By the time Naruto got home, Shiro was already home. Seeing Shiro busy in the kitchen, Naruto finally felt at home. Bai was carefully processing the ingredients in his hand when he was suddenly surrounded by a familiar smell. Bai revealed a sweet smile and said,"You're back!"
"Thank you! Bai, Naruto hugged Bai and greedily smelled Bai's hair.
Bai raised his hand to touch Naruto's face and said,""I should be the one thanking you. I'm very lucky to have met you, Naruto. Go wash your face first. The food will be ready soon.”
Naruto kissed Bai's pretty face again, then let go of her hand and ran to wash her face. There were not many dishes for dinner, but they were delicious. There was also a Chinese dish that Naruto gave Bai. The two of them chatted about today's interesting news while eating dinner. The house was filled with warmth. At night, Bai did not return to her room. Instead, she snuggled up in Naruto's warm embrace and fell asleep comfortably.
The sky was still dark, and the forest behind the school was extremely quiet. Only the sound of flowing water in the river beside it could be heard. The appearance of two figures broke the silence. A cold-looking boy in a blue shirt and white shorts, and a sleepy girl in a red shirt came from two directions. The two of them were Sasuke Uchiha and Haruno Sakura.
The two of them greeted each other. Then, Xiao Ying looked around and asked in confusion,""Hey, Sasuke, are we the only ones here? Naruto and Shiro didn't come? And Teacher Kakashi? The time is up." Sasuke shook his head, put down his backpack, and sat on the ground. She waited quietly. Sakura saw Sasuke's expression and sat down like him, but the two of them sat a little closer. Yes, it was indeed just a little closer. There was only a backpack in the middle.
The sky slowly lit up, but neither Kakashi nor Naruto and Shiro appeared. This made Sakura extremely unhappy. Everyone could see the anger on his face. Even Sasuke looked a little unhappy. Although he did not show it on his face, it was obvious from his deep frown. However, it was not their fault. After all, the two of them had been waiting here since before dawn. It had been more than four hours since the sky was completely bright.
After having breakfast at home, they went to the cutlery shop to get some items and paid the deposit. Then, they slowly walked toward the designated location. Before they left the forest, they heard Xiao Ying's grumbling voice. Naruto and Shiraki just smiled at each other and walked out. Naruto said,""I'm sorry! Bai and I were lost on the road of life, so it took us some time to get here.”
"Naruto, you're late." "The time to gather is five o'clock, and it's already ten o'clock." Xiao Ying stood up. You're almost five hours late.”
"I see, but Teacher Kakashi hasn't arrived yet! This way, I wouldn't be considered late. After all, even if I arrived on time, I could only wait here foolishly for Teacher Kakashi.”When Naruto said this, he felt that the air around him seemed to have become a little heavy. Sasuke and Sakura looked at Naruto angrily. Naruto shrugged helplessly." Alright, alright. I won't say anything." But you guys weren't really waiting here at five o'clock, right?”
"Is there something wrong? "Naruto," Sasuke said as he looked at Naruto.
"That's right! Didn't Teacher Kakashi say that this was the time?”Xiao Ying continued. Bai also looked at Naruto with great interest.
Naruto patted his head and said," There's no problem with the time, but there's a problem with the person who said it. Think about it. This survival drill can be done today, and it can be done tomorrow. Why must it be done today?"”Naruto paused for a moment before continuing," Kakashi-sensei is a very powerful ninja. That's when he's on a mission. But in our situation, as long as it's not an official mission or something urgent, Kakashi-sensei is always late. Thus, Kakashi would definitely be late for such matters. Furthermore, he would definitely be late for a few hours, not just a few minutes or even ten minutes.”
Sakura and Sasuke were stunned, as if they had not expected this. Sakura asked again,""Then Naruto, how did you know about these things?”
"Didn't you do some research beforehand?”Naruto looked at the two of them and said speechlessly. He covered his mouth and looked at Naruto helplessly. Naruto continued,""I don't think anyone knows exactly how strong Teacher Kakashi is. However, I think all the Ninjas in Kanye know that Teacher Kakashi is late. When Teacher Kakashi introduced himself yesterday, he only told us his name. He didn't mention anything else, so I took the time to ask Teacher Iruka. Although Teacher Iruka is only a Chuunin and isn't familiar with Jounin, these things are known to everyone. Teacher Iruka still knows."
