Physical Training

Hyuga Kaze laughed and scolded him as he gave Hyuga Seisen a light smack.

"Besides, your dad isn't alone. Your Uncle Shunpei and Uncle Ryoya should be back in the next few days. With them around, there won't be any problem."

Hara Shunpei and Oizumi Ryoya had both been close friends of Hyuga Kaze's when they used to carry out missions together.

Having spent years walking the line between life and death, the three of them had long become friends who would die for one another, their bond incomparably deep.

It was only after Hyuga Kaze was injured and retired that their squad broke apart.

But the three of them remained in frequent contact.

At the beginning of the month, the two of them had seen how exhausting it was for Hyuga Kaze to do low-level missions, so they discussed taking on a better-paying C-rank mission together.

But the day after they accepted it, the village sent the two of them to take shifts patrolling the border, delaying the mission.

Hearing that the two of them would be going with him, Hyuga Seisen felt relieved.

With the two of them carrying out the mission alongside him, there should not be much of a problem.

After all, Hyuga Kaze's strength remained intact. He merely lacked mobility.

The mission required total extermination. If any enemies slipped through the net, the two of them could kill them.

Still, he was somewhat worried. "It's been a while since the mission was posted. The intelligence may be outdated and not entirely accurate. Dad, you have to be careful."

"Don't worry. You haven't even graduated, yet you're already telling your old man how to do missions?"

"Dad, the clan said they're cutting the pension in half. Did they say why?"

Hyuga Kaze's pension had not come out of nowhere. It was granted because he had been injured protecting the Main House during a mission.

It was because of that Main House that he had lost a leg and buried the rest of his ninja career.

And now they wanted to reduce his pension. Even if it was only for half a year, it was still excessive.

"The clan head came personally. He said the clan needed to deal with the issue of bounties on the Branch House, but funds were tight. Cutting the pension a little was supposed to count as lending a hand."

"Did he mention cutting the Main House's expenses?" Hyuga Seisen asked.

"He didn't mention it. Though I heard the clan head set an example himself and voluntarily reduced the expenses of his household."

"As expected."

"Be content. Since Clan Head Hiashi took office, this is the only time he's reduced them. Back when the old clan head was around, the cuts came much more often."

Hyuga Kaze's tone was numb, as though he had long grown accustomed to such behavior from the Main House.

He patted Hyuga Seisen on the shoulder.

"This is the Hyuga clan. The Main House will always stand above the Branch House. Under this system, the Branch House is no different from servants."

"If you don't want to accept such a fate, then you must carve out a path of your own."

Hyuga Kaze sighed and looked out the window.

"Your dad never found his way out, but he hopes you can..."

Konoha training ground.

One figure in green and one in white were running on their hands as part of their training.

Before they even arrived, the force of youth surged toward them with their voices.

Scorching energy filled the entire training ground.

The two were Might Guy and Hyuga Seisen.

Might Guy!

The big shot with the most connections among transmigrators.

Any senior transmigrator who learned taijutsu inevitably came to pay homage at the dock of the Azure Beast.

So, one evening a few days earlier, Hyuga Seisen had used a set of youthful combo punches to successfully become acquainted with this big shot.

Might Guy had also gained yet another lifelong rival among transmigrators.

From then on, the two often trained their physical fitness together.

The only thing that disappointed Might Guy was that this rival, like all the others, mercilessly rejected his green youthful jumpsuit.

"Seisen, I can feel my youth boiling!"

"Let's run another hundred laps of youth!"

"I can't do it anymore!"

After several sets, Hyuga Seisen lay on the ground like a puddle of mud, gasping heavily.

His utterly lifeless appearance stood in sharp contrast to Might Guy, who was still bouncing around energetically nearby.

After several days of training, Might Guy had roughly figured out Hyuga Seisen's limits. Shouting about youth, he continued with his own extra training.

Hyuga Seisen barely managed to prop himself up and sit, watching Might Guy's receding figure with envy.

The Azure Beast truly lived up to his reputation!

With the same amount of training, he had already collapsed, while the other man was only just getting started.

But there was nothing to be done. Physical training could not be accomplished overnight.

The core of physical training lay in pushing the body a little beyond its limits each time.

Then, when the body recovered, it would adapt by recovering to a level higher than before it had been pushed.

This was supercompensation. With every cycle, the body would grow stronger and stronger.

But supercompensation also had its limits. If one exceeded them too much and could not recover, not only would one fail to surpass one's previous level, one might even become weaker.

Thus, the difficult part was judging the exact measure of that "little bit" beyond the limit.

Push too little, and the training effect would be poor, preventing supercompensation.

Push too hard, and the body would be unable to recover. Not only would one fail to grow stronger, one might even get worse the more one trained.

This was also where Might Guy's genius lay. His powerful recovery ability allowed him to ensure that his training always paid off.

However, Hyuga Seisen was not without advantages either. With his innately powerful mental perception, he could ensure that every time he pushed his body, it was just right.

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