The Battle of the Hatake Brothers

Might Guy executed a beautiful somersault and landed on the arena. Obito had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight back. Although he knew he was no match for him, Obito still fought with all his might.

"Konoha Whirlwind!"

"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"

"Konoha Violent Whirlwind!"

Kai skillfully and swiftly used his self-created spinning kick Taijutsu, Obito at a complete disadvantage.

His Taijutsu was inferior to Guy's, and his Ninjutsu couldn't interrupt Guy's attacks. After being hit by three spinning kicks from Guy, Obito gloriously lost the match.

"Obito was quite discouraged after losing again. After returning to the audience seats, Rin went up to him and encouraged him, saying, 'It's okay, Obito. I can tell you tried your best.'"

Obito felt much better after that.

"Obito, if you lose to him again, I won't let you off the hook." Kakashi still maintained his cool demeanor, but this time, Obito felt his words were much warmer.

Nao also said softly, "It seems Kakashi has really changed, all thanks to Shiyu!"

"If it weren't for Senior Gray Fang's request, I wouldn't have done this. You Hatake Clan are really interesting; you clearly care about each other, but you all express it in such strange ways."

"And Nao, haven't you noticed that even you have changed a lot?" Shiyu reminded him.

"Yes." Nao nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

Then, the drawing of lots continued, and Hatake Sakumo, looking at the screen, shouted "Stop!" again.

"Nara Kakuru vs. Genma Shiranui!"

The match ended quickly, as the Nara Clan's Shadow Binding Technique, combined with Nara Kakuru's clever mind, made it easy for Genma Shiranui to fall into the trap, resulting in a predictable defeat.

The lottery was drawn again, and this time, even the chief examiner Hatake Sakumo, showed a change in his expression.

"Huh? It's them?" Obito exclaimed in surprise.

"Kakashi! Do your best!" Rin cheered him on.

"Don't lose either, Nao," Shiyu encouraged him.

"Go for it! Defeat Kakashi!" Kurenai clenched her fist and encouraged him.

"Here you come, Nao. I won't hold back."

"I don't know either."

It turns out that the next opponents will be Kakashi Hatake and Kakashi Nao.

Kakashi and Nao are very similar; both cover their entire faces with masks, and both wield miniature versions of short swords.

One is the White Fang Blade, the other is the Gray Fang Blade, and Kakashi is already Chunin, while Nao is still a freshman.

"You, don't disgrace the Hatake Clan! Begin the battle!" Sakumo reminded them, then officially announced the start of the fourth match.

As soon as the match began, both sides charged at each other, drawing their short swords and fiercely slashing at each other's swords.

A clanging sound, like metal colliding, was particularly jarring.

Immediately afterwards, the two began a series of Taijutsu combat, showcasing the swiftness of Kakashi Sword Style to the fullest. Hatake Sakumo shook his head and nodded at times, watching with great fascination.

Shiyu was also watching the battle closely, his White Rinnegan learning and copying everything before him.

It's unclear how many rounds they fought, but Nao seemed to be running out of stamina. After all, Nao was younger than Kakashi, so it was normal for him to run out of stamina.

"Sorry, Nao, I'll take you down with this move! Hopper!" Kakashi slid in and tackled Nao to the ground, then kicked him away, followed by White Fang's powerful strike that brought Nao to the ground.

Nao collapsed to the ground with a thud, his entire body covered in wounds, blood and sweat soaking through Nao skin almost simultaneously.

"Nao, give up. You're no match for me." Kakashi was quite confident, but looking at his little cousin, he felt a pang of pity.

Unexpectedly, Nao still managed to stand up and looked at Kakashi with unwavering determination.

"I can still go on!" Nao swung his Grey Fang sword and slashed at Kakashi once again. However, Nao, exhausted, was no match for Kakashi with sheer willpower. Kakashi once again used Taijutsu to defeat Nao.

"Alright! Nao, stop now!" Kakashi knew Nao had reached his limit.

"That's enough, Nao! Don't stand up anymore!" Obito couldn't help but say.

"If this continues, he'll die!" Lin exclaimed in surprise.

"Why is this guy so persistent?" Shiyu couldn't bear to watch either.

Nao and Kurenai were also at a loss for words.

However, Nao stood up shakily once again, put his hands together, and prepared to Hand Seals.

"Kakashi, you've changed a lot, "Shiyu, "And Shiyu also said I've changed a lot."

"I've been thinking about what he said. At first, I only believed in my own strength and thought I could accomplish everything. But later, Shiyu made me realize that there are always people more capable than you."

"He made me realize that the three of us are a team. But as the top student in the Ninja Academy, my pride is not much lower than yours. I have always taken him as my goal and wanted to surpass him, but even you, who are hailed as the genius of Konoha, were defeated by him."

"So how could I possibly accept defeat here? I will surpass you! Kakashi! Only by surpassing you can I possibly surpass Shiyu!"

"Kakashi, let me show you my self-created technique!" Kakashi Nao was deeply determined. After gathering his chakra, he began to Hand Seals rapidly. Although he couldn't match Shiyu, Chunin still much faster than most Chunin.

Kakashi was taken aback. When Nao was knocked to the ground, he clearly looked like he had exhausted all his chakra and stamina. How did he become so fierce after saying those words?

"Wind Release: Breakthrough!" Nao unleashed Wind Release, creating a gust of wind that kicked up a lot of dust. Kakashi immediately covered his face with his arms.

Nao rushed over at an extremely fast speed, the gray tooth already pulled out of his back.

"Secret Technique: Gray Sudden Strike!" Nao picked up Gray Fang, which was now covered with his own wind-style chakra. The wind-style cutting made the already sharp Gray Fang short sword even sharper.

"Secret Technique: White Light Blade!" Kakashi also met Nao- on without hesitation.

"When!"

The silver and gray figures finally collided, instantly creating a huge crater on the field. The gale generated by the collision of chakra spread outwards.

"So strong!" Everyone's eyes lit up.

"What a sharp thrust!!" Shiyu was also a little surprised, not expecting that Nao had been hiding such a powerful move.

The two stand back to back, intersecting each other.

The silver-haired figure said from behind, "Nao, you've gotten stronger."

The gray-haired figure replied from behind, "You're not bad either, cousin."

"Hahaha!" The two laughed a few times, and almost simultaneously, with a "thump," they both fell to the ground.