"Four hundred thirty-one, four hundred thirty-two, four hundred thirty-three...
POW!
Might Guy collapsed to the ground, drained of strength.
Beneath him, sweat had already soaked the earth completely.
"That's enough, Guy," said Mirai Uchiha, tossing him a water bottle. "Let's stop for now."
"Mirai, I really envy you. No matter how hard I try, I feel the gap between us is unreachable," Might Guy said with some envy, looking at Mirai Uchiha.
His mindset was strong, but during the time he'd been training with Mirai Uchiha he couldn't help feeling a bit disheartened.
The goals he struggled desperately to reach, his companion achieved with astonishing ease.
This difference made him doubt his father's words for the first time.
"Really... can I ever catch up to these geniuses?"
"Guy, if you persevere at something, you'll always get results," Mirai Uchiha said to comfort him.
"Ha, ha, ha... Sure!" Might Guy said, scratching the back of his neck with a goofy smile. "Besides training my body nonstop, I don't have anything else to do."
He hadn't even mastered the Three Basic Techniques, let alone other ninjutsu.
"By the way, Mirai, I feel like you could still push yourself a little harder. That way your strength would improve even faster."
"I know my own body. This intensity of training is already enough."
Mirai Uchiha shook his head.
His goal was simply to control his body's power better, so he always stopped once he was about to reach his limit.
Otherwise, over time he'd accumulate hidden injuries in his body.
Thinking that, Mirai Uchiha couldn't help but reflect.
This guy, Guy, I don't know what kind of constitution he has. He tortures himself every day like a masochist and nothing happens to him.
Sometimes he even fainted from exhaustion, but the next day he could start a new training session full of vitality.
One could only say... couldn't this also be a kind of talent?
If he were a normal person, he'd probably have killed himself already.
"Now that I remember, Mirai!
"I think my father wants to teach you a very powerful secret technique today: the Eight Inner Gates," Might Guy said suddenly.
"Huh?"
Mirai Uchiha was surprised.
There was no need to explain how powerful the Eight Inner Gates jutsu was. In anyone's hands, it was a final secret technique.
In a world like Naruto's, that prized legacy so highly, such a treasured technique was usually only taught from parent to child or master to disciple.
He had been training with Might Guy with the idea of obtaining the Eight Inner Gates through the system during a fight, but he never imagined Might Duy would offer it voluntarily.
"Mirai, even though my father is only a genin, the Eight Inner Gates are very strong. Please don't look down on them."
Seeing the surprised expression on Mirai Uchiha's face, Might Guy hurried to explain.
He himself wanted to learn them, but his father had not yet agreed to teach him because his body wasn't ready.
"Heh... what can you do with you people," Mirai Uchiha said, rubbing his nose as a warm feeling filled his heart.
Without saying much more, and noticing Guy's spirits were a little low, Mirai Uchiha made a gesture at him:
"Get up, I'm going to give you a beating."
"Huh?"
Ten minutes later.
Might Guy sat on the ground, his face bruised and swollen.
"I still can't..."
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Ignoring the system notification in his head, Mirai Uchiha looked at a still-dejected Might Guy with some surprise.
Usually, after every fight, Guy would be filled with fighting spirit and say he would catch up to him.
Why didn't it work this time?
Did I really discourage him that much?
Just then, Might Duy suddenly appeared before them.
Seeing Guy's condition, Might Duy frowned:
"Guy, what's wrong with you?
"Youth cannot allow so much decadence!"
Might Guy lifted his head and pursed his lips:
"Father, can I really become an excellent ninja?
"Compared to Mirai, I'm useless."
Hearing Guy's words, Might Duy didn't know what to say for a moment.
During this time, he too had been astonished by Mirai Uchiha's talent.
Faced with reality, any words he said seemed empty and weak.
Seeing the atmosphere fall silent, Mirai Uchiha sighed and decided to do something:
"Guy, do you know why I train with you?
"Why?"
"Because you are a genius too."
Hearing Mirai Uchiha's words, both Might Guy and Might Duy froze.
At first, Might Guy thought Mirai Uchiha was mocking him, but seeing the serious expression on his face, Guy smiled bitterly:
"Mirai, don't try to console me.
"A failure like me, who can't even learn ninjutsu, what kind of genius could I be?"
"No," Mirai Uchiha said, moving closer to Might Guy. "Who says talent can only be measured by ninjutsu?
"In my eyes, you are a one-in-a-thousand genius."
Seeing the sincere look on Mirai Uchiha's face, Might Duy and Might Guy, who had always considered themselves failures without talent, began to doubt.
Could it be that Guy... really is a genius?
"These days of training, I've clearly seen your talent.
"No one, aside from you, is capable of working so hard."
Mirai Uchiha's voice gradually grew stronger:
"Guy, you are a genius of hard work!
"Of all the ninjas I've met, when it comes to effort, no one does it better than you.
"I acknowledge you!"
Mirai Uchiha's words left Might Guy and Might Duy with their mouths open.
A genius of hard work?
That...
What an original perspective.
But, original as it was, why did it feel oddly convincing?
Might Duy was the first to react. He placed his hands heavily on Might Guy's shoulders:
"Guy, did you hear that?!
"You've been acknowledged by Mirai!
"You've received recognition from Konoha's number one genius!
"Mirai is right! Talent for ninjutsu isn't everything! You are a genius of hard work!"
The more Might Duy spoke, the more excited he became.
He had never heard such inspiring words. Just thinking about it filled him with energy.
Might Guy came to and stared at Mirai Uchiha:
"Mirai, have I really earned your acknowledgment?"
"You have," Mirai Uchiha said in a grave voice. "Keep it up, and in the future you'll astonish everyone."
"Waaaaaaaaaaah!"
"Father!"
"Guy!"
Might Guy hugged Might Duy, crying his eyes out.
After so long, it was the first time he'd received recognition from anyone other than his father.
And that person was the genius recognized by everyone, Mirai Uchiha!
Might Guy felt as if a new, dazzling ray of light had entered his life.
"So... to live up to this recognition...
"Guy! Strive to become stronger! Don't falter for a single moment!
"I will! THIS IS YOUTH!"
Seeing the two of them, hugging and crying, with no sign of stopping, Mirai Uchiha frowned and stepped aside.
He really couldn't fit into that kind of atmosphere.
Shortly after.
Might Duy approached Mirai Uchiha, eyes full of gratitude.
"Mirai, thank you for encouraging Guy.
"Without Mirai Uchiha's consolation, Guy might have sunk completely.
"In other words, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Mirai Uchiha saved Guy's life."
"I just said what I thought," Mirai Uchiha said calmly.
He wasn't saying nonsense.
In the future, Guy would be the man who almost decided the end of the series with a single kick, acclaimed by countless people as "Emperor Guy."
If such a person wasn't a genius, then what was?
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