Chapter 193 Fourth Hokage: Kakashi, why did you grow up to be so distorted?
Chapter 193 Fourth Hokage: Kakashi, why did you grow up to be so distorted?
Chapter 193 Fourth Hokage: Kakashi, why did you grow up to be so distorted?
After watching Kakashi Hatake's battle against Zabuza, he became even more certain that Kakashi Hatake's future fighting style was problematic.
An opponent of this caliber, neither he nor Konoha's White Fang could be considered this difficult to deal with.
His chakra reserves were pitifully low; he was already exhausted after using a single large-scale ninjutsu.
This was impossible, because he knew Kakashi Hatake's chakra reserves. Although not as exaggerated as those of the Uzumaki clan, they were still considerable compared to ordinary ninjas, and not much less than his own at the same age.
Under normal circumstances, it's definitely enough, but how come I ran out of mana when fighting Zabuza?
However, he soon realized that the Sharingan was taking too much to handle.
"It shouldn't be a Sharingan that Kitahara Kaede awakened on its own, so it can't be shut down, and the chakra consumption is ongoing." Namikaze Minato immediately made his judgment. "So in order to maintain the existence of the Sharingan, Kakashi consumes at least half of his chakra in the Sharingan, and that's without using the Sharingan. It's really inappropriate for an outsider like him to use the Sharingan."
Minato Namikaze had his own judgment. Under normal circumstances, Kakashi Hatake would never have left behind that Sharingan. Like other powerful clans, the Uchiha clan was extremely wary of the leakage of their bloodline limits.
Once such a thing happens, the entire ninja world will relentlessly hunt them down. It's quite miraculous that one of them was able to survive outside.
"There must be some hidden story. Besides, the Sharingan is more harmful than beneficial to Kakashi. What 'copy ninja,' 'Konoha's number one technician,' 'the man who copied thousands of ninjutsu'—these are all just empty titles. How come Kakashi can't see through them?" Minato Namikaze couldn't understand what the future Kakashi Hatake was thinking. How come his IQ had regressed?
Is bloodline limit really that good?
Even without a bloodline limit, geniuses like them can still be much stronger than 99% of bloodline holders thanks to their extraordinary talent.
He even changed his fighting style for this Sharingan. With Minato Namikaze's keen eyesight, he could easily see many things. Kakashi Hatake's fighting style changed a lot. He probably developed the Chidori ninjutsu to complement the Sharingan's super-perceptive ability.
His fighting style has also changed to an assassin-like style, combined with thousands of ninjutsu copied from the Sharingan, making him versatile enough to handle most situations and enemies.
Most enemies can be dealt with.
It looks good, but it's a poor choice. It's the same as the Gentle Fist developed by the Hyuga clan because of the Byakugan. The Gentle Fist has an extremely high minimum level. At the Genin and Chunin levels, it can be said to be one of the most powerful characters. Even at the Jonin level, it is not at a disadvantage.
They can handle most humanoid enemies, but that's too mediocre. So, compared to the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan has produced elite Jonin generation after generation, and in considerable numbers, but they just can't produce any top-tier Kage-level ninjas in the ninja world.
The same was true for Kakashi Hatake in the future; he was unable to cross that line.
For low-ranking ninjas, the priority is to make up for their weaknesses and master the basics. But for those who want to reach the Kage level, it's a different story. They can't make up for weaknesses. What they really need is an exceptional strength that reaches the ceiling, and then they will naturally reach the Kage level.
For example, Sakumo Hatake's swordsmanship, and his Flying Thunder God technique, all fall into this category.
Even the young Kitahara Kaede clearly understood this principle, and his Flying Thunder God Technique was also incredibly skillful. Although he was not yet as good as me, he already had the potential to protect himself against Kage-level opponents.
Furthermore, his series of other ninjutsu combinations during combat demonstrate his unique fighting style, directly placing him on par with Kage-level fighters.
So, Kakashi Hatake, who's almost thirty and is already quite old, still hasn't figured out the key point?
He hasn't figured it out as clearly as Kitahara Kaede.
However, Minato Namikaze suddenly got stuck, because he seemed to have suddenly figured out why: no one had taught him.
The White Fang of Konoha died too young. Judging from the time of his own death, it's not many years away from now. At that time, Kakashi was at most the same age as Kitahara Kaede and his son Uzumaki Naruto. Without anyone to teach him, and having fallen into the darkness of self-doubt, it's normal that he ended up like this.
Minato Namikaze sighed as he thought about this. The future was a complete mess. It seemed that Kakashi's failure to break through to the Kage level was also related to his early death.
