Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 13 Might Guy

After some more imagining of Uchiha Tou, Kakashi put aside his genius attitude and began to ask Uchiha Tou for advice.

Although Uchiha Tou had mastered the White Fang Sword Technique, he was actually a complete experience-based learner—he learned it by directly experiencing how his body performed the White Fang Sword Technique through Hatake Sakumo's possession ability. He knew how to do it, but not why. His understanding of the theory behind the White Fang Sword Technique was even less than Kakashi's!

Fortunately, Sakumo Hatake's spirit was right beside him. If Kakashi didn't understand something, he could have Sakumo Hatake interpret it, and then Tou Uchiha would repeat it.

With Sakumo Hatake, the creator of the White Fang Sword Technique, Kakashi's questions could be answered easily. Some questions even went beyond the scope of the inheritance scroll, yet Sakumo Hatake could still provide answers with ease.

Therefore, Kakashi became even more certain that Uchiha Tou was his father's secret disciple. However, since his father had never mentioned it before, and Uchiha Tou had not brought it up either, Kakashi pretended that he knew nothing about it.

After the training and guidance session, Kakashi took the initiative to keep Uchiha Hiu behind and prepared to cook him a meal. It was clear that although Kakashi hadn't completely emerged from the shadows, he had improved considerably.

However, just as Kakashi was about to go to the kitchen, there was another knock on his front door.

"Huh? Is someone else here? Kakashi, do you know who it is?"

Uchiha Touyu was slightly surprised when he heard the knock on the door.

After Sakumo Hatake died, many ninjas, either out of shame or regret, only visited him briefly in the immediate aftermath of his death. Who is it that is coming to the door now?

"It's probably that idiot Kai... He's been knocking on the door a lot lately."

Kakashi Hatake said indifferently, but Uchiha Touyu, who had a keen eye for detail, could clearly see that the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. If it weren't for his Sharingan, it would have been hard to see through the mask.

Although he calls that guy an idiot, after his father's death, only the hot-blooded idiot Mike Kay doesn't care about the so-called atmosphere and comes to the Hatake residence every day.

As for Obito Uchiha, Kakashi's future best friend, judging from the fact that he didn't even know about Sakumo Hatake's death and had to be told by Minato Namikaze, it's clear that his relationship with Kakashi isn't very close yet.

"Oh, it's Kai... Is that guy challenging you to a duel again?"

Uchiha Touyu blinked and spoke. He and Guy had a pretty good relationship. Although one of them was a complete slacker and the other was full of youth, they seemed to be two extremes. However, because they were both outliers among ninjas, it was much easier for them to communicate with each other than with ordinary ninjas.

Kakashi didn't answer Uchiha Touyu's question. Instead, he went and opened the door. Guy's loud voice could be heard clearly even though Uchiha Touyu was sitting inside.

"Kakashi, let's undergo a youthful training together!"

"Sorry, I don't have time."

"Let's have a heated battle! I recently mastered a powerful technique..."

"I'm going to eat lunch now."

"Oh, then I'll come find you again this afternoon! Youth can't stand still!"

Just as Guy was about to leave after Kakashi brushed him off with a few words, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Won't you stay for dinner, Kai?"

Slightly stunned, Guy, who had already turned around, turned back and saw Uchiha Tou walking out from behind Kakashi.

"Touhou?! What are you doing at Kakashi's house?"

Normally, Guy wouldn't be so puzzled. Kakashi is just a bit aloof, not someone with social anxiety. It's perfectly normal for him to have a few friends over.

But Kakashi isn't in a good state right now, so it's unlikely he'd invite anyone to his house... or even if someone wanted to visit Kakashi's house, he'd probably kick them out.

As he was thinking, Guy glanced at Kakashi again and found that Kakashi was in a much better state than he had been at the beginning. Although he was still a little down, he was no longer lifeless.

Don't let Guy's seemingly hot-blooded but brainless appearance fool you. His personality issues don't mean he's not smart. In fact, Guy is quite shrewd despite his rough exterior. He's always been very concerned about Kakashi's situation and naturally noticed that Kakashi's condition was improving.

"I'm here to do some special training with Kakashi. I'll stay for lunch, so what do you say, Guy? Want to stay too?"

"After dinner, we can all do some special training together, which will save you the trouble of running around."

"Really? That's great! Thank you all! This is truly the spirit of youthful passion! After the special training, I'm going to run 30 laps around Konoha Village to celebrate!"

With tears streaming down his face, Guy ignored Kakashi, who was muttering, "I don't want to be with this idiot," and, looking extremely agitated, pushed past Kakashi and walked in.

After muttering a couple of things, Kakashi obediently went to the kitchen to continue cooking.

Well, even before Sakumo Hatake died, Kakashi's personality already had a bit of a tsundere feel to it. Even though he was touched by Guy's concern, he still acted like he found it troublesome.

When Kakashi brought out several plates of food and placed them on the table, Uchiha Touyu was even more certain that the guy was in a very good mood—the dishes on the table were a good mix of meat and vegetables, quite plentiful, and even though ninjas have bigger appetites than ordinary people, the amount of food was still much more than usual.

"But... this kid can already cook at only eight years old? Come to think of it, aren't the ninjas in this world a bit too precocious?"

After finishing the meal, Kai was the first to jump out and ask:

"Kakashi, Tobi, let's begin our training! We'll start with running upside down around Konoha Village..."

"It seems we didn't agree to that kind of training!"

"I'm sorry, but I really can't accept that training method!"

Without saying a word, the two rejected Guy's training method. In fact, this kind of extreme taijutsu training is not popular among ninjas at all.

A ninja's power comes from chakra, and the same applies to taijutsu. Without chakra, a flesh and blood body can never split mountains and shatter rocks.

Therefore, although most ninjas train their bodies, they only maintain their physical condition, because no matter how much muscle training they do, it doesn't significantly enhance their taijutsu skills.

In reality, if Might Guy hadn't mastered the Eight Gates, even if he practiced his training methods until he died, he could only produce a special taijutsu-type Jonin, and even then, only someone with exceptional taijutsu talent could reach that level.

(End of this chapter)