I'm Proud of My Posture, a New Posture

He had originally planned to beat up the last girl... Kurenai Yuhi.

But now, it seemed he would have to change his plans.

"Both feet are stiff."

Jueming frowned.

He could move them a little, but he could not walk. That meant he was not truly paralyzed.

"So this is your backup plan, woman."

Sitting on his bed, Jueming's first thought was that Mito Uzumaki was behind this.

She could not stand his behavior, so she had punished him.

She was probably hoping he would beg her for mercy.

"In your dreams!"

Jueming would never compromise with Mito Uzumaki.

All this would do was strengthen his resolve.

That was...

Once he gained Six Paths Level power, he would revive Mito Uzumaki.

Not only would he spank her and make her call him Daddy, he would also make her call him Master!

Having made up his mind, Jueming decided to solve his current problem first.

"You think... you can punish me like this?!"

Just like when they had first met.

Mito Uzumaki had rendered his entire body immobile.

And he had broken free of her Sealing Technique.

Now... it would be the same!

So.

Jueming turned to the system panel.

He began searching through the four major skill branches.

[Grass Release—Illusion] was the only locked skill. It had only a general description and no detailed explanation, so he could ignore it for now.

That meant he had to find a solution within the three major skill trees: [Grass Release—Ninjutsu], [Grass Release—Body], and [Grass Release—Grass].

"Let's see..."

After looking through them once, Jueming locked onto a follow-up skill under [Grass Release—Body].

["Grass Release—Body—Handstand": I am a pothos plant, and ever since I was little, I loved doing handstands.

Note 1: An advanced variation of Lying Flat.

Note 2: While in this posture, you cannot gain the "Stamina +1" growth effect, but you can increase your defense somewhat.

Note 3: May randomly and permanently increase the upper limit of mobility while in the "Special Posture" state. "Abnormality +1."

Note 4: Strive to become an Abnormal Type! As long as you work hard enough, you can unlock more postures.]

"I heard that Jueming beat both of his female classmates and sent them home..."

The Great Elder stroked his beard as he stood outside the door.

He was considering several things.

Jueming randomly lying down, pulling weeds, using grass blades as weapons, bullying female classmates...

Taken together, all these signs made it seem as though he was about to lose his mind.

Just like Senju Akira had.

"I wonder if the child has been taking his medicine on time."

Remembering the talent Jueming had displayed, the Great Elder felt it was a pity.

The Senju Clan... was declining by the day, and even its legacy was on the verge of being lost.

What use were a bunch of powerful old men?

Without a younger generation, there would ultimately be no hope...

After carefully considering his wording, the Great Elder knocked on the door.

"Who is it?!"

Inside, Jueming immediately became alert.

"Jueming, it's me."

"Great Elder?"

Why was he looking for him so early in the morning? Was something wrong?

He had personally witnessed Senju Akira's mutation. What if the Great Elder had changed too?

Since he could not move right now, he should unlock this skill point first.

So Jueming unlocked "Grass Release—Body—Handstand."

Just as he allocated the point, the Great Elder knocked again.

"Jueming, when can you open the door? You've been taking your medicine on time, right?"

"The same goes for you, Great Elder. You haven't changed, have you?"

Great Elder: "..."

After thinking for a moment, Jueming pulled a rope from a distance of about four meters, tugging the door handle and opening the door.

Creak...

The door was pulled open by the rope.

The Great Elder pushed it open and entered.

When he saw Jueming standing four meters away with a rope in hand, opening the door from afar, he froze for a moment.

This kid really is cautious...

"Jueming, I have something to discuss with you."

"Go ahead, Great Elder. I'm listening." Jueming sat by the window at the far end of the room, neither getting up nor coming closer.

"Could you come a little closer?" The Great Elder wanted to observe Jueming's condition at close range.

Jueming immediately looked troubled. "Well... Great Elder, I'm very busy every day..."

"I'll treat you to breakfast after we're done." The Great Elder glanced at the instant noodles in Jueming's arms and immediately said.

"Oh, I couldn't possibly..." Jueming scratched his head.

"You're my junior. Why are you being so polite?" The Great Elder waved a hand.

The next second.

Jueming picked up a cockroach from the floor. "Little Strong, you want to eat too? No, that won't do... the Great Elder is only treating me."

Great Elder: "..."

"Sorry, Great Elder."

Jueming chuckled.

