Naruto for All: Starting with Double Kamui Draw Chapter 4

After all, he and Xia Xueqing were just ordinary classmates now, not lovers as they had been in his past life.

Su Xiaoxiao

When Wang Hai brought Su Bai back to the classroom, everyone's eyes immediately locked onto him.

"Tsk tsk, did Su Bai lose his mind today? He actually dared to tease Xia Xueqing?"

"Haha, who knows? Maybe he's been planning this for a long time?"

"But come to think of it, Su Bai is pretty impressive. He actually stole Xia Xueqing's first kiss. I'm a little jealous!"

"Damn, don't you dare mess around. I bet if anyone tries to tease Xia Xueqing now, she'll beat them to death. She became a Genin a long time ago."

"Hey, I'm just talking. I'm not stupid."

A wave of discussion erupted in the classroom, mostly from the male students. The female students, aside from gossiping, didn't think Su Bai had gone too far.

For no other reason than that they were all appearance-oriented, and as it happened, Su Bai was quite "popular" with them in class.

Su Bai was about 1.8 meters tall, lean, and had refined features. His bright, piercing eyes especially added to his looks; with a bit of makeup, he wouldn't look much different from a celebrity.

Su Bai ignored the students' chatter, walked straight to his seat, and sat down, silently recovering the chakra he had consumed in the infirmary.

Although ninjas in this world generally possessed vast amounts of chakra, he currently had a pathetic 0.03 units—less than one-thirtieth of a normal Genin's chakra. Casting the Three Body Technique once had already drained most of it.

As soon as he sat down, his desk mate, Lin Hu, said in surprise, "Su Bai, you seem a bit different?"

"Oh, how so?"

Su Bai smiled at his classmate and good friend. Lin Hu was one of the few friends who had helped him during the lowest point of his past life.

Lin Hu shook his massive head. He lived up to his name; his body was very sturdy, and he was half a head taller than Su Bai, already over 1.9 meters!

"I can't quite put my finger on it, but you just seem overly calm."

In his eyes, the usual Su Bai was introverted, thin, and lacked talent, never daring to speak loudly in class.

Yet today, after doing something so bizarre, he remained this calm, which made Lin Hu quite puzzled.

Su Bai gave a bland smile, comforted his friend not to overthink it, and picked up his long-neglected high school textbook to review.

The more composed he was, the more curious Lin Hu became, asking questions left and right until Su Bai felt helpless.

The afternoon passed just like that. When the dismissal bell rang, Su Bai packed his desk, walked out of the classroom with Lin Hu, and headed home.

Yangcheng No. 1 High School was in the center of Yangcheng City, while their homes were outside the Third Ring Road in the east, in a tenement building called "Happiness Residential Complex." It took over half an hour by bus to get there every day.

Getting on the bus, getting off... After the two parted ways at the complex, Su Bai sighed as he looked at the unfamiliar, dilapidated buildings before him.

"What 'Happiness Residential Complex.' It's just a gathering place for the poor."

In his past life, his family had never stayed in this complex. This was the house his parents had bought with their life savings. The living conditions were terrible, and it was located near the edge of the base city, which was very unsafe.

Once a monster "siege" occurred, places like this served as a buffer zone for the "rich" in the center of the base city.

Ever since the monster invasion, although every state had established base cities to ensure human survival, they were in a state of defense. Currently, humanity still lacked the advantage against monsters, and monster sieges occurred occasionally.

Although the vast majority of monster sieges could not break through the base city, the edges of the base city were not guaranteed.

That was precisely why the houses here were so cheap—more than a hundred times cheaper than those in the city center—making it the "first choice" for those at the bottom.

"I must become a ninja as soon as possible to improve this home!" Under the tenement building, Su Bai clenched his fist slightly.

In this world, the fastest way to make money was to hunt monsters. While the monster invasion had brought disaster to humanity... it had also brought opportunities.

Setting aside chakra and ninjutsu, the bodies of monsters themselves were a treasure!

Monster meat was not only tastier than farmed livestock, but it could also improve human physique. Their fur and scales could be crafted into "chakra-conductive equipment" to increase a ninja's attack or defense.

