Obito Uchiha ate breakfast in a gloomy mood.
He glanced at Kakashi, who was always calm and composed, and couldn't help but sigh.
Changing someone's look and clothes is easy, but their temperament? That's a whole different ballgame.
After spending a long time with Haruki, he basically understood what kind of boys girls liked.
Handsome, cold, and excellent.
Kakashi had all three qualities.
No wonder he couldn't compare to him before.
No, he still couldn't now.
Obito thought his strength had been greatly improved, but unfortunately, the same was true for Kakashi.
The two improvements cancelled each other out, and he was still inferior.
He could only pin his hopes on what Teacher Haruki had said about tomorrow.
Kakashi had obtained Niten Ichi-ryu, which suddenly widened the gap.
But Teacher Haruki shouldn't be partial.
Thinking about overtaking Kakashi and giving him a punch tomorrow, Obito started waiting impatiently.
As usual, Obito trained with Kakuzu, a fellow ninja. The training mainly focused on Taijutsu and Fire Release.
Speaking of which, Obito was very shocked when he first saw Kakuzu's Fire Release. Its power and proficiency were no worse than those of the Uchiha Clan.
You know, when people in the ninja world mention Fire Release, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally the Uchiha.
However, Kakuzu and Haruki had differences.
Apart from their looks, in terms of Hand Seal, Kakuzu always made the seals honestly, while Haruki liked to clap his hands.
Obito compared the two teachers and felt that he preferred Haruki.
Mainly because Kakuzu had a cold personality, wore a mask, and always had a murderous look in his eyes, like a frosty goblin.
At night, after dinner, Obito had trouble sleeping for the first time.
He was too excited about tomorrow.
He finally fell asleep after an unknown amount of time.
In the morning, he was awakened by a knock on the door.
"Is it Teacher Haruki?"
Obito immediately put on his clothes and trotted to open the door. He saw Kakashi.
"Is it you?"
"It's me."
Kakashi said indifferently, "Come for morning training."
"Morning training? No, I'm going to find Teacher Haruki."
Obito shook his head and refused. He wasn't stupid. He couldn't beat Kakashi and still do morning training.
"Teacher Haruki has something to do and will be back later."
Kakashi let out a soft laugh and said, "Are you afraid to compete with me now?"
Obito immediately flew into a rage.
Kakashi's blasé and mocking attitude really got under his skin.
"Who says I'm afraid? Come on!"
Obito was so angry that his face turned red.
As a member of the Uchiha Clan, Obito had earned the title of genius after learning from Teacher Haruki. This success had gradually made him a bit cocky.
And the person who was provoking him was Kakashi, whom he respected the most.
His anger flared up. He quickly made Hand Seals with both hands, opened his mouth, and spat out a purple-red fire dragon that grew against the wind and turned into a huge fireball.
Kakashi drew his two swords and crossed them in front of him, suddenly forming two curved white sword auras.
The sword auras were extremely sharp and directly cut through the fireball.
Obito rolled on the ground in a hurry and barely managed to avoid it.
"Is that all you've got?"
Kakashi pointed his long sword at Obito's head and said, "After learning for so long, can't you even take one of my moves?"
"Kakashi!"
Obito was immediately furious.
He didn't notice that Kakashi was overly arrogant today, which was completely unlike his usual manner.
"Does shouting so loudly help?"
Kakashi tilted his head and sneered, "Guys like you might as well go home and do cross - dressing and dance!"
Cross - dressing and dance.
Hearing these two words, Obito immediately looked ferocious, with his eyes turning completely red.
"Asshole!"
Boiling chakra enveloped his body.
Kakashi quickly stepped back.
An unimaginable scorching breath gushed out.
The entire courtyard was engulfed by a fireball.
His expression turned solemn. This fireball was a whole circle bigger than the one in the previous [Great Fireball Technique].
