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However, Gojo Satoru… he was, after all, the man considered perfect in every aspect except personality. Doing this myself shouldn't be a problem, right?
Hatake Kuroshi thoughtfully pulled up the system panel and glanced at it. He happened to notice the Restoration Degree had increased by 1%.
[Character Template: Gojo Satoru]
[Restoration Degree: 56%]
[Acquired Skills: Six Eyes, Limitless Cursed Technique, Red, Blue, Cursed Speech.]
[Please continue to increase template restoration degree, Host, to obtain more rewards.]
Well, as long as it's gradually increasing. Hatake Kuroshi thoughtfully rubbed his chin.
However, before he could close the system panel, a low, stern voice suddenly sounded from nearby.
"Who are you people!? How dare you trespass on forbidden ground!"
"Eh?" Hatake Kuroshi turned his head, somewhat puzzled, and then saw a muscular, dark-skinned man who looked like he was radiating electricity. Although at first glance he seemed to be cosplaying a Super Saiyan... judging by his stance and attire, this person must be the Fourth Raikage, A.
"Ah ah ah! Wait, wait! This person is the teacher who came to teach me rap!"
"He means no har—"
Before Killer B could finish, A charged directly towards Hatake Kuroshi. A gust of wind instantly whipped up the hair on Killer B and Kimimaro's faces. Clearly, Kimimaro, being a child, was dismissed as harmless; A's target seemed solely focused on Hatake Kuroshi.
The lightning-fast figure streaked through the air like a blue flash, even emitting a crackling electric sound.
Hatake Kuroshi calmly rubbed his chin, watching the blue lightning bolt rushing towards him with a smile.
"Eh~ Giving me such a grand gift right away? Guess you think highly of me."
This guy, isn't he going to dodge? Killer B watched Hatake Kuroshi standing still in horror. A's speed was definitely not on the same level as his own. Besides, Killer B had just been sparring lightly with Hatake Kuroshi using swords; it wasn't a real life-or-death fight. If Hatake Kuroshi faced A with the same attitude he used against him, it definitely wouldn't be enough.
Kimimaro frowned tightly, looking between the two. Hatake Kuroshi hadn't told him to attack, meaning he could handle it alone. But the current atmosphere was completely different from before. A was charging with the intent to kill him directly.
Hatake Kuroshi's figure flashed past A's front, leaving not even a trace of an afterimage.
A, covered in deep blue lightning, looked up slightly and saw Hatake Kuroshi's grinning expression in mid-air.
"Space-time ninjutsu?"
Without needing much exchange, A understood the principle behind Hatake Kuroshi's technique in that instant. Rather than moving with speed, this person seemed to cut out a section of space to arrive at another location. He had seen someone use a similar space-time ninjutsu before: Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze. However, that person used various kunai to move around.
"Something like that~ But there are some differences." Hatake Kuroshi adjusted his eye patch in mid-air, responding casually.
The important thing about space-time ninjutsu was figuring out its weaknesses and characteristics. But this teleportation was merely Hatake Kuroshi's most basic movement ability.
Because it was so ordinary, this teleportation was paradoxically the hardest to counter. Unless the surroundings were a sealed space filled with obstacles, Hatake Kuroshi's teleportation was basically unbeatable. But if it were filled with obstacles and sealed, it would directly restrict the movement space of many enemies.
In short, regardless, Hatake Kuroshi wouldn't be at a disadvantage.
Before Hatake Kuroshi finished speaking, A had already leaped up, his elbows charged with bright blue lightning chakra. A fierce wind howled around him. A's figure shot upwards through the air rapidly, the crackling electricity instantly illuminating the surrounding space.
"Liger Bomb!"
With a low roar, A's elbow shot straight towards Hatake Kuroshi.
However, just barely missing, Hatake Kuroshi's body suddenly plummeted downwards rapidly. Hatake Kuroshi's flying silver hair was even slightly attracted by the electricity, but in an instant, he was sitting on the ground.
After smoothing his hair, Hatake Kuroshi raised an index finger, tilted his head up, shook it, and smiled.
"Well, almost got me."
"Although fast, the speed of movement and the speed of cutting space are still somewhat different."
