Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Sakura stared blankly at the golden, crispy fried shrimp in front of her, her eyes suddenly welling up with tears: "Naruto... Sasuke... I'm sorry... I'm the one who dragged you down."

Her voice trembled, "If only I could be stronger..."

"Oh, it's alright!" Naruto shoved the fried shrimp into her hand, oil stains smearing onto her ninja headband. "Who hasn't let someone down? Even a genius like Sasuke has!"

Sasuke, who was drinking water, suddenly choked: "What the hell? I didn't!"

Naruto immediately started counting on his fingers: "Six years ago, the two of us teamed up for a simulation training session, and what did you mean by kicking me right away?"

Sasuke's ears instantly turned red: "Wasn't that because you were blocking my way back then! You idiot, loser!"

Wow! You actually admitted it!

Naruto pointed at Sasuke as if he'd discovered something amazing, then turned to Sakura and said, "See! Even a genius like the Uchiha makes mistakes!"

Sakura stopped crying and started laughing, taking a small bite of the fried shrimp.

The warm food finally relaxed her, and she then realized that her arms were still trembling slightly.

Minato watched this scene with satisfaction: "Naruto's grown up..."

Madara crossed his arms and scoffed, "Foolish gentleness."

Kurama glanced at Madara and asked, "What do you mean by laughing, old Madara?"

"Me? Where did I laugh?"

In the real world, Sasuke suddenly pushed his bento box towards him: "You can't finish it."

Sakura and Naruto both widened their eyes at the same time.

The delicate rice balls were neatly arranged, with Sasuke's favorite tomato placed on top.

"Sasuke-kun..." Sakura's voice trembled with emotion.

"Don't misunderstand," Sasuke turned his face away, "I just didn't want to hear your stomach growling again this afternoon."

Naruto nudged Sakura with his elbow with a sly grin: "So tsundere~"

Sasuke couldn't stand it anymore and glared at Naruto: "Loser, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

Naruto completely ignored it and even made a face: "I knew it!"

The two of them playing together made the atmosphere much more relaxed.

Suddenly, a bone-chilling cold swept over us.

The rustling of leaves ceased, the chirping of insects stopped abruptly, and even the wind seemed to freeze.

From the shadows behind the three, a tall, slender figure emerged like a ghost.

"You have broken the rules."

The deep voice was like a kunai pressed against the back of the neck, and the three of them froze instantly.

The rice ball in Naruto's hand fell to the ground with a "thud," Sasuke's Sharingan activated uncontrollably, and Sakura's pupils contracted violently.

Kakashi stood where the shadows of the trees met, the sunlight illuminating only half of his body.

The exposed right eye was no longer a lazy crescent moon, but a sharp straight line like a blade.

The "Intimate Paradise" had been put away at some point, replaced by a kunai that he slowly drew out, its metal gleaming with a blood-red light in the setting sun.

“I said,” he took a step forward, the fallen leaves beneath his feet shattering silently, “you are not allowed to give Sakura any food.”

Faced with Kakashi's relentless pressure, Naruto suddenly spread his arms to block Sakura: "We forced her to eat it!"

His voice was trembling, but his legs were firmly planted on the ground.

Sasuke, forcing himself to stand in front of Sakura, said, "Punish us instead."

Although his fingers were white with fear, his Sharingan remained firmly locked onto Kakashi's throat.

Sakura watched as the two desperately tried to take the blame upon themselves, tears welling up in her eyes.

Therefore, even though she was trembling all over, she still mustered up her courage and said, "No...it was me..."

Unexpectedly, Kakashi suddenly disappeared.

“Too slow.”

A cold voice boomed in the ears of the three.

Naruto felt a chill on the back of his neck as his headband snapped.

Sasuke's arm suddenly turned into a venomous snake.

Sakura discovers that she has somehow gotten a wire wrapped around her neck.

The shadow of death loomed over them—

The imagined pain did not come.

The three looked up in astonishment and saw Kakashi standing three steps away, his one eye curving into a familiar crescent moon.

He spoke lightly, as if the murderous aura he had just felt was an illusion.

"Wh...what?"

Naruto felt like his brain hadn't even processed what was happening, and he collapsed to the ground.

Kakashi casually tossed the bell: "Those who don't follow the rules are trash, but..."

