Kakashi charged toward Mahihi's hiding spot, his hand crackling with Chidori.
Minato Namikaze had stopped Kakashi earlier. He recognized that Kakashi's jutsu was a piercing type—and saw its flaws right from the start.
Minato turned to Chinya beside him, asking curiously, "Kakashi's ninjutsu focuses on concentrated thrusts, indeed increasing its destructive power and speed. But he moves far too fast—his eyes can't keep up, so he can't clearly see his opponent's movements. You should know this as well, right?"
Chinya kept watching Kakashi charging ahead but didn't directly answer Minato's question. Instead, she countered, "Then what do you think? Between Kakashi's new technique and [Thunder Breathing, First Form: Lightning Flash]—which one is faster?"
Minato replied instinctively, "Obviously Lightning Flash is faster."
Smiling slightly, Chinya said, "If Kakashi can handle the speed of Lightning Flash, why wouldn't he adapt to the speed of his own Chidori? Minato, Kakashi is my disciple. I understand his condition better than you do. His motion tracking has already rivaled that of a regular Sharingan (the legendary Uchiha clan's eye technique)."
"The world's always been unfair—life isn't fair. Talent makes the strong, while mediocrity keeps the weak beneath them. Those rare underdogs who rise above are just exceptions; most talented individuals usually become powerful. So don't compare Kakashi to average people."
Minato fell silent, turning his gaze back to Kakashi.
Mahihi watched Kakashi rushing straight at him in disbelief: "Didn't expect him to charge head-on…"
Mahihi and his Shadow Clones hurled a storm of shuriken at Kakashi at once.
Chinya quickly retaliated by throwing many shuriken herself, knocking all of them away and covering Kakashi's advance.
Based on the kunai thrown before, Kakashi confirmed Mahihi's position along with that of his clones.
"First one!"
Kakashi dashed to the nearest Mahihi clone and drove his Chidori into its abdomen.
But the target dissolved into smoke.
"Damn! A Shadow Clone again? Then move to the next one!"
Kakashi continued charging forward, searching for the real Mahihi.
Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, and Katsuhiko Koseki were also scanning around for enemies.
Suddenly,
from the ground in front of Obito, Mahihi emerged and stabbed a kunai toward him.
Minato appeared just in time, throwing a kunai that pierced Mahihi's head.
Only to discover this Mahihi was another Shadow Clone.
Kakashi called out to Obito and the others, "Stay sharp!"
Kakashi had already killed eighteen Shadow Clones.
"This is number nineteen!"
Mahihi roared furiously, "Don't get cocky, punk!"
He unsheathed his ninja sword and swung it at Kakashi's abdomen.
Seeing this, Minato judged immediately that Kakashi couldn't dodge and decided to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Before Minato could move, Chinya grabbed his shoulder and sternly warned, "Getting injured during battle is common. If you protect them like a mother hen every time, when will they ever grow?
So don't interrupt Kakashi's fight. And if this is what you intend to do with the Flying Thunder God Kunai you gave Kakashi, then take your Kunai and go back where you came from!"
The Chidori in Kakashi's hand had already dissipated as his right hand moved to the short blade on his back.
[Thunder Breathing, Second Form: Rice Spirit!]
As soon as Kakashi drew his short blade, he launched a five-hit lightning-fast combo strike.
Mahihi was instantly sliced into several pieces—but this Mahihi was also a Shadow Clone.
This was the nineteenth clone. Plus the one that attacked Obito Uchiha's group earlier, bringing the total to twenty.
That meant only one remained—the original body.
Kakashi turned around and looked toward the left, slightly crouching his body.
[Thunder Breathing, First Form: Lightning Flash!]
In one explosive burst, Kakashi shot forward like thunder cracking through the sky, rapidly approaching the tree where Mahihi hid. He slashed with a Sword Slash, cutting the entire tree in half.
However, due to the short length of Kakashi's blade, Mahihi only received a superficial wound instead of a fatal injury.
At this moment, Mahihi was drenched in cold sweat—a flood of cold sweat he couldn't control.
From Kakashi's previous techniques alone, Mahihi recognized him immediately.
The signature Nin-Taijutsu of the Crimson-Eyed Asura—so the black-haired, black-eyed youth before him must be the Crimson-Eyed Asura himself.
And from reports sent by the Shadow Clones, the blond man was almost certainly the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze.
Encountering just one of them on the battlefield would mean immediate retreat.
What sin did he commit to face both the Crimson-Eyed Asura and the Yellow Flash at once?
There's zero chance of winning!
Mahihi immediately tried to retreat, but Kakashi quickly formed seals again and gathered another Chidori.
"Chidori!"
Kakashi lunged forward. Paralyzed by fear, Mahihi could only think about escape, paying no attention to Kakashi whatsoever. His attention remained fixed on Chinya and Minato, giving him no chance to notice Kakashi's sudden strike until the Chidori pierced straight through his chest.
Mahihi fell dead to the ground. The battle ended, and Kakashi let out a long breath.
Chinya walked over to Kakashi's side and asked, "Have you identified your own weaknesses yet?"
Kakashi replied, "Yes. Although the Chidori isn't limited to a straight-line charge like the Lightning Flash, it still has some difficulty turning directions and cannot match the speed of the Lightning Flash. Since it's newly developed, this technique still has many flaws."
Chinya nodded, "As long as you realize this for yourself. The Full Sword Forms of Thunder Breathing are already quite mature, but your Chidori is still raw, holding vast potential for improvement. Plus, since it's your personally created jutsu, you can keep developing derivative techniques based upon Chidori."
Kakashi nodded solemnly, "I understand, Teacher Chinya."
Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha approached Chinya and Kakashi together.
Looking at Kakashi panting heavily, Minato suggested, "Kakashi has worked hard enough. Let's withdraw from here and set up camp for some rest."
Kakashi declined, "No thanks, I'm not tired."
Obito Uchiha grumbled, "You're going too far with this!"
Kakashi shot back, "You're the last person who should be lecturing me! You were shaking like a leaf and crying earlier. Aren't you supposed to be an elite of the Uchiha clan?"
Obito retorted, "Th-That's just because sand got into my eyes! I was only tearing up because of the sand!"
Kakashi continued indifferently, "Rule #25 of the ninja's creed clearly says a ninja must never let others see his tears."
Rin Nohara quickly jumped in when she saw the two about to argue again, "E-Enough, both of you, stop it right now!"
Minato Namikaze sternly reprimanded them, "That's enough out of both of you!"
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