Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

“Who's there?!”

In the Forest of Death, after hearing the rustling from deep within the bushes, Karin abruptly shouted, then quickly focused her Sensor Technique in all directions.

Naruto and Sasuke are no longer ignorant people. Upon hearing Karin's shout, they immediately took out their kunai, backs against each other while scanning their surroundings.

“Your vigilance is seriously lacking.”

Three figures slowly emerged from the bushes, led by a handsome man in white clothes, with long hair and white eyes.

Behind him were a boy and a girl. The boy had a crew cut, thick eyebrows, and wore a tight green combat suit. The girl wore a white cheongsam, with two buns on her head, looking delicate and lovely.

The three were none other than Neji, Lee and Tenten from Team 3.

“It’s you!” Sasuke recognized the tight-fitting green man at a glance. After all, it’s hard to forget people with such flashy attire.

Lee stepped forward, his eyes shining brightly as he observed Naruto and Sasuke back and forth, and then he said: “I am Rock Lee! I am here to challenge you!”

“Challenge us? Not to snatch the scroll?” Naruto asked, relaxing slightly after confirming that they were also Shinobi from Konoha by looking at their forehead protectors.

‘Scroll?’

Lee blinked his shiny black eyes twice and said: “If you can defeat me, I'll hand over our team's scroll to you!”

Slap!

Next to him, Tenten immediately pulled out her paper fan and fiercely smacked Lee on the head, then complained angrily: “Don't make decisions on your own, Lee!!”

“Ah, it hurts, it hurts…”

Lee rubbed his head and grimaced, but the light in his eyes was extremely firm, and finally, he even bent over ninety degrees, “Regardless, please accept my challenge, Uchiha Sasuke and Namikaze Naruto!”

Hearing this, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged glances.

If Lee and his team had rushed in to fight them directly, they would have surely used their full strength to confront them. But now that Lee was being so polite, they felt a bit awkward about attacking him.

Fortunately, Sasuke was sharp-minded. He stepped back with his hands in his pockets and said, “Naruto, I’ll leave it to you.”

“Huh? Why me?” Naruto protested dissatisfiedly.

“You're the strongest in our team, so naturally, you should take action.” Sasuke said with a smile.

“Hahaha, you finally admit that I'm stronger than you!”

Naruto is overjoyed. With a joyful mood, he confidently walked up to Lee and said, “Bring it on, I accept your challenge.”

“Great!”

Lee is also overjoyed. He immediately assumed a stance, his eyes sparkling, “Namikaze Naruto, here I go!!”

“Come on, come on, I…”

“Hah!!”

Lee threw a straight punch, and the punch hit Naruto square in the eye.

Bang!!!

Naruto was sent flying, and his head was buzzing in midair. Before he could even land, his eyes already rolled back, and he fainted.

“Naruto…”

Karin quickly rushed over to catch him, but due to the inertia, she stumbled backward with Naruto, taking five or six steps before stopping in a stable position.

‘So strong!!’

Sasuke’s pupils shrank.

‘Although that fool Naruto is careless and underestimate the enemy, that guy can knock Naruto out with a punch. The strength of that guy named Lee can’t be underestimated!’

Seeing this, Neji’s mouth showed a trace of disdain, ‘Being praised by his companions a couple of times made him too arrogant, and he became negligent in facing enemies. It's really hard to imagine that he's the son of the Yellow Flash.’

“It’s your turn!” Lee turned his head and looked towards Sasuke.

Although he was a little surprised that he knocked Naruto down with a punch, but thinking of his crazy training in the past few years, his heart quickly returned to calm.

“Karin, take care of Naruto.” Sasuke instructed as he stepped forward, and his two dark pupils suddenly turned into scarlet Sharingan!

“Sasuke-kun, be careful!” Karin, holding Naruto, looked at Sasuke with a mix of nervousness and worry. Hesitating for a moment, she forcefully inserted her thumb into Naruto's mouth, then squeezed his upper and lower jaws.

‘So gross…’ Karin grimaced in disgust.

“Sharingan, the Kekkei Genkai of Uchiha Clan!”

Lee’s expression tightened, and he immediately stomped on the ground and shot towards Sasuke with a fierce whirlwind kick: “Leaf Great Whirlwind!!!”

‘I see it!’

Sasuke lightly laughed as he quickly dodged Lee's leg wind, then countered with an identical whirlwind kick: “Leaf Great Whirlwind!!!”

“What?” Lee's face changed slightly upon seeing this. Before he could react, Sasuke's kick struck his arm, sending him rolling more than ten meters away.

“How is it possible?” Tenten was startled, looking at Sasuke in disbelief.

