Chapter 62: Elimination Rate of 66%, Survival Training Begins
The next morning at five o'clock, in the third training ground, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura arrived here one after another...
"Good morning......" Sakura muttered, rubbing her bleary eyes.
"Hey......" Ming Ren's voice was also weak and listless.
Three people were waiting in the third training ground, while at this time, Meng Ling was standing on a big tree not far away to challenge "The Book of Fights", with a peaceful expression, as if he had completely merged into nature.
Around eleven o'clock...
"Yo, everyone, morning." Kakashi said lazily.
"It's too slow!" Sakura and Naruto jumped up at the sound of Kakashi's voice, while Mei also opened her eyes, flipped over and got down from the tree, walking out of the woods.
"Yeah, it's because a black cat appeared right in front of me..." Kakashi said with a dry laugh.
"Hmm!!!" Including Meng Ling, the four of them fell silent all at once.
"Hmm, that......" Kakashi took out an alarm clock and placed it on the middle of three wooden stakes in the third training ground. He said lightly, "Alright, I've set the time to 12 o'clock." After saying this, under the gaze of the four people, Kakashi took out two bells.
"Today's topic is to snatch a bell from here before noon, and then Dreaming and I will each bring one. You can choose your own target." Kakashi said calmly.
"Those who didn't grab any won't have lunch, and will be tied to that log, watching me eat my bento."
"Ugh......" Upon hearing this, the three of them had bitter expressions. At this moment, they all knew why Kakashi said they couldn't have breakfast.
"But wait a minute, why are there only two bells?" Sakura asked, voicing her own doubts.
"Heh heh, with only two bells, at least one person will be tied to the log. At the same time, it's also considered a mission failure. Those who fail have to go back to school. At least one person won't make it, but it's possible that none of the three will make it either. It doesn't matter if you use your hands or swords, if you don't have the determination to kill me and Mei Terumi, you won't be able to get the bells." Kakashi said, handing over a bell to Mei Terumi who was standing beside him.
"But that's too dangerous, teacher!"
Naruto: "That's right, you can't even avoid a chalk eraser."
"That's just how people are, the weaker they are, the more they like to talk big. Never mind, let's not bother with that last-place person anymore. Everyone, get ready to start." Kakashi said calmly, without even looking at Tenten's gritted teeth.
"Damn it!" Naruto was furious and immediately took out his Rasengan and charged at Kakashi.
"Bang......" Just as expected, Naru's right hand was caught by Kakashi and he couldn't move at all.
"Don't be so impatient, I haven't said start yet." Kakashi said calmly amidst Sakura and Sasuke's astonished gazes.
"Is this the Upper Ninja? Then how strong is that girl?" Sasuke glanced sideways at Mei, who was standing by with an air of nonchalance, and thought to himself.
"But it seems you have intentions of killing me. Hehe, I think I've grown a bit fond of all of you." Kakashi said with a cold smile.
"It's about to begin." Kakashi looked at the four people standing in front of him, exchanged a glance with Mei Terumi, and slowly said: "Ready, start!"
"Whoosh......" Upon hearing Kakashi's command, Naruto and his teammates left their positions at the same time...
"It seems that this time's students are not bad, Kakashi-sensei." said Mengleng with a smile.
"Hmm, you're right too, everyone's hiding pretty well." Kakashi said with a smile to Mei Terumi.
"Not yet, there's another one." As he said that, Mengying pointed at Naruto behind Kakashi.
"Let's settle this once and for all," Naruto said with a confident grin, his hands on his hips.
"I'll take a break first, Kakashi-sensei." With that, Mugen jumped onto the wooden stake on the left side of the training ground and sat down cross-legged. Looking at the live-action version of "Naruto" in front of him.
"I'm saying, is there something wrong with you?" Kakashi asked dejectedly.
"I think the problem is your hairstyle." Naruto said as he charged towards Kakashi.
"Let me teach you the first thing about a ninja's fighting spirit - taijutsu," said Kakashi, reaching into his pouch with his left hand. Seeing this, Naruto immediately stopped and took up a stance full of openings.
"Teacher Kaka Xi, being too dedicated isn't a good thing, be careful or you'll end up suffering," said Meng Ling with a smile.
"Ah, it's nothing, I can read a book while fighting him." Kakashi said calmly.
"I want you to die in a very ugly way." With that, Naruto loudly charged at Kakashi, who was holding a copy of "Makeout Paradise".
Later events also went exactly like the original, and Naruto was attacked by Kakashi with the Konoha-style taijutsu secret technique - "Thousand Years of Death" after failing to hit him.
