Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
After two continuous months of grueling training, Hyuga Sho...
His entire body now exuded a faintly capable and hardened air.
Moreover, by further deepening his "hardworking persona"...
He had made nearly everyone, including those at the Ninja Academy and the Hyuga Clan, aware that Hyuga Sho was an exceptionally diligent Academy Student.
By this point...
Hyuga Sho had acquired the Earth attribute and lit up his second Star Point.
Naturally, he had also cultivated the accompanying Hardening Jutsu to its peak.
Sixty days...
His Doka Degree had risen from 12.5% to 13.5%.
Although his Doka Degree had progressed slowly...
Hyuga Sho's true strength had undergone an incredible transformation.
With a mere tremor and flex of his skin...
Ordinary clubs, even Kunai and Shuriken, could no longer harm Hyuga Sho when they struck him.
Unless the opponent was exceptionally powerful, they would be unable to injure Hyuga Sho with such ordinary weapons.
As for punches and kicks, Hyuga Sho could easily shake them away.
In that regard...
It somewhat resembled the Main Family of the Hyuga Clan's "Secret Taijutsu: Gentle Fist Style: One Strike Body."
Gentle Fist Style: One Strike Body released Chakra through acupoints all over the body.
It could repel attacks and restraints imposed upon the user.
For example, if a member of the Main Family were tied up with ropes...
They could use this technique to snap every rope apart.
Hyuga Sho could now accomplish the same thing.
This rebounding force...
Would certainly come in handy in many situations.
"At least I no longer have to worry about being killed by minnow Academy Students or Genin..."
Hyuga Sho finished his morning training and let out a long breath, deeply satisfied with his progress.
In the past, Hyuga Sho had watched many works of art.
In them, notable characters would be taken out by some minnow who had appeared from nowhere.
That kind of ending was not only absurd, but also pathetic.
Hyuga Sho felt fortunate.
He would not die that way in the future.
In other words...
"Now, I've become a Minnow Killer."
Since minnows could not take down Hyuga Sho, then conversely, Hyuga Sho could naturally take down all minnows.
He patted himself down.
Hidden weapons were tucked away throughout his clothes.
There was a bottle of Hypnotic Medicine he had obtained from the Iwagakure Female Ninja before.
And a Sleeve Sword tied to his cuff, ready to be deployed at any time.
A farmer with a gun could kill a knight.
Likewise, Hyuga Sho felt that Hypnotic Medicine and the Sleeve Sword could greatly improve his combat power.
Of course.
Until a critical moment, these two weapons were his Trump Cards.
They could not be exposed lightly.
Leaving the Branch Family compound...
He slung his schoolbag over his back.
Then he and Hyuga Mami left the settlement.
"Fifty-nine days remain..."
Hyuga Mami's ethereal voice came from ahead.
The date she referred to was their upcoming graduation date.
In fifty-nine days, they would have been enrolled for half a year.
By then, Hyuga Mami and Hatake Kakashi would graduate from the Ninja Academy early.
They would become two more geniuses to graduate at the age of five, following Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade.
Although that did not represent their future limits...
It did represent the speed of their talent development.
Given the same task...
Hyuga Mami and Hatake Kakashi learned faster than others.
As though they had activated the Protagonist Template.
"Young Lady, I'm preparing to challenge Yūhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma."
After pondering briefly, Hyuga Sho stated his goal.
"Defeat Yūhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma first?"
Hyuga Mami neither agreed nor disagreed with Hyuga Sho's idea.
After arriving at the Ninja Academy...
Hyuga Sho attended class as usual.
The second lesson was Ninja Tool Throwing Class.
The students came to the training field.
"Alright, same as usual. One at a time."
Funano Daihoku stood there with a notebook and pen in hand, ready to record the students' throwing proficiency.
"Watch me!"
Uchiha Obito took the lead and stepped up first.
He first cracked his knuckles, then cast a glance toward Nohara Rin.
"Rin is watching me... I absolutely can't fall behind... At the very least, I have to surpass that Kakashi! Here I go~!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!
The Shuriken spun through the air with piercing whistles and struck the target.
"Mm..."
Funano Daihoku nodded.
Ever since Hyuga Sho had stood up for Uchiha Obito...
Uchiha Obito had truly begun training seriously.
From being unable to hit anything at first, he could now hit the target casually with every throw.
"You haven't disgraced the Uchiha Clan."
Funano Daihoku recorded Uchiha Obito's result.
The Uchiha Clan was not only proficient in Fire Release, but also in Ninja Tool Throwing.
In all of Konoha, if the Uchiha said their throwing technique ranked second, no clan would dare claim to be first.
"Yūhi Kurenai."
Funano Daihoku called Yūhi Kurenai's name.
The loli Yūhi Kurenai, with curly black hair and ruby-red eyes, was second only to Hyuga Mami in looks.
The reason Hyuga Sho had chosen to challenge Yūhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma together...
Was not merely because of their strength.
More importantly...
"Sarutobi Asuma has always been pursuing Yūhi Kurenai."
Hyuga Sho shifted his gaze.
From Yūhi Kurenai to Asuma.
He was cheering hard for Yūhi Kurenai. Among all the boys, his voice was by far the loudest right now.
Sarutobi Asuma.
Hearing the surname Sarutobi told one quite a few things.
By listening to the other students or the Ninja Academy teachers talk...
One could learn an even more explosive fact.
Sarutobi Asuma looked careless and utterly ordinary.
But in truth... he was the son of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Naruto of Konohagakure!!
That was right.
The very Third Naruto known as the "Professor of Ninjutsu" and the "Strongest Hokage," Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Not only did Hiruzen Sarutobi command thousands of ninja in Konohagakure...
His own strength stood at the pinnacle.
One could say... he was Konohagakure's strongest.
In this world...
Due to issues of inherited DNA...
Bloodline Theory was widely believed in.
That was to say...
Dragons gave birth to dragons, phoenixes gave birth to phoenixes, and rats' sons knew how to dig holes.
Countless people thought highly of Asuma while fawning over him.
Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!
A dull embedding sound rang out.
Yūhi Kurenai finished throwing.
"One Shuriken hit the bullseye. Not bad."
Funano Daihoku praised her.
Her result was at least better than Uchiha Obito's.
"Obito, you got beaten by a girl!"
The other boys immediately burst into laughter.
However...
After Hyuga Sho had stood up for Uchiha Obito last time, they only dared mock him verbally.
Amid the crowd's laughter and chatter, a calm remark joined in.
"Are you sure you're stronger than Obito?"
Hyuga Sho spoke words that were practically a taunt toward the entire group.
Especially...
Sarutobi Asuma's gaze immediately turned toward him.
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