Chapter 6

Kakashi is already a chūnin, and Fūya's strength is also above the level of a chūnin. Naturally, they couldn't spar in a small courtyard; it would be too cramped.

"Are you ready?"

Kakashi, standing in an open area, held a kunai in each hand and looked at Fūya from a distance, his body slightly leaning forward, already in a combat stance.

Fūya stood in place, holding the chakra short knife White Fang in his hand, and calmly looked at Kakashi, saying, "Come on."

Whoosh!!

The moment Fūya's words fell, Kakashi's figure rushed over.

The two kunai turned into blurs, attacking from both sides. Fūya calmly swung the chakra knife in his hand, blocking Kakashi's attacks with a series of strikes.

Clang!!

After blocking a few moves, Fūya's eyes flickered, and he suddenly slashed down with the chakra knife, forcefully breaking through Kakashi's defense with the two kunai and slicing across Kakashi's chest.

Kakashi's figure instantly turned into smoke and dissipated.

Shadow Clone!

"Fire Release! Great Fireball Technique!"

In the next moment, a voice came from behind Fūya, accompanied by intense heat. A huge fireball shot towards Fūya's back.

Fūya's expression remained unchanged. He stepped on the ground and leaped a distance, avoiding the direct attack of the Great Fireball.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!

In the next instant, seven or eight shurikens spun out from the Great Fireball, enveloped in flames, completely blocking Fūya's escape route.

"Your combination of ninjutsu and shuriken is already very proficient."

Fūya smiled, and the short knife White Fang in his hand suddenly turned into a blur, moving at an incredible speed, drawing lines in the air.

The seven or eight shurikens wrapped in flames were instantly blocked by Fūya!

Swoosh!!

Almost at the same time Fūya blocked the shurikens, Kakashi's figure emerged from the ground less than a meter behind Fūya, the kunai in his hand piercing Fūya's back, stopping there.

"I win."

A bead of sweat appeared on Kakashi's forehead, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes. This was the first time he had won against Fūya in their spars!

However, at that moment, Fūya, standing in front of him, turned his head and smiled faintly, saying, "Do you really think so?"

Bang!!

As he spoke, Fūya's body deliberately collided with Kakashi's kunai, instantly turning into smoke and disappearing.

This scene left Kakashi standing there in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Clone?!

"How is this possible..."

Before Kakashi could react, a gust of wind came from behind him. Kakashi turned around, blocking with his arm, but was still kicked in the arm.

A heavy force knocked him down, and he staggered back five or six steps before barely regaining his balance.

"Was that a Shadow Clone just now?!"

Kakashi looked at Fūya, somewhat disbelieving.

He clearly didn't see Fūya use the Shadow Clone technique, and how could it be used without any sound or detection?

"No."

Fūya shook his head and said, "It was just a regular clone."

Kakashi was taken aback and said, "Impossible! Clones have no offensive capability, how could they block my Flame Shuriken..."

"I was still the original when I blocked the Flame Shuriken."

Fūya smiled faintly and said, "You might not understand just by hearing it, so watch."

As he spoke,

Fūya held the hilt of White Fang with one hand, and with the other hand, he completed the hand seals for two techniques at an incredible speed, almost instantly.

Clone Technique! Substitution Technique!

"This..."

Kakashi was momentarily speechless.

He knew the Clone Technique and Substitution Technique, which were basic techniques taught in the ninja academy, but what left him incredulous was Fūya's hand seal speed!

Single-handed hand seals!

And faster than using both hands!

Although he had known for a long time that Fūya was fast, much faster than himself, the speed of Fūya's hand seals this time was almost absurd, not something a normal human could achieve, almost indistinguishable!

"What's wrong with your fingers... that speed, it's not something a normal person can do!" Kakashi opened his eyes wide.

Fūya was not surprised by Kakashi's reaction.

After all, this time he used triple speed. Double speed might still be considered normal, but triple speed in a normal person's perspective was completely abnormal, almost like a glitch!

"Who knows."

Fūya shrugged and said, "Maybe my motor skills are just different."

Kakashi looked at Fūya with a deadpan expression, as if he were joking. No matter how different one's motor skills were, it couldn't be that exaggerated.

"I remember you weren't this fast a long time ago, and it seems to have gotten faster since two years ago..."

Kakashi recalled some strange scenes he had occasionally seen involving Fūya, frowning and pondering, "This situation is clearly abnormal, almost reaching the level of a Kekkei Genkai. If you can get even faster..."

Kekkei Genkai!

This was a term familiar to all ninjas. There were many Kekkei Genkai in the world, the most common being the fusion of chakra nature changes, such as Lava Release and Boil Release. There were also others like the Sharingan, Byakugan, and Kekkei Genkai.

Fūya's speed, while not extraordinary in front of jōnin, was still very abnormal, as if he were in a state of acceleration, disconnected from the world.

The only explanation that came to mind was Kekkei Genkai.

The Hatake clan had only inherited the Hatake sword techniques throughout history, with no Kekkei Genkai. However, there were examples of ordinary ninjas awakening Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world, and many of them.

The special state Fūya displayed might not yet be a Kekkei Genkai, but if he could get even faster... it would definitely be a special Kekkei Genkai!

"Hmm, it seems to be the case."

Fūya said thoughtfully, as the Kekkei Genkai was indeed a fitting explanation for the Virtual Clock.

The world of Naruto had all sorts of strange abilities, including forbidden techniques like Izanagi, so a Kekkei Genkai that enhances speed wasn't unusual.

Kakashi looked at Fūya and pondered, "If you think so too, then it's probably correct. However, I don't remember any records or similar impressions of such a Kekkei Genkai..."

Fūya stroked his chin and said, "If there are no records, then I must be the first to awaken it. In that case... let's call it the Ghost Kekkei Genkai."

"Ghost Release, huh."

Kakashi said, "That non-human speed does indeed resemble a ghost, fitting the image."

Actually, I was thinking of 'glitch.'

Fūya silently commented in his mind, but whether it was a ghost or a glitch, it was just a surface disguise. If this ability were truly considered a Kekkei Genkai, it should be called—

Time Kekkei Genkai!