This was the ninth day since his father left on a mission.
Although his father had left him two months' worth of living expenses, Hatake Kakashi still made his own breakfast.
After eating, washing the dishes, it was time for school.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Puff—puff—
After a burst of white smoke, three Kakashis appeared in the living room. Two of them immediately formed seals again.
"Transformation Jutsu!"
They turned into Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Jingyan.
The three clones picked up their backpacks and walked gloomily toward school.
Today was the ninth day in a row he still hadn't beaten the two Uchiha brothers…
Kakashi looked into the mirror and saw stubbornness in his eyes.
He refused to accept it!
He still clearly remembered the jutsu Jingyan used that morning…
How did one Great Fireball give birth to three fire dragons?!
Earth Wall couldn't block it at all, so…
He lost—lost cleanly.
In the days that followed, he never stopped challenging them.
Swordplay, taijutsu, ninjutsu—he used everything he knew.
And last night, the number of fire dragons had reached nine…
It was the first time he'd seen someone turn Great Fireball into a defensive jutsu!
But last night, Jingyan had formally invited him.
Train together. Skip class together.
He agreed.
As an entrance fee, he only needed to provide daily clones to attend school for all three…
...
At noon.
The three exhausted boys finally finished their morning training.
Today it was Obito's turn to go catch food in the river, so Jingyan and Kakashi stayed to rest.
Watching Jingyan refine chakra with eyes closed, fighting for every second, Kakashi hesitated.
The morning's sparring had again ended with one win and one loss.
Obito couldn't beat him. He couldn't beat Jingyan.
But this time, he truly felt he was just a bit short… if not for running out of chakra at the end, maybe he would've won.
That made him think of the cost of those three shadow clones in the morning.
"Jingyan-san… have you ever thought about graduating early?"
After hesitating, Kakashi finally asked.
Jingyan opened his eyes.
And in front of him, the status panel appeared.
[Host: Uchiha Jingyan (Trainee Genin), World: Naruto World]
[Life Energy: 1300 (Standard Genin: 1000–3000)]
[Chakra: 1050 (Standard Genin: 900–2500)]
[Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Not Activated)]
[Ninjutsu Reserve: 7]
[Fire Release: Great Fireball Lv1 (99/100), Great Fire Dragon (99/100), Mother-and-Child Great Fireball (99/100)]
[Wind/Nitrogen: Great Breakthrough (99/100), Gale Great Breakthrough (99/100), Nitrogen Flow (95/100), Great Nitrogen Flow (95/100)]
[Research Points: 0]
[Aura: Ninjutsu Master Lv1 (+100% offensive power, -50% cost)]
[Main Quest: Graduate from Ninja Academy. Reward: Unknown. Fixed Reward: System Shop Unlock]
They had been skipping class for half a month.
High-intensity training plus a growing body had pushed his proficiency to the limit of a trainee genin.
Life energy and chakra had both reached standard genin levels.
Even with his cautious science-student mindset, he was confident about passing Ninja Academy graduation.
After all, he still had the Ninjutsu Master aura.
Kakashi's words really made him tempted.
Actually, not graduating too early was also a valid choice.
Seeing Jingyan not answer, Kakashi continued.
"My father wouldn't let me graduate early… he said the ninja world isn't peaceful right now, and building a solid foundation is important."
When speaking of his father, pride showed in Kakashi's eyes.
Jingyan, who was about to answer, suddenly fell silent.
Kakashi hadn't hidden that Hatake Sakumo was away.
At this timing…
Jingyan looked at Kakashi with some sympathy.
"Here's a suggestion, Kakashi…"
Jingyan said awkwardly.
"Actually, you can go back and persuade your dad's… glass—huh?"
Before he could finish, the sound of fighting came from far away.
Jingyan's brows suddenly furrowed.
It came from the direction where Obito had gone fishing!
"Graduation can wait—Obito's in danger!"
After shouting that, Jingyan vanished.
Kakashi hesitated for a second—then followed right after him.
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