Ball Buster Kid

Konoha medical personnel arrived at the school with extreme speed.

Accompanying them were members of Konoha's Military Police Force.

Uchiha Yashiro watched with a dark expression as Uchiha Yaowang, clutching his crotch and wailing, was lifted onto a stretcher. Then, he turned his gaze to Iroha Hyuga, the instigator of it all.

Faced with Uchiha Yashiro's sharp gaze, Iroha Hyuga lowered his head, feeling somewhat guilty.

He hadn't really meant to hit him there. It's just that he had only just grasped the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm. Originally, this move was a long-range, high-powered sniping skill with a range of over 10 meters.

But the young Iroha Hyuga had only learned the basics. Not only was the range limited to 2 meters, but even the accuracy...

It couldn't be said that there was none, but it was practically nonexistent.

Seeing the other party avoid his gaze out of guilt, Uchiha Yashiro sighed inwardly. After closing his eyes to ponder for a moment, he turned his attention to the two teachers.

"Gentlemen, let's have a talk."

Glancing at the two teachers, whose expressions were equally grim, Uchiha Yashiro knew that even though it was a Hyuga Clan member who had struck the blow, the child's status made it impossible for him to lash out.

In comparison, the two teachers, who were adults but had failed to stop it in time, were clearly more responsible.

With the teachers being taken away, the exercise naturally came to an end.

"I say, will the teachers be okay?" Ebisu asked with some concern, watching the two teachers being led away.

Asuma shrugged. "Don't worry. It's not common for injuries to occur during Ninja Academy exercises, but it's not unheard of. The world of ninja is full of pain. As long as it wasn't intentional, they won't be punished."

"But speaking of which, Iroha, you're ruthless! Confess, was that move meant for Kakashi or Might Guy?" Kazashiro asked, jokingly, as he approached Iroha Hyuga.

"You guys..." Kakashi looked at Kazashiro with dead fish eyes and subconsciously tightened his legs.

Even Might Guy didn't know what to say and could only stand there grinning foolishly.

Honestly, this kind of thing wasn't very youthful at all.

"What are you talking about? I didn't do it on purpose!" Iroha Hyuga retorted, his face flushed.

"Alright, stop denying it. Everyone knows that your Hyuga Clan has always been at odds with the Uchiha. I get it, I get it." Kazashiro had an expression of someone who didn't mind stirring up trouble.

Hearing Kazashiro say that, the others, who hadn't taken it seriously, began to suspect the truth of the statement.

After all, the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan's animosity was well known, and Iroha Hyuga had taken the initiative to confront Uchiha Yaowang.

So, the credibility of this matter was quite high.

Seeing the way his classmates were looking at him begin to change, Iroha Hyuga quickly pushed away Kazashiro and loudly defended himself, "I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Unfortunately, under Kazashiro's embellishment, Iroha Hyuga's defense was filled with powerlessness.

"Okay, we know, Ball Buster Kid." Kazashiro leaned in close to him again, patted Iroha Hyuga on the shoulder, and gave him a nickname.

"Ball, Ball Buster Kid?" Iroha Hyuga didn't understand the meaning of the nickname at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized what it meant.

Once this nickname spread, his lifelong reputation...

Iroha Hyuga despaired.

Because the students of both classes present had heard Kazashiro's words.

Unsurprisingly, within just one hour, the news that Class Two had a Ball Buster Kid had spread throughout the entire Ninja Academy.

Iroha Hyuga thus became the first "ninja" in this year's class to have a title.

As for whether Iroha Hyuga would become famous in the Ninja World in the future, Kazashiro, the instigator, said that he didn't care.

"Ball, Ball Buster Kid?" Hiruzen, who had rushed to the Ninja Academy after hearing the news, was about to mediate the matter when he heard the Anbu's report, and his mouth twitched wildly.

"What's wrong? Third Hokage." Hizashi Hyuga, who had been summoned to the school by Hiruzen, asked curiously when he saw the Third Hokage's expression.

Hearing this, Hiruzen hurriedly suppressed the twitch in his mouth and adjusted his expression. "It's nothing, just some work matters. Hizashi, the course of events is like this, it was just an accident caused by an exercise."

Hearing Hiruzen's assessment of the matter, Uchiha Yashiro was somewhat dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do.

Because that was the truth. The two teachers had tried their best to prevent it, but Iroha Hyuga's punch was too fast, and they couldn't catch up.

But Uchiha Yaowang's injury...

"This matter is indeed the negligence of the school teachers, and I, as the principal, am also duty-bound. I will personally go to the child's home later to apologize to his parents." Seeing Uchiha Yashiro's unwillingness, Hiruzen offered a very grand apology.

The Hokage personally apologizing at the door was indeed enough in terms of weight.

Uchiha Yashiro's expression improved slightly.

"I will inform Captain Fugaku of this matter." Uchiha Yashiro bowed slightly to Hiruzen, completely ignoring Hizashi Hyuga, and turned to leave.

Seeing the other party's lack of etiquette, Hizashi frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, but he couldn't lash out in front of Hiruzen, so he could only try to poison the well with Hiruzen: "Yashiro is a little too disrespectful to you, Third Hokage."

"Hehe, it's alright, after all, their clan member was injured." Hiruzen completely ignored Hizashi's instigation and responded cheerfully.

"Indeed, I misspoke, please allow me to take my leave." Hizashi didn't expect Hiruzen to really be furious because of this. After giving the Third Hokage a very proper salute, he slowly retreated from the office.

"Phew... so that's settled. Saito, Makoto, don't feel burdened, you should continue with the exercises, but you must be vigilant, especially when facing the children of Ninja Clans, they often use moves that children of this age shouldn't use." Seeing that the people from the Uchiha and Hyuga families had left, Hiruzen finally had time to instruct the two teachers.

"Yes, Third Hokage, it was our negligence."

Feeling Hiruzen's gentle attitude, the two who came from civilian ninja backgrounds were extremely moved.

After all, who wouldn't like a superior who actively takes responsibility?

"Alright, alright, go back and continue working. For the next exercise, you can ask Kurenai Yuhi to watch from the side. As a Jonin, her insight is much stronger, and she also has the ability to stop these little guys." Hiruzen gave them an idea while letting the two leave.

"Yes, Third Hokage!"