The old one comes when the young one is beaten

At this moment, Uchiha Nagi suddenly thought of a character from the original TV series.

Kurama Yakumo, a member of a clan whose ability in genjutsu was not even inferior to the Uchiha.

The other party seemed to have suffered from a series of problems because her own ability was too strong for her body to withstand.

By comparison, Uchiha Nagi's problem of just falling asleep anywhere could be considered very mild.

"So, could it be that my narcolepsy is actually a good thing?"

Uchiha Nagi could not be sure, but even if his conjecture were true, he still believed that this growth must have a limit; it could not grow infinitely.

Once his physical body caught up, his strength would likely undergo a qualitative change.

"Nagi, you should head back first. When there is time next, I will have Kushina notify you in advance."

Tsunade rubbed her forehead and spoke with a hint of exhaustion.

"Understood, sorry for the trouble today, Tsunade-nee."

Having said that, Uchiha Nagi did not hesitate any longer and left.

Tsunade watched Uchiha Nagi's retreating figure and sighed. If only he weren't an Uchiha, how wonderful that would be; then she wouldn't have to be so troubled by this.

In the days that followed, Uchiha Nagi's life became very monotonous.

He would attend the Ninja Academy to learn, and after school, he would expand his training, focusing naturally on ninjutsu and shuriken throwing techniques.

Regarding his chakra control training, Uchiha Nagi could proudly say that he had already graduated; he only needed to practice a little to maintain his current progress.

If he wanted to strengthen it further, he would need to sneakily learn some medical ninjutsu, which was also part of Uchiha Nagi's plan, though he had yet to implement it.

After training, at the end of each day, he would go to work at the barbecue restaurant, mostly grilling meat for the Akimichi Clan.

Once the day's work was done, it was time to rest, and then the cycle would repeat the next day.

"Why does this feel even more grueling than my past life?"

Uchiha Nagi felt like complaining. In his past life, he only worked 996, but now it wasn't just 996—it was 807.

However, even so, he had no intention of giving up.

Because the current mode was different from his past life; whether it was the learning at the Ninja Academy or those extended training sessions, everything strengthened his personal qualities and served himself.

Only the barbecue job served others, but this work was not tiring for Uchiha Nagi at all.

Furthermore, because of his skills and the fact that the Akimichi Clan were all foodies, he had recently been on the verge of a raise.

"If only I had a job like this in my past life," Uchiha Nagi sighed.

On this day, after school, Uchiha Nagi left the academy as usual.

However, as he watched the direction Uzumaki Kushina left in, it wasn't that the direction was wrong, but that a classmate was following her.

He remembered this classmate; after all, they were in the same class, and the location of the other party's home was not in the same direction as Uzumaki Kushina's.

"So, going up to get beaten again? Truly persistent."

Uchiha Nagi muttered to himself. In recent days, Uzumaki Kushina's reputation as the Blood Red Pepper had become increasingly loud.

A general's success is built on ten thousand bones; one could imagine how many students had been beaten up by Kushina to forge this reputation.

Moreover, it was no longer limited to one-on-one duels; it was usually Kushina against several people, and she would still emerge victorious in the end...

"That doesn't seem right. If it's just him alone, how does he have the nerve?"

Uchiha Nagi raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and followed them, as there might be a variable.

Sure enough, halfway there, a boy wearing a Konoha forehead protector also followed them. Judging by their relationship, they were likely brothers.

"Is this because he was beaten scared by Kushina, so he brought his older brother to settle the score?"

Uchiha Nagi roughly understood. In his memories, there seemed to be such a scene, though it was quite faint.

And he seemed to remember that this genin ended up being beaten up by Kushina anyway.

With Kushina's strength, if it were a life-or-death struggle, she probably wouldn't be a match for those elite genin, but if they were just ordinary genin, it was still possible for her to win.

The person in front of him was clearly not any famous or prominent figure Uchiha Nagi knew.

The result was already foreseeable.

But after thinking about it, Uchiha Nagi followed anyway. After all, with him as a butterfly, he didn't know if there would be any unexpected changes to the plot.

Sure enough, after those two intercepted Kushina and exchanged a few words, they started fighting.

Uchiha Nagi watched this scene. In terms of speed, Kushina was actually not much worse than the genin; she was worthy of being from the Uzumaki Clan—her constitution was just that good.

Moreover, Kushina was chosen to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki; her constitution was definitely among the best even within the Uzumaki Clan.

However...

Age was a hard limitation. Even with great talent, without time to realize it, that talent could not play a significant role.

Just like now, in Uchiha Nagi's eyes, it appeared that Kushina had successfully struck the genin, causing him to fall from the air.

In reality, however, that genin had already utilized the Substitution Technique, his true form already hidden in the shadows.

Moreover, judging by Kushina's expression, she had not discovered this fact at all.

Sure enough, when the genin who had crashed to the ground transformed into a block of wood, Kushina was visibly stunned.

The genin naturally would not pass up such a perfect opportunity, having already arrived behind Kushina.

One could see a triumphant smile on his face as he brought a hand-blade strike down toward Kushina.

By the time Kushina realized it, it was already too late.

Just then, the sound of something cutting through the air rang out; the genin's expression changed abruptly, and his body retreated rapidly.

Where he had been standing, on the ground between him and Kushina, an iron kunai now stood embedded.

"Who's there?!" the genin barked after seeing the kunai.

Kushina was also stunned, looking upward.

Uchiha Nagi was currently sitting on a thick tree branch, looking down at them.

"A genin at least six years older than us coming to deal with first-years—don't you feel ashamed?"

Uchiha Nagi jumped down from the branch, strolled leisurely to Kushina's side, and retrieved the kunai.

A kunai wasn't cheap, and he couldn't afford to use one only once.

The male student nearby was also surprised to see Uchiha Nagi, and quickly informed his older brother of Uchiha Nagi's identity.

After hearing this, the genin frowned, but then relaxed as if he had thought of something.

"Uchiha? I advise you not to meddle in this; I am merely standing up for my younger brother and teaching this brat with the eyesore hair color a lesson. Even the Uchiha Military Police Force can't manage something like this, can they?"