Kakashi was delighted, but Kai suddenly asked, “Kakashi-sensei, do you really have time to teach me?
You’re still Naruto and the others’ instructor.” Kakashi waved his hand.
“Don’t worry.
I’ll do my best to coordinate the schedules on both sides.” Kai didn’t bother thinking about how Kakashi would manage it.
“As long as it works.” “Then it’s settled.
Starting tomorrow, come here every evening.
I’ll wait for you here.
Unless something urgent comes up, you must come every day.
Can you promise that?” Kakashi looked at Kai.
Kai nodded.
“I don’t have any problem with that.” After all, he didn’t have much to do every day.
And he didn’t really have any friends either.
The two chatted a little longer before parting ways.
On the way home, Kai felt the whole situation was somewhat surreal.
So Kakashi is actually going to teach me… Did I just benefit from Teacher Kimoto Dōichi ‘s connection with him?
Kai assumed that if Kimoto Dōichi and Kakashi weren’t colleagues, Kakashi would never have come to teach him.
However, he had guessed wrong.
He had no idea just how shocked Kakashi had been by his talent.
The reason Kakashi agreed to take over Team 7 in the first place was mainly because of the Third Hokage’s request.
After all, Kakashi had once been a disciple of the Fourth Hokage.
He had even served as the captain of the Fourth Hokage’s personal Anbu squad.
Back when Naruto’s mother, Kushina Uzumaki, was pregnant with Naruto, Kakashi had also been one of her bodyguards.
On top of that, Naruto carried the Nine-Tails (Kurama) sealed within him.
Having Kakashi—currently Konoha’s strongest jōnin—watch over him was the safest option.
And there was also Sasuke Uchiha in the team.
Although the Third Hokage had hesitated when dealing with the Uchiha Clan incident, which ultimately led to the clan’s destruction, he still hoped Sasuke could grow into a powerful shinobi.
Kakashi, being skilled in the use and development of the Sharingan, was naturally the best instructor for him.
So while Kakashi didn’t reject becoming Team 7’s instructor, it wasn’t something he had volunteered for either.
But when it came to Kai, Kakashi genuinely liked him.
Kai’s talent reminded Kakashi of his own younger self—perhaps even surpassing it.
The difference between them was that Kai was far more calm and balanced.
Back then, although Kakashi didn’t appear arrogant on the surface, he had always been proud deep down.
After all, he really had been far stronger than his peers.
He graduated from the Ninja Academy at five years old, became a chūnin at six, and a jōnin at twelve.
Even across the entire shinobi world, that kind of record was extremely rare.
Yet Kakashi believed Kai’s talent might exceed even that.
One could imagine how high his expectations were.
The more talented a shinobi was, the more dangerous it would be if they were not guided properly.
Kakashi had even lowered his pride to discuss the matter with Kimoto Dōichi , asking to personally train Kai.
Aside from genuinely liking the boy, Kakashi also hoped that by teaching him himself, he could ensure Kai didn’t stray onto the wrong path in the future.
After parting with Kai, Kakashi went to visit Kimoto Dōichi .
When Dōichi saw Kakashi suddenly appear on his balcony, he sighed helplessly.
“Couldn’t you just use the door?” Kakashi leaned casually against the railing.
“I’ve already made an agreement with him.
His talent is far stronger than what we previously thought.” Dōichi froze for a moment.
Then he smiled calmly.
“That doesn’t surprise me.” Kakashi chuckled.
“I think you’ll be surprised.” “Oh?” Dōichi looked at him curiously.
Kakashi glanced at the forest outside before speaking.
“I tested his current strength.” “His performance shocked me.
I’m afraid even ordinary chūnin wouldn’t be his match.” “He only learned how to properly use chakra with you earlier today.
Yet when he sparred with me, he was already using it skillfully—and extremely well.” “Right now, he already has chūnin-level strength, and a fairly strong one at that.” “The only thing he lacks is offensive ninjutsu.
Once he learns some lethal techniques, his strength might quickly catch up to yours.” Even now, Kakashi still felt a little dazed.
Kai’s talent was far beyond what he had expected.
Dōichi smiled.
“That kid…” Although it was surprising, he felt deeply gratified.
After all, he truly regarded Kai as his personal disciple.
If he had been better at combat himself, he would never have handed Kai over to Kakashi.
Kakashi continued, “There’s something else you’ll never guess.” “Kai possesses five chakra natures.” The satisfied smile on Dōichi’s face instantly froze.
“What?!” “He has all five elemental natures?” Dōichi was stunned.
Hearing that Kai already had chūnin-level strength had surprised him, but it wasn’t unimaginable.
But possessing all five chakra natures was an entirely different matter.
Generally speaking, people with all five elemental natures were born with it through their bloodline.
And shinobi with all five natures were even rarer than those with many kekkei genkai.
At present, in Konoha, only Kakashi and the Third Hokage possessed them.
One could even say that having all five chakra natures was practically a kind of pseudo–kekkei genkai.
Dōichi’s gaze sharpened.
“You didn’t tell anyone else about this, did you?” Kakashi shook his head.
“I know how sensitive this is.
Of course I wouldn’t spread it.” Having all five chakra natures was certainly a good thing.
But precisely because it was so rare, it could easily attract dangerous attention.
Both Kakashi and Dōichi had once served in the Anbu Black Ops.
They knew very well that Konoha wasn’t just sunshine on the surface—there was also darkness hidden beneath the roots.
And Kai was only a civilian-born shinobi, with no clan to protect him.
Who knew if someone might try to capture him for human experimentation?
Dōichi finally relaxed.
“When you train him, make sure he normally uses only two elemental natures at most.” Kakashi nodded.
“I’ll warn him.” On this matter, Kakashi and Dōichi shared the same view.
Until Kai had the power to protect himself, no one must learn that he possessed all five chakra natures.
After returning home, Kai lay on his bed and sank his consciousness into his mental space.
Soon, a voice sounded in his mind.
“You have been idle for one day.” “Chakra has doubled.” “Physical strength increased by 1%.” “Speed increased by 100%.” When Kai came back to his senses, he felt incredibly comfortable.
After carefully sensing his body, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
“My chakra growth is terrifying…” “My chakra reserves are already extremely abundant—almost comparable to Kakashi’s.” “As for my speed doubling… is it because I roughly learned the Body Flicker Technique?” The Body Flicker Technique was actually quite simple.
Its principle was merely attaching chakra to the soles of one’s feet to greatly increase movement speed.
Because of that, the technique was considered D-rank difficulty.
In other words, it was a technique that almost any genin could learn.
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