Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Kakashi, this Jounin from Konoha, couldn't even withstand a single move from the two of them!

However, this only made him feel more inferior.

Because compared to the two of them, he was truly a good-for-nothing, utterly useless; he couldn't even help in the slightest, and what's worse, he became a burden.

He had thought that Kakashi was too weak, and also injured, so he should have a chance, but even an injured Kakashi could subdue him with one hand.

Did he really qualify to be their teammate?

Sasuke began to doubt himself.

"Reverse Substitution Jutsu!"

Accompanied by a sharp cry, Sasuke's body disappeared from Kakashi's grasp and appeared in front of Haruno Sakura, her hands resting on Sasuke's shoulders.

Kakashi's eyes widened, finding the Sasuke beneath him transformed into a wooden log, incredulous.

"Substitution Jutsu can be reversed?"

"Naturally."

Sakura stepped forward to explain, "Substitution Jutsu is about using a prepared wooden log or leaves to take one's place in advance, to escape an enemy's attack or bind. If one is very familiar with someone, they can even use that person as a substitution."

"Although simple, and something any ninja knows, it actually involves space. Others only know how to use it, but I slightly modified the formula for use, allowing me to replace a hostage with a wooden log."

"Of course, this is also based on the premise of being very familiar with that person's Chakra."

"Unfortunately for you, I am quite familiar with the Chakra of my classmates."

Kakashi could only feel it was unbelievable.

Although the principle of Ninjutsu is simple, and anyone can learn it, it's like a mathematical formula. As long as you remember it, study it proficiently, and apply it often, you can use it. The original source is M|V|L5EMPYR.

But this is a matter of practice making perfect.

Yet, Sakura could not only use the formula proficiently, but she could also derive new formulas from it and apply them in reality—this was creating new Ninjutsu.

"So this is the theory you used to replace Sasuke with a wooden log?" With his shock subsiding, Kakashi could only express his admiration, "That's truly impressive, but why did you save Sasuke?"

"Yeah, why save me?" Sasuke also didn't understand, "I'm clearly the worst one, just a burden, not worthy of being your teammate."

"Since we were assigned to the same team, whether it was arranged or selected randomly, it's fate." Haruno Sakura smiled serenely, causing Sasuke to blush and turn his head away.

Naruto swung his fist, "That's right, we are teammates!"

"Is that so?" Kakashi felt he had a way out, "To cherish your comrades, regardless of their strength or weakness, that is what a true ninja is!"

"Then..."

"Kakashi-sensei, let's continue our survival exercise," Haruno Sakura cut off what Kakashi was about to say next, exchanged a glance with Naruto, and charged instantly, attacking Kakashi from front and back once more.

This time, they really beat him till he couldn't take care of himself!

"Sasuke!"

"You don't want to just stand by and watch, do you!"

Haruno Sakura yelled toward Sasuke, and then she and Naruto each held up one of Kakashi's arms, tossing him over to Sasuke's side.

Ring-a-ding!

At that moment, Kakashi had lost control of his body and felt dizzy, but he could clearly hear the jingling of the bells at his waist.

"I understand!"

Sasuke's eyes sharpened, and he sprang into motion, leaping up and brushing past Kakashi, snatching the two bells from his waist with one hand, and while at it, he gave Kakashi a kick in the kidneys, using the momentum to land on the ground and raising the bells high: "I got the bells!"

Bang!

And Kakashi landed just right, face-planting into the ground.

"Kids these days are so annoying," Kakashi could swear that Sasuke's kick was intentional, out of spite, but—

"Not bad."

Forcing his sore and aching body upright, Kakashi stumbled a few steps, took several deep breaths, and cursed: "You brats have no mercy... But Sasuke, since you got the bells, who do you want to give the other one to?"

The decision was now in Sasuke's hands.

Without a second thought, he went over to Haruno Sakura, gave her one of the bells, and said, "You saved me from Kakashi, here."

Then, he went in front of Naruto, huffed, turned his head away, and without a word, still extended his hand holding the only bell toward Naruto Uzumaki.

"What do you mean by this?" Naruto, changing from his usual liveliness, also took on a more serious tone.

"Just say if you want it or not," Sasuke pursed his lips, asking coldly.

"Of course I do." Naruto glanced at Sakura, and suddenly, as Sakura's whispered message reached his ears, he cheerfully accepted the bell.

Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief and then sounded somewhat despondent: "Sorry, I'm not as strong as you guys, I don't deserve to join, I voluntarily drop out."

However, Sakura walked up to Sasuke, patted his head, tied the bell into his hair, and said, "Kakashi-sensei, I think spending more time learning at school isn't so bad."

"Me too," Naruto joined in, ruffling Sasuke's hair and tying it into a small ponytail.

"Dammit! What are you doing?" Sasuke, wiping away tears, tried to push Naruto away, "It's fine when Sakura touches my head, but why you?"

"Haha, not touching, not touching," Naruto backed away several meters, trying to suppress the laughter on his face.

Kakashi was speechless.

At this point, Sasuke's hair was completely messed up, tied into two small ponytails by Sakura and Naruto, one above the other, looking quite comical.

"I'm totally done with you guys... You passed," Kakashi said with a smile.

"We passed?" Sasuke, slow on the uptake, seemed to grasp something, and looking at the amused expressions of Haruno Sakura and Naruto Uzumaki, his face darkened: "Did you guys know all along?"

"Don't overthink it, come on, I'll treat you two to a meal," Sakura beamed with a smile.

"It's not even noon yet," Sasuke said speechlessly, but he still walked to the middle of the two, leaving the disheveled clearing together.

Looking at their long shadows cast in the morning sun, two tall and one short, Kakashi suddenly had the illusion they were a family of three, and then he snapped back to reality and shouted, "Hey! Take me to the hospital! My legs are numb! Can you hear me?! Jeez Louise!"