Twice Kakashi's Size

"Might Guy, where did you get your bodysuit made? I want one too. I need to see if you've hidden some secret training method in it."

Hearing such a strange request, Might Guy said, "My father gave me this bodysuit. Come with me. To prove my strength fair and square, I'll have him make you one too."

Uchiha Ling followed Might Guy to his home.

His house was far out of the way. Land was cheap there, but transport and everyday conveniences were scarce. With the speed Might Guy and his father could manage on foot, though, no distance was too far.

When Might Duy heard that someone wanted to learn their Taijutsu training methods, he hurried to say:

"Guy, why do you look so unhappy? Your classmate respects your training. You should be glad!"

Might Guy shot Uchiha Ling a look. How could I possibly be glad?

Uchiha Ling said, "Sir, I don't mean anything by it. I just thought Might Guy must have hidden some secret training method in his bodysuit, so I came to check.

"But seeing how poor you are, with barely anything in the house, I guess there's no secret after all."

Might Duy gave a few awkward chuckles. "Guy, your classmate has quite a sense of humor."

"Humor? He's just plain rude."

Might Duy said, "Hey, don't say that. It's a good thing someone wants to be your friend."

Uchiha Ling set down three thousand ryō. "I won't wear it for free. I'll pay."

Might Duy was a little displeased. He could laugh off the remark about being dirt-poor, but offering him money went a bit too far.

He was an adult, after all. How could he take a child's money?

Uchiha Ling and Might Duy began wrestling over it.

Might Duy clamped onto his hand so tightly it felt caught in an iron hook.

Even Might Duy's knuckles were as hard as lumps of iron.

Was this talent and heredity?

Uchiha Ling couldn't win the struggle. In the end, the money was stuffed back into his clothes.

"Fine. Since you're so strapped for cash but still have so much pride, and I can't beat you anyway, there's nothing I can do."

Might Guy couldn't stand it anymore. "Dad, don't make him one. I regret bringing him here."

"No!" Might Duy said. "It's only a bodysuit. Ours wear through all the time, so I make them often enough. I'll take your classmate's measurements right now."

After seeing Uchiha Ling off, Might Guy felt awful. Uchiha Ling had mocked how poor his family was several times, so Guy went wandering around the Village.

Compared with Uchiha Ling, even the aloof Kakashi seemed pleasant.

Thinking of Kakashi, Might Guy decided to check whether he had come home.

Kakashi was carrying out dangerous wartime missions. Guy could hear terrible news about him at any time, so he visited Kakashi's house several times a week.

When Guy reached Kakashi's house, he saw someone drawing the curtains. The afternoon sun was still out. Seeing Kakashi shut it away, Guy felt sorry for him. His own father had plenty of faults and was poor, but at least he still had a father. Kakashi had lost his.

Poor Kakashi. He likes staying in the dark.

"Kakashi! Open up! Kakashi!"

Might Guy pounded on the door.

Kakashi opened it reluctantly, his eyelids drooping.

"Kakashi, why didn't you tell me you were back in the Village?"

Kakashi said, "I'm taking the Chunin Ninja Exams next week. Stop bothering me."

"The Chunin Ninja Exams? How am I bothering you? I'll spar with you for Taijutsu practice. Even Uchiha Ling said my Taijutsu was strong. He acknowledged my skill."

"Uchiha Ling?"

Kakashi didn't like that guy. He shut the door.

But Might Guy suddenly grew enthusiastic.

For days afterward, Might Guy intercepted Kakashi wherever he went.

When Kakashi ate, Might Guy hung upside down from the roof.

"Let's settle this once and for all, Kakashi!"

When Kakashi trained, Might Guy skipped Theory Class and pestered him, insisting on being his sparring partner.

When Kakashi went to the bathroom beside the Training Ground, Might Guy hung from a nearby tree and shouted, "Let's settle this once and for all!"

Then Guy glanced down. Why was Kakashi's size different from his?

Might Guy's face filled with confusion.

Seeing Guy's expression, Kakashi stopped trying to angle himself out of sight in frustration. His whole body felt uncomfortable.

But after watching Guy look down and then back up, Kakashi guessed that the two of them might be built differently.

He thought back to how Might Guy looked in his bodysuit. It did seem... very different.

The two went deep into the Forest, where Might Guy pulled open his bodysuit.

Kakashi asked in confusion, "Is that a chestnut or an acorn?"

Tears streamed down Might Guy's face. He had a vague sense that something was wrong, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. Instead, he changed the subject and pleaded, "Let's settle this once and for all, Kakashi!"

Kakashi put his hands in his pockets and left the Forest.

"I won't tell anyone, Guy."

"Don't go... Don't go..."

Two trails of tears ran down Might Guy's face. Even his voice had grown quieter.

Not only had he failed to settle things with Kakashi, he had suffered a blow no one his age should have had to bear.

For days afterward, Might Guy wandered around in a daze, miserable and dejected.

Then his father, Might Duy, said, "Guy! I've finished the bodysuit for your classmate Uchiha Ling! Go spar with him!"

Might Guy hesitated. He really didn't want to see Uchiha Ling.

It was bad enough that Kakashi knew his secret. He absolutely couldn't let Uchiha Ling find out. Uchiha Ling's tongue was coated in venom, worse than the poison of Chiyo, the legendary adviser from Sunagakure. If Uchiha Ling noticed anything, Guy would be finished.

"Okay!" Might Guy pulled himself together. "I'll go find Uchiha Ling right now!"

After school, at the Training Ground, Might Guy handed the bodysuit to Uchiha Ling.

"Uchiha Ling! My father sewed this bodysuit himself. It's stretchy, creates very little drag, and is perfect for Taijutsu training!"

Uchiha Ling said, "Wait here. I'll change in the Forest nearby."

A few dozen seconds later, Might Guy saw Uchiha Ling emerge from the Forest.

Might Guy couldn't help looking down. "Why did you stuff a towel down your pants?"

"What? I didn't stuff a towel down there. That would be so uncomfortable. I'm just built like this... Wait!"

Uchiha Ling looked utterly shocked. He stared at Might Guy's bodysuit as though he had uncovered an earth-shattering secret.

"Guy! I get it! To protect a man's most vulnerable spot, you developed the Shrinking Yang Secret Technique?"

Might Guy stood rooted to the spot as if struck by lightning, his head spinning.

By Kakashi's standard, Guy measured only 0.2 Kās, while Uchiha Ling measured 2 Kās!

[A ninja near the host has suffered a mental breakdown. The Defense-Breaking System is activating...]

Uchiha Ling smiled. Using the Partial Multi-Size Technique was worth it. Might Guy, I finally broke you!