Chidori Blade!
Chidori Senbon!
Chidori Sharp Spear!
Under just the right amount of pressure from Kakashi, Sasuke displayed his talents to the fullest, as though proving that his choice had been right, yet also as though showing off to an elder whose approval he craved.
Kakashi found it amusing, but he was also happy to see his student's growth.
There was just a faint bitterness, too, because he hadn't been the one to help Sasuke grow. Instead, he was like an NPC in a game responsible for handing skills to the protagonist.
Besides that, he also felt a vague reluctance to concede.
If this was all there was to it, he was confident that, given some time, he could have brought Sasuke to this level as well.
These changes were nothing more than the result of going through many real fights to the death...
Kakashi could already see that there was nothing particularly difficult about it. At most, the improvement had come a little faster.
Shinji had Reverse Cursed Technique-Healing. No matter how badly Sasuke was injured, he could save him as long as he still had a breath left, so he made Sasuke narrowly escape death every time. Naturally, the results were good.
But Kakashi knew none of this.
"Let me see what new tricks you've learned lately."
Kakashi, who had originally intended to stop short of going too far, suddenly said this, then increased the force in his hands and hurled Sasuke away.
While airborne, Sasuke used the strength of his waist and hips to forcibly twist himself around and land steadily on the ground.
But hearing Kakashi say that actually made him hesitate.
Because, strictly speaking, Shinji hadn't actually taught him any ninjutsu.
Yet in Kakashi's eyes, that hesitation took on a different meaning.
"Don't hold