Chapter 39: Naruto Must Be Tied to the Post - The White Eyed Princess of Konoha

### Chapter 39: Naruto Must Be Tied to the Post Kakashi had no intention of explaining further, and Hinata wasn't going to give him the chance or time for any explanations either. "Sasuke!" Hinata called out, immediately unleashing a palm strike toward Kakashi. Sasuke swiftly formed seals, and while Kakashi dodged the strike with his footing unsteady, Sasuke took advantage by launching a massive fireball at him. *Boom—* The fireball collided with something and exploded, filling the area with a thick mist and sharply reducing visibility. Naruto, a bit dumbfounded, said, "Sasuke, that was intense! Do you think you might have finished off Kakashi-sensei?" 'Slap!' Hinata delivered a smack to the back of Naruto's head, exasperated. "Don't waste time with useless talk during a fight!" "Oh! Oh!" Naruto nodded quickly, acknowledging his mistake. Forming seals with his hands, he shouted, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" 'Slap!' Hinata slapped Naruto’s head again, dispelling one of his clones as she weakly commented, "Don't shout your moves out loud for the enemy to hear!" Hinata felt drained. Naruto and Sasuke were still too naive at this point. What was this? A savior's training program? Then what did that make her? A babysitter? A nanny? Hundreds of Narutos appeared simultaneously, all of them shouting, "Kakashi-sensei isn't here, not here either. Where did he go?" Hinata couldn't help but facepalm. Really, with her Byakugan, there was no need for Naruto to scout for Kakashi. Creating a multitude of clones was supposed to exhaust Kakashi’s stamina and chakra, not for reconnaissance! It was a chaotic mess. Hinata, using her Byakugan, couldn't locate Kakashi, and immediately warned Sasuke, "Sasuke, watch your feet! Kakashi-sensei is below us!" "Too late!" Kakashi's arm emerged from beneath Hinata and Sasuke, grabbing their legs and pulling them underground, leaving only their heads above ground. Hinata: "..." How careless! Kakashi had tried several times to eliminate Naruto and Sasuke first, then face Hinata one-on-one. Although Hinata predicted Kakashi might be underground, she assumed that with Naruto's shadow clones for protection and her own strength, Kakashi would only target Sasuke. But who would have thought that Kakashi would include her in his plans too, using a simple C-rank jutsu to take them all down at once. The Head Hunter Jutsu was a trapping jutsu of the Earth Release, requiring complex conditions, which is why it wasn't a mainstream technique. However, if one were caught, escaping was significantly hard. Hinata attempted, but the surrounding soil was heavily imbued with chakra, making it too sturdy for simple brute force escape. Yet, for a Hyuga clan ninja, most confinement techniques were pointless. By expelling chakra like she would for the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, Hinata broke free from the soil instantaneously and jumped back onto the ground. Kakashi was busy eliminating Naruto’s shadow clones when Hinata forced him back with another palm strike, calling out, "Naruto, have a few clones dig Sasuke out!" Multiple Narutos responded simultaneously, "Got it!" Hinata gleefully grinned at Kakashi and said, "That Earth Release technique of yours must have consumed a lot of chakra!" Kakashi: "..." Although the Head Hunter Jutsu was merely a low-level technique, it required no chakra to trap a genin like Sasuke in typical soil. But since Hinata possessed jonin-level strength, Kakashi had to reinforce the soil with chakra for it to be sturdy enough to trap her. Kakashi rolled his eyes, exhaustedly murmuring, "I didn't think you'd master the Revolving Heaven as well... seriously... so tiring!" Seeing an opening, Hinata quickly suggested, "How about Kakashi-sensei just lets us pass this test!" To save themselves some embarrassment! After all, it was just a test; Kakashi couldn't use lethal force on the three of them, introducing numerous limitations. As long as Kakashi couldn't restrict Hinata's movements, no matter what he did to Naruto and Sasuke, Hinata would always rescue them. In a true life-and-death battle, Naruto and Sasuke would have been defeated long ago, leaving only Hinata to face Kakashi one-on-one. But if Kakashi let them pass now, where would that leave his dignity as a teacher? At least, someone needed to end up tied to a post! Seeing that Kakashi seemed truly serious now, Hinata felt a touch regretful. In hindsight, she should have discussed tactics with Naruto and Sasuke the day before. Though Kakashi was reserved, he was still a jonin; the Sexy Jutsu wouldn't easily faze him. Meanwhile, Sasuke had already been excavated by Naruto and stood beside Hinata. Hinata observed Kakashi with her Byakugan while devising a strategy, "Kakashi-sensei's chakra is limited, and his left eye consumes a lot of it. If we engage in an endurance battle, we'll definitely win. He might even end up in the hospital for a few days!" Kakashi sarcastically retorted, "Are young girls this unkind now? You guys aren't seriously planning to send your teacher to the hospital, are you?" At the same time, Kakashi thought to himself, "After this test, I should really get my kidney checked at the hospital!" Naruto eagerly shouted, "Leave it to me! Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto's shadow clones seemed endless, as hundreds of them swarmed Kakashi, pulling at his nose, face, and body, even trying to tear him apart. Uh... they actually did tear him apart — but it was only one of Kakashi's shadow clones. Hinata scanned the forest with her Byakugan, calling out, "He's in the forest!" Hinata, Sasuke, and Naruto dashed toward the forest, with Hinata and Sasuke in the lead and dozens of Narutos trailing behind. Naruto's clones couldn't sustain much longer, dissipating one by one into puffs of smoke as they ran. "Hmm? Why is there one more clone?" Naruto formed a seal, "Release!" Two Narutos awkwardly locked eyes; one quickly fell to the ground! Kakashi undid his Transformation Jutsu, wiping sweat from his forehead, and said with some relief, "Finally caught one, now to tie him to the post." 'Poof!' The Kakashi in the forest was dispelled, prompting Sasuke to frown and say grimly, "Another clone?" Hinata covered her mouth in surprise, "Oh no, where's Naruto?" Sasuke glanced back, stating coldly, "Could he have been ambushed?" Hinata clenched her fist, exclaiming in frustration, "Darn it, Kakashi-sensei must have mixed in with Naruto's clones just now, we fell for it!" Hinata scanned with her Byakugan and indeed, Naruto was already tied to a post. As for Kakashi, that unscrupulous fellow was currently perched atop the log to which Naruto was tied. Hinata waved and called out, "Let's go rescue Naruto!" Sasuke nodded, having recognized the real objective of this survival exercise, and naturally wouldn't abandon Naruto!