"To achieve good coordination with your teammates, you must have a sufficient understanding of them. Next, you will battle one by one to understand each other's abilities," Mokgetsu announced the next training content.
"Yo Kakashi, let's have a youth-burning battle!" Might Guy flipped back to a standing position and challenged Kakashi.
Kakashi nodded in agreement. He couldn't refuse training, and he was curious about how much Guy's Taijutsu had improved.
The last time Guy challenged him was several months ago, but Kakashi had seen Guy fight with official ninjas and knew Guy had made significant progress.
"Kakashi, you must use all your strength, or you'll get kicked flying by me," Might Guy reminded.
According to Mokgetsu, his Breath of Rock was extremely close to success, and compared to a few months ago, Might Guy could one-kick KO his past self who hadn't cultivated his breathing technique.
"Rather than worry about me getting kicked, maybe you should worry about how many minutes you can last," Kakashi replied.
If Might Guy hadn't improved much and only had that level of Taijutsu, he could handle it easily.
Compared to Might Guy, he felt Obito's improvement was even more astonishing, with a greater leap.
"No wonder you're my rival and dear friend, such confidence!" Might Guy gave a thumbs up, revealing his shiny big white teeth and laughed.
"Begin!"
With Mokgetsu's command, Might Guy instantly changed his breathing rhythm, inhaling a large amount of oxygen and unleashing Chakra to significantly enhance his physical abilities!
Whoosh!
Using Instant Body Jutsu, Guy vanished in an instant and appeared beside Kakashi, delivering an incredibly fast Tornado Kick.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Although Kakashi had prepared, the speed Guy exhibited was still somewhat unexpected, and hastily he couldn't defend well, getting knocked back over two meters.
"The speed and power far surpass before. How did he do it?" Kakashi was deeply puzzled.
It was shocking enough that Obito showed such impressive progress, but Might Guy's improvement was also so exaggerated.
Before Guy delivered that kick, Kakashi thought he could easily deal with him by being a little more serious. But after that kick, Kakashi realized he needed to give it his all.
"Haha, Kakashi, be even more careful next. That was not my strongest power yet!" Might Guy laughed heartily.
Kakashi showed a look of caution. He didn't think Might Guy was the type to bluff.
"Breath of Rock, Full Concentration Breathing!" Might Guy once again concentrated his breathing, further enhancing his physical abilities.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
Might Guy's figure vanished in an instant, reappearing beside Kakashi. This time, Kakashi already knew how formidable Guy was and used Instant Body Jutsu to dodge away.
Boom!
The big tree where Kakashi had just been was instantly kicked and broken by Guy's mighty foot power, with the resulting wood splinters flying in the air.
"Such tremendous power." Seeing the broken state of the tree, Kakashi realized the terrifying power of Might Guy and completely gave up on the idea of barehandedly competing in Taijutsu with him.
Kakashi silently drew out the White Fang Short Blade from his back.
Although Kakashi's blade skills were sharp, facing Might Guy in a Full Concentration Breathing state was not easy, as Guy's movements were too fast.
Realizing this, Kakashi immediately shifted his strategy to using Ninjutsu.
A giant earth wall blocked Guy's assault.
When Might Guy leaped over the earth wall, he was immediately attacked by two Kakashis.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu, huh." Might Guy closely observed the two Kakashis but failed to discern the real one.
Might Guy didn't mind, as he directly attacked one of the Kakashis with full force, since Shadow Clones vanish upon being hit.
Just as he expected, that Shadow Clone couldn't withstand his power, and upon collision, it quickly turned into smoke and dispersed. However, at this moment, the other Kakashi launched an attack, throwing several shurikens at Might Guy.
Might Guy once again converged his breathing, bursting out with extreme speed to easily dodge the shurikens. Just as he was about to continue his attack, he felt something and instantly dodged.
The next moment, a hand stretched out from the ground, grabbing at the spot where Might Guy had just been standing.
"More difficult to deal with than Obito," Kakashi thought silently to himself, as he stood back on the ground.
He divided into two Shadow Clones to confuse Might Guy for a sneak attack, but Guy was even more vigilant than Obito, and the attack failed.
Although the sneak attack didn't succeed, maintaining Full Concentration Breathing consumed a lot of energy, and as time passed, Guy gradually fell into disadvantage.
"Alright, you two have understood each other enough, take a break. Next is Obito and Kakashi, then Obito and Guy," Mokgetsu ended the fight between them.
He hadn't forgotten that Guy still had Kakashi's cultivation task hanging over him, and ending the fight directly to settle tasks wouldn't be good.
Both nodded in agreement without objections.
"Why has Guy's strength improved so significantly as well?" During the break, Kakashi still couldn't figure out the issue in his heart.
Previously easy opponents required him to be serious and give his all now, whether Might Guy or Obito, both of their improvements puzzled him.
He could somewhat understand if they had graduated and improved in such a range since progress under pressure was quick. But advancing so much while attending Ninja School was astonishing.
After recovering, Kakashi and Obito battled once more, further deepening Kakashi's confusion.
Because Obito had improved again!
On top of his previous significant progress, Obito improved once more. His incredibly fast single-handed Impatiens Claw Red move left Kakashi astounded.
As the battle reached a climax, Mokgetsu stopped them again, without a victor being decided.
Kakashi believed he could win if they continued. His combat experience was richer, and his overall strength was stronger, yet a fearful thought grew in his mind. He might be surpassed, surpassed by Obito and Might Guy.
If Might Guy and Obito kept improving at this rate, perhaps in a year or even half a year, he could be surpassed.
Kakashi dared not imagine Obito's face if he beat him.
A surge of motivation for cultivation arose in his heart, whatever it took, at least he couldn't lose to Obito.
After three fights, Mokgetsu let them rest for a while longer before starting to arrange the training work again.
Obito and Might Guy remained nearly the same as before, but Mokgetsu was mostly focused on dealing with Kakashi.
"Kakashi, have you currently learned the nature transformation of both Earth and Lightning?" Mokgetsu asked Kakashi.