Ninja Academy

"The Uchiha clan is here today as well. I hope you will both give it your all and not bring shame upon the Hyuga house."

On the way to the Konoha Ninja Academy, Hyuga Hiashi gave Fuyuki and Hinata a very subtle warning.

His true thoughts were to have Fuyuki beat the arrogant second son of the Uchiha into the ground, without a shred of mercy. Ideally, he wanted him to finish a full lap ahead, grinding the Uchiha name into the dirt until it was raw!

Of course, since they were currently on the street, Hiashi's words were quite restrained.

In the past few years, Uchiha Itachi had stolen all the limelight. At the time, the Hyuga clan had no one of the same age, so there was nothing to be done. Now that Uchiha Fugaku's second son was enrolling, and coincidentally entering at the same time as his own twins, Hiashi felt stifled if he didn't see Uchiha Sasuke get beaten to a pulp. Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi—he was sick of hearing that name!

"Oh."

Fuyuki didn't bother mocking Hiashi's pettiness this time; he just gave a perfunctory reply to show he understood.

Born into the Hyuga clan in this life, Fuyuki accepted the grace of being raised by them, so naturally, he had to consider the clan's interests.

It was just a matter of face, right? He would win it back for them; they just needed to stop wearing such mournful expressions.

If it weren't for the constraints of time and strength, Fuyuki would have actually liked to reclaim the Byakugan from the Land of Water as well.

"Understood, Father," Hinata said softly.

"Good, you two go on in!"

After dropping the twins off at the academy, Hyuga Hiashi's brow twitched involuntarily because he saw the Uchiha clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, and a bean sprout. After ordering the twins to go into the academy and dominate, he felt his own mouth twitch slightly, forcing a stiff, ugly smile.

"Yo, Clan Head Uchiha Fugaku, long time no see!"

Even though he wished he could stab the man to death immediately, he was hindered by village regulations and couldn't actually do it.

"Yo, Clan Head Hyuga Hiashi, long time no see!" Uchiha Fugaku also forced a stiff smile.

The Hyuga and Uchiha clans both belonged to Konoha and both possessed ocular Kekkei Genkai. They were often compared by villagers regarding their strength, and as both were ancient clans with legacies spanning hundreds or thousands of years, they were extremely protective of their honor!

There were many overt and covert competitions between them. In the past few years, Uchiha Itachi had hogged all the glory, dominating the entire academy, which made Hyuga Hiashi incredibly annoyed. Mere Uchiha!

Now that the two clan heads were together, while it was impossible to tear into each other in public, exchanging a few snide, passive-aggressive remarks was an essential ritual.

"Those who have finished registration, follow me. I will take you to the school playground for the entrance exam."

A weak-looking Chunin spoke with a face full of authority, appearing to give the children a stern command, but his palms were sweating!

He held a registration form in his hand, and the names on it made his head ache: two from the Hyuga main branch, one Nine-Tails jinchuriki, one Uchiha, plus the Akimichi, Nara, Yamanaka, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans. Every famous bloodline and secret technique clan in Konoha was here!

This was half of Konoha's foundation!

He couldn't help but mourn for the homeroom teacher; these kids from bloodline and secret technique clans were all troublemakers!

"The first part of the entrance exam: the 400-meter obstacle course!"

The administrative Chunin led everyone to the playground: "You only need to finish the course within five minutes to enroll in the Ninja Academy normally. If you still have energy, you can participate in the 100-meter obstacle course. Those who pass will be admitted to the elite class unconditionally."

To celebrate the new students, the academy playground had been specially decorated. Muddy swamps, steel-spiked high walls, and deep pits were just the basics. The teachers who liked to have fun had also deliberately set up many interesting traps, such as ones that looked like puddles but were actually glue.

"Groups of twenty, step forward when your name is called!"

