Hatake Kakashi graduated Genin the age of five and Chunin the age of six, breaking a series of records.
His current strength is already at the Jonin in the eyes of Meikyō and Minato Namikaze. In the Chunin Ninja Exams, even if it is not a case of overwhelmingly defeating someone of a higher level, he can be said to be far ahead.
This is because this Chunin Ninja Exams was the first joint exam between two villages, and there were many Genin with exceptionally high strength among them.
In just a few minutes, Kakashi successfully located a Suna squad by following the tracks left by other squads while they were camping.
For him, finding people was much simpler than aimlessly searching for intelligence.
"Hey, hey, hey? How come there are two Lins!"
Uchiha Obito rubbed his eyes, glanced at Nohara Rin beside him, and then looked at the girl in the Suna squad opposite him who had a white cloth bag on her head and a large bundle of scrolls on her back.
Nohara Rin also seemed extremely surprised.
If it weren't for the fact that Third Hokage had been Konoha, he probably would have really thought that he and the other person were related by blood.
The reason is simple: the two look about 80% alike. Apart from a few minor differences in their eyebrows and eyes, they are practically identical.
"Obito, this isn't the time to talk about this. The most important thing right now is to take care of this Suna squad! I just saw them find the intelligence scroll in a bird's nest in a tree!"
Nohara Rin gripped the Kunai tightly in her right hand, while her left hand reached into her Ninja Tool Pouch and pinched several Explosive Tag.
"According to the intelligence previously distributed by the village, this white-haired man should be the son of Konoha White Fang, which means that the rest of this team are also students of the Yellow Flash. If we can eliminate them, we should be able to remove a strong competitor!"
Baki was also poised to strike, watching the three people opposite him.
He was surprised that his teammate, Maki, looked very much like Nohara Rin, but his excellent ninja skills allowed him to prepare for battle immediately.
As one of the most outstanding young ninjas in Sunagakure, he, along with Maki, Pakura's disciple, and Yura, an excellent puppeteer, formed an elite team.
Yura was the very same Sunagakure Jonin who, along with Kazuma, helped Gaara rise to the Kazekage of Kazekage and become a high-ranking member of the Sand Suna, only to be ultimately Jonin by Sasori of the Red Sands using his Mind Puppet Chivalry.
The fact that he will be able to sit in a high-ranking position in Sunagakure indicates that after he grows up, his strength will likely reach a level that is quite outstanding even among Jonin.
"I'll deal with the White Fang's son! Yura, you take care of that Uchiha, and leave the last woman to Maki!"
Baki glanced at the three people opposite him and quickly made a judgment.
"Don't worry, Lin, I'll protect you!"
Uchiha Obito stood firmly beside Nohara Rin and drew his Ninja Blade from his waist.
"I think you should worry about yourself first."
Yura sneered, and two scrolls swiftly slid out from his sleeves, summoning two puppets that charged towards Uchiha Obito.
Nohara Rin, holding Kunai, met the scroll.
"This guy... is much stronger than I imagined!"
As soon as they exchanged blows, Baki's heart sank.
Even against Special Jonin- level expert, he was capable of putting up a fight, but he was completely suppressed in front of Kakashi.
We can only hope that our teammates can turn the tide!
"Flame Breathing, Second Form: Ascending Blazing Flame!"
The Ninja Blade drew a perfect arc in mid-air, leaving behind a semicircle formed by flames.
White breath wafted from the corners of Uchiha Obito as he used his still-unskilled Flame Breathing to fend off Yura the support of Nohara Rin.
There was some pressure, but given that Nohara Rin was behind Uchiha Obito was able to unleash 120% of his strength, but he wasn't suppressed too much on the field.
"A swordsmanship that can unleash flames! This Uchiha guy knows the Meikyō the Body Flicker Technique!"
Seeing the flames rising from the Chunin sword in Uchiha Obito's hand, Maki couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Her teacher, Pakura, had been beaten by Uchiha Meikyō countless times on the battlefield and had a certain understanding of Uchiha Meikyō's fighting style.
"This is troublesome!"
