The sunlight shines through the leaves, illuminating the leaves with dappled and fragmented light.

In a forest clearing filled with cool air, a man is doing one-finger push-ups with the index finger of his right hand.

He did every movement in a very standardized manner, with sweat pouring from his forehead. He did not complain about being tired, but counted very calmly:

"Nine hundred and ninety-six...nine hundred and ninety-seven...nine hundred and ninety-eight...nine hundred and ninety-nine..."

After each one-finger push-up, a number will be reported, the breath will be long and full, and you will be completely selfless in the training.

"one thousand……"

After finishing the thousandth one-finger push-up, the man's breath changed and he suddenly stood up from the ground.

"Very good. I have finished a thousand push-ups today. Next, I will run twenty laps around the village. I cannot stop in the middle, otherwise I will run fifty laps as a penalty."

To push oneself in such a cruel way, this is the purpose of life that the man - Metkay wants to fulfill.

Don't waste every minute and second of your youth, and push yourself every moment not to be satisfied with your current state.

There are many powerful enemies in this world waiting for you to defeat.

Arriving in front of a tree, Kai bent down and picked up the water bottle placed there, and drank happily.

Just when I finished drinking the water and was about to put down the water bottle, my ears suddenly moved, and a sharp breath came from behind without warning.

Without thinking, he quickly turned around, stretched out his palm, and firmly grasped the arm that was hitting his body, making the attacker's attack ineffective.

What followed was a brilliant white sword light, and a crescent-like slash was swung from bottom to top. Kai immediately let go of the attacker's wrist, and jumped back hard to get a safe distance from the opponent.

distance.

Kai's shoulders were shaking slightly as he kept a safe distance. It could be seen that it was very difficult to dodge that slash.

"As expected of you, Kai. I didn't expect that you could still dodge my attack when you were exhausted."

Kakashi easily performed tricks with the White Fang dagger in his hand, then put it back into the sheath behind his back and praised Gai.

In response, Kai showed a pair of shining teeth and said: "Kakashi, don't forget, I am your lifelong rival. This level is not a problem at all."

"Really? I feel relieved to see that you are fine."

Kakashi's tone became relaxed when he saw the cheerful and confident smile on Kai's face.

Kai scratched his head, feeling at a loss.

"Why, did you come here specifically to comfort me, Kakashi?"

"Yes, after all, after Obito and Lin left, among your peers, you are the only one left who is my most cherished friend in Konoha."

Kakashi did not hide his intentions, he leaned under the shade of a nearby tree, took out "Intimate Paradise" from his ninja tool bag, looked at it with relish, and said to Kai.

"Haha, then you will be disappointed, Kakashi, I don't feel sad at all. As for dad, even if he burned the last of his life, he died with a smile on his face. Moreover, as a genius, Ruri-sensei recognized dad.

With all my hard work, what else do I have to regret?”

Kai answered this way, and there was no trace of resentment in his tone.

"Do you really think so?"

Kakashi asked casually.

Kai nodded, his eyes burning with sincerity.

"A man who devoted all his youth and hard work will eventually die in a duel with a strong enemy. Such a life will never leave any regrets. This is the path my father pursues. As his son, it is enough for me to respect him

Already."

"Yes, Uncle Dai has been pursuing the path of self-transcendence all his life. If you think so, maybe he can surpass Uncle Dai's achievements in the future."

Kakashi nodded in approval.

Matt Dai is undoubtedly a ninja who works tirelessly for life.

People like him have already spent all their youth and hard work in their past lives.

It would be too arrogant to say that such a person still has regrets in life.

This is an honorable man.

Kai has inherited this will, and Kakashi believes that Kai will probably surpass his father in the future.

It was precisely because Kai understood this that he had no resentment in his heart.

Because any resentment is disrespect for one's father.

At the last moment of his life, his father tried his best to defeat the ninja, and then handed over this unfinished goal to his children to inherit and protect the village. Matt Dai's life has no regrets.

"How about it? This is a rare opportunity. Do you want to have a passionate youthful fight with me? Kakashi?"

Gai smiled and invited Kakashi, his eyes burning with a strong fighting spirit.

"Oh, I'll forget it. The ANBU has a lot of things to deal with recently, and it's rare for me to relax."

Kakashi glanced at Gai and refused lazily.

The Uchiha clan was exterminated, and all tasks that originally belonged to the Uchiha Guards were now assigned to the ANBU.

I'm a bit busy dealing with various civil disputes in the village every day, so I don't have time to compete with Kai.

After all, in the competition between myself and Kai, it would be impossible to tell the winner for a while.

Under the premise of using magic.

When Kai was about to say something, a figure suddenly appeared not far away, wearing the same ANBU costume as Kakashi, with a ninja sword on his back and an animal-shaped mask on his face.

When Kakashi saw this ANBU ninja appear, he closed the "Intimate Paradise" in his hand and sighed softly.

Really, I finally found the time to come here for some free time, do you have another mission?

Could it be that some villagers were drinking and causing trouble again, and the ANBU needed to go there to mediate?

Doing this all day long made Kakashi feel a little bored.

After all, he is also an Anbu. He deals with these trivial matters all day long, which makes him feel a bit overqualified.

The Uchiha clan was wiped out, and the bitter consequences of the lack of security systems were exposed.

"Tianzang, what's the matter?"

Kakashi walked over and asked.

Tenzo replied: "Captain Kakashi, you are really lazy. The team is almost busy now."

"Why don't I take some time out to buy something? How about it? Is there another problem?"

Kakashi scratched his head helplessly.

"No, Mr. Hokage asked you to come over. It seems he has something to tell you."

Tenzo came over to deliver the order.

"Hokage-sama? I understand."

Kakashi put "Intimate Paradise" in his ninja bag and kept it well. Since it was the Hokage's order, he couldn't continue to be lazy.

Immediately afterwards, Kakashi turned his head to look at Kai and said, "Well, Kai, I'll go over first."

"It's okay, Kakashi, the work of the ANBU is important. If you want to compete, you can come to me at any time. Youth does not allow slacking off!"

Gai gave Kakashi a thumbs up, his exposed teeth shining brightly, motivating Kakashi to work with 100% energy.

"I said I'm not here for a competition...forget it, as long as you can look away."

Kakashi responded to Gai perfunctorily, and then left the woods with Tenzo.

Kai looked at Kakashi's retreating back and murmured to himself: "Look away?"

Immediately, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The feeling of being cared for by friends is also very good.

"Very good, let's complete today's training with this momentum! The next step is to run around the village twenty times at full speed. If you can't finish it, you will increase it to fifty times!"

Kai patted his face, his eyes flashing with passionate fighting spirit.

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"Anbu... minister? Let me be the one?"

In the office, Kakashi reconfirmed Hiruzen's statement and seemed a little unbelievable.

It has been almost eight years since he joined the ANBU. He was already a member of the ANBU when the Fourth Hokage was in power.

And he quickly became the team leader.

Later, after the Third Hokage regained power, he became the first person among the new generation of Anbu to become the squad leader.

The promotion speed is so fast that it is second only to Uchiha Itachi who defected to Konoha before.

However, the squad leader and the ANBU chief are two completely different concepts.

Because the power in the hands of the ANBU minister is very great, it is powerful enough to replace the Hokage to a certain extent and completely control the ANBU organization.

There are not only 70 ANBU personnel, but 70 people are just the personnel responsible for actual operations. If you include the number of trainers and logistics management, the number will be even larger.
To be continued...