Kakashi Just Needed a Shot

Upon hearing Qingcheng's words that Hayakumo Sōma immediately said with a serious expression, "The Hokage is absolutely right. Throughout history, the vast majority of ninjas who have mastered Lightning Release Ninjutsu have met their demise in the morning or evening."

Kakashi, upon hearing this, said with a serious expression, "Is it possible that those ninjas who got into trouble were on missions in the morning and at noon, and only had time to train in the morning and evening? If they had been training Lightning Release in the morning, perhaps they would have gotten into trouble in the morning?"

Qingcheng looked at the members of the Lightning Armor Corps. Most of them had received the Second-Generation Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine. A few members who had received the first-generation vaccine still seemed hesitant, but seeing the Hokage there, they too began to receive the injection.

Just then, Shouhon Yihan, along with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, also landed at the edge of the training ground.

Looking at the Lightning Tower in the training ground, Shouhon Yihan exclaimed in surprise, "It's truly a masterpiece! This lightning tower is so dazzling; I've never seen anything like it even in Hidden Cloud Village. It can actually guide lightning from the sky!"

Looking at the tower surrounded by crackling lightning, Mitokado Homura exclaimed in astonishment, "As expected of the Hokage! This lightning-attracting tower allows us Konoha Ninja to experience natural lightning, thereby enhancing the power of our Lightning Release Ninjutsu!"

Utatane Koharu looked at the large group of Konoha Ninja, some of whom had smirks, and then said with a serious expression, "What's going on with these ninjas? Why have they turned into the dark-skinned people of Kumogakure? Is it because they trained in the Lightning Armor?"

Mitokado Homura immediately realized what was happening and said with a puzzled look, "How could such a serious training accident have occurred? It gave me quite a fright. I thought the Hidden Cloud Village had come to Konoha to kidnap someone again."

Mitokado Homura stared at the crowd again, looking at one group for a full five or six minutes, but he didn't spot a single familiar face.

Then Mitokado Homura called out again, "Where are you, Inuyasha Dingkun? Heiyun Baqi? Juanli Aite, where are you people?"

Inuyasha Dingkun raised his right hand and said with a serious expression, "Elder Homura, my name is now Inuyasha Jiaokun. Because I was electrocuted, all the Hokage changed my name."

Looking at Jiao Kun, whose skin was as black as charcoal, leaving only a set of white teeth, Mitokado Homura Yan said in surprise, "You've lost your eyebrows and hair."

Another bald, capable-looking man said with an embarrassed expression, "Homura, I am Heiyun Baqi, but my black cloud was struck by lightning, so I am now called Baqi."

A bald man with a pouty mouth said awkwardly, "Elder Homura, I am Juanli Aite. My curly hair was singed by electricity, so now I am called Aite."

Inuyasha Jiaokun is the vice-captain of the Lightning Armor Corps. Elite Jonin, is proficient in Lightning Release Chakra, Fire Release Chakra, and Earth Release Chakra form transformations, and has mastered the nature transformations of all three Chakra natures. He is also training in Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, which is why he was promoted to vice-captain of the Lightning Armor Corps.

Baqi and Aite were officers of the Lightning Armor Corps. Baqi was the squad leader of the first squad, Aite was the squad leader of the second squad. Kumo-ma divided the fifty members of the Lightning Armor Corps into two squads, with Baqi as the leader of the first squad and Aite as the leader of the second squad.

Even Shouhon Yihan couldn't help but sigh when she looked at these dark-skinned team members, "Dude, you guys look like you've crossed over with the dark-skinned people from the Kumogakure. If we sent you to the Hidden Cloud Village undercover agents, we wouldn't even need to pretend."

Jiao Kun and the others looked embarrassed upon hearing this, while some members of Lightning Armor Corps nodded in agreement.

Looking at the enormous training ground with no lightning protection measures in place, allowing the lightning from the Lightning Tower to lash out freely, Qingcheng said, "Kumo-ma, your Lightning Armor Corps's training ground is still not very safe. I'll use Wood Release Ninjutsu to build a lightning protection zone around the training ground."

As he spoke, Qingcheng activated his Wood Release Chakra and shouted, "Wood Release: Great Pillar Linked Clan Technique!"

Immediately, Qingcheng clapped his hands together, and with a loud crack, a massive oval-shaped wooden wall appeared on the ground! This wall, like a dividing line, separated the training ground from its center, creating a safe zone around the edges, protected from lightning attacks.

Qingcheng also left a wooden door on the top of the wooden wall. Opening the door leads to the training ground. In thunderstorms, standing behind the wooden wall provides immunity to explosive lightning strikes, and the natural lightning in the training ground will be more concentrated.

Kakashi looked at the oval-shaped wooden wall, as thick as a city wall, completely surrounding the training ground, and said with a look of surprise, "Yamato still lacks a lot of skill in building houses. He needs to form seven or eight hand seals to build a fence. But the Hokage's Wood Release Ninjutsu is different. He just claps his hands together! And a protective wall appears."

Looking at Kakashi, who was blushing with embarrassment, Qingcheng said seriously, "Brother Xiao, do you want to learn Wood Release Ninjutsu? As long as you ask, I will definitely teach you."

Hearing this, Kakashi thought of Yamato's current treatment: he spent his Tenten leading the Ministry of Agriculture, traversing the outskirts of Konoha, repairing the Konoha's perimeter, with hardly a few days of rest throughout the year.

Kakashi then thought to himself, "Should I not learn it? If I learn Wood Release Ninjutsu Yamato finds out, that would be terrible. He'd definitely come asking me for help repairing houses and renovating Konoha. No! I can't learn it yet."

Kakashi then said with a serious expression, "Fifth Hokage, I'd rather not learn it. I'm afraid I won't be skilled enough and will disgrace this Ninjutsu. However, I'm about to awaken the Sage Body, so thank you for your help, Hokage."

Looking at the hesitant Kakashi, Qingcheng thought to himself, "He should be close to merging with the superior vaccine within him. Even if he doesn't awaken the Wood Release Bloodline, he should at least awaken his Sage Body. Why hasn't he awakened yet? Kakashi must be slacking off; he's not putting in the effort."

Then Qingcheng pulled out another first-generation Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine and smiled at Kakashi, saying, "Brother Xiao, get a shot! After this Enhancement Vaccine, you'll definitely awaken the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, and you'll also have the Sage Body."

Kakashi, seeing Qingcheng's overwhelming strength, immediately broke out in a cold sweat and said awkwardly, "Hokage -sama, I'll awaken the Wood Release Bloodline and Sage Body myself! I don't need the vaccine."

Kakashi immediately sat cross-legged, then mobilized his Chakra to begin fusing the high-quality vaccine within his body.

About five minutes later, Kakashi's hands had turned into wooden arms, and even his body exuded a vibrant aura, appearing full of life.

Looking at the incredibly talented Kakashi, Qingcheng said with a surprised expression, "Brother Xiao, are you acting against me? I knew it was because you weren't willing to work hard. With your talent, you should at least be at the Super Kage Level. I didn't expect you to be just slacking off and wasting your time, a good-for-nothing who can't be helped."