Chapter 357 Golden Skyline

In the early morning, Kakashi woke up, quickly washed up, made a simple breakfast, ate it, and then headed to the South Border Forest to train.

“Kakashi.”

Walking on the road, Kakashi was suddenly called out. He turned around and saw a few Ninja he didn’t recognize.

“Last time in the Land of Grass, thanks to you and your teammates, otherwise we might not have made it back,” a Konoha Ninja said with a smile, expressing his gratitude.

Hearing that, Kakashi understood. When they were on a war mission in the Land of Grass, they had indeed saved some Ninja.

“Before, I heard people say there was a Ninja named Kakashi who was heartless and disregarded his comrades. I guess that must have been a rumor,” the Konoha Ninja continued.

Kakashi fell silent. That wasn’t really a rumor, because during that time, he had indeed disregarded his teammates during missions, leading to their injuries.

“Sorry to disappoint you, but that was actually true,” Kakashi thought for a moment and said.

No matter what he did at that time, he was still Kakashi Hatake, and he didn’t want to deny it, nor did he feel the need to.

“Ah?” The Konoha Ninja looked at Kakashi, a little dumbfounded and unable to understand.

They were speaking up for Kakashi, wasn’t Kakashi just contradicting himself?

“At that time, I didn’t recognize myself, so I did some wrong things,” Kakashi continued.

After the mist, he could face the things he had done before, so Kakashi didn’t care.

The Konoha Ninja all gave Kakashi a thumbs up. Although they were a bit older than Kakashi, they felt that Kakashi was more mature than them.

“No matter what you were like before, the Kakashi Hatake I know is a genius Ninja who cherishes his comrades and is very strong,” one of the Konoha Ninja said seriously.

Before being saved by Kakashi, he didn’t know Kakashi at all. All those rumors were only discovered later when he inquired about Kakashi’s information. From his perspective, Kakashi was a very good comrade.

The other Konoha Ninja also expressed their gratitude.

A faint smile appeared on Kakashi’s face, and then he said goodbye: “See you, my training time is almost here.”

At this moment, he was in a very good mood, not because he was praised, but because he felt that he was walking on a path that was correct and that he liked.

“See you. Oh, by the way, I watched the Chunin Exams. Your sword skill is so strong. Is there a chance I can ask you for some guidance in the future?” the Konoha Ninja waved goodbye.

Kakashi paused his steps and replied, “If I have time, yes.”

If he had enough free time, he wouldn’t mind giving others some pointers.

“My name is Shiraki Ryoichi.” Shiraki Ryoichi, seeing Kakashi agree, excitedly told Kakashi his name.

Kakashi nodded slightly, then continued walking towards the South Border Forest.

Since Kakashi woke up relatively early, although he was delayed a bit on the road, he wasn’t late.

“Yo, Kakashi, let’s have a battle full of youthful passion!” As soon as Kakashi walked over, Might Guy immediately flashed in front of Kakashi, shouting excitedly.

His Leaf Dragon God had become much more proficient, and his body was stronger than before.

“A battle, now?” Kakashi showed a thoughtful expression.

“That’s right, right now!” Might Guy gave Kakashi a thumbs up, revealing two shining rows of white teeth, and replied.

“Okay.” Kakashi accepted Might Guy’s request for a battle, as he had also been training diligently for quite some time and felt he could test his progress with a battle.

Obito, who was already about to start training, immediately came over to watch when he saw Might Guy and Kakashi about to fight.

“Go, Guy! I believe in you!” Obito desperately hoped Might Guy could beat Kakashi badly.

Although it wasn’t defeating him personally, watching Kakashi get beaten by others was also quite interesting.

Shisui also put down his hand and walked over. He wanted to determine the distance between himself, Kakashi, and Might Guy through the battle.

“Don’t train yet, let’s watch their battle,” Muzuki stopped Shizune, who was about to start practicing her Breathing Technique.

Both Might Guy and Kakashi’s taijutsu were excellent, and Shizune might learn something by observing the battle.

Shizune nodded obediently and walked over with Muzuki.

Both of them were very familiar with the battle procedure, pulling back a certain distance and forming the Confrontation Seal.

Seeing that both were ready, Muzuki, who was acting as the referee, shouted, “Battle start!”

“Thunder Breathing, Full Concentration!”

As soon as Muzuki finished speaking, Kakashi immediately concentrated his breathing even further, thereby increasing his physical strength.

“Rock Breathing, Full Concentration! Eight Gates, Gate of Opening… Gate of Life, Open!”

