Sleeping in Class, Peeing After Class

"Hyuga Satoru, you're getting more and more out of hand!"

In the classroom, Fujino Daikichi looked at Hyuga Satoru, who was sleeping with his head down on his desk, and felt a splitting headache.

Having taught for so many years, he had never encountered such a lazy Hyuga student. Lately, his impression of Hyuga Satoru could basically be summed up in a single sentence.

Sleeping in class, peeing after class!

Are you kidding me? You're a ninja from the prestigious Hyuga Clan, you know?

Uchiha Rin, who was also from a prestigious clan, scored top marks in every single subject and vied for first place with Kakashi. Then there was Hyuga Iroha; although his talent was slightly inferior to theirs, he worked exceptionally hard and could still be considered a genius.

Only you...

Fujino Daikichi felt that his hair loss had gotten severe again recently. At this rate, the Mediterranean bald spot on top of his head was going to spread once more...

Sigh, I should brew some goji berries in my thermos during the next class!

If Hyuga Satoru knew Fujino Daikichi's inner thoughts, he would definitely cry injustice. Though I sleep during class every day, I work very hard after school, alright!

The upgrade of the Electromagnetic Force required experience points. Did they expect him to stay up all night grinding levels instead of doing a cosplay of the Blade Storm in the classroom during the day?

He had been slacking off a lot lately.

The fish he caught were enough to feed him for several days.

He had also piled up a mountain of ores, leaving only the task of trading them for cash!

His Electromagnetic Force experience points had gone up by another chunk as well. Wasn't that much more satisfying than listening to you drone on like a scripture chanting?

"Ah, refreshing..."

Hyuga Satoru let out a long stretch, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and turned his head just in time to see Anko eating dango and looking at him with a face full of admiration.

"Huh? Is class over?"

"Satoru, you're so bold!"

Anko said admiringly, "Right before class ended just now, Teacher Fujino stared at you for a really long time!"

"No wonder. I suddenly felt a chill down my spine while I was sleeping."

Hyuga Satoru dawned on the realization.

Right at that moment, Hyuga Satoru suddenly sensed a malicious gaze. He turned his head and saw Hyuga Iroha looking coldly at him from a seat ahead.

Although they both belonged to the Hyuga Clan, his relationship with Iroha could hardly be considered good.

During this period, Hyuga Iroha had approached him more than once, accusing him of disgracing the prestigious name of the Hyuga, and even self-righteously demanding a match to prove that the Hyuga Branch Family members weren't the slackers other classmates made them out to be.

Of course Hyuga Satoru wouldn't agree, because he was afraid he'd slap him to death with a single palm!

He observed that Hyuga Iroha's chakra volume had been rising very fast lately, almost approaching the level of a Genin. But the crucial point was that this was completely unimpressive to him.

He hadn't been idle during this time either. The Level 1 Electromagnetic Force experience had increased by a huge margin, his physical fitness had also improved significantly, and the Magnetic Storm Palm could be cast instantly.

Pitting the Gentle Fist against the Magnetic Storm Palm was an outright massacre, and he was genuinely afraid that a slip of the hand would leave Iroha unable to get back up.

Lately, Hyuga Satoru's physical conditioning had reached a near-strict level, because he discovered that enhancements to his physical body would strengthen his own Biological Magnetic Field, and the increase in the Biological Magnetic Field would, in turn, inversely amplify his mastery over the Electromagnetic Force.

Yet he gradually realized that this feedback had a limit, as if an invisible door blocked his path to a deeper exploration of the Electromagnetic Force.

Hyuga Satoru guessed that this should be the influence of his level.

Level 1 Electromagnetic Force only granted a fixed amount of authority, making unlimited amplification impossible.

What corresponded to the level should be the authority unlocked by the Electromagnetic Force. The higher the level, the higher the authority. Abilities like hand-crafting nuclear bombs or dragging planets with bare hands basically belonged to the higher tiers, and he still had a very long way to go.

After school.

Hyuga Satoru once again arrived at that large river.

The river areas where he previously panned for ore had basically been picked clean by him, so this time he came to a location further upstream.

It was still the three-piece set.

Catching fish, panning for ore, grinding levels.

Hyuga Satoru stood in the rushing river water, the surface submerging his knees.

Around his body, two slender metal needles slowly spun.

Different from before, two long iron plates were tied to Hyuga Satoru's back with ropes, sinking into the river water and dragging behind his laboriously moving body as he struggled to advance.

This was version 2.0 that Hyuga Satoru had developed for high-efficiency level grinding.

He imbued the metal plates with magnetism, enabling them to attract metal ores from the riverbed and greatly increasing his mining efficiency.

During this period, Hyuga Satoru's body had already grown accustomed to the old three-piece set.

The growth rate of the Electromagnetic Force was practically as slow as a crawling turtle!

If he didn't invent some new tricks, heaven knew how long it would take to level up.

Hyuga Satoru thus waded through the torrential river. When he grew tired or sleepy, he stopped to rest for a while.

Once his stamina had mostly recovered, he began the second round.

To prevent himself from being washed away by the current, he had even developed a new ability.

Electromagnetic Adhesion.

The soles of his feet firmly adhered to the silt beneath the riverbed, stabilizing his body as it continuously withstood the impact of the current.

Because of this additional application, the rate at which his Electromagnetic Force experience grew increased by a tiny fraction.

Just like that, having lost count of how many rounds he had endured, the sun in the distance gradually sank toward the horizon, dusk dyeing the edge of the sky a tangerine-orange.

Judging that today's quota was about enough, Hyuga Satoru laboriously walked out of the river onto the bank, intending to tidy up his ores, when he vaguely heard a slapping sound carried into his ears from the forest.

Hyuga Satoru was suddenly startled.

An illusion?

No, although the sound was faint, it was definitely real.

Hyuga Satoru quietly activated his Byakugan.

Through the perspective of the Byakugan, he clearly saw that about a dozen meters away, a petite girl was earnestly practicing Taijutsu against a wooden post.

Her palms, wrapped in bandages, struck the tree stump clearly and rhythmically.

Hyuga Satoru frowned slightly.

He recognized this person.

The workaholic in his class who competed with Kakashi.

He still had a vivid memory of the scene where this character and Kakashi competed fiercely against each other during the last shuriken-throwing test.

What was her name again...

Uchiha Rin, was it?

As expected of a workaholic, still practicing at such a late hour?

Hyuga Satoru smacked his lips, lightening his movements to avoid being discovered as much as possible.

It seemed that the location for his ore panning this time was too far upstream. He had basically scoured the downstream of the Naka River, and during his panning today, he had ended up in the middle reaches, which were far too close to the Uchiha Clan Territory.

Hyuga Satoru couldn't help muttering internally.

As an Uchiha, why didn't you stay properly in the training ground to practice, and instead run all the way to the forest to train?

Did you think you were him, gaining experience just by slacking off?

Right as he was cautiously retreating, a startled shout suddenly came from the forest.

"Who's there?!"

The instant the voice dropped, a shuriken fiercely hurtled toward Hyuga Satoru!