Struggling to Train / Su Bai's Good Brother

Su Bai pretended to ponder, then let out a sigh.

"Since you insist on asking, I'll tell you. After all, we're good friends."

"Mm-hmm, hurry up and tell us!"

"Yeah, Su Bai, just tell us!"

The two girls' curiosity was thoroughly piqued. Seeing this, Su Bai smiled. "Watch closely, and don't be surprised!"

With that, he suddenly activated his Sharingan!

His eyes turned crimson, each with a mysterious, tomoe-shaped mark inside.

"This... this is..."

"The Sharingan!"

"Haha, surprised? I've become a Kekkei Genkai user too!" Su Bai deactivated his Sharingan and waited for them to look at him with "admiration."

But instead of admiring him, the two girls' expressions changed dramatically. They turned solemn and stared at him intently!

Noticing their strange reaction, Su Bai asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you two?"

He wondered if so few people awakened the Sharingan Kekkei Genkai that the girls were stunned.

Xia Xueqing and Chang Rui exchanged a glance, and each saw a trace of... pity in the other's eyes.

"Xueqing, you tell him. I hope Su Bai doesn't take it too hard." Chang Rui sighed, no longer in the mood to eat.

Xia Xueqing nodded and said softly to Su Bai, "Su Bai, don't panic about what I'm about to tell you."

"Panic?" Su Bai was bewildered. What was there to panic about? He'd only activated his Sharingan.

Xia Xueqing shook her head at his reaction. "Su Bai, you probably can't find any information about the Sharingan online, can you?"

"Hm? You're right. I hadn't even noticed." Su Bai nodded.

"Exactly!" Xia Xueqing continued. "Information about the Sharingan is sealed by the Federal Government. With your current status as a student, you can't find anything about it. But that's not the important part. The important part is that every ninja who knows about the Sharingan calls it the 'Cursed Eye'!"

The Cursed Eye?

Su Bai was dumbfounded. He immediately asked, "What does that mean?"

Xia Xueqing looked at Chang Rui, who said gravely, "Tell him. He'll have to face it sooner or later."

"Okay." Xia Xueqing nodded, then said something that shocked Su Bai.

"The Sharingan is called the Cursed Eye because every ninja who awakens this Kekkei Genkai goes insane!"

"Every one of them? Not a single exception?"

"Not that I know of." Xia Xueqing looked at him sympathetically. "The Sharingan is incredibly powerful, even more so than my Byakugan, but it requires far too much mental energy. No ninja can withstand it!"

"You know Genjutsu, right? It's a type of ninjutsu that requires mental energy. The stronger your mental energy, the more realistic the illusion becomes."

"But the Sharingan requires many times more mental energy than Genjutsu. As a result, ninjas can't withstand the side effects it brings and end up going insane!"

"So... Su Bai, you... sigh!" Xia Xueqing let out a heavy sigh, her pale eyes full of worry!

"Mental energy? So it's just as I thought." Su Bai smiled when he heard her.

Other people might not be able to withstand the mental pressure brought on by the Sharingan, but he had nothing to worry about!

He had a system. He could put points into the Yin Attribute to increase his mental energy!

Thinking this, Su Bai smiled confidently at the two girls. "Don't worry. I definitely won't go insane."

"Besides, Xueqing, you got one thing wrong. Your Byakugan has far greater potential than the Sharingan!"

The Byakugan—judging by the original story, it was the ancestor of all eyes!

"Great, he's already been scared silly and started talking nonsense. Xueqing, I suggest you leave him while you can, before he goes crazy and breaks your heart." Chang Rui curled her lips, taking the opportunity to "tease" Su Bai.

Xia Xueqing, unusually, didn't blush. She was feeling sorry for Su Bai and decided then and there to go home and ask her father if he could think of a solution!

Chapter 42: Struggling to Train

"Su Bai, don't worry too much. I'll go home right now and ask my father if there's any way to help you deal with the Sharingan."

