Disguised Training

Seeing Kakashi like this, Gu Qi couldn't help but sigh, "Going on a mission again?"

Gu Qi knew Kakashi very well; whenever the other party had such a relaxed expression, it meant he was going on a mission.

"Yes, so you need to behave yourself these days!"

"I'll wait for you to come back."

"Mhm!"

After they finished speaking, the two fell silent.

Although he knew it was unavoidable, Gu Qi worried every time Kakashi went on a mission.

"I heard you ran into some trouble?" Kakashi broke the silence first.

"Mm, yes." Gu Qi wasn't surprised Kakashi knew, as the three Ninja Dogs had long since smelled Pakkun's familiar shampoo scent.

"This is a Scroll I've put together on camouflage, tracking, and counter-tracking techniques. As for hiding your scent, I'll teach you that when I get back from this mission," Kakashi said, pulling out a Scroll.

"Then I won't be polite," Gu Qi said without hesitation.

"Alright, I'm leaving then."

As soon as Kakashi left, Gu Qi was once again alone. However, he was already used to it and didn't mind.

"Wait a minute," Gu Qi only realized after Kakashi's figure had disappeared, "Damn it, he didn't leave me any living expenses."

He scratched his head in distress. The share from the Secret Recipe Dried Meat had already been mostly squandered by Gu Qi.

The rest had been spent in the system.

Given the system's nature, any money that entered his pocket was as good as gone.

And the next share was still with Kakashi. Now that Kakashi was gone, Gu Qi couldn't just go and demand money from the Nara Clan or the others.

"I'm doomed, am I going to starve to death?" Gu Qi was a little frantic.

"No!" Unwilling to sit and wait for death, Gu Qi decided to take the initiative.

"Aunt Tsume, money!"

At the Inuzuka Clan's compound, Gu Qi went directly to Inuzuka Tsume, placed a Scroll in front of him, and then extended his "claws."

"Huh?" Inuzuka Tsume looked at Gu Qi, completely bewildered, not understanding what he was up to.

Gu Qi put his hands on his hips and said, "A special scent-tracking formula. It's colorless, odorless, won't wash off, and lasts for a month. It can be made into *** for use."

"Do you have a finished product?" Hana Inuzuka asked.

Gu Qi was prepared and immediately produced a small bottle of liquid.

After Inuzuka Tsume opened the bottle and sniffed, he asked, "Why isn't there any smell?"

"I smell it, it's the scent of privet flowers," Black Pill said from the side.

"Mmm~" Inuzuka Tsume was a little surprised. Their Inuzuka Clan's noses were no ordinary.

Yet, even she couldn't smell it now, let alone ordinary people.

Inuzuka Tsume picked up the Scroll and asked with a smile, "Little Gu Qi, how much do you want?"

"Five hundred thousand Ryo, and the formula is yours. From now on, besides for our Hatake Clan's own use, I won't reveal it to anyone else," Gu Qi said.

"Deal!"

Inuzuka Tsume agreed immediately. Five hundred thousand seemed like a lot, but this tracking agent formula could greatly enhance the Inuzuka Clan's tracking abilities.

Before long, Inuzuka Tsume handed Gu Qi a bag of silver.

"Oh, right, my formula requires quite a bit of plant extract. So, I personally suggest you could cooperate with the Yamanaka Clan," Gu Qi reminded them casually after getting the money.

"Thank you! If you have any more good things in the future, Gu Qi-kun, just remember to let Auntie know," Inuzuka Tsume said with a smile.

"Don't worry!"

With the money, Gu Qi happily left the Inuzuka Clan's compound, ready to spend.

In the following days, thanks to the tracking agent, Gu Qi perfectly avoided Anko every time she tried to intercept him.

In Gu Qi's opinion, he was avoiding a fight with a woman because it was beneath him, as constantly bullying girls would negatively impact his glorious image.

After several failed attempts, Anko seemed to have discovered something, or perhaps she went on a mission, and she temporarily stopped bothering Gu Qi.

With these few days of rest, Gu Qi finally had the chance to calmly study the Scrolls Kakashi had left him.

