"They... must be monsters, right?"
The training had only been going on for half an hour.
Obito already had an expression of doubting life itself.
Drip, drop!
Large beads of sweat dripped onto the muddy ground, staining the dry earth with dark marks.
"531!"
Obito's arms were already trembling, and he gritted his teeth, holding his breath to push himself up.
In his line of sight.
Might Duy was the first to finish a thousand push-ups.
And that green kappa he looked down on was actually the second to finish.
Even Feng had gotten up just now.
"Good thing! Kakashi is with me!"
A hint of relief flashed through Obito's mind, and the next second he heard Kakashi's gritted voice.
"Nine hundred ninety-seven!"
"What?!"
Obito turned his head in disbelief, only to see veins bulging on Kakashi's forehead as he growled and finished the last three push-ups, then collapsed onto the floor, looking at him with a mocking expression.
"Dead last!"
"Kakashi! You bastard!"
Obito, unwilling to admit defeat, instantly felt a surge of energy throughout his body and immediately started doing push-ups desperately.
Unfortunately, it only lasted for a very short time, as his four-year-old body couldn't sustain Obito's boundless rage.
With a bang!
Obito collapsed at the number six hundred twenty-one.
"You've done great!"
"I've seen your burning youth. If you can't finish a thousand push-ups, then do a thousand whip kicks!"
The next second.
Obito saw a green figure squatting in front of him.
"No... don't!"
"Resistance is futile! Get up now!"
Shimura Kaede also walked over and kicked Obito's butt.
"Kakashi persevered, and you're saying you can't?"
"How... lame!"
Shimura Kaede crossed his arms, a faint smile playing on his lips.
Sure enough.
Upon hearing Kakashi's name, Obito found a surge of strength from somewhere, immediately stood up, walked to the tree stump, and kicked it repeatedly.
Obito's face was full of anger, as if he was treating the tree stump as Kakashi, and he shouted defiantly.
"Damn it! I, Lord Obito, will never give up!"
"Idiot!"
Kakashi snorted coldly and also walked to the tree stump.
"These two guys, are their physiques really that strong?"
Kakashi couldn't help but look at the smiling Shimura Kaede and that little kid in the green jumpsuit.
"Might Guy?"
In Kakashi's mind, the image of Might Guy shouting at him earlier couldn't help but appear.
"My name is Might Guy! I will become the strongest man!"
Shimura Kaede walked to the side, picked up a bottle of water from the ground, and placed it next to Rin, who was covered in sweat.
"Are you alright?"
Rin sat by the tree, panting heavily, delicate and lovely red lips letting out soft gasps.
"It's okay... Am I too useless?"
Rin hung her head, her voice soft and sticky.
She blamed herself deeply: "If this continues, how can I possibly protect Feng?"
"I can't always hide behind Feng, can I?"
Shimura Kaede had a gentle smile on his face, sat down next to Rin, unscrewed the water bottle, and placed it in Rin's hand.
"How could that be?"
"Rin, in my heart, you're amazing."
Rin picked up the water bottle, looking at Shimura Kaede somewhat aggrieved.
"But... but I couldn't do it after only three hundred..."
"I'm really too useless!"
Shimura Kaede shook his head, placed his hands on Rin's soft little face, and forced her to look him in the eye.
"The reason for becoming stronger is to protect the people you care about, but it's not just powerful strength that can protect people!"
"Rin, you just haven't found your path yet, but I believe you can do it!"
"And, it's not just these things that can protect someone."
Shimura Kaede had a faint smile on his lips, his voice gentle.
"A warm bowl of miso soup after work, fragrant meals at home, a prepared bath, a warmed bed..."
"These are all forms of protection!"
Whoosh!
Rin's fair little face instantly flushed crimson.
"A prepared bath... Is Feng going to bathe with me?"
"And a warmed bed... This is too embarrassing!"
Rin's thoughts had already drifted far away.
Her mind was filled with images of herself cooking at home in the future, Shimura Kaede returning home after a busy day, and her gently hanging up his coat.
