In the early morning, Kakashi got up early, quickly washed up, made a simple breakfast, and then headed to the southern forest to practice.

"Kakashi."

While walking on the road, Kakashi was suddenly stopped. He looked back and saw that they were several unknown ninjas.

"Thanks to you and your teammates when we were in the Country of Grass last time, otherwise we might not have been able to come back." The Konoha ninja thanked with a smile.

When the other party said this, Kakashi understood that they did save some ninjas during the war mission in the Land of Grass.

"I heard someone say before that there is a ninja named Kakashi who is ruthless and careless about his companions. I guess it is a rumor." The Konoha ninja continued.

Kakashi fell silent. This was really not a rumor, because during that time, he did ignore his teammates while doing tasks and caused injuries to his teammates.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. Actually, that's the truth." Kakashi thought for a while and said.

No matter what he did at that time, he was still Kakashi Hatake at that time. He didn't want to deny it, and he didn't feel the need to deny it.

"Ah?" Several Konoha ninjas looked at Kakashi dumbfounded, a little incomprehensible.

They were speaking for Kakashi, wasn't Kakashi a slap in the face?

"I didn't recognize myself at that time, so I did some wrong things." Kakashi continued.

After the mist, he could face up to what he had done before, so Kakashi felt it didn't matter.

Several Konoha ninjas gave Kakashi a thumbs up. Although they were older than Kakashi, they felt that Kakashi was more mature than them.

"No matter what you were like before, the Hatake Kakashi I know is a talented ninja who cherishes his companions and is very powerful." One of the Konoha ninjas said seriously.

He didn't know Kakashi at all before he was rescued by Kakashi. Those rumors were only found out after he inquired about Kakashi later. From his perspective, Kakashi was a very good companion.

The other Konoha ninjas also thanked him.

A faint smile appeared on Kakashi's face and he said goodbye: "Goodbye, my training time is almost up."

He was in a very good mood at the moment, not because he was praised, but because he felt that he had taken a path that was right and that he liked.

"Goodbye, by the way, I took the Chuunin exam. Your swordsmanship is very strong. Can I ask you for advice if I have a chance in the future?" the Konoha ninja waved goodbye.

Kakashi paused and replied, "Yes, if you have time."

If he has enough free time, he doesn't mind giving advice to others.

"My name is Shiraki Ryoichi." Shiraki Liang told Kakashi his name with excitement as soon as he saw Kakashi agreed.

Kakashi nodded slightly and continued walking towards the southern forest.

Since Kakashi got up earlier, although he was delayed a little time on the road, he was not late.

"Hey, Kakashi, let's have a battle full of youthful passion." As soon as Kakashi came over, Metkai immediately dodged and rushed in front of Kakashi, shouting excitedly.

He has become much more proficient in the Konoha Dragon God, and his body is stronger than before.

"Fight now?" Kakashi looked thoughtful.

"That's right, right now." Metkai replied, giving Kakashi a thumbs up and showing two rows of shining white teeth.

"Okay." Kakashi agreed to Metkai's request for a fight, because he had been practicing for a long time and felt that he could test his progress in combat.

Obito was already preparing to start training, and when he saw that Metkai and Kakashi were about to fight, he immediately came over to watch.

"Come on Kai, I believe you can do it." Obito hoped that Metkai could beat Kakashi violently.

Although he didn't defeat him with his own hands, it was interesting to see Kakashi being beaten by others.

Shisui also put down his hands and walked towards this side. He wanted to judge the distance between him and Kakashi Metkai through fighting.

"Don't practice yet, let's watch their battle." Mu Yue stopped Shizune who was about to start practicing breathing techniques.

Both Metkai and Kakashi are excellent in physical skills, so Shizune may be able to learn something by watching the battle.

Shizune nodded obediently and walked over with Mu Yue.

Both of them were very familiar with the process of fighting, so they kept a certain distance and formed a seal of opposition to each other.

Seeing that both of them were about the same, Mu Yue, who came as a guest referee after getting ready, shouted: "The battle begins!"

"The Breath of Thunder, all concentrated!"

As soon as Mu Yue finished speaking, Kakashi immediately concentrated his breathing again and again to increase his body's strength.

"The Breath of the Rock, all concentrated! Eight Gate Dunjia, open the door... the Shengmen, open!"

