"We already said our clan is the strongest." Uchiha Ken, who never learned his lesson, started making snide remarks again, looking at his classmates with disdain.
"Hah, those are just flashy little tricks. Once you get to the battlefield, it all comes down to real skill. What's the point of throwing a sword?" Nawaki stubbornly shot back, hoping to salvage some dignity.
But those words displeased the teacher. So I painstakingly taught you these techniques, and you think my lessons are useless?
Hyuga Matsuba sensed that things were about to go badly and quickly stepped in to ease the awkward situation.
"Let me give it a try!" Hyuga Matsuba took out his sword and gripped it tightly a few times.
"Isn't that Hyuga Matsuba? He really does seem different. He must be the strongest."
"Definitely! If he's that handsome, he must do everything beautifully too!"
A group of girls started fangirling over Hyuga Matsuba again. With no one but him in their eyes, he had practically become everyone's dream heartthrob.
The other boys were furious when they heard that. Sure, they were not as refined-looking as Hyuga Matsuba, but how could they possibly be inferior to him in every way?
"Tch, Hyuga Matsuba is a useless good-for-nothing in his clan. He can't even use the Byakugan, yet you're all staring at him so eagerly." Uchiha Ken began mocking him coldly.
"How dare you talk about my Matsuba like that! Girls, we must avenge Matsuba!"
Seeing that things were starting to go wrong, the teacher hurriedly stopped the fans from doing anything crazy. Girls these days are really wild. I never saw a scene like this when I was in school.
Ueno Juri, who had been single since birth, could not help sighing from the bottom of her heart. Hyuga Matsuba really was enviable.
Watching the chaotic scene, Hyuga Matsuba felt rather pleased with himself. He had suffered plenty of bullying in the Hyuga Clan. Perhaps his looks were outstanding, but that face had not been useful for anything else.
Back before he transmigrated, his good looks had also earned him no small amount of harassment from his superiors.
The sword in Hyuga Matsuba's hand began to spin before finally flying toward the target. It moved so fast that even the teacher could not see its shadow.
Bang!
The target could not withstand the tremendous impact and instantly shattered. The sword continued flying forward and struck a thick wall.
"You..."
Even the teacher did not know what to say. If she fought Hyuga Matsuba, she might not even be his match.
Hyuga Matsuba's current level had far surpassed Ueno Juri's expectations. She was speechless as she stared blankly at that genius of the Hyuga Clan.
"Hyuga Matsuba is amazing!" Mikoto said with a delighted look on her face.
"See? I told you Hyuga Matsuba had to be the strongest! I want to marry him!"
"Dream on! You dare steal my husband?"
"Am I seeing things?" Nawaki swallowed hard. He had always thought Hyuga Matsuba was not particularly strong.
But after witnessing Hyuga Matsuba's high-level move just now, Senju Nawaki was thoroughly shaken. Such skill was no longer mere training; it could be considered an advanced combat technique.
The crowd immediately erupted. Hyuga Matsuba calmly returned to the line, but inwardly he was over the moon. This feeling was really great. He was just that kind of scheming boy.
Uchiha Ken looked as though he had swallowed a fly, wondering if he could take back everything he had just said.
"Um... it seems some students have already mastered it, but there must be others who still do not understand. Next, I'll teach everyone carefully."
Ueno Juri regained control of the situation. As a teacher, she still had to fulfill her duties and could not let this bunch of little troublemakers show off here.
After practicing that move for an entire afternoon, everyone was finally able to go home.
After saying goodbye to his friends, Hyuga Matsuba did not leave with the two Hyuga Hiashi brothers. He wanted to head home alone.
After starting school, Hyuga Matsuba had hoped to learn some basic theoretical knowledge, not those trivial little tricks from that afternoon.
When it came to fundamentals, no one in the entire school was better than Hyuga Matsuba. What he lacked most were theoretical knowledge and combat experience.
Pushing open the door to his house, Hyuga Matsuba stretched his body and prepared for his daily training again. By now, he could form many hand seals in a short period of time.
Including the time before his transmigration, Hyuga Matsuba was already twenty-nine years old and approaching thirty. As someone who had been single for so long, how could a lifelong bachelor's hand speed possibly be slow?
After training for a while, Hyuga Matsuba bathed and changed clothes, recalled his clone, and collapsed down in exhaustion.
"I feel like I've improved a lot lately."
After every training session, Hyuga Matsuba felt this way, as though he made a little progress each time.
After lying there for a while, Hyuga Matsuba sat up and opened the system.
"Hey, stop being so stingy all the time. You're so rich, so give me something! I don't care what it is—just toss me a little charity!" Hyuga Matsuba began shamelessly turning on his charm.
The system remained silent.
"Hey!" Hyuga Matsuba felt somewhat disappointed and started asking questions. "Are you a little stupid? You don't even make me do missions, and you just casually give me rewards."
This was the system's standard operation. The protagonist could not control it. The system was not stupid, so do not insult it casually.
"Hehe, so you know you're not stupid." But even after thinking about it for a long time, Hyuga Matsuba could not figure out how this system worked.
Hyuga Matsuba could not be bothered to think about it anymore. He had not even understood the techniques and moves of those Ninjutsu, much less something this complicated.
"It's rare for us to have a conversation. Have a little pity on me!" Hyuga Matsuba continued shamelessly pestering it.
As the saying went, shameless people were invincible. If you cared too much about that thin skin of yours, you might not accomplish anything. This was the truth about life Hyuga Matsuba had learned over more than twenty years.
After waiting for quite a while without any response, Hyuga Matsuba curled his lips. If such a stingy system really gave him something, that would truly be a miracle.
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"Damn, did a miracle really happen? You're being this generous?" Hyuga Matsuba had not expected it.
Hyuga Matsuba was practically ready to jump into the sky. He had only said it casually, yet he had actually gotten a huge windfall.
If he had gotten benefits from someone else, Hyuga Matsuba might not necessarily have accepted them. But this was a freebie from the official source—there was no reason not to take it.
The reason was that everything Hyuga Matsuba had came from the system. He understood this very clearly. Without the system, he definitely would not have reached this point. Just from that alone, Hyuga Matsuba trusted the system completely.
"I only said it casually, and you really gave me something. I knew I wasn't wrong about you! System Dad!"
"But why doesn't this system have a manual? I don't even know what kind of system this is."
Hyuga Matsuba had mentioned this before, but the system had always remained silent.
"Anyway, thanks for giving me something. You're a good system. I'll hype you up like crazy!" After getting benefits, Hyuga Matsuba began praising the system to the skies.
Maybe if he kept flattering it, System Dad would toss him something else. That would be like winning the jackpot. Besides, saying a few nice words cost him nothing.
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