Dream?

Uzumaki Hane shouted, "Lava Super Heavy Fist!" His right hand rapidly swelled to ten times its original size, and he threw a punch. Bang! Fist and foot collided. Uzumaki Hane stepped back, slipped, and fell off the branch. He quickly adjusted his posture in midair and landed steadily on the ground. Might Guy paused briefly in midair, then flipped over and landed firmly on the ground.

Uzumaki Hane landed first. As soon as Might Guy touched down, Hane rushed up to him and slammed out his right fist. Might Guy showed no sign of panic. He ducked, easily avoiding the punch, then kicked Uzumaki Hane in the chin, sending him flying.

Might Guy said, "Hane, that won't do. Your attack has tremendous destructive power, but it's too slow. If you can't hit anyone, it's no use at all. That's not how you use Taijutsu."

Uzumaki Hane rubbed his chin and stood up. "That's true. Teacher Kaido, I can't match you in either speed or strength, so when I use Lava Super Heavy Fist, it's too slow to hit you." His arm then returned to normal.

Uzumaki Hane quickly rushed up to Might Guy and threw a right punch at his head. Might Guy raised his left hand and blocked it firmly. He then kicked hard at Uzumaki Hane's chin, but Hane had been prepared and reached out with his left hand to block it.

Might Guy flashed his white teeth and said, "Hane, not bad this time." He pushed off hard with his left foot, leaped up, and spun into a kick at Uzumaki Hane's head. Hane quickly raised both hands to block it. Bang! Unable to match his strength, Hane stumbled back several steps before stopping.

Might Guy's figure flashed as he appeared behind Uzumaki Hane. Smiling, Hane flipped into a handstand and kicked backward at Guy with both feet together. Bang! Might Guy held out his right hand and blocked the kick firmly, then grabbed Hane's feet with both hands, spun him around, and threw him away.

Might Guy flashed his gleaming teeth and said, "Hane, you're making too many movements. I can see through them all." He then charged at Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane looked at Might Guy and said, "Teacher Kaido, Taijutsu isn't all I have. Magma Arm!" He turned his arm into magma and charged at Might Guy as well.

When he reached Might Guy, he threw a fierce punch. Guy tilted his head aside to dodge it and drove his right foot into Uzumaki Hane's stomach. Hane tumbled away, rolling several times before coming to a stop.

Uzumaki Hane had turned into magma in time and suffered no injury. He stood up at once and said with a wry smile, "Teacher Kaido, you really don't hold back."

Might Guy flashed his neat, white teeth and said, "Hane, youth doesn't allow us to hold back! Konoha Strong Whirlwind!" He kicked straight at Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane shouted, "Magma Wall!" He raised a wall of magma in front of him, then immediately performed several backflips, landing more than ten meters away.

Might Guy kicked straight through the magma wall, but he was forced to stop. He stamped out the flames on his shoes and said, "Hane, your Kekkei Genkai is practically cheating. If your Taijutsu improves, even I'd have to open the Eight Gates Released Formation to stand up to you. Before I knew it, Hane, your strength had already reached this level." He then charged at Uzumaki Hane again.

Uzumaki Hane stood up and said, "Teacher Kaido, my Taijutsu is still too poor, but take a look at this move. Hell Hound!" His right hand rapidly turned into magma and reached for Might Guy.

Might Guy maintained his speed. Just as the magma arm was about to catch him, he adjusted his body as though he had anticipated it and dodged the attack. In the blink of an eye, he charged up to Uzumaki Hane and shouted, "Konoha Whirlwind!" Bang! Hane went flying again.

Might Guy landed on the ground, braced himself on both hands, and kicked at Uzumaki Hane's chest.

By the time Uzumaki Hane got up, Might Guy was already in front of him. In desperation, Hane shouted, "Superhuman Strength Fist!" He extracted as much Chakra as he could, concentrated it in his fist in an instant, and threw a punch. Bang! Caught off guard, Might Guy felt a powerful force strike both his feet and was sent flying backward. But Guy was formidable himself. He adjusted his body in midair and landed on the ground, though he still couldn't cancel out the momentum, leaving two tracks more than ten meters long in the earth.

Might Guy finally managed to steady himself. He looked at Uzumaki Hane in some shock and said, "This is... could this be Lady Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength?"

Uzumaki Hane hadn't expected to use Chakra Enhanced Strength successfully this time and was thrilled. "That's right, Teacher Kaido. This is Teacher Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength." With that, he wanted to try it again. He extracted Chakra, concentrated it in his fist in an instant, and punched the ground. Bang! Only a fist-shaped crater appeared in the ground; there was none of that terrifying destructive power. A little disappointed, Uzumaki Hane murmured, "Did I fail again? So I can only use Chakra Enhanced Strength by luck and can't control it at all?"

Seeing Uzumaki Hane's expression, Might Guy suddenly kicked him in the shoulder, sending the distracted Hane flying. Then Guy said to Hane as he lay on the ground, "Hane, you can't let yourself get distracted in a fight."

Might Guy then flashed both rows of his neat, white teeth and raised his right hand in a thumbs-up. "But, Hane, you've only just become her student, and you've already learned Lady Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength. That's amazing! This is youth!"

Uzumaki Hane climbed to his feet, but Might Guy didn't continue attacking. He said seriously, "But, Hane, you've been slacking off lately, haven't you? How long has it been since you did extreme training? Your Taijutsu hasn't improved during this time." He then flashed two rows of neat, white teeth, which seemed to gleam, and said, "Hane, this won't do. You can't slack off in your youth."

Uzumaki Hane fell silent at those words. Ever since he had obtained the method for opening the Eight Gates Released Formation, he hadn't trained in Taijutsu again. He had spent that time training with the Magma-Magma Fruit and studying the Eight Gates Released Formation, and had stopped doing that kind of extreme training.

Seeing that Uzumaki Hane didn't respond, Might Guy turned around and asked seriously, "Hane, what is your dream?"

Uzumaki Hane froze, thoughts surfacing in his mind. A dream? What is my dream? When I first transmigrated into this world, I only wanted to live well and survive here. But as time passed, I realized there were many people around me who cared about me, and I began to want to protect them. But can I do that in this dangerous ninja world? To tell the truth, I feel a little lost. After all, I was just an ordinary person in my previous life. Even I didn't expect to adapt to this world in such a short time.

Seeing the lost look on Uzumaki Hane's face, Might Guy reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hane," he said gravely, "if a person loses their dream, they won't be able to go on living in this world."

Uzumaki Hane pondered for a while, then voiced the first thought he had had when he came to this world. "My dream is to live well in this world."

Might Guy continued, "To live for yourself? Then would you stand by and do nothing if your friends and companions were hurt? If I were hurt, would you stand by and do nothing?"