Kazuki wouldn't doubt Guy's talent. Learning Taijutsu requires talent.
Frankly speaking, for Guy to train consistently for decades, rain or shine, isn't that also a kind of talent?
There's no need to worry that giving Guy some assistance, allowing him to gain more resources, and becoming a Hokage disciple with more exposure, might lead to more criticism and affect his growth. He will only train even harder.
Kazuki doesn't need to teach Guy too much. Just letting him grow according to his original path is enough, at most, providing some assistance.
Kazuki also knows the Eight Inner Gates, but the version he knows is Lee's, which at most can open up to the Sixth Gate.
But that's already enough. The Eight Inner Gates that Lee knows was taught by Guy, and it's full of Guy's insights after mastering the Eight Inner Gates in the future.
Since Hiruzen was unwilling to let Asuma become his disciple, Kazuki had nothing more to say.
Even if Asuma didn't become his disciple, it wouldn't affect Asuma's status in the slightest.
"I met a child named Guy among the civilians. His talent in other areas might not even be as good as an ordinary Genin, but his talent in Taijutsu is definitely among the best in all of Konoha. If he is nurtured, relying solely on Taijutsu, he might even be able to match the Third Raikage in the future."
Kazuki continued, "That child is suitable for learning the Eight Inner Gates."
"Eight Inner Gates? You've already applied it in practice?" Hiruzen was surprised to hear this.
This concept was proposed by Tobirama. If stimulated correctly, after opening the Eight Inner Gates, one would possess strength comparable to a Hokage.
Hiruzen interpreted this strength comparable to a Hokage as comparable to his own strength. However, he didn't know that when it came to the future Guy, his strength comparable to a Hokage meant comparable to the First Hokage.
After all, the concept was proposed by Tobirama.
In his mind, after opening the Gate of Death, he couldn't possibly be inferior to him, could he?
"This isn't difficult. For me now, learning any Ninjutsu is just a matter of an instant. The difficulty of proposing a concept is much harder than for me to implement it. Moreover, besides me, someone has actually already perfected the Eight Ineer Gates, it's just that he hasn't used it yet."
Then, Kazuki went on to talk about Guy's father, Duy.
This stunned everyone. No one had expected that Konoha actually had such a talent.
Tobirama proposed the concept of the Eight Inner Gates, but a Genin actually perfected it.
"How much will one's strength increase after using the Eight Inner Gates?" Nawaki looked at Kazuki curiously and asked.
Kazuki looked at Nawaki with a half-smile, teasing him, "If you fight him to the death, he dies, and you die too. If he's truly forced to open the Gate of Death, he's destined to die, but he can also kick you to death."
After a pause, Kazuki continued to add, "Of course, the effect of using the Eight Inner Gates is different for everyone. The effect of a Genin-level ninja using the Eight Inner Gates is definitely different from an Elite Jonin skilled in Taijutsu using the Eight Inner Gates."
"To be honest, if someone with the physique of the Third Raikage could learn the Eight Inner Gates, opening the Gate of Death might allow them to kill the First Hokage."
This wasn't Kazuki looking down on Hashirama. The power Guy unleashed during his fight with Madara was enough to kill Hashirama.
As for the Third Raikage, his physical constitution was even above Guy's. Both of them were muscle-bound, and their strength was formidable. They could almost be said to be the peak of ordinary ninja.
"Such a person is just a Genin in Konoha? I can't help but suspect that Konoha's Genin are the strongest." Nawaki said, clicking his tongue.
For a moment, he even wanted to learn that Eight Inner Gates. But it seemed that the Eight Inner Gates was very difficult to learn, and, listening to the theory, it seemed that during the opening of the gates, Ninjutsu could not be used, which did not conform to his combat system.
Moreover, Eight Inner Gates requires years of continuous training.
Tsunade was somewhat moved, as Taijutsu was her strong suit, but thinking of the violent Chakra of the Eight Inner Gates, she also chose to give up.
Precise Chakra control was her strong suit. Eight Inner Gates would affect Tsunade's control over Chakra, and she would need a large amount of training to master the Eight Inner Gates, which would be somewhat counterproductive.
"Then, can Konoha specifically train an Eight Inner Gates squad?" Hiruzen asked somewhat uncertainly.
He could hardly imagine how terrifying the destructive power of such a squad would be once formed.
Encountering another village's Kage and opening the Gate of Death, that scene was simply too beautiful.
However, now that Kazuki was the Hokage, his thoughts had changed.
Would such a squad be useful against the Ōtsutsuki clan?
"We can consider training them, but we cannot place all our hopes on the Eight Inner Gates. Moreover, the difficulty of learning the Eight Inner Gates is even higher than that of ordinary S-rank Ninjutsu, it's better to learn other Ninjutsu. At least in the early stages, it definitely can't compare." Kazuki nodded slightly.
"There are some ninjas in the village who don't have the talent for Ninjutsu. After evaluating their character and perseverance, we can consider teaching them the Eight Inner Gates."
"Okay, let's do that. It's also a good choice for you to take Guy as your disciple." Tobirama thought of many things.
Guy seemed to be a civilian ninja, right?
This also met the standard for accepting disciples. Not to mention anything else, Kakashi was also considered to be from a civilian background.
Although the Hatake clan was considered famous, the current Hatake clan could only be considered a small to medium-sized clan, no different from civilians.
"Why not take a Uchiha?" After thinking for a moment, Tobirama offered a suggestion to Kazuki.
Although he didn't favor the Uchiha, he was serious about finding a solution for Kazuki.
As for the Senju clan, there was no need to worry. Kazuki was Tsunade's disciple, and although Nawaki was not Kazuki's disciple, everyone knew that Nawaki was associated with Kazuki.
Now, the Senju clan no longer needs such a relationship to maintain its ties with Kazuki. From the perspective of the entire Ninja World, they are on the same side.
On the other hand, Kazuki needs to integrate them.
Even though Kazuki himself is an Uchiha, it is clear that he cannot gain the recognition of all Uchiha. It has been so many years, and he still hasn't become the Uchiha clan head, the current Uchiha are too oblivious.
Fortunately, there are still some Uchiha who support Kazuki. Otherwise, it would be better for Kazuki to eliminate all Uchiha except those who support him. These guys are too unstable and would only cause trouble if left alone.