Yura controlling the puppet to launch a fierce attack, Yura concealed himself behind the scroll.
Uchiha Meikyō and Hatake Sakumo were probably the people these Suna puppeteers feared the most, because their fighting style was the most effective against puppeteers, and the Suna puppeteers who died at their hands were also the most numerous.
"Don't worry, this Uchiha doesn't have the Sharingan, so he can't see your Chakra Threads so easily. He's still within our control!"
Maki offered a word Yura comfort to Yura beside her, while also beginning to think about how to make a better retreat.
"Let's retreat!"
Before Juan could finish thinking, Baki could no longer hold on and called for his teammates to retreat.
All three were quite strong and had a good understanding of each other. Yura the help of Yura's puppet, Baki successfully broke free from Kakashi and ran into the depths of the forest with his teammates.
Since the intelligence has already been obtained, and since we can't win, choosing a tactical retreat is understandable.
"Kakashi, the enemy is about to escape! What about the intelligence?!"
Uchiha Obito into the distance, then quickly turned to look at Kakashi.
"Leave it to me."
Kakashi gave a brief reply, quickly took a deep breath, a wisp of white steam rising from the corner of his mouth, leaned forward, and gripped the hilt of the White Fang short sword with his right hand.
"Thunder Breathing - First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"
In just a moment, Kakashi's figure suddenly transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished from the spot.
Outside the examination room, inside the invigilator's room.
One wall here is covered with large, telephoto-like screens that monitor every corner of the Forest of Death.
These things are considered high-tech for this era, and Konoha installed them in preparation for the Chunin Ninja Exams.
When Ebizo saw Kakashi's sword strike, he immediately stood up from the stool.
"Ebizo, what's wrong?"
Minato Namikaze, who was also in the proctoring room, watched this scene and couldn't help but ask Ebizo a question.
Ebizo simply stared at the screen and uttered two words.
"White Fang!"
Minato Namikaze immediately understood.
The Hatake Kakashi is indeed the White Fang short sword left behind by Hatake Sakumo.
But what truly shocked Ebizo was the striking resemblance between Kakashi and Hatake Sakumo.
The same white hair, the same white dagger, and the same Lightning -fast speed!
"As expected of the son of White Fang, he already has some of the flair of Hatake Sakumo at such a young age. I'm afraid it won't be long before Konoha produces another White Fang!"
Ebizo's tone was tinged with emotion.
First came the Konoha White Fang, then two years later came the Legendary Sannin of Konoha Sannin and Dan Katō, followed by the Golden Flash and the Meikyō the Body Flicker. Now it looks like another White Fang is coming!
Why are all the geniuses born in Konoha?
On the contrary, Sunagakure has had a much more tumultuous history.
His sister Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law were of the same generation as the Sannin, White Fang, and were killed by Konoha White Fang. Then the Third Kazekage also disappeared. After that, Sasori, who should have been competing with Uchiha Meikyō and others at this time, also defected.
Even the most outstanding Baki of the new generation has been completely overshadowed by White Fang's son.
Ebizo felt somewhat helpless.
"Another White Fang? I think that with Kakashi's talent, he might be able to surpass Sakumo-senpai back then. And don't forget, Kakashi isn't the only outstanding young generation in Konoha now."
Meikyō stood beside the two of them, arms crossed, and said.
Minato Namikaze nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Let's turn our attention back to the Forest of Death.
After paying the price of Yura's puppets destroyed, and Baki nearly having his head chopped off and suffering a severe chest injury, the three from Sunagakure finally managed to escape.
However, Kakashi also managed to steal the scroll containing the information.
"Going to the heart of the forest... and to enter the tower, we must hand over the information scroll to the Chunin referee guarding the tower. Most importantly, the tokens inside the tower are limited!"
Kakashi couldn't help but feel glad he had made that decision.
If we had to slowly gather information on our own before heading to the heart of the forest, who knows how much more time we would have wasted.
After all, in terms of intelligence gathering, they really don't have much of an advantage over those teams that are good at reconnaissance.
Meanwhile, in another part of the Forest of Death.
"Haha, as expected of me! Those examiners really did put the intelligence scroll in the bear's den!"
