During a break between classes the next day, Shin-chan was slumped over his desk catching up on sleep when he was suddenly shaken awake.
"Shin-chan! Shin-chan!"
"Hmm?"
Shin-chan opened his eyes blearily and saw Guy looking exceptionally excited.
"What is it?" Shin-chan yawned. "Is it lunchtime?"
"No." Guy clenched his fists. "I thought about it all night. Kakashi is clearly so powerful, yet he still works so hard climbing mountains to train himself."
Shin-chan blinked. "So, you want to climb mountains too?"x
"That's not what I mean. I want to... I want to..." For once, Guy was a bit embarrassed, stammering and unable to get the words out.
"What do you want to do?" Shin-chan tilted his head.
Guy's face turned visibly red, and his voice dropped significantly. "I want to make him my rival, but I'm too embarrassed to go find him directly."
"Why are you embarrassed?"
"Because... because..." Guy lowered his head, his voice growing smaller. "He's so amazing, he definitely won't pay any attention to me."
"Then what do you plan to do?"
"I want to go see how he trains and see what he usually does. That way I can learn from him and become even stronger."
Shin-chan tilted his head, deep in thought. "So you're going to stalk him?"
"It's not stalking!" Guy said anxiously. "It's... it's observing. Yes, observing. Will you come with me?"
"Eh, sounds like a lot of trouble." Shin-chan shook his head.
Kakashi wasn't a pretty Older Sister, so what was there to observe?
"You don't want to go?" Guy's mood immediately plummeted. "Then after school, just go find my dad directly. I won't be going for now."
"Hmm?" Shin-chan spotted a loophole. "Don't you have to train in the afternoon?"
"I just..."
Before Guy could finish explaining, Shin-chan interrupted him. "Then I'll go with you!"
"Eh?" Guy was stunned for a moment, then hugged him in a pleasant surprise. "That's great, Shin-chan! You're my best friend!"
"Let go, I can't breathe..."
As soon as the school bell rang, Guy packed his bag with lightning speed, pulled Shin-chan out of the classroom, and began to stake out the school gate.
Not long after, that silver-haired figure appeared.
Kakashi was carrying a small bag, walking unhurriedly toward the east side of the Village.
"He's moving, keep up."
The two of them began to follow stealthily behind.
Keeping their distance, hiding around corners, and using pedestrians for cover—Guy had clearly done his homework, and his movements were quite convincing.
Shin-chan followed behind him, imitating his actions perfectly.
The two followed Kakashi through the streets, around the market, and toward a residential area.
Kakashi walked ahead, his pace still unhurried, but he had actually noticed those two sneaky figures behind him long ago.
That red shirt was especially conspicuous.
The corners of Kakashi's mouth twitched slightly upward. Without looking back, he continued forward to a fork in the road.
Ahead was a bustling market, filled with the noise of the crowd. People were coming and going, selling vegetables, fruits, and Dango.
Kakashi suddenly quickened his pace and vanished into the crowd.
"Oh no!" Guy cried out in panic. "He's gone."
The two rushed into the market and looked around, but the silver-haired figure was nowhere to be found.
Guy was frantic, weaving through the crowd and standing on his tiptoes to look desperately. "What do we do? What do we do?"
Shin-chan stood to the side, scratching his head. "If he's gone, do we still have to look for him?"
"Of course we do!" Guy clenched his fists, his eyes determined.
"Alright then." Shin-chan pointed randomly in one direction. "How about we try going this way?"
"Did you see Kakashi?" Guy asked excitedly.
Shin-chan shook his head and explained, "We can't find him anyway, so just pick a direction and see."
"Okay." Guy didn't have any other ideas, so he just charged in that direction.
After passing through an alley and circling around several old houses, an open clearing appeared before them.
There were several large trees at the edge of the clearing, with a few training logs placed under the shade. In the center of the clearing, a small silver-haired figure was standing there, preparing to begin training.
Guy was stunned.
Kakashi was also stunned.
Looking at the panting Guy and Shin-chan who had run over, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes. He had clearly shaken them off and even specifically chosen a hidden path.
"You guys..." Kakashi paused, a hint of disbelief in his voice, "how did you find this place?"
"This is the guidance of Youth." Shin-chan mimicked Guy's manner and gave a thumbs-up.
"Boring."
Kakashi turned around, intending to find another spot.
"Wait." Shin-chan pushed Guy forward. "Guy has something to say to you."
"Shin-chan." Guy hadn't expected it to be so sudden and was a bit flustered.
