Hyuga Sho Stole Something Important from Hokage

Training continued.

In the blink of an eye, several hours passed, and noon arrived.

Hyuga Natsu came again.

She carried a tray with rice porridge and pickles on it.

"Sho-kun, it's time for lunch."

Hyuga Sho was not picky about food, and quickly enjoyed the meal.

He remembered the hardest times in his previous life, when he had even eaten grass roots and chewed tree bark, and had learned from Bear Grylls to eat high-protein foods.

The food before him was more than enough to replenish his strength and nutrition.

Beside him.

Hyuga Natsu watched Hyuga Sho eat with a gentle expression, sitting quietly and simply looking at him.

Only after Hyuga Sho finished his last mouthful of porridge did Hyuga Natsu speak.

"Sho-kun, how does your body... feel now?"

"Mm, I'm recovering well. I should be completely fine in a few days."

Hyuga Sho gave Hyuga Natsu a sunny, harmless smile.

"..."

Hyuga Natsu nodded lightly.

"When the time comes... the Patriarch and the others will lecture you."

Every Branch Family Member had to receive a lecture from the Main Family after being branded with the Caged Bird Seal.

The gist of the lecture was that Branch Family Members were to protect the Main Family and so on.

"Mm, I understand. I'll recover as soon as possible."

Hyuga Sho showed not the slightest dissatisfaction with his current circumstances.

On one hand, Hyuga Sho knew how to disguise himself.

On the other, Hyuga Sho was filled with hope for his extraordinary future.

Seeing that Hyuga Sho showed no abnormalities and not the slightest expression of hatred toward the Main Family, Hyuga Natsu nodded, got up, and left.

"Smack!"

But the instant she turned around, Hyuga Sho took the initiative and grabbed her hand.

Fair and soft.

It also carried the unique scent of a girl.

"Eh?!"

Hyuga Natsu's originally gentle expression immediately gave way to a deep blush. Her eyes darted everywhere as she fell into a flustered state.

Behind her, Hyuga Sho seemed completely unaware of it.

Hyuga Natsu only heard him say, "Thank you for taking care of me, A-Natsu..."

"It's n-no big deal~. We're all members of the Hyuga Clan, so looking after each other is only natural~~."

After saying that, Hyuga Natsu hurried away in a panic.

"..."

Still wearing that harmless smile, Hyuga Sho watched Hyuga Natsu's retreating figure...

His expression gradually vanished.

The Main Family would inevitably ask Hyuga Natsu about his attitude after waking up.

Therefore, creating a harmless persona, even making Hyuga Natsu—who had a favorable impression of him—fill in the gaps and embellish his image herself, was exactly what Hyuga Sho was doing.

That reach just now had been a test of Hyuga Natsu's attitude.

Now, it seemed... it had been very successful.

Three days later...

"The human body on Earth has roughly sixty trillion cells... while humans in this world have one hundred and twenty trillion..."

Hyuga Sho practiced the Gentle Fist while recalling the information possessed by this body's original owner.

Compared to Earthlings, the humans of this world were probably closer to mutants or superhumans.

Trying to apply some of Earth's common sense to this world might not work.

Over the past three days, Hyuga Sho had focused on training the skills he possessed.

One of the most important factors in training was concentration.

Hyuga Sho, who had endured grueling training in his previous life, did not lack it.

Ordinary people could not keep their attention focused for extended periods, much less all day long.

Yet after brutal training and with the support of talent, certain special people could extend their concentration to an unprecedented, almost monstrous degree.

Hyuga Sho was one of the best among them.

He could lie in ambush for three days and three nights without food or water.

He could remain quietly in a sealed dark room that would drive an ordinary person mad for half a year.

No matter how harsh the environment was, Hyuga Sho could eat, sleep, and remain mentally unshaken.

This utterly terrifying willpower and self-control had made him into something like a monster.

Inside the room.

Hyuga Sho sweated profusely as he trained in the Gentle Fist.

This was how he had spent the past three days.

Untiring, untroubled, and enjoying every moment of it.

Hyuga Sho could even clearly feel his strength constantly growing.

Like an untiring machine, he precisely controlled the cycle of exercise, rest, and eating.

What delighted Hyuga Sho even more was this.

The physical resilience of ninjas in this world was powerful to an unimaginable degree.

Even training until he collapsed from exhaustion would not leave behind hidden injuries or similar aftereffects.

"Ninjas with one hundred and twenty trillion body cells... their bodies are far stronger than those of Earthlings..."

It seemed that way.

As long as one worked hard, one would be rewarded.

As long as one did not die from exhaustion, one could keep improving.

[Doka Degree: 4%]

Hyuga Clan, Branch Family residence.

Hyuga Natsu picked up some food from the dining hall where clan members ate together, preparing to deliver it to Hyuga Sho.

Other Branch Family members, young and old alike, spoke to her in turn.

"Going to deliver food to that Dead Last again?"

"A-Natsu really is such a good girl..."

"She's so good at looking after people. Maybe the Main Family will choose her as a servant someday..."

Hyuga Natsu smiled back at her fellow clansmen, then walked out of the dining hall.

Dead Last meant someone who held everyone else back.

"A-Natsu!"

The moment Hyuga Natsu stepped outside, a little boy around her age was already waiting in the corridor.

"Eh? Hokage, aren't you going to eat?" Hyuga Natsu asked in confusion.

"A-Natsu, you've been paying a lot of attention to that Hyuga Sho lately! You haven't even played with me these past few days!"

The boy named Hyuga Suetsuchi gritted his teeth, feeling as if the girl he liked had been stolen away.

"Because you know about Sho-kun's situation too..."

Hyuga Natsu thought for a moment before answering in an entirely ordinary manner.

But...

Her response made the Pure Love Warrior, Hyuga Suetsuchi, explode on the spot.

"Y-you're already calling him Sho-kun?! Damn it~! I'm going to settle the score with him!!"

"Ah~!"

Watching Hyuga Suetsuchi turn and run away, Hyuga Natsu hesitated briefly before immediately following after him.

Hyuga Sho did not yet know that he was about to face a confrontation between a Minotaur and a Pure Love Warrior.

"Come to think of it... the language in this world is all Japanese... mixed with a little English..."

As one of the clans within Konoha Village,

the Hyuga Clan could indeed be considered an elite family.

Therefore, compared to Ordinary People who lacked educational resources, Children of the Hyuga Clan began learning to read at the age of two or three.

Hyuga Sho could not only read, but write as well.

Without realizing it, he was already a step ahead of most people.

Thud, thud, thud...

Footsteps sounded, and at the corner at the end of the corridor stood a Child with an angry expression.

Hyuga Suetsuchi.

Hyuga Sho, who had opened the door for some air, recognized this Branch Family Member from his own clan.

They could not be called familiar. They were merely acquaintances who nodded to each other.