Gu Qi's Tragic End

"Kakashi Hatake, you traitor! I've decided, I'm joining Teacher Kai's side from now on."

On an autumn evening with a strong wind, Gu Qi, whose old facial wounds had not yet healed and were now joined by new ones, finally cornered Kakashi outside the Shueisha Hall.

Kakashi suppressed a smile and said with a bewildered expression, "What did I do?"

Gu Qi completely lost it upon hearing this. "You bastard, you told Anko my intel, and got me beaten by her again."

Originally, Gu Qi had bought a large bag of snacks and was preparing to visit the young lady from the Hyuga Clan, whom he hadn't seen in half a year.

Before he could even reach the Hyuga Clan's compound, the elusive Anko suddenly appeared, grabbed Gu Qi, and gave him a good thrashing.

Gu Qi was completely dazed at the time, having no idea what was happening.

Moreover, Anko was fast to arrive and fast to leave. After beating Gu Qi, she slipped away, completely vanished.

Gu Qi, who couldn't find Anko anywhere in the village, immediately went to find Kakashi.

This was because only Kakashi knew about his plan to visit the young lady from the Hyuga Clan.

"Cough, cough, I was just chatting with a companion about our own kids. How can you call that betraying you?" Kakashi shrugged, feigning innocence.

Gu Qi's face twitched. "Tell me where Anko is, and we'll call it even."

Kakashi shrugged again. "You'll have to find her yourself. Don't you have Hachi and the other two? They're Ninja Dogs, after all, masters of tracking."

This was also why Kakashi had ultimately decided to tell Anko about Gu Qi's intel.

Kakashi felt that Gu Qi might grow from this scuffle.

As Ninja, they would encounter all sorts of problems during missions.

Sudden attacks, tracking and counter-tracking, and enemy assassinations could happen at any moment.

And Anko Mitarashi was an excellent Konoha Chunin. If Gu Qi could calm down and deal with her properly, he would definitely learn a lot.

Yes! That's how it was. Kakashi was completely doing this for Gu Qi's own good!

"Hmph, enough of your nonsense." Reminded by Kakashi, Gu Qi left without looking back, preparing to go back and think things through.

Seeing this, Kakashi smiled slightly, put down the book in his hands, and headed home.

For a long time afterward, Kakashi knew he could leisurely enjoy his vacation.

The next morning, Gu Qi and his three Ninja Dogs began their daily morning training.

As for the plan to deal with Anko, Gu Qi intended to start in the afternoon.

"Yo, I heard you're planning to deal with me!" Just as Gu Qi's training was nearing its end, Anko's figure reappeared.

Gulp

Gu Qi swallowed nervously, feeling like his face was about to take another beating.

"You, you, you don't come any closer, or I won't be polite."

Gu Qi's fearful expression made Anko even happier. She said, "It's okay, big sister will dote on you dearly!"

"Gu Qi, the things you wanted are all bought. Where should I put them?"

In Gu Qi's Ninja Tool Shop, Kakashi ignored Gu Qi's bruised and battered face and asked him.

"The basement!" Gu Qi said expressionlessly.

Kakashi had no intention of provoking Gu Qi. He obediently had the items placed down and then quietly left the dangerous area.

After Kakashi and his group left, Gu Qi silently walked to the basement to check the items Kakashi had prepared.

Once confirmed, Gu Qi began the installation of the laboratory.

A little over an hour later, a small, professional laboratory appeared in Gu Qi's basement.

Next, Gu Qi moved the remaining equipment through the laboratory door into the lab space.

As for the forging equipment, Kakashi had arranged for someone to build a simple structure in the backyard the day before and placed it inside.

Entering the lab space, Gu Qi began assembling the remaining equipment.

However, some core equipment was purchased by Gu Qi from the system at a great cost.

Although the system was greedy, the quality of its equipment was absolutely guaranteed.

After a busy day, the [Non-existent Laboratory] finally began to resemble a laboratory.

