His Future Father-in-Law, Hyuga Hiashi

After counting it, he found that there were more than three million ryō.

"Gambling is definitely the fastest way to make money, but Tsunade has to be there. Otherwise, I'd lose even the clothes off my back." Hyuga Shin sighed.

He put all the money in the safest place he knew, the System Store, then took out the ninjutsu scroll Tsunade had given him.

Thinking about it, Hyuga Shin felt deeply grateful to Tsunade. They had only met twice, yet she'd given him such a huge gift.

It was actually the work of his natural charm with the opposite sex. It made women feel favorably toward him and accept him easily; the longer they spent with him, the stronger the effect became.

With this ability, Hyuga Shin could consider pursuing such "illustrious" careers as pretty boy, scumbag, or human-shaped walking cannon.

The ninjutsu scroll contained six techniques, each with notes.

The most valuable were the Strength of a Hundred and the Yin Seal. The other four were Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu, Earth Style: Earth Dragon Jutsu, Lightning Style: Ground Flash, and Water Style: Water Wall.

Chapter 16: His Future Father-in-Law, Hyuga Hiashi

Of the six techniques, only Lightning Style: Ground Flash was a C-rank jutsu. The rest were at least B-rank.

Especially Tsunade's signature Taijutsu, the Strength of a Hundred, and the S-rank Sealing Jutsu, the Yin Seal. Honestly, Hyuga Shin hadn't expected Tsunade to give him those two techniques.

"I'll find a way to repay Tsunade someday." Hyuga Shin smiled bitterly. The gift she'd given him was so generous that it had left him stunned.

"I'll practice tomorrow. I wonder how powerful I'll be once I've learned the Strength of a Hundred Technique."

The Strength of a Hundred was an explosive burst of power. If he combined it with his Taijutsu and used Armament Haki to amplify its force, he'd definitely be stronger than Tsunade.

That wasn't an exaggeration. In terms of physical abilities, Hyuga Shin was probably a little stronger than Tsunade. That gave him an advantage.

His chakra might not be as refined as Tsunade's, but Armament Haki could make up for that. He could then add the Six Powers' Shave, or the impact of the Glint-Glint Fruit's speed.

It was no exaggeration to say that Hyuga Shin could overpower Tsunade head-on.

After a night's rest, Hyuga Shin got up and created fifty Shadow Clones to practice ninjutsu.

Fifty Shadow Clones was his limit. After sending them off to train, Hyuga Shin went to the Hyuga Clan training ground.

The Hyuga training ground was enormous. Even if everyone in the clan came to practice there, there'd still be plenty of room.

The Hyuga Clan had several thousand people, so it was easy to imagine just how vast the training ground was.

"Hey, Hyuga Teppan! Why aren't you playing ninja games anymore? What are you doing training here?"

As soon as he arrived, Hyuga Shin spotted someone he knew and walked over with a grin to greet him.

"Hmph! I don't play those ninja games anymore. I'm going to become a real ninja."

"That's the spirit. I believe in you," Hyuga Shin said with a smile.

Hyuga Teppan's family was full of impressive characters. Even their names were tough.

Hyuga Teppan had an older brother named Hyuga Gangban, and their father was called Hyuga Hejin. Just look at their names—you could tell how hard they were.

If Hyuga Shin wanted to beat them, he'd have to change his own name to Hyuga Star, just to outshine them.

"The young master is here!"

"Good day, young master!"

"The young master is so handsome! I wish I could marry him." (A man said this! Terrifying!!!)

"Hmph! What a bunch of bootlickers."

"Compared with Hyuga Shin, I don't think he's handsome at all."

Hyuga Hiashi strode into the training ground with a stern expression. He remained unruffled by everyone's cries of surprise. Though only five years old, he already wore a solemn look.

In short, Hyuga Hiashi had an impressive presence. His arrival drew gasps; some tried to flatter him, while others were annoyed by his attitude.

The whole training ground came alive. Even the Chunin and Jonin greeted him respectfully when they saw him.

After all, Hyuga Hiashi had already been designated the clan's future leader, so everyone treated him with great respect.

"My future father-in-law was quite handsome when he was little. No wonder he had Hinata Hyuga, such a beauty, and Hanabi Hyuga, such a cute little girl," Hyuga Shin thought to himself.

"Hiashi, where's your younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga? Why didn't he come with you?"

Hyuga Hiashi furrowed his brow and looked at Hyuga Shin. He gave a cold snort but didn't answer, then walked away.

He had no fondness for Hyuga Shin, a clan member whose impure bloodline brought shame on the Hyuga Clan. His sense of responsibility even made him dislike Hyuga Shin more than the others did.

Watching Hyuga Hiashi walk away without a word, Hyuga Shin rubbed his nose.

"What's he so proud of? Just wait. One day, I'll steal his daughter away—and both of them, at that. Let's see if he can still act so high and mighty then," Hyuga Shin muttered.

If Hyuga Hiashi knew Hyuga Shin was already eyeing his daughters, he'd do whatever it took to make him pay.

I'm only five! I haven't even grown up yet! And this pervert is already eyeing my daughters? Who wouldn't want to beat him up?

Hyuga Hiashi walked up to a specially made wooden training dummy and formed a Gentle Fist stance. A yin-yang taiji symbol appeared over the dummy.

"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixteen Palms!"

He struck the dummy sixteen times in succession, each blow landing precisely on one of the dummy's acupuncture points.

"Incredible! No wonder he's the clan leader. He's so young, yet he can already perform the Eight Trigrams Sixteen Palms. I'm in my twenties, and I can only manage the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms."

"The clan leader is extraordinarily talented. He'll surely lead the Hyuga Clan to become Konoha's foremost clan," one of the Jonin said.

Hyuga Shin turned to look at him. He wasn't wrong. By the time the story began, the Hyuga Clan really was Konoha's foremost clan.

But that didn't change the fact that the Hyuga Clan had earned the title of the most useless clan in Naruto.

Honestly, by the later stages, the Hyuga Clan were all scouts. Neji, the only one who could really fight, was dead, yet they still claimed to be a dōjutsu clan on par with the Uchiha Clan.

Hyuga Shin couldn't help wincing.

If he didn't have the System as a cheat, he'd leave the Hyuga Clan and hide away on some remote island. The Hyuga Clan was genuinely weak—at least compared with the major villains who came later.

Without the System, getting the Tenseigan through his own abilities would be pure wishful thinking. Hyuga Shin knew that much.

He knew that without the System, he was nothing.

You could say that in the world of Naruto, anyone without a cheat basically had no chance of reaching the top.

After walking around the training ground and seeing his future father-in-law, Hyuga Hiashi, Hyuga Shin quietly left.

Apart from the women of the Hyuga Clan, who had been watching him the whole time, no one even noticed him go.