Konoha Academy

After quietly sