Anime Quantity, I Must Achieve It Too!

The penalty for losing is 500 laps, and the reward for winning is 500 laps.

Clearly, whether he wins or loses makes no difference to Might Guy.

Uchiha Kazuhiko nodded solemnly upon hearing this, signaling his affirmation of Guy:

"As expected of the strongest taijutsu ninja in Konoha, in this regard, Jonin Guy is a genius who deserves the title!"

Might Guy was left speechless by Uchiha Kazuhiko.

From childhood to adulthood, he had always been a dead-last existence.

He had nearly failed to even enter the Ninja Academy and had always been mocked as a fool who could only use taijutsu.

A ninja from the Uchiha clan is calling me a genius?

Is he being sarcastic?

Kakashi was also puzzled, his eyes filled with questions as he looked at Uchiha Kazuhiko.

Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word "genius"?

But when he thought of Uchiha Kazuhiko's file, he immediately felt relieved.

To an 18-year-old Uchiha who was still a medical genin, Guy was indeed a one-of-a-kind genius.

"Hahaha, although I'm very happy to be praised by you like this, I'm no genius. I'm just a fool who believes that 'hard work will definitely surpass talent'."

Facing Uchiha Kazuhiko's sincere gaze, Guy rubbed his head in embarrassment, his attitude very humble.

To him, there was only one true genius, and that was Kakashi.

Uchiha Kazuhiko smiled:

"Not every ninja can just casually run 500 laps around the village. Jonin Guy might be a fool when it comes to ninjutsu, but in terms of taijutsu, you are the true genius."

In Guy's view, no matter how stupid a person is, they should at least be able to run 500 laps around the village.

But for an ordinary person, training like Guy really is no different from seeking death.

"Hahaha..."

Guy put his hands on his hips and couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.

"Kakashi, did you hear that? It turns out I'm a genius too, hahaha..."

Guy looked into the distance, and suddenly his eyes welled up with tears.

"I've decided, today I will add 1,000 push-ups and 1,000 sit-ups to celebrate the Uchiha's recognition of me!"

[Might Guy's favorability toward you has increased significantly]

Uchiha Kazuhiko watched Guy's torrential tears and felt genuine envy.

I must achieve this level of anime-style emotion too!

Kakashi's expression was complex.

This Uchiha seemed to be praising Guy from the bottom of his heart.

He knew that hard work didn't always yield results.

But Guy was able to rely on hard work to surpass many geniuses of the ninja clans of his generation and become the Blue Beast of Konoha; in that sense...

Guy was a taijutsu genius who deserved the title.

[Kakashi's favorability toward you has increased]

Uchiha Kazuhiko: "Jonin Guy..."

"Just call me Guy. You are the first ninja in Konoha to recognize me as a genius. Although I don't know your name, from today on, we are the best of friends!"

Guy stopped his tears as quickly as they had started; aside from his dampened jonin vest, you couldn't even tell that his eyes had been opening the floodgates a second ago.

"My name is Uchiha Kazuhiko, and I just turned 18 this year."

Uchiha Kazuhiko began his self-introduction, marketing himself to Kakashi and Guy.

This was the perfect time to harvest favorability!

"Things I like are..."

Money, cars, houses... it seemed he didn't particularly like those anymore.

At the very first item of his self-introduction, Uchiha Kazuhiko stumped himself.

What do I actually like?

Forget it, I'll just say something random.

"Girls. Things I hate right now are bandages. My dream is to gain everyone's recognition and become Hokage. My hobbies are black silk stockings and... uh..."

Uchiha Kazuhiko felt an instant connection with Guy and had gotten a bit carried away, so he started to backtrack:

"I actually have many hobbies, mainly developing genjutsu. My motto is 'I, Huang, will not coexist with gambling and drugs.' Yep, I'm done with my introduction."

Kakashi's first reaction:

Who told you to introduce yourself?

