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Hidden Leaf Village.
Behind the mountain.
Kakashi was already a Chunin, and Shin's strength was also above Chunin. It was naturally impossible for them to spar in the small courtyard; they definitely wouldn't have enough space to fully unleash their abilities.
"Are you ready?"
Kakashi stood in the open, holding a kunai in each hand, looking at Shin from a distance, his body slightly leaning forward, already in a combat stance.
Shin stood still, holding the chakra short blade White Fang, calmly looking at Kakashi, and said, "Come on."
Swish!!
The moment Shin's words fell, Kakashi's figure rushed forward.
Two kunai turned into afterimages, flashing left and right, attacking. Shin, unhurriedly, swung the chakra blade in his hand, clashing up and down, blocking all of Kakashi's attacks.
Clang!
After blocking a few moves, Shin's eyes flashed. The chakra blade in his hand suddenly struck down, forcefully breaking through the defense of Kakashi's two kunai, and slicing across Kakashi's chest.
Kakashi's figure instantly turned into smoke and dispersed.
Shadow Clone!
"Fire Style! Great Fireball Jutsu!"
The next moment, a sound came from behind Shin. Accompanied by a wave of heat, a huge fireball attacked Shin's back.
Shin's expression remained unchanged. He stomped his foot on the ground, and his entire body darted a distance, avoiding the direct hit of the Great Fireball.
Swish! Swish! Swish!!
And in the next instant, seven or eight shuriken flew out of the Great Fireball, wrapped in flames, completely blocking Shin's escape route.
"Your combination of ninjutsu and shuriken is very skilled now."
Shin smiled. The short blade in his hand suddenly turned into an afterimage, displaying a bizarre speed, drawing lines in the air.
Seven or eight flame-wrapped shuriken were instantly blocked by Shin!
Whoosh!
Almost at the same time Shin blocked the shuriken, Kakashi's figure emerged from the ground less than a meter behind Shin. The kunai in his hand thrust towards Shin's back, pressing against it and remaining motionless.
"I win."
A bead of sweat trickled down Kakashi's forehead, and a glint flashed in his eyes. This was the first time he had won against Shin in their sparring matches!
However, at this moment, Shin, who was standing in front of him, turned his head, gave him a faint smile, and said, "Do you really think so?"
Bang!
As his words fell, Shin's body moved backward, deliberately bumping into Kakashi's kunai, and instantly turned into smoke, disappearing.
This scene left Kakashi stunned in place, a look of disbelief on his face.
Clone?!
"How is that possible..."
Before Kakashi could react, a whooshing sound came from behind him. Kakashi turned around and swung his arm to block, but was still kicked in the arm.
A heavy force bore down, leaving Kakashi unable to resist. He stumbled backward five or six steps before finally steadying himself with difficulty.
"Was that a Shadow Clone just now?!"
Kakashi looked at Shin in disbelief.
He clearly hadn't seen Shin use the Shadow Clone Jutsu throughout the entire process, and how could this jutsu be used so silently, without any detection?!
"No."
Shin shook his head and said, "That was just an ordinary clone."
Kakashi was stunned for a moment, unable to understand, and said, "Impossible! Clones have no offensive capability. How could it block my Flame Shuriken...?"
"When it blocked the Flame Shuriken, it was still my main body."
Shin smiled faintly and said, "You might not understand if I just tell you, see for yourself."
As his words fell,
Shin held the hilt of the short blade with one hand, while his other hand, with an incredibly fast, almost blurred speed, completed the hand signs for two jutsu, almost instantaneously.
Clone Jutsu! Substitution Jutsu!
"This..."
Kakashi was momentarily dumbfounded.
He also knew the Clone Jutsu and Substitution Jutsu; these were the most basic ninjutsu taught at the Ninja Academy and not surprising. What truly astonished him was Shin's hand sign speed!
One-handed hand signs!
And his hand sign speed was even faster than two-handed hand signs!
Although he had known for a long time that Shin was very fast, much faster than him, this time Shin's hand sign speed was ridiculously fast, almost impossible for a normal human to achieve, nearly invisible!
"What's wrong with your fingers... that speed, it can't be something a normal person can do!" Kakashi exclaimed, eyes wide.
Shin wasn't surprised by Kakashi's reaction.
After all, he was using triple speed this time. Double-speed hand signs might still be considered normal, but triple-speed hand signs were completely abnormal from a normal person's perspective, even a bit demonic!
"...Who knows."
Shin shrugged and said, "Maybe my motor skills are just extraordinary."
Kakashi looked at Shin with a 'you're kidding me' deadpan expression. No matter how extraordinary one's motor skills were, they couldn't be as exaggerated as that just now.
"I remember you weren't this fast a long time ago. It seems like you've been getting faster and faster since about two years ago..."
Kakashi recalled some strange occurrences he'd occasionally seen on Shin in the past, and couldn't help but frown and ponder, "This situation is clearly abnormal, it's almost within the scope of a Kekkei Genkai. If you can get even faster..."
Kekkei Genkai!
This was a term well-known to all ninjas. There were also many Kekkei Genkai in the world, the most common being those formed by the fusion of chakra nature transformations, such as Lava Release and Scorch Release. In addition, they also included the Sharingan, Byakugan, Shikotsumyaku, and so on.
The speed Shin displayed wasn't much in front of a Jonin, but the problem was that his speed seemed very abnormal, as if his entire person was in some kind of accelerated state, appearing disconnected from the world.
The only possible explanation that came to mind was Kekkei Genkai.
The Hatake clan had only inherited the Hatake-style kenjutsu since ancient times, and no Kekkei Genkai had ever appeared. However, there were many instances of ordinary ninjas awakening Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world.
The special state Shin exhibited might not be considered a Kekkei Genkai yet, but if he could get even faster... then it would definitely be a special Kekkei Genkai!
"Hmm, it seems to be true."
Shin spoke thoughtfully. For the illusory clock, Kekkei Genkai was indeed a suitable explanation.
In the world of Naruto, various abilities were strange and bizarre. Even a BUG-like forbidden jutsu like Izanagi existed, so a Kekkei Genkai that enhanced speed would not be unusual.
Kakashi looked at Shin and mused, "If you think so too, then it must be right. But I don't recall seeing any records of this kind of Kekkei Genkai, nor do I have any similar impressions..."
Shin stroked his chin and said, "If there are no records, then I must be the first to awaken it. In that case... let's call it—the Demon Bloodline."
"Demon Release, huh?"
Kakashi said, "That inhuman movement speed is indeed like a demon, it fits the image quite well."
Actually, what I thought of was 'Kichiku' (demonic/brutal).
Shin silently grumbled to himself, but whether it was a demon or a kichiku, it was just a superficial cover-up. If this ability were truly to be considered a Kekkei Genkai, then it should be called—
Chrono Bloodline!
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