Chapter 31 - 29: Corvian Claws (1/2)

In the training ground 3, you can see two individuals in the open area staring at each other. One was a child with the height of 151 cm, and the other is an a.d.u.l.t with a gravity defying white hair.

”Hey Kakashi-sensei, I've been wondering whether you can fair against my shadow clones or not, shall we test it out?” Hikaru said with a smirk.

”Hmm, maybe you should take this bells yourself instead of sending clones, ” Kakashi said while pulling out his icha-icha book. He's clearly not taking this seriously.

”Then...” Hikaru slowly said.

Suddenly, Kakashi felt a strong kick behind his back before he puffed into smoke and a log was in his place, broken to pieces by the kick that came from Hikaru's clone.

”...good luck, Kakashi-sensei, ” Hikaru finished saying before he disappeared to find his other teammates while Kakashi deals with his clones.

Kakashi used kawarimi to dodge that kick but he didn't think that Hikaru would really use his clones to attack him. He has to say, they were really good at hiding. He couldn't even sense them now as he hid in the shadows of the forest after using kawarimi.

He has to be careful or else, he can really get his ass kick by a genin.

As he waited there, he suddenly heard multiple shouts coming from behind him.

”Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!”

”Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu!”

”Raiton: Raidan!”

Three jutsus were instantly shot towards him.

This took him by surprise but he still managed to use the kawarimi without any problem. But as soon as he appeared on a location after using kawarimi, he was immediately punch in the face.

”Argh!”

The punch hurt really bad and he knelt down before holding his face, but when he saw the clone of Hikaru ready to kill him with a kunai, he dodged it but barely.

'This kid is really trying to kill me! And how many clones did he make?!' Kakashi thought cautiously as he felt the danger of his situation.

Three more clones came out of the forest, and they were ready to kill him. Their eyes were watching him closely, he felt like if he makes a sudden move, he will die.

'This feeling... is like when I was back in the third ninja war!' He felt ridiculous at thinking this but this was exactly how he felt back then. Enemies closing in on him like predators but that time, he was the predator and they were the prey. But now...

It seems like, he is the prey this time.

Meanwhile with the real Hikaru...

Hikaru used the chakra signature of his teammates to find them, and found them quite easily. Back when he fought those enemies that turned invisible in the Dark Souls System, he had a really hard time with that. Especially when he tried fighting Priscilla. Even though she was weaker than Artorias, nonetheless, he was still a weakling at that time. That was like 1 year ago. Though, her beauty really surpasses every female around the village, she is really suited to be the daughter of a goddess.

As he ran through the forest, he first jumped behind Azumi, scaring her in the process.

”Kyaa! Hikaru-kun no baka!” She pouted cutely.

”Sorry, Azumi, I didn't mean that. I'm just here to tell you my plan on how to pass this test, ” Hikaru explained.

So, he told her the plan.

The plan is very simple, just get both Sakura and Sasuke into working together with them and pass the test by working together. Simple, right? Wrong. When they talked to the both of them, all they said was ”Get lost!”.

Of this, Azumi was furious but Hikaru was calm because he knew that this would heppen. Either way, he is going to pass with Azumi, and in the end, those two are simply worthless. Sure, Sasuke might be Indra's reincarnation, but both of them were assholes in the series. Especially Sasuke, he's worst when he was a teenager. Just because your clan got slaughtered by your older brother in just one night, doesn't mean you can be emo and edgy for the rest of your life. In the series, only because of Naruto that he was able to change, but in this timeline, he will make sure that Azumi will never have any friendly relationship with him. Though, if Azumi really wants to be a friend of him, which is a pretty low chance that that will never happen, then he doesn't have the right to interfere with her.

In the end, I can kill him very easily with my pinky.

He's that weak. And Sakura? She can be quickly forgotten, If not for her relationship with Naruto, Tsunade might've never taken her as her disciple. And she has a pitifully weak chakra signal, it's like she only have a civilian's chakra level. He was barely able to find her.

Since it was no good trying to recruit them, then he and Azumi will have to team up fighting Kakashi. Maybe he'll pass them, who knows?

As both Hikaru and Azumi appeared in the empty spot of the forest, they saw Kakashi covered in cuts all around his body and he seems quite tired.

”Ne, Kakash-sensei, are you okay? You seem to be pretty beat up, so why don't you just hand over the bells to us?” Azumi told to Kakashi.

”As a Jounin, I can't do that. Try and take it, ” he tried gasping for breath, ”maybe then will you be able to be my cute little students, ” Kakashi seems to be a little out of breath and his chakra is quite low.