish.
"Now it's finally payback time!"
Compared to Naruto, Sasuke was doing a bit better — he'd trained mostly in Lightning Release stuff anyway.
"Don't get carried away, you guys!" Seeing the three approaching with suspicious smiles, Kakashi thrashed around even harder, writhing like a worm on a hook.
[Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique]
[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough]
Naruto and Sasuke simultaneously formed seals. With wind combining fire, the great fireball launched from Sasuke's mouth expanded significantly. The scorching heat wave made Kakashi break into a cold sweat!
"You're murdering me! Let me go!" Kakashi Hatake shouted, watching helplessly as the fireball approached. He had no choice—he braced himself for impact. "Kamui!"
The three tomoe marks in his left eye instantly connected together, forming a pattern resembling three scythes linked end to end. Space began distorting under his gaze, and the giant Great Fireball was immediately swallowed into another dimension.
Once the flames disappeared, Kakashi Hatake finally exhaled in relief. However, pain shot through his left eye, making him instinctively frown. Although the Mangekyō's power was formidable, he couldn't afford to use it too often.
Meanwhile inside Kamui's space, Obito sat alone reminiscing about Rin when suddenly the space around him began warping. Then without warning, an enormous Great Fireball smashed directly toward him. Even though Obito quickly dove to the ground and avoided a direct hit, the intense heat still burned off the clothes on his back—and particularly scorched his buttocks.
"Kakashi, you bastard!"
While applying medicine to his wounds lying face-down, Obito cursed furiously. Ever since Kakashi obtained the ability to use the Mangekyō Sharingan, his Kamui space had never been peaceful. Out of nowhere countless objects would get thrown inside, and various sudden attacks always caught him off guard. Today was even worse—one stupid fireball had actually burned his butt! In that moment, Obito felt like his frustration would reach the heavens itself. He really shouldn't have given this backstabber his Sharingan eye in the first place. Now look—he'd only ended up hurting himself in the end.
Outside, Kakashi Hatake lay on the ground looking completely expressionless—the experience of getting tied up and beaten by his three students had truly left a bitter taste in his mouth.
"Alright, Sensei Kakashi, stop giving us that 'I've lost all will to live' look already. Come on, sit up—there are two people I need to take you to meet!"
Sakura forcefully pulled Kakashi Hatake upright before the four of them joined hands in a circle, connecting their chakra together.
"Huh? Where the heck are we?"
After a brief moment of dizziness, everyone snapped back to awareness, now standing in a dark, damp location that resembled a sewer. Naruto scratched his head, feeling oddly familiar with this place.
"Your Inner Space—the same place where the Nine-Tails is sealed away!"
Sakura replied before leading the group forward into the depths of this mysterious chamber.
"Come closer, kid. Come stand beside me."
Faint whispers filled the air, laced with a powerful temptation. They pulled at your very will, urging you forward.
"Save your energy—it won't work on us!"
Sakura rolled her eyes at the massive iron gate in front of her. "Nine-Tails…or should I say Kurama. How does it feel—living in eternal darkness?"
"Kid, how do you know that name?"
A massive fox paw slammed against the bars as Kyūbi glared intensely at Sakura with its enormous eyes. That particular name—so meaningful to him—how did this brat come to know it?
"Because I've seen it with my own eyes," Sakura shrugged off the Nine-Tails' unfriendly attitude. "A blue-eyed boy calling out to each of the Nine Beasts by their names and playing with them — isn't that exactly what *that old man*, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, told you himself?" She suddenly smirked, "So… you grew up ugly after all? You were such a cutie back then!"
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