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Konoha 42nd year.

Seven years have passed since the great war known as the Second Shinobi World War.

"Hey, you idiot Might Guy, you still won't give up! You have absolutely no talent to be a ninja!"

"Exactly, even if you kick the wooden stake in half, you'll never become a ninja, because you're an idiot."

"Haha, you idiot Might Guy! You idiot Might Guy!"

In the training grounds at the edge of the forest, three little brats, around seven or eight years old, were jumping and making a ruckus around a little guy with a melon-like head, teasing this kappa-like creature dressed in a green bodysuit.

"You're talking nonsense. My dad said that as long as you work hard, you can become a ninja even if you only rely on Taijutsu."

The little boy, who looked like a kappa, clenched his fists in anger and retorted loudly.

"But isn't your dad Eternal Genin)?"

"Hahaha! Eternal Genin! That idiot Might Guy's dad is Eternal Genin!!"

The little brats laughed even harder, making faces and trying their best to tease the kappa boy.

Tears welled up in the eyes of the boy named Might Guy. Looking at the three guys in front of him, he instinctively raised his fist. It didn't matter if they laughed at him, but he would never allow anyone to laugh at his father.

What are you guys doing?

A childish voice came from the forest behind. A white-haired boy wearing a mask suddenly appeared in the training ground, standing on a wooden stake and looking down at the three troublemaking brats. He was young, but his eyes were extremely fierce.

"Kakashi! It's you again!"

"Are you going to stand up for that idiot Might Guy again?"

The little brats glared defiantly back at Kakashi, who was standing on the wooden stake, but their trembling legs betrayed their guilty conscience.

"Get out of here, all of you, don't get in my way."

Kakashi waved his hand dismissively, like shooing away a fly, showing a maturity beyond his years.

"You... you... Kakashi, you just wait!"

They uttered a weak remark, but their expressions were as if they had been granted a pardon. The three kids quickly retreated, simply unable to muster the courage to oppose Kakashi. They could only manage a few harsh words, as Kakashi was currently the most outstanding genius in the Ninja Academy. Not only was he unmatched in his own year, but even students two years ahead of him were no Kakashi for him.

In short, Kakashi is currently the top dog at the Ninja Academy, and he's particularly ruthless when it comes to beating people up; those three unlucky kids certainly learned their lesson.

Watching the three little brats leave, Kakashi looked helplessly at Might Guy.

"Hey you, why don't you train somewhere else? There are plenty of training grounds in the village. If you always stay in one place, those ungrateful bastards won't stay quiet."

"I'm not afraid of them at all. I'll Teuchi sooner or later."

Might Guy waved his fist.

"Alright, alright, I know you're not afraid, I just think this is too much trouble..." Kakashi sighed helplessly, patted his forehead, "Whatever, as long as you're happy, I won't worry about it."

He had experienced firsthand how stubborn Might Guy was; trying to persuade this guy was simply an impossible task.

"Is there anything else, Kakashi? If not, I need to go to training."

Might Guy and Kakashi were classmates and could be considered friends, albeit in a rather peculiar way. Kakashi, being a genius, was often called upon by the teacher to help with chores, while Might Guy, being a poor student, was often called upon for extra lessons and reprimands. Their friendship gradually developed in this way.

"Of course! Teacher Katsuki asked me to come find you. He's free today, so he's giving you some extra lessons."

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Might Guy looked embarrassed. What the hell does it mean to tutor someone just because you're free? It doesn't sound very interesting!

"Hurry up and let's go, I won't be responsible for the punishment if we're late."

Kakashi jumped off the wooden stake, dusted himself off, and walked away.

Might Guy gritted his teeth and chased after him. That bastard teacher had all sorts of tricks for punishing people, and he was incredibly cunning. Last time, he forced him to copy books, and by the end, he didn't even know how to write anymore. His head was spinning, and when he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with dense text. It was like hell. He would rather walk upside down around the village than experience the feeling of copying books again.

"Kakashi, am I the only one getting extra lessons?" Might Guy asked, catching up with Kakashi.

"No, there's also Genma and Ebisu, and that Obito, Asuma, Kurenai... Anyway, there are quite a few people. Basically, every single student in the class has been called out." Kakashi counted on his fingers, taking stock of the unfortunate students who were forced to attend extra classes on the weekend.

I have to attend extra classes on the weekend...

Kakashi clicked his tongue. That's really ruthless.

On the edge of the forest to the north of the village stands a three-story house, behind which is a spacious training ground covering 4,000 square meters.

It was only in this remote location that such a large area could be fenced off; it would be difficult to consolidate such a large territory in the center of a village.

At this moment, a group of seven- or eight-year-old children, all boys, were practicing horse stance on the training field.

"Damn it, why do we have to come to tutoring on the weekend?"

Uchiha Obito resentfully, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe them away, obediently maintaining his horse stance.

"Sigh! I was planning to stay home and play shogi with my older brother today..." Asuma Sarutobi looked frustrated. His older brother had finally finished his mission and come home, and they hadn't played shogi together in a long time. He had just taken out the shogi set when he was summoned over for a lesson before they even started playing.

"Sigh!! The bookstore is having Nanako's latest photobook released today... Why am I here? I need to see the photobook... My Nanako." Ebisu looked somber and heartbroken, deeply saddened by the possibility of missing out on the photobook.

Shiranui Genma's eye twitched. He really didn't know what to say about this group of unreliable classmates. They were all wallowing in self-pity, as if they thought Teacher Katsuki couldn't hear them.

At that moment, Kakashi and Might Guy walked in.

Where is the teacher?

Might Guy looked around but couldn't see his teacher. Only Genma and Ebisu were there, sitting on horseback.

"The teacher should be inside helping proofread Otome- neechan's new book," Kakashi shrugged. "Kurenai and Rin are helping out too."

"Uh... a new book? Or is it part of the hot spring series?"

His Adam's apple bobbed, Might Guy asked.

"The hot spring series is over. This time it seems to be a book about local customs and snacks. Anyway, I'm not interested in those kinds of books," Kakashi said.

"Snack?"

Might Guy tilted his head, pretending to be thinking.

"Alright, hurry up and get to the training ground. What are you pretending to be, you think you're all that? Might Guy, you get a headache just looking at books, stop this pretense." Kakashi rolled his eyes and pointed to the training ground.

"Hey, Might Guy, you're here too."

At this moment, Obito noticed the two of them. Seeing that another comrade-in-arms had come over, he greeted them excitedly.