Chapter 409: Respect & Awe

While the three genins observed with shocked expressions, Fujin dodged Guy's kick and Guy's heel slammed on the ground, creating a large crack on its surface. A lot of stones were sent flying in every direction from the crack. A few of them barely missed the three Genins. A look of horror appeared on their faces as they felt a few stones moving past them like bullets.

All three immediately got up, ran backwards and jumped on trees. Lee muttered, "So scary! We nearly got hit!"

Tenten said, "I thought we were a goner. I didn't know that just watching a fight could be so dangerous."L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.

As for Neji, he didn't say anything and kept observing. Despite only being able to follow their trails, he didn't want to miss a single second of this battle. Only Fujin thought differently.

He observed the trajectory of the stones and wondered, 'That's weird. For every stone to miss those 3. Did he control his kick such that the stones that would fly off from its impact would avoid them?'

Fujin's speculation was very wild. To do something like that was very difficult. Perhaps only a Sharingan could allow any ninja to make the necessary calculations and even then it would be extremely difficult.

However, Fujin didn't think it was too odd. He dodged the incoming attacks and counterattacked while analyzing, 'Though calculating it will be impossible, developing those instincts with practice might be doable. Once my Wind Domain is properly developed, I'll be able to change the direction of stones flying in my domain with ease.

And Guy has focused a lot more on Taijutsu than I have on Wind manipulation. So it wouldn't be impossible for him to do so. Still...'

Though Fujin had focused a lot on Wind jutsus, he had also worked on his other skills. His Taijutsu was extremely good, his Genjutsu was better than most Jounins and Special Jounins who focused on Genjutsu, he was a Grandmaster in Fuinjutsu and his Sword skills were phenomenal as well.

By comparison, Guy devoted almost all of his time to Taijutsu. Though he had raised his other skills to acceptable levels, he never focused much on them. In addition, he had been a ninja a lot longer than Fujin. So the amount of time he spent on his Taijutsu was several times the amount of time Fujin spent on Wind jutsus even if his clones were considered.

Fujin sighed internally and thought, 'His Taijutsu is just ridiculous. Heck, he is even mocking me by giving lessons to his students while fighting me. If they keep sitting like a fool while two Elite Jounins or stronger ninjas are fighting, they'll end up dead even if they aren't targeted.'

Fujin and Guy kept fighting while the three Genins tried to see them. After 5 minutes, Tenten asked in a dejected tone, "How can we learn if we can't even see them? Neji, do you see anything?"

Neji answered without looking at her, "No. But they won't be able to maintain such a high-intensity battle for long. So we will be able to observe them soon."

Lee and Tenten nodded. Neji's reasoning was reasonable. Unfortunately, the two ninjas sparing in front of them were anything but reasonable. Not only did their speeds and intensity not decrease, but instead they increased!

For the next 3 hours, the Genins only hopelessly tried to follow the sounds made by fists and feet colliding. Apart from a few rare instances when Fujin or Guy stopped and stood at the same spot, the Genins didn't even manage to see them. In addition, they had to move away several times during these 3 hours.

Guy noticed the expressions on the faces of his students and was pleased. He thought, 'Good timing Fujin. This will make my job much easier.'

He asked enthusiastically, "Are you ready to begin the evening training?"

Lee shouted, "Yes, Guy-sensei!"

The other two nodded as well.

Guy shouted enthusiastically, "Good! We will run a thousand rounds around this training ground on our hands!"

He immediately stood on his hands and began running. The three genins followed him enthusiastically as well. Unfortunately, their enthusiasm wouldn't last for too long.

Fujin appeared in his home and began planning, 'Hmm... This spar was good. A couple of months of intense physical training along with regular spars with Guy should complete the process of infusing chakra through my entire body.

Once that is done, I'll ask Guy whether he can teach me the Eight Inner Gates technique! If he agrees, then it'll add another fearsome trump card to my arsenal. And, unlike the Flying Thunder God and Senjutsu, I'm sure that I'll easily learn how to unlock the first few gates.

While I train my body, I'll also work on the Flying Thunder God seal and the Wind Domain simultaneously. The wind domain doesn't have much scope to give me quick results. I guess I'll need another year for it to become a viable technique to use against enemy rank S.

Fortunately, my progress in the Flying Thunder God seal is much faster. At my current speed, I'll be able to learn it around 5-6 weeks if I start using Hiruzen's special soldier pills again. Then I can focus on the second step of the Flying Thunder God.

Unfortunately, this won't allow me any time to learn the Rasenshuriken or work on the Eight Trigram Divination Seal.'

Fujin sat silently and began analyzing whether it would be right to not focus on those two techniques for the time being. After a few minutes, he decided, 'It's fine. Though Rasenshuriken is very powerful, Vacuum and Wind jutsus get the job done for now. Only if I encounter someone like the Fourth Raikage, Orochimaru or Kakazu will I need it. I don't need that jutsu while I keep hiding in the village.

As for the Eight Trigram Divination Seal, I won't need it until I decide or have to face Tailed Beasts. The next encounter I could have with a tailed beast will probably be Shukaku, which still has some time. So there is no hurry here either. I will have my clones work on this seal after the Flying Thunder God Seal is mastered.'

Having made his decision, Fujin ate the special soldier pills that he had taken from Hiruzen and restarted a similar training regime that he followed for 3 months continuously earlier. The only change was that he would leave one clone to watch over Fujin.

Fujin decided to focus on nothing but his training until he reached his short-term goals. Unfortunately, he would manage to do so for only a week before he got dragged into an unexpected mess.