Chapter 41: Colt Style

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The two stood opposite each other.

Looking at Colt and Kakashi, the trio of team seven were also very curious.

They wanted to know what was so special about Colt that would require Kakashi to assess him separately.

"Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Kakashi-sensei… you're really well-rounded. You covered all the important parts for a ninja,"

Colt didn't rush to fight but chatted instead.

As expected of the top shinobi of Konoha, his abilities were truly amazing.

The combat capabilities of the three can be seen by him so quickly, and thus they were being evaluated accordingly.

"I can't be so casual with you."

Kakashi was noncommittal and put his book away.

Sasuke clearly saw that Kakashi's whole body was in a tense state at this time, which was a sign that he was ready to exert force at any time.

And Kakashi still felt that it was not enough, so he removed the forehead protector that was covering his left eye.

"You're even using the Sharingan? Isn't that a bit excessive?"

This time, even Colt was a little surprised.

Wasn't it just an assessment, why was he so serious?

"No at all, my body is telling me that I have to take this seriously."

Kakashi looked solemn, and Sasuke on the side was stunned.

'Why does he have the Sharingan?'

Colt sighed and seemed to become a little more serious.

With his right hand on the ninja pouch, three shurikens appeared in his hand.

Then with a 'swish' sound, the sharpened weapons flew towards Kakashi.

At the same time, his left hand made hand seals with one hand, and the speed was so fast that Kakashi's Sharingan almost couldn't keep up.

After so many years of training, Colt's hand seal speed reached six per second.

He was capable of unleashing all kinds of techniques quickly.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

The three shuriken became six, twelve, and finally thirty-six in an instant.

Kakashi couldn't dodge and was directly turned into a pincushion.

"He got him?"

Naruto widened his eyes and shouted at the bloody Kakashi.

Even Sakura and Sasuke were stunned.

But in the blink of an eye, the tattered figure turned into a piece of wood.

Colt was not surprised by this. How could some mere shurikens ever deal serious damage to someone like Kakashi?

A gust of wind soon came from behind Colt.

It was of course, Kakashi who used the Body Replacement Technique for a melee sneak attack.

The speed was so fast that it couldn't be compared to when he was playing around with Naruto and the others.

Colt's reaction was also very quick.

A targeting attack was used, he turned around rapidly and swung with his palm striking at a very tricky angle.

"Ha!"

Kakashi was stunned by this unexpected move and was hit directly.

Colt didn't use too much force but also took the initiative, and the two started a heated taijutsu battle.

Crossing arms to block blows, exchanging punches, swinging out with powerful kicks, and landing precise strikes with elbows.

An endless stream of intricate moves made Kakashi struggle to defend.

For more than ten years in the shinobi world, Kakashi had fought against many masters of taijutsu.

Even Might Guy, the only one who became a Jonin by relying solely on taijutsu.

The guy was his best friend, and a daily competition between the two was not rare.

But Colt's moves were different from anyone else's, and some of them were somewhat similar to the Hyuga clan's Eight Trigrams Palms.

The force was extremely strong, and the movements were simple yet lethal, and at first glance, it seemed to aim to kill.

Even with the Sharingan's help, Colt's motion was still hard to read.

Every few moves, Kakashi would get struck twice.

And this was also one of the achievements of Colt's practice over the past few years.

After acquiring shinobi abilities, Colt had a flash of inspiration when he practiced taijutsu and incorporated fighting styles from his previous life.

Among them were Wing Chun and Baji Quan. (E/N: it comes at last… the Chinese element in a fictional world lol)

After a slight modification in combination with his physique, a unique style was formed.

Anticipate the enemy first, and attack their weaknesses.

The first time it was used against someone, it hit Kakashi hard.

After a few more moves, Kakashi had to forcefully retreat.

Rubbing his aching chest, Kakashi asked curiously, "Where did you learn this taijutsu from?"

Colt smiled, "It's my own creation, combined with the experience of some masters, you can call it the [Colt Style]."

"Colt Style..."

Kakashi fell silent.

'This guy just graduated from the academy, yet he already had his own unique style?'

The youth these days were truly monstrous.

And the trio of Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura have long been stunned.

What a powerful taijutsu!

Colt's strength was so strong that even Kakashi was inferior.

'Doesn't that mean that we were just toyed around with?'

...

Kakashi quickly formed hand seals and spat a huge fireball from his mouth.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Since taijutsu can't overcome Colt, it can only be ninjutsu.

It was twice the size that Sasuke used.

"Water Style: Water Barrier!"

The swirling flow of water gushed out from the ground to stop the fireball, and the collision of high temperature and water evaporated a large amount of water.

Kakashi's Sharingan was spinning very fast, this situation was not favorable to him.

As the Sharingan needs an unobstructed view of the opponent to be most effective.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Colt's voice sounded, and a ferocious water dragon roared up to the sky and charged towards Kakashi with fury.

With his huge chakra reserves, the size of the water dragon was exaggerated.

Kakashi kept retreating, buying himself time.

This was not something a regular earth wall could stop.

"Earth Style: Mud Wall!" Both hands slammed the ground fiercely, and continuous earthen walls rose from the ground, and were washed away one by one by the water dragon.

Finally, when the last one was left, the water dragon disintegrated with a 'woo', turning the ground into a mud puddle, with water pools of different sizes all over it.

"This is why I dislike fighting guys with ridiculous chakra reserves..."

Kakashi sighed, but was very envious in his heart.

Due to the incompatibility between the Sharingan and his poor chakra reserves, it was always active.

The chakra in his body was being consumed all the time.

This also led to the dilemma that he would fall into a weakened state if he randomly used a few ninjutsus.

"Sorry Kakashi-sensei, I won this time."

Kakashi, who was about to sneak up behind Colt, froze, and a kunai was already at his neck.

"Yeah, it's over."

'Boom!'

It turned out to be a Shadow Clone that was held by the kunai, and it disappeared directly into a cloud of smoke.

And the real Kakashi appeared behind Colt, grabbing him from behind.

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his dignity as a teacher had been preserved.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the Colt in front of Kakashi also disappeared.

Colt appeared behind Kakashi.

This time, Kakashi was truly caught off guard.

How could he know that Colt, who had seen such a thing in his previous life, couldn't possibly forget such a classic Shadow Clone tactic?

It turns out that he not only memorized it but applied it masterfully.