Chapter 15: Team Mode Activated

In the shadows of a house, Kakashi squatted, chin in hand, watching as a few kids left. "Hobbies and dreams, huh? Seems somewhat interesting. Should I take a look?"

After some consideration, he shook his head. "Better not, let's leave some surprises for tomorrow."

He reached into his ninja tool pouch and pulled out "Intimate Paradise." "Besides, reading a book is more interesting anyway."

Kakashi picked up the book and walked away, paying no attention to the students lying beaten on the ground.

Meanwhile, in a dense forest near the Ninja Academy in Konoha...

Naruto: "As you've seen, my main jutsu is the Shadow Clone Technique."

He formed ten clones with hand seals. "This jutsu can be used for reconnaissance, transmitting information, and participating in battles."

"Although the maximum number of clones with effective combat power is around eight hundred, any more than that will decrease their strength."

Naruto: "Eight hundred is a conservative estimate because when soul fusion with Yang attributes consumes half of my soul power. Otherwise, I could make many more."

Thinking about suddenly losing half of his soul power, Naruto felt a bit painful.

Hinata: "Eight hundred! That's a lot! Are all those clones physical?"

Naruto: "Well... Hinata, you can use your Byakugan to observe. Even if I distribute chakra evenly among each clone, you won't be able to tell."

Hinata activated her Byakugan. "The main body and the clones look the same! Do the clones have chakra pathways too?"

Naruto: "Yeah... even with just this jutsu, I know I'm still weak. That's why I'll work hard to get stronger."

Naruto had one more thing to say. If the ** technique counted as a ninjutsu, he could add two more.

The ** technique of transforming into female Naruto and the harem technique combining Shadow Clones and transforming into female Naruto.

Wait! The combination of Shadow Clones and transformation technique...

Shadow Clones are physical, so transforming into a female... could he really turn into a real girl?

After all, the clones are composed of chakra, with real touch and body structure...

Naruto's skill tree had some crooked tendencies.

A forbidden term popped into his mind: NSFW (figure it out yourself...).

He couldn't think about it any longer.

Naruto shook his head, trying to shake off all the images from his mind.

Hinata: "Naruto, you're already very powerful..."

Naruto waved his hand. "Next, let's have Hinata introduce herself."

Hinata: "My Byakugan has a nearly 360-degree field of view when activated. I can observe a single direction within a one-kilometer radius, and to some extent, I can see through things. I can also see the flow of chakra in the human body. Combined with the Hyuga clan's unique gentle fist technique, I can seal an opponent's chakra points and disrupt their ninjutsu."

"I'm currently practicing the clan's Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but I haven't mastered it yet."

Naruto's gaze shifted to Sasuke, indicating it was his turn.

Sasuke hesitated slightly. Revealing all his abilities...

But thinking about how he and Naruto had almost equalized their abilities yesterday, he didn't hide anything. "I'm good at taijutsu and manipulating ninja tools. I have the Sharingan, but only one tomoe. It provides some assistance, but compared to the Byakugan, it's much weaker. I'm also just starting to learn genjutsu. I can cause some mental disturbances. Apart from that, I know a bit of fire release, with my strongest ninjutsu being the Fireball Jutsu."

Hinata: "Sasuke, you're so amazing!"

Sasuke: "Average, compared to your Byakugan."

Naruto: "Enough, you two are both strong, I'm the weakest, so don't tease me. Next, let's spar and feel each other's abilities. Should we draw lots or choose freely?"

Sasuke: "I want to challenge Hinata's unique gentle fist technique and her special vision."

Naruto looked at Hinata.

Hinata: "It's... it's okay, but I'm a bit weak. I might disappoint you."

Naruto: "Hinata, believe in yourself. You're not weak at all."

Encouraged, Hinata clenched her fists. "Yeah!"

Sasuke and Hinata sparred, both unarmed.

Hinata's Byakugan provided excellent defense, but she hesitated to initiate attacks.

Not just hesitated, she never initiated an attack.

Naruto observed, pondering.

With Hinata's Hyuga lineage and her family's taijutsu techniques, she couldn't possibly be weak. The only issue was her personality.

He needed to find a way to boost her confidence. Though the timid Hinata was cute and made him want to protect her more, this wasn't a peaceful era, and there were no civilian jobs for them. They had to become strong.

Otherwise, they'd live with regret forever if anything happened.

After a few minutes of sparring, Sasuke stopped.

Naruto asked, "How did it feel?"

Sasuke's assessment, always lacking in empathy, was straightforward. "Wasted a good pair of eyes."

Hinata bit her lip, feeling dejected.

Naruto: "Sasuke, Hinata didn't want to hurt you because she's kind. Otherwise, you would've been knocked down long ago."

Sasuke: "Oh?"

Naruto: "How about we try again? Hinata, wait here. I'll let you take out your frustration."

Hinata lifted her head. "Naruto-kun..."

Naruto: "Watch closely. Fights should have momentum!"

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Bam!"

Naruto appeared everywhere, with no less than four hundred clones.

The momentum! Magnificent!

The Narutos together: "Tremble, foolish humans!"

Then Sasuke and a large group of Narutos engaged in battle.

Naruto's clones were blown up one after another, but their momentum never wavered. It was like a torrential flood, relentlessly assaulting Sasuke.

Even Hinata, watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but cringe at the sight.

When the battle between Sasuke and Naruto's clones ended, both of them were bruised and battered, lying on the ground.

Hinata ran over. "Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun, are you okay?"

Naruto: "We're fine, we're fine. Just our fighting stance was a bit ugly. I'll learn some cooler moves in the future."

Hinata: "Do you need me to take you both to the hospital?"

Naruto: "I don't, but you can ask Sasuke over there."

Sasuke coolly replied, "No need!"

Naruto: "Let me lie down for a bit. We'll go to the library and start planning tomorrow

's tactics."

"I think... Hinata's Byakugan has a large visual range, but she doesn't know how to attack yet, so she should focus on reconnaissance, pinpointing Kakashi's location. I have plenty of clones to harass him and create opportunities when necessary."

"Sasuke has the strongest attack power, so he can use ninja tools to assist in harassment and deliver the final blow if needed."

Naruto: "How does that sound?"

Sasuke: "I have no problem delivering the final blow, but if Kakashi is as strong as you described yesterday, Hinata needs to seal his acupuncture points before I attack to make it effective."

Naruto turned to Hinata. "What do you think?"

Hinata: "I... I'll do my best."

Naruto: "Alright... this plan has a rough outline now. But it would be even better if we could set a trap. Can you two set traps?"

Hinata: "I can't..."

Sasuke: "I can a little."

Naruto: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go. Kakashi gave us a location on that paper. Let's set up traps."

Hinata: "..."

Sasuke: "Okay."

Back at home, Kakashi, fully engrossed in reading "Intimate Paradise," suddenly sneezed.

Kakashi: "Hm? Hm..."

Then he continued reading without missing a beat.

Naruto: "Oh, by the way, that guy said not to eat breakfast, don't listen to him. I bet if we fail, the punishment will be not letting us eat lunch."

Sasuke: "..."

Hinata: "..."