Chapter 15: Might Guy's Approval! Burn, Youth!
Naruto was already burnt out.
Turned into snow-white ashes.
By the time he finished punching the wooden stake 4000 times, he felt that his body no longer belonged to him.
Just like a puppet in the hands of a puppeteer.
However, Naruto had learned his lesson this time.
He deliberately didn't shout out how many times he had punched.
When Rock Lee finished 4000 times, he deliberately punched one more time without being noticed by Lee.
This way, he avoided that hot-blooded youth Rock Lee competing with him again.
"Alright, Naruto, next is jumping rope 3000 times!"
"...O-Okay..."
...
"Well done, Naruto!"
"Finally, it's 3000 push-ups!"
"...I, I understand..."
However, even Rock Lee had actually reached his limit.
These final 3000 push-ups were simply impossible for them at this age.
Even though Rock Lee tried his best, he ultimately only managed to do over 2500.
As for Naruto, his advantage in endurance and recovery became apparent at this time.
He even persisted a bit longer than Rock Lee.
However, he also stopped at most at over 2600.
The two instantly collapsed on the ground of the training field simultaneously.
Gasping for breath heavily, they didn't even have the strength to speak.
And what they didn't know was...
At this very moment, there was another pair of eyes staring at the two of them, emitting a blazing light...
"Na, Naruto, perhaps because of training with you, I worked much harder than usual today!"
"Is this the power of partnership?!"
Naruto: "...Thank you very much..."
Rock Lee panted and laughed: "You're welcome! I should say, I should thank Naruto instead!"
Naruto was speechless. Obviously, Rock Lee was a straightforward person and couldn't understand the sarcasm in his words at all.
"Ah, right, Naruto, since neither of us completed the challenge, we can only follow the agreement."
"A-Agreement?!"
Rock Lee revealed a bright smile and gave a thumbs up.
"Of course, walk around the village on our hands thirty times!"
Naruto: "...Ah! No!"
A row of crows flew over his head, cawing "aho aho".
...
Dusk had fallen.
The afterglow of the setting sun slanted across the entire Konoha Village.
On the path on the outskirts, Naruto and Rock Lee were walking around the entire village on their hands, completely ignoring the confused looks of pedestrians.
"Hold on, Naruto! Only the last 29 laps left!"
Naruto: "...Listen to yourself, is that human language?!"
Sweat poured down like rain, and his arms began to tremble, but to avoid being electrocuted, he could only grit his teeth and persist with all his might.
Moreover, having reached this point, he didn't want to give up anymore.
Otherwise, wouldn't the suffering before be for nothing?!
Just as the two were training desperately.
Suddenly, a noisy sound came from behind, as if the earth was trembling, and pedestrians all exclaimed and dodged.
Bang bang bang—
Bang bang bang!
A green figure swept past like a tornado, almost lifting the skirts of passing girls, who hurriedly covered them with blushing faces.
"Hahahahaha!"
Accompanied by wild laughter, a man wearing a green training suit, also with a big bowl cut and thick eyebrows, came rushing from behind on his hands!
Naruto and Lee looked back, and their faces instantly changed in unison.
"Ah! Another bowl cut with thick eyebrows!"
Rock Lee was shocked: "Wh-What a powerful man!"
"Walking on hands, yet having such speed and power, it's simply incredible!"
"Too, too cool!"
Undoubtedly, this man with a bowl cut and thick eyebrows was of course...
Konoha's Noble Blue Beast...
Might Guy!
He had actually known about Rock Lee for a long time. When Lee was in the Ninja Academy, people had told Guy that there was a kid very similar to him.
Since then, in his spare time after completing missions, Might Guy would always pay attention to Rock Lee's every move, intentionally or unintentionally.
However, he had never shown himself to disturb him.
Because he was afraid he would disrupt Rock Lee's cultivation.
Until today, seeing that Rock Lee finally had a partner to cultivate with, Might Guy was very happy for him and finally decided to show himself.
Rumble—
Like a green tornado, although Might Guy was walking on his hands, his power and speed were simply beyond Naruto and Rock Lee's imagination.
Instantly rushing past between the two, the violent air wave made both of them spin wildly.
"Aaaaaahhhhh—"
Thump!
Both of them fell to the ground involuntarily.
Might Guy stopped, looked back at the two with a bright smile, stood on one hand, and gave a thumbs up with the other.
"Well done, you two!"
"This is true youth!"
"Shed your sweat, burn your youth, don't leave yourself with any regrets!"
Naruto fell to the ground and couldn't help but say angrily.
"Who the hell are you!"
Might Guy remained standing on one hand, and even turned around using only one hand, as simple as taking a leisurely walk.
"Me?"
"I am Konoha's Noble Blue Beast, making the entire Ninja World tremble with fear at the news..."
"Might Guy!"
Naruto: "...Never heard of you!"
Rock Lee's eyes lit up: "Oh oh! So it's Guy-sensei!"
"What, have you heard of my name?"
Rock Lee: "...Not really!"
Might Guy collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Then what was that just now!"
Rock Lee laughed loudly: "Although I don't know Guy-sensei's great name, I felt it from your cultivation just now, that was the wildly burning fire of youth!"
Might Guy was overjoyed: "Oh! You guy really understand!"
"How about it, want to cultivate with me?!"
Rock Lee opened his mouth wide in pleasant surprise.
"Can, can I?"
"Of course! I approve of you!"
Might Guy gave a thumbs up again, his teeth sparkling.
Although Naruto couldn't quite stand this pair of hot-blooded clowns, hearing Might Guy's approval of Rock Lee, he couldn't help but interject: "Ano sa, ano sa..."
"What about me!"
Might Guy laughed loudly: "You're called Naruto, right? I also saw your cultivation and efforts, of course I approve of you too!"
Naruto couldn't help but be overjoyed as well.
"Right! Aha, aha..."
Might Guy leaped up lightly. This time he was still walking on his hands, but he was using only one finger!
"Come on, Lee, Naruto!"
"Keep up with my speed!"
Naruto and Rock Lee turned pale with shock: "Ac-Actually using only one finger?!"
"Is that guy really a monster?!"
The two looked at each other, both shocked and refusing to admit defeat.
"We can't lose to a single finger!"
"Let's go, Lee!"
"Oh, Naruto!"
The two got fired up again, using both hands, chasing frantically after the speeding Might Guy.
Three clouds of dust instantly rose on the path surrounding Konoha Village.
Passing pedestrians coughed repeatedly, frowning as they looked at the three retreating figures.
"Really..."
"What lunatics..."
...
Under Might Guy's lead, Naruto and Rock Lee completed the thirty-lap goal almost without stopping.
To meet Brother System's requirement, Naruto secretly walked a few more steps on his hands.
When they finally stopped, he completely collapsed into a lump of soft mud, flowing on the ground.
Rock Lee also reached his limit, his face pale, lying in a "dai" shape, gasping violently.
[Congratulations Host for completing today's special Taijutsu training. Stamina +5. Current Stamina reached 90 points!]
Naruto was instantly overjoyed.
90 points!
This was an unprecedented good result for him!
Just then.
Might Guy laughed loudly, showing an expression of extreme appreciation towards the two.
"As expected of the men I approve of!"
"Hey, if you guys still have strength, do you want to learn a move from me?"
"Not to brag, but my, Konoha's Noble Blue Beast Might Guy's Taijutsu, is invincible in the Ninja World!"
Naruto and Rock Lee's eyes instantly lit up.
"You... You want to teach us Taijutsu?"
"Re, really?!"