The one who was late was Hankuang, so why were you calling me "childish"?
Shouldn't you be saying that to Hankuang?
Facing the riled-up Obito, Kakashi did not even spare him a glance and remained as arrogant as ever.
"Kakashi! I've been putting up with you for a long time. I challenge you to a duel!"
"Cough, cough~~"
Hankuang coughed at just the right moment, giving him a reminder.
"Forget it. I'll let you off this time!" Having received the signal, Obito once again found himself a way down.
In the field.
Minato Namikaze covered his forehead, his head buzzing.
He had figured it out: the team needed a mediator, and that person was Hankuang.
Without him, Team 9 probably would not last long before disbanding.
Once the farce ended, Minato Namikaze began announcing today's mission.
"Today's only mission is for each of you to demonstrate your Sword Technique and Ninjutsu!"
"Only by understanding one another can you cooperate more effectively."
"This will be crucial when you go to the battlefield in the future!"
After emphasizing this point, Minato Namikaze looked at Kakashi and gestured to him.
After all, Kakashi was a publicly acknowledged genius. Having him start would do a good job of inspiring the fighting spirit of the others.
Under everyone's watchful eyes.
Kakashi stepped out of formation.
His face was stern beneath his silver hair as he slowly raised his right hand.
"Sword Technique!"
As those two words left his mouth, the short blade on his back was already in his hand.
Whoosh!
Almost in the blink of an eye, his figure vanished and appeared several meters away.
A tree trunk slid down, cleanly severed by the short blade.
The cut surface was charred black.
When Kakashi returned to the formation, Obito's eyes widened.
Nohara Rin's face was full of admiration.
Hankuang yawned.
"That's it? What about the Ninjutsu?" Obito asked in confusion.
Wasn't he supposed to demonstrate both Taijutsu and Ninjutsu? Why had Kakashi only shown the Wood-Chopping Sword Style? What about the other one?
"That wasn't merely Sword Technique. It was also infused with Lightning Release!"
Minato Namikaze could not listen any longer and corrected him.
To prevent another farce, he directly signaled Obito to demonstrate.
Compared to Kakashi's brief slash, Obito's display was much more dramatic.
He first performed a set of Uchiha Taijutsu, then began forming hand seals and spat out a small fireball.
Hankuang estimated its size and felt that the fireball's diameter was fairly decent, reaching an astonishing thirty centimeters.
Next was Nohara Rin, who hurled a kunai and struck the large tree three meters away with pinpoint accuracy.
Finally.
It was Hankuang's turn.
Under the collective gazes of the other four, Hankuang ambled out of formation and tilted his head, thinking.
"Taijutsu, hmm..."
"Ninjutsu, hmm..."
"Demonstration complete!"
After saying that.
He returned to the formation.
All four of them were dumbfounded.
Chapter 6: Because of Hankuang, Minato Was Forced to Develop Ninjutsu!
Hankuang's performance redefined the term "dead last" and pushed it to an entirely new height.
"T-That's way too embarrassing!" Obito covered his face, unable to bear watching.
The teacher had asked him to demonstrate his abilities, not words!
He'll definitely be punished, right? Rin thought.
She could understand why Hankuang had done this.
After all, Hankuang simply did not know Taijutsu or Ninjutsu, so that was why he had done this, right?
"A talent!"
Even the usually aloof Kakashi could not help commenting.
Obviously, he was praising him in reverse.
In the field.
Minato Namikaze took a deep breath, striving to keep his mindset calm.
As a jōnin, what grand scene had he not seen?
But he had almost.
He had almost been mentally broken by his student Hankuang.
"Hankuang, has your Kunai Throwing improved?" Minato Namikaze tried to salvage the situation.
"Oh, I'm not very good with directions," Hankuang replied seriously.
"Then what about your Three Body Technique?"
"I've been working hard to learn it, but I still haven't mastered it."
"Then what have you mastered since graduating from the academy?"
"Hmm..."
Hankuang thought about it and went on saying "hmm" for a long time, but nothing came after that.
"I don't believe this."
Minato Namikaze refused to accept it.
He felt that even if someone was the dead last, they could not possibly have no redeeming qualities at all.
As long as he could find one and encourage him, even the dead last could become filled with fighting spirit.
With that thought, a Chakra Sensing Paper appeared in his hand.
"Come, test your Chakra nature."
"Oh."
Hankuang took the paper, condensed Chakra, and gathered it into the paper.
Then.
The Chakra Sensing Paper showed no reaction whatsoever.
"Hmm?"
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze was utterly dumbfounded.
No nature?
This!
No wonder.
No wonder Hankuang could not learn the Three Body Technique.
Chakra nature was crucial to a ninja. Chakra without a nature meant that one could not practice any kind of Ninjutsu.
That was because the Ninjutsu of the Ninja World was basically divided into five major categories.
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