Just as Haruto was asking if anyone else wanted to smash eggs, the Root ninja who had barely escaped with half his body crushed finally stumbled back to the underground Root base.
At the entrance, covered in blood and dirt, he staggered forward before collapsing at the door, losing consciousness from exhaustion.
The patrolling Root members quickly carried him to the medical unit, where he was treated immediately.
Hearing the news, Danzo rushed over, his expression darkening when he recognized the man as one of the three agents he had sent to investigate the Golden Egg Shop.
"Lord Danzo!" The Root ninja gasped, his voice weak but determined as he relayed everything he had witnessed inside the shop.
"Your guess was right. The owner of the Golden Egg Shop is a spy from another nation!" The Root ninja blurted out, not hesitating to put a massive accusation on Haruto.
Danzo's eyes narrowed.
"Hmph, I knew it!" he muttered coldly.
"That so-called 'shopkeeper' is just a cover. In reality, he's an expert in space-time ninjutsu!"
"He controlled us before we could even react! That level of skill is far beyond an ordinary ninja!"
The injured Root ninja continued, "When we attempted to detain him for questioning, he refused—and killed my two teammates without hesitation!"
"If Asuma hadn't begged for mercy, I wouldn't be here right now!"
Danzo's expression remained stone-cold, but his mind was already calculating his next move.
"A ninja with such power, yet he willingly stays in a tiny shop, selling golden eggs?
"He must have ulterior motives!"
"Well done," Danzo said flatly, turning away.
As he walked into the shadows of the Root base, his lips curled into a sinister smirk.
"Hiruzen… this is the man you want to befriend?"
"A spy hiding in the heart of Konoha!"
Danzo chuckled to himself.
"This time, not even you can cover this up."
"You, the great Third Hokage, protecting an enemy infiltrator? Let's see how the village reacts to that!"
His plans were set in motion. While toppling Hiruzen immediately was impossible, weakening his influence was a solid first step toward claiming the Hokage's seat for himself.
"It's almost time… The position of Hokage will be mine."
Meanwhile, at Training Ground Three…
Kakashi had finally led Team 7 to their battlefield.
His expression was cold and serious.
"I told you yesterday," he began. "Even though you've passed the Academy's exam and earned your headbands, that doesn't mean you're truly Genin yet."
"You still need to pass my test—only then will I decide if I accept you as my subordinates!"
"Oh, I already know!" Naruto grinned, bouncing excitedly.
Yesterday, he had some doubts about his strength, but now?
After obtaining the Rasengan, he was confident he could pass!
Sasuke and Sakura stood ready as well, both radiating confidence.
Especially Sakura, gripping the brick that Haruto had called a "divine weapon." She was prepared to smash Kakashi in the face at any moment.
Sasuke had already activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, holding an energy potion in his hand—fully prepared to fight.
Kakashi glanced at them and smirked.
"They really think they can win just because of some props?"
"The gap between Genin and Jōnin isn't something that can be bridged just by using a few items," he said.
"Is that so?" Sasuke smirked, his eyes burning with challenge.
"Then let's see for ourselves!"
Without hesitation, he pulled out his strongest item—the Lightning Chakra Armor Experience Card.
This test was too important to him.
If he couldn't even defeat Kakashi, how could he ever dream of killing Itachi?!
The card glowed, turning into a crackling orb of blue lightning that merged into his body.
Instantly, tiny arcs of electricity danced across Sasuke's skin, surrounding him like a storm of lightning snakes.
His entire body radiated raw power.
Kakashi's eye twitched.
"What the hell?!"
He had only meant to scare them, but now Sasuke was going all out.
And that wasn't even the worst part.
"Hah! Sasuke, you sneaky bastard!" Naruto shouted, rushing forward.
"I'm not letting you take all the glory!"
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
A wave of smoke erupted as dozens of clones appeared, each holding a Rasengan and charging straight at Kakashi.
Sakura, a step behind, blinked in surprise.
Before she could even react, Naruto and Sasuke were already in battle mode.
But—
BZZT!
The moment Naruto's clones got close, they were obliterated by the lightning arcs around Sasuke's body.
Even Naruto himself collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.
"Wh-what the hell?!" Naruto wheezed.
Sakura's eyes widened.
"That lightning… it's terrifying!"
She now fully understood what Haruto meant when he said the Golden Egg rewards were extraordinary.
Despite being just a Genin, Sasuke—powered by the Lightning Chakra Armor—was forcing Kakashi back!
Sasuke fought relentlessly, bombarding Kakashi with Ninjutsu while constantly replenishing his chakra with the energy potions he had won.
With one side gaining power while the other was slowly drained, even an elite Jōnin like Kakashi was struggling.
Sasuke smirked.
"So this is the legendary Jōnin-level strength?" he mocked. "Doesn't seem that impressive to me."
Kakashi sighed, dodging another attack.
"Cocky brat."
Yes, Sasuke was powerful—but he lacked teamwork.
The moment he activated the Lightning Armor, he had eliminated Naruto from the fight, shocking him without even thinking.
"He reminds me too much of myself at that age…"
Kakashi's sharingan glowed beneath his forehead protector.
"Time to put him in his place."
"Hmph, you're still far from ready," Kakashi muttered.
He vanished in a blur of movement, preparing to turn the tide of battle.
End of the Chapter.
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