There was also research into Ninjutsu. Gu Qi was already very proficient with the railgun's track version.

He had also begun researching the ninjutsu-fication of the coilgun.

"Sigh, why do I have to bear pressures that I shouldn't at my age!"

Other friends were either eating or playing every day, but he was constantly fighting against the future, fighting against Kakashi, and now Anko had been added to the list.

Thinking about this, Gu Qi felt a sense of malice.

"I won't think about it anymore, time to sleep."

"The most important thing for perfect camouflage is to use your surroundings."

On October 1st, Konoha 52, Kakashi, having returned, fulfilled his promise and immediately began teaching Gu Qi how to conceal his presence.

"Use my surroundings?" Gu Qi tilted his head, looking at Kakashi with confusion.

Kakashi explained, "Camouflage is about deception. Whether it's escaping an enemy's pursuit or catching an enemy off guard, the prerequisite is not being discovered."

"I understand that naturally. Say something useful," Gu Qi rolled his eyes. He wasn't here to listen to Kakashi's lengthy theoretical explanations.

Kakashi wasn't offended. He continued, "No matter how we hide, we are still there. So, to avoid being discovered by the enemy, you need to deceive them."

"How do I do that?" Gu Qi asked.

"If there's a person in front of you, what's your first reaction?" Kakashi countered.

Gu Qi thought for a moment, then seemed to understand. "My first reaction is that I see a person?"

Kakashi said with admiration, "As expected of my brother."

"Heh," Gu Qi glanced at Kakashi with disdain.

Kakashi didn't mind. "Whether the person in front of you is real or not, your first reaction is to see them. In other words, our first reaction is to use our eyes."

"So, what we need to do is deceive the enemy's senses?"

"Exactly. The simplest camouflage deceives the enemy's eyes. Secondly, it deceives the enemy's or a Ninja Dog's sense of smell. Lastly, it deceives the enemy's intuition," Kakashi preached.

"Intuition?"

Kakashi continued to explain, "An experienced enemy, even if you deceive their sight and smell, will still sense your presence through their intuition. Don't underestimate a person's intuition; sometimes it's more reliable than their eyes."

"The methods for the first two are in the scrolls I gave you, and your teachers at the Ninja Academy will also teach you later. What I'm going to teach you now is how to deceive an enemy's intuition," Kakashi told Gu Qi.

"What should I do?" Gu Qi asked.

Kakashi pointed at the waterfall in front of them and said, "Go play in the water!"

"Huh?" Gu Qi looked completely bewildered.

Kakashi smiled, "Water is formless. It can be gentle like a stream or fierce like a waterfall. What you need to do is feel the ripples of the water with your heart."

Feel it myself? Feel what the heck!

"Is that all?" Gu Qi couldn't believe it.

Kakashi shrugged. "Presence is formless. Formless things are like ghosts; they don't exist. How can I teach you something that doesn't exist?"

"So, everything you've said so far is just a waste of words?" Gu Qi said unhappily.

"You could say that."

"Heh."

Kakashi patted Gu Qi's shoulder. "Go cultivate your Chakra under the waterfall! You'll be done when you can cultivate Chakra as you normally do."

Gu Qi eventually followed Kakashi's advice and went to bathe under the waterfall. After all, as Kakashi had said, presence was formless, and formless things could only be experienced personally.

"What a strong current! Kakashi, is it okay for me to train like this? Kakashi..."

Hearing no response, Gu Qi turned around and found that Kakashi had already disappeared.

"That guy!" Gu Qi's face fell, and he silently tormented Kakashi ten thousand times in his heart.

Stripped down to just his underwear, Gu Qi swam to the rocks beneath the waterfall. However, the rocks beneath the waterfall were very slippery from years of erosion. It was impossible to cultivate there, let alone climb up.

After a great deal of effort, Gu Qi finally reached the rocks above by using his versatile Chakra. However, after that, Gu Qi didn't immediately cultivate his Chakra. Instead, he used Chakra to firmly attach his feet to the rocks, allowing his body to withstand the waterfall's powerful current.