Kakashi Struck by Lightning

Naruto was clearly quite dissatisfied with Sasuke's mockery.

He immediately pulled a long face and retorted, "Talk as if you didn't ride on someone else's coattails. If Big Brother Lin Fan hadn't saved you back then, you'd probably still be buried in the dirt with only your head sticking out, eating melon seeds and watching the show."

"Hmph, that's still much better than you, an idiot dead-last who fell into such an obvious trap."

Sasuke replied, his face still as cold as an iceberg.

"Nani? What's there to be so arrogant about with that stinky face of yours? Do you want to fight?"

Naruto flew into a rage instantly, rolling up his sleeves and pressing his face against Sasuke's to challenge him.

"Bring it on. I might not be able to beat Lin Fan right now, but taking care of a dead-last like you should be easy, right?"

Sasuke didn't back down either, leaning in to meet him face-to-face.

At this moment, Lin Fan sat on the hospital bed, munching on melon seeds and watching with great interest.

After all, if things followed the original plot, the day for these two lovebirds, Naruto and Sasuke, to part ways was drawing ever closer.

Better watch while you still can.

"Yo, the two of you kids have quite the temper, don't you?"

"Since Kakashi can't take you today, why don't you let me, the Noble Blue Beast of Konoha, guide your training instead!!!"

Might Guy appeared instantly before the two, looking full of fighting spirit.

"Okay, Watermelon-head Sensei! I'll definitely train hard with you, and then I'll take down Sasuke in one punch!"

"Tch, whatever!"

Naruto and Sasuke both nodded in agreement.

"Yosh! Let's have a race to see who can reach the training ground first. I'll give a reward to the winner, students!"

Upon hearing there was a reward for first place, Naruto and Sasuke vanished from the hospital room in a flash.

Soon, only Lin Fan and Kakashi remained in the room.

"Lin Fan, I have a question. How did you train your genjutsu with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan to be so powerful?"

Kakashi, having recovered some of his strength, shifted his body upward and asked softly after turning another page of his book.

Although his own Sharingan could also cast genjutsu, the effect was limited to briefly putting the target into a coma.

He couldn't replicate what Lin Fan did: creating a vivid, realistic Memory Illusion that dealt both mental and physical blows to the target.

Lin Fan smiled. "Actually, I don't really train these eyes much. Perhaps this Memory Illusion is just an innate ability of my Sharingan!"

"Kakashi Sensei, I don't think your Sharingan is just for copying and pasting. If you train it properly, you might discover the innate ability of that eye as well!"

Lin Fan brushed it off, claiming his genjutsu was purely due to talent.

After all, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan had long since been maxed out with stat points.

It was only natural that he could cast such a realistic Memory Illusion.

At the same time, he was clearly hinting for Kakashi to pay more attention to his own eye.

After all, that eye had already evolved into a Mangekyou Sharingan capable of using Kamui.

He didn't want Kakashi to end up staring at Itachi and getting dragged into the Tsukuyomi Realm to be stabbed by a katana for three days and three nights.

He had ended up bedridden for seven days just to recover, after all.

Both were "chakra-poor" Kage-level experts who had become famous in their youth and were hailed as peerless geniuses.

They were also characters from the original work that Lin Fan liked very much.

Naturally, he didn't want to see such a massive gap in strength between Kakashi and Itachi.

"Hmm, you're right. I truly haven't fully grasped the power of this Sharingan yet. I will definitely study it thoroughly."

Kakashi said, lost in thought.

Lin Fan then asked softly, "Kakashi Sensei, I won this exercise by relying on a sneak attack. You don't blame me, do you?"

"Of course not. Being able to make me fall for your genjutsu is your own skill. As your teacher, I am also pleased that you were able to identify my weaknesses and choose your tactics accordingly."

"It's just that the two people who appeared in the genjutsu were my beloved friends and family who have already passed away. I'm afraid I'll be having nightmares for the next few nights."

Kakashi sighed helplessly.

Lin Fan chuckled upon hearing this. "Heh, nightmares? That's easy to fix!"

He immediately pulled out his Other-Dimensional Scroll and fished out a pile of books.

There were all sorts of manga and novels, such as My Neighbor's Sister, Mom's Friend, and Gold Scale in the Pond.

Although Kakashi felt his blood pressure rise just by looking at the covers, he tried his best to remain calm.

He asked with some confusion, "Lin Fan, what is the meaning of this?"

"As long as you're busy staying up all night reading these books, Sensei, you won't have time to sleep, so you won't have to worry about nightmares, right?"

Lin Fan said cheerfully.

"Uh, I suppose that's not entirely impossible..."

Kakashi's eyes lit up instantly.

Knock, knock, knock.

Just then, a knock sounded at the hospital room door.

"Who is it?"

"I—I'm Hinata. I h—heard that Lin Fan was hospitalized, so I came to visit him."

Hearing that soft, sweet voice, Lin Fan's mouth twitched violently.

As expected, his little Hinata was the one who cared about him most.

He immediately scrambled onto the hospital bed, lay down, and said in a weak, breathless voice, "The door isn't locked, please come in."

Lin Fan and Kakashi watched as Hinata walked slowly into the room, carrying a bento box in one hand and a fruit basket in the other.

Looking at Lin Fan, who lay motionless on the bed, she said with concern, "Lin Fan, do you feel any better?"

Lin Fan let out a long sigh from the bed. "Sigh, Kakashi-sensei is just too strong. I used up all my chakra and still only managed to fight him to a draw."

Heh, this kid is putting on quite the act.

Where did the strength you used to pull all those books out of that different dimension go?

Besides, that sentence of yours is literally praising him as a teacher, but in reality, you're just showing off.

Kakashi thought to himself, his face covered in black lines.

"Um, Lin Fan, I think it's amazing that you were able to hold your own against Kakashi-sensei until the very end."

"This is the Vitality Replenishing Soup I made for you myself. It has a miraculous effect on recovering chakra quickly," Hinata said softly.

"Thank you, Hinata, but as you can see, I'm lying here without a shred of strength. How am I supposed to drink the soup you made?" Lin Fan said, looking troubled.

"W—would you like me to feed you?" Hinata's face turned bright red as she spoke timidly.

Lin Fan opened his mouth and nodded repeatedly, signaling that this was exactly what he had meant.

"Drink slowly, Lin Fan, be careful it's hot!"

Soon, Hinata picked up the spoon, blew on the soup to cool it down, and fed the Vitality Replenishing Soup to Lin Fan.

Watching the satisfied Lin Fan and the shy, blushing Hinata, Kakashi—a lifelong bachelor who usually had to rely on Make-Out Paradise for comfort—felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Do you two have any manners?

He felt that the scene before him was even more agonizing than anything he had experienced in the Memory Illusion.

Naruto: Starting with Infinite Skill Points by Shenqi Xiao Sima.