The weak administrative Chunin began calling names. Fuyuki was the first to step onto the track, sighing inwardly: "Two months ago I was chatting and laughing with an S-rank missing-nin, and now I'm playing house with brats. What a waste of my time."

While complaining, Fuyuki formed hand seals and whispered: "Water Release: Water Wave Riding Technique!"

This Water Release technique didn't possess offensive power, but it allowed the user to move freely and unhindered on the water's surface. The Second Hokage and a minor character in a movie had both used it; it wasn't a particularly profound technique.

For the sake of clan honor, he had even used ninjutsu. If he still lost after this, Fuyuki wouldn't be able to help but drag the person into the woods or a basement.

A patch of water appeared under Fuyuki's feet, seemingly supporting him; though stepped upon, it did not disperse.

As soon as the administrative Chunin gave the order, the water under Fuyuki's feet surged.

Fuyuki moved as if wearing rollerblades, his left and right feet cycling alternately, and he shot forward like an arrow. He slid directly over the mud swamps without pausing. Even when encountering high walls that required ropes to climb, Fuyuki didn't hesitate; he gathered chakra under his feet, performed a massive jump and backflip to land, then continued sliding and sprinting on the water.

The children who started at the same time were stunned, completely failing to understand what had just happened.

After Fuyuki finished the lap, he casually pressed the stopwatch for the bewildered administrative Chunin and asked: "What was my time?"

"Nineteen... no, it should be exactly eighteen seconds!" The Chunin stared at Fuyuki in disbelief.

"Oh." Fuyuki nodded. He had shattered Uchiha Itachi's show-off record of thirty-something seconds; his old man should be quite happy. "How do I participate in the elite class? Does the exam start now? Don't waste time, hurry up."

"You have to wait for the whole group to finish the exam before the elite exam can begin. You might have to wait a while." The Chunin shook his head.

Fuyuki nodded and turned his gaze to the playground. Currently, the person leading in second place was Hinata.

The Hyuga Gentle Fist Technique placed great emphasis on chakra control. Fuyuki and Hinata had been exposed to basic chakra training like tree-climbing and water-walking since they were four, so it was understandable that Hinata's speed far exceeded her peers.

If Hinata lost to her peers, her head would probably be smashed in by Hyuga Hiashi!

Hinata reached the finish line in second place, looking at the Chunin without blushing or panting: "Teacher, my time?"

With Fuyuki, the speedster, ahead of her, Hinata's time of forty-three seconds was nothing special. The Chunin replied expressionlessly: "Forty-three point six seconds."

"Thank you, Teacher," Hinata said politely.

After waiting for a while, the other members of his group were still dawdling on the track. Fuyuki grew impatient, took Hinata's hand, and walked onto a flower bed. Amidst Hinata's confused expression, he said sternly: "This is my sister, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan. If you have an opinion about her, you have an opinion about me. I don't care what your intentions are."

"Anyway, if you disrespect her, don't leave after school. We'll meet directly in the academy woods!"

Hinata covered her mouth in shock, then waved her hands frantically to signal that it wasn't true, that she hadn't, and that he shouldn't look at her!

After the initial shock, Hinata immediately reached out, trying to cover Fuyuki's mouth to stop him from being rude in public.

The civilian chunin was completely bewildered, thinking, My goodness, has the Hyuga clan formed an alliance with the Uchiha?

Why was this Hyuga so arrogant? She was exactly like the haughty Uchiha.

The nearly one hundred children present, beyond their shock, were immediately incensed by Fuyuki's arrogance and began to clamor wildly!

Would Fuyuki indulge this bunch of brats?

He used his Byakugan to lock onto the show-offs, preparing to drag them all out and beat them up once the exam ended!

Today, he would let everyone know that whoever dared to bully Hinata, Fuyuki would bully their entire family along with them!

This way, he wouldn't have to hunt them down one by one; in the past, he had spent plenty of time scouring every street and alley to dig up the people who called Hinata a Byakugan monster.