Above Kage Rock.
Hearing Tobitake Tonbo's words, Kakashi looked down at Konoha below.
"Nothing. That child should have his own life, not one where I interfere with him."
"Boring. If I were the Fourth's disciple, I'd take him out to play every day." Tobitake Tonbo curled his lip.
Not getting any answer made him feel bored.
He had thought he would get an interesting answer.
Guy said, "Then you'd better hurry up and find the qualities of 'love' in those books, Kakashi."
Encouragement and companionship were what he believed would be useful to juniors, but he was thoughtful and would not interfere too much with Kakashi.
Everyone had different ideas.
"Mm." Kakashi fell silent.
Afterward, at Tobitake Tonbo's suggestion, the three discussed their understanding of Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu, improving together.
This was one of the few interactions they had as classmates besides eating and drinking.
Tobitake Tonbo had a family, while Kakashi and Guy were task fanatics. They generally had little to talk about when it came to ordinary life.
All three were geniuses, capable of improving alongside one another.
Without a system, Tobitake Tonbo's path to becoming stronger naturally involved improving through exchanges.
From the Third's guidance at the start, to reading the works of sages, to sparring with classmates, he had improved bit by bit.
Beyond that, he read enemies' memories and clashed with other people's beliefs.
Shutting oneself away to build a cart was never the way of smart people.
Whether sparring with others, reading the works of sages, or occasionally teaching juniors, all of it could give him inspiration in certain areas and allow him to improve himself.
Whether Guy or Kakashi,
both had become Jōnin at a young age. Talking with them naturally brought greater gains.
It was like teaching students could even make