The mission lasted for a month. A month later, Shintaro, Kurenai, and Asuma completed their mission and returned to Konoha to report it.
After a month of getting along, Asuma became quite familiar with Shintaro and Kurenai, and at least the three of them looked like a team when they walked together.
After finishing the mission, the three parted ways, and Shintaro headed home after dropping Kurenai off.
On the way, Shintaro saw a strange figure in tight green pants walking upside down on the road and recognized him as his classmate, Might Guy.
Guy also found Shintaro's handsome appearance very easy to recognize even while upside down.
He immediately put one hand on the ground and greeted the car with the other, "Long time no see, Shintaro."
Shintaro greeted back and said, "Yes, I just finished a mission and returned to Konoha."
Guy said excitedly, "What a coincidence, I just wanted to challenge you."
As he spoke, he flipped in the air and stood up.
Guy was wearing sleeveless dark green tights, with a Konoha forehead protector tied around his waist, a ninja pouch strapped to his right leg, a bright red short scarf, bandages on his hands, and orange weights on his legs. There were some changes from his outfit during ninja school.
However, his iconic bowl cut and thick eyebrows remained unchanged, but he looked a bit more like a ninja than before.
After speaking, Guy showed his big white teeth and smiled foolishly, waiting for Shintaro's answer.
After observing him with his six eyes, Shintaro was slightly surprised and said, "You've become stronger."
He noted that Guy's muscles were robust and had more chakra than before, but the issues he observed earlier still existed, and it was still challenging for him to use ninjutsu.
"But you still can't beat me." He said calmly.
Shintaro didn't want to underestimate Guy but was merely stating a fact.
Guy's physical abilities were indeed excellent but still at a normal level, not much different from his own.
And Shintaro could entirely cover his weaknesses in physical skills with abundant chakra and Cursed Energy. Coupled with his ninjutsu and genjutsu skills, Guy wasn't his match.
Guy said optimistically, "Nothing is impossible in this world. I used to think it was impossible for me to beat Kakashi, but recently I've won twice, and now my record is 2 wins and 16 losses. I won't compete with you in ninjutsu, let's compete in taijutsu only, okay?"
Shintaro found this interesting, so he accepted Guy's challenge.
The two went to the training ground in Konoha. This training ground was a rocky desert with no vegetation, best suited for pure physical combat.
The two stood facing each other on the brown ground, with the dazzling sun overhead.
Guy gave a thumbs up, showing his big white teeth that were very dazzling under the sun, and the green tights on his body were also dazzling with green light.
"I'm ready!"
He was very excited about the opportunity to fight the genius ninja of Konoha, Uchiha Shintaro.
Shintaro played with a stone in his hand, then threw it into the air and said, "Start when the stone lands."
The stone flew high into the air and started falling after reaching extreme height.
*Bang*
The stone hit the hard ground with a dull thud.
The two shot out at the same time and rushed towards each other.
"So fast!" Guy was initially surprised by the other party's physical ability.
They used punches and kicks simultaneously, one punch and one kick, hitting each other with flesh, producing a sound of impact.
Guy threw a straight punch, and Shintaro caught the fist with his palm, and at the same time, he kneed Guy in the stomach.
The abdomen is one of the most fragile and soft parts of the human body, so even Guy, who had trained intensely all year round, couldn't withstand the force of the move.
He tensed his body to take the hit and didn't give up even though he was hit hard, making him groan hoarsely.
He took a step back, then jumped up and lifted his leg, delivering a series of heavy kicks.
Shintaro raised his hands to defend. If he didn't use enough chakra, even he would find it hard to cope.
"The strength is good, but I need to work harder."
He saw that Guy's physical skills were excellent, and he still had the energy to comment after the battle and even smile, seeming to handle it easily.
Guy gritted his teeth and shouted, "In terms of physical skills, I won't lose to you! [Konoha Senpuu]!"
He spun in the air and delivered a sharp kick.
Shintaro dodged, but the force of the move shattered the rocky ground, even causing a series of cracks and raising dust.
Seeing such a powerful move, he looked at him admiringly and said loudly, "Might Guy, I underestimated you before!"
"I initially thought your future achievements would be limited, but now it seems your future achievements are no less than Kakashi's!"
"Thank you for the support!" Guy shouted in the dust.
Then there was only the sound of heavy landings, and his figure jumped out, his speed so fast it blurred.
Guy rushed in front of Shintaro in an instant, and the sunlight shone, forming a shadow on the ground, and Guy was currently in Shintaro's shadow.
He lowered his body back, his body almost parallel to the ground, with one hand and one foot on the ground, the other hand in the air for balance, and the other foot quickly kicking Shintaro's chin.
This move used the power of his whole body to kick, and its strength couldn't be underestimated.
"[Konoha Daisenpu]!"
At this moment, Guy had removed the weights on his legs and exerted his full strength, so much so that he had to shout the move's name to vent the burden it brought to his body.
With a thud, Shintaro was kicked and thrown back several meters before landing.
"Did I make it?"
Guy stood and watched him being thrown, but the result surprised him.
"Ah… My hand is numb." Shintaro waved his hand as if nothing had happened.
He had indeed reacted to Guy's strongest move with all his strength and blocked his chin with both hands first.
He found Guy somewhat difficult to deal with. The move was very powerful. Fortunately, he had been vigilant. However, if there were no restrictions, Guy would surely have been controlled by Ten Shadow.
Seeing his strongest move fail to succeed, Guy felt frustrated for a moment but quickly revived.
"Hahahaha! This move didn't work? As expected of you! Shintaro!"
"Looks like I have to work harder; this is youth!"
Shintaro also laughed, "Right! Enjoy the fight!"
Shintaro's and Guy's thought processes actually connected at this moment.
The two rushed towards each other again.
Guy removed his weights, and the speed and strength of his punches and kicks reached a new level.
For a moment, Shintaro could only parry, finding it difficult to find an opportunity to counterattack under Guy's rapid assault.
He forced Guy back with a sweeping kick. When Guy attacked again, Shintaro's style changed completely.
"Is this... Gentle Fist?"