"What a shame!" Kakashi and Sasuke said inwardly again, having forgotten about Sakura. After all, Sakura usually had even less presence than Naruto.
"Hehe, it's fine. My path may not necessarily suit you. Taijutsu training requires perseverance and unwavering dedication. Hinata and the other two each chose a few moves to practice, but it might take ten years before they could truly put them to use," Chen Fan said.
"Ten years?!" Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke all cried out in shock. Ten years was simply far too long for them, and they immediately began to lose heart.
Chen Fan turned his gaze to Kakashi. Kakashi nodded and said, "Without special techniques, it takes more than a few decades for Taijutsu to amount to anything. Even with techniques, it still takes at least five years of training. That is a boundary that even geniuses cannot cross." What he was truly curious about was how Chen Fan could achieve that level of destructive power without Chakra. Even his Sharingan could not copy that technique. Having used the Sharingan for so many years, Kakashi naturally knew just how powerful it was. It could reflect Illusion Magic, copy ninjutsu, and even copy Taijutsu. But he could hardly tell Chen Fan that he had secretly tried to copy his Taijutsu with the Sharingan. Besides, he felt that Chen Fan's Taijutsu could certainly be mastered much faster.
Just then, the Ichiraku Ramen arrived, and Chen Fan ate with the others. As expected of a place that ran through the entire Naruto series, the flavor really was excellent. Chen Fan finished in no time and said goodbye to them. Only after he left did the Nine-Tails inside Naruto dare let out a breath of relief.
During that time, Kakashi had tried to make casual conversation with Chen Fan.