In Naruto: Drinking Makes Me Stronger — Chapter 22

Tanaka Shuichi froze for a moment, then spoke with a slight stammer.

"Then I'll be Yuu's opponent for the assessment."

Kakashi spoke calmly, his sharp gaze fixed on Yuu.

Ever since graduating early, he had been through countless battles.

He had become a chunin two years ago.

Now, his strength far surpassed that of an ordinary chunin.

Although he had lost to Yuu before,

Kakashi believed that after two years of battle-hardened experience, there was now a gap in strength between himself and Yuu, who had been living comfortably at the Ninja Academy!

In other words, Kakashi felt like he could do it again!

"Today, I'll wash away this humiliation!"

It seemed as though flames burned in Kakashi's eyes as his hand reached for the short blade on his back.

It was a relic left behind by his late father, the peerless expert known as the "Konoha White Fang."

As the son of the "Konoha White Fang," Kakashi had been hailed as a genius since childhood!

He had also studied swordsmanship under his father day and night.

Yet the swordsmanship he was proudest of had suffered a crushing defeat at Yuu's hands.

Kakashi had always regarded that as a humiliation!

"Is Kakashi challenging Yuu again?"

"I heard Kakashi became a chunin a long time ago."

"But that's Yuu."

The students watching nearby immediately began discussing among themselves when they saw Kakashi preparing to fight Yuu.

Although they had heard that Kakashi had become a chunin soon after graduating early,

Yuu had left a far deeper impression on them.

Over the years, anyone who provoked Yuu had been taught a terrible lesson.

Could Kakashi really beat Yuu?

"Go, Yuu!"

"Be careful, Yuu-kun!"

Rin excitedly waved at Yuu and loudly cheered him on.

Kurenai, on the other hand, called out softly with some concern in her beautiful eyes.

"Did you hear that? You short spy, I'll get rid of you, this menace, for Konoha's villagers."

Hearing Rin and Kurenai's words, Yuu became even more certain of his judgment.

This shorty was definitely a spy who had infiltrated from another village!

"Sh-short spy..."

Kakashi felt not only the corner of his eye, but his entire face beginning to twitch.

He could endure being called a spy.

He could endure being called a shorty.

But a fucking short spy? Kakashi simply could not endure it anymore!

"Yuu!!!"

"Clang!"

Kakashi roared as the White Fang short blade left its sheath!

"Oh? The short spy's intelligence work is pretty good. You actually know my name."

Yuu was slightly surprised. At the same time, as he watched Kakashi charge toward him, his grip around Shusui's hilt tightened.

"I'll use you to test the power of Steel Cutter."

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