Everyone Says That Time Passes Quickly!

After the Hot Spring Resort opened, Fuyuki's daily life returned to the peaceful state of a three-point-one-line routine.

The only thing Fuyuki felt was a pity was that Karin chose not to live in Konoha. She felt her strength was insufficient to assist Uzumaki Yueshi, so she wanted to see more of the world, grow as quickly as possible into an expert who could help Uzumaki Yueshi, and assist him in rebuilding the Uzumaki Clan!

If nothing else, Karin's chakra was truly immense. Summoning Jonin-level Summoned Beasts was as easy as drinking water for her. She frequently had the High-ranking Dark Spirit help her in battle, and every time, she could rely on her chakra reserves to allow the High-level Spirit to unleash its full power.

Karin traveled aimlessly, while the High-ranking Dark Spirit helped Fuyuki scout for Kekkei Genkai clans and families with secret techniques along the way. If possible, it would infiltrate these families to borrow their secret techniques, making copies to bring back to Konoha for Lord Yueshi to appreciate.

Naruto and Sasuke, those two guys, came to the Hot Spring Hotel every day to soak in the Yin-Yang Chakra Bath, letting the Yin-Yang attribute chakra nourish their bodies, followed by their daily routine of seeking out the Moryo sister for sparring, only to be beaten like dogs.

After Fuyuki's education, Moryo indeed stopped using verbal jutsus on Sasuke and Naruto. She was even too lazy to move, standing in place and releasing a terrifying killing intent that left the two boys as if they had been hit by a binding technique, completely unable to move a muscle.

One day she'd release killing intent, the next she'd release chakra; she used every flashy method imaginable, beating Sasuke and Naruto until they had no temper left. They had already exchanged looks and confirmed that the Tiger Lady across from them was an enemy they couldn't possibly defeat!

The two of them deeply suspected that Moryo was specifically invited by Fuyuki to torment them; otherwise, after sparring for so long, why couldn't they even touch the Moryo maiden?

Sasuke once brought up this doubt, only to invite Fuyuki's ruthless mockery: "Your brother has the Mangekyo. One skill like Amaterasu could burn Moryo into slag. If you can't even beat the slag of Moryo, you still want to fight your brother?"

"Speaking of which, aren't you supposed to be reviving the Uchiha? Calculating the time, you're about ready. Have you considered taking a few wives and birthing a nest of ninja squads before finding your brother? Aren't you afraid your brother will stomp you to death?"

Sasuke's face flushed red as he retorted: "This isn't the Uchiha revival I want. I want to become the strongest, let the Uchiha rule over the ninja world, and make the name Uchiha known to everyone!"

"You die, the Uchiha clan goes extinct. Do you really think that man is going to open a harem and revive the Uchiha?"

Sasuke fell into deep thought, completely forgetting why he had run over to question Fuyuki in the first place.

Actually, there was no need to doubt it—Fuyuki was absolutely messing with them!

What is Moryo? An otherworldly demon!

Although it wasn't the complete version, Moryo's individual strength was no weaker than a Kage-level expert. Even the Third Hokage, without resorting to a mutual-destruction tactic, would be no match for Moryo.

Two brats wanting to beat a Kage-level expert? Keep dreaming!

To be called a Kage-level expert, there was an unwritten evaluation standard in the ninja world: anyone capable of instantly killing three elite Jonin or holding off a siege by six Jonin could be rated as a Kage-level expert.

Naruto and Sasuke wanting to win against Moryo? Forget about it!

Even Fuyuki, while consuming sugar, had to expend a full two hundred units of chakra, combined with the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Spirit Binding Chain—which countered Summoned Beasts—to forcefully beat Moryo from a Black Dragon into a whimpering mess.

The mundane life continued. Fuyuki hadn't attended the Hyuga Clan's training sessions for a very long time and often stayed overnight at the Hot Spring Hotel, but the Hyuga elders didn't say anything about it, and even the clan head had no complaints.