Outside the Monster BBQ Restaurant, Xia Xueqing was being tugged away by Chang Rui. She looked back and tried to reassure Su Bai.

"Come on, he's not going to die anytime soon. We should get going." Chang Rui said helplessly.

Seeing how much the girl cared about him, Su Bai was deeply moved.

"Don't worry, Xueqing. I'll be fine."

"Be careful on your way home, you and Xiao Rui. I should get back too."

"Okay, we're off." Xia Xueqing nodded, but the worry in her pale eyes still wouldn't fade.

After saying goodbye to the two girls, Su Bai patted his backpack, rallied his spirits, and ran toward home!

"I'll start training my Taijutsu right now!"

It was already past nine in the evening, and the buses had stopped running. Taking a cab would cost too much, so Su Bai decided to run home.

His fight with Wen Yuanyuan today and his bout with those Taijutsu ninjas in prison had made one thing crystal clear: knowing ninjutsu wasn't enough. He also needed powerful Taijutsu.

Unlike the original story, the ninjas in this world weren't "one-sided" fighters who could deal high damage but had poor defenses. They could develop in every area.

As far as he knew, once Taijutsu reached a certain level, it strengthened the body many times over, making its practitioners far stronger than ninjas who hadn't trained in Taijutsu!

And a stronger body would naturally make chakra easier to refine. It was an all-around win.

"Physical fitness... should be related to the Yang Attribute. But I'll have to wait until I unlock the Yang Attribute to be sure."

"Now I have two D-rank ninjutsu. I just need to train them."

"The college entrance exam is in six days. I'd better master both techniques within that time. Completing the mission will earn me ten usable Attribute Points. That's a lot of money."

As he ran, Su Bai thought things over. In no time, he'd already covered more than two kilometers.

Yet he wasn't even red in the face or out of breath. That was one benefit of his body being gradually strengthened by chakra, and it made him even more certain that training in Taijutsu was the right choice!

Su Bai knew how astonishing the Eight Inner Gates forbidden technique was.

He hadn't learned anything about this world's version of the Eight Inner Gates yet... but it was still the technique that had nearly kicked its way to the end of the story in Might Guy's hands!

He believed that if the technique existed in this world, it wouldn't disappoint him. His Taijutsu training now would lay the groundwork for mastering the Eight Inner Gates later.

Having planned out the next few days, Su Bai stopped letting his mind wander, picked up speed, and charged toward home!

Four hours later, Su Bai finally reached the building where he lived. He was drenched in sweat and utterly exhausted.

"Damn, I can't just exercise like that on a whim next time."

You had to take things one step at a time, and eat one bite at a time. Su Bai understood that too much of a good thing could be harmful.

After catching his breath, he headed upstairs.

Creak!

He carefully opened the door, not wanting to disturb his parents. But the moment he stepped inside, he froze.

His parents and younger sister were sitting in the room without saying a word, apparently waiting for him.

"Mom, Dad, Xiaoxiao, why are you still up this late?"

"We were waiting for you." Lin Xiu'e came over and took his backpack, giving him a meaningful look.

Su Bai slapped his forehead, immediately understanding why.

At the police station, the officers had taken all his belongings. Later, he'd gotten his backpack back from his parents. They must have seen the scrolls inside.

A ninjutsu scroll was worth at least a million Federal Coins. Given how honest his parents were, they were bound to worry that he'd gotten them through illegal means.

"Haha, you're worried about these, right?" Su Bai took the scrolls for the Hell Viewing Technique and Body Flicker Technique out of his backpack and placed them on the table.

"Exactly!" Lin Xiu'e sat him down, her expression serious. "Xiaobai, tell me honestly. Where did these two things come from?"

"That's right. Your mother and I have been worried all night. We can't sleep until you explain."

"Yeah, big brother. Xiaoxiao's worried too." Su Xiaoxiao's unfocused eyes widened as she felt her way toward Su Bai by the table.