He pointed to the Konoha symbol on his headband, "A person who abandons their comrades is the worst of the worst."

Sakura's tears finally fell: "But we..."

“You all knew the rules I set,” Kakashi said, putting away the bell, “but you still chose to break them. That’s enough.”

However, faced with such a good thing, Naruto looked at Sasuke beside him and asked, "Sasuke... are you willing to do this?"

"……Do not!"

Sasuke was silent for a moment, then refused outright.

Kakashi asked with interest, "Oh? Why?"

Sasuke said seriously, "You have to get what you want with your own hands."

Naruto, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement.

Kakashi couldn't help but clap his hands: "That's ambitious. And what about you, Sakura?"

"Me too!"

Kakashi turned around and called out, "Then let's catch up."

His voice carried an unprecedented warmth, "Let me see your resolve."

Chapter 31, Survival Exercise Two

The orange-red sunset dyed the training ground blood red. The three members of Class 7 stood in a triangular formation, facing Kakashi ten steps away.

A gentle breeze swept by, swirling a few withered leaves in the air.

“I said…” Kakashi lazily flipped through “Icha Icha Paradise,” his only visible eye curving into a crescent moon, “Since you want to do it again, the rules remain the same: as long as you get the bell, you succeed.”

Naruto clenched his fists, his azure eyes burning with an indomitable spirit: "This time, we'll definitely get the bell!"

Sasuke snorted coldly, his black pupils transforming into crimson Sharingan: "The loser is right, this time it won't be so easy for you."

Sakura stood behind the two, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes, but her eyes were unusually firm: "Kakashi-sensei, we are not the same people we were at noon."

Kakashi's gaze swept over the three of them, he closed his book, and smiled faintly: "What a group of energetic students. Let's begin!"

Half an hour earlier, the three of them were hiding in the bushes at the edge of the training field.

“Listen carefully,” Sasuke said in a low voice, “Kakashi is too fast; we must limit his movement.”

Naruto scratched his head: "How about I use the Shadow Clone Jutsu again, overwhelming them with sheer numbers?"

Sakura shook her head: "I'm afraid that won't work. I observed it at noon; Naruto, after you use the clone technique, your mobility actually decreases. Using a human wave tactic won't be very effective."

Inside the sealed space, the three "fathers" were also closely watching the discussion.

Madara, arms crossed, observed the outside world through Naruto's eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Finally, you've got some tactical awareness. But taijutsu alone won't be enough to deal with that silver-haired kid."

Minato smiled and nodded: "Naruto, do you remember the Wind Release techniques I taught you?"

"Of course I remember!" Naruto responded in his mind. "First, use Wind Release to change the battlefield environment!"

In the real world, Sakura's eyes suddenly lit up: "Kakashi-sensei's left eye is always covered by his forehead bandage, so that eye is Kakashi-sensei's blind spot."

Sasuke gave her an approving look: "Indeed, while it's possible Kakashi is used to observing things with only his right eye, attacks launched from blind spots are always effective."

Naruto clapped his hands excitedly, "Then why don't we do this..."

Time returns to the present.

The moment Kakashi announced "Begin," Sakura immediately activated the Body Flicker Technique, her figure disappearing from the spot like a ghost.

However, unlike the one at noon, this time Naruto and Sasuke did not choose to hide, but stayed where they were.

Kakashi, intrigued, said, "Hmm! You've chosen to fight me head-on?"

Sasuke's eyes switched to Sharingan, the black tomoe swirling within them: "To you, it makes no difference where we hide."

"So, let Sasuke and I take you on, Kakashi-sensei!"

Naruto confidently formed hand seals, and a large amount of chakra surged from his body.

"The art of multiple shadow clones!"

With the eruption of chakra, a large amount of smoke appeared all around, and in an instant, hundreds of Narutos appeared on the training ground.

"Shadow Clone..."

Seeing the ninjutsu Naruto used, Kakashi couldn't help but show a look of admiration.

Kakashi was already surprised by the Shadow Clone Technique, but it turns out he can even use Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Shadow Clone Technique and Multiple Shadow Clone Technique only differ by two words; their difficulty levels are completely different.

The Shadow Clone Technique is only considered an A-rank ninjutsu, but the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is a truly forbidden technique.

"Everyone! Let's go!"