That was incredible! I'm going to get that strong someday too! Obito and Asuma clenched their fists, each making a silent vow.
Rin's strength had changed something in Obito.
If I'm weaker than Rin, how can I protect her? he thought.
Obito and Asuma weren't the only ones affected.
Anko, Kurenai, and Tu Susu also watched the battlefield intently.
We have to work harder too. We can't let Rin leave us behind.
Unaware of what the others were thinking, Kakashi narrowed his eyes as the Great Shark Bullet rushed toward him.
He couldn't dodge!
At this distance, the Great Shark Bullet was too massive for Kakashi to evade.
He had no choice but to meet it head-on!
Kakashi reached his decision and wasted no time.
He gripped the short blade in his hand. Lightning flashed along it, crackling like the cries of a thousand birds.
"Chidori?!" Anko, Kurenai, and Tu Susu exclaimed.
Unlike in the original story, where Kakashi had developed Chidori, Uchiha Yin's presence had brought Chidori-type Ninjutsu to the attention of Chunin long ago.
Even now, Uchiha Yin was best known for his Lightning Release attacks. He rarely revealed his other Ninjutsu in front of outsiders.
And Chidori was one of the Ninjutsu that had made Uchiha Yin famous.
Seeing Kakashi now, all three girls had called out the same name.
The resemblance was unmistakable.
Kakashi looked just like the description of someone using Chidori.
"No, that isn't Chidori," Uchiha Yin said calmly. "But if he keeps developing it, it may well become Chidori."
At this point in time, no one understood Chidori-type Ninjutsu better than Uchiha Yin.
Chidori-type Ninjutsu had already been recorded in the Scroll of Seals. Kakashi had probably seen it too.
After all, Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, was the head of Konoha's ANBU. It