"Hmm, let's keep watching." Kakashi said indifferently, completely ignoring Naruto who had already fallen into the river.
"Kakashi-sensei, let me go next. Just watching from the side is too boring." Merei walked up to Kakashi and stretched out her right hand. The implication was clear.
"Alright, fine. This way I can continue reading too. But don't go too far." Kakashi handed the bell at his waist to Mugen's hand.
"Hmm, you can continue reading your A-book then, Kakashi-sensei." Meng Ling gave Kakashi a white-eyed glance and said somewhat impatiently.
"Uh......" Upon hearing this, Kakashi was left speechless for a moment.
"Alright, now it's my turn. You can all attack me. Similarly, if you don't have the determination to kill me, you won't be able to get the bell." "Even with that determination, it's useless." Meng Ling added silently in her heart.
"How detestable! How could this be?" At that moment, Naruto crawled out of the lake. Unlike in the original work, Naruto did not throw a Rasengan.
"Alright, next I'll be your opponent, Naruto. Let me see your real ability." Meng Ling smiled and fiddled with the small bells at her waist, saying so with a smile.
"What's up with you?" Naruto asked suspiciously.
"It seems you're quite skeptical of my abilities, well... " Meng Ling's feet lightly tapped, and in the next instant, she appeared before Naruto, took off the forehead protector on his head, and returned to her original position. The whole process only took a second.
"What?" Kakashi was taken aback by Mei Terumi's speed.
"It seems that this little girl's strength has made great progress again." Kakashi thought to himself in surprise.
"Ah, my forehead protector!" Naruto shouted loudly.
"Hehe, it's here. If you want to be a ninja, this white paper is essential." Meng Ling swung the forehead protector in her hand and said with a smile.
"Give it back! That was a gift from Iruka-sensei!" Naruto shouted loudly.
"If you can't pass this test, then all of this is meaningless. I'd rather just give up." Ming Leng's heart was secretly excited. "Now he should be enraged, right? Otherwise, I think he wouldn't fight seriously."
"Bring it over here or I'll knock you flying!" Naruto bellowed as he charged towards Meng.
"It's useless to launch a surprise attack on me from the front." As soon as the words fell, Mengying appeared behind Naruto in the next moment and tied the forehead protector back onto his head.
"Alas, I've lost all interest in your forehead protector, Naruto." Meng Ling patted Naruto's shoulder and said with a pretentious tone of disdain.
"Hmph... How detestable." Upon hearing Meng Leng's disdainful words, Ming Ren was truly enraged this time and immediately took out his signature move.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu." Naruto made a hand seal with both hands, and in the next instant, about one hundred clones of Naruto appeared around Mengying.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu? Although it's surprising that you can use it at your current age, it's useless against me. With the amount of chakra you have now, you can only maintain it for about a minute, and besides...you're not my opponent." As soon as he finished speaking, Mugen also didn't wait for Naruto to launch an attack, transforming into a streak of light and charging out.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang......" Meng Ling didn't use any heavy-handed methods, but simply used his fists to disperse Mo Ren's clones. In an instant, it was as if a golden light was flashing around the third training ground.
"Golden flash?" Seeing this scene, he muttered a sentence with no reliability.
"It's really no fun, Naruto. Can't you even manage this now?" Meng Leng said lightly as he looked at the last seven clones in front of him.
"Haha, you fell for it." Just then, Meng Ling was suddenly captured from behind by Naruto.
"Haha, got it! So it's a tactical operation?" Meng Ling asked with a smile.
"Kakashi-sensei has said it before, a ninja can't leave their back to the enemy." Naruto said with satisfaction.
"You just humiliated me, this time I'll pay you back with interest." With that, Naruto swung his fist, just like in the original story, but this time his target was Meng Ling.
"Hehe......" Seeing Naruto's expression, Meng Leng smiled lightly.
"Bang......" And the result was the same, Naruto's fist hit his own avatar, but unlike the original work, Naruto's fist went through Meng Ye's head and directly knocked down the avatar that had captured Meng Ye.
"The Elemental Fruits are so useful no matter where I go." Meng Ling relied on her Elemental Fruit's ability and directly broke free from Ming Ren's restraints.
"Whirlwind Kick." Meng Ling supported herself with both hands on the ground, and her legs kicked out in succession at Ming Ren's clone, instantly sending both his clone and true body flying away.
"You just rest for a while, Naruto..." Then, Mengying took out a rope from her ninja tool bag and tied up the legs of the already fallen Naruto. She jumped onto a tree, strung the rope on a branch, then jumped down again.
Suddenly, Mingren's appearance was exactly like in the original work, hanging from a tree, only his consciousness was somewhat dazed.
