Kakashi and Might Guy

"But this is really unfair."

Kakashi looked at Feng Ye with dead-fish eyes. "No wonder I could never beat you. Using something like a Kekkei Genkai counts as cheating, doesn't it?"

Feng Ye smiled. "Since when has a ninja using a Kekkei Genkai in battle been considered cheating? But since you say so, I won't use that ability in another match with you."

Kakashi truly was a genius.

Although they had both inherited Konoha's White Fang's bloodline, Feng Ye's talent for ninjutsu was indeed inferior to Kakashi's. But that did not prevent him from being stronger than Kakashi, because he had spent more time training!

The effects of Time Acceleration were not limited to battle; it worked the same way for training. Since arriving in this world, Feng Ye had trained at least twice as long as Kakashi had!

"...No, forget it."

Kakashi thought about it, then shook his head.

A Kekkei Genkai was indeed an ability a ninja possessed naturally. It did not count as cheating. Even if he defeated Feng Ye without him using his Kekkei Genkai, it would not mean much.

The ninja world had never had a rule saying someone was not allowed to use a Kekkei Genkai.

"But even with a Kekkei Genkai, that doesn't mean you'll always be stronger than me. If you're careless, I might still surpass you."

Kakashi looked at Feng Ye without any sign of discouragement. After all, in the ninja world, Kekkei Genkai were not invincible.

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi had no Kekkei Genkai, yet his name shook the entire ninja world. Konoha's ninjas even regarded him as the strongest among the Five Kage!

"Then I'll wait for you to surpass me."

Feng Ye smiled and reached out to pat Kakashi's head, but Kakashi frowned and jumped away.

Just as Kakashi was about to complain about Feng Ye treating him like a child, an energetic voice suddenly rang out from nearby.

"Ah! Kakashi, there you are! I've been looking for you forever..."

Feng Ye turned to look and saw a boy in a green jumpsuit charging out from the bushes. His appearance made his identity obvious at a glance.

Might Guy!

Might Guy ignored Feng Ye and leaped straight at Kakashi, swinging a powerful taijutsu whip kick directly at him.

"Let's settle this once and for all, Kakashi! Take this! Konoha Whirlwind!"

"..."

Kakashi gave Might Guy a look devoid of all dreams, then raised an arm to block with a somewhat speechless expression before counterattacking with a side kick.

Might Guy caught Kakashi's counterattack, seeming to overflow with endless vitality. "This time, I'll definitely win, Kakashi! Take this!!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

In an instant, Might Guy and Kakashi were locked in fierce combat.

Just as in the original story, Might Guy had regarded Kakashi as his rival since their academy days. He had continued to work hard, constantly challenging Kakashi.

Feng Ye watched Might Guy and Kakashi fight, shrugged, and leaped onto a tree, watching as though it had nothing to do with him.

There was no need to question the taijutsu talent of Guy, who would one day cultivate the Eight Inner Gates to the Eighth Gate. But the current Guy had not yet learned the Eight Inner Gates. Though he could suppress Kakashi in pure taijutsu, the moment Kakashi used ninjutsu or other methods, the difference between them became immediately clear.

Crackle!

Because Kakashi had just been defeated by Feng Ye, he was not in the best mood. After exchanging several rounds with Guy, he directly used Lightning Release ninjutsu. A blast of lightning sent Guy flying back with a strange cry, his hair all standing straight up from the shock and giving off a burnt smell.

"D-Damn it..."

Guy lay some distance away. He knew he had lost again, but he did not admit defeat. Smoke rose from his mouth as he spoke. "Next time... I'll win..."

Kakashi crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head at Guy. "You should give up sooner. Your chances of beating me are even less realistic than mine beating Feng Ye."

"Thanks for the encouragement..."

Guy climbed to his feet and gave Kakashi a thumbs-up.

But then he froze slightly, recalling what Kakashi had just said. He blinked. "Kakashi, what did you just say?"

"No, nothing."

Kakashi shook his head.

Guy frowned and could not help looking toward Feng Ye, who sat on a treetop nearby, suspicion appearing in his eyes.

What Kakashi had just said seemed to mean... that he could not beat Feng Ye?

Although Feng Ye was Kakashi's older brother, Guy had never considered who was stronger between them, because there was simply no comparison. Kakashi had graduated at five and become a Chunin at six, while Feng Ye had merely ranked near the top of the class.

I must have heard wrong.

Kakashi must have meant that my beating him was even less realistic than Feng Ye beating him... After thinking it over carefully, Guy's brows relaxed again.

Whoosh!

Feng Ye leaped down from the tree and looked at Kakashi and Guy. "Are you going to keep training, or eat something first?"

Since Guy often challenged Kakashi and trained with him, Feng Ye was fairly familiar with Guy as well. Although the odd father-and-son pair of Might Guy and Might Duy drew strange looks wherever they went, Feng Ye had no intention of mocking either of them.

One had unleashed the Eight Inner Gates and beaten the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into disarray, leaving even survivors such as Suikazan Fuguki with psychological trauma.

As for the other, there was even less need to mention him—a man who had used the Eight Gates Released Formation to pummel Six Paths Madara and nearly kicked Kaguya Otsutsuki so hard she could not keep her coffin lid shut!

What made Feng Ye most ashamed was that he had been eyeing the Eight Inner Gates all along.

But then again, the Eight Inner Gates technique was both difficult and not difficult. Its entry requirements could be met by almost any ninja, making it one of the most straightforward and brutal forms of taijutsu. But cultivating it to the extreme was incredibly difficult, requiring years upon years of near-hellish training.

Precisely because of this, only people like Might Guy and Might Duy could endure the boredom and cultivate this exceptionally tedious technique to its peak.

"...I just lost to Kakashi, so I'm going to do 3,000 squats before I eat."

After responding to Feng Ye, Guy immediately began doing squats in the field, paying no heed at all to Kakashi's expression beside him, which clearly wanted to complain.

But seeing Guy immediately throw himself back into training, Kakashi also shook his head and said to Feng Ye, "I'm not hungry yet. I'm going to keep training too."

It was not because Guy had influenced him, but because Feng Ye had provoked him.

Feng Ye's Kekkei Genkai had suddenly widened the gap between them. If he did not train desperately, the distance between them might only keep growing. That was something he absolutely could not accept.

"Alright, then I'll go eat first. You two keep training."

Feng Ye did not mind.

A normal person's schedule could not possibly match his. With Time Acceleration, he had to eat at least five meals a day, and his actual training time was likely greater than Kakashi and Guy's combined!