Newcomers After Adapting

Newcomers After Adapting

On the training ground, two young figures constantly crossed and collided. Though they were only children, they had still carved rings of patterns into the sandy ground.

Barely keeping up with Guy's movements, Xu Yue could not help complaining inwardly. Even with the foundation of twice an adult's physical abilities, even with the boost from the Beginner Sage Body, even after some basic training...

Without enough training time, he was being completely overwhelmed by this so-called dead last.

"Ah! Lord Yue, your speed has caught up again! The flames of youth are surging once more!"

Xu Yue had only just managed to slowly catch up to Guy's speed through the absurd benefits of the Beginner Sage Body, but this guy erupted with even greater potential again, as if he had taken drugs.

This was supposedly a first-year Ninja Academy dead last?

Give him a knife and he could probably slaughter his way through a modern city.

Bang!

Guy unleashed another fiery punch fueled by the spirit of youth. Even though Xu Yue managed to block it, he still felt that overwhelming force.

"So heavy!"

Even though he had barely stopped it, the crushing power continued to press his blocking arm back, forcing it against his chest before sending him flying.

He landed awkwardly and staggered back several steps before regaining his balance.

That sparring session was over.

Huff, huff...

After taking a few heavy breaths, Xu Yue steadied his breathing. They had gone through a whole series of training exercises before ending with a spar of this intensity.

Only thanks to the monstrous recovery ability of the Beginner Sage Body was Xu Yue able to settle his breath. Even so, he could not avoid the soreness and weakness throughout his body.

He had the Beginner Sage Body and was still in this state, yet Guy had endured everything purely through willpower. That was truly admirable.

During their earlier tree-climbing and water-walking training, Xu Yue had thought he was already working hard enough. Every day, he squeezed every last bit of Chakra from himself, and his extraction speed was quite impressive.

But after training alongside Guy, he realized that as long as one was willing to squeeze, potential could always be squeezed out!

This was especially true with the Beginner Sage Body, where he did not need to worry about exceeding his physical limits and suffering adverse effects.

However, just then, a faintly mocking voice came from the side.

"Isn't this our taijutsu 'genius,' Guy? What's this? Didn't go run your laps today?"

The two turned around and saw several other children about their age approaching.

Vaguely, they were centered around two people, while the others merely served as background.

Xu Yue was almost speechless. The ones standing behind them as supporting characters were not the Reincarnator newcomers who had enrolled with him back then? He had not been interested in finding out what missions they intended to complete, but he had not expected to meet them in a situation like this.

Hm, there were only five of them. That "well-connected" Xiong Tao was absent.

When the five saw Xu Yue here, surprise was obvious on their faces as well. Wasn't this guy supposed to be the one who had given up and decided to enjoy the rest of his life? Why was he hanging around with this dead last?

Although they were all newcomers from the Reincarnation Space who had come here to complete the same mission, they clearly had no intention of standing up for someone with no value to exploit. They simply continued fulfilling their roles as followers in silence.

As for the two people they followed, judging by their outlines and several distinct traits, Xu Yue recognized them as two future Konoha Special Jonin who had appeared a few times in the story and were somewhat well-known.

Genma Shiranui, with senbon in his mouth, and Ebisu, wearing sunglasses.

If Xu Yue remembered correctly, according to the story, these two would become Guy's teammates after graduation. Before being moved by Guy's effort and fiery spirit, however, they had their own embarrassing history.

It seemed that Guy's hard work had made them feel ashamed and stung, and they wanted to express something through another method.

Anyone could see the mockery and hostility in their expressions.

"Thank you for your encouragement!"

Yet Guy, long accustomed to such ridicule, simply raised his hand and gave them his trademark thumbs-up in thanks.

As for Xu Yue, he silently stood to the side without speaking.

"What, has the taijutsu 'genius' even found himself some lackeys?"

Ebisu adjusted his miniature sunglasses, seemingly finding a new topic to mock.

At that moment, one of the newcomer Reincarnators behind him stepped forward and whispered in his ear, apparently explaining Xu Yue's background.

After hearing clearly, Ebisu burst into laughter as if he had heard something hilarious.

"Haha, a dead last and a useless freeloader who refuses to improve himself. What a perfect match."

Still laughing, he seemed to have found something to comfort himself with. He and Genma Shiranui shook their heads and left together.

As for the newcomer Reincarnators, strange expressions appeared in their eyes as they looked at Guy and Xu Yue. After the people they had deemed their backers left, they did not immediately follow. Instead, they surrounded the two.

