"Kai, what's happened recently? Why are you so distracted? Could it be..."
Asuma said with a wink, while secretly peeking at Kurenai Yuhi who was sitting opposite.
"Indeed, Gai has not been on a mission recently, and his state is very wrong. He actually has no appetite for his favorite spicy curry rice. Could it be that he was hit by Kakashi again?"
"It's been a while since I've seen Kakashi. It's probably not Kakashi's fault."
Everyone had a tacit understanding not to mention the ANBU mission, after all, they were in a public place.
Since we haven’t seen each other for a long time, we have dinner together every once in a while to bond.
Of course, no one will mention the secret of the mission, which is the basic rule of being a ninja.
Asuma and the others were muttering quietly, while Kai, who was sitting at the outermost position, was struggling with the spicy curry rice in front of him with trembling hands.
If it were normal, he could destroy this plate of curry rice in five seconds at most!
Then he becomes energetic and puts a great burden on those around him!
But today he couldn't even hold a spoon steady. Not only did his hands shake badly, but his appetite wasn't very good either.
As for the reason...
Just don’t mention it!
He even regretted why he accepted the proposal at that time. If he hadn't accepted it, it wouldn't have been so troublesome.
Counting the time, twenty days have passed since the one-month deadline.
And during these twenty days, he would go to the same place every day and have a '1V1 man battle' with someone.
It was the same today. He wanted to take a day off, but he couldn't control himself. After being attacked, he automatically entered a counterattack state, and then continued to fight until dark.
Finally, he ran over in this dirty clothes in a hurry, and only had time to wrap a clean bandage on his hand.
Fortunately, the people around him knew him very well, so they just thought it was him running off to train again and finally losing track of time, which is why he looked so embarrassed.
Otherwise, no one would believe that he was actually dragged to this moment by a 6-year-old kid during the battle.
As long as he thought of the other party's fearless eyes and his attitude of never giving up no matter how much blood and sweat he shed, Kai couldn't bear to reject him face to face.
So in the end the two reached a commitment and set a one-month deadline.
Kai initially really expected Qingyu to be able to persist for a few days, but twenty days passed in a flash. Not only did Qingyu not give up, but he became more and more courageous as he fought!
No matter how many injuries he suffered in the battle the day before, he would definitely appear in front of him full of vigor and energy the next day.
And the speed of improvement in strength is surprising!
Even with his conscious help, Bloodstain Boundary's defensive capabilities are getting stronger and stronger.
Kai had never heard of bloodstain limits that could be raised in this way before.
But after seeing it with my own eyes, I had to believe it.
After all, the blood stain limit needs to be developed frequently. If you don't use it, you will never know where the limit of this thing is.
If you think about it this way, it's quite normal.
It's just that Kai is a little troubled and can't tell. After all, he has no blood stain limit. The only protection for his hands is chakra... and a few circles of bandages.
The role of the latter can be completely ignored...
So he had to go to the hospital every day after his "routine" work, otherwise his hands and feet would be scrapped sooner or later if he caught an "iron lump" hammer every day!
But compared with the injuries he suffered, Qingyu suffered much more injuries each time.
There were even several times when he was reviewing whether he had struck too hard and wanted to end the duel.
He really didn't want such a good prospect to be accidentally destroyed in his hands!
But this guy obviously looked half-dead every time, but when he stood in front of him the next day, his injuries were almost healed. Although it had a certain impact, it didn't cancel out the man. Great War'.
Then I just persisted day by day...
Kai was in a daze when he recalled what he had experienced these days.
This was the first time he saw a guy who was as hardworking as him in training.
Then an emotion called 'recognition' began to appear in Kai's heart.
"That guy will definitely become an amazing ninja in the future!"
Kai couldn't help but give the highest praise in his heart.
"What a great ninja, aren't you still worried about Kakashi pushing you to be promoted to Jonin so much?"
Asuma, who came to Kai at some point, suddenly hugged his neck and teased.
"As a lifelong rival! I will never be jealous of Kakashi for such a thing! And it won't take long, and I will definitely be promoted to Jonin!"
Kai didn't take Asuma's words as a joke, but replied very seriously.
Then he suddenly picked up the plate, shoveled all the remaining spicy curry rice into his mouth, then drank a large glass of water and swallowed it forcefully.
"Thanks for the treat, I'm ready to eat, train, train!"
With that said, Kai ignored the headache looks from others and strode out full of energy.
He has endured too much other people's looks since he was a child, and has long since learned to ignore them and focus on being himself!
Without such a pure mentality, he would not have achieved what he has achieved now, let alone become the 'King of Kai' in the future!
And compared to Kai, no one else in the store could do that.
"This guy Kai just left without even saying a few words. It's true."
"Forget it, forget it, is there anyone who doesn't know Kai's character? He can't hold anything else in his head except training, so just let him be."
"Who said that, if Kakashi were here, Gai would definitely pester Kakashi to have a passionate showdown with him that would put his youth on the line!"
"Haha, you guys are really good at it."
"Yes, it's something Kai can do. It's a pity that after Kakashi entered...'Ahem', we rarely see him."
"Yeah, we've fallen so far behind before we knew it."
Suddenly no one spoke, and the atmosphere became a little heavy and awkward.
Kakashi has been active in the battlefield for a long time, and now he has entered the Anbu. As for them, whether it is the Nine-Tails incident or the war that Kumogakure is currently restarting, they can't get involved.
In other words, the village does not allow them to participate in the war!
Just because they haven't really grown up yet, they are still the next generation that need to be protected.
If all of them were promoted to Jonin early like Kakashi and became the mainstay of the village, would it be their turn to stand up and protect others? Would they be able to kill the enemy on the battlefield and protect themselves? Home.
There is no answer to this question, or everyone has a clear answer.
"Let's break up. I have to go back and practice hard." Hong suddenly said.
Everyone nodded in silence and finally left.