Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

This made Kakashi laugh. "I guess so."

Kakashi chatted with Yu Ming for over an hour before leaving; it was already quite late.

Yu Ming didn't think much of it and went to sleep.

However, Kakashi encountered Guy on the road just as he left Yu Ming's house.

He stood at the intersection waiting for Kakashi.

"Kakashi, it seems like you're hiding something from me lately."

"I've asked you to a duel many times, but you've declined every time."

Kakashi looked at Kai calmly and said, "You've been with us for so long, don't you know what I'm doing?"

"Your tracking skills are still as bad as ever."

Kai didn't refute, but looked at Kakashi seriously and said, "Is that brat really worth all that effort?"

Kakashi sighed, "Hmm, he's a lot like me back then, but I don't want Konoha to have another Kakashi."

Kai knew exactly what Kakashi was saying.

So he remained silent for a while.

Kakashi leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets. The moon was bright and the stars were few. People were coming and going on the street, and no one noticed their corner.

Kai frowned, his usual overly enthusiastic demeanor gone.

"After all these years, you still can't let go."

"That's not your fault."

Kakashi shrugged and chuckled, "Let's not talk about that. I even recommended you to him before, hoping he could learn taijutsu from you, but he didn't agree."

Upon hearing this, Kai was first stunned, then his eyes widened. "What? He actually refused? He actually refused the opportunity to work up a sweat and bask in the sunshine? What a pity."

Given the relationship between Guy and Kakashi, Guy would definitely agree if Kakashi really asked him.

Kakashi looked at the excited Guy and was somewhat speechless, thinking to himself, "It's a good thing he refused, otherwise it would be really bad if he ended up like you."

Although Kakashi hoped Yu Ming would be more cheerful, he didn't want him to become like Gai, who was overly cheerful.

“I think he will definitely surpass me in the future and become someone like the fourth generation.”

Kakashi leaned against the wall, looking at the moon in the sky; it was full.

Kakashi's lips curled into a slight smile.

Kai frowned, completely baffled as to why Kakashi would place such high hopes on Yu Ming.

"Aren't you being too hasty? How could he possibly surpass you and become someone like the Fourth Hokage? Is his talent really that high?"

Kakashi, his eyes fixed on the starry sky, said calmly, "Definitely."

Kai frowned and looked at Yu Ming. "Why?"

Kakashi chuckled and said, "Maybe it's just a feeling."

Kai didn't understand at all.

"A feeling? What's so special about him?"

"I don't believe you would want to nurture someone for no reason. What exactly is their talent?"

Kakashi withdrew his gaze, looked at the pedestrians on the street, and calmly said, "Do you know that he is only six years old now, and I have taught him three ninjutsu, two C-rank ninjutsu and one B-rank ninjutsu, and he can release them completely after I explain them once each time?"

"The important thing is that he has a thirst for knowledge. Others would fall asleep long ago when I talked about those dry theories. You should know this yourself."

Kai was a little embarrassed. He was a taijutsu practitioner and had indeed asked Kakashi to teach him ninjutsu when he was young.

He almost fell asleep before he had learned much.

Kakashi ignored Gai's embarrassment and calmly said, "But he listened with great interest, and I know that after listening, he wrote it down and understood it clearly. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to release it after only listening to it once, and the power of it is generally stronger than the power of mine."

"He is a genius."

After listening to Kakashi's words, Guy understood: "You rarely take someone so seriously. I believe that child must have extremely high talent. I really want to get to know him."

"Maybe he should learn my martial arts, maybe he~."

Before Guy could finish speaking, Kakashi raised his hand, calmly stopping Guy from continuing. "Don't even think about it. He has no intention of learning taijutsu. In fact, in my opinion, his taijutsu skills are already quite good, much better than his peers. You should know best that training taijutsu is the most time-consuming."

"It may even require spending one's entire life practicing only physical skills as the price."

Physical skills are a field that requires a great deal of talent to cultivate, and most importantly, a great deal of hard work.

Not only did Yu Ming refuse, but Kakashi also didn't want Yu Ming to go down this path.

But after hearing Kakashi's words, Kai's eyes lit up. "Just by training on his own, he can be much stronger than his peers. With such talent in taijutsu, Kakashi, it's such a pity that he doesn't learn taijutsu."

"This shows that he has a great talent for learning physical skills. How do you know he doesn't want to learn physical skills from me? He must not have seen my strength yet. Maybe he will change his mind when he sees my strength."

