Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

Just then, Matt Day's voice came from behind Kay.

Kai was still sulking and didn't want to talk to his father at all, but then he turned around and saw him...

"Chiba-senpai!!"

Kai excitedly sprang to his feet, patted his mud-covered clothes, and eagerly moved closer to Chiba.

"Chiba-senpai, I admire you so much! I never imagined I'd actually meet you alive today!!"

"Uh...you've seen me dead before?"

Chiba scratched his head. Kai's outrageous remarks had made him completely forget the lines he had prepared beforehand.

“Ah Kai, your father and I have a relationship that is both teacher and friend.”

Chiba patted Qingchun's head, trying to get back on track: "Do you know how worried he is about you when you act like this?"

"What? You actually took my father as your apprentice? Then can you take me as your apprentice too?!" Kai asked excitedly, his eyes wide.

Chiba: "???"

“Kai, is it possible that the ‘master’ refers to your father, Senior Dai, who has been guiding my physical skills?” Chiba said, rubbing his forehead.

"How is this possible? A ninja as skilled as you, while my father is just a low-level ninja who's been around for ages..."

As he spoke, Kai's voice lowered, and he suddenly turned to look at the silent Might Day, questioning him.

"Father, you wouldn't have invited Senior Chiba here to help you lie to me, would you?"

"I'm not, Kai, I, I really..."

Matt's face turned red, and he waved his hands repeatedly, but he didn't know how to explain.

"Alright, Senior Dai."

At this moment, Chiba interrupted Might Guy's predicament: "Talk is cheap. As I said before I came, you should prove yourself with your skills!"

"I……"

Matt Day was initially hesitant, but seeing the doubt in his son's eyes, his heart felt like it had been stabbed with a knife, so he nodded heavily and said, "Okay!"

"Eight Gates Formation—Open the gates, open!"

The two simultaneously crossed their hands in front of their chests, let out a low shout, and the surging energy within their bodies instantly erupted, causing Kai's suspicious gaze to freeze for a moment.

"Young man, the second gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the 'Gate of Rest,' is also located in the brain, corresponding to the 'Gate of Opening.' Try to see if you can push it open!"

After opening the Eight Gates, Might Guy's entire demeanor changed, and his words were filled with confidence as he instructed Chiba.

"Yosh, Second Rest Gate, open!"

After finding the second portal within his body, Chiba tried pushing it a few times and opened it without any hindrance.

"Haha, good, you really are a martial arts prodigy. Now let's try the third gate. The acupoint where the first two gates meet on the chest is where the third gate, the 'Gate of Life,' is located."

"you need to……"

Kai was completely dumbfounded as he watched Might Guy calmly instructing Chiba. Was this really his honest and taciturn father?

"Understood, Senior Dai!"

Chiba knew that Mighty was rewarding him in this way, so he didn't hold back and tried it again and again according to Mighty's instructions.

"The Third Gate of Life, open!"

When Chiba pushed open the third gate and his chakra surged once again, he clearly felt some swelling and pain in his meridians. It seemed that this gate was almost his current limit.

"My physical potential is definitely not limited to this. I just haven't been exercising enough. I need to increase the intensity in the future," Chiba thought to himself.

Chiba's body had begun to swell with blood and turn red, radiating a greenish energy that made him look like an angry leek.

"The 'Gate of Life' is the final safe zone in the Eight Gates Formation. Your journey ends here, young man."

With just one glance, Might Guy could estimate Chiba's current state. "Next, let me, Might Guy, show you the last few gates of the Eight Inner Gates."

"Injury door, open!"

"Dumen, open!"

"Jingmen, open!"

"The Gate of Shock...!"

"Senior Dai, that's enough! Senior Dai, please don't get too excited!"

With Chiba's timely intervention, Might Guy opened all the way to the sixth gate in one go, then put one hand behind his back and beckoned to Chiba with his finger.

"Come on, young man!"

"Yosh, I'm going in, Senior Dai!"

Chiba wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and a pair of white paper wings instantly unfurled from his back.

He took a step forward, creating waves of air, and rushed towards Matt Day like an arrow released from a bow.