Do you have any idea that we are in a rush to leave the village for a mission?

Then, he was stunned.

Girls, sexual interests, black stockings...

How could this Uchiha say these things without even blushing or skipping a beat?

He is so authentic...

[Hatake Kakashi's favorability toward you has increased]

Kazuhiko: ...

As expected, is this the mutual appreciation between old perverts?

Might Guy, however, looked solemn, completely failing to notice the core point of the self-introduction.

"My name is Might Guy, and I am already 17 years old."

"Things I like are taijutsu training; things I hate are injuries that prevent me from training; my dream is to completely defeat Hatake Kakashi; and my hobby is to engage in dueling competitions with Hatake Kakashi! This, is the youth that I share with Hatake Kakashi!"

"Hatake Kakashi, you think so too, right? We have both introduced ourselves, now it is your turn!"

Hatake Kakashi's mouth twitched, and he took a deep breath.

He swore he had never thought of it that way.

"Are you still going to duel or not? We are very short on time."

"It's not that urgent, actually. I really want to hear Jonin Hatake Kakashi's self-introduction."

Kazuhiko was the one executing this mission; since he could earn favorability, he was certainly in no rush.

Hatake Kakashi looked at him expressionlessly.

"Kazuhiko, don't forget the entrustment of the Hokage."

Kazuhiko smiled; what a coincidence.

"Aside from the secret mission, the Hokage had other instructions, so Jonin Hatake Kakashi need not worry about the time."

Providing psychological counseling to Hatake Kakashi was an order personally issued by the Hokage.

Hatake Kakashi frowned slightly and said nothing more.

As an Anbu ninja, he could not question the Hokage's orders.

Might Guy, however, was very understanding of Hatake Kakashi; seeing this, he stopped dwelling on the self-introduction issue.

"In that case, let the duel begin."

The two of them put their hands behind their backs and began to play rock-paper-scissors.

The result was beyond doubt; naturally, Hatake Kakashi won.

Possessing dynamic vision on the level of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Hatake Kakashi could not possibly lose this kind of "youthful duel."

"Alright, we can set off now."

Hatake Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.

It was finally over.

Might Guy looked at his own fist and instantly broke down, tears gushing out in anime-level quantities.

"Damn it, still can't do it?"

"Wait, before we leave, you haven't taken your spoils of war yet."

"Speak up, Hatake Kakashi, what do you want to eat for breakfast today? Kazuhiko, you who are fighting side-by-side with Hatake Kakashi, come along too! Wuwuwu, the mission commission I just earned..."

At this moment, Hatake Kakashi only wanted to leave as quickly as possible.

Being with Might Guy, he really couldn't maintain his cold, aloof demeanor.

He only wanted to retreat into the darkness and hide the bloodstains on his hands that could never be washed away.

Midnight Nightmare Rin remained the nightmare in Hatake Kakashi's heart.

"No need, I have already eaten; it is time to get on the road."

"But I haven't had breakfast yet."

Kazuhiko spoke up at the right moment, causing Hatake Kakashi to shut down completely.

For some reason, whenever Kazuhiko saw the white-haired man get frustrated, he felt a physiological sense of pleasure.

Born-evil Senju Old Ghost, look at what you have turned our Uchiha clan into.

Thus, the three of them headed together toward Ichiraku Ramen.

The three of them were no strangers to the famous Ichiraku Ramen.

And the owner, Teuchi Ichiraku, recognized Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy at a glance.

Even for Kazuhiko, Teuchi Ichiraku had an impression.

It is a rare sight in Konoha to see an Uchiha eating "commoner food" like Ichiraku Ramen.

Teuchi Ichiraku looked toward Kazuhiko with a beaming smile:

"It's you again. Will it be the 'Deluxe Fire Style Tonkotsu Spicy Ramen' this time as well?"

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Also, thank you to the dear readers who have been following and voting all along. Thank you all for your support, and I wish everyone a Happy May Day.