Shin-chan pushed him again and whispered, "Good luck!"
Guy hesitated for a moment, then with a flushed face, he walked up to Kakashi. "Kakashi."
"What is it?" Kakashi looked at him.
"I... I..." Guy clenched his fists, his voice growing louder. "I want to challenge you!"
Kakashi's eyebrow twitched. "Challenge me?"
Guy took a deep breath and assumed a taijutsu starting stance he had practiced countless times. "Please!"
"Just once." Kakashi sighed and also assumed a stance.
Guy gave a loud shout and charged straight forward.
Then he flew backward at an even faster speed.
Kakashi's movements were very fast, so fast that Guy couldn't see them clearly at all.
Guy lay on the ground, panting heavily, but there was no frustration in his eyes. Instead, there was a strange excitement. "So strong! Kakashi, you're really amazing!"
Kakashi glanced at him without saying a word, then turned toward Shin-chan.
Shin-chan was sitting on a nearby rock, resting his chin in his hand as he watched the show. Meeting Kakashi's gaze, he quickly waved his hands. "I'm not challenging you, I'm just here to watch the fun."
Kakashi ignored him and walked straight over.
"Hey, hey, hey." Shin-chan jumped off the rock, wanting to run away.
But Kakashi was faster, reaching out to grab him.
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During a break between classes the next day, Shin-chan was slumped over his desk catching up on sleep when he was suddenly shaken awake.
"Shin-chan! Shin-chan!"
"Hmm?"
Shin-chan opened his eyes blearily and saw Guy looking exceptionally excited.
"What is it?" Shin-chan yawned. "Is it lunchtime?"
"No." Guy clenched his fists. "I thought about it all night. Kakashi is clearly so powerful, yet he still works so hard climbing mountains to train himself."
Shin-chan blinked. "So, you want to climb mountains too?"
"That's not what I mean. I want to... I want to..." For once, Guy was a bit embarrassed, stammering and unable to get the words out.
"What do you want to do?" Shin-chan tilted his head.
Guy's face turned visibly red, and his voice dropped significantly. "I want to make him my rival, but I'm too embarrassed to go find him directly."
"Why are you embarrassed?"
"Because... because..." Guy lowered his head, his voice growing smaller. "He's so amazing, he definitely won't pay any attention to me."
"Then what do you plan to do?"
"I want to go see how he trains and see what he usually does. That way I can learn from him and become even stronger."
Shin-chan tilted his head, deep in thought. "So you're going to stalk him?"
"It's not stalking!" Guy said anxiously. "It's... it's observing. Yes, observing. Will you come with me?"
"Eh, sounds like a lot of trouble." Shin-chan shook his head.
Kakashi wasn't a pretty Older Sister, so what was there to observe?
"You don't want to go?" Guy's mood immediately plummeted. "Then after school, just go find my dad directly. I won't be going for now."
"Hmm?" Shin-chan spotted a loophole. "Don't you have to train in the afternoon?"
"I just..."
Before Guy could finish explaining, Shin-chan interrupted him. "Then I'll go with you!"
"Eh?" Guy was stunned for a moment, then hugged him in a pleasant surprise. "That's great, Shin-chan! You're my best friend!"
"Let go, I can't breathe..."
As soon as the school bell rang, Guy packed his bag with lightning speed, pulled Shin-chan out of the classroom, and began to stake out the school gate.
Not long after, that silver-haired figure appeared.
Kakashi was carrying a small bag, walking unhurriedly toward the east side of the Village.
"He's moving, keep up."
The two of them began to follow stealthily behind.
Keeping their distance, hiding around corners, and using pedestrians for cover—Guy had clearly done his homework, and his movements were quite convincing.
Shin-chan followed behind him, imitating his actions perfectly.
The two followed Kakashi through the streets, around the market, and toward a residential area.
Kakashi walked ahead, his pace still unhurried, but he had actually noticed those two sneaky figures behind him long ago.
That red shirt was especially conspicuous.
The corners of Kakashi's mouth twitched slightly upward. Without looking back, he continued forward to a fork in the road.
Ahead was a bustling market, filled with the noise of the crowd. People were coming and going, selling vegetables, fruits, and Dango.
Kakashi suddenly quickened his pace and vanished into the crowd.
"Oh no!" Guy cried out in panic. "He's gone."
The two rushed into the market and looked around, but the silver-haired figure was nowhere to be found.
Guy was frantic, weaving through the crowd and standing on his tiptoes to look desperately. "What do we do? What do we do?"
