Chapter 163 Obito: Kakashi, you've finally met your match?
Chapter 163 Obito: Kakashi, you've finally met your match?
On a wide, open hill behind the Konoha camp on the front lines of the Land of Grass.
A makeshift shooting range has been set up here, with dozens of specially made scarecrow targets standing in the distance, shivering in the wind.
"Listen up, everyone."
Nishikawa Tetsu stood in front of six teenagers, holding an electromagnetic sniper rifle, looking just like a drill instructor during military training.
"This is the weapon we will be using—the electromagnetic sniper rifle. Although the principle is similar to the previous pistol version, it has a longer range and greater power, and correspondingly, it is more difficult to operate."
Nishikawa Tetsu skillfully inspected the gun, explained how to use it and the precautions, and then personally demonstrated it once.
"On the battlefield, Iwagakure's demolition squad will throw clay bombs from extremely long distances. Our mission is to shoot them down before they can even throw the bombs."
"Time is tight and the task is heavy, everyone must study hard."
"Now, let's practice in groups. Hong and Lin, you two go first."
Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara exchanged a glance and confidently stepped out.
As a medical ninja, Rin was already used to operating electromagnetic pistols. Although this was the first time she had touched a long gun, the core logic was the same.
Hong had encountered this thing before in a previous mission and picked it up quickly.
"Buzz—"
Two soft buzzing sounds.
Lin set up her gun, took a deep breath, and not only maintained a perfect posture but also anticipated the wind direction.
"Bang!"
The scarecrow's head in the distance suddenly exploded into a clump of straw.
"Bullet on the bullseye!" Lin happily put down her gun and turned to look at Hong.
"Red, make sure the butt of the gun is firmly against your shoulder, otherwise the crosshair will drift when firing in bursts."
"Hmm, like this?" Red adjusted her posture and then pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
Another scarecrow also has a large hole in its chest.
"Perfect."
Nishikawa Tetsu nodded in satisfaction.
Next up was the Uchiha group.
Shisui silently stepped forward, picked up the sniper rifle, and without even needing Nishikawa Tetsu's guidance, he simply activated his Sharingan to observe the actions of Nishikawa Tetsu and the two girls.
"Is this what scientific ninja tools are...?"
Zhi Shui whispered something, raised his gun, aimed, and fired—his movements were fluid and seamless.
"Bang!"
The scarecrow's forehead was pierced.
"As expected of Shisui," Nishikawa Tetsu praised.
"Hmph, what's so difficult about that!"
Obito eagerly squeezed forward, putting on his goggles with a smug look on his face.
"Watch closely, I'm an Uchiha who has awakened my Sharingan!"
Although he has now regressed to a single tomoe, in this kind of static shooting, the Sharingan's dynamic capture and vision enhancement are practically cheat codes.
Obito didn't even use a scope; he just raised his hand and fired a shot based on instinct.
"Bang!"
The scarecrow's left arm was knocked off.
"Tch, just a little off." Obito scoffed, but then fired another shot, "Bang!" This time it was a direct headshot.
"See that? That's the talent of the Uchiha!" Obito said smugly, looking at the remaining two with a provocative gaze.
"Alright, next is..."
Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake.
"Kakashi, you go first." Nishikawa Tetsu handed the gun to the renowned genius.
Kakashi took the gun, weighed it in his hand, and a hint of confidence flashed in his dead fish eyes.
He is a genius; he can quickly master ninjutsu, taijutsu, and swordsmanship.
How difficult could it be to make a mere gun?
He set up his gun like Lin did and locked onto his target through the scope.
"Wind speed, distance, gravity..."
Kakashi's brain raced as he calculated the trajectory of the projectile based on his experience throwing shuriken.
"This is it."
He confidently pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
Bullets whistled out.
however……
The scarecrow in the distance remained completely still, not even a single hair had fallen.
On the contrary, a hole appeared in a dead tree next to it with a "snap".
The entire room fell silent.
"..."
Kakashi froze, his dead fish eyes widening as he stared at the tree in disbelief.
Did it miss the target?
I, Kakashi Hatake, a genius who graduated at five and became a Chunin at six, actually missed the target when shooting at a stationary target?!