"Hey, newbie. Xu... what was it? Did you receive some mission? Share it already."

"Yeah, didn't you say you weren't interested in ninjutsu training?"

"Quit hiding it and hurry up."

More than two months had been enough to change them.

They had already begun to experience the brutality of the Reincarnation Space. Even though this was only a novice mission, completing tasks and training through their own efforts was immensely difficult. By now, they were completely different from what they had been over two months ago.

In terms of strength, two months of training could not improve them by much. At the very least, whether they could make up for it after returning and losing the newcomer bonus of twice an adult's physical abilities was still uncertain.

But mentally, they had more or less understood and adapted to the survival rules of the Reincarnation Space. They also knew better how to use their own power.

That was the primary purpose of novice missions!

As long as there were benefits or opportunities, they could not give up. They had to fight for them with everything they had. Otherwise, the three companions who had already died had used their lives to show them the cruelty of reality.

The Reincarnation Space had rules forbidding them from revealing information about the Space to story characters. Still, they all referred to it as a mission, so it did not cause any trouble or suspicion.

Guy, however, looked at Xu Yue in confusion.

"Are they your friends?"

Xu Yue could not help feeling speechless. Had he ever seen friends like these?

"Sorry, but there isn't any mission."

Xu Yue put on that trademark warm smile again, looking utterly innocent.

But these people were no longer the same as before. They were unwilling to let go of even the slightest possibility.

"Bullshit! You clearly said you didn't want to become a ninja!"

"What are you working so hard for, then?"

"Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

The few of them vaguely encircled the pair, looking as though they had them trapped.

Though they had all returned to the bodies of children, faintly savage expressions appeared on their immature faces.

With the bonus of twice an adult's physical abilities, more than two months of training, and their numerical advantage, they did not take this dead last or the newcomer seriously.

They had already gained a basic grasp of Shuriken and taijutsu. Compared to when they had been utterly incapable of using their bodies' strength, their combat ability had changed dramatically.

Even against the most highly trained elite special forces soldiers in a direct fight, they could easily defeat them.

"Haa... what a pain."

Seeing that his consistently useful trademark expression had failed, Xu Yue looked somewhat helpless. It had worked rather well in peaceful times, but now that these people had begun adapting to the survival rules of the Reincarnation Space, it was no longer very effective.

He had originally found it troublesome and wanted to see whether he could avoid this through "peaceful" methods. It seemed that would not be possible now.

In that case...

Bang!

A ring of air burst outward.

The instant the other side opened their mouths again, Xu Yue's punch, carrying a surge of wind, had already struck a chubby boy in the abdomen.

A sickening muffled sound rang out. The already round boy's body seemed to compress and swell by another size from the blow, while his clothes tore with a ripping sound.

Bleurgh!

The precise point and force of the strike bent the chubby boy's body into a bow over Xu Yue's fist. A stream of murky, disgusting fluid sprayed from his mouth, and then he rolled his eyes back and fainted.

One of the five was down!

Since the peaceful approach had failed and they had chosen to fight, he had to act decisively.

Xu Yue's swift and ruthless attack, along with its speed and power, left the other four shocked.

How was this possible?! This guy who had not entered the Ninja Academy for training was actually faintly stronger than them after just over two months?!

They had worked so hard on missions for so long, received systematic education in the Ninja Academy, and trained every day, yet they were still inferior to this quiet wild-card?

"There are only two of them! Get him together!"

Startled by Xu Yue's sudden display of combat strength, one of the remaining four immediately shouted harshly before taking the lead and charging forward.

His eyes were filled with fanaticism. There had to be some secret, some benefit he had obtained. They had to make him hand it over!

The madness and savagery in their eyes completely vented the pressure they had suffered over the past two months.

Watching the way the four moved, Xu Yue, whose previous training exhaustion had been mostly replenished by the recovery speed of the Beginner Sage Body and who now had the strength to fight, could not help curling his lip.

With the bonus of twice an adult's physical abilities, they had only reached this level after more than two months of training? They were truly useless. Their effort probably did not even compare to the energy middle school students put into studying.

It seemed his earlier decision to ambush one of them had been overcautious.

Guy's recovery ability was not as strong as his, so there was no need for him to act...

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Also, some readers seem confused about Naruto's potential. Actually, one of the most convenient things about using Naruto is that it has a fairly detailed power-level system compared to many anime, allowing readers to understand the differences in strength between levels more clearly. As for future changes, that is something for the future~