First Time Calling the Parents

He casually pulled his hand from the desk that had been pierced through and said indifferently, "Who was it that just called me a stupid dog?!"

Naruto, who had initially been happy that Gu Qi was standing up for him, couldn't help but shrink into a corner and cry sadly upon hearing this.

"Uh~ I, I, I, I was just joking~" the boy who had spoken the words explained tremblingly.

With a whoosh, Gu Qi leaped directly from his seat and landed on the other boy's desk. "Saye and the others are my family. I don't want anyone to joke about them!"

Having lived with Saye and the others for so long, Gu Qi had long since regarded them as his own kin.

Moreover, when he was in danger, they would throw themselves into it without hesitation. How could Gu Qi treat them with a heart of stone?

Gu Qi stood on the desk, looking down from above, and introduced himself, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Kakashi Gu Qi! My ideal is very simple: to possess the strongest power to protect my friends and my family!

Anyone who dares to hurt them is my enemy!"

With his incredibly domineering words, coupled with his incredibly handsome face, Gu Qi immediately captured the hearts of most of the girls.

"Gu Qi-kun is amazing!" Naruto seemed inspired and shouted encouragement from the back of the classroom.

"I, I'm sorry!" The boy in front of Gu Qi apologized sincerely.

"Mm, I accept your..."

"Kakashi Gu Qi!" a furious roar interrupted Gu Qi's words.

Slap!

Iruka slammed heavily on the desk and shouted in uncontrollable rage, "Bring your parents here at once!"

"Huh? Huh!" Gu Qi, who had been enjoying the thrill of showing off, deflated instantly upon hearing this.

"Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely teach him a good lesson when I get back. Yes, yes, yes, you are absolutely right!"

In the teachers' office, Konoha's elite jonin, the patriarch of the Hatake Clan, and the future Sixth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, was bowing and scraping, accepting Umino Iruka's Talk no Jutsu barrage.

After walking out of the teachers' office, Kakashi, who had been acting like a grandson, instantly turned into a domineering figure. "You're quite something, not only did you break the school desks, but you also showed off in the classroom!"

Kakashi, who had been thoroughly angered by Iruka, stared at Gu Qi expressionlessly.

Gu Qi, knowing he was in the wrong, mumbled cautiously, "Who knew the desks were such poor quality? I didn't even use that much force!"

Kakashi chuckled, "You think you're so great, don't you? Come on, I'm free today, let's spar!"

Hearing this, Gu Qi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Well, it was obvious he just wanted an excuse to beat him up.

Although he knew he couldn't beat Kakashi, he couldn't lose in terms of spirit. "Spar, then! Don't worry, I'll hold back."

Kakashi only replied with two words: "Heh!"

Training Ground No. 42!

"You chose the wrong opponent, Kakashi. How about it, do you know how powerful I am now!"

Kakashi, leaning against the big tree, was panting heavily, completely lacking his previous swagger.

He stared at Gu Qi, who was beaten black and blue, and couldn't help but roll his eyes. Even though he was so injured, he was still putting on a brave face.

"Who told you to be my foolish older brother? I'll mercifully let you off today! If you want to defeat me, then resent and curse me, and then live on uglyly."

After saying this, Gu Qi left without looking back.

Kakashi watched Gu Qi stagger away with the look one gives a mentally challenged child. He really couldn't understand why a perfectly fine person had suddenly become like this.

"Could it be that I was too heavy-handed and damaged his brain?" Kakashi mused, stroking his chin.

Meanwhile, Gu Qi, walking on the road, couldn't help but grimace.

"Damn Kakashi, he's really heavy-handed!" Without even looking, Gu Qi knew he must have turned into a pig's head.

And all of this was thanks to Kakashi.

That guy was too ruthless, hitting everywhere but Gu Qi's face.

Although Gu Qi had been practicing Taijutsu with Po, an excellent sparring partner, during this time, he was still no match for Kakashi.

After all, he was no match in terms of speed, strength, and other aspects.

Returning home, Gu Qi took a syringe from the first-aid kit and gave himself an injection.

"I need to hurry up and develop the current healing potion, otherwise, if I keep injecting this every day, I'll become a drunkard sooner or later." Gu Qi muttered to himself, letting out a burp.

Gu Qi had been researching the healing potion for a long time.

However, the formula provided by the system was very complex. Gu Qi had to analyze it piece by piece, then re-proportion it to find a way to remove the alcohol component.

As for the results, it could only be said that there were initial achievements.

The alcohol content of the original Secret Brew was roughly equivalent to Laobaigan from his previous life. Now, after Gu Qi's improvement, it was roughly at the level of foreign spirits, and the effect was the same as the original.

Previously, diluting the Secret Brew with distilled water would greatly reduce its healing effect.

Distillation would increase its healing effect, but correspondingly, the Secret Brew would become like alcohol.

In other words, the healing effect of the Secret Brew was directly proportional to its alcohol content.

However, based on Gu Qi's current research progress, it might be possible to completely eliminate the alcohol component in the near future.

Once the facial injuries had healed, Gu Qi immediately went to the underground laboratory.

He checked the mechanisms, confirming there were no signs of intrusion, and Gu Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Researching in the real world was troublesome; some more forbidden research simply couldn't be conducted.

Moreover, he had to constantly worry about certain people intruding, which greatly bothered Gu Qi.

It was a shame that Kakashi was often in the village, so Gu Qi really didn't dare to research in the laboratory space in broad daylight.

"Sigh, this is really a headache."

Putting on his white coat, Gu Qi shook his head and began researching new equipment.

The success of the previous silk-spinning bracelet had elevated Gu Qi's experience with biological equipment to a new level.

Therefore, Gu Qi planned to press on and research a pair of climbing gloves.

As for the method of climbing, Gu Qi had two considerations.

One was barbs similar to a spider's, and the other was suction cups like those on an octopus's tentacles.

Regarding which one to choose, Gu Qi leaned more towards the former.

Because the suction cup type had too many limitations and was slightly disgusting.

The barb type was different; the barbs were extremely fine and couldn't be seen with the naked eye at all.

However, the only problem was the control method, as once the barbs hooked onto an object, they couldn't be released.

"Right, I almost forgot about Chakra."

After much thought, Gu Qi suddenly realized he could use Chakra to activate the barbs.

When not needed, they would be hidden inside the gloves, and when needed, he could activate the barbs using Chakra.

With an idea, Gu Qi once again began his intensive research.