"Thank you for the trouble." Minato smiled and thanked, then used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to take Dekai back to the training ground.
"Senior Dekai." Obito and Kakashi greeted when they saw Dekai.
They were not unfamiliar with Dekai; they had even shared a meal of Mount Myoboku's insect cuisine together on the battlefield in the Land of Grass.
Dekai laughed heartily and patted Obito and Kakashi on the shoulder.
"Obito, you're impressive, becoming a Chunin so quickly." Dekai was a bit taken aback looking at Obito's Chunin waistcoat.
Calculating by time, Obito had become a Chunin only a few months after becoming a ninja.
"It's okay, the Chunin Examination wasn't that hard." Obito replied with a cheeky smile.
Even Asuma, whom he defeated, had become a Chunin, so Obito really didn't think it was difficult.
"Then I'll have to use a bit more strength in a moment." Dekai noticed that the unfamiliar Nohara Rin was also a Chunin, this was a Chunin team.
"Senior Dekai is someone we met on the battlefield." Obito explained when he saw Nohara Rin's confusion.
Nohara Rin nodded thoughtfully; she guessed it was something that happened during the intern ninja period.
After a brief exchange, it was time for training.
"I'm skilled in Lighting Release Nin-Taijutsu, it's quite powerful, if anyone feels they can't handle it, just step out, or you'll get injured." Dekai said before the battle officially began.
"Senior Dekai, don't worry, Rin's Medical Ninjutsu is very impressive; even if we get injured, she can heal us." Obito said proudly.
"Since you think I'm that good at healing, then don't pretend to be strong when you're injured." Nohara Rin retorted helplessly.
"That's... that's because I really didn't get injured." Obito stammered, his cheeks flushing.
He wanted to show his coolest side to Nohara Rin, so sometimes he wouldn't admit to being hurt.
"So innocent." Dekai looked at Obito and then at Nohara Rin, starting to reminisce about his lost youth.
What, he never had any close female classmates growing up, never mind then.
"Training starts!" Minato shouted seeing both sides were ready.
"Breath of Flame, Full Concentration!"
"Breath of Thunder, Full Concentration!"
Kakashi and Obito immediately heightened their concentration of breath.
Kakashi had never seen Dekai at full strength; he was obviously holding back a lot when sparring with Might Guy, but Dekai was Minato's teammate and also a disciple of Jiraiya, so Kakashi believed Dekai's strength wouldn't be weak.
Nohara Rin had been learning Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade, recently Obito had rarely seen Nohara Rin, so to impress her, he went all-in right away.
"Breath of Flame Chakra Mode!"
Obito concentrated his breath to the peak, causing all the Chakra in his body to stir, his aura soaring rapidly.
As a Jonin, and with opponents being a group of juniors not even ten years old, Dekai naturally didn't strike first to seize the initiative.
As Obito entered the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, Dekai sensed something was amiss.
Feeling the heated atmosphere not far from him, Dekai showed a puzzled expression, is this really a ninja not even a year past graduation?
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Obito swiftly formed seals and instantly converted a large amount of Chakra into Fire Attribute Chakra, exhaling it all in one breath.
Whoosh!!
The fiercely burning orange-red flames quickly accumulated and finally formed a gigantic fireball, hurling towards Dekai.
Looking back on his ninja career, Dekai felt such a mighty Great Fireball shouldn't be something released by a newly minted Chunin.
For a moment, he even suspected the person standing opposite was not Uchiha Obito, but a Konoha Jonin using Transformation Jutsu, one proficient in Fire Release.
Although he could withstand it, Dekai wasn't interested in catching such an easily avoided jutsu, so he gathered Chakra on the soles of his feet to dodge.
"Flash Step!"
At this moment, Kakashi drew the White Fang Short Blade, transforming all the Chakra gathered in his leg into Lightning Attribute Chakra to enhance his body before launching a sprint at Dekai.
Currently, they could achieve this level of cooperation without communication, a single glance was enough.
If Obito's strong aura amazed Dekai, then Kakashi's speed truly shocked him.
