The sound of bells jingling were heard as Kakashi held a pair of bells hanging from fingers that were clenched together. The copy-cat ninja stared at Naruto and Sakura and explained, "Well, let's see how much you've grown. You haven't given up on Sasuke, have you?"
Naruto smirked. "Of course not. That's why I continued my training."
Kakashi nodded with a smile. "The rules are the same as when we first met. I don't care how you do it. Just take a bell away from me." he then attached the bell strings to his right pocket. "If you don't—"
"'Come at me with the intent to kill…'" Naruto interrupted.
Sakura added, "Or we won't be able to get it, right?"
Kakashi closed his eyes for a moment before opening them. He scoffed. "Exactly. If you don't come at me with the intent to kill, you won't be able to get the bells. You have until sunrise tomorrow." he revealed while holding a novel in his left hand. The book was placed in front of his left shoulder, with the item being open, revealing some of the contents inside it. Kakashi then placed the book in front of his chest as if ready to read the book at his own leisure.
Tsuande walked forward till she was next to Kakashi and stared at Goku who was in his battle stance. "And you… Goku… You will be facing me. Kakashi is Naruto and Sakura's opponent. But I'll be your sole opponent."
Goku nodded with a smirk while still in his battle stance. "Alright! Got it!"
"Come at me, whenever. I would like to see the power you used against Freeza."
Goku was surprised. "You know about Freeza? I get it… Inoichi must have told you about him by reading my memories!"
"Wait… So this Freeza guy is actually a real alien from outer space?!" Naruto freaked out.
Tsunade glanced at Naruto and said, "Naruto, focus on your battle with Kakashi for now."
"O-Oh, right…"
Goku smirked while staring at Tsunade. "You seem pretty confident and strong… Let's see what you're made of!"
Kakashi closed his book. "Now then, shall we begin?"
Naruto placed both hands behind his back head and chuckled. "You're not going to do it while reading your book this time around, Kakashi-sensei?" He then tightened his forehead protector around his forehead by tightening the bands behind it.
Sakura wore her gray glove on her right hand while bending her right arm upward to her face level. "Or have you already finished reading?" she then clenched her fist tightly.
Kakashi kept the book in his back pouch that was attached to the back of his left hip and answered, "Nope, I thought I'd save the fun for later." he then directed his hand towards his forehead protector while saying, "Besides… I get the feeling that I may have to…" he pushed up his forehead protector that was covering his left eye, revealing his Sharingan. "...get a bit serious this time around."
Suddenly, Tsuande jumped into the air ahead and performed a sumersault, before delivering a single leg drop onto Goku's head. However, the Saiyan simply jumped away to evade the attack in time, causing Tsunade to hit the ground instead.
CRASH!
This destroying the ground below them, forming multiple cracks and jagged rocks. Naruto freaked out at Tsunade's immense strength, but was also surprised at how easily Goku had dodged her attack.
Goku landed on the ground away from the broken ground and smiled. "Wow! Your strength is awesome!"
"W-Woah… So fast…" Sakura was shocked.
Kakashi widened his eyes in shock as he stared at Goku with his Sharingan. "Unbelievable… I couldn't track his movements even with my sharingan…"
"You dodged that…?" Tsuande stood up. "Then how about this…?" Suddenly, she used the body flicker technique to immediately appear behind Goku. She reeled her fist, and was about to land a solid blow to his back. However…
Goku simply turned around and caught the punch with his palm. The sheer impact of Tsuande's punch, while blocked, still created a shockwave that spread everywhere, destroying a few trees around the landscape.
Jiraiya, who was sitting with his legs crossed on the branch of a tree with his back leaning against the tree trunk, widened his eyes in shock. "He BLOCKED Tsunade's punch?!"
Tsunade widened her eyes in shock. "W-What?!"
Goku smirked as he still held Tsuande's fist. "Not bad… But you still have more power, don't you?"
"Goku blocked Lady Tsunade's punch?!" Sakura was shocked.
Naruto was in awe. "Woah! Uncle Goku's doing really great against granny Tsunade!"
Tsunade displayed a serious look on her face and began to deliver a barrage of dangerous punches onto her opponent. However, much to her chagrin, Goku dodged, evaded, and avoided every single attack with ease and immense speed, shocking everyone in the process.
"Are you just going to dodge my attacks?" Tsuande said as she suddenly delivered a spinning right kick, hitting Goku in the chest in the process. However, the attack had no effect on the Saiyan. In fact, it did not even budge him one bit! A shockwave erupted and was sent straight ahead from were Tsunade had kicked Goku. However, even the shockwave had no effect on the fighter. "I-Impossible!"