"Little Strong grew up with me. We eat and live together. It says it wants to go out for a meal too. Honestly, it doesn't understand human etiquette at all..."

Great Elder: "..."

Ahem.

The Great Elder coughed a few times. "Fine, fine. I'll cover your lunch and dinner today too, all right?"

"Okay."

Jueming nodded and casually tossed Little Strong away.

Watching this scene in silence, Mito Uzumaki was nearly furious to death.

This brat Senju Jueming was even scamming the Great Elder?!

Did he not intend to remain in the Senju Clan in the future?

Jueming, however, did not care.

Who knew whether the Great Elder would change or not?

The Senju Clan might not survive from one day to the next. He had to enjoy what he could while he could.

There might not even be a tomorrow.

He would fleece them first and worry about who they were later.

"Then come on."

The Great Elder beckoned, inviting Jueming out for breakfast.

So Jueming got down from the bed.

Then... he placed both hands on the floor and moved forward in a handstand, moving incredibly fast and giving off an extremely bizarre impression.

[Abnormality +1]

"!"

The Great Elder's pupils shrank, and he could not help thinking, Could this child... already be changing?

"Let's go, Great Elder."

With his head pointing down, Jueming shut the door with one hand and went down the steps.

Then he crawled toward the front courtyard.

[Abnormality +1]

Great Elder: "..."

"Jueming, what are you...?"

Walking down the street, the Great Elder was deeply confused.

He observed Jueming for a while and found that he did not seem to have changed.

"I'm practicing handstands."

Jueming replied calmly, completely ignoring the stares of passersby.

When they reached the restaurant, Jueming sat in a chair and directly called over the waiter.

"Waiter, bring me a basin of water. I need to wash my hands."

Great Elder: "..."

"Great Elder, what did you want to discuss?" Jueming asked as he washed his hands.

"Jueming, I heard you beat up... sent two female classmates home..."

The Great Elder spoke tentatively.

Jueming was a good prospect. He should try not to provoke him.

After all, the Senju Clan's legacy depended on the younger generation.

"It won't happen again."

Jueming smiled faintly, signaling for the Great Elder to rest assured.

Right now, his priority was solving the problem of Mito Uzumaki punishing his lower body.

He would rely on "Grass Release—Body—Handstand" to gain mobility.

At the same time, he would rely on "Grass Release—Body—Lying Flat" to increase his stamina.

With the two skills working together, he could gradually break free from Mito Uzumaki's restraints while living normally.

Once he regained normal mobility, he could consider fleecing Kurenai Yuhi again.

Hearing Jueming's promise, the Great Elder nodded in satisfaction. "Jueming, you've been enrolled for a week now, right? How do you find it?"

"It's all right. Just boring, since I already learned the early material from the clan... I've practically worn the textbooks out from reading them. Other than the Three Body Technique... all the other knowledge is already in my head."

He had been enrolled for one week.

And he had already finished all the theoretical material.

Unfortunately, the other students were still at the stage of sensing Chakra and refining Chakra.

It would still be some time before they began studying the Three Body Technique.

"What about Ninja Body Fist? How is your practice going?" The Great Elder's tone grew gentler.

"I can probably beat three to five ordinary adult men."

Jueming thought for a moment before answering.

That was a conservative estimate.

In reality, as long as he was not surrounded, beating ten would not be a problem.

"Mm."

The Great Elder nodded in satisfaction.

"The Three Body Technique course will begin soon, so don't be impatient. There will be a test after one month of enrollment. I hope you can earn first place then and bring honor to the Senju Clan!"

"Didn't you say to let things take their course?" Jueming asked.

Great Elder: "Then let things take their course and get first place."

Jueming: "..."

"In any case, there will be major benefits then."

The Great Elder suddenly spoke seriously.

"After the Monthly Exam comes the half-year exam. The half-year exam... also means the Early Graduation Exam. If your aptitude is good enough, you can take the assessment alongside prodigies like the son of Konoha's White Fang... Kakashi Hatake. Only after becoming a true Ninja will you be qualified to inherit the Senju Clan's various Secret Techniques..."

Though the Senju Clan had declined.

It still possessed countless powerful legacies from its ancestors.

They did not fear people studying them; they feared people lacking the ability to master them.

"Understood."

Jueming memorized the two things the Great Elder had mentioned—the Monthly Exam and the Early Graduation Exam—then picked up his chopsticks.