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There I was again at the academy, but today something unexpected happened. The Hokage himself had appeared to teach the practical class at the ninja academy, so I mentally prepared myself for whatever the Hokage would say.
Currently, both Kakashi, Guy, and I were in a running position, as a very special circuit with some obstacles had been prepared by the Hokage himself. He expected the three of us to demonstrate to our classmates how our effort and dedication had made us stronger.
You ask me why he specifically chose the three of us. Well, it's actually quite obvious. Both Kakashi and I have chunin-level chakra reserves, which puts us in a league of our own compared to the other children in our class. Guy was chosen because he has a strong body that surpasses the other children and excellent taijutsu skills.
Basically, Kakashi would represent a genius, I would represent a talented and hardworking civilian, and Guy would represent the idea that even without chakra, he was more powerful than them due to his incredible effort and dedication to training.
"The Hokage wants to use us as examples to be followed in order to warn and put an end to the arrogance of the other children who thought they were better than the rest," I reflected, waiting for the Hokage to start our little obstacle race.
"Yoshii, Atsuchi, Kakashi, let's bet to see who has the most powerful flame!" Guy said, smiling with his white and shiny teeth that sparkle like stars in the darkness.
"So, shall we bet, Kakashi?" I asked Kakashi, who was standing on my right.
Without saying anything, Kakashi agreed.
And so, the Third Hokage started the race, causing the three of us to propel ourselves forward in a typical ninja race. I quickly took the lead when I came across a wall of earth.
Jumping over the wall, I started walking along it. Kakashi, who was a few meters behind me, did the same, and we both started running along the wall of earth to reach the top.
Guy, who was a bit behind for some reason, quickly took some fabric-covered plates from his legs and threw them aside, causing a small crater to form. Now with complete freedom of movement, Guy increased his speed. Moments later, Guy came face to face with the stone wall.
"Konoha Senpuu!" Guy shouted as he spun and kicked the wall of earth with great force, causing it to explode. This drew some impressed looks from the audience.
Seeing Guy destroy the wall of earth with a powerful kick while Kakashi and I were still running along the wall, I clicked my tongue in annoyance. Making a tremendous effort to reach the top before the entire wall collapsed, I quickly performed a few hand seals and summoned shadow clones.
"I'll borrow this move," I reflect as my clones and I leap into the air, with me striking a torpedo pose.
My clones appear right behind me with wind chakra in their hands, propelling me forward as they release the technique on the soles of my feet, launching me quickly like a bullet towards the finish line.
Guy was running at an astonishing speed, and Kakashi seemed to have used Shushin no Jutsu to keep up with us in speed.
In unison, the three of us approach the finish line. Everything slows down, and as I look around, I see Guy smiling like crazy and Kakashi making a funny grimace, pushing himself to the limit.
Witnessing this scene, I smile and waste no time. I make a few hand signs and gather the air around me.
"Wind Style: Inflatable Balloon Burst," I say, improvising the name of the technique I just created. I turn around and blow large amounts of air from my mouth, propelling myself towards the finish line like a burst balloon.
Caught by the strong wind, Kakashi and Guy are pushed away, but they don't give up, pushing against the strong wind.
Crossing the finish line, I quickly dispel the technique, and Guy and Kakashi continue their race at high speed until they both surpass the finish line in unison. No one could tell who had won, but I could see everything clearly.
"Guy won," I reflect, remembering the scene where Guy made a strange grimace, pushing his head to the limit to cross the finish line.
Looking at the Hokage, the three of us await his announcement of the results.
"As everyone saw, the winner of this little competition is Atsuchi, who demonstrated resourcefulness and creativity," the Hokage says, taking a puff from his pipe, eliciting cheers from all the children who witnessed my victory.
"Congratulations, Atsuchi," says Guy, smiling with a thumbs-up, while Kakashi simply nods his head, congratulating me.
"Without further ado..." the Hokage pauses dramatically for Guy and Kakashi, who awaited the result. "Guy takes second place in this competition!" announces the Hokage, to the surprise of everyone who expected Kakashi to win.
I sense Kakashi being slightly disappointed with the outcome, while Guy remains motionless, still in shock as he didn't expect to win. Tears start rolling from his eyes, and he falls to his knees, crying.
Suddenly, someone steps into the space and stands beside Guy. It's his father, Maito Dai, who had been following his son's progress all this time.
Maito Dai, with teary eyes, embraces his son and says, "I told you, Guy, your Taijutsu is starting to bloom," Dai says, crying with his son.
Both with teary eyes, unexpectedly rise. Guy slowly raises his thumb with effort and gives his most powerful smile, using the sunlight to reflect a blinding glow. Still with teary eyes, father and son raise their thumbs in unison and say, "Thank you for the support."
"I'm almost moved to tears. Only I know how important this victory over Kakashi is for Guy," I reflect as we observe the competitive glint in Kakashi's eyes as he looks at us.
Thus, the classes come to an end, with the Hokage returning to fulfill his duties, and I move to Training Ground 7.
Arriving at the training ground again, I quickly summon an appropriate number of shadow clones.
"Let's get to work, guys. We're just a little away from having enough knowledge to do literally anything," I say, encouraging my clones as they assume meditative positions.
Using our ability together, a network of information exchange is created. Our discoveries are shared in real-time, increasing our learning speed to catastrophic levels.
And in a single medium session of 30 minutes, I had obtained an incredibly solid theoretical foundation on a large part of my body's functioning. By using 3 clones for 30 minutes, it is expected that I would have the training sensation of a 1 hour and 30 minutes. However, due to the existence of this simultaneous information exchange network, I felt like I had used my ability for almost 3 days , given the depth to which my research approached.
Compared to the information acquisition level during the period I studied my mind, this fact is incredibly amazing. I have much higher expectations for the speed of my training.
"If I continue like this, I'll achieve my goal even before I turn 7 years old. But that would only be possible if I focus entirely on using my ability, which I can't do. I need to develop my other areas of ninja expertise. I have neglected them for too long. I need to give some focus to that in order to have enough skills to survive the upcoming war," I reflect, waiting for my chakra to recover.
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