Shin-chan stood to the side, scratching his head. "If he's gone, do we still have to look for him?"
"Of course we do!" Guy clenched his fists, his eyes determined.
"Alright then." Shin-chan pointed randomly in one direction. "How about we try going this way?"
"Did you see Kakashi?" Guy asked excitedly.
Shin-chan shook his head and explained, "We can't find him anyway, so just pick a direction and see."
"Okay." Guy didn't have any other ideas, so he just charged in that direction.
After passing through an alley and circling around several old houses, an open clearing appeared before them.
There were several large trees at the edge of the clearing, with a few training logs placed under the shade. In the center of the clearing, a small silver-haired figure was standing there, preparing to begin training.
Guy was stunned.
Kakashi was also stunned.
Looking at the panting Guy and Shin-chan who had run over, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes. He had clearly shaken them off and even specifically chosen a hidden path.
"You guys..." Kakashi paused, a hint of disbelief in his voice, "how did you find this place?"
"This is the guidance of Youth." Shin-chan mimicked Guy's manner and gave a thumbs-up.
"Boring."
Kakashi turned around, intending to find another spot.
"Wait." Shin-chan pushed Guy forward. "Guy has something to say to you."
"Shin-chan." Guy hadn't expected it to be so sudden and was a bit flustered.
Shin-chan pushed him again and whispered, "Good luck!"
Guy hesitated for a moment, then with a flushed face, he walked up to Kakashi. "Kakashi."
"What is it?" Kakashi looked at him.
"I... I..." Guy clenched his fists, his voice growing louder. "I want to challenge you!"
Kakashi's eyebrow twitched. "Challenge me?"
Guy took a deep breath and assumed a taijutsu starting stance he had practiced countless times. "Please!"
"Just once." Kakashi sighed and also assumed a stance.
Guy gave a loud shout and charged straight forward.
Then he flew backward at an even faster speed.
Kakashi's movements were very fast, so fast that Guy couldn't see them clearly at all.
Guy lay on the ground, panting heavily, but there was no frustration in his eyes. Instead, there was a strange excitement. "So strong! Kakashi, you're really amazing!"
Kakashi glanced at him without saying a word, then turned toward Shin-chan.
Shin-chan was sitting on a nearby rock, resting his chin in his hand as he watched the show. Meeting Kakashi's gaze, he quickly waved his hands. "I'm not challenging you, I'm just here to watch the fun."
Kakashi ignored him and walked straight over.
"Hey, hey, hey." Shin-chan jumped off the rock, wanting to run away.
But Kakashi was faster, reaching out to grab him.
Shin-chan's body dodged instinctively.
Kakashi's hand grabbed nothing but air. He was slightly stunned for a moment, then reached out again.
Shin-chan dodged again.
This was no coincidence.
Kakashi's eyes narrowed, and his hands struck out alternately, each move as fast as lightning.
But Shin-chan was like a loach, dodging at the last second every time—either stepping back, ducking, or spinning to the side.
Kakashi's hand was always just a tiny bit away from touching him.
Guy, watching from the side, was dumbfounded. "Shin-chan is also so strong."
After missing another grab, Kakashi stopped and stood in place, looking at Shin-chan. A different look finally appeared in his eyes.
Shin-chan, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest. "Scared me to death. I thought you were going to hit me."
Kakashi looked at him without speaking, but a certain thought in his mind was becoming clearer and clearer.
This guy is definitely not simple.
"Excellent."
A tall figure walked out from behind a tree. He had silver hair and the same hairstyle as Kakashi, but looked much more mature.
dy dodged instinctively.
Kakashi's hand grabbed nothing but air. He was slightly stunned for a moment, then reached out again.
Shin-chan dodged again.
This was no coincidence.
Kakashi's eyes narrowed, and his hands struck out alternately, each move as fast as lightning.
But Shin-chan was like a loach, dodging at the last second every time—either stepping back, ducking, or spinning to the side.
Kakashi's hand was always just a tiny bit away from touching him.
Guy, watching from the side, was dumbfounded. "Shin-chan is also so strong."
After missing another grab, Kakashi stopped and stood in place, looking at Shin-chan. A different look finally appeared in his eyes.
Shin-chan, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest. "Scared me to death. I thought you were going to hit me."
Kakashi looked at him without speaking, but a certain thought in his mind was becoming clearer and clearer.
This guy is definitely not simple.
"Excellent."
A tall figure walked out from behind a tree. He had silver hair and the same hairstyle as Kakashi, but looked much more mature.