When Qingyun returned to the Forest of Death, Minato Namikaze and Nawaki had also finished their daily training and returned. At the sight of the Divine Condor, they gazed at him with envy, circling him to get a better look. The Divine Condor was not shy around strangers and played with them both.
Kushina and Zihan Uzumaki were entertaining Shizune. Tsunade, however, had yet to fully recover her spirits. She leaned against a tree by herself, staring into space, her thoughts a mystery.
Qingyun glanced over everyone present without disturbing them and began preparing the ingredients.
Before long, Hatake Sakumo arrived at the Forest of Death with Kakashi, and Might Duy brought Might Guy. The two little boys had enrolled in the academy that year. Just as in the original story, Might Guy had very little talent for ninjutsu or genjutsu, but that was also why his talent for taijutsu was so outstanding.
With the Breathing Technique Qingyun had previously taught him, Might Guy had built a solid foundation. When Kakashi sparred with him, he was no match for Might Guy in pure taijutsu and usually needed ninjutsu just to fight him to a draw.
Despite his young age, Kakashi had already displayed his talent. Not only did he have exceptional aptitude for Lightning and Earth Release, but he was also making good progress with his father's swordsmanship.
His Breathing Technique, however, lagged behind Might Guy's because he was studying too many different things.
As Qingyun prepared the ingredients, he carefully observed Kakashi's and Might Guy's current foundations.
"Qingyun, sir, could you... now that we've enrolled in the academy, could you formally teach us?"
The moment Kakashi saw Qingyun, he let go of Hatake Sakumo's hand and hurried over to ask.
Not to be outdone, Might Guy followed close behind