Both were extremely valuable. Take the D-rank monster "Iron-Horned Sheep" that Su Bai had seen; a complete carcass could sell for over a hundred million federal credits.

His parents, working hard for a month, earned less than 7,000 federal credits, and after daily expenses and supporting him and his younger sister, there was almost nothing left.

Thinking of his sister, Su Xiaoxiao, Su Bai's eyes dimmed, a flash of heartache crossing his face.

Bang, bang, bang!

Su Bai tapped lightly on the door, and a voice as melodious as an oriole rang out: "Who is it?"

"Xiaoxiao, it's me, your brother," Su Bai said in a low voice.

The person inside opened the door immediately, and a slender girl appeared in the doorway.

The girl had fair skin, stood about 1.7 meters tall, and wore a simple gray dress. Her delicate features made her look like a little princess who had stepped out of a fairy tale, and a faint smile played on her face.

"Brother, you're back?"

"Yeah, I'm back..." Su Bai's shoulders trembled slightly, and he suddenly pulled the girl into a hug.

"Ah! Brother, what's wrong?" The girl was caught off guard by Su Bai's unusual behavior.

Su Bai could not suppress his surging emotions... He hadn't seen his sister for several years!

The car accident in his past life had not only taken his parents but also his sister, Su Xiaoxiao, leaving him to drag out his existence in pain with a crippled body!

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao alive once more... he could no longer hold it back. A tear escaped the corner of his eye, landing on the girl's smooth, fair neck.

"Huh? Brother, are you crying?"

"No, I just got some sand in my eye."

Su Bai quickly denied it, letting go of the girl to wipe the tear from his eye.

The girl "looked" at Su Bai with vacant eyes, let out a giggle, and pulled him into the house.

My sister's eyes are still like this, sigh. Su Bai sighed silently, his heart aching for Su Xiaoxiao... The girl had been born blind in both lifetimes.

It was fine in her previous life; after all, the living environment was "peaceful and quiet." Although Su Xiaoxiao was blind, it didn't stop her from surviving.

But this life was different!

The invasion of magical beasts had brought a great crisis to humanity. Life was difficult enough for ordinary people, let alone a blind girl. This was undoubtedly a "death sentence" handed down by heaven the moment Su Xiaoxiao was born.

Medical standards were limited in my past life, and there was no such thing as chakra, so my sister's eyes couldn't be cured.

But this life is different. Chakra has brought great changes to people's lives; my sister's eyes can definitely be treated!

Su Bai sat on the sofa, watching his sister "skillfully" pour him a glass of water, and swore in his heart that he would cure her eyes!

He talked with Su Xiaoxiao for a long time. When the sky began to darken, a knock sounded at the door.

Su Bai went to open the Space Gate with excitement... he knew his parents had "returned"!

Sure enough, when he opened the door, Su Jianhong and Lin Xiu'e stood on the threshold, looking exhausted and travel-worn.

"Dad, Mom!" Su Bai took the things from his parents' hands and smiled, smiling very happily...

His father, Su Jianhong, was about the same height as him, though his build was much sturdier than Su Bai's. His large hands were covered in calluses, worn down from his usual work at the factory.

His mother, Lin Xiu'e, was not tall, only about 1.6 meters, but at over 40 years old, deep crow's feet already lined the corners of her eyes... these were the "traces" left by life.

In Su Bai's memory, both parents worked at a "Chakra Conductive Equipment" factory for meager wages.

Father Su Jianhong worked as a laborer on the production line, earning 4,500 a month, while mother Lin Xiu'e had a slightly easier job, watching machines on the assembly line to ensure they didn't malfunction. However, her pay was correspondingly lower, only 2,500 a month.

Although their income wasn't high, they were very willing to spend money on him and his sister, always hoping he would succeed and not live at the very bottom of society like them in the future...

Su Jianhong and Lin Xiu'e walked into the house and, seeing Su Bai pouring water for them, laughed, "Why are you being so obedient today, kid? Did you cause trouble at school?"

"No way, your son is very well-behaved at school." Su Bai placed two glasses of boiled water in front of his parents and smiled.

Lin Xiu'e put down the cheap vegetables she had bought and rolled her eyes at him, "What are you saying? Can't a son grow up?"

"Haha!"