Staring at the wound on his arm, Dekai was immensely stunned.
It was a joint attack, yet among the Konoha Jonin, he was considered strong, and he was wounded by a child not even ten years old.
Just as he dodged the Great Fireball, Kakashi suddenly charged out, he hadn't anticipated Kakashi's speed would be so fast, being caught off guard, he failed to dodge successfully.
Dekai put away his underestimation, although he didn't know what was going on, Minato's three disciples were truly impressive, if he didn't get serious, he might really lose.
He didn't want to lose, if he did and Kamiyama Sohei found out, he would be laughed at to death.
Dekai's eyes flickered as he quickly scanned the three of them to devise a battle plan, then burst towards Obito with Chakra.
With his body invigorated by Lightning Attribute Chakra, even Dekai's somewhat rounded physique showed extreme speed.
Seeing this, Obito opened the Sharingan to enhance dynamic vision, and Kakashi silently gathered Chakra to help Obito alleviate the attack.
But just as Dekai was about to reach Obito, Obito's hands were already amassing a large amount of flames, and Kakashi was also releasing lightning in front of Obito.
Yet at this moment, Dekai suddenly braked and punched the ground with a fist imbued with electricity.
Rumble!
The explosion echoed, and the terrifying force fractured the ground, causing debris and mud to spray, then Dekai immediately rushed towards Nohara Rin on the side, swinging a heavy punch at her.
Initially, Obito mentioned Nohara Rin was a Medical Ninja, coupled with her not attacking during the earlier onslaught, Dekai concluded Rin's role in the team was healing, thus her combat capabilities must be poor, so he didn't enhance his body with Lightning Attribute Chakra.
Obito's Sharingan clearly saw Dekai's movements, but seeing Dekai use nothing and simply aim a punch at Nohara Rin, Obito didn't intervene and inwardly observed a moment of silence for Dekai.
"Monster Strength Fist!"
Nohara Rin gathered a large amount of Chakra in her fist and then unleashed it fiercely, colliding with Dekai's fist.
Bam!
Dekai's expression twisted, he felt an otherworldly strength emanating from Nohara Rin's seemingly frail body.
Relying on his robust physique, Dekai held for a brief moment, then was sent flying backward by the powerful impact.
Flying backward, Dekai cast a resentful glance at Minato, who was watching nearby, is this what you call okay?
"Why be so reckless, matching fists with Rin without even using Chakra." Obito recalled the sight of Nohara Rin punching through a thick tree and couldn't help but shiver.
That punch must hurt so bad.
Although it was training, in essence, it was still a battle, Kakashi and Obito immediately took advantage of the situation to launch an attack.
Obito expended a large amount of Chakra, spewing out vast fires, surrounding Dekai from multiple angles.
Kakashi entered the Transparent World state, transforming a large quantity of Chakra into Lightning Attribute Chakra to enhance his body, channeling all his energy into the White Fang Short Blade and locking onto Dekai.
"Cough, cough, training's over." Minato coughed lightly, ending the training ahead of time.
"I understand, it's because you lacked the information." Minato comforted.
Dekai: ...
Indeed, if he had known Obito and Kakashi had that kind of strength, he would definitely have gone all out from the start, if he knew Nohara Rin had such terrifying power, he would never have chosen to face Rin without using Chakra.
Though Minato spoke the truth, Dekai still felt a subtle sadness in his heart.
He actually lost to three kids not even ten years old, and they were his good friend's disciples.
Dekai left, leaving Minato and the others with a lonely figure.
"If you need anything next time, remember to let me know, I'll bring Sohei along." Dekai suddenly paused and said.
The more he thought about it, the more upset he became, under normal circumstances he'd almost never lose, but it was due to underestimation and lack of information that he lost, thus Dekai decided to let his good friend experience this feeling.
Minato nodded with a smile.
Kamiyama Sohei was also a member of Jiraiya's squad, with strength comparable to Dekai's.
Since Dekai's battle ended too quickly, the training goals weren't achieved, so Minato eventually had to join the battle himself.