Bang!

The two exchanged fists, the dull thud sending chills down Kai's spine.

Chiba was knocked back by the terrifying force of Might Guy's punch, but with a flap of his wings, he punched back with even greater force.

boom! boom! boom!

With the help of the Shikigami Dance, Chiba and Might Guy fought to their hearts' content.

The two exchanged punches and kicks, becoming almost blurry. Kai's eyes couldn't keep up with their movements; he could only occasionally catch glimpses of white scraps of paper fluttering down.

A storm raged in Kai's heart.

"Father... he actually suppressed Senior Chiba! He actually has such great strength!"

What happened tonight completely overturned Kay's understanding of Matt Day.

Bang!

Noticing the change in Kai's eyes, Chiba, after being repelled by Might Guy once again, voluntarily released Shikigami Dance and Eight Gates.

Seeing this, Matt Dai also withdrew from the "Gate of View" and looked at his son with some trepidation, wondering if his son would approve of his performance.

Chiba looked at Kai, who was speechless with astonishment, and asked with a smile, "Kai, now you know your father's true strength, right?"

Kai nodded blankly at first, then looked at Might Guy and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Father, you clearly possess such great strength, why didn't you teach those two a lesson during the day?!"

"I……"

Matt Dai was tongue-tied and didn't know how to explain, so he could only look to Chiba for help.

“Ah Kai, you consider dignity to be something extremely important.”

"But your father was willing to set a good example for you, even putting aside his dignity. Do you think there is anyone in the world braver than him?"

After hearing Chiba's words, Kai fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Chiba added, "Power is not for showing off, but for protecting those around you. This is the true meaning of youth. What is the point of having great power if you can't protect those you should protect?"

Chiba's opening line, a classic quote and a diagram of his ultimate technique, immediately made Kai reflect on his actions.

"I'm sorry, Father, I misunderstood you before."

"It's alright, Kai. Your father doesn't blame you. Passion is the essence of youth."

"Father!"

"Akai!"

Seeing the two of them embracing and weeping under the moonlight, Chiba smiled slightly. He knew it was time for him to leave.

……

"Lord Jiraiya, what brings you here? Were you waiting for me?"

As soon as Chiba reached the fork in the road, he saw a tall figure leaning against the wall, seemingly having been waiting there for a long time.

"Look, you must be thirsty after talking so much. Have an ice pop first."

Jiraiya smiled, not answering Chiba's question, but instead breaking the two popsicles that were connected together in his hand and handing one to Chiba.

"Here we go again! How many people have you tricked with this tactic already? Minato, Naruto... Why don't you come up with something different!"

Despite her complaints, Chiba accepted the popsicle and sat back-to-back with Jiraiya under the shade of a tree, enjoying the rare tranquility together.

Dude, Jiraiya's offering you an ice pop! Who could refuse such protagonist treatment?!

In Chiba's heart, this temptation was second only to Yakushi Nonou dancing the Gokuraku Jodo dance in front of him while wearing only stockings and glasses!

"I heard everything you just said, and it was very well said. So, have you found someone you want to protect?"

Jiraiya glanced at Chiba leaning against him and asked with a smile.

"Well……"

Chiba thought for a moment. Although he had some ties with Konoha, he didn't really feel like he was going to protect anyone.

"You little rascal, you don't seem to belong to anything around you, and you have a faint sense of detachment from everyone. You can't go on like this."

Jiraiya patted Chiba's head and said earnestly.

"Well, aren't you the same way, keeping everyone at arm's length?"

Chiba looked at Jiraiya and said thoughtfully.

Jiraiya was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Perhaps this is a common problem among those of us who are destined for great things, hahaha."

……

Not a few days passed.

Jiraiya left the village once again, while Chiba was summoned to the Hokage's office to await Hiruzen Sarutobi's appointment.

He, Senju Uchiha Chiba, has now officially become a Chunin!

Chapter 60: An envoy to Sunagakure? To cause trouble!

"Chiba, your achievements and strength are outstanding enough that I have promoted you to Special Jonin."