Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

"Has his teleportation speed... reached its limit?"

"The Body Flicker Technique is temporarily blocked, Earth Release is progressing slowly, and Fire Release... sigh..."

At the edge of the training field, Qingye sat expressionlessly under the shade of a tree, holding a copy of "The Chronicle of Leaf Grass" as a cover. Blue light flashed behind his black sunglasses as he pondered his next move.

"Youth! It's about sweating it out under the scorching sun!"

"Even if I'm rejected a thousand times, I'll stand up and challenge them again for the thousand and first time!"

Not far away, Matt Kay, wearing a tight green bodysuit, was doing finger push-ups while shouting a slogan that made people grip the ground with their toes.

Kai was the only one who could train continuously during the activity class. Even adults couldn't endure such a long period of training, let alone a group of children.

Of course, Kai is an exception.

Guy was one of only two people in Aoba who collected abnormal data; the other was Kakashi.

The growth of a normal person's strength is not a straight upward curve, but a process of rising, leveling off, rising again, and leveling off again, repeating continuously until the body begins to decline.

But these two are not.

Their strength growth is indeed on a constantly rising curve, one rising faster than the other, but both are steadily increasing.

Talent is truly unreasonable.

Aoba had a toothache and was angry.

It feels like cheat codes can't beat natural talent.

Due to physical limitations, the instantaneous movement speed has reached the current limit that the body can withstand; any faster and there is a risk of tearing the leg tendons.

Since a single approach wasn't working, Aoba was also considering whether a combination of approaches could be used.

For example, teleportation + clone? + illusion?

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"Nine hundred and ninety-eight! Nine hundred and ninety-nine! One thousand!"

Kai sprang up, gave Aoba a thumbs-up, his teeth gleaming white in the sunlight: "Aoba! Warm-up's over! Come on, let's have a youthful showdown!"

Aoba: "..."

You've been warming up all afternoon, don't you need to rest?

Aoba was speechless. She closed the book and sighed softly, "I refuse."

"Why! Is it because my youth wasn't vibrant enough?"

Kai held his head in his hands, looking utterly shocked.

"No, get out of class is about to end."

Just then, the bell rang, and Aoba stood up and dusted off his pants.

"Then after school..."

"No, I need to go buy groceries."

Aoba interrupted directly.

"Oh! I see, grocery shopping is also a form of spiritual practice!"

Kai seemed to have figured something out. "Snatching the freshest beef in a crowded throng is the ultimate test of dynamic vision and explosive power! Let's see who can buy the discounted beef first!"

Aoba's lips twitched. How on earth is this guy's brain working?

Since their chance encounter in the Forest of Death, Kai has been inviting Aoba to duels more often, and his previous excuses for refusing have become increasingly untenable.

It was clearly absurd, but Kai actually believed it, and for a moment, Aoba's conscience ached.

Indeed, one should discard all notions of conscience.

The purpose of competition and exchange is to learn from each other's strengths and make progress together, but this is not necessary for Aoba.

He knew his own shortcomings and strengths, as well as Kai's shortcomings and strengths.

Fighting Kai won't help him grow; it will also prematurely expose his true strength, even if it's only a part of it. What if it attracts the attention of the F4? He doesn't want to be constantly on their minds.

Kai's strength is 17.3, and his strength is 15.8.

That's right. Although Aoba is 3 years older than Kai, he is not as strong as Kai, and Kai's strength is still increasing.

Another Kai's physical attributes are also higher than Aoba's.

This was all derived from chip analysis.

However, in a real fight, Kai still wouldn't be able to beat Aoba.

Even if Kai's base stats are better than Aoba's, Aoba has all of Kai's stats and attack patterns. In a real fight, Kai would only be outmatched by Aoba.

They're exploiting the information gap.

As for the idea that chip assistance is cheating, no one would really think that way.

This is Aoba's advantage, while Kai's advantage lies in his ridiculously strong physical skills.

It's foolish to ignore your strengths and exploit your weaknesses.

However, Kai didn't let Aoba have any peace for long. He seemed to have seen through Aoba's perfunctory attitude and started challenging Aoba even more frequently.

And they seem determined to achieve their goal no matter what.

Even at school, they would appear out of nowhere like ghosts as soon as get out of class ended.

He would follow me to the toilet, and even when I slept on the table during lunch break, I could see those two thick, bushy eyebrows right in front of me as soon as I opened my eyes.

Aoba was completely numb. This feeling of being entangled by a hot-blooded idiot was even more suffocating than being monitored by the Anbu.

At least the ANBU have some sense of shame and know to operate stealthily, but Kai is completely shameless.

This is treating him like Kakashi.

Damn~

Yes, Kakashi!

"Kai".

This time, Aoba didn't refuse outright. Instead, she looked at him seriously and said, "Although I know you really want to become stronger, you've chosen the wrong person."

"No! My intuition tells me you're very strong!"

Ha, your intuition is pretty accurate.

"Kurenai, Kurenai Yuhi's taijutsu, and the weights on your feet."

Kai had an expression that said he knew everything.

Okay, I was careless.

Aoba really gave Kurenai extra training, and her taijutsu improved rapidly. She defeated many of her friends and now even Asuma has to go all out to avoid losing too badly.

Everyone actually noticed this, but no one expected Kai to realize it too.

However, the weights on my feet were indeed put on today.

Kai's face was filled with determination. "Aoba, you're a genius, but I'll prove that hard work can surpass genius!"

A genius? Is it possible that you are one too...?

Aoba muttered to himself.

After all, Aoba was very pleased to have gained the approval of the young Kai.

Okay, it seems Kai has entered puberty and is starting to develop his brain.

Aoba stroked his chin and decided to try a different approach.

Although Kai is somewhat intelligent, he's still stubborn. If things aren't explained to him clearly, things will only get more complicated later.

"Kai, do you know why I don't want to fight you?"

Aoba's expression turned serious.

Kai paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Why?"

"Because my path is different from yours."

Aoba pointed to his head. "I am a genjutsu-type ninja. My taijutsu is for defense; it's defensive taijutsu."

"Defensive physical techniques!" Kai's eyes widened.

"That's right."

Aoba began to lie with a straight face, "You may think I'm good at physical combat, but that's all just a prelude to casting illusions. My speed is to create distance."

Taijutsu is for effective defense when genjutsu is broken. Actually, Kurenai's taijutsu was taught by Uncle Shinku, who is a Jonin of Konoha and a master of genjutsu!

Aoba, without any hesitation, also bestowed the title of "Illusion Master" upon Uncle Shinku.

Kai nodded, seemingly understanding, "I see... defensive taijutsu of genjutsu-type ninjas?"

"Yes. So challenging me to a physical challenge is like asking a fish to climb a tree or a bird to swim."

Aoba patted Kai on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Your opponent should be someone who also studies offensive taijutsu, or someone with exceptional ninjutsu skills, like... Kakashi."

"Kakashi? Is it really possible?"

Kai kept repeating the name, but in his eyes, Kakashi's genius was too dazzling, and he couldn't muster any desire to challenge him.

To put it bluntly, it's because I feel a bit of fear.

After analyzing Kai's mental state, Aoba was speechless. Was the title of number one really that effective?

He was at least second in his grade, and Kai dared to challenge him repeatedly, but he didn't dare to challenge Kakashi, who was first.

Is second place really that lacking in prestige?!

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