Dogs Aren't Even as Good

Near noon, Ye Fan sent Hanabi Hyuga back.

Not to her home, but to the place where Hinata Hyuga usually trained.

Seeing her younger sister return, Hinata Hyuga hurried over to greet her.

She had truly been worried that if her sister returned too late, she would have trouble explaining it to the family.

"You two carry on. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."

Ye Fan smiled. He still needed to visit Iruka.

First, to collect the forehead protector that symbolized a Konoha ninja's identity.

Second, to ask about the procedures for registering as a Genin.

"Goodbye, Senior Ye Fan!"

Hanabi Hyuga respectfully bowed to Ye Fan, her eyes filled with admiration.

Not long ago, Ye Fan had already taught her the new Gentle Fist, namely "Thousand Mechanisms, Realm-Binding."

Although there was still much she did not understand, it did not hinder her independent training.

Moreover, Ye Fan had promised that if she ran into any problems, she could visit his residence at any time.

Ye Fan remained busy until the afternoon before finally completing all the necessary procedures.

He had not expected becoming a Genin to involve so many troublesome matters.

He had to take photos, fill out information forms, and go to the Hokage Building for the Hokage's approval.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

By now, Ye Fan was officially a Genin.

Holding the forehead protector that represented his ninja identity, Ye Fan walked toward the forest while pondering several matters.

Now that he was a Genin, he was qualified to carry out missions beyond the village.

He truly wanted to see the world outside Konoha. Especially after hearing Hanabi Hyuga mention Sage Arts today, he became very curious about what the cultivators of this world were like.

Could they, like him, have transmigrated from another world?

But at the moment, there was one particularly awkward problem:

He did not have a team instructor.

It seemed that newly graduated Genin were all led by a Jonin.

And almost always formed into teams of three Genin.

Konoha had always operated this way.

So here came the problem.

Ye Fan had neither a team instructor nor teammates.

At the Hokage's Office just now, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had made it clear that Ye Fan's situation was unusual. He would consider temporarily placing Ye Fan into an existing Genin squad.

However, which squad he would join had not yet been decided, since they needed to seek the team Jonin's opinion.

"Well, well. I wondered who it was. Isn't this Inuzuka Ye Fan? Oh, no, I nearly forgot—you don't belong to the Inuzuka Clan anymore."

At that moment, an unwelcome voice suddenly rang out.

It belonged to a youth around Ye Fan's age, accompanied by a black wolfhound. He was currently staring at Ye Fan with disdain.

Ye Fan recognized him. Inuzuka Seto had once been a student in the same class as him, but he was now already a Chunin.

This fellow had often caused trouble for Ye Fan in the past, but after Hana Inuzuka gave him a beating, he became much more restrained.

Later, Inuzuka Seto became a Chunin, and his interactions with Ye Fan gradually dwindled.

"Good dogs don't block the road," Ye Fan snorted.

That simple sentence immediately enraged Inuzuka Seto.

"Hmph! You're just a useless piece of trash. Do you think Hana Inuzuka can protect you forever? I'm telling you, don't act arrogant in front of me. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind teaching you a lesson right here."

A vicious look surfaced on Inuzuka Seto's face.

He deeply resented Ye Fan. Because of Ye Fan's existence, he had repeatedly been mocked by other companions.

At the same time, he despised cowards like Ye Fan who needed women to protect them.

In his words, Ye Fan getting kicked out of the Inuzuka Clan could not have been better.

"Laiyun!"

Ye Fan had no desire to waste words with him. He called to the Ninja Hound beside him and ordered,

"Wreck him!"

Laiyun had long wanted to do exactly that.

That especially arrogant attitude of his had made it extremely displeased.

But since he was a junior member of the Inuzuka Clan, it had not been sure whether acting rashly would bring trouble upon Ye Fan.

Now, however, it had no such concerns.

Since Ye Fan had given the word, what was there left to hesitate over?

It was the perfect chance to test the Single Heaven Charge it had just learned.

Whoosh!

Laiyun was simply too fast. Its paws stomped a crater into the ground, and its body turned into a streak of white light. In the span of a single breath, it had already reached its opponent.

Single Heaven Charge!

When Laiyun used it, its power was actually several times greater than Dark Shadow's!

Inuzuka Seto never could have imagined that the piece of trash he had always looked down on would attack without even a word of warning.

What shocked him even more was that this white Ninja Hound was so formidable.

It did not even leave him room to defend himself.

Bang!

With a dull thud, Inuzuka Seto was sent flying like a fired cannonball.

Crack!

Inuzuka Seto crashed through a tree as thick as a thigh, then rolled several times across the ground before slowly coming to a stop.

Roar!

Seeing its master get sent flying, Inuzuka Seto's black wolfhound could not possibly endure it. It roared and prepared to pounce on Laiyun.

But in Laiyun's eyes, this seemingly sturdy wolfhound was merely underling material.

Crunch!

Laiyun struck later yet arrived first. It opened its massive jaws and bit down on the wolfhound's back.

The wolfhound howled in pain, its limbs flailing wildly.

With a toss of its head, Laiyun flung the wolfhound in its mouth into the air.

Then, after accelerating, it actually charged toward Inuzuka Seto, who had just managed to get back on his feet.

The miserable Inuzuka Seto had only just stood up, and had not even regained his balance. A white blur flashed before his eyes, and he felt a tremendous force slam into his chest.

His entire body was sent flying once again.

At the same time, before the wolfhound that had been thrown into the air could land, Laiyun caught it in its jaws once more.

As its bite tightened, the wolfhound's cries became increasingly shrill.

Ye Fan watched the scene expressionlessly.

In the past, when faced with Inuzuka Seto's provocations, he had refrained from arguing only out of consideration for their shared clan. It was not because he feared him.

But now, he was no longer a member of the Inuzuka Clan.

There was no need to tolerate him any longer.

Do not think Laiyun had gone too far. If Ye Fan himself had acted, Inuzuka Seto and his Ninja Hound would have suffered even worse.

When Inuzuka Seto could only groan and was unable to stand again, Ye Fan finally called Laiyun back.

Glancing at Inuzuka Seto, who lay on the ground with terror on his face, Ye Fan said expressionlessly,

"You're not even as good as one of my dogs. What gives you the right to act so arrogant? Let me tell you, if Hua had not stopped me, you would have been crippled long ago!"

That was true.

If Hana Inuzuka had not repeatedly urged Ye Fan not to fuss with members of his own clan, Ye Fan had countless methods of making those arrogant fools shut their mouths for good.

Now, Ye Fan's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. Recently, he had even shown signs of breaking through to the Beast-Taming Stage, Second Layer. He naturally paid even less attention to such insignificant clowns.

Today's lesson was merely a warning—do not provoke him for no reason.

He was Ye Fan.

And he was not someone to be trifled with!