Kakashi left the hospital and headed toward the southern forest.
Before long, dull sounds of wind and counting came from within the forest.
"2567, 2568, 2569, 2570…"
Kakashi walked over to take a look. A young man in a green jumpsuit with a bowl-cut hairstyle was training.
"Lee, training?"
Lee stopped his kicking, flipped, and landed in front of Kakashi.
"Yeah, Kakashi-senpai, youth only has value when it keeps burning!"
As he spoke, Lee struck a kicking pose, looking completely fired up.
"Are you here to see Guy-sensei?"
Kakashi was already used to this and asked calmly,
"Yeah. Has he come today?"
"Guy-sensei went to get something. He'll be back soon. I haven't finished my kicks yet, so I'll continue!"
After answering, Lee went back to practicing his kicks.
Seeing Lee drenched in sweat, Kakashi couldn't help but nod slightly.
Guy had found himself a good student.
Right now, the most famous graduates from Konoha's Ninja Academy were those from the elite class.
Each elite class typically graduated in just over two years.
Every student who came out of the elite class had boundless prospects.
But this Lee was a bit special. He wasn't a member of the elite class.
On the contrary, even in the regular class, he had been at the bottom.
Lee couldn't use ninjutsu or genjutsu. Only knowing taijutsu, he had barely managed to graduate after struggling through it.
Without being teammates with Tenten and Neji, Lee didn't meet Might Guy right after leaving the academy.
Instead, he followed an ordinary chunin to carry out missions.
With his level of strength, he was naturally disliked. After leading him for about half a year, the team leader stopped taking him along.
After that, Lee hit wall after wall.
But he didn't give up. He kept training every day.
Until he met Might Guy.
Guy saw that Lee had a resolute personality and took him in as a disciple. It had been four years now.
"Hahaha!"
At that moment, accompanied by a bold laugh, a burly man in a green jumpsuit dropped down from above.
"Hahaha! Kakashi, my lifelong rival! Did you actually come to find me?"
Seeing Kakashi arrive, Might Guy was extremely happy. In the past, Kakashi had always been half-dead, and when they competed, he often won through tricks.
But five years ago, Kakashi suddenly changed. Not only did his mental state improve, he also started taking their matches seriously.
Recently, Kakashi had been practicing blade techniques at home, so they hadn't seen each other for a while.
The moment Kakashi saw Guy, he felt noticeably lighter. He patted his short blade.
"Guy, spar with me."
Guy's eyes lit up. That was exactly what he wanted.
He immediately gave a thumbs-up.
"Come on, Kakashi! Today I'll let you witness Konoha's Blue Beast!"
He reached behind his waist and pulled out a pair of nunchaku.
Kakashi was instantly infected by Guy's energy and drew the short blade at his waist.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two figures moved.
Clang! Clang!
The nunchaku and Kakashi's short blade collided, producing crisp sounds.
Sparks continuously scattered through the air. It was clear both of them were taking it seriously.
Lee, who had been training nearby, hurriedly stopped and stood to the side to watch.
He had already seen Kakashi-senpai and Guy-sensei spar many times.
Each time, he gained quite a lot.
"Ha!"
With a shout, Guy swung the nunchaku straight at Kakashi's shoulder.
Kakashi twisted his wrist and blocked it, then kicked toward Guy's side.
Guy raised his forearm to block the strike. Kakashi stepped back, formed hand seals, and stomped the ground repeatedly.
His entire body sank into the earth like a stone sinking into water, disappearing underground.
Guy leapt into the air and flipped, stomping down onto the ground.
Konoha Style, Ground Smash!
BOOM!
The ground instantly caved into a huge crater under his foot, and Kakashi shot out from the side.
His blade slashed toward Guy's back.
Guy burst out laughing, "I knew you were here!"
He swung the nunchaku behind his back to block the strike, then twisted his waist and swept his leg.
"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"
He kicked toward Kakashi.
Bang!
Kakashi instantly exploded into a burst of lightning. Guy was paralyzed on the spot!
It was a Lightning Clone!
The real Kakashi burst out from underground, but Guy seemed prepared.
Eight Gates, Third Gate, Open!
Chakra exploded from Guy's body, and the paralysis from the Lightning Clone vanished instantly.
A stomp sounded on the ground as Guy charged forward again.
At that moment, Kakashi took a slight breath, then his eyes snapped open.
His short blade danced, producing countless streaks of light as he clashed with Guy, who had opened the third gate.
By now, Lee's eyesight could barely keep up. He could only see two shadows constantly colliding.
Kakashi swung his blade faster and faster, his focus sharpening.
The blade light seemed almost alive, quickly wrapping toward Guy's nunchaku.
Clang!
Kakashi thrust forward and twisted his wrist, tangling his blade with the nunchaku.
He instantly closed in. Purple lightning crackled in his free hand as he cut toward Guy.
At that point, Guy could only pull the trapped nunchaku back.
Crack!
With a dull sound, Guy's nunchaku was split into two.
Kakashi's hand stopped right at Guy's chest.
The outcome was decided.
For a spar, reaching this point was enough.
Guy glanced at his broken nunchaku and let out a hearty laugh, giving Kakashi a thumbs-up.
"Hahaha!"
"You've gotten stronger again, Kakashi. As expected, passionate youth should keep blooming."
Facing Guy's praise, Kakashi only smiled modestly, without any hint of pride.
Guy hadn't opened the higher gates yet.
This didn't count as a real victory.
"If you opened the sixth gate, I'd lose."
At that moment, a slightly teasing voice came from behind them:
"Why don't you just say he could kick you to death with the Eight Gates?"
Kakashi's heart jolted, 'This voice?'
He turned his head and saw Uchiha Rengoku standing on a tree branch.
"Lord Rengoku? You're back?"
Kakashi's face showed both shock and delight. Minato hadn't spread the news of Rengoku's return.
This was the first time Kakashi was hearing about it.
Rengoku jumped down from the tree and responded, "Been back for a while."
"The Fifth Hokage really hasn't changed at all," Guy greeted Rengoku energetically.
His wide grin gleamed brightly, almost dazzling.
As the Fifth Hokage, Rengoku had naturally met Guy before, though they hadn't interacted much.
Rengoku glanced at Lee beside them, "This your student?"
Back then, Guy hadn't taken Lee in yet. After all these years, Lee had still ended up becoming Guy's disciple.
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