A Major Conflict at the Ninja Academy; Rather Than Wait for You to Make a Move, I'll Strike First

Early in the morning.

The sky had only just begun to brighten when Liuyun had already gotten up and finished washing.

With his formidable mental strength, five or six hours of sleep were enough to leave him full of energy. This discovery had surprised him greatly, and it could be considered the only "golden finger" he had gained from having his soul transmigrate into another world.

After quietly opening the front door, Liuyun began a new day of physical training.

"Let's start with a morning run... I need to make up for my lack of endurance."

After running roughly a quarter of the way around Konoha, the sky had fully brightened.

Only when he truly could not run anymore did Liuyun slowly make his way back home.

By the time he returned, Asuka had already made breakfast. After finishing his milk and bread, Liuyun grabbed his schoolbag and headed for the Ninja Academy.

"Why has Liuyun suddenly become so motivated?" Asuka watched his retreating figure with a face full of confusion.

It was not just that he had become more diligent. Many of his habits had changed as well, such as how he dressed and how he no longer slept in. He handled many little matters himself before she, his mother, even had to nag him about them.

Fortunately, all of these changes were for the better, so Asuka was not too worried.

When he arrived at the Ninja Academy, several elementary students blocked Liuyun before he could even return to his classroom.

"Isn't this the little mongrel? Why aren't you wearing your headband today?"

Liuyun did not answer. Instead, he studied the children before him thoughtfully.

They all had black eyes and black hair, with the fan crest on their backs. They were children of the Uchiha Clan, one year older than Liuyun and currently in their sixth year.

"Hey, I'm talking to you!"

Seeing that Liuyun remained silent, the boy reached out to mess with his hair.

Liuyun moved before him, grabbing his wrist with one hand.

"If you want to talk, then talk. Keep your hands to yourself."

Liuyun's face was cold as he casually flung his arm away. His words were not harsh, but they still rubbed the other boy the wrong way.

"Oh? So you think you're something now?"

"You little mongrel haven't been around for a few days, and your temper's already gotten bigger?"

Uchiha Kazuhiko sneered, his face full of ill intent.

"Looks like it's time to teach you a lesson."

"Forget it, Kazuhiko. We're all clansmen. Don't let people laugh at us..." One Uchiha boy took the initiative to smooth things over.

The commotion on their side had attracted plenty of elementary students, all apparently waiting to watch a good show. Among them were even members of the Uchiha Clan's sworn rivals—the Hyuga Clan.

A "nobody" who was usually meek and submissive had dared to "lay hands" on him today. Worse, he had worn a sour expression from start to finish, and his attitude thoroughly disgusted Uchiha Kazuhiko.

"Hmph. I'll let you off today, but don't let us catch you outside school later, you little bastard..."

Uchiha Kazuhiko threw out a threat and turned to leave. Annoyed as he was, he did not want to be surrounded and watched like a monkey.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Before he could go, Liuyun called out to him in a low voice.

He could ignore being called a little mongrel, but he could not pretend he had not heard "little bastard."

"Oh? And what are you going to—"

Uchiha Kazuhiko began with a laugh, but before he could finish, Liuyun viciously slapped him across the face.

Chakra covered his entire arm, making his strike unbelievably fast. Before Uchiha Kazuhiko could react, he was sent flying a long distance.

Two pearly white teeth flew out along with blood as he crashed facedown onto the ground without an ounce of dignity.

"!!!"

"!!!!!"

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the scene. They could not believe that the "soft and meek" little mongrel had actually hit someone!

And he had hit a fellow Uchiha Clansman, too—and so viciously...

"Rather than wait for you to get revenge on me, I might as well deal with you now."

They had already become enemies. Even if he backed down, there was no guarantee the other side would let him go. Besides, why should he back down?

The kind were bullied, and the meek were ridden. Blindly enduring would only make those who bullied him more ruthless.

As Liuyun spoke, he strode forward. Before the dazed Kazuhiko could even process what was happening, a large foot viciously stomped onto his face.

With one kick, blood immediately began pouring from his nose.

It was not that Liuyun was needlessly ruthless. Children from other families had never called him a little bastard when they cursed at him, yet this guy had done so—and he was even from the Uchiha Clan.

That alone showed why Asuka had taken him away from the Uchiha Compound.

Given the nasty nature of ninja elementary students, if Liuyun did not give him a brutal beating today, someone would dare call him a "little bastard" tomorrow.

"You bastard, stop right there!"

Before Liuyun could continue, two Uchiha Clansmen rushed forward and stopped him.

One of them kicked Liuyun hard, forcing him back.

Liuyun patted the dirt from his kicked wrist, looking rather calm.

When Chakra was concentrated in his arm, it became powerful and highly resistant to blows. That elementary student's kick had looked forceful, but it had not hurt Liuyun's hand at all.

That was one of the benefits of knowing how to control Chakra. After just one night, he was already able to "walk up walls," meaning he had initially mastered this form of training.

The reason he had learned so quickly was still because of his powerful mental strength.

Controlling the flow of Chakra required strong mental focus. With his two souls fused into one, mental power was his greatest strength. And after awakening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, his personal mental strength had become even more absurd.

Liuyun being able to initially control the Chakra in his body was an enormous increase in his personal strength.

This ability alone was enough to handle this whole group of elementary students.

"Liuyun, you bastard! We're all from the same clan, yet you were so ruthless?" Uchiha Chiya shouted angrily.

"Why don't you mention that he cursed at me even worse? Did you really think I had no temper and would let others insult me as they pleased?"

He had been bullied plenty in the past, and the nickname "little mongrel" had been spread by these very clansmen.

Otherwise, among a group of students with all sorts of colorful hair, who was not a mongrel? Why would anyone call him a little mongrel?

"If he truly acknowledged me as a fellow clansman, he wouldn't have insulted me so viciously."

"Since he wanted to teach me a lesson, I taught him one first."

"If anyone dares speak disrespectfully in front of me again, don't blame me for being heavy-handed."

After saying that, Liuyun ignored the astonished crowd and walked straight toward the classroom with his hands in his pockets.

"Is this really the little mongrel I know? How did he suddenly grow a spine?"

"This guy has such a wide forehead and a girlish face, yet he's so vicious when he fights?" The watching elementary students discussed animatedly.

"What's wrong with a wide forehead? And how is such a handsome face girlish? He's handsome, and that little attitude of his... tsk tsk tsk, he's so manly!"

Some girls had already begun swooning.

"Haha, the Uchiha Clan dogs biting each other. How entertaining..." Someone from the Hyuga Clan mocked them.

Quite a few children from great clans wore teasing expressions when they heard that.

"Waaah, I'm going to fight him to the death..."

Uchiha Kazuhiko had only just recovered his senses. The moment he understood what had happened, he tried to get up and seek Liuyun out for a desperate fight, tears already falling from his eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey, Kazuhiko, don't be impulsive. Class is about to start, and the instructor will be here soon. Endure it for now. Go get revenge after the first class ends..."

One of the clansmen close to him suggested this.

"Let's report this to the teacher. You're hurt this badly—you should go to the infirmary first," Uchiha Chiya advised.

"No. If I report it, how am I supposed to get revenge? Just say I fell..." Uchiha Kazuhiko spat out a mouthful of blood, his face twisted viciously.

"If I don't knock every tooth out of his mouth later, then my name isn't Uchiha!"

Uchiha Kazuhiko felt that he had merely been careless just now and had failed to dodge, allowing Liuyun to get the better of him.

In a real fight, Liuyun was definitely no match for him. It was not as though he had never beaten Liuyun before, and this time he even had helpers.