At the training ground of Konoha Village, Uchiha Sasuke hid in the dense bushes, using the surrounding environment to conceal his body.

It was a rare opportunity to practice combat with Kakashi, and it was something he had been looking forward to for a long time. When Genin became a thing of the past, it was only natural to set his sights on higher things. Testing how big the gap was between himself as a Chunin and a Jonin was, it was a great opportunity to confirm the difference in strength between himself and Uchiha Itachi.

All the movements around are under the surveillance of the three-magatama Sharingan. As long as Kakashi Hatake shows a flaw, he will be attacked by Sasuke immediately.

Suddenly, there was a sound of several thousand swords piercing through the leaves from behind. Sasuke quickly turned over to avoid them. With the help of gravity, Sasuke, who was in free fall, flipped his palms, and the shuriken shot out and wrapped around the thick tree trunk next to him. Then he pulled hard, moved his body sideways quickly, turned in the air, and landed steadily on the ground. Several kunai had just flown over and stuck in the ground where Sasuke was supposed to land.

Following the direction of the noise he had just felt, he threw out several kunai with detonating tags on them. After a series of explosions, there was still no sign of Kakashi Hatake.

"Change direction so quickly?"

Sasuke breathed heavily and was alert to the direction where he might be attacked.

The battle between the two was not long. This time, it was Sasuke who asked Kakashi to fight with all his strength to see the true gap between himself and the senior ninja.

From the beginning, he was completely suppressed. He ran, hid, was discovered, fought back to no avail, and ran again. In this meaningless consumption, he was forced into a desperate situation. He still had a lot of physical strength left, and his speed of full-strength burst was not necessarily slower than Kakashi, but he couldn't even touch the corner of his opponent's clothes.

In the fighting atmosphere created by Kakashi, his psychological pressure became greater and greater, which reflected on his body and made him feel extremely tired.

In the Chunin Exam, he used this method to defeat powerful enemies one after another. However, when facing Kakashi, the situation was completely reversed. The strength that he was proud of was really vulnerable in front of the serious Jonin.

"Fully passive!"

The real fighting style of the jonin made his previous understanding a little inadequate.

A fair duel? Powerful ninjutsu? Or the grace and ease with which one completely crushes his opponent?

Sasuke smiled bitterly. The moment he realized how naive he was, he realized how powerless he was. A serious jonin couldn't even hurt the other party. There was no fairness in the contest between hunter and prey.

Just then, a chakra wave entered Sasuke's perception.

"Chidori Sharp Spear!"

The silver lightning spear pierced through the ground not far away and sank several meters into the ground. A figure dodged the Chidori spear, emerged from the ground, and rushed towards Sasuke.

"I got tricked half a year ago, but it won't work this time."

With his arms crossed, Sasuke calmly waited for Kakashi's attack. It was too frustrating to fight without even being able to see anyone. On the contrary, this kind of close-range confrontation might give him a better chance.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning ran along the ground in front of him and burst out from the pit where Kakashi emerged. It was so close that it was in front of him in the blink of an eye.

"Oh no, this is bad!"

Sasuke, whose attention was drawn, was caught off guard and hit by the lightning.

"Thunder escape - ground walk!"

The power of the ninjutsu is not very strong. For Sasuke who is good at lightning escape, it only takes a moment to be unhindered. But in such a short moment in the battle, the winner is clear. Kakashi's Konoha fluid technique landed on Sasuke, and Sasuke, who was paralyzed by lightning escape for a moment, was defeated without suspense. A Chunin was hit by a close combo of Jonin, how could he have a chance to turn the tables?

When Sasuke fell to the ground helplessly, a figure emerged from the ground, and Kakashi, who was guarding him, turned into chakra smoke and dissipated.

"Lightning Release, I know more than just Chidori!"

Kakashi slowly walked towards Sasuke who was no longer able to resist.

"Your inherent impression has made you take it for granted what my strength is like. Your previous training has given you the illusion that you can fight me, but you lose your composure just because of a tiny difference in fighting style!"

"Have you been letting me win before?" Sasuke asked unwillingly.

"Letting you win?" Hatake Kakashi laughed. "It's not like I let you win. For a ninja of a certain level, it's necessary to keep some trump cards. In the past, I was just competing with you in the most ideal fighting style. But real combat is always full of surprises."

At this point, Kakashi suddenly remembered something.

"I once encountered a strong enemy during a mission. We fought fiercely in a swamp for a long time. In the end, he used a fire escape technique. Unfortunately, the swamp gas in the mud where he was located exploded, and a huge bubble was ignited. Then he was seriously injured by the swamp gas explosion ignited by his own fire escape technique, and fell into the mud and was swallowed to death. Isn't it ridiculous?"

Anyone who could fight with Hatake Kakashi must be a powerful person, but it is hard to believe that he died in such an ignominious way.

This time, Uchiha Sasuke had a deep understanding of the role of rich combat experience in actual combat. In the past, he and Kakashi were able to fight back and forth. It cannot be said that Kakashi was letting Sasuke win, but he just did not regard Sasuke as an enemy.

"It's not just strength. The right time, right place, right people, and even the vagueness of luck are all important factors in determining victory or defeat. When you have enough means to deal with various changes and enemies of different styles, you will suddenly realize that this is what combat experience is all about!"

"Been taught a lesson!"

After resting for a while, Sasuke struggled to get up and said somewhat unhappily.

"Don't be so serious. Even if you are a Chunin, you are still my student..."

Kakashi took out a storage scroll, spread it out and released the contents. A long sword with an ancient shape appeared in front of Sasuke.

"Come and try it to see if it works!"

Sasuke did not hold back, he picked up the sword, grasped the hilt, exerted a little force, and the sword flew out.

Unlike most long swords with shiny silver blades, this long sword is bright red.

"The smell of blood, this is a murderous sword!"

"It seems you are satisfied, that's good!"

"Is this mine?"

Sasuke reached out and touched the blade. A small gap appeared on the edge of his palm. Drops of blood appeared on his palm, staining the narrow sword blade.

“Very sharp, nice!”

"A gift for winning the Chunin Exam and advancing to the next level. I hope you can make good use of it!"