Metkai directly maximized his own state, not only concentrating his breathing to the extreme, but also directly opening the first three doors of the Eight Gates of Dunjia.

At this time, the aura on Metkai's body was already very powerful, and the terrifying pressure made the fallen leaves next to him not move in the wind, making the air solemn.

During the previous Chuunin Exams, Shizune wasn't too far away due to the distance. It felt like Shizune could deeply feel the power of Metkai's state at this close distance.

"Shall we just go to the third door?" Sensing Metkai's aura now, the expression on Kakashi's face became more serious.

Whoosh!

Metkai laughed loudly and rushed towards Kakashi quickly.

Kakashi also faced him without any fear.

Bang bang!!

After bumping into each other, the two quickly engaged in a wave of fist and kick collisions, and it was difficult to tell the difference for a while.

Although Metkai is physically stronger, Kakashi is more agile and can avoid many of Metkai's attacks.

"Konoha Great Cyclone!"

After a wave of probing attacks, Metkai decisively concentrated chakra on his legs, and then kicked out a powerful kick.

Metkai's timing for this kick was very good, and Kakashi could only block it with his arms, unable to dodge it.

boom!

A dull crash sounded, and Kakashi instantly fell back three meters.

Metkai no longer hesitated and immediately mobilized all his strength to unleash the strongest physical skills he could currently use.

"Konoha Dragon God!"

Along with the explosion of chakra, a terrifying aura rose up on Metkai, and a long green dragon quickly formed.

"Do you want to catch me off guard? Kai, you are indeed stronger, but so am I."

Kakashi immediately entered the state of seeing through the world and quickly stepped back while pulling out the White Fang short blade he was carrying.

"Huh." Kakashi's breathing changed rapidly, and everything in his body became transparent and controllable in his mind.

Zizzi!

With the blessing of the Breath of Thunder, Kakashi quickly converted a large amount of chakra into thunder attribute chakra, and his body shone with yellow lightning.

Yellow lightning flowed along the arm to the palm, and finally the White Fang short blade was dyed with electric light, extending out a blade of light.

"Thunder flash!"

boom!

A thunderous sound exploded, a yellow light burst out on the field, and Kakashi's whole body turned into a bolt of lightning and rushed out.

Obito stared at the two of them intently, hoping that Qinglong could bite the lightning.

Boom!!

The green dragon and the lightning collided, causing a violent explosion in an instant.

The powerful force of the two people caused the ground they were standing on to explode, and gravel and dust continued to fly in all directions.

"Both of them are very strong, and I can't defeat them now." Zhisui thought solemnly.

"However, Kakashi's attack is still stronger." After opening the Sharingan for more detailed observation, Shisui was almost certain of the outcome of the battle.

As if to confirm Shisui's idea, the next moment the dragon was broken and blood stains appeared on Metkai's body, while Kakashi just fell back a few meters, looking a little tired and with no obvious injuries on his body.

It's hard for Shisui to say if it's a real life-and-death fight, but if it's just a competition, it's true that Kakashi is stronger now, because Kakashi's Thunder Flash is really powerful.

"As expected of my best friend, you are still a little better than me." Metkai said with a smile, no regrets about the failure on his face.

Although he lost, Metkai felt that this battle did not lose its meaning because of the loss. He also knew some of the areas where he was lacking, and he would just work harder in that direction.

Kakashi didn't speak, but he felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

During the Chunin Examination, Metkai had to force his way into the fourth gate to be able to fight him like this, but now Metkai can do it at the third gate, which means that if Metkai forces his way into the fourth gate again, he may not be his opponent.

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"I really can't relax for a moment." Kakashi thought to himself.

He felt that it was really difficult to keep Mu Yue's disciples the strongest, and no one except Nohara Lin had it easy.

"Teacher Muyue, are these what I need to learn in the future?" Zhenyin looked at Muyue in confusion.

Because of Mu Yue's words, she kept a very serious attitude in watching the battle and wanted to learn a bit, but found that except for the initial trial attack, she couldn't understand the rest at all.

Mu Yue shook her head. It was hard to say what Thunder Breathing was about at the moment, but Eight Gate Dunjia definitely wouldn't work.

Metkai and Kakashi did not take the usual path in this battle. They directly used their ultimate moves on each other without fighting twice. Indeed, they did not learn anything.
To be continued...