Minagawa Uchiha thought of this and immediately wanted to learn this ability. No longer hesitating, he rose and asked Might Guy for guidance:
"Thank you for your instruction, Senior Guy. How did you directly disperse the Great Fireball just now?
That technique is practically a blessing for taijutsu ninja!
If it can defeat most long-range ninjutsu, then taijutsu will become something everyone is willing to devote great effort to training in."
Seeing this Uchiha genius, who was no weaker than Kakashi had been in his youth, praising his technique with such admiration, Might Guy immediately looked smug. He turned and slapped Kakashi on the shoulder, staring at him with excited eyes.
"Ha ha ha, did you hear that, Kakashi? I said that training only taijutsu could still lead to extraordinary achievements. I wasn't exaggerating at all, was I?"
Kakashi's reaction was flat as he bluntly cut him down. "That's merely a basic application of chakra."
Might Guy's expression instantly fell. He had thought that after seeing the new technique he had finally mastered, his lifelong friend would see him in a new light and join him in the passionate blaze of youthful sweat.
"As expected of my lifelong rival—you saw through the new technique I painstakingly grasped at a glance! No, let's begin our eighty-third match right now, Kakashi! I'll definitely defeat you. The score is forty-two to forty-one now!"
Might Guy immediately regained his enthusiasm, raised a thumbs-up, flashed a mouthful of brilliant white teeth, and proudly challenged Kakashi to a match.
"Sure. But isn't someone over there still waiting for your answer? Are you planning to leave a junior who is interested in taijutsu and admires you standing there?" Kakashi paid no attention to the provocation and merely pointed innocently at Minagawa Uchiha.
"Ah, sorry. I actually forgot