Of course, more importantly, Kakashi himself had clearly neglected his studies. Minato Namikaze frowned when he watched Kakashi's battle with Zabuza. Kakashi's taijutsu level was quite average. Although it was better than that of an average Jonin, Minato Namikaze was still not satisfied. He was only just above average.
While Kakashi's ninjutsu-type ninja skills seem sufficient, his talent clearly allows him to be even stronger, especially since he inherited Hatake's swordsmanship. Yet, he's only reached this level. Minato Namikaze is just so unpleasant to look at.
After scrutinizing Kakashi Hatake's future development, Minato Namikaze continued watching.
"Will Naruto become the savior in the future?"
Minato Namikaze saw in Kitahara Kaede's diary that Naruto would become a savior in the future, and that he would be some kind of Ashura.
He didn't know what the connection was, but he remembered the part in Kitahara Kaede's diary about Naruto failing to learn the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques.
Because he also knew very well what was going on. The Uzumaki clan had been wiped out, and there were actually very few people left who knew those complicated sealing techniques. In Konoha, apart from the special sealing class, there were probably only him and Kushina left, and their teacher Jiraiya had also learned some of them.
Furthermore, they saw a series of information about Danzo, who would become the Sixth Hokage after the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade. However, he was intercepted by Sasuke Uchiha on his way, so he was not officially recognized, which led to the ridiculous situation of the Fifth Hokage.
"That Akatsuki leader..." Minato Namikaze's expression changed drastically when he saw Pain destroy the entire Hidden Leaf Village with a single blow.
For the first time, he realized that there was someone in this world with such terrifying strength, capable of destroying Konoha in one strike—something even the Nine-Tails couldn't achieve.
Minato Namikaze immediately started taking notes in his notebook.
Especially in the timeline section, he pieced together a line based on what he learned from the diary and from Kitahara Kaede and Mirai.
In the 63rd or 64th year of Konoha, during the Chunin Exams, Orochimaru joined forces with Sunagakure to kill the Third Hokage, who fell. Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, succeeded him as the Fifth Hokage. About three years later, the Akatsuki invaded the village, which led to the village's complete annihilation.
He didn't know about this from Naruto, which means his future son has never experienced carrying a bag of rice up several flights of stairs.
Based on the later events of Sasuke Uchiha's interception of Danzo, we can roughly deduce some timelines. After that, the Fifth Hokage should either have passed away or been seriously injured, which is why the Sixth Hokage was temporarily chosen.
However, the Sixth Hokage was killed by Sasuke Uchiha, so this Sixth Hokage doesn't count, and Kitahara Kaede jokingly calls him the 5.5 Hokage.
The selection of the Sixth Hokage was left blank, but given the situation in Konoha at the time, Kakashi was the most likely candidate. He would then become the Seventh Hokage's son around the age of thirty.
Especially after watching the video of his son Naruto Uzumaki saving him from the future via Line FI, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. It seemed like his future was going very well, and he had successfully realized his dream of becoming Hokage.
He was a Hokage who was far more successful than himself.
However, the strength that Naruto Uzumaki displayed also shocked Minato Namikaze.
"So this is what they call 'Super Kage level'?"
Minato Namikaze believes that this is very likely the "Super Kage level" mentioned in Kitahara Kaede's diary, which, as the name suggests, surpasses the Kage level.
It has to be said that such strength definitely surpasses the Kage level. As a Kage, he himself would have no chance against the Nine-Tails, but his son easily suppressed it. That's the difference.
So there's a Super Kage level above Kage level. For the first time, Minato Namikaze felt a little unsure of his own strength.
He originally thought that even though they were both Kage-level masters, he believed that as the future Fourth Hokage, he was no weaker than them.
However, the appearance of the Super Kage level caught him off guard. He had almost no way to reach the Super Kage level or pose any threat to Super Kage level enemies.
Like the leader of the Akatsuki organization, who wiped out the entire Hidden Leaf Village with a single Shinra Tensei, all his tactics and abilities were completely useless against a master of that level.
He's practically inhuman; all you can do is stay far away from him.
He believed that everyone has weaknesses, but even if someone who is strong to that level has weaknesses, they are not something he can control.
Doesn't he have any weaknesses?
It also has a lot of weaknesses and shortcomings, such as insufficient physical strength or mediocre illusion skills. If you want to find fault, there is always a way.
But can an average person find his weakness? That's simply impossible.
He began to feel anxious. For the first time, Minato Namikaze, who had always considered himself to be second to none, felt powerless and doubted himself.
Because under normal circumstances, such a thing is almost impossible.
In particular, we will need to have greater strength to deal with the crises to come, such as the Nine-Tails' attack or the Akatsuki leader's invasion of the village.
novel-bin