Might Guy went even further, bringing his state to its maximum. Not only did he concentrate his breathing to the extreme, but he also directly opened the first three of the Eight Gates.

At this moment, Might Guy’s aura was already incredibly powerful. The terrifying pressure made the surrounding fallen leaves stir without wind, and the air became solemn.

During the Chunin Exams, Shizune hadn’t felt much due to the distance, but at this close range, Shizune deeply felt the power of Might Guy in this state.

“He’s going straight to the Third Gate?” Feeling Might Guy’s aura, Kakashi’s expression became even more serious.

Whoosh!

Might Guy laughed loudly and then rushed towards Kakashi at high speed.

Kakashi also met him head-on without any hesitation.

Bang, bang!!

After colliding, the two quickly exchanged a series of punches and kicks, making it difficult to determine who was superior for a moment.

Although Might Guy’s physical strength was greater, Kakashi was more agile and could dodge many of Might Guy’s attacks.

“Leaf Great Whirlwind!”

After a wave of probing attacks, Might Guy decisively condensed Chakra in his leg and then kicked out a powerful blow.

Might Guy chose the timing of this kick perfectly. Kakashi could only block with his arm and couldn’t dodge.

Bang!

A dull thud sounded, and Kakashi instantly retreated three meters.

Might Guy no longer hesitated, immediately mobilizing all his strength to unleash the strongest taijutsu he could currently use.

“Leaf Dragon God!”

Accompanied by the explosion of Chakra, a terrifying aura rose from Might Guy, and a greenish-blue long dragon quickly formed.

“Trying to catch me off guard, Guy? You’ve certainly gotten stronger, but so have I.”

Kakashi immediately entered the Transparent World state and then rapidly retreated while drawing the White Fang Short Blade from his back.

“Whew.” Kakashi’s breathing rapidly changed, and everything in his body became transparent and controllable in his mind.

Zzzzt!

With the boost of Thunder Breathing, Kakashi rapidly converted a large amount of Chakra into Lightning Release Chakra, his body glowing with yellow electric light.

Yellow lightning flowed from his arm to his palm, eventually imbuing the White Fang Short Blade with electric light, extending a blade of light.

“Thunderclap Flash!”

Boom!

A clap of thunder erupted, and a brilliant yellow light burst forth. Kakashi transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged out.

Obito stared intently at the two, hoping the green dragon could pierce through the electric light.

Rumble!!

The green dragon and the lightning collided, instantly producing a violent explosion.

The powerful forces of the two caused the ground where they stood to explode, sending Gravel Dust flying in all directions.

“Both are very strong, not someone I can defeat right now,” Shisui thought solemnly.

“However, Kakashi’s attack is still stronger,” After opening his Sharingan for a more detailed observation, Shisui had pretty much determined the outcome of the battle.

As if to confirm Shisui’s thoughts, the next moment the long dragon shattered, and blood marks appeared on Might Guy’s body, while Kakashi only retreated a few meters, looking a bit tired with no obvious injuries.

In a true life-or-death struggle, Shisui couldn’t say for sure, but if it was just a spar, the current Kakashi was indeed stronger, because Kakashi’s Thunderclap Flash had truly immense power.

“As expected of my best friend, you are still a bit stronger than me,” Might Guy said with a big laugh, showing no sign of disappointment from losing.

Although he lost, Might Guy felt that this battle did not lose its meaning because of the loss. He had learned some areas where he was lacking, and now he just needed to work harder in that direction.

Kakashi didn’t speak, but he felt a sense of urgency building up inside him.

During the Chunin Exams, Might Guy had to force himself into the Fourth Gate to fight him to a draw, but now Might Guy could do it with just the Third Gate. This meant that if Might Guy forced himself into the Fourth Gate again, he might not be able to defeat him.

“I can’t relax for a moment,” Kakashi thought to himself.

He felt that it was truly too difficult to always remain Muzuki’s strongest disciple. Besides Rin Nohara, none of them were simple.

“Teacher Muzuki, is this what I’m supposed to learn in the future?” Shizune looked at Muzuki, a bit confused.

Because of Muzuki’s words, she had watched the battle with a very serious attitude, hoping to learn something. However, she found that aside from the initial probing attacks, she couldn’t understand anything that followed.

Muzuki shook his head. As for Thunder Breathing, it was hard to say for now, but Eight Gates was definitely out of the question.

Might Guy and Kakashi’s battle this time didn’t follow the usual path; they exchanged a few blows and then immediately unleashed their ultimate moves, so there wasn’t much to learn from it.

