Devilish Training

Konoha Medical Room

Sasuke was still unconscious. Lying in the hospital bed, his face was pale, his breathing faint.

"Why aren't you awake yet? Sasuke, waaah..."

Sakura lay sprawled over Sasuke, wailing endlessly.

Kakashi stood beside them with a grave expression. The Genjutsu Level placed on Sasuke was simply too high; even Kurenai, who specialized in genjutsu, had been unable to undo it.

Who on earth was it?

Sasuke's condition could only be described as extremely dire.

All they could do was pray for fate to show mercy.

In the empty hospital room, Sakura's crying went on and on. It made Kakashi increasingly agitated, so he had no choice but to step outside for a cigarette to ease his gloomy mood.

"I'm not dead yet! What are you bawling like you're at a funeral for? What bad luck, woman."

A weak voice rang out as Sasuke slowly opened his eyes.

"Sasuke, you're awake? Sasuke's awake! Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke's awake!"

Sakura's voice alerted Kakashi on the balcony. Kakashi took a hard drag from the cigarette he had just lit, snuffed it out, tucked the remaining half back into the pack, and rushed into the hospital room.

"Sasuke, your eyes?"

Kakashi stared at Sasuke in disbelief.

"Argh!"

Sasuke suddenly clutched his eyes in agony. Thin streams of bloody tears seeped from both eyes.

"Sharingan?"

Sakura and Kakashi cried out at the same time...

If anyone had been the center of attention in Konoha these past few days, it was definitely Xiao Yun.

He had defeated Sasuke in one move, won over a million, and even knocked up Tsunade, Konoha's most beautiful woman. No matter where he went, he was the focus of everyone's attention.

"Xiao Yun, you're fucking incredible. How the hell did you win Tsunade over? You know, there were crowds of people chasing after her. Even I wrote her a love letter back then. But she rejected me, so I started training in the Eight Inner Gates and bid farewell to women from then on!"

Might Guy gave Xiao Yun a thumbs-up.

"What if I said Tsunade was the one who pushed me down? Would you believe me?"

Xiao Yun smiled helplessly.

"What a load of bullshit. If a man doesn't get it up, what woman can force herself on him?"

Might Guy snorted dismissively.

"Master, please accept your disciple's knees!"

As he spoke, Naruto dropped to his knees.

"Get lost! Might Guy, enough about that. I'll be facing Samueru, the Hidden Cloud Village's number one genius, soon. How much do you know about him?"

Xiao Yun asked.

"Here, Danzo from the Anbu sent this over. Take a look."

With that, Might Guy took a sheet of paper from his pocket. It contained detailed information on Samueru.

"Danzo from the Anbu? I didn't expect him to care so much about my affairs."

Xiao Yun accepted the paper with a smile.

"Of course! Don't be fooled by how Lord Danzo is a little ruthless, a little fierce with people, a little harsh with his scolding, and a little sinister by nature. He still loves Konoha."

Might Guy said.

Xiao Yun smiled faintly without replying, but inwardly he sneered at Danzo. This bastard harmed the Uchiha Clan in the name of protecting Konoha. When Orochimaru and Pain attacked Konoha, he hid like a turtle. Usually, he acts like he loves Konoha more than life itself, but when it matters, he runs faster than anyone.

Three minutes later, Xiao Yun had roughly finished reading Samueru's profile and could not help drawing in sharp breaths.

Though Samueru was currently only a Genin from the Hidden Cloud Village, his strength was exceptionally formidable. At such a young age, he had already learned the Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release Armor. While its power could not compare to the original, it was more than enough to instantly defeat ninja of the same rank.

To this day, every ninja of the same rank who had fought him had been instantly defeated, without exception.

He had even declared that if any ninja of the same rank could withstand his second move, he would offer ten million with both hands.

Damn it, is Tsunade trying to get me killed early?

Xiao Yun angrily crumpled the information sheet into a ball and hurled it to the ground.

There were still ten days until his duel with Samueru. His Wood Release Chakra was currently only at the second tier. Although he knew three Wood Release techniques, their actual power had yet to be tested in battle.

He could not draw much of the Nine-Tails' Chakra from Naruto, either.

How the hell did I get this woman pregnant? Tragic. Truly tragic. If I'd known, I might as well have taken a knife and chopped it off.

"Xiao Yun, at a time like this, the only option is to train your taijutsu relentlessly. With your talent, perhaps you can open the Second Gate before the match. As long as you open the Second Gate, you'll have the strength to fight."

Might Guy patted Xiao Yun's shoulder comfortingly.

Xiao Yun gave a bitter smile and nodded helplessly. At this point, he could only place his hopes on quickly opening the Second Gate. Otherwise, he really would have to attend Tsunade's wedding banquet.

Xiao Yun shook his head. He absolutely could not stand by and watch Tsunade, carrying his child, enter the bridal chamber with another man. Nor would he allow Tsunade to be pinned down by another man, crying, "Stop, please..."

"Training. I want devilish training. Might Guy, torture me. Don't treat me like a human."

"Youth, burn!"

Over the next three days, Might Guy truly did not treat Xiao Yun like a human. Five-hundred-jin custom iron blocks were strapped to his hands and feet as he did five hundred meters of frog jumps, five kilometers of long-distance running, two thousand push-ups, and two kilometers of freestyle swimming.

He slept only three hours a day. The rest of his time was spent training.

Under the setting sun, two women watched Xiao Yun's devilish training from afar.

"Tsunade, that kid is really giving it everything for you. Looks like he truly likes you!" Tsunade's best friend, Kurenai, smiled as she looked at her.

"Hmph! It's not like he likes me. I think he just can't bear to part with the child in my belly."

Tsunade's pretty face flushed red. In truth, seeing Xiao Yun work so hard made her feel deeply guilty, while also bringing a hint of sweetness to her heart.

Seeing Tsunade's bashful expression, Kurenai wore a meaningful smile. She knew that any man capable of making a woman reveal such a shy expression had surely entered her heart deeply.

"By the way, how long have you known him?"

Kurenai asked.

"Over a month!" Tsunade replied.

"What? A month? And he already got you pregnant?"

Kurenai stared at Tsunade in disbelief.

"Isn't that just standard procedure? By the way, you and Asuma have been together for nearly three years. Why hasn't your belly shown any signs yet?"

Tsunade asked curiously.

Kurenai did not answer. A faint sorrow appeared on her face. After a long while, she sighed and said, "Sigh, he can't do it in that department!"

After speaking, Kurenai turned her gaze back toward Xiao Yun, who was still training, her eyes filled with envy...

"Junior Brother, those three Wing Chun moves you used that day—receive, redirect, release—were very impressive. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to have a proper match with you. If you don't mind, how about we spar?"

Rock Lee said.

Xiao Yun smiled awkwardly. He had not expected the moves he had made up on the spot to actually seem impressive even to Rock Lee.

"Sure!"

Xiao Yun readily agreed, stopping his push-ups. Training alone had little meaning for actual combat; he had to exchange moves with experts to improve his strength.

"Good! Rock Lee, let's stop before anyone gets hurt."

Xiao Yun assumed the opening stance of Wing Chun...