Snowy Night Encounter with Hinata

Snowy Night Encounter with Hinata

"After perfecting this ninjutsu, there won't be any more Chakra leakage when I use techniques!"

Xuanyu opened his eyes from training, his face filled with excitement.

For the past five months, he had been improving Nurturing Spirit · Great Thousand Worlds. Now, he could finally control the Chakra within his body.

This was tremendous progress!

Moreover, after five months of nurturing, Xuanyu felt that the Chakra stored within him was comparable to an elite jonin's reserves. He could also sense that every cell in his body was still being nurtured and could store even more Chakra.

He slowly spread open his palm!

Strands of lightning gathered in his palm, forming a simple ball of lightning!

This lightning power had also been constantly tempering his cells, making them more resilient. That was the key to Xuanyu's new Nurturing Spirit Technique.

The current Xuanyu could now simply control the Chakra in his body!

He could quickly cast some simple ninjutsu without hand seals, though he still needed more practice for complex techniques.

After all,

creating a ninjutsu was not something that could be accomplished in half a year.

Grrr~

After training all night, Xuanyu was hungry again.

He got up, left his room, and ate some prepared food. Then he strapped weighted blocks onto his arms and ankles.

After slinging a backpack full of food onto his back, he went out for a run.

He did not intend to come back at noon today. He would train his body in the clearing.

"Uh, it's snowing?" Xuanyu opened the door and looked at the vast expanse of white before him, feeling somewhat wistful.

He had been here for three and a half years already. Xuanyu sighed again and stepped outside.

The snow crunching beneath his feet made a surprisingly pleasant sound.

As he moved forward,

a slender yet petite figure raced swiftly across the snowy ground.

Over these past five months, Xuanyu had grown quite a bit taller and stronger than before. Even with weighted blocks on his body, he could run at high speed.

"Little Xuanyu, did you miss me?" At that moment, an upside-down figure appeared beside Xuanyu, his voice teasing.

"You're back from your mission?" Xuanyu glanced at the upside-down Might Guy, somewhat curious.

Might Guy had been away on a mission for over a month. Xuanyu had not expected him to return today.

"Don't mention that irritating business. I got tied up by a simple mission!" Might Guy laughed heartily, then looked Xuanyu over. "Little Xuanyu, you seem to have grown taller again after just over a month apart!"

Over the past month, Little Xuanyu had grown at least three finger-widths taller.

"Enough nonsense. After we finish training, we're having another fight!" Leaving those words behind, Xuanyu sped up again!

This time!

Xuanyu ran twenty laps around Konoha with weights, then climbed the Cliff barehanded.

Next came the beating. Yes, the beating. In their recent sparring sessions, Might Guy had started using both hands, leaving Xuanyu in a frantic mess!

He got hit every now and then!

His physical strength alone was no match for Might Guy. All he could do was take the blows.

At noon!

Xuanyu lay in the snow with a bruised and swollen face, panting heavily. "I told you not to hit my face, not to hit my face! What if you ruin this handsome face of mine?!"

Even as he complained,

Xuanyu used the Nurturing Spirit Technique to repair his body.

Perhaps because his Nurturing Spirit · Great Thousand Worlds could rapidly heal injuries, using Chakra to nurture his cells and allowing them to grow and recover quickly!

This could also be considered one of the Nurturing Spirit Technique's abilities.

"With that terrifying recovery ability of yours, you'll be fine after resting for a day!" Might Guy curled his lip. He had originally intended to hold back, but after witnessing Xuanyu's recovery ability, he changed his mind.

Giving this little guy a beating was not bad either!

Xuanyu was speechless. "..."

So he was treating him like a punching bag?

"It's noon. Aren't you going home?" Might Guy looked at the sky and asked curiously.

"I never planned on going back!" Xuanyu curled his lip, then continued, "And now that you've beaten my face into this state, I'm even less likely to go back. If my mother sees me, she'll definitely come after you!"

"Haha. I just wanted you to experience the brutality of being a ninja. As they say, only by suffering now will you have the strength to save your life when real battles come!" Might Guy spoke with righteous conviction. If Xuanyu had not seen the smug smile at the corner of his mouth, he might have believed him.

This guy just wanted to beat him up.

"Just wait. Sooner or later, I'll beat you up too!" Xuanyu gritted his teeth as he listened to Might Guy ramble on.

"Haha. Then I'll be waiting, Little Xuanyu!" Might Guy winked, gave him a thumbs-up, and flashed his gleaming white teeth. "Youth never admits defeat! I'll be waiting for your challenge!"

Xuanyu was speechless.

He closed his eyes.

He did not want to argue with this guy about his so-called youth.

"Oh~~ You brought chicken legs today?" But the moment he closed his eyes, he heard Might Guy's excited voice.

Xuanyu abruptly opened his eyes and looked at Might Guy. "Shut up, that's my food!"

"Share some with me!"

Snowflakes continued to drift down as Xuanyu and Might Guy ate on the mountaintop, bickering all the while!

Neither gave an inch!

After eating, they continued training.

In the blink of an eye, night arrived. Light snow was still falling from the sky. Might Guy had left early, and only after Xuanyu confirmed that the swelling on his face had nearly subsided did he head home!

It was already very late, and there was barely anyone on the streets.

The dim streetlamps were the only lights in the darkness.

Xuanyu stepped through the snow, the crisp crunch of his footsteps especially clear.

As he hummed a tune and walked down the path, he suddenly heard the sound of sobbing. It was extremely faint, so faint that he would not have heard it without listening carefully.

He immediately became alert. His father had said that the village had been unsettled lately. It seemed that ninjas from other villages were gathering intelligence on Konoha.

Who was it?

With that thought, the Chakra within him began circulating rapidly. Frowning, he looked toward the source of the sound.

He walked a few more steps and found an alley ahead!

He turned sideways and looked in.

In the dim alley, the snow-covered ground reflected a bleak white, while the faint streetlamp flickered.

Under that dim streetlamp, Xuanyu saw a little girl curled up in the snow, sobbing quietly.

Her voice was very soft, as though she was afraid of alerting anyone else.

Seeing this, Xuanyu relaxed some of his guard. He walked over and said to the little girl:

"Little sister, why are you crying? Are you hungry?"

Xuanyu put on the air of a little grown-up, though his voice was still childish, making it feel somewhat out of place.

The little girl was startled upon hearing him and curled herself up even tighter.

She cautiously raised her head, revealing a small, aggrieved face streaked with tears.

When she saw that Xuanyu was about the same age as her, she seemed to relax a little. Her large eyes fluttered as she blinked, seemingly trying to see Xuanyu clearly.

At that moment,

when Xuanyu saw the little girl's eyes, his thoughts went wild. Oh my god. The Byakugan!

At this time, at this age.

A name had already surfaced in his mind: Hinata Hyuga!

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