Su Jianhong laughed heartily. His son's change made him very happy, and his body, tired from a whole day's work, suddenly felt relaxed.

"Mom, let me do it, you go rest." Su Bai took the vegetables from Lin Xiu'e and headed toward the kitchen.

Lin Xiu'e was stunned, "Son, when did you learn to cook?"

"Hehe, I practiced in secret when you guys weren't home."

Su Bai said it casually, but it drew suspicion from Su Xiaoxiao.

"Huh? I'm home every day, how come I didn't know Brother cooked?"

Because of her eye condition, Su Xiaoxiao couldn't even attend school and had to stay home all day with nothing to do, so she exposed Su Bai's lie in an instant.

Su Bai laughed it off and hurried to the kitchen to cook.

He hadn't known how to cook before, but after the car accident and his family was gone, he had to learn or starve. Thus, he had mastered a decent set of skills.

Lin Xiu'e hadn't bought much food. After Su Bai steamed the rice, it only took him half an hour to finish stir-frying.

A dish of stir-fried mushrooms with greens and a dish of stir-fried peppers with eggs—though these two vegetarian dishes weren't much, they were barely enough for the family to eat.

After the magical beast invasion, not only was human life threatened, but the standard of living had also dropped significantly!

After all, most farming and planting were done in remote areas, and those regions had now become a paradise for magical beasts, causing the price of meat or vegetables to be ridiculously high.

Lin Xiu'e had specifically picked these vegetables at night when they were no longer fresh and had been marked down... she couldn't bear to buy fresh vegetables in the morning.

At the dinner table, the family of four sat together in harmony. Su Jianhong asked about Su Bai's studies.

"Son, how have things been lately? Any progress in your studies?"

"Of course! Huge progress. You'll definitely be shocked when you find out." Su Bai gave a mysterious smile, deliberately drawing out his words.

"Oh?" Su Jianhong was surprised to see his son so confident.

He knew his son's usual academic performance; although he worked hard, his talent was just like his own—very mediocre. To this day, he hadn't mastered a single one of the Three Body Technique.

Lin Xiu'e and Su Xiaoxiao became interested and urged Su Bai to explain in detail.

Su Bai put down his chopsticks. Not intending to hide anything from his family, he stood by the kitchen door and smiled.

"Mom, Dad, watch closely. Whatever you do, don't be shocked."

"Heh, what kind of tricks are you trying to pull, kid? Are you going to perform the Three Body Technique for us?" Su Jianhong chuckled as he teased him.

Lin Xiu'e also looked at Su Bai with a face full of anticipation... Although Su Xiaoxiao couldn't see, she pricked up her ears, listening intently to the movements around her.

"Dad, you guessed it." Su Bai formed hand seals and grinned, "Transformation Technique!"

Under the astonished gazes of Su Jianhong and Lin Xiu'e, a puff of white smoke erupted from Su Bai's body. As the smoke cleared, a graceful young girl appeared—it was the exact image of Su Xiaoxiao!

"What!" The chopsticks in Su Jianhong's hand clattered to the floor. "Son, you've mastered the Transformation Technique?"

"I'm not done yet."

Su Bai shifted his hand seals, fluidly executing the Substitution Technique and Clone Technique!

"This, this..." Su Jianhong was completely stunned. His son had mastered the Three Body Technique without a sound?

What did this mean?

It meant he now met the requirements to enter university!

As long as he could get into university, even a mediocre one, he could become a Genin upon graduation and leave the lower class behind!

Lin Xiu'e was moved to tears!

In the past, Su Bai's mediocre talent had made her worry that he would end up "good for nothing" just like them.

But now, not only had her son suddenly become enlightened, he had mastered the entire Three Body Technique in one go, making her hands tremble with excitement.

"My son has a future, my son has a future..."

After "seeing" it, Su Xiaoxiao happily hugged Su Bai, lifting her little head proudly. "I told you before that Brother would definitely become a ninja. I was right, wasn't I?"

"Mm-hmm, Xiaoxiao was right." Su Bai smiled and patted the girl's head. She immediately squinted her eyes, "enjoying" his touch like a little cat.

The family remained excited for a long time before finally calming down, but once the excitement faded, Su Jianhong and Lin Xiu'e began to worry again...