Inside the cave, Ebisu excitedly held the scroll embedded in the cave ceiling.
"Alright, let's quickly see what's recorded inside the scroll! At our speed, we'll definitely finish the mission before Kakashi and the others!"
"I can't wait to say that," Might Guy said, sticking a nunchuck into his belt.
At his feet lay a three-meter-tall giant bear, already lifeless.
"Alright! According to the information scroll, we need to go to the tower in the center of the forest as soon as possible and hand the scroll over to the referee in exchange for the qualification to advance!"
With Senbon in his Shiranui Genma, Genma Shiranui called to his companions to leave the cave and head towards the tower.
One of the main reasons the Forest of Death was chosen as the testing ground for the Chunin Ninja Exams is that it is home to many powerful ninja beasts, some of which can even pose a threat to Chunin- level ninjas.
In the past, many commoner ninjas without connections would seek out powerful ninja beasts here to train and contract with them as summoning beasts to help them in battle.
In such an environment, it's impossible to travel quickly.
When the three Genin from the Team Meikyō arrived, Hatake Kakashi also arrived at the same time with the other two members of the Team Minato.
"Yo! Kakashi, you've already arrived! You truly are worthy of being my opponent! Let's begin our forty-first duel and see who enters the tower first and obtains the token!"
Might Guy flashed his bright white teeth at Kakashi and dashed off towards the tower.
Seeing this, Kakashi quickly activated his Thunder Breathing lightning and overtaking Might Guy as he ran towards the tower's entrance.
Shiranui Genma and Ebisu exchanged a glance, then drew their swords in unison, attempting to stop Kakashi.
There are only five tokens required to pass through customs.
Although they knew they had arrived early, since Hatake Kakashi had also arrived, it was hard to say that no one else had been here before.
What if there's only one keepsake left inside the tower?
Even though the probability is very small, Ebisu and Shiranui Genma would not gamble on it.
"Wind Breathing - Third Form: Clean Storm Wind Tree!"
"Water Breathing - Third Form - Flowing Dance!"
Kakashi's advance was forced to a halt.
"Obito, let's go!"
Nohara Rin also hurriedly rushed over with Uchiha Obito.
Ten minutes later, the dispute finally subsided when Might Guy and Kakashi tossed the intelligence scrolls to the referee and touched the tokens almost simultaneously.
The reason they chose to end the battle quickly was because a third team had arrived outside the tower.
Sarutobi Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai's team.
"Kakashi, this match is a draw! But you'd better watch out for the third round!"
Before leaving, Might Guy waved goodbye to Kakashi.
Following Sarutobi Asuma, Baki's team also joined forces with a relatively strong team from Sunagakure to obtain two intelligence scrolls, becoming the fourth and fifth teams to reach the tower.
At this point, all five teams that advanced to the third round were determined.
The next match will begin in two weeks, at which time the Fourth Kazekage will also arrive in Konoha.
Therefore, all the contestants began their own special training.
"So, you want to try opening the Five Gates, but are worried that your physical condition won't be able to handle it and you might get injured..."
Meikyō stroked his chin, scanning Might Guy's body in front of him.
"With your current physical condition, you can barely afford to open the Gate of Limit. I think the key problem is that your stamina is probably not enough to support using the Gate of Limit for more than three moves."
Might Duy nodded seriously from the side.
"That's right, I think so too, but if Kai can use the Gate of Limit, he might be able to use my newly perfected Geppo, which would greatly increase our chances of winning!"
Upon hearing this, Meikyō's eyes lit up.
"Oh? The requirements for Geppo have been lowered to just Five Gates?"
"Yes, the original Geppo used powerful physical strength to compress the air by stepping on it in an instant, thus creating the airborne force. However, I also used the Eight Gates Formation to unleash the Chakra, adding a step that uses Chakra to vibrate the air, making it easier."
As Might Duy spoke, he also unsealed the Eight Gates Formation, opening the Five Gates, and leaped into the air, using Geppo.
Quietly, Meikyō also activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and with the help of the Transparent World, copied the techniques used by Might Duy, and then began to try them out as well.