Summer Vacation, Friends

Konoha Year 30, August

The first semester at the Ninja Academy had ended, and every student was welcoming their first summer vacation.

Almost every child was playing wildly at home, with very few making an effort to train themselves.

"Uchiha Style Shurikenjutsu."

Dappled light and shadow were cast beneath the rustling leaves. A flash of purple appeared, and shuriken coming from all directions were simultaneously shot at Yayoi.

"Muda!"

Yayoi held a short sword in front of him, glancing at the shuriken flying through the air from various angles.

His eyes sharpened, and then dazzling sparks flew. Yayoi slashed his short sword across the sky, rapidly and continuously swinging the short sword in his hand.

All the shuriken were knocked down, scattering on the ground. The surroundings were a mess. Some trees had even had their branches completely stripped clean, and earthworms on the ground were chopped in half by the shuriken.

Afterwards, a petite and delicate figure walked out of the woods. Her purple ponytail made her particularly conspicuous in the light.

The moment Yayoi saw the girl, he immediately tensed up.

The girl leaped up like a beam of light. The dazzling sunlight suddenly shone into Yayoi's eyes. His eyes, unaccustomed to the sudden bright light, instinctively tried to avoid it.

"This is bad."

Yayoi shouted that it was not good. On the battlefield, one must always keep the opponent within your line of sight, even for just an instant.

Yayoi had the empowerment of two great bloodlines within him. Even though he was still weak, his basic enhancements were not weaker than those of an ordinary adult Genin. He could pull back on track from minor mistakes with his powerful strength.

In just a moment, Yayoi quickly retreated and adjusted his position.

The girl, bathed in light, took out a kunai from her hand. The sharp blade slashed through the wind flow.

Under Rin's control, three shuriken collided with each other and with the shuriken previously stuck in the trees, flying towards Yayoi from three different directions.

As a Senju, Yayoi's physical fitness was naturally better than that of an Uchiha.

He casually threw a kunai to block the kunai coming from the side. He drew his short sword, and dazzling sparks flew. No matter how tricky the position of the kunai was, he blocked them one by one.

However, at the same time, he suddenly felt a chill at his waist.

A cold blade suddenly slashed across. His instincts screamed a warning. Yayoi subconsciously activated his Mirror Eye and Dragon Script imitation, and the surrounding air instantly froze.

A trace of golden light flashed in Yayoi's eyes, but it quickly disappeared under Yayoi's deliberate control.

Regarding the Golden Eye lighting up when using Word Spirit, Yayoi had found a way to conceal it after merging the two bloodlines.

He didn't know if it was because he was a mixed-blood, but as long as he concentrated, he could suppress the Golden Eye from lighting up.

Of course, when unleashing his full power, the Golden Eye would light up.

As if a tornado had appeared out of nowhere, Yan's attack was directly repelled. Seeing Yan suddenly appear, Miyoshi subconsciously grabbed her.

This was Miyoshi's first time facing danger directly, and he hadn't expected it to be this Uchiha Clan girl.

"My combat experience is still too little."

Miyoshi couldn't help but think to himself.

Miyoshi had originally been unable to understand why Yan had appeared behind him, but upon seeing the blood-red in the eyes of the girl in his arms, he understood.

So she had activated the Sharingan. He had been caught off guard and fallen into a trap. No wonder he had felt such a strong sense of dissonance earlier.

"Ah, I fell for a Genjutsu."

She used the Transformation Jutsu to blend in with the kunai, then subtly interfered with my senses. As expected of the Uchiha Clan.

"That's amazing ninjutsu, truly amazing, Miyoshi-kun."

The tornado appeared for only a moment before immediately dissipating.

Yan was held in Miyoshi's arms, her face slightly flushed. Her hair tie had been lost in the recent fight, and her smooth purple hair drifted in the swirling breeze. She said gently.

"Yan is also amazing. At this age, Yan is the most amazing person I've ever met."

