Kakashi's Progress

Yamanaka Tohru took leave from Konoha Hospital and waited for Uzuki Yugao's arrival at the hospital gate early the next morning.

Yesterday, he and Uzuki Yugao only agreed to meet tomorrow, without specifying it would be tomorrow morning.

Yamanaka Tohru waited bitterly at the gate of Konoha Hospital for two hours before Uzuki Yugao ran over panting, clutching a short sword.

Seeing Uzuki Yugao, Yamanaka Tohru immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to reach her side.

"Tohru-senpai, did you wait... long?" The little girl was clearly out of breath from running all the way.

"No, I just came out of the hospital myself," Yamanaka Tohru said.

"Yugao, let's go to the Third Training Ground. The teacher who will guide you in swordsmanship is there."

"Okay!" The little girl's eyes lit up at the mention of anything related to swordsmanship.

At the Third Training Ground, Kakashi, who had been summoned early by Yamanaka Tohru, was chopping at a wooden post, muttering to himself. If you got close enough to Kakashi, you could hear, "Damn Yamanaka Tohru, making me learn Obito's lateness!"

Yamanaka Tohru, arriving late with Uzuki Yugao, ignored Kakashi's resentful gaze and introduced him to Uzuki Yugao.

"Yugao, this is Hatake Kakashi, my friend, a swordsmanship heir of the Hatake Clan. Is it okay for him to teach you?"

"What? Yamanaka Tohru, you called me here early in the morning just to teach a little girl swordsmanship?"

Kakashi thought Yamanaka Tohru had something important to discuss with him, so he arrived at the Third Training Ground early in the morning, only to be stood up by Yamanaka Tohru for two hours. Now, learning that Yamanaka Tohru called him here to guide a little girl in swordsmanship, Kakashi blew his top.

The little girl, upon hearing that Kakashi was an heir of the Hatake Clan, was filled with excitement, but her face instantly darkened when she heard that Kakashi was unwilling to guide her.

A child's joys and sorrows are always expressed on their face. Yamanaka Tohru, seeing the disappointed Uzuki Yugao, decided to make Kakashi recognize the situation.

"Kakashi, I'll give you one more chance. Will you teach her or not?"

"No!"

As soon as Kakashi finished speaking, Yamanaka Tohru's Lightning Release Chakra Mode erupted, and he activated the Lightning Body Flicker, appearing directly behind Kakashi.

Yamanaka Tohru had been improving over the past two years, and of course, a genius like Kakashi was constantly learning as well.

Yamanaka Tohru's Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Lightning Body Flicker were successfully cultivated with the help of Hatake Sakumo, and Hatake Sakumo naturally wouldn't hide anything from Kakashi.

Moreover, the Hatake Clan's swordsmanship was originally similar to Nintaijutsu. Using the same Lightning Release Chakra, Kakashi had also learned to stimulate cell activity with Lightning Release Chakra.

The instant Yamanaka Tohru used the Lightning Body Flicker, Kakashi had already detected Yamanaka Tohru's intention, leaving behind a clone in advance and dodging with the Lightning Body Flicker as well.

Yamanaka Tohru didn't activate the Sharingan and didn't notice Kakashi's little trick, shattering Kakashi's clone with one blow.

Yamanaka Tohru didn't expect Kakashi to be able to deceive him, using the Clone Technique in an instant. With Yamanaka Tohru's attack missing, Kakashi naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity.

Kakashi drew his short sword, and Lightning Release Chakra surged into it, creating a Chidori Blade.

"Kakashi, not bad, you can even use the Chidori Blade."

"I don't have your Sharingan. I can't keep up with the thrusting dynamic vision of the Chidori, so I can only think of ways to improve on the Chidori derivative Ninjutsu that you mentioned. Moreover, this technique is no longer a simple Chidori Blade."

"What do you mean?" Kakashi's words made Yamanaka Tohru notice that the short sword in Kakashi's hand did indeed feel different from the Chidori Blade.

