That iconic pitch-black mask, the forehead protector pulled down to cover his left eye, and a head full of silver hair.
Who else could it be if not the renowned teacher of the New Sannin, Obito's beloved, and the Sixth Hokage, Hatake Kakashi?
Seeing Kakashi suddenly appear, Naruto was shocked: "Are you a perverted peeping tom?!"
"What perverted peeping tom?"
Kakashi frowned slightly: "Such harsh words. Are kids these days all so impolite?"
Looking at Naruto, who was still transformed as Naruko and wearing a white silk maid outfit, yet showed not a trace of awkwardness on his face as if this was completely natural for him.
Kakashi thought to himself that it was still up for debate which of the two of them was the bigger pervert!
Speaking of which, it even gave Kakashi a bit of a headache.
How did such a fine son of his teacher end up turning out like this?
Could this be the legendary experience of raising children?
[Ding! Emotional value from Kakashi +999!]
Kakashi felt a bit flustered inside.
However, Naruto's situation wasn't important right now.
Kakashi looked at Akali, his eyes narrowing slightly to conceal his solemnity: "To think you were able to defeat that infamous Uchiha Sasuke. Kid, what's your name?"
Glancing at Sasuke lying unconscious on the ground beside them, Akali took a step forward: "Before asking for someone else's name, you should at least state your own first, shouldn't you?"
"Heh, just a kid, but you've certainly got quite the personality!" Kakashi smiled lazily.
"Fine then, since you earnestly and sincerely asked, I'll mercifully tell you!"
"I am Konoha Jonin, Hatake Kakashi!"
With that, Kakashi walked up to Akali and Naruto.
"Brats, do you know what kind of crime it is in the village for ninjas and comrades to engage in private brawls and harm their fellow peers?"
Along with Kakashi's words—
In an instant, the presence of an Elite Jonin, nearly approaching Kage level, was released without reservation. It pressed down upon Naruto and Akali like a falling Mount Tai!
In the sky, a dark cloud seemed to drift over, heavy black clouds pressing down on the city as if about to crush it!
"Bang!" Under the external pressure, Naruto's Transformation Technique was instantly undone.
As for Naruto himself, under Kakashi's overwhelming pressure, he fell heavily to his hands and knees with a panic-stricken expression, cold sweat streaming down his forehead as if trapped in an inescapable nightmare!
Compared to Naruto, however, Akali was doing much better!
Faced with Kakashi's overwhelming presence, other than a slight tightening in her chest, Akali saw no illusions, and her face remained completely expressionless!
After all, Kakashi still had to take Naruto into consideration; while he had indeed released his aura, he hadn't locked it onto anyone specific.
Therefore, Akali only furrowed her brows slightly as she looked at Kakashi, wondering why he had appeared here.
Could it be that her battle just now had alerted the Third Hokage, prompting him to send Kakashi to investigate?
That would make sense.
After all, Naruto hadn't graduated yet, there were always Anbu stationed around him, and the Third Hokage often peeked through his crystal ball.
And Akali's guess was spot on.
Kakashi had indeed come urgently under the Third Hokage's orders!
Because the order was given in haste, Kakashi didn't even know what the Third Hokage wanted him to do, only telling him to go take a look.
But now, looking at Akali, who remained completely unfazed under his pressure, Kakashi understood.
The Third Hokage's intention must be to make contact and evaluate her!
Yet there were always Anbu by Naruto's side, and the Anbu had seen Akali's entire interaction with Naruto. Instead of utilizing the Anbu, dispatching him—the great Hatake Kakashi—wasn't that using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
Kakashi didn't think so.
Because hurried as his arrival was, he had also witnessed the moment when Akali sliced the Grand Fireball in half with a single blade!
If Kakashi's eyes hadn't deceived him, that was at least an A-rank ninjutsu!
That was also what shocked him the most!
Because he had never seen that ninjutsu before!
In other words, this was in all likelihood a self-created ninjutsu!
Creating an A-rank ninjutsu at age 12—what kind of concept was that?
Put it this way: the last person who created an A-rank ninjutsu at age 12 was named Hatake Kakashi, which was none other than himself!
If Kakashi hadn't given up and let himself go due to a succession of blows, the current Kakashi would likely be the Fifth Hokage!
One could well imagine Akali's value!
And just now, she had detected him even when he only leaked the slightest hint of his aura.
Right now, facing his naturally radiating presence, Akali still showed no change in expression.
Combining these two factors, Kakashi already had a rough estimate of Akali's strength in his mind!
Since it was just an evaluation, it was pretty much complete at this point!
So Kakashi suddenly smiled, his oppressive aura dissipating like spring rain melting snow. He transformed from a somewhat arrogant jonin into a reliable and amiable senior.
"Alright, alright, don't be so tense, I was just joking. What kind of brawl is this? You were just sparring."
"It's just that seeing such strong and cute juniors made me a bit too excited!"
"Akali, not bad!" Kakashi gave Akali an approving nod.
Afterward, Kakashi walked over to Naruto and pulled him up by the scruff, "Kid, you alright?"
He roughly ruffled that blond hair, which matched Namikaze Minato's, and patted his shoulder, encouraging him:
"Show some manly spirit! What is a little pressure like this?"
"Didn't you see that the little girl Akali didn't even bat an eyelash?"
[Ding! Emotional value from Naruto +99!]
Hearing Kakashi's words, Naruto, who had finally recovered his wits, was left speechless inside.
Could he really be compared to a monster like Akali?
However, once Kakashi voluntarily lifted his intimidation, Naruto remembered something else.
"Hey, mister, you're a jonin, right? Since that's the case, hurry up and check on Sasuke to see if he's alright!"
Startled out of his wits, Naruto complained somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Seriously, showing up and acting like that right off the bat—you're not steady at all like a proper jonin!"
"Hai, hai, hai..." Kakashi raised both hands in a gesture of surrender.
He didn't care about Naruto's dissatisfaction in the slightest.
However, Kakashi was indeed quite concerned about Sasuke's condition.
So after dealing with Naruto, Kakashi came over to Sasuke's side, pushed up his forehead protector, and directly observed him with his Sharingan.
A moment later, under Naruto's nervous gaze, Kakashi pulled down his forehead protector and looked at Naruto.
"Gulp!" Naruto nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "How is he?!"
"Don't worry, Sasuke is fine!" Kakashi wore a gentle smile: "He just consumed too much chakra and didn't eat a good breakfast, so he's suffering from physical exhaustion."
As he spoke, Kakashi hoisted Sasuke onto his back.
"I just need to take him to the hospital for an IV drip!"
"Oh, oh! That's a relief!" Naruto relaxed.
"Then I'll leave it to you, mister jonin!"
Earlier, Kakashi had scared him, leaving Naruto with a terrible first impression, but now that Kakashi had taken the initiative to say he would take Sasuke to the hospital, Naruto's attitude improved quite a bit—truly a realistic kid.
"Leave it to me!"
With that, nodding to Naruto and Akali, Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished from their sight in the blink of an eye!