"Is that why you came so late?" "Why didn't you tell us?" Xiao Ying clenched her fists tightly.”
"I thought you guys should know, so Shiro and I were able to pick up the cutting tools we ordered yesterday, and we're done here." At this time, Sasuke and Sakura realized that there was a sword (in the shape of a samurai sword) on Naruto's waist, and Shiro was also holding a thousand copies in his hand.
" Then let's wait." Sakura sat back down next to Sasuke helplessly. Naruto and White also found a place to sit down."If Teacher Kakashi wants to test our abilities later, tell Sasuke and Sakura that I'll be the main attacker, Sasuke will be the support, and Bai will be in charge of interference. Sakura will be the final support. Then, he told them to either stay or go back.”
" Okay, Naruto." Although Bai did not understand why Naruto made such an arrangement, Bai had always supported Naruto unconditionally, so he did not ask why.
About an hour later, Kakashi finally appeared. He smiled and said,""Yo, everyone's here."
"Too slow, Teacher Kakashi." Xiao Ying said unhappily.
" Aha, that…cough cough." Kakashi coughed awkwardly and walked to the three upright logs. He placed an alarm clock on the middle log and said,""Now I'll set the ringtone for twelve o'clock.”Following that, Kakashi took out three bells with a red string attached to each of them. He shook them twice, and the bells tinkled. Then, Kakashi continued,"Your mission is to snatch the bell from my hand before the alarm clock rings. Those who didn't get it wouldn't have lunch, and they would have to be tied to a log and watch me eat lunch.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Sakura clutched her stomach, and Sasuke's face revealed a strange expression.‘Gulp, gulp, gulp. Sakura and Sasuke looked embarrassed.
"Oh, aren't you two hungry?" Kakashi asked when he saw that Naruto and Shiro didn't have any reaction.
" I'm sorry, Kakashi-sensei," Naruto shrugged and said." Shiro and I don't have the habit of letting each other go out on an empty stomach, so we ate breakfast before coming here. Also, I heard that you're the king of latecomers, so..." Naruto spread his hands, indicating that this could only be an accident.
"Is that so? Then forget it." Kakashi's face also revealed some awkwardness. After all, it wasn't something to be proud of if his own student told him about his habit of being late. "Alright, let's begin!" As he spoke, Kakashi hung the three bells around his waist.
"Wait a minute." Xiao Ying looked at the three bells on Kakashi's waist and said,""Why are there only two bells? There are four of us.”
"Nothing special? However, because there are only three bells, one of us will definitely not be able to get it, and the person who can't get it will be considered to have failed the mission. Then, at least one or all four of us will be sent back to the academy. That was why Teacher Iruka said that this was a test with a 66% failure rate.”Naruto explained.
"What?!" Sakura was shocked. She looked at Sasuke and then at Naruto and Shiro. Finally, he focused his attention on Kakashi.
"Ah, that's right." Kakashi nodded. Alright, everyone can use their shuriken. It doesn't matter if it's a Kunai or any other method that everyone can think of. If you don't have the determination to kill me, you won't be able to get the bell.”" Alright, it's 11:10 now," Kakashi said after a pause." You guys still have 50 minutes left. Make good use of it." Then, we'll begin."
After Kakashi finished speaking, Naruto nodded to Bai, and the two of them followed Sasuke and Sakura away. Sakura hid in the grass, Sasuke hid in a tree with lush leaves, and Bai hid behind a tree trunk, right between Sasuke and Sakura, while Naruto was closest to Kakashi.
"Not bad! He wondered who would jump out first among the four of them.”Kakashi glanced at the hiding place of Naruto and the other three from the corner of his eye and said to himself. He then reached into his ninja bag and took out a book to read. This book was also known as the 'Paradise of Intimate Affection'.
Naruto knew that White was hiding between Sakura and Sasuke. He made a gesture and nodded when he saw White. Naruto knew that White was ready, so he took out three shurikens from his knife bag and jumped out, shouting," With a 'bang', 9 clones appeared in the air and charged towards Kakashi.
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