Kakashi glanced at Guy and chuckled, "You're overthinking it."

Kai gripped the double-handed sword, his eyes gleaming. "Kakashi, I've made up my mind. I'm going to make him train with me in taijutsu. You know, my Eight Gates technique needs a successor."

Kai gets quite excited when the Eight Gates are mentioned.

Kakashi was speechless.

Because he also learned the Eight Gates Formation, but he didn't cultivate it as his main focus like Kai did.

But precisely because of this, he knew that if he learned the Eight Gates, Yu Ming would have no extra time to practice other ninjutsu.

"No, his future development shouldn't focus on physical skills, and it's even less likely that he'll cultivate the Eight Gates Formation, so you'd better not get involved with him."

"The Eight Gates Formation should not have been prepared for him."

But Kai didn't answer Kakashi. His eyes were shining, and he couldn't listen to Kakashi's words.

Kakashi's lips twitched slightly as he looked at Guy.

"I do regret telling you about his situation."

Kai smiled and said, "I will definitely have him learn taijutsu from me. In terms of taijutsu, in the entire Konoha, apart from the Hokage, only you, Kakashi, can be my equal."

Under normal circumstances, Guy's physical skills are indeed similar to Kakashi's.

Even when he was young, for a long time, Guy's physical skills were far inferior to Kakashi's.

Kakashi is a very well-rounded individual who excels in every aspect, including taijutsu.

That's why Kai always regarded Kakashi as his lifelong rival.

It wasn't just because of their friendship; Kakashi was truly exceptional.

Chapter 15

Kakashi could tell from Guy's expression that he was serious.

However, he also knew that Kai was incapable of getting Yu Ming to learn physical skills from him.

Because Yu Ming had no intention of focusing on physical training.

"Then you should be prepared for failure. It was his idea not to specialize in physical training, not my idea."

Kai clenched his fist, his eyes shining, and laughed, "I will definitely make him train with me in physical techniques. It's not easy to find someone who trains in physical techniques, and I don't want to let him go so easily."

Kakashi chuckled, completely doubting Guy's chances of success.

Unbeknownst to Yu Ming, Kakashi and Guy were discussing for a long time whether or not he should train in taijutsu.

The next day, Yu Ming came to school as usual.

Unlike before, Hinata was paying more attention to him than ever before.

However, during this period, Yu Ming did not have much interaction with Hinata.

After school.

Yu Ming went to the back mountain as usual.

He knew Hinata was secretly following him, but he didn't point it out.

Just as Yu Ming was about to use the Instantaneous Movement Technique to leave, he suddenly heard another voice behind him.

Yu Ming frowned. "Why now?"

Hearing the voices behind him, Yu Ming initially didn't want to pay attention, but he sensed that there were simply too many people.

Hinata, who was following Yu Ming, encountered a lot of trouble.

They were cornered in the street by four people.

Yu Ming originally didn't want to get involved, but at this moment, he sensed that the Hyuga clan's guards were not near Hinata at all.

If left unattended, Hinata will likely suffer significant harm.

After thinking it over, Yu Ming finally turned around and went back.

In a dimly lit corner, four boys, around ten years old, blocked Hinata's way out.

Hinata's strength was such that she could have escaped if she had fought them head-on, but her personality prevented her from putting up an effective resistance.

Just as the four children were threatening Hinata to get money from her, Yu Ming stood at the entrance of the alley, frowning, and said, "If I report this to the Ninja Academy, you'll probably be expelled, right?"

Yu Ming's voice came over.

The four little boys were stunned for a moment when they heard the voice behind them.

The four people turned around and looked towards the entrance of the alley.

He then laughed, "Hahaha, kid, I advise you not to get involved in this, otherwise you definitely won't be able to stay in the ninja academy."

"If you dare to report us, we'll show you what we're made of."

The four of them were nothing but petty thugs.

However, they were still somewhat afraid of the Ninja Academy, worried that Yu Ming would really report them.

Yu Ming glanced at Hinata, who was trapped in a dead end, without showing any expression.

Hinata glanced at Yu Ming, initially relieved, but seeing Yu Ming's expressionless face, she lowered her head. "Yu Ming-kun must look down on me."

The four people were quite annoyed to see that Yu Ming had ignored them.

"Kid, get out of here. If you dare to report us, we'll make sure you suffer a terrible fate."