Another Challenge

The thought of being able to create a new ninjutsu made Uchiha Yue's heart burn with excitement!

One must know that in the current Konoha, any ninja capable of creating a new ninjutsu is guaranteed to become a figure of great attention.

Furthermore, the ability to create a new ninjutsu is, in its own right, a symbol of status.

Just like Hatake Kakashi in the original story, who caused a sensation throughout the ninja world after creating the Lightning Release ninjutsu, Chidori, upon becoming a Jonin.

Now, if four-year-old Uchiha Yue could create a new ninjutsu—even if it were just an innovation combining the Clone Technique and the Substitution Technique—he would undoubtedly become the brightest new star in Konoha. After all, even in the history of ninjas, those who could create ninjutsu at the age of four were few and far between.

However, once he truly began the process of creation, Uchiha Yue discovered that inventing a new ninjutsu was not such a simple matter.

It wasn't just a simple case of combining the Clone Technique and the Substitution Technique; how to form the hand seals and how to circulate chakra within the body were all difficult hurdles. Fortunately, because Uchiha Yue had a wealth of theoretical knowledge as a foundation, those obstacles were easily resolved.

Following this, it took only one day for Uchiha Yue to fuse the Substitution Technique and the Clone Technique, preliminarily creating a new ninjutsu. Subsequently, he spent another day mastering it, successfully reducing the hand seal requirements of the new technique to a single seal, effectively completing its creation.

Moreover, while creating the new ninjutsu, Uchiha Yue had also been balancing his other training, not pouring all his energy into the new technique alone.

Over three full days of training, Uchiha Yue had not only perfectly mastered the Three Body Techniques and created his own new ninjutsu, but he had also made significant progress in his chakra cultivation. After all, Uchiha Yue could now perform internal observation of his meridians, perfectly utilizing every bit of his body's energy, and had even expanded his meridians, causing his rate of chakra accumulation to improve by leaps and bounds.

After accumulating a certain amount of chakra, Uchiha Yue naturally did not forget the tree-climbing training that had caused him so much trouble before.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Yue's spiritual energy was already far beyond that of an ordinary person, and chakra control posed almost no difficulty to him. It didn't take long before Uchiha Yue had completed the tree-climbing training seen in the original story. In fact, Uchiha Yue completed it even faster than Haruno Sakura, who had better chakra control in the original work.

All in all, in just three short days of training, Uchiha Yue's strength had undergone an earth-shaking change.

Now, if he were to fight Hatake Dansui again, he believed he could defeat him using his true strength!

"Yue, what have you been doing these past few days?"

On this day, the Ninja Academy officially opened, and before Uchiha Yue could even step out of his house, Uchiha Obito came looking for him directly.

Looking at the furious Uchiha Obito in front of him, Uchiha Yue scratched his head in embarrassment, smiling dryly, not knowing what to say.

Originally, Uchiha Obito had arranged to train with Uchiha Yue, but because Uchiha Yue had been busy creating his new ninjutsu, he had stayed behind closed doors, naturally standing Uchiha Obito up several times. Now, seeing Uchiha Obito arrive in a rage, Uchiha Yue chuckled a few times, then had a flash of inspiration and directly changed the subject: "Obito, have you been with Rin these past few days?"

"Uh..."

Sure enough, upon hearing Rin's name, Uchiha Obito froze on the spot, his face turning shyly red.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yue naturally couldn't continue to tease him. After chatting for a few more moments, they headed to the Ninja Academy together.

Just as Uchiha Yue expected, Uchiha Obito was a born latecomer. If not for Uchiha Yue's presence, Uchiha Obito would have had no concept of time at all, as he spent the entire journey helping the elderly in the village. However, Uchiha Yue only reminded him when they were running out of time; after all, there were benefits to doing good deeds in one's spare time.

Especially during this wartime era, there were many people in the village in need of help, and Uchiha Yue felt that helping those in need was the right thing to do. Therefore, Uchiha Yue would occasionally join Uchiha Obito in doing good deeds, which left a very good impression on the elderly and orphans in Konoha, invisibly earning the two of them a certain amount of prestige in the village.

With Uchiha Yue's help, Uchiha Obito did not arrive late on his first day of school and successfully managed to strike up a conversation with Rin.

Unknowingly, Uchiha Yue had already become a celebrity at the Ninja Academy; any classmate he expressed a willingness to befriend could basically become good friends with him. Furthermore, Uchiha Yue's appearance was not bad either, and he was very popular with the girls at the academy, so helping Uchiha Obito get closer to Rin was just a small matter.

In the morning, the Ninja Academy only taught some theoretical knowledge, with the instructor Sarutobi Shinsuke leading the class.

However, because Sarutobi Shinsuke was only teaching theory, Uchiha Yue had no interest in learning it, so he spent most of the morning resting and secretly formulating some training plans. After all, Uchiha Yue possessed countless ninjutsu scrolls, and his theoretical knowledge was already on par with some Jonin; there was no need to waste time reviewing it at the Ninja Academy.

Then, after the morning classes ended, Uchiha Yue accompanied Uchiha Obito and Rin to go out for lunch.

Even though Uchiha Nara was not well-liked in Konoha, he was still an elite Jonin of the village, so Uchiha Yue's family lived quite comfortably. Moreover, Uchiha Yue specifically wanted to let Uchiha Obito and Rin have more contact, and going out for lunch would naturally shorten the distance between them, so Uchiha Yue didn't care about the small amount of money spent.

But...

Just as Uchiha Yue and his group had walked out of the Ninja Academy and were preparing to go for lunch, a group of uninvited guests suddenly blocked their path.

The moment Uchiha Yue saw this group blocking the way, he knew they were here to cause trouble.

However, before Uchiha Yue could say anything, Uchiha Obito, whose good mood had been ruined by this group, could no longer contain his anger. One must know how long Uchiha Obito had been looking forward to taking Rin out to eat. Now, seeing this group blocking their way, Uchiha Obito pointed at them angrily and shouted: "Hey, good dogs don't block the road! Why are you blocking us!"

"Hmph, trash!"

As soon as Uchiha Obito finished speaking, the leader of the group gave a contemptuous smile, not paying the slightest attention to Uchiha Obito.

Then, the man walked straight up to Uchiha Yue, looked down at him, and said coldly: "Uchiha Yue, I heard that you defeated Hatake Dansui on your first day of school. You are truly worthy of being a genius of the Uchiha Clan. However, I, Hyuga Anihiko, am here to prove that the geniuses of the Hyuga Clan are no worse than those of your Uchiha Clan!"

"Uchiha Yue, do you dare to accept my challenge?"