**Chapter 14: Who Still Honestly Forms Hand Seals? You're Right, Kisame!**
However, even the powerful Hatake Kakashi appeared stretched to the limit when facing Uchiha Itachi or Orochimaru, who appeared in the previous video. It was obvious that the rank of these two was higher than Hatake Kakashi's, and not just by a little bit.
If Hatake Kakashi himself was inferior to Uchiha Itachi, then when Sasuke became Kakashi's student in the future, would it still be possible to obtain power surpassing Uchiha Itachi?
At this moment, he was incomparably pessimistic.
Perhaps there was a reason why the future Orochimaru was so certain that Sasuke would seek him out for power.
Although he was an avenger who would even give up his soul for revenge, as long as there was even a sliver of a way, he wouldn't give up on himself unless he was completely desperate.
Just as Hatake Kakashi was analyzing Uchiha Itachi's series of moves, Uchiha Itachi merely said nonchalantly, "As expected of Hatake Kakashi. Your insight is extraordinary."
As soon as his voice fell, Uchiha Itachi's shadow clone had already appeared behind Hatake Kakashi, piercing him through with a shuriken.
"Shadow Clone? That hand seal speed was too fast," Yuhi Kurenai said in shock.
Fortunately, the Hatake Kakashi in front of her also turned into a puddle of water and disappeared from the spot.
"Water Clone? Hmph, the Copy Ninja really has learned all our village's Ninjutsu," Hoshigaki Kisame said, also shocked by Hatake Kakashi's variety of Ninjutsu and hand seal speed.
In the video, Hatake Kakashi had already hidden beneath the water surface. He handed a shuriken to Yuhi Kurenai, but before she could launch an attack, Hatake Kakashi suddenly tackled her away to a distance.
"That's a Shadow Clone," Hatake Kakashi realized instantly. Even the Uchiha Itachi in front of them was just a Shadow Clone.
Just as his words fell, Uchiha Itachi's Shadow Clone exploded instantly, creating monstrous waves.
This series of battles of wits and courage shocked Uchiha Sasuke outside the screen. It made him feel even more strongly: *What exactly am I learning in the Ninja Academy?*
Compared to these true ninja—no, the outstanding ones among ninja—his strength wasn't worth mentioning at all.
Any random person in there possessed the strength to instantly kill him.
"Damn it, is my strength actually this vulnerable?" Uchiha Sasuke clenched his fists. Was the strength of him, a descendant of the Uchiha, truly so worthless?
At this rate, how long would it take to avenge his clan? When would he be able to restore the glory of the Uchiha clan?
At this time, a comment from Reo floated across the top of the video.
[I have to say, this early battle between One-Hit-Seven and Hatake 50/50 was very exciting. All sorts of wits and courage were used. At least they still knew how to honestly form hand seals, unlike later on where the great villain Hoshigaki Kisame is made to look like an honest man by comparison.
Who still honestly forms hand seals, am I right, Kisame?
Unlike later, where every single one of them summons a Gundam, and no one forms hand seals anymore. Is this still a battle between ninja? They're about to cultivate immortality soon, right?]
Seeing the mockery in these words, Hatake Kakashi was also a bit speechless. This Reo's mischievous taste was a bit too heavy. What did he mean by "honestly forming hand seals"? Wasn't forming hand seals to perform Ninjutsu basic common sense?
Didn't the teachers at the Ninja Academy teach him that when he was a student?
And let's not even talk about calling Kisame an "honest man."
This was a super vicious man rumored to have assassinated the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist and the Daimyo of the Land of Water. Hmm? Doesn't this experience sound a bit familiar? Why does it seem like another person did the same?
That's right, that person was Zabuza, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the wielder of the Kubikiribōchō (Executioner's Blade).
It was said that he also committed the heinous crime of assassinating the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist back then and only fled the village in the end.
Thinking of the Hidden Mist Village's "Blood Mist" policy, who knows how many such terrifying killing machines were cultivated? When ninja aren't treated as humans at all, a backlash from the killing machines is only a matter of time.
There are only seven Ninja Swordsmen in total, each an outstanding figure of the Hidden Mist. Yet, two of them tried to assassinate the Mizukage. One can imagine how unpopular this Mizukage was.
His gaze returned to the screen. He saw himself standing with his back to Uchiha Itachi, the sky filled with water spray from the Shadow Clone's explosion just now.
"Don't be careless. He's someone who became an Anbu squad leader at thirteen," Hatake Kakashi turned and warned cautiously.
"I didn't expect him to be this strong," Sarutobi Asuma said in shock.
"No, this is just the tip of the iceberg," Hatake Kakashi said calmly.
He recalled the days when he worked with Uchiha Itachi.
Outside the screen, hearing these words, Uchiha Sasuke clenched his fists even tighter.
He also attended the Ninja Academy, so of course, he knew that the Anbu was a gathering place for the village elites. At minimum, one had to be an Elite Chunin to qualify for joining.
And that was just for ordinary Anbu members. Let alone someone who could become a squad leader within it; it was said they all possessed strength equivalent to no less than a Special Jonin, or even a Jonin.
In other words, Uchiha Itachi had combat power comparable to a Jonin at the age of thirteen. And what about himself?
Currently, he was afraid he couldn't even deal with the Chunin teachers in the school.
In the video, Uchiha Itachi said, "You aren't an Uchiha, yet you can utilize the Sharingan to this extent. However, your body is not unique to the Uchiha clan; it cannot adapt to the Sharingan."
"Just as he said, using it for a little while leaves me exhausted." Hatake Kakashi naturally understood this logic.
Usually, even without actively using the Sharingan, just having it open consumed a lot of his chakra. Let alone using it for combat; after just a short while, his chakra levels would hit the warning line.
This was why he had thoroughly transformed into a high-attack, high-speed assassin ninja.
If he couldn't resolve the opponent in a short time, he might be resolved by the opponent.
"Do you know why the Uchiha clan is called the strongest and feared by people?" Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes and said. "I will show you the true power of the Sharingan, the Kekkei Genkai."
When he opened his eyes again, they had thoroughly transformed into the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Among the three facing him, only Hatake Kakashi realized something and shouted hurriedly, "Could it be... Not good! You two, absolutely do not look at his eyes!"
Hearing his words, Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai obediently closed their eyes. They trusted Hatake Kakashi very much. If Hatake Kakashi said so, then there was truly a problem.