Taijutsu Showdown

At the Konoha Gate, Shuichi stood fully armed in his mission attire.

He specially prepared a pair of cool sunglasses, wore a red baseball cap, and Sky Blue Denim Outfit over Jonin Vest. His flamboyant appearance made the two gatekeepers glance at him frequently.

After Orochimaru faction failed to be selected, there was no tense atmosphere in the village, nor were there any resentful people. Most people became ninjas simply to make a living.

The Konoha High Command would never dare to do anything to suppress ninjas Shuichi; only a fool would do that. It would be disheartening for others to see it, and such petty behavior would hardly be worthy of the Will of Fire.

Therefore, the village naturally treated them kindly and tried its best to win them over, while also giving them full trust.

The method that the Hokage lineage has always used, of course, is the unchanging and famous... Power of Bonds!

"Drink up...!"

The sound could be heard even before the person arrived. A figure was running wildly down the street in the distance, kicking up thick smoke. As the person got closer, it turned out to be a boy in a green bodysuit with a bowl cut that made him look a bit silly.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Might Guy slammed on the brakes a short distance from Shuichi, turned around and, finding no one following, immediately shouted, "Kakashi, let's have a youthful showdown!"

After a long while, the white-haired boy in the blue combat suit slowly approached. Although his face was completely covered, his lifeless eyes suggested a lack of enthusiasm.

Kakashi, who had walked up to Might Guy, was a little surprised to see Shuichi's attire, but quickly regained his composure. "So, everyone's here. Shall we set off now?"

"What? Everyone's here?" Might Guy looked completely bewildered. "Where's our captain? I can't see him."

Shuichi, speechless, took off his hat and coughed loudly to get his attention. "What kind of look is that?! I'm right next to you, didn't you see me?"

"Ah..." Might Guy shouted, pointing at Shuichi's hair with his mouth open, "This purple hair, you are... Shuichi! Why are you dressed like this?"

"To save trouble during the mission," Shuichi replied irritably. "The enemy might still have the will to fight if they see you, but if they recognized me, they would have run away long ago."

Might Guy agreed wholeheartedly, "I see, as expected of Shuichi."

"... By the way, what happened to your two former teammates?" The three of them walked together toward the village entrance.

"Well, let me think about it." Might Guy closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said with delight, "Oh right, Genma seems to have become the Fourth Lord's bodyguard, Ebisu has entered the Ninja Academy as a reserve teacher."

"Everyone's burning with youthful energy!" His teeth gleamed in the sunlight. "King!"

Shuichi and Kakashi both had expressionless faces. After quickly completing the registration to leave the village, the three of them sped off towards the northern border.

In peacetime, there are few missions of S rank or higher. After the mission system in Konoha was restarted, the missions were mostly escorting, protecting caravans, and hunting down missing-nin.

This time, they will travel to the Land of Fields to wipe out a powerful band of mountain bandits, as many of them are ninjas who have fled from various ninja villages.

The next day, Shuichi and his two companions arrived at the entrance of a valley. There was not much vegetation here; most of it was bare Kitsuchi, surrounded by various small hills of varying heights. At first glance, they did not notice anything unusual.

At that moment, a slightly strange black bird swooped down from the sky and landed smoothly on Shuichi's shoulder. Upon seeing the open Scroll, it plunged into it and transformed into an ink pattern.

"Right here, about seventy meters ahead at one o'clock, that rock is the entrance to their base."

"Really? It's a small mountain, I can't see any gaps at all." Might Guy asked, puzzled, as he held up his binoculars.

Kakashi then explained, "The enemy has a certain level of Barrier Ninjutsu, so they seem quite strong. How should we proceed?"

"Leave it to me, I'll just blow that entrance open," Shuichi replied calmly.

He had barely taken a step when he remembered that the purpose of the Konoha High Command assigning Might Guy and Kakashi to his team was simply to deepen the relationship between his peers and friends.

Kakashi is now completely demoralized, and Shuichi doesn't want him to continue like this. Might Guy, as a psychological counselor, has been working for a long time, and Shuichi, as the captain, would be derelict in his duty if he didn't do something.

"How about this, let's have a youthful showdown. Anyway, with me watching, the enemy can't escape." Shuichi smile. "Might Guy, I remember you always carry a lot of Nunchucks and weights with you, right? Now, the three of us will dress up the same way and only be allowed to attack the enemy with nunchucks and Taijutsu. In the end, we'll see who knocks down the most, how about it?"

"Yoshi!" A flame was already burning in Might Guy's eyes. He never expected that his first mission would give him the opportunity to compete against two of Konoha's top geniuses, which made his blood boil.

As he took out Nunchucks and weights from the Scroll, Shuichi even transformed himself, shouting, "Boom!"

Appearing before the two was Spinach-Head Youth -shaped haircut, wearing a Yellow Bodysuit with black stripes along the edges of his limbs.

After picking up the Nunchucks, Shuichi swung them rapidly, flipping them back and forth while making sounds like, "Eh-da-eh-da..."

Might Guy was shocked and couldn't believe it. "This... this has overwhelmed my youth! The creativity of this outfit is simply unparalleled..."

Kakashi's face darkened. What on earth was Shuichi up to? The change in attitude was too sudden! Was he possessed by a demon?

"Your turn, Kakashi!" Shuichi said calmly. "Now that yellow and green are taken, I recommend you choose one of black, white, or blue. Of course, I also have no objection to red or pink."

"Hurry up, this is the captain's order. Your white hair is too conspicuous. I made this decision after careful consideration."

Under the watchful eyes of his idiotic captain and teammates, Kakashi reluctantly transformed into a boy in a blue bodysuit.

The three of them walked side by side toward the hill. As they walked, Shuichi explained, "This operation has two main objectives."

"Firstly, the Sharingan puts a lot of pressure on non- Uchiha Clan members, especially in terms of chakra reserves. If used in conjunction with the Lightning Cutter, it will quickly deplete their stamina. So this time, you can use the Sharingan to see just how much it consumes in pure Taijutsu."

Secondly, Nunchucks requires a high degree of body coordination, which is a test of one's body control. When combined with weights, it can also improve physical fitness in actual combat.

"At the same time, in order to fully motivate the opponent and ensure the effectiveness of the battle, our image needs to be mocking. So, now you understand my intention, right?"

Kakashi was taken aback for a moment after hearing this, and his expression became more serious. Might Guy, on the other hand, looked at Shuichi with an admiring gaze, as if selectively forgetting the explanation for the transformation.

"Okay!" Reaching a short distance from the rock wall, Shuichi conjured a small ball of Explosion Release Clay and tossed it over. "Boom!"

"Charge! Let your youthful passion burn bright!"