Miyoshi didn't hold back his praise either, while quietly letting go of Yan.

The facts indeed supported his statement; Miyoshi was not lying.

Judging solely by the ferocity of the scene, the clash between the two far exceeded that of their peers. In fact, even some Chunin wouldn't have caused this much destruction.

However, both had tacitly agreed not to use ninjutsu. Miyoshi had suddenly used Word Spirit subconsciously, which felt a bit like breaking the rules.

Yan came from the Uchiha Clan, so she was proficient in some of the clan's Uchiha-style taijutsu, swordsmanship, and shurikenjutsu. Ninjutsu would likely not be difficult for her.

"Did you activate the Sharingan recently?"

"Mm, because of matters within the clan."

The loose purple hair gave Miyoshi a protective urge.

And unlike her usual neat ponytail, Yan now possessed an unreal charm.

She looked like someone who had stepped out of a painting, like light and shadow.

It was almost like a Genjutsu.

I don't know why a kid would still wear a ponytail, her hair grows pretty fast.

"Miyoshi-kun, do you like long hair?"

Seeing Miyoshi staring at her, Yan wasn't shy and said generously.

This made Miyoshi a little embarrassed, but he quickly cast aside that feeling and honestly replied.

"Yeah, you look even better like this."

Yan brushed a strand of her beautiful hair from her forehead, her smile innocent and pure.

The two continued their sword practice and exchanged some insights on physical techniques.

"Let's rest for a bit. Here's a towel for you, and your favorite dango. They're a bit cold, though."

Miyoshi sat down under a relatively intact large tree, and Yan also sat down.

Crystal beads of sweat slid down her forehead, her cheeks flushed from the intense exercise, and her neck turned pink.

Her long hair spread out, and fine strands fell onto the girl's back, making her feel a tickle inside.

She leaned tiredly against the tree and took the towel and dango Miyoshi handed her.

Mindful of a girl's modesty and image, Yan quickly took the towel.

A gentle breeze in the air stirred up fallen leaves, but it couldn't extinguish the flutter in the girl's heart or the curve of her lips.

Her rosy cheeks didn't calm down with the towel; instead, they grew redder as she wiped.

Finally, Miyoshi witnessed a magical sight.

Yan covered her face with the towel and ate the dango in small bites.

"Delicious."

Miyoshi leaned against the tree trunk, close to Yan, his regular heartbeat softly audible.

Looking at the strange girl beside him, Miyoshi couldn't help but recall the past.

In the span of a year, their relationship had progressed by leaps and bounds.

Initially, they were classmates, chatting and interacting. Then they became friends, discussing their understanding of physical and ninjutsu techniques.

Now, they were even better friends. Miyoshi enjoyed practicing ninjutsu and physical techniques with Yan.

Along with that, Miyoshi could ask Yan to teach him the Uchiha Clan's physical and ninjutsu techniques, and to correct his mistakes.

A good teacher and a helpful friend – that's what she was.

"Yan, do you want to go for a late-night snack tonight? My treat."

Suddenly thinking of something, Yayoi said.

Since the holiday began, although Yayoi had learned a lot of Uchiha Clan style taijutsu, he seemed to have never taught Yan anything.

Constantly having Yan give, he felt a little embarrassed, so treating Yan to a big meal out of his own pocket was the least he could do.

"Mhm."

Yan took a deep breath, threw off the towel, her face flushed red.

The sun blazed high, the midday sunlight dazzling, making it impossible to open one's eyes.

After Yayoi and Yan parted ways, he returned to his own home.

Walking through the living room, one could see a bedroom filled with all sorts of precision instruments, almost unrecognizable from its modifications.

Having self-taught himself the unique medical knowledge of the Ninja World, combined with his accumulation from his previous life, Yayoi felt he could now begin preliminary research into the secrets of Dragon Blood and the Ten-Tails bloodline.