Fuyuki had developed three Gentle Fist Techniques to plug the mouths of the chattering Hyuga elders.

One was the finishing move "Eight Trigrams Collapse Strike," which could convert Gentle Fist chakra into a key to help enemies open their Eight Gates.

One was the advanced Gentle Fist Technique "Twin Lion Fists," which changed the shape of the Gentle Fist chakra in the hands, increasing the strike range and damage area, allowing the Gentle Fist to destroy meridians while attacking internal organs.

The third one was the most impressive; it was the "Vacuum Attack," which was still in the theoretical stage. According to Fuyuki's theory, this Gentle Fist Technique was a completely viable ultimate-level taijutsu, but the chakra required was so terrifying that no one in the Hyuga clan could cultivate it yet.

With these three secret techniques sealing their lips, the Hyuga elders completely treated Fuyuki as a ninja on par with the Second Hokage.

He just wasn't great at fighting, but he was number one at developing ninjutsu—a research ninja whose every creation aside from Ocean Style was a forbidden technique.

Following Fuyuki's conquest of the clan head using their ancestors, he had now conquered the Hyuga elders with his plagiarism skills.

Fuyuki could now proudly say: I am not only the favorite kid of the ancestors, but now even the old fogies in the family have fallen for me!

These three secret techniques directly raised the overall strength of the clan by a level.

What the Hyuga elders found most regrettable was that the Vacuum Attack Fuyuki developed was incredibly powerful, but that power brought the awkward side effect of being unusable; no one in the Hyuga clan could pull it off, not even the clan head.

Unless a Jonin went all out and opened four gates, a Hyuga ninja could not strike a single Vacuum Attack.

This had been calculated; once they opened the fifth gate, the ninja would be unable to precisely control their chakra, so theoretically, once they opened the fourth gate, a Hyuga ninja could use the Vacuum Attack.

The Vacuum Attack could be simplified, but Fuyuki didn't, because it would be useless even if he did.

Simplification required Sage Mode, yet learning Sage Mode carried the risk of sudden death on the spot.

Fuyuki didn't want the Hyuga ninjas lining up to die.

"Congratulations, students. You have successfully passed the Ninja Academy exams and have officially become Genin!"

Iruka stood on the podium, filled with emotion. Today was the first time he had seen his students sitting so neatly in the classroom; looking back, the last time was during the initial enrollment.

"We will begin team assignments now. Your jonin instructors will come to the classroom shortly to pick you up."

Sakura clasped her hands together with a blank expression, praying frantically: "Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke!"

The cooler Sasuke is, the stronger I become!

Ino clasped her hands, praying for a miracle: "Sasuke, Fuyuki, or Naruto—any of the three! Please, don't let me be grouped with the lazy guy and the fatty!"

Shikamaru yawned: "Give it up! Your prayers won't come true. We're a hereditary trio."

"Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, one team!"

Ino: "Eww!"

"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, one team!"

Sakura stood up excitedly on the spot, throwing a flirtatious wink at Sasuke that she had learned from Fuyuki.

Sasuke shivered, his face turning solemn as he stared straight ahead at Iruka-sensei without batting an eye.

"Hinata, Shino, Kiba, you are a team."

"Fuyuki..." Hinata looked disappointed. She had assumed she would be on a team with Fuyuki, and she didn't understand why she had to be grouped with other classmates. It wasn't that she disliked the friends she had grown up with, she was simply very let down.

"The grouping is complete. Fuyuki has other arrangements; you all just wait here for your jonin sensei! Your instructor is a high-level expert of the jonin rank, so be polite!" After giving his instructions, Iruka left with a sigh of relief.

This was the most bizarre class ever, but they had finally graduated!

Fifty students in one class, and nine of them were constantly disappearing. There probably wasn't a class more troublesome than this one, right?

"Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, come out with me," Sanqianwubaiwan called out.

"Yes!"

"Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, you all come with me," Yuhi Kurenai poked her head in and shouted.

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