507 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

Regarding the fact that Shinichi had seen through their thoughts, Kiyosuke actually hadn't realized it, and he nodded in satisfaction.

"As expected of my son, he really takes after me."

Kakashi said helplessly, "Even though he saw through it, they didn't act as they should have. Shinichi is just like you were as a kid; he likes to fight alone. But you did it because your destructive power was too astonishing. This kid just purely likes working solo. And Boruto likes playing the hero. These are their flaws."

"Yeah."

Kiyosuke nodded, patted his son's face, and said,

"He lacks combat experience, but he's much stronger than before. Also, he isn't too reckless; he knows how to fight."

He turned his head. "Since you're here, don't hide. I can 'see' you very clearly."

"As expected, I can't fool you."

Covered in injuries, Mitsuki jumped down from the tree, smiling as he spoke.

"If you appear here, that means Shino lost."

"Yes, Shino-sensei is very strong. I had to use that power."

Shino's strength exceeded Mitsuki's expectations, forcing him to use a power he had never used before.

"I see. No shame in losing then."

Mitsuki was Orochimaru's finest artificial human and could use Sage power. It was extremely powerful. Kiyosuke had learned about it from Orochimaru before; it was similar to the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode, but it seemed to be something Orochimaru created himself.

Orochimaru really has mastered core technology!

Shino was strong, but losing to Mitsuki with Sage power wasn't shameful at all. However, facing his own student, he likely held back on the truly lethal moves.

Mitsuki's condition wasn't optimistic either. Although his injuries weren't fatal, they affected his movement.

"You want to take us on?"

Kiyosuke asked.

"How could I? I'm not your opponent, but I want to rescue them."

Mitsuki smiled. Kakashi suddenly jumped up, grabbing Boruto, while Shinichi was also grabbed by Kiyosuke.

"I told you, I can see very clearly."

Iwabe, who had just used Earth Release, clicked his tongue. Mitsuki said,

"Plan failed. Retreat for now."

Those two were impossible to fight head-on, so they could only go back for now and think of another way.

"Un, let's see if those kids can group up and snatch them back. We'll change the previous plan a bit," Kiyosuke said.

"Alright."

Kakashi agreed and walked up to Shinichi.

"As insurance, let's seal your son's chakra first."

"You know the Five Elements Seal?"

"I learned it from the Third before."

He was also a genius with all seven chakra natures, though he specialized in Lightning and Earth Release. He had once learned the Five Elements Seal from the Third, and now it came in handy.

Wind, Fire, Water, Lightning, Earth—five types of chakra natures gathered on his fingertips and slammed into Shinichi's stomach, sealing his chakra so he couldn't elementally transform later.

Kiyosuke had no objections. He let a snake with strong numbing poison bite them. It wasn't full paralysis, just the legs; even if they woke up, they couldn't run away.

Afterward, the two took the children and found a place to rest.

They took out a stove, a pot, drinking water, beverages, and most importantly, instant noodles from a storage scroll.

"I say, you actually brought this kind of stuff."

Kakashi tore open the instant noodle packaging. Despite his words, his hands were quite honest.

"My wife and your wife aren't coming to deliver food, are they? So we can only make do with this. To be honest, I haven't eaten instant noodles in a long time. I'm a bit craving them. Boil the water; let's just make do with a meal."

"Fine."

Kakashi and Kiyosuke's dinner was just this. They weren't afraid that the smell would expose their location or attract wild beasts.

If it attracted wild beasts, that would just mean extra meat.

However, the aroma woke Shinichi up.

"Stinky Dad, you're actually eating such fragrant instant noodles? I want some too!"

"Woke up so fast?"

Kiyosuke slurped his noodles and said,

"That won't do. You're a prisoner right now."

"I apply for preferential treatment."

"Sorry, application denied. Just watch. You kid are really energetic, actually seeing through our objective."

To his son, Kiyosuke didn't hide anything and admitted it openly.

"Of course. Since it's an exam, there must be exam questions. Even if it's actual combat, you definitely want to see something else. From the start, Kakashi-san wanted to separate them. Thinking in reverse allows one to see through the exam questions," Shinichi said triumphantly.

"No reward for guessing right."

Kakashi said, "You make things difficult for me like this. I can only change the exam questions."

He wasn't afraid of leaking the questions; right now, these two were the exam questions.

"Change the questions again? Wait, why do my legs have no strength? Damn it, Dad, did you do something to my legs? And my chakra? What's going on?" Shinichi yelled.

"I anesthetized you a bit. Also, your chakra has been sealed. Don't even think about breaking through it; you'll die a miserable death," Kiyosuke said while drinking the noodle soup. He twisted open a sparkling water and gulped it down.

"Refreshing. Alright, now it depends on their performance. Let's see if you two are worth them betting everything for."

"What do you mean?"

"It means go to sleep."

He closed his eyes to rest. In his perception, that group of kids had already gathered together, surrounding Anko's chakra. It seemed they were currently working together to besiege Anko.

Anko would definitely go easy on them. That kid Konohamaru seemed to have withdrawn; he was going easy on them severely.

Kiyosuke had also seen Konohamaru's progress over these years. Recently, he seemed to be very close to Hanabi, but...

The possibility for the two of them wasn't high.

They both had to inherit their respective clans, so it was unlikely they could come together.

Descendants have their own fortunes; it was up to them. However, if that girl Hanabi came to find him, he, as her teacher, wouldn't mind helping out.

If worst came to worst, they could just live separately!

Thinking this, he slept for a while.

...

It was late at night. He and Kakashi opened their eyes simultaneously, then closed them again. Rustling sounds rang out continuously beside their ears. Suddenly, their bodies couldn't move.

"Hmm? Shadow Imitation Technique?"

He looked at his and Kakashi's shadows stretching into the bushes.

He understood. It looked like those brats had made their move.

Not bad, but it couldn't control them. Just as he was about to break free, his body was covered in dense black runes.

A seal?

String Light Formation?

This was a shallow sealing technique. If used by a single person, any Genin with a bit of strength could break free. Originally, it wouldn't be able to hold them, but the number of people using it seemed to be quite large.

In the darkness, two snake-like hands extended out, grabbing the sleeping Shinichi and Boruto, dragging them into the dark.

Kiyosuke snorted and broke free of the String Light Formation together with Kakashi.

He said, "Let's play with them."