Fitness is Addictive

"Hoo~"

Samui took a deep breath, exerted force with both hands to lift the Barbell, slowly bent her knees into a squat until her thighs were parallel to the ground, and then used the contraction of her quadriceps to extend her legs and stand up until they were straight.

She held the peak contraction for two seconds.

A standard Barbell Squat was thus completed.

Throughout this process, Dan also squatted and stood in sync with Samui, acting as her spotter.

A 500-kilogram squat.

In Dan's previous life, this number would have already broken a world record.

But in this Naruto world where the average person has 130 trillion cells, this level of strength was not particularly astonishing.

In Dan's memories.

There was a woman named Tsunade who could even wield the dozen-ton "short blade" held by Gama Bunta; her strength was simply incredible.

Once, twice, three times...

Samui maintained a steady rhythm, continuously squatting and standing.

"Try to rely on the power of your physical body itself; don't cheat by using Chakra," Dan reminded her.

Gradually.

Samui began to struggle; her leg muscles trembled, and her physical stability decreased.

The final repetition.

After she squatted down, she couldn't stand back up for two seconds. Her expression turned pained, and it looked like she was about to fail from exhaustion and be crushed by the thousand-pound Barbell.

At this moment.

Dan's large hands gripped the outer edges of Samui's ribcage, helping her keep her torso straight and assisting her in successfully completing the final squat.

"Bang."

Samui placed the Barbell back onto the squat rack with a sense of relief, panting heavily.

"You've made progress. But remember not to push yourself so hard in the future; it's easy to get injured." Dan's gaze was serious as he warned Samui not to be reckless during training.

"I'm sorry, Gym Director, I won't do it again next time."

Samui bowed in apology, brushed back her blonde hair dampened by sweat, and her face flushed.

During training, it was inevitable that the two would have physical contact like that just now, and in a rather sensitive area for a girl, which made Samui feel a bit shy.

She was wearing a white tight-fitting sports T-shirt today, paired with pink Yoga Mat leggings, which perfectly highlighted her proud body curves.

"Congratulations, your figure is getting better and better."

Dan commented on Samui's physique with the professional eye of a judge.

Her figure was curvaceous, plump yet retaining a sense of power; to summarize it in four words—

Plump but not greasy.

This was the ceiling of the slightly chubby world.

"Thank you, Gym Director."

Receiving Dan's praise, Samui was also very happy, and a sense of accomplishment welled up in her Inner Heart.

She could finally understand why the Fourth Raikage was so obsessed with fitness, never forgetting to pump iron and sculpt his muscle lines anytime, anywhere.

So.

Fitness really is addictive.

Seeing that Samui had rested enough, Dan handed her a Resistance Band and instructed:

"For the last set of training, do a Kneeling Side Leg Raise to strengthen your glute lines."

Upon hearing this, Samui skillfully tied on the Resistance Band, knelt on the Yoga Mat with her palms supporting her, and naturally arched her hips.

She began the training.

"Pay attention to keeping your back straight; the movement must be standard. Have you seen the posture of a dog peeing?" Dan sat on the nearby Dumbbell Bench, pointing and directing.

"Yes."

Samui tried hard to imagine herself as a little dog peeing, imitating it as best she could, and sure enough, she quickly found the feeling of the muscles engaging.

Just as the master and apprentice were training in full swing.

"Excuse me, did I come at a bad time?" A cold voice came from the doorway.

It was Uchiha Inohi.

He walked into the gym and frowned slightly upon seeing the two exercising.

"Keep going, don't stop."

Dan said this to Samui, then stood up and walked over to Inohi. "What are you here for?"

He thought the matter regarding the spy should have already been concluded.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not here in the name of the Police Force today, but as an ordinary Uchiha Clan member to invite you."

Inohi didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point, "Lord Yashiro sent me to invite you back to the Clan Compound for a talk."

Oh?

Dan was somewhat surprised.

Yashiro.

He had heard this name before; it was said that he was the second-in-command of the Police Force, with power and prestige within the clan second only to the Clan Head, Fugaku.

At the same time, this man was also the leader of the Uchiha Radical Faction.

Did Yashiro want to see him because... he had seen his strength and intended to recruit him?

"I've heard that you've always been dissatisfied with your older sister marrying the Clan Head, Fugaku, which is why you moved out of the Clan Compound in a fit of pique. In fact, you are far from the only one dissatisfied with the Clan Head.

Dan, for the sake of your future happiness and that of your sister, I advise you to come with me."

Seeing that Dan remained silent, Inohi brought out the rhetoric he had prepared in advance, offering his earnest advice.

If the other party still refused, he wouldn't force it.

After all.

He couldn't beat Dan.

Faced with Inohi's invitation, Dan didn't deliberate for long before giving a concise reply:

"Fine."

He had long expected someone to come knocking; he just didn't know whether the Moderate Faction or the Radical Faction within the clan would arrive first.

To be honest.

As a transmigrator, rather than a native-born Uchiha, Dan didn't care much about the survival of the Uchiha Clan.

At least for now.

He had no intention of saving the Uchiha Clan.

However.

Dan did want to see with his own eyes exactly how these Uchiha fellows managed to bring about their own destruction.

The Kaguya Clan of Kirigakure had also rebelled, but at least they were united as one, and were eventually wiped out by the combined strength of the entire village—it could be considered a spectacular end.

Yet the Uchiha, the number one noble clan of Konoha, were wiped out by their own people without even making a splash.

It was truly a pathetic failure.

Thinking of this.

Dan turned back and instructed Samui: "That's enough training for today; I have something to take care of and need to head out. Don't forget, stretching after training is also very important."

"Understood."

Samui stood up, bowed slightly, and watched as Dan and Inohi left.

Her ears were sharp, and she had heard every word of their conversation, deducing that Uchiha Inohi had come to deliver a message for the opposition within the clan.

They wanted Uchiha Dan to join their camp and, in his capacity as the Clan Head's brother-in-law, stab Uchiha Fugaku in the back.

How would Dan respond?

By readily accepting the invitation, had he already made up his mind to join the opposition's camp?

Samui stroked her chin with her right thumb and index finger, lost in thought.

Regardless.

The affairs of the Uchiha Clan seemed to be getting more and more interesting.

Half an hour later.

Dan followed behind Inohi, returning to the long-unvisited Clan Compound. The two wound through the streets, finally arriving in front of an imposing mansion, and pushed the door open to enter.

Creak.

As the two entered the courtyard one after the other and the gate closed, a figure suddenly appeared under a cherry blossom tree at the corner of the street not far away.

It was a man with a poker face, possessing an air of natural authority.

Uchiha Fugaku.

"As expected, Yashiro and the others have designs on Dan and intend to pull him over to their side."

The Uchiha Clan Head muttered to himself.

He hadn't reached out to Dan before Inohi and the others because he wanted to know if Dan truly hated him, his brother-in-law, that much.

If Dan was determined to oppose him and joined the Radical Faction without hesitation, then Fugaku would have nothing left to say to this brother-in-law.

Only disappointment would remain.