‘Leaf Great Whirlwind is Guy-sensei’s self-created Taijutsu. Even though we are Guy-sensei's students, only Lee had mastered this move. How could Uchiha Sasuke know it too?’

“This should be his Sharingan’s ability.”

Neji looked Sasuke’s eyes and analyzed, “I've heard from Guy-sensei that Kakashi, the Military Police Force’s Captain, used Sharingan to copy nearly a thousand Ninjutsu, becoming the Copy Ninja whose name shakes the Shinobi World. The ability of Uchiha Sasuke’s Sharingan should be similar to Kakashi's, but Kakashi's ability is copying Ninjutsu, while his is copying Taijutsu.”

“Even Taijutsu can be copied?”

Tenten was shocked, then immediately said worriedly, “Neji, won’t Lee lose? And you, if you fought in hand to hand combat with him, will your Gentle Fist also be copied?”

“Gentle Fist can only unleash its maximum power through the Byakugan, so you don't need to worry about me.”

Neji explained. Then, he looked towards Lee who stood up again and said, “As for whether Lee will lose, who knows.”

“Uchiha Sasuke, you are very strong. I’ll have to be a little serious now!”

Lee adjusted his posture and calmed his breath, “Here I come!!!”

Bang!!

The earth cracked as Lee broke through the air with a powerful reactive force, then he suddenly appeared in front of Sasuke, “Leaf Strong Whirlwind!!!”

Sasuke narrowed his Sharingan, tightly focusing on Lee's every move. Under Sharingan’s dynamic vision, Lee’s movements were as clear as slow-motion. His muscle exertion and his breathing rhythm are all exposed in Sasuke's view.

‘Copy successful!’

At that moment, a hint of arrogance crossed Sasuke's eyes; ‘Leaf Strong Whirlwind, just this!’

‘Then, the next step is to beat you with your own moves!’

Sasuke was about to dodge, but at a critical moment, he found that his body seemed to be a little unresponsive.

‘Is it because my body cannot keep up with my vision and reaction speed?’

‘No!’

‘It’s because this guy’s speed has become faster!’

‘It’s bad!’

Just as the thought crossed his mind, Lee suddenly accelerated and kicked Sasuke. His leg, reinforced with the hidden weights, intimately connected with Sasuke's face.

Bang!!!

Sasuke’s face was deformed by Lee's kick, blood splattering as Sasuke's eyes rolled back, cleanly knocked out.

“Sasuke-kun!!!” Seeing Sasuke following Naruto’s footsteps, Karin decisively pushed Naruto aside, then rushed towards her prince charming, and then put her thumb in his mouth.

‘Hmm… does this count as indirect…?’

Karin couldn't help but let her imagination run wild uncontrollably at the critical moment.

“I won!”

Lee landed on the ground lightly, looked at Sasuke, who was lying motionless in Karin’s arms, and his eyes gleaming with excitement.

‘My hard work for so many years has not been in vain.’

‘Even if I only have talent in Taijutsu, even if I can’t use any of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, but, but, with Taijutsu alone, I can still become an outstanding Shinobi!!’

‘I will never lose to anyone!’

With this in mind, Lee suddenly turned his head and looked towards Neji!

Neji ignored his gaze, turned around expressionlessly, and casually ordered: “Take their scroll, we're leaving.”

“This…” Tenten felt a bit embarrassed, “You didn't mention anything about taking their scroll before.”

“Do you want me to do it myself?” Neji tilted his head slightly, with a trace of aloofness and superiority on his face.

“Whose scroll did you say you want to take away?”

But at this time, Naruto, who had bitten Karin, slowly climbed up from the ground. The injuries on his cheeks seemed to have disappeared!

Naruto touched his face, feeling a bit strange, ‘Was the injury just now an illusion? Whatever, let's deal with this weird guy first?’

“Namikaze Naruto, you've already lost.”

Neji spoke coldly, “Although you are the son of Yellow Flash, you didn’t inherit his talent at all. the end, you're just an ordinary person. Don't fantasize about challenging a genius, even if…”

‘Even if Lee is not genius.’

‘But with his efforts, he's not someone you, a useless second-generation Shinobi, can compare to!’

“What are you talking about?” Naruto shook his head and looked at Karin and Sasuke after confirming that he felt no discomfort. “Karin, what happened with that idiot Sasuke?”

“He passed out, but his injuries aren't serious. Don’t worry.” Karin held onto Sasuke, squeezing his upper and lower jaws while making faces at Naruto.

“Geez, I guess I have to handle everything in the end.”

Naruto put his hands in his pockets, about to say something show off a bit, but after remembering he was knocked out cold with a single punch earlier, he quickly formed hand seal, “This time, it’s my turn, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!”

Bang~ Bang~ Bang~ Bang~ Bang~ Bang~……