"Were you really foolish enough to compare yourself to a prodigy like him?"
"You're almost adorably foolish!"
"He won't blame you!"
"If you want to stand beside him, you need a healthy body!"
Ino nodded and stopped insisting on training.
"Go take a bath, then get to bed early!"
Then Inoichi Yamanaka hurried out of the house, heading somewhere else.
Someone knocked on the Akimichi Clan's gate.
A moment later, the gate opened.
The member of the Akimichi Clan who answered froze at the sight of the visitor.
Lord Yamanaka?
At this hour?
"Has Choza gone to bed?"
The man shook his head.
"Take me to him!"
"Quickly!"
The man jumped. He had never seen Lord Yamanaka so impatient.
"The clan head is at the Training Ground, helping Young Master Choji train!"
Inoichi Yamanaka's eye twitched. Had Choji become obsessed too?
He knew the Akimichi Clan's residence like the back of his hand.
After winding through several turns, he reached the Training Ground.
"Choji, stop!"
"Father, it's not enough!"
"I said stop!"
"..."
"But..."
Inoichi Yamanaka walked in and saw Choji Akimichi sprawled on the ground, which was already soaked with sweat.
"Looks like Konoha is quite lively tonight!"
Inoichi Yamanaka entered with a teasing smile.
"Inoichi, what brings you here?"
"And what do you mean by that?"
Inoichi pointed at Choji. "If I'm right, every child who went to Iwagakure with Zhou Cheng will end up like this!"
"Because..."
Inoichi Yamanaka explained what had happened.
Choza Akimichi felt his scalp tingle.
He stood there, utterly stunned.
"That's right. None of us wants to be a burden holding Zhou Cheng back."
"We want to fight beside him!"
Smack!
Choza slapped the back of his son's head.
"Do you have a death wish?"
"Don't survive battle only to die from