A's gaze quickly swept across the ground, even beside him; there were no markings like kunai anywhere. Minato Namikaze at least threw markers. What did this person rely on to move?!
While scanning the ground, A quickly gathered chakra to his feet.
"Maybe you'll have to fight someone like this in the future~ Get a good look, Kimimaro." Hatake Kuroshi turned his head towards Kimimaro beside him, then pointed at A still in mid-air.
This dark-skinned muscular man clearly belongs to a different category than the two of them. Coming down from mid-air like that, it felt like his sheer weight could crush Hatake Kuroshi. Kimimaro hadn't seen much growing up.
Seeing this now would help him understand that his Kekkei Genkai was just that—a Kekkei Genkai. There were plenty of people in Kumogakure even more terrifying than him.
Kimimaro looked overwhelmed at Hatake Kuroshi's figure, which had just appeared on the ground, nodding blankly.... Honestly, the existence of these two individuals today had completely refreshed Kimimaro's worldview.
Too strong, too fast.
His eyes couldn't keep up at all!
Killer B, having been on battlefields, found Hatake Kuroshi's actions bizarre beyond reason.
"You id—iot, you bast—ard! This is urgent! Stop explaining stuff like that!"
"Boom—!!"
Just as Killer B finished speaking, a blue beam charged with electricity slammed down from above onto Hatake Kuroshi's head. The spot where Hatake Kuroshi had been sitting instantly became shrouded in dust.
Kimimaro and Killer B instinctively shielded their faces and took a step back. The entire ground trembled violently from A's impact; Kimimaro even stumbled slightly. The ground cracked layer by layer like a spiderweb, shattering into a large area of rubble.
A stood in the deep pit, frowning involuntarily. Beneath his feet were only continuously shattering stones and dust; Hatake Kuroshi's figure was long gone. Although distracted talking to others, he actually hadn't been careless at all. This person is truly mysterious.
"Running around like a rabbit! Why don't you attack at all!"
"And what's with that ability? You didn't use kunai or anything either!"
A dispersed the dust, the lightning covering his body already gone, shouting sternly at Hatake Kuroshi.
"Is he always like this? I think he might be going through menopause."
Hatake Kuroshi's light voice suddenly sounded from behind Killer B and Kimimaro.
"Wha—!?!?"
"When did you get behind us!?"
The two, standing in front of Hatake Kuroshi, almost jumped out of their skin, quickly retreating to the sides.
This guy appears and disappears like a ghost! The dust had just scattered; they hadn't realized at all that this person had already gotten behind them.
"I was here just now." Hatake Kuroshi shrugged somewhat innocently.
"I have no reason to attack you~"
"Fighting you guys, I have to think about how to hold back so you survive, while pretending to go all out."
"It's tiring."
The moment Hatake Kuroshi mentioned 'holding back', Kimimaro, standing on a rock, and Killer B simultaneously clamped their hands over his mouth.
It's already reached such a tense standoff, stop provoking him!!
A seemed like he was about to temporarily stop attacking and assess the situation because he couldn't hit Hatake Kuroshi.
This guy shouldn't make things worse!
Although Killer B realized Hatake Kuroshi's words were mocking, reaching this point felt like a huge problem. Kimimaro simply realized that if he continued talking, the situation would become very difficult to resolve.
"What menopause?! I heard you clearly, you brat!" Fortunately, A hadn't heard Hatake Kuroshi's latter words, just walking over menacingly.
Killer B and Kimimaro exchanged glances, then each dragged their respective companions away a distance. Good grief, if these two started yelling at each other, this place would probably be destroyed.
"Well, I wasn't planning on staying long anyway."
"Just getting acquainted."
Letting him into the place where the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is kept was already strange enough. Fortunately, Killer B was practicing Acrobatic Combat now; otherwise, if a Tailed Beast Bomb came over, this conversation probably wouldn't have happened.
Hatake Kuroshi lazily patted Kimimaro's head, reassuring him he wouldn't say anything more inflammatory. Although encountering the Fourth Raikage was unexpected, he had made contact with the Eight-Tails anyway. These people would be useful assets later on.
"Teacher?" A looked strangely at Hatake Kuroshi after hearing Killer B's explanation. Although he hadn't seen Hatake Kuroshi fight seriously, this guy came to teach rap?
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