She'd already heard from her parents today that her brother had been arrested. Though they'd reassured her that he was fine, Su Xiaoxiao rarely went out and had been timid since childhood. She was extremely worried about Su Bai!

Su Bai helplessly picked up the scrolls. "All right, I knew this was coming."

"I won this Genjutsu scroll in a bet, and I traded a trophy to a fat guy for this Body Flicker Technique scroll."

A bet?

A trophy?

The more they heard, the more unbelievable it all sounded. In the end, Su Bai told his parents everything, piece by piece—except for the Sharingan.

The Sharingan had terrifying side effects in this world. He knew that if his parents found out, they'd only worry more!

I'll keep it from them for one day at a time.

Su Bai had always been the kind of person who shared good news but kept bad news to himself.

After hearing about his eventful day, his family didn't know what to say.

He'd won the Campus Tournament, then gotten two scrolls worth at least a million Federal Coins each by betting and trading away a trophy...

Su Jianhong and Lin Xiu'e suddenly felt that they didn't understand their son anymore...

At last, Su Jianhong spoke gravely. "Xiaobai, you've grown up. You're more capable than we are. I don't know if what I have to say is right, so I won't try to tell you what to do. I trust you to make your own decisions."

"Don't worry, Dad. Starting today, things are going to change for our family. I'll make sure we all live better lives!"

"And Xiaoxiao, you just have to endure a little longer. I'm sure I'll be able to cure your eyes before long!" Su Bai said solemnly!

His family was deeply moved. They knew Su Bai wasn't joking, and a feeling of relief after long hardship welled up in their hearts.

The next morning, before the sun had fully risen, Su Bai was already heading through the cool dawn air to his usual spot—the suburban Slaughterhouse.

"Let's get started. Taijutsu in the morning, ninjutsu in the afternoon."

Taking advantage of the cool morning, Su Bai began training his body using the methods of the "Green Beast" from the original story.

On the open ground outside the Slaughterhouse, a boy in a school uniform did one-handed push-ups, then jumped rope, then ran around the enormous Slaughterhouse.

"If you can't do a thousand push-ups, then do two thousand skips..."

"If you can't do two thousand skips, then run a hundred laps..."

At that moment, Su Bai felt as if Rock Lee had taken over his body. He was fired up from head to toe!

He spent the whole morning training in Taijutsu. It wasn't until nearly noon, when he was utterly exhausted, that he went home.

After lunch, Su Bai took a short nap, then headed back to the Slaughterhouse. He'd planned to spend the afternoon training in ninjutsu.

"Let's start with the Hell Viewing Technique. I've awakened the Sharingan, so I have a natural advantage when it comes to using Genjutsu."

Aside from its many overpowered abilities, the Sharingan's most effective and unpredictable weapon was Genjutsu.

Su Bai didn't know whether Kotoamatsukami existed in this world. But in the original story, the strongest Genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami, could control anyone except characters at the Six Paths Level!

The Hell Viewing Technique couldn't compare to Kotoamatsukami, but it was already a decent D-rank ninjutsu.

Su Bai believed that once he mastered the Hell Viewing Technique, his Sharingan and Yin Attribute would make him nearly unbeatable among his peers!

Chapter 43: Su Bai's Good Brother

Su Bai awkwardly formed the Hand Seals. Since this was his first time training in the Hell Viewing Technique, he wasn't used to the route chakra took through his body. It took him a full five seconds to complete the Hand Seals.

Of course, completing the Hand Seals didn't mean he'd mastered the ninjutsu.

The chakra in this world was unusually unruly. After flowing a full circuit along the Hell Viewing Technique's prescribed route, it gradually dissipated, and the ninjutsu never took shape.

"This is ridiculous. It's bad enough that each Ninjutsu Scroll can only be used once. Do I really have to struggle this much just to train in a ninjutsu? I wonder if I'll even be able to copy techniques with my Sharingan once it reaches Three-Tomoe."