Although the equipment purchased this time only occupied one-twentieth of the laboratory, it was enough for Gu Qi's current needs.

Originally, after the laboratory was set up, Gu Qi's plan was to use his chemistry knowledge to make a batch of explosives.

However, after being beaten soundly by Anko these past two days, Gu Qi's thoughts had changed.

"You dare hit me, hehe~" Gu Qi muttered to himself like a mad scientist while conducting experiments.

Combined with the glow emitted by the reactants in the test tube, it looked downright evil.

"Phew, it's finally done."

When Gu Qi carefully assembled a certain device, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The first phase of preparations is complete. Now it's time to put the plan into action," Gu Qi muttered to himself.

The next day, Gu Qi, acting as if nothing had happened, began another day of training with his three Ninja Dogs.

Just as their training was about to end, the wicked Anko reappeared.

"Heh heh, I'll give you one more chance! If you obediently recognize me as your boss, I'll let you go!" Anko licked her lips and said with extreme wickedness.

Gu Qi scoffed, "A gentleman's revenge is never too late. Thirty years east, thirty years west; do not bully a young man for being poor."

Anko smiled slightly, flashed behind Gu Qi, and grabbed him by the collar. "Since there's nothing to discuss, don't blame me for being rude!"

"What do you want? Don't hit my face, yamete."

Gu Qi wasn't intentionally crying out so pitifully; it was just that Anko's hits really hurt.

"Scream all you want, you can scream until your throat is raw and no one will hear you," Anko said with a grin.

Gu Qi roared, "I'll take you down with me!"

Immediately after, Gu Qi pulled a *** from the ninja tool pouch on his thigh.

"Huh?" Just as Anko looked confused, Gu Qi pulled the pin on the *** and threw it.

Snap!

A thick cloud of smoke enveloped them in shadow, and Gu Qi managed to break free from her grasp while Anko was stunned.

"Just a little trick, Wind Style - Great Breakthrough." Anko smiled slightly, thinking it was nothing impressive.

By the time the smoke was blown away by the strong wind, Gu Qi and the three Ninja Dogs had already vanished.

"What the heck," Anko pouted, "So you were trying to escape. How careless of me."

Not being able to properly beat up Gu Qi today left Anko feeling unsatisfied.

"Oh well, oh well. Since I have these two days off, I'll continue tomorrow. I refuse to believe I won't be able to subdue you by then."

Anko said this as she stretched lazily and then slowly walked towards the center of the village.

"Tsk tsk, this is the first time I've seen Gu Qi get beaten so badly. Kakashi, are you just going to stand by and do nothing?"

Not long after Anko left, Pakkun and Kakashi suddenly appeared on a giant tree.

Kakashi said without looking up, "If he can't even handle this small matter, it only proves that Gu Qi's talent is limited. In that case, it's better to live a peaceful life in the village than to die on the battlefield."

"Isn't that too unfair to Gu Qi? Even if he can't become a strong ninja, he can still be an ordinary ninja!" Pakkun sounded confused.

Kakashi looked up and said calmly, "If he were an ordinary person, then it would be fine. But unfortunately, he is the younger brother of me, Copy Ninja Kakashi.

If he isn't strong enough, my enemies will eventually target him for revenge or out of spite."

"So that's how it is!" Pakkun suddenly understood.

"Then do you think Gu Qi can solve this problem?" Pakkun continued.

Kakashi smiled, "Gu Qi will. Perhaps he's already started his counterattack."

Gu Qi's meaningful expression before he left did not escape Kakashi's notice.

Based on his understanding of Gu Qi, Kakashi felt that Gu Qi might already have a way to deal with Anko.

"Really? Then I'm quite curious what method Gu Qi will use to deal with Anko!" Pakkun said with great curiosity.

"Who knows! Let's go, it's time to leave." Kakashi looked up at the eagle circling in the sky and said nonchalantly.

The appearance of that eagle was just a signal: another mission had arrived.