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Several figures darted swiftly through the forest, leaping from tree to tree as they made their way toward the Land of Fire. These were the Konoha shinobi who had just completed their mission—Yuhi Kurenai, Might Guy, and three chūnin.
Though the mission was officially over, Kurenai's thoughts weren't on the completed task but rather on Miao. Guy, on the other hand, wasn't burdened by such concerns. While he too found Miao somewhat suspicious, his straightforward nature led him to simply shrug it off when he couldn't figure it out.
"The shuriken technique that guy used… It feels so familiar. I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before!" Kurenai thought to herself. A memory stirred in her mind—someone had once demonstrated a similar technique right in front of her.
"Damn it! When we get back, I'm definitely challenging Kakashi again! I've finally come up with a way to counter the Sharingan!!! Hahahaha!" Guy muttered under his breath, laughing loudly at his own brilliance. His antics were as exaggerated and comical as ever.
"What's gotten into Guy-sensei now?" One of the chūnin sighed exasperatedly, watching Guy act like an overexcited child.
"This is just the bromance between Guy-sensei and Kakashi-sensei. You really haven't heard about it? Practically everyone in the village knows their story," another chūnin chimed in with a mischievous grin.
"Eh? Really?" The first chūnin exclaimed in surprise, suddenly intrigued. "What is it? Tell me!"
Unbeknownst to them, Kurenai overheard their conversation and something clicked in her mind. "Kakashi… Sharingan… Uchiha… Shuriken technique!!!" Her expression shifted sharply as memories long buried began to resurface.
When Guy mentioned the Sharingan, Kurenai's hazy recollections from her youth suddenly came into sharp focus. In her mind's eye, she saw a young boy wearing an Uchiha crest on his shirt, goggles perched atop his head. He stood among a group of peers, proudly demonstrating the Uchiha clan's unique shuriken technique.
The boy struck what he clearly thought was a cool pose before launching several shuriken with pinpoint precision. The weapons flew at odd angles toward a nearby target marked with a bullseye. Turning to a silver-haired boy with droopy eyes and a black mask, he shouted triumphantly, "See that?! Kakashi! That's the Uchiha clan's secret shuriken technique! No one else can do it! Hahaha!"
Then, as if remembering something else, the boy turned red-faced to a cute brunette girl with paint on her cheeks. "Lyn! Did you see that? That's the power of Uchiha Obito!" he declared proudly.
"Hehe, keep it up, Obito," Lyn smiled warmly, encouraging him. "Thank you, Lyn!" Obito replied bashfully, scratching the back of his head.
"Idiot!" A cold voice cut through the moment. "What did you say?! Kakashi!!" Obito snapped, his eyes burning with fury as he glared at the aloof boy beside him.
"Look for yourself, moron!" Kakashi deadpanned, pointing lazily toward where Obito's shuriken had landed. Confused, Obito turned slowly—and immediately deflated. Of the six shuriken he'd thrown, only two had hit the target. The other four had gone wildly astray, missing the board entirely.
"T-This is just a mistake! It doesn't count!!" Obito stammered, his face turning beet red as he flailed his arms in protest.
"Hahahaha!!!" Their fellow rookie shinobi erupted into laughter, including Izumo Kamizuki, Asuma Sarutobi, Ebisu, Mitarashi Anko, Might Guy, and even Kurenai herself.
"Fool. Do you think enemies on the battlefield would give you a second chance? You'd already be dead," Kakashi remarked icily, showing no mercy.
"Kakashi!! Don't get cocky with me!!!" Obito roared, his face flushed with anger as his dark eyes locked onto Kakashi.
"Alright, alright, Obito. Kakashi's just trying to help. Calm down," Lyn said soothingly, pulling Obito aside. She then turned to Kakashi, scolding gently, "And you, Kakashi, ease up a little. We're all teammates here. There's no need for this!"
The memory played vividly in Kurenai's mind like a slideshow. Everything suddenly clicked. "There's no doubt about it! That guy used the Uchiha clan's shuriken technique!! That's why it felt so familiar!" Kurenai realized with sudden clarity.
While Miao's execution of the technique was far more refined than Obito's clumsy attempts back then, the distinctive throwing style and trajectory of the shuriken were unmistakably similar.
"Guy, I know why that guy's shuriken technique felt so familiar!" Kurenai said seriously, turning to Guy.
"Hmm?" Guy snapped out of his daydream about defeating Kakashi and glanced at Kurenai. "What is it?"
"That guy's shuriken technique—it does feel familiar, but I couldn't place it. Do you know what it is?" Guy asked curiously. He'd pondered the same question earlier but eventually dismissed it.
"Do you remember someone named Uchiha Obito?" Kurenai asked cryptically, posing a seemingly unrelated question.
"Uchiha Obito? Of course I do. He was part of our graduating class and one of Kakashi's old teammates. I even sparred with him once or twice. Thinking back, he was pretty pathetic back then," Guy chuckled, reminiscing.
"Huh?" Guy's laughter abruptly stopped as realization dawned on him. Though Guy appeared goofy and scatterbrained, he was anything but foolish when it mattered. His performance during the Fourth Shinobi World War proved that much. Few who survived such battles—and rose to become jōnin—were truly dimwitted.