Kakashi moved. The twin blades in his hands faintly glowed with thunder. He slashed at the fireball with his left blade, but it didn't work as effectively as before. Only a gap wide enough for a person to squeeze through appeared.
However, it was enough for him.
Kakashi teleported over.
His speed was incredibly fast.
He swept down with the long blade in his right hand, and an astonishing arc enveloped Obito.
Normally, Obito wouldn't have been able to react at all.
But Kakashi found that the person under his blade was actually a substitute.
He was slightly stunned. How could this be?
"Kakashi!"
Obito's voice came from behind him.
He suddenly turned around and saw a pair of blood - red eyes and sparks flying everywhere.
They attached themselves to the shurikens, forming a huge phoenix flower.
Blazing Shuriken Dance!
A B - rank Ninjutsu.
Kakashi didn't have time to think about when Obito learned this jutsu or why he had so much chakra.
A sword light shot up in front of him.
This was [Iaido's Flash] in Iaido.
It was what Kakashi learned from Mifune.
The sword collided with the shurikens.
The sounds echoed, and there were bursts of fire everywhere.
Kakashi's expression changed slightly. Without hesitation, he sheathed his sword and jumped backward, barely avoiding the aftermath of the collision.
But the attack came again.
Obito's face was cold as he quickly formed hand seals. He spat out a thin line of fire from his mouth, which soon swelled into a huge python and chased after Kakashi.
So fast!
Kakashi gritted his teeth and held his long blade horizontally above his head.
With a splash.
Chakra enveloped the long blade, and there were faint ripples like water waves.
His tanto sliced through the narrow space rapidly.
For the first time, he felt the usefulness of what Haruki had made him practice, cutting fruits.
When the fire dragon hit the long blade, a cloud of smoke rose instantly.
The forward speed of the fire dragon stopped. The tanto was like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox, instantly splitting the fire dragon into regiments of flames.
Seeing this, Obito became even more annoyed.
The double tomoe in his two eyes seemed to be spinning rapidly.
But Kakashi took this opportunity to reach Obito's front.
He could tell that Obito had more chakra than he did at the moment, so competing in Ninjutsu was definitely not a good idea.
Moreover, he was good at swordsmanship, so he definitely had to get close.
"It's useless. I can see all your movements clearly!"
Obito moved to the side, avoiding Kakashi's sword move. He grabbed a kunai and started a Taijutsu fight with Kakashi.
"This is the Sharingan that we Uchiha are proud of. You can't hide from me!"
It was obvious that Obito was getting a bit carried away.
But as they fought, he realized he had spoken too soon when he said those tough words.
He actually managed to hold his own against Kakashi, with the match being evenly matched.
Obito got angrier as he fought, but it gave Kakashi an opening.
Before his eyes, an astonishing arc of sword light, like moonlight, filled his vision.
"You're losing your focus, Obito."
Kakashi pressed his long sword against Obito's neck.
The move just now was the most powerful Iai Beheading of Mifune.
"You had a chance to win."
"I know! No need to tell me!"
Obito was extremely frustrated. After calming down, he finally remembered something was wrong with Kakashi.
"What's wrong with you today? Did you come here just to annoy me?"
"It was Haruki-sensei's idea."
Kakashi sheathed his twin swords and pointed at Haruki, who suddenly appeared beside them. "It has nothing to do with me."
"Hey, Kakashi, you were clearly enjoying it."
Hearing this, Haruki was stunned. Was he being made a scapegoat?
"Are you two okay?"
Rin Nohara, who was behind him, quickly ran over, looking worried.
"I'm fine."
Obito nodded at Rin Nohara. After hearing Haruki's words, a complex look crossed his face.
Haruki coughed lightly and said, "Let's go. It's time for us to set off."
It was a pity that his second plan hadn't been put into use.
He had planned to send Rin Nohara in case Kakashi failed.
But the Double Tomoe was not to be underestimated. At least, it was at the level of a Chunin.