Bang—
"3001!"
Naruto's eyeballs almost popped out!
"Lee... Lee! What are you doing?! Do you really want to kill me?!"
Rock Lee chuckled, "Of course, I'm responding to Naruto's efforts and passion, and continuing to burn with youth!"
"No... don't!"
Rock Lee kicked out again.
"3002!"
"How about it, Naruto? I kicked one more time than you!"
"It's your turn now!"
Naruto looked at Rock Lee with an expression of irreconcilable enmity.
"Damn it!"
He could only clench his fists and kick out twice more.
"3002!"
"3003!"
Rock Lee: "Oh oh! As expected of Naruto!"
"3003!"
"3004!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah! Stop kicking!"
Naruto clutched his head, frantically pulling at his hair, already at a hysterical level.
"3004!"
"3005!"
Rock Lee was about to continue chasing, but Naruto really couldn't take it anymore and pounced, hugging Rock Lee's leg.
"Lee! Lee! Let me live!"
Rock Lee scratched his head, "What do you mean, Naruto?"
Naruto, of course, couldn't tell him his troubles.
He could only rack his brain, desperately trying to come up with an excuse.
"Ah, well... victory and defeat can't be decided in an instant. Let's save the rest for later!"
Rock Lee's eyes lit up.
"Well said, Naruto!"
"So-called training is a marathon, not a sprint!"
"Let's move on to the next stage immediately..."
"Hitting the training dummy 4000 times!"
Naruto tremblingly gave a thumbs up.
"Good... good..."
"Thank you, Lee!"
Chapter 15: Might Guy's Approval! Burn, Youth!
Naruto was already burnt out.
Reduced to white ash.
After completing 4000 hits on the training dummy, he felt as if his body no longer belonged to him.
Just like a puppet in the hands of a puppeteer.
However, Naruto learned his lesson this time.
He deliberately didn't shout out how many times he hit.
When Rock Lee completed 4000 times, he deliberately hit one more time without being noticed.
This way, he avoided that hot-blooded youth, Rock Lee, competing with him again.
"Okay, Naruto, next up is 3000 jump ropes!"
"...Okay, okay..."
..."Well done, Naruto!"
"Finally, 3000 push-ups!"
"...I, I understand..."
However, even Rock Lee had actually reached his limit.
These final 3000 push-ups were simply beyond what they could do at their age.
Even though Rock Lee gave his all, he only managed a little over 2500 times.
As for Naruto, his advantage in stamina and recovery became apparent at this point.
He even lasted a little longer than Rock Lee.
However, he also stopped at most around 2600.
Both of them instantly collapsed on the training ground.
Gasping for air, they didn't even have the strength to speak.
And what they didn't know was... at this very moment, another pair of eyes was staring at them with intense light...
"Naruto, perhaps because I'm training with you, I've worked much harder today than usual!"
"Is this the power of a companion?!"
Naruto: "...Thank you..."
Rock Lee gasped and smiled, "Don't mention it! I should be thanking Naruto instead!"
Naruto was speechless; clearly, Rock Lee was a straightforward person who couldn't understand the sarcasm in his words.
"Oh, right, Naruto, since neither of us completed the challenge, we'll have to stick to our agreement."
"A-agreement?!"
Rock Lee showed a brilliant smile and gave a thumbs-up.
"Of course, it's walking around the Village on our hands thirty times!"
Naruto: "...Ah! No!"
A flock of crows flew overhead, cawing... Dusk had fallen.
The last rays of the setting sun slanted across the entire Konoha Village.
On a path on the outskirts, Naruto and Rock Lee were walking around the entire Village on their hands, completely oblivious to the puzzled stares of passersby.
"Hold on, Naruto! Only 29 more laps left!"
Naruto: "...Do you even hear yourself? Is that something a human would say?!"
He was drenched in sweat, his arms began to tremble, but to avoid being shocked, he could only grit his teeth and push through with all his Might.
Moreover, at this point, he no longer wanted to give up.
Otherwise, wouldn't all the previous suffering have been for nothing?!
Just as the two were training desperately.
Suddenly, a noisy sound came from behind, as if the ground was shaking, and passersby gasped and scattered.
Bang bang bang—
Bang bang bang!
A green figure, like a whirlwind, swept past at high speed, almost lifting the skirts of the girls passing by, who quickly blushed and covered themselves tightly.
"Hahahahahahaha!"
Accompanied by bursts of laughter, a man in a green training suit, also with a large bowl cut and thick eyebrows, rushed from behind, walking on his hands!
Naruto and Rock Lee looked back, and their expressions instantly changed.
"Ah! Another bowl cut with thick eyebrows!"
Rock Lee, however, exclaimed in shock, "Such a powerful man!"
"Walking on his hands with such speed and strength is simply incredible!"
"So, so cool!"
Undoubtedly, this man with the bowl cut and thick eyebrows was none other than... the Blue Beast of Konoha Village... Might Guy!
He had actually known about Rock Lee for a long time; when he was at the Ninja Academy, he had been told that there was a child who resembled him greatly.
Since then, after completing his missions, Might Guy would always subtly pay attention to Rock Lee's every move.
However, he had never shown himself to disturb him.
Because he was afraid he would disrupt Rock Lee's training.
Until today, seeing that Rock Lee finally had a training partner, Might Guy was very happy for him and finally decided to reveal himself.
Rumble—
Like a green tornado, although Might Guy was walking on his hands, his strength and speed were beyond what Naruto and Rock Lee could imagine.
He instantly sprinted between the two, and the violent blast of air made both of them spin wildly.
"Ah ah ah—"
Bang!
Both of them involuntarily fell to the ground.
Might Guy, however, stopped, turned back, and smiled brightly at the two, standing on one hand and giving a thumbs-up with the other.
"Well done, both of you!"
"This is true youth!"
"Sweat it out, burn with youth, and leave no regrets or sorrows!"
Naruto fell to the ground and couldn't help but say angrily.
"Who the hell are you?!"
Might Guy remained on one hand, even turning around with one hand, as if it were as simple as strolling through a garden.
"Me?"
"I am the Blue Beast of Konoha Village, who strikes fear into the entire Ninja World..."
"Might Guy!"
Naruto: "...Never heard of him!"
Rock Lee, however, his eyes shining, "Oh oh! It's Teacher Might Guy!"