Just as he flickered onto the roof, Kakashi heard a loud "bang." The air was broken by supersonic speed, and the sonic boom at close range appeared in his senses almost simultaneously with a sturdy green figure—
It was a resolute-faced man with a bowl cut, wearing a green jumpsuit and a standard Ninja flak jacket, with sandbags strapped to his calves and arms.
The person came to a sudden halt, and the hair that had been blown up by the wind "slapped" against his forehead. He immediately locked onto Kakashi and gave him a toothy grin. The brilliant white teeth made Kakashi's eyes ache, and the corner of his eye twitched imperceptibly.
Guy—
This guy... no one else had such a unique and eccentric "Body Flicker Technique." Not a single other person in the entire Ninja World could be found like him:
There are two types of Body Flicker Techniques in this world—Ninjutsu Body Flicker and Taijutsu Body Flicker.
Ninjutsu Body Flicker is performed through Ninjutsu and is the most widely used among Ninjas. It is an advanced application of the spatial displacement of the Substitution Jutsu. Generally speaking, once a Ninja reaches a level of "consummate mastery" in the Substitution Jutsu, they will naturally master the Body Flicker Technique.
This type of Body Flicker Technique, based on the "Substitution Jutsu," is the most common.
Another type of Ninjutsu Body Flicker includes things like Water Flicker and Earth Flicker, which utilize the environment to perform the technique.
To be more precise, Taijutsu Body Flicker is Nintaijutsu Body Flicker, and only Kumogakure has truly mastered it—
It's a Body Flicker Technique that uses the properties of Lightning Release Chakra to allow a person to move instantaneously like a bolt of lightning... As for Guy's "Body Flicker Technique," it is purely the use of his own explosive power, running and moving at extreme speeds. To say it's "useful," it actually isn't very useful, but to say it's "useless," it seems to have some utility... At least, the immense sense of pressure during the movement is something other Body Flicker Techniques lack.
It was hard not to recognize him... "Hey, Kakashi... what a coincidence, I've found you again!" Guy's voice was as loud and resonant as a bell, making Kakashi's head ache. His brain felt like it was being shaken by the sound, creating a sense of nausea—dizziness, nausea, wanting to vomit... Kakashi slapped a hand over his face and wailed in his heart, "Did he just make me pregnant from the noise..."
"Huh?" After finishing his sentence, the simple-minded Guy finally noticed the sunscreen mask on Kakashi's face. "Kakashi, why are you wearing a woman's mask?"
Kakashi:...I want to die, seriously... I'm done with this world.
"Ah, I see. Kakashi, are you doing some kind of Shame Cultivation? It must be so. I can't fall behind either..."
Guy performed his own "reading comprehension," and after speaking, he vanished. Kakashi took a deep breath and used another Body Flicker Technique—conveniently picking up his Substitution Jutsu Log. These things were limited in number; every one used was one less, so he couldn't leave it here to waste. He infused Chakra into the one-meter-tall, washbasin-thick Substitution Jutsu Log, activating the seal. Runes wrapped around it like chains, and in an instant, the log shrunk into a finger-long small stick. Kakashi tucked it into his pouch and used another Body Flicker Technique.
Taking advantage of Guy running off, he hurried to make his escape. Otherwise, who knew what kind of "social death" awaited him next!
As Guy's friend, having experienced much, he naturally had experience: you could always suspect that guy's head was filled with nothing but muscle, but you could never doubt... that being with him meant social death was the norm.
Just standing together was social death, let alone Guy's bizarre "brain holes" that could drive someone crazy!
"Ah, Kakashi, where are you?"
A figure with the same pink sunscreen mask and a bowl cut sprinted down the street, shouting as he zoomed past Ino.
He left behind a smell of sweat and a meridian perception that made Ino grimace... On this monster, the Chakra was incredibly chaotic—
It was like a crude man who knew nothing of music, smashing and pulling at the strings of a Guzheng with fingers as thick as radishes, producing an extremely unpleasant sound... These sounds manifested as Chakra in Ino's perception, making it unbearable. Before Ino could calm down, the bowl cut wearing the pink sunscreen mask came running back in the opposite direction... "Kakashi, you bastard, I will find you... You have the guts to stay quiet, but do you have the guts to come out..."
"Kakashi, if you don't come out, I'm going to start spreading rumors..."
Guy?
Ino felt as if a crow had flown over her head, cawing as it went, leaving three black dots behind... No, an ellipsis.
"Such chaotic and disorderly Chakra, lacking any melody, really... But for Guy, it seems to fit his character..."
From reading the manga in her "previous life," the impression she had of Guy was exactly like this.
"No wonder he's not good at Ninjutsu—training this way means he'll be completely cut off from Ninjutsu. But this massive amount of Chakra... walking down the street, he's like a human torch. In all of Konoha, there isn't anyone burning brighter than him..." In Ino's perception, Guy stood out uniquely.
"Is he looking for Kakashi for a fated duel? Wait, he's wearing my family's sunscreen mask..."
Thinking of this, Ino suddenly felt a pang in her heart—was it too late to stop Guy and ask for brand damage fees?
Although he contributed to sales, would others feel physical discomfort toward the sunscreen mask after seeing Guy's "seller show"?
"I..."
Forget it, with Guy running back and forth like this, probably all of Konoha knows by now.
"Keep a calm mind... those who like it will still like it; one Guy won't affect much... Hmm? He stopped? Did he find Kakashi?"
...In an alley, Kakashi looked on with a dead fish eye, having lost all hope. Guy stood with his hands on his hips, giving a thumbs up—
"Hahaha... Destiny has brought us together again. Kakashi, my best friend, let us have a duel of youth!"
"If you hadn't threatened to spread rumors, we wouldn't have met!" Kakashi retorted. With the mindset of getting it over with quickly, he got straight to the point: "So, for this duel, how about Rock-Paper-Scissors?"
"Last time was Rock-Paper-Scissors!"
"Then, how about we see who can pee the furthest..."
"Yosh... you kidney-deficient guy, you're bound to lose..."
The two then appeared on the roof of a small white building, facing a piece of wasteland on the other side. It was a suitable location for a competition.
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