"Hahahaha!"
A burst of laughter broke the silence.
Obito clutched his stomach, laughing so hard tears were almost streaming down his face, and pointed at Kakashi, shouting:
"Is this what a genius is? Is this what a Chunin is? Hahahaha! Kakashi, you're not planning to break the tree and smash the scarecrow, are you?"
"Shut up, you loser!"
Although Kakashi's face was partially obscured by a mask, his ears were already bright red.
"Now let's see who's the loser. I hit the bullseye with the first shot!" Obito grinned. "Admit it, loser!"
"Idiot!" Kakashi didn't want to argue with Obito, and was about to raise his gun again.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing."
Nishikawa Tetsu suppressed a laugh, walked over and patted Kakashi on the shoulder.
"Kakashi, your problem is that you're overthinking it. This thing has an extremely high initial velocity, and it's almost a straight line over this distance. If you calculate it like a shuriken's parabola, of course it will hit high."
"Trust in technology, but don't place too much trust in your intuition."
Kakashi was somewhat frustrated; this was the first time he had ever experienced such clumsiness.
"Next, Kai!"
"Yes, Captain!"
With a roar, Matt Kai charged forward with great momentum, grabbed the sniper rifle... and then gripped the barrel like a stick.
"Burn, youthful sniper rifle!"
Kai assumed a one-legged stance, holding the gun in one hand, ready to hip-fire.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Nishikawa Tetsu quickly held him down.
"Kai, this is a sniper rifle. You need to rest the butt against your shoulder. Also, don't pull so hard, you'll break the trigger!"
"But Captain, this isn't exciting enough!"
Kai looked aggrieved, but under Nishikawa Tetsu's stern gaze, he could only obediently lie on the ground and assume a standard shooting posture.
But his muscles, which had nowhere to go, were clearly not suited to this kind of delicate work.
He looked through the scope, his vision swaying wildly as he breathed and his muscles trembled.
"Stay calm, don't shake," Nishikawa Tetsu shouted.
"I want to hold it steady! But it keeps moving on its own!" Kai shouted.
"Bang!"
Another miss.
Obito was laughing so hard he was lying on the ground, pounding the floor: "I can't take it anymore... I'm going to die laughing."
Kakashi looked at Guy, who had also missed the target, and suddenly felt much better.
Fortunately, there's someone to take the fall.
However, Kai did not give up.
He sprang up from the ground, pointed at Kakashi, his eyes burning with fierce flames.
"Kakashi, this is a fateful duel!"
"Although we all failed, this is precisely the tempering of youth!"
"I hereby declare that we shall engage in a shooting duel!"
"If my next shot misses the target again, I'll run 500 laps around the camp on my hands!"
"If you lose..."
Kai pointed at Kakashi:
"You have to shout with me: Burn, youth!"
Kakashi's lips twitched, and he took a step back.
"I refuse, and I will definitely not miss with my next shot."
"Let's see who can hit ten scarecrows first!"
Obito chimed in from the sidelines, "I bet Guy will win! Even though he's an idiot, Kakashi, who's all scheming, definitely won't win!"
"Who are you calling a schemer?"
Kakashi's eyes instantly sharpened, his competitive spirit fully ignited.
He repositioned his gun, and this time, he abandoned his ninja throwing habits and began to try to adapt to the sniper rifle.
"start!"
Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the two boys competing and shook his head helplessly, but there was a smile in his eyes.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Gunshots echoed intermittently behind the camp.
Although they initially missed frequently, their accuracy began to improve dramatically under Nishikawa Tetsu's guidance and with their competitive spirit.
It was just tough on those scarecrows; not only did they have to be shot, but they also had to endure Kai's strange "Yay!" shout every time he hit a target.
And Obito was nagging incessantly beside him: "Kakashi, you're going off-topic again! You idiot Kakashi!"
sunset.
Nishikawa Tetsu looked at them. They didn't have much time left. At the speed of Iwagakure's advance, they could arrive here in two days.
It's somewhat difficult for teenagers to master shooting skills in such a short time.
Therefore, the phrase "tight schedule and heavy workload" is not just an empty phrase.
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