Goku suddenly crouched a bit, before delivering a ferocious elbow smash onto Tsuande's gut, making her hack out a bit of blood onto the ground as she doubled over. Goku's own elbow smash created a shockwave that spread forward and destroyed a bunch of trees ahead.
CRASH!
It was not long before Tsunade slowly fell down to her knees, before falling face first on the ground.
"W-WHAT?!" Naruto was shocked after witnessing Goku defeat the Hokage with just one blow.
"L-Lady Tsunade!" Sakura ran over to Tsunade to check up on her.
Goku seemed a little disappointed that the fight was over already. He looked at Sakura and assured with a smile. "Don't worry, I held back on that attack. She has only been knocked unconscious."
"Y-You call that holding back?" Jiraiya was shocked.
Ibiki and Inoichi ran towards Tsunade to aid her as the former thought to himself, "So Inoichi was right… This Goku… He is in fact an alien from outer space. No wonder he has so much strength we have never witnessed before. But then again, he did mention there was a pure blooded human named Krillin who also had similar strength…"
Sakura flopped Tsunade's body over to her back, before placing her hands inches away from her stomach. She then began using her medical ninjutsu to heal her stomach from the damage she had received.
After a moment, Sakura was done healing her, and Tsunade slowly opened her eyes before sitting straight up. "I… I lost?" she said with disbelief.
Jiraiya, who had already gotten off the tree earlier, walked towards Tsunade and said, "It would appear so. Goku dominated you in every way possible. Speed, strength… This man is an all in one package!"
"Hey, you okay?" Goku asked with a worried look on his face.
"I'm fine now…" Tsunade stood up with the help of Sakura. "You're truly a formidable foe Goku… I do have one more request though…"
"Huh?" Goku was perplexed.
Tsunade contemplated for a moment, before shaking her head with a smile. "I'll ask you after I'm done seeing Naruto and Sakura's progress in their training. I'd like to visit their battle with Kakashi first."
Goku nodded with a smile. "Oh, yeah sure! I'm looking forward to see how strong Naruto and Sakura are!"
Naruto's eyes widened in amazement as he gazed at Goku, in all his glory. The legendary warrior had just performed a feat of strength that left Naruto utterly awestruck. "You're incredible, Uncle Goku!" he exclaimed, the admiration in his voice palpable. "How did you do that?"
Tsunade, the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, turned her attention to Naruto and spoke in a firm but gentle voice. "Naruto, let us not be distracted by Goku's impressive abilities. We are here to focus on your training with Kakashi, and to help you grow stronger." Her words carried the weight of experience and wisdom, reminding Naruto of the serious task at hand. With a nod of his head, he refocused his attention on his training, determined to give his all. "Right!"
And with that, Naruto and Sakura fixed their attention back at Kakashi, who was still surprised by what Goku had done earlier. It was not long before Kakashi regained his composure, before clearing his throat and saying, "Alright then…"
With a burst of energy and a fierce determination burning in his eyes, Naruto sprang into action, charging straight towards Kakashi, surprising Sakura in the process. Suddenly, Naruto hurled a barrage of shurikens in Kakashi's direction. But Kakashi, slipped beneath the flying blades with effortless grace, his body moving with the fluidity of a seasoned warrior. In one fluid motion, he reached for the pouch at his waist, deftly pulling out a handful of shurikens of his own. Without missing a beat, he launched them at Naruto.
Naruto's instincts kicked in, and he leapt into action with the grace and agility of a fox. With a mighty jump, he soared 15 feet into the air, his lithe body cutting a graceful arc through the sky. Kakashi, undaunted by Naruto's impressive display of athleticism, remained focused on his young student, his hand moving with lightning-fast speed to retrieve yet more shurikens from his pouch. With a flick of his wrist, he sent them hurtling towards Naruto, who was now suspended in midair like a bird of prey.
Naruto crossed his fingers like a plus sign in front of his chest while in midair and said, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
In a puff of white smoke, a perfect clone of Naruto appeared at his side, its features mirroring his own with uncanny precision. In a show of incredible teamwork, the clone seized Naruto's arm, its grip firm and unyielding, and dragged him out of harm's way. With a grace and fluidity that belied their youth, they evaded the barrage of shurikens with ease.
Kakashi, who had slipped down earlier to avoid the shurikens, was currently on all fours with his body just inches away from the ground. He stared at Naruto with a serious look on his face and thought to himself, "Not bad…"
"Nice! Since he was trapped in mid-air, he used a Shadow Clone to move himself out of harm's way!" Sakura thought to herself with a smirk.
Goku was in awe as he keenly observed Naruto. "Woah… That reminds me of Tien's multiform cloning technique!"
To be continued...