Kakashi didn't explain much, and the short sword emitting a blue-white light directly slashed towards Yamanaka Tohru. Yamanaka Tohru also wanted to see Kakashi's progress over the past two years, so he didn't dodge and fought Kakashi head-on.

Uzuki Yugao watched the two in front of her, so powerful using only Taijutsu and the Body Flicker Technique.

Uzuki Yugao had also heard of Kakashi's reputation as a genius, a Genin who graduated at the age of five, known to everyone in Konoha. But she didn't expect that the kind senpai from yesterday was also so strong.

"Kakashi, you're something else, you've actually improved so much in two years!" After a bout of fighting, Yamanaka Tohru realized that in his normal state, without using Sage Mode and Ice Release, he couldn't defeat Kakashi in a short time.

Yamanaka Tohru had previously speculated that Kakashi in the original story should have been promoted to Jonin at the age of 11, and had been a Jonin for some time during the Hizashi Bridge battle.

But now, the 8-year-old Kakashi was already able to fight Yamanaka Tohru in his normal state without falling behind. He didn't know if it was Hatake Sakumo's teaching or Kakashi's original potential.

It should be known that even Yamanaka Tohru in his normal state could go 50-50 with a regular Jonin, and Kakashi's current strength was at least that of a Special Jonin.

"Hmph!" Seeing Yamanaka Tohru stop, Kakashi didn't attack anymore. Kakashi originally thought that he had made great progress in the past two years, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even win against Yamanaka Tohru who wasn't using Ice Release.

"Hey, Kakashi, teach that little girl! Please!"

"Why?" Kakashi sensed that something was wrong with Yamanaka Tohru.

"Don't you think she's cute? So beautiful, so soft and adorable!"

"So that's the kind of person you are!" Kakashi's dead fish eyes revealed deep contempt. This child looked only 3 or 4 years old, and Yamanaka Tohru was actually such a pervert!

"Hey, hey! What's with that look? I swear I'm not a lolicon, it's just that I happen to like lolis." Yamanaka Tohru's explanation seemed pale and weak.

"Um... Tohru-senpai, is it that Kakashi-senpai is still unwilling to teach me?" Uzuki Yugao asked cautiously.

"Of course not. Kakashi just doesn't know where to start teaching, right, Kakashi!"

Kakashi felt a chill rising around him and shivered. He couldn't even beat Yamanaka Tohru in his normal state just now, not to mention Yamanaka Tohru using Ice Release.

"Right!" Under Yamanaka Tohru's pressure, Kakashi nodded in agreement.

Hearing Kakashi agree, a bright smile appeared on Uzuki Yugao's little face.

After that, Yamanaka Tohru simply took a long leave from Konoha Hospital and stayed with Kakashi and Uzuki Yugao at the Third Training Ground.

In Konoha Year 42, Sunagakure was acting frequently. Although there were no direct attacks, small skirmishes were constant. Orders were issued from the Hokage's office, and Chunin and Jonin in the village began to purchase various Ninja tools.

Today, the heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans also held a family meeting. All the Ninja in the clan had to participate, and Yamanaka Tohru naturally went as well.

This was the first time Yamanaka Tohru had participated in a clan meeting. He had always thought that there were not many members of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, but he didn't expect that there were nearly 500 Ninja who came.

During the meeting, Yamanaka Inoichi, Yamanaka Tohru's cousin, remained silent. Akimichi Choza held a bag of snacks, and only Nara Shikaku was deploying the details of the three clans' response to the war.

The clan members had long been accustomed to this and listened quietly.

After the clan meeting, the Ninja of the three clans hurriedly left to prepare, and Yamanaka Tohru also returned to the Third Training Ground.

Yamanaka Tohru was at the Third Training Ground to develop a new type of Medical Ninjutsu. The Third Shinobi World War was about to begin, and he had to complete this technique as soon as possible.