“What a pity, if Guy could normally open the Fourth Gate, he should have won,” Obito sighed with regret, seeing Kakashi win, and strengthened his resolve to train harder.

After watching this battle, he pretty much understood Kakashi’s current strength. He was very strong, but he was the kind that could be caught up to with enough effort.

If his Sharingan evolved to three tomoe and he further perfected his Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, then if Kakashi’s strength didn’t improve much, he definitely wouldn’t be his opponent.

“If I completely master Armament Haki and further refine my Body Flicker Technique, maybe I can do it,” Shisui also found the direction for his future efforts.

Kakashi had made him, who had an undefeated record, lose, so after becoming stronger, Shisui would challenge Kakashi first.

With the battle over, everyone, including the exchange student Shizune, went to train with full fighting spirit.

“No wonder Rin has become so strong. She has a good teacher like Teacher Muzuki, and friends like Kakashi and Might Guy all around her,” Shizune somewhat understood Rin Nohara’s increase in strength.

Actually, during the first special training, she was even stronger than Rin Nohara. Rin Nohara was initially assigned to Group B, while she was initially in Group A.

But now, Rin Nohara was a Chunin who had mastered Medical Ninjutsu and Water Release, while she was just a Genin who was relatively outstanding in Medical Ninjutsu.

Although Shizune wasn’t someone who liked to compare herself, this situation did make it easier to generate fighting spirit. The training atmosphere here was too good; being idle felt like a sin.

“Guy, come here for a moment. I’ll teach you a new taijutsu,” Muzuki stopped Might Guy, who was about to continue practicing Leaf Dragon God.

Now that Might Guy had mastered Leaf Dragon God, he could officially teach Might Guy Golden Skyline.

Golden Skyline was different from ordinary taijutsu; it required long-term practice to unleash its immense power. Teaching it to Might Guy earlier would allow him more time to refine it.

Hearing Muzuki’s words, Might Guy quickly ran to Muzuki’s front.

“Is it the Morning Tiger from last time that countered Teacher Chen’s Leaf Dragon God?” Might Guy asked curiously.

The Morning Tiger Muzuki used before had left a deep impression on him. It was a taijutsu completely different from Leaf Dragon God, but equally powerful.

Muzuki shook his head and smiled, “If you master the taijutsu I’m about to teach you, it will be even stronger than Morning Tiger!”

He had now mastered many powerful Ninjutsu and taijutsu, and Golden Skyline was considered top-tier among them.

Might Guy’s eyes widened. He had seen Muzuki use Morning Tiger, and even the aftershocks almost blew them away, even though they were standing far away. And this new taijutsu was even stronger, which made it a bit hard for him to imagine. Currently, the strongest taijutsu Might Guy had seen were Morning Tiger and Leaf Dragon God.

“The name of this technique is Milong Legend: Sword-Severing Blade: Golden Skyline!” Saying this, Muzuki took out a broken nunchaku, ready to demonstrate it to Might Guy.

Muzuki held the chain in his right hand and placed his left hand behind his waist, then extended his middle and index fingers.

This technique was stronger when used with the middle and index fingers. The reason Milong II used the weaker ring and pinky fingers was for a special reason.

Might Guy watched Muzuki intently, sensing Muzuki’s aura growing stronger and stronger. He subconsciously held his breath, staring at the fingers extended from Muzuki’s right hand.

“Golden Skyline!”

Muzuki unleashed Rock Breathing to its extreme, then entered the Transparent World state and charged forward. During the charge, Muzuki’s left hand, in a drawing-sword motion, propelled his right hand forward in a smooth slash, extending straight forward, forming a thin line parallel to the ground, and finally slashing out at extreme speed.

A beautiful golden thin line flashed by.

Rumble!!

An incredibly violent explosion erupted. The ground around Muzuki shattered, forming a massive crater, and at the same time, all the surrounding large trees were cut down after a Flash of golden light. Even slightly taller boulders were directly sliced in half, as if the area around Muzuki had been cut by an invisible sword energy.

“Such powerful destructive force!” Might Guy exclaimed, looking at the devastated ground and the battered surroundings.

He felt that if there had been a small mountain in front of Muzuki just now, it might have been cut down by Muzuki.

Because the commotion was even greater than the previous Fire Style: Orochi Nagi, all the disciples also noticed it.

“Guess we have to change training spots again,” Obito thought, scratching his head as he looked at the empty forest.

Kakashi’s expression became serious, because he knew who would be the first person Might Guy would face after learning this technique.

“Is it my turn tomorrow?” Kakashi felt he also needed to learn something new.