Chapter 113: VS Kakashi

"Let's not talk about me for now. How's your situation? Have you confirmed your opponent?"

Coming to the side of Uchiha Tetsu and seeing him looking a bit dispirited, Toshiro asked.

"No need to worry about us. Our opponents are confirmed—ordinary civilian ninjas we don't recognize," Yan replied with a beautiful yet annoyed roll of his eyes upon seeing Toshiro's arrival.

Toshiro, knowing he had no right to complain, could only helplessly touch his nose and stand aside with a wry smile. Yan still seemed quite upset about the unexpected forest battle that had erupted just a few nights ago.

[But who knew someone would suddenly have such a fighting spirit? And now you're blaming me...]

Alas, ever since Uchiha Tetsu got injured, Uchiha Yan had been giving Toshiro the cold shoulder, always looking grumpy.

Time slowly passed as one by one, genin ascended to the battleground, demonstrating their familiar or unfamiliar techniques. The next day soon arrived.

Yan and Tetsu had successfully defeated their opponents. Despite Tetsu's usual recklessness, he was a carefully selected elite from the clan. Though not fully recovered from his injuries, he still managed to advance against an ordinary civilian ninja.

That's the tragedy of civilian ninjas. Not everyone could be like Minato Namikaze, with outstanding talent, being a disciple of one of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, and even having a girlfriend from the Uzumaki clan, the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

As the second round of eliminations began, groups of successful candidates started their battles for the day. Soon, it was Toshiro's turn.

"Next group! Uchiha Toshiro VS Hatake Kakashi…"

As Minato Namikaze's words fell, a white figure appeared on the battlefield.

[So eager to fight!]

Watching the small figure standing firmly on the empty battlefield, Toshiro couldn't help but feel a bit sympathetic towards Sakumo Hatake. The village he devoted his entire life to had now pushed his young child into the dark world of ninjas after his death.

I wonder what the 'White Fang' would feel, not yet returning to the afterlife, knowing all of this…

But now wasn't the time to be thinking about these things. Standing on the viewing platform, Toshiro leaped down, landing two meters away from Kakashi.

"Form the seal of confrontation... Begin!"

Without much small talk, once Minato Namikaze's words fell, the two of them simultaneously widened the distance between each other, carefully observing each other's every move!

Seeing his opponent, Kakashi didn't act rashly but lowered his center of gravity and placed one hand on the White Fang short sword on his back, ready to explode into action at any moment. He was extremely cautious!

Not just because of what the opponent had done in the Forest of Death. Just from yesterday's genjutsu, Kakashi knew he couldn't underestimate his opponent in the slightest. This was an opponent who might need him to exert 120% of his strength to possibly defeat.

However, Toshiro wasn't as tense. Although he took this future 'Copy Ninja' seriously, he was still confident he could win since Kakashi was just a six-year-old child.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique"

Despite being called a merciful technique in the TV series that never killed anyone, in reality, the Great Fireball was one of the Uchiha clan's favorite techniques due to its considerable power, low chakra consumption, and versatility in both offense and defense or in forcing opponents to reposition.

The Uchiha also liked using it because the massive fireball, with its dazzling light, could easily obscure the enemy's vision, allowing them to perform some small tricks.

Just like now, as the massive fireball charged towards Kakashi with unstoppable momentum, two other figures followed behind it, rushing towards Kakashi's position.

"Earth Style: Earth Wall"

Using a basic Earth Style technique, Kakashi successfully blocked the attack. He wasn't careless; he knew the opponent's attack couldn't be that simple. He didn't opt to dodge, understanding that doing so might fall into the opponent's rhythm, leading to a disadvantage.

Once the Earth Style technique blocked the massive fireball, Kakashi didn't hesitate, drawing the 'White Fang' from his back and flipping over the now-redundant Earth Wall to charge at the two figures flanking him.

At this moment, from behind the now battered Earth Wall, Kakashi's voice could be heard.

"Earth Style: Earth Wave"

With this technique, starting from the wall, the ground within about 10 meters began to undulate irregularly. The two figures charging at Kakashi began to stumble, unsteady from the fluctuating ground, and soon turned into smoke, dispersing into the air.

"They're clones!!!"

Even though he had anticipated it, the result still made Kakashi more serious.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Hearing the sound of breaking air, Toshiro, having changed his position, initiated his second round of attacks. Because of his relocation, his shuriken technique this time successfully targeted both Kakashi in front of the Earth Wall and the figure hiding behind it.

This was part of Toshiro's premeditated attack rhythm. First, he used the slow but powerful Great Fireball to attract the opponent's attention. Meanwhile, he repositioned himself, waiting for the opportunity to launch the second round of faster attacks, using the shuriken technique, which allowed him to control the trajectory and make it harder to defend against.

If the opponent chose only to dodge without any protective measures, Toshiro would, after the second wave, rapidly close in for a third round of ninjutsu attacks.

At that moment, the opponent would likely lose their balance and positioning due to dodging the numerous shurikens, providing Toshiro with an opportunity...