Chapter 29: Chapter 31: Five-Element Ninja
"You're here."
"I'm here."
"You shouldn't have come."
"I already have."
"Get out! You barged into my house, and now you're rushing into the bathroom. What do you think you're doing, Kai?"
Kakashi, normally calm and composed, couldn't hold back his frustration as he stared at Might Guy, who had intruded into the bathroom.
"Of course, I've come for a battle full of youth and passion!" Might Guy said enthusiastically, raising his arm and giving Kakashi a thumbs up.
Kakashi: …
If he weren't covered in soap suds, Kakashi would have kicked Guy's smirking face.
Who barges into someone's bathroom at night and declares a duel?
"If we're going to fight, at least let me finish my bath first." Kakashi couldn't help but complain.
"No problem, my rival! I'll wait outside for you!" Might Guy said, grinning widely. His shining white teeth were even more dazzling under the light.
Kakashi rubbed his forehead in disbelief. He began to doubt whether his father had been mistaken when he thought Guy could one day surpass him and become a worthy rival.
But, if Guy wants to fight, then let him see the gap between their strengths.
Kakashi quickly finished his bath, dressed, and went outside.
"Let's settle this!" Might Guy said, striking a fighting stance with fiery passion.
"Are we using taijutsu?" Kakashi asked.
Since their first year in school, Guy had constantly challenged him, and their sparring wasn't always limited to combat; sometimes they even competed in shuriken throwing.
"No, use everything you've got. Let's treat this as a real battle!" Might Guy shook his head, speaking seriously.
"Are you sure?" Kakashi asked again.
If this was a full-power battle, Kakashi felt that Guy would have no chance to resist.
He had already become a Chūnin two years ago, while Might Guy was still just a student at the ninja academy.
"Absolutely sure!" Guy said with a brilliant smile.
"Then be careful." Kakashi immediately drew four shuriken and threw them at Guy.
Guy dodged the shuriken but was surprised to find that Kakashi had already closed the distance between them and was about to land a punch.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Guy quickly kicked out with a whirlwind kick, clashing with Kakashi's punch. The two were forced to retreat a few steps.
"Huh?" Kakashi looked at Guy with some surprise.
He didn't expect Guy to react so quickly and counter with such speed. Guy's leg strike was faster than he had anticipated.
Two months ago, Guy had challenged him in a taijutsu competition. Compared to that time, Guy had clearly improved.
"How's that, Kakashi? I've gotten a lot stronger!" Guy laughed heartily.
"Let's see if you're still laughing in a moment." Kakashi's eyes turned sharp.
Kakashi quickly formed hand seals, summoning four shadow clones. The clones also performed hand seals, creating numerous illusionary copies.
"So many Kakashis!" Guy stared at the dozens of Kakashis that suddenly appeared, dumbfounded.
The Kakashi clones kept charging at him, and Guy once again used Leaf Whirlwind, kicking down more than ten Kakashis in one go, but they were all illusions. The remaining clones took advantage of the opening to strike.
As Guy struggled to defend himself, suddenly a hand emerged from the ground and grabbed his foot.
"Earth Style: Heart Cutoff Technique!"
Guy felt himself plummeting rapidly, and by the time he realized what was happening, his body was upside down, his head the only part above the ground.
"The battle is over." Kakashi crouched beside Guy's exposed head.
"Kakashi, as expected of my rival, you're really strong." Guy sighed.
When he fought the Hyūga clan student, he could still put up a fight, though he ultimately lost due to the opponent's Byakugan.
However, fighting Kakashi, after a brief exchange of taijutsu, he quickly found himself at a disadvantage and was swiftly defeated by Kakashi, who seized the opportunity for a fatal strike.
It was a crushing defeat, and Guy could only admit it.
"If you know I'm strong, then train more and come challenge me again, but at least graduate first." Kakashi said without hesitation.
"Okay, I'll get stronger and challenge you again!" Guy laughed heartily.
Kakashi wondered if Guy had selectively deafened himself, completely ignoring the latter part of his sentence.
Not bothering to check if Guy had listened, Kakashi let him go and headed home.
Guy dusted himself off, watching Kakashi's retreating figure as he clenched his fists.
"I need to become even stronger!"
After this full-force battle with Kakashi, Guy had gained a clear perspective. To become the strongest, he still had a long way to go.
Guy made up his mind: tomorrow, he would ask Teacher Mu Yue if he could help him formulate a more rigorous training plan!
The next day at the ninja academy.
"Next, I'll talk about the key points you need to pay attention to when using the Shadow Clone Technique…" After discussing chakra control and hand seal techniques in the ninjutsu class, Mu Yue also briefly covered the topic of the Three Body Technique.
Although there were only three ninjutsu techniques available to learn in the class, there was still a lot of theoretical knowledge related to ninjutsu.
"Teacher Yu Sheng, since the primary goal of the Shadow Clone Technique is to create illusions to confuse the enemy, can I combine it with the Transformation Technique to create an illusion that's harder for the enemy to distinguish from myself?" Steel Iron raised his hand and asked.
Mu Yue thought for a moment and realized that this was actually possible. In fact, there was even a version of this in the original story.
That would be Naruto's Harem Technique—combining Shadow Clones with Transformation to create a more effective illusion. It was essentially an upgraded version because of the use of shadow clones.
"You can give it a try. We have so many existing ninjutsu techniques to learn because of the hard work of those who came before us." Mu Yue encouraged Steel Iron's idea.
"However, I suggest you don't use it in actual combat until you perfect it," Mu Yue added, concerned.
If Steel Iron did manage to create a Harem Technique, that would be fine, but if he ended up with something else bizarre, Mu Yue worried he might get into trouble.
"I understand, Teacher." Steel Iron nodded, preparing to discuss it with his friends, Shenyue Chūn and Hongdou, to come up with something truly remarkable.
With the bell signaling the end of class, Mu Yue announced the end of the lesson.
[Class Complete]
[Evaluation: A]
[Reward: Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall]
"Finally, Earth Style!" Mu Yue thought, feeling a sense of excitement.
Though Earth Flow Wall wasn't an incredibly powerful technique, the system would likely provide some added nature transformation to it.
Now, Mu Yue had mastered the basic five-element transformations.
In the afternoon, on his way to the training ground, Mu Yue unexpectedly ran into Might Guy.
His guess had been proven correct, though there were still some surprises.
[End of Chapter]
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