Guy was in tears. How should he explain this? Had his youth ended even before it started, pushing him straight into menopause?!
"Alright, stop teasing Guy already. This is just a misunderstanding. Lee really isn't Guy's son. As for the resemblance... well, let's just call it a coincidence!"
Sakura gave an awkward smile, desperate to prevent Guy from becoming an accidental father.
"Sakura, thank you for believing me."
Guy rushed forward and hugged Sakura tightly, his tears flowing like a waterfall.
"Actually," Sakura continued with slight embarrassment, "I was thinking about having Lee become your apprentice. He could train under you in Taijutsu and the Eight Gates!"
"Since Lee has issues controlling chakra, he can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu at all. So Taijutsu is really his only path forward. Plus, Lee's personality closely resembles yours. With Lee around, Guy won't have to worry about his youthful legacy disappearing."
"Is that so?" Guy examined Lee carefully for a moment, then suddenly stood up and slapped Lee on the shoulder with determination. "Learning from me is fine, but you must be ready to endure hardship. Mastering Taijutsu requires perseverance and unwavering youthful spirit!"
"Taijutsu, huh? I'll definitely work hard!" Lee replied firmly. Since he couldn't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, he'd already been teased a lot by his classmates soon after entering the Ninja Academy. Now seeing hope before him, he would grasp it no matter what.
Though everything had been clarified, Kakashi and others still eyed Guy suspiciously. With such striking similarities in both appearance and personality, calling it a coincidence seemed far too implausible.
On the grassy field, everyone sat around a picnic blanket looking completely relaxed and carefree.
"I've gathered you all here today to talk about something important!"
Sakura clapped her hands to draw everyone's attention.
"Neji, Tenten, and Lee have already started attending the Ninja Academy. And next year, me, Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji will all begin our studies there as well. So I think we should build solid foundations before school starts by beginning our training early!"
"I've already discussed this with the Third Hokage. Kakashi will be responsible for teaching us knowledge about Ninjutsu, Guy will handle Taijutsu instruction, and Shisui-niisan will teach us Genjutsu. Itachi-niisan and Haruka-nee can provide some specialized teachings to Sasuke regarding the secret techniques of the Uchiha clan."
"Uh, Sakura, many people here already come from clans with their own secret techniques," Kakashi interjected. "I only know standard elemental techniques. I'm not familiar with those clan-specific jutsu and can't teach them!"
"Your role is simply to teach fundamental Ninjutsu knowledge to everyone, helping us understand proper basics of Ninjutsu. Teaching those advanced secret techniques definitely doesn't fall under your responsibility!"
"Sakura pointed at Naruto and Tenten, saying, 'Naruto and Rock Lee are mainly training in Taijutsu under Guy-sensei. Me and Tenten will learn Ninjutsu from you and also study Genjutsu with Shisui-niisan. Also, Sasuke needs to learn Lightning Release from you, while Ino and the others will be practicing Chakra refinement!'
'Refining Chakra? What exactly is there to practice?' Kakashi frowned slightly and asked, 'And isn't Sasuke a bit too young to learn Lightning Release from me, don't you think?!'
'Of course not right away,' Sakura replied without expecting immediate leaps in progress. 'Lightning Release should be learned gradually after building up some strength and foundation. This is a long-term plan! As for Chakra, it's not only for Ino and them, but also for you, Guy-sensei, Shisui-niisan, Itachi, and Haruka nee-san. I have an idea that could rapidly boost everyone's power if it works out.'
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'Well, to be honest, I haven't had any missions lately anyway.' After thinking it over, Kakashi agreed. The Third had given him quite a long vacation, and he really didn't have much else to do. If this actually helped improve his abilities, that would be great—after all, his rate of improvement over the years had been practically turtle-speed.
The rest of the group agreed too—it made sense. If it worked out, they'd get stronger; if not, there was nothing to lose.
'Great! Since we've decided that, let's start with Chakra refinement. For this part, we need Kakashi-sensei to explain things to us!'
Sakura nodded and handed the task of explaining Chakra refinement over to Kakashi.
'Alright then,' Kakashi sighed. He really wanted to pull out Make-Out Tactics and just laze around under a tree like a bum, but with so many eager eyes watching him, the current Kakashi simply couldn't bring himself to do it.
Kakashi explained everything very seriously, and the girls listened attentively as well. With Kakashi's actual skill level speaking for itself, his explanation was simple and easy to grasp—even Sakura, who knew next to nothing about Chakra, quickly understood what he meant.
It wasn't until noon that Kakashi finally ended his lecture. Thirsty and worn out, Kakashi and the students—who were practically starving—had lunch together before regaining their energy.
'Next, all of you can try refining Chakra yourselves!'
Sitting off to the side, Kakashi's right eye drooped into a lifeless stare, his whole body exuding exhaustion. Man, teaching was exhausting.
'Kakashi-sensei, why don't you come join us too!'
Waving her hand energetically, Sakura called Kakashi over. A large circle formed as the group joined hands, sitting cross-legged on the ground together to begin Chakra refinement.
Perhaps due to the Power Stone's ability to control all forms of energy, Sakura soon sensed a strange kind of energy forming inside her body. Compared to the energy found within the Infinity Stones, this force was far weaker, yet it carried a unique function.
Take the present moment as an example. Sakura could clearly sense several distinct chakra presences nearby, varying in strength. The sensations each one gave off were also different. Kakashi's chakra radiated a violent electrical energy along with an unusual sense of sorrow. Meanwhile, the chakra from Uchiha Itachi, Shisui Uchiha, Izumi Uchiha, and Sasuke—all members of the Uchiha clan—gave off a rather cold sensation. Among them, Shisui's was the strongest, followed by Itachi's. Izumi's was moderate, while Sasuke, who had only just begun to develop chakra, exhibited the weakest coldness, yet it was especially refined.
Sakura figured it out after only a brief thought—the cold sensation probably came from the Sharingan [the legendary eye technique of the Uchiha]. As for why Sasuke's chakra contained the least amount yet was particularly pure, she suspected it was due to Indra's chakra. As the progenitor of the Uchiha and the son of the Sage of Six Paths, Indra's Yin Release chakra [a keystone ability of the Uchiha bloodline] was naturally purer and more powerful than that of his descendants.
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