Preparing a bath for Shimura Kaede, and carefully scrubbing his back.
The two of them sitting at the dining table, Shimura Kaede devouring her food, with a small child by his leg, constantly calling out 'Daddy' and 'Mommy'... What should the child of Feng and I be named?
Thinking of this, Rin's cheeks turned crimson with embarrassment, and she continuously drank water to cool down.
"Protection?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, covered the crystal ball on the table, and his gaze drifted to the Hokage Rock outside the window.
A golden ray of evening sun shone on Hiruzen Sarutobi's stone statue.
"Teacher, an incredible child has appeared in the Village..."
"I will definitely protect them and let these children become the pillars of the Village!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's slightly stooped back instantly straightened, and a cold glint flickered in his eyes.
"The Hidden Cloud Village has been restless recently!"
"It seems it's time to give them some warning!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's aura surged. The still-youthful Ninja Hero displayed his true demeanor.
"Tell Sakumo, it's time to sharpen his blade!"
An Anbu member appeared silently, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi's resolute face with admiration.
"Yes! Hokage-sama!"
..."Today's training ends here. Thank you for your hard work."
Konoha's Seventh Training Ground.
Shimura Kaede and the others lay sprawled on the grass. Even the most boisterous Obito was half-dead, lacking even the strength to argue with Kakashi.
"From now on, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, gather at the training ground on time!"
Might Duy considered it for a moment and decided not to schedule all training plans.
Not all Ninja focused on Taijutsu.
For example, Kakashi focused on the Hatake family's Kenjutsu.
And Shimura Kaede focused on Ninjutsu.
Even Obito focused on the Uchiha style.
"What?!"
"Four days a week?"
Obito's face fell. He couldn't even handle one day today. If he had to train four days a week, he would surely die, wouldn't he?
"Are you not up to it?"
Kakashi's light words came.
He propped himself up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Shimura Kaede and Might Guy with a complicated gaze.
"Am I really that far behind Feng?"
"Even Might Guy isn't much weaker than me."
"No! I just haven't had that much training. In terms of strength, I'm definitely much stronger than that Might Guy!"
"But Feng's physical stamina is also this good?"
Might Guy had simply been training his physique with his father for many years, so he was naturally accustomed to this rhythm.
Kakashi was just a bit unaccustomed to it for the time being.
In a few more days, once Kakashi adapted.
He would fiercely leave Might Guy behind.
It would probably be a few more years before Might Guy became stronger.
Currently, he.
Was like a piece of iron being constantly hammered.
Accumulating strength for a massive outburst.
This described a Taijutsu genius like Might Guy.
"I can't do it?!"
Obito jumped up in frustration, shouting at Kakashi with a displeased look.
"Bring it on! Can I, Lord Obito, not do it?!"
Shimura Kaede rubbed his thighs with both hands, watching Obito and Kakashi clashing with a smile.
"It seems the physique points added daily are quite useful."
Daily tasks would continuously increase Shimura Kaede's physique. The effects now being displayed were Shimura Kaede's physical fitness and Chakra quantity.
Even if.
Shimura Kaede had never undergone high-intensity Taijutsu training, his physical fitness was no less than Kakashi's, who trained diligently every day.
In fact.
It was even stronger.
Today's training, while somewhat tiring for Shimura Kaede, was far from his limit.
Even his Chakra, Shimura Kaede had far more than his peers.
Even if Shimura Kaede didn't usually refine Chakra much, his current Chakra reserves were already as much as an average Jonin's.
Using the current Kakashi as a benchmark, he probably had around fifty units of Chakra.
"At four years old, he already has Genin-level Chakra reserves. The current Kakashi is no slouch!"
Shimura Kaede secretly wondered; the current Kakashi certainly lived up to his reputation as a genius.
At just four years old, Kakashi already had Genin-level Chakra reserves, and with his Hatake Kenjutsu, he could probably easily defeat a civilian Genin.