"What a hassle.
Should I tell Orochimaru about this?"
Meanwhile.
Kakashi stood before the Memorial Stone, muttering to himself.
"Obito.
You know?
Two of my students passed the Chunin Ninja Exams preliminaries.
One of them is like me—a genius.
The other is like you—a blockhead.
Their friendship is a lot like ours~
How nostalgic~
I still remember how you were late back then and nearly got the three of us eliminated together~
Also.
I still remember that Fire Style: Great Fire Candy Technique of yours~
Haha~"
Kakashi chuckled softly, then fell silent.
No one knew how much time passed.
Only then did he let out a long sigh.
"Obito, those three little brats are actually training under a kid their own age.
It really isn't reassuring.
I'd better go check on them.
I'll come see you again tomorrow."
Chapter 20: Ninjutsu Genius Bai Hao? Kakashi's Contemplation [Five Updates—Please Send Flowers and Collect]
After leaving the Memorial Stone.
Kakashi immediately summoned Pakkun and had him track them.
It didn't take long.
He found Team 7 training by the river.
"Huh?"
Kakashi didn't reveal himself right away.
Instead, he observed them from the shadows.
However, he had barely watched for long.
When he suddenly froze.
"Sasuke is...
Practicing Chidori!?
Who taught him!?
Could it be Bai Hao!?"
Kakashi was stunned.
He was quite proud of the ninjutsu he had created.
He was confident that unless he taught it to someone, no one else could possibly learn it.
Yet.
Bai Hao had figured it out on his own.
And had tossed it to Sasuke as casually as if he were throwing away garbage.
That made him feel rather uncomfortable.
"I never expected him to be a genius no weaker than me!"
Watching Bai Hao read beneath the tree, Kakashi praised him involuntarily.
As for the possibility that Sasuke had figured out Chidori himself...
He dismissed it immediately.
Because that was simply impossible.
"What a pity.
He gave up on continuing as a ninja.
Otherwise.
He would definitely become an outstanding ninja.
He might even become the future Hokage!"
After silently watching for a while.
Kakashi decided it was better to go out and meet them.
After all.
No matter how you looked at it, he was Team 7's captain and teacher.
Leaving them in someone else's care like this made him look bad.
With that thought.
He flashed onto a branch of the tree opposite Bai Hao.
"Yo!"
Kakashi raised a hand and greeted Bai Hao.
"Teacher Kakashi is here?"
Bai Hao didn't look up and merely replied softly.
"I didn't expect you to have such a talent for teaching students."
Kakashi flashed to Bai Hao's side.
Then he still couldn't hold back.
He asked the question he most wanted answered.
"Did you figure out Chidori yourself?"
"Yeah~
Gathering Lightning Release Chakra in the hand.
It isn't all that difficult."
Kakashi: "..."
Though he also felt it wasn't difficult.
This was his proudest original ninjutsu!
Having someone evaluate it like that truly hurt.
"With you here, I really can slack off."
As he spoke.
He leaned against another tree and pulled out his favorite—Make-Out Paradise—and began reading.
Time slowly passed as the two of them read.
The first to complete her training task was Sakura.
Sakura had excellent Chakra-gathering and control abilities.
Cherry Blossom Rush also suited her perfectly as a taijutsu technique.
Thus, she quickly mastered the technique and came over to report the good news to Bai Hao, while also greeting Kakashi.
Bai Hao encouraged her for a few moments.
Then he sent her back to continue training.
The second to master his ninjutsu was Sasuke.
Chidori suited him perfectly, so he quickly mastered it.
Seeing this, Kakashi couldn't help offering him some guidance.
He also instructed Sasuke that until he could cut through lightning with the technique, it couldn't be called Lightning Cutter. It could only be called Chidori.
After hearing the instruction, Sasuke couldn't help launching into a furious tirade in his heart.
Then he continued training silently.
The last to complete his training task was Naruto.
Because of Bai Hao.
Naruto hadn't been targeted by Orochimaru, nor had his Nine-Tails Chakra been sealed with the Insight-Sealing Technique.
Therefore, he mastered Water Walking quite quickly.
"Look! Look!"
Naruto shouted at Bai Hao from the riverbank.
"Bai Hao!
I can do it!
I can walk on water!
Ow..."
"Splash..."
While Naruto was shouting, his joy suddenly turned to misery.
He fell straight into the river.
Bai Hao could only shake his head repeatedly.
"That! That!
That was just an accident!"
Naruto hurriedly explained.
"I've mastered Water Walking!
Bai Hao, teach me another awesome technique!
Something like Sakura and Sasuke have.
I want to become stronger too!"
"Naruto, I'll teach you the ninjutsu most suited to you next."
Bai Hao sighed helplessly.
Then he stood up.
"Watch closely."
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