i am kimimaro

After a brief taijutsu exchange, Naruto was completely overwhelmed.

Taijutsu has always been the specialty of the Kaguya clan, and Kimimaro has not neglected his taijutsu training all these years.

He has mastered the Kaguya style taijutsu to a considerable degree, incorporating every move into his instincts.

To deal with Naruto now, Kimimaro doesn't even need to use the Kaguya Dance. Just his basic punches and kicks are enough to easily suppress him.

"Damn, this guy is so strong. In taijutsu alone, I'm no match for him at all. Then..."

Naruto crossed his fingers and formed a hand seal!

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Nine shadow clones appeared around Kimimaro, surrounding him.

"Human wave tactics?"

Kimimaro muttered to himself. Such tactics can only bully those weaker than him.

They are useless against opponents of the same level.

Unless there is some special coordinated attack.

Like multi-person combos or formations.

But Naruto clearly hasn't trained in that area.

This Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is just a gang-up tactic.

"Everyone, attack!"

Naruto shouted, and together with his original body, a total of ten people attacked.

The shadow clones attacked alternately, but there was basically no coordination between them.

Kimimaro shook his head slightly.

"Full of openings."

He stepped back, dodging the incoming punch, and his right hand suddenly reached out, grabbing the shadow clone's arm, fixing his body, and his left hand formed a fist, punching out!

It hit the shadow clone's ribs.

With a bang, the shadow clone immediately disappeared.

Kimimaro didn't even look, he lowered his body, just dodging the fist behind him.

Then, his right leg kicked back!

Hitting the abdomen!

Another bang!

Another shadow clone down!

Using the remaining force from the kick, Kimimaro turned his body and stood up, his right fist clenched, hitting a charging shadow clone!

Three down!

His legs moved, a mid-air sweep kick, hitting two people in the face.

Five down!

Left and right punches crossed!

Seven down!

Turning fists into blades!

Two palm strikes slashed at the necks.

Nine down!

In an instant, all nine shadow clones disappeared, leaving only Naruto's original body.

Kimimaro formed a sword with his fingers and pointed it at his forehead.

A drop of cold sweat slid down Naruto's temple.

The gap!

A real gap.

Their taijutsu skills were worlds apart, not even on the same level.

Gulp.

Naruto swallowed, his face full of disbelief.

They were about the same age, how could their strength be so different?

The two fingers on Naruto's forehead felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.

A powerful sense of oppression emanated from the fingertips.

If Kimimaro wanted to take his life, it would be a matter of moments.

Kakashi's eyes widened.

His gaze fell on the ground where the two were fighting.

The ground was full of footprints, mostly left by Naruto and his shadow clones, while Kimimaro's footprints remained within a circle with a diameter of only one meter.

This meant that every move he made had minimal movement and was completely under his control.

He even predicted which direction Naruto would attack from.

Or rather, he deliberately exposed openings, making Naruto think there was an opportunity to attack.

However, all of this was an illusion created by Kimimaro.

Those movements were bait, luring him in step by step, and then counterattacking.

This was normally a difficult task, but Kimimaro incorporated these movements into his taijutsu.

This way, his movements could be done without any excess.

Even dodging and counterattacking were just right.

Such taijutsu amazed Kakashi.

The technique was almost perfect, the only things left to improve were speed and power.

"You're welcome."

Kimimaro smiled slightly and lowered his sword fingers.

Naruto felt the pressure disappear and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your taijutsu is amazing, you must have trained very hard."

Naruto's face was full of admiration.

Such strength must have come from hard work.

"It's alright. To survive in this world, you have to work hard."

Hearing this, Kakashi carefully looked at Kimimaro.

Being able to say such words meant that this young man's past was extraordinary.

A powerful young man with a mysterious past.

It was a character setting that easily attracted people to want to understand him.

The boy who pretended to be from the Mist Anbu was like this, and now this Sound ninja boy was the same.

Kakashi understood such people quite well.

Because he was once one of them.

"Naruto, why are you fighting with someone?"

Sakura and Sasuke returned, just in time to see the scene of the two fighting.

Kimimaro's strength also shocked them.

"You're back. This is Kimimaro, a Genin from the Sound Village. I just had a spar with him, hahaha."

Naruto enthusiastically introduced, and Kimimaro's gaze swept over Sakura and landed on Sasuke.

"This guy... is so strong."

Their eyes met, and Sasuke frowned, feeling a sense of comparison.

At this moment, he was eager for power. Whenever he encountered a strong peer, he wanted to compete to confirm whether his growth rate was qualified.

The genius of the Uchiha clan has always been invincible among his peers.

"So handsome..."

Sakura exclaimed.

"Hello, my name is Kimimaro, a Genin from the Sound Village."

Kimimaro extended a friendly hand towards them.

Sakura shook his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Haruno Sakura, a Genin from Konoha. Nice to meet you."

"Congratulations, tourist, the photo was successful. You have obtained the Power Clow Card. It enhances strength with the power of your will. The stronger your will, the stronger the power."

The Power Clow Card suited Sakura quite well.

I wonder which is stronger compared to her monstrous strength.

After interacting with three members of the main group, they finally obtained something useful.

If it were another useless reward, Kimimaro would feel like this trip was a waste.

Releasing Sakura's hand, he reached out to Sasuke.

"Uchiha... Sasuke."

Sasuke said his name coldly and proudly.

The Uchiha surname was the glory he was most proud of.

"Congratulations, tourist, the photo was successful. You have obtained a Sharingan fragment, current quantity: two."

Another Sharingan fragment?

Kimimaro complained inwardly, but he became more curious about this so-called Sharingan.

Both Sasuke and Kakashi's photo rewards were Sharingan fragments, indicating that this Sharingan must be something special.

"Now that everyone knows each other, the following cooperation will be much easier."

At this time, Kakashi spoke.

"Kakashi-sensei, what's going on?"

Sakura asked curiously.

After going out for a while, they came back with a temporary teammate as handsome as Sasuke. Of course, she was curious.

Kakashi then explained the situation to the two of them.

Learning that Kimimaro was actually from the Sound Village, Sasuke and Sakura became curious.

A small village that had just emerged not long ago could actually cultivate such a powerful Genin.

This village was not simple.

(End of Chapter)