Kakashi: Might Guy, I'll Be Your Eyes!

A deep sound suddenly rang out between the kick in front and the lightning behind.

The moment the knocking voice fell, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body!

Green Chakra energy surged from every acupoint on his body!

Kou's bodily functions were forcibly elevated to another level at this moment.

The lightning crackling around his feet suddenly expanded under the blessing of the Gate of Life!

At the last moment before Kai's feet and Kakashi's sword formed a pincer movement, he stomped the ground, transforming into a green pillar of light that shot straight into the air!

"Boom--!!"

Guy's foot and Kakashi's sword crossed paths at the spot where they had been!

Kakashi instantly sheathed his White Fang's Tanto, tilted his head back, and followed the green light that shot into the sky.

His left eye was still darting around frantically, trying to catch a glimpse of the figure dangling in mid-air.

But just as his gaze locked onto the figure hovering in mid-air, the figure vanished from his sight in the next instant.

When Koko reappeared in Kakashi's sight, he had already landed steadily on the ground, standing in the middle of the dirt road about twenty paces away from the two of them.

The tip of Firebirth's blade still pointed diagonally at the ground, with only a few wisps of green smoke slowly rising from the sword.

Looking at Kakashi and Guy before him, he sighed with feigned regret:

"As expected of Kakashi, he's not so easy to deal with after all..."

Kakashi maintained his defensive stance, White Fang held horizontally in front of him, his gaze fixed intently on the direction of the knock.

His heart was still pounding; he seemed not yet to have recovered from the crisis.

But there was no fear or panic on his face.

Kakashi did not let this physiological reaction affect his thinking; his Three Tomoe Sharingan remained calm.

"Kakashi, are you alright?!"

Kai rushed to Kakashi's side, his tone full of undisguised concern.

Kakashi slowly shook his head, his one black and one red eye fixed on Kotori the entire time, and calmly replied to Guy beside him:

"I'm fine, I'm sorry to have worried you, Kai."

Kai let out a long breath, and his face, which had been filled with tension, finally relaxed for a moment.

But the next moment, when he turned his gaze back to Kou, his thick eyebrows furrowed tightly once more.

"Kai, you must have felt it too... tapping on his current speed."

Kakashi's voice was very low, so low that only he and Guy could hear it.

"Ah."

Kai nodded emphatically, the light in his eyes growing even deeper, as if recalling that breathtaking moment just now:

"Although Kou's speed was already quite fast five years ago, it's not even in the same league as it is now."

He paused, then analyzed seriously:

"Although this might be a bit demoralizing, Kakashi, at your current movement speed, my eyes simply can't keep up."

Kai then added, his tone filled with deep confusion:

"If I'm facing an ordinary opponent, no matter how fast they are, I can rely on my intuition to react based on the aura and killing intent they exude."

"But regarding Kou's actions just now... I only noticed his movement after you gave the signal."

"I didn't sense anything before he made his move... it was as if he appeared out of thin air."

"That's because Kou was concealing his presence the whole time."

Kakashi listened to Guy's thoughtful words, analyzing the situation in his mind, he calmly said to Guy beside him in a deep voice:

"Moreover, it's almost perfect concealment of one's aura."

Upon reaching this conclusion, Kakashi's mood instantly turned serious.

"To be able to conceal one's aura to the point that even Guy couldn't detect it immediately—among all the ninjas I know, almost no one can do that."

"This means that Kou's ability to conceal his aura has reached the pinnacle of the Ninja World."

"Lord Jiraiya was fighting against someone like that before?"

Kakashi briefly considered the thought before quickly withdrawing all his attention.

Now... is not the time for sentimentality.

Kakashi pondered for a moment, a resolute glint in his eyes.

He then turned his head and met Kai's gaze.

"Judging from Kou's actions just now, his goal is very clear... that is to temporarily disable one of our abilities."

He spoke extremely fast, but every word clearly reached Kai's ears:

"We absolutely cannot be separated in the battle to come."

Kai instantly understood.

He looked at Kakashi's eyes, which were unusually wide open, and asked earnestly:

What should we do next?

Kakashi looked at the door in front of him and said in a deep voice:

"His tapping speed is incredibly fast, and combined with the visual perception of his Three Tomoe Sharingan, he can predict our next move before we even begin."

"Although I could only barely see his movements, when we were close, with full concentration, I could clearly see the trajectory of his attacks."

Kakashi held the White Fang horizontally in front of him again, and the electric arcs of Chidori Current began to dance on the blade once more.

The problem is that after I see clearly... my body can't keep up with my eyes.

"Your speed and reaction time are both superior to mine; only you can keep up with Kou's offensive rhythm."

Kai listened to Kakashi's analysis and nodded solemnly, waiting for him to continue.

Kakashi looked at Guy and said seriously:

"So, you'll be going first."

He raised his eyes, and a tiny point of light was reflected in Kai's pupil from that crimson Sharingan:

"As your assistant, I will be fully aware of and observe your actions."

"I will tell you his next move before you make your move."

Kakashi's gaze fell on the figure in front of him wearing Black Cloak with Red Clouds.

The figure remained standing there, coldly observing them with his Three Tomoe Sharingan.

"Next--"

Kakashi lowered his voice even further and continued in a solemn tone:

"I'll be your eyes!"

(Writing battle scenes is so difficult... Does anyone know any novels with really good battle scenes? Could you recommend some? I'd like to learn from them.)