Worse Than a Dog

Near noon, Ye Fan sent Hanabi Hyuga back.

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

Seeing her younger sister return, Hinata Hyuga hurried over.

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

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

Ye Fan wore a smile. He still needed to pay Iruka a visit.

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 were still many things she did not understand, that did not prevent her from practicing on her own.

Moreover, Ye Fan had promised that if she encountered 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 photographs, fill out information forms, and even go to the Hokage's Office for the Hokage's approval.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

As of now, Ye Fan was officially a Genin.

Holding the forehead protector that symbolized a ninja's identity, Ye Fan pondered as he headed toward the forest.

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

He truly wanted to take a look outside the village. Especially after hearing Hanabi Hyuga mention "Sage Arts" today, he had become very curious about what the cultivators of this world were like.

Could they be like him, having crossed over from another world?

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

He did not have a team leader.

It seemed that Genins who had recently graduated were all led by a Jonin.

And nearly all of them formed teams of three Genins.

Konoha Village had always done things this way.

So here was the problem.

Ye Fan had neither a team leader nor teammates.

Back at the Hokage's Office, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had made it very clear that Ye Fan's situation was unusual. They would consider temporarily placing Ye Fan in an existing Genin team.

However, they had not yet decided which team he would join, since they needed to ask the team leader's opinion first.

"Well, well! I was wondering who it was. Isn't this Inuzuka Ye Fan? Oh, no, that's right. I nearly forgot—you no longer belong to the Inuzuka Clan."

At that moment, an unwelcome voice suddenly rang out.

It was a boy about Ye Fan's age, followed by a black wolfhound. He was currently staring at Ye Fan with a disdainful look.

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

This guy had often caused trouble for Ye Fan in the past, but after being taught a lesson by Hana Inuzuka, he had become much more obedient.

Later, Inuzuka Seto became a Chunin, and his interactions with Ye Fan grew fewer and fewer.

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

That simple sentence immediately enraged Inuzuka Seto.

"Hmph! You're nothing but trash. Do you think Hana Inuzuka can protect you forever? Let me tell you, don't act arrogant in front of me. Otherwise, I won't mind teaching you a lesson right here."

A fierce look appeared on Inuzuka Seto's face.

He hated Ye Fan deeply. Because of Ye Fan, he had been mocked by his companions many times.

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

In his words, Ye Fan leaving the Inuzuka Clan had truly been the best possible outcome.

"Laiyun!"

Ye Fan had no interest in saying another word to him. He called to the ninja hound at his side and ordered:

"Smack him!"

Laiyun had wanted to do that for a long time.

That arrogant attitude of his, in particular, had made it extremely annoyed.

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

Now, however, it no longer had that concern.

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

This was also a perfect opportunity to test the Single Heaven Charge it had just learned.

Whoosh!

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

Single Heaven Charge!

In Laiyun's hands—rather, paws—its power was several times greater than when Shadow used it!

Inuzuka Seto never could have imagined that the trash he had always looked down upon would attack without so much as a warning.

What shocked him even more was that the other side's white ninja hound was actually this powerful.

He did not even have the spare capacity to defend himself.

Bang!

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

Crack!

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

Roar!

Seeing its master knocked flying, Inuzuka Seto's black wolfhound could not tolerate it. With a furious roar, it prepared to pounce on Laiyun.

But in Laiyun's eyes, this wolfhound that looked rather sturdy was nothing more than a little brother.

Snap!

Laiyun struck later but arrived first. Opening its jaws, it bit down on the wolfhound's back.

The wolfhound howled in pain, its four limbs flailing wildly.

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

Then, with a burst of acceleration, it charged toward Inuzuka Seto, who had only just managed to stand up.

The unfortunate Inuzuka Seto had only just risen to his feet, and before he could even steady his center of gravity, a white blur flashed before his eyes. He only felt an immense force strike his chest.

He was sent flying once more.

At the same time, the wolfhound that had been thrown into the air had not even fallen back to the ground before Laiyun caught it in its jaws again.

As the pressure of its bite increased, the wolfhound's cries became increasingly miserable.

Ye Fan watched the scene expressionlessly.

In the past, when facing 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 for him to keep yielding to the other side.

Do not think Laiyun had been too heavy-handed. If Ye Fan himself had acted, Inuzuka Seto and his ninja hound would have suffered far worse.

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

Glancing at the terrified Inuzuka Seto lying on the ground, 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 not for Sister Hana stopping me, you would have been crippled long ago!"

Indeed.

If Hana Inuzuka had not repeatedly urged Ye Fan not to fuss with members of the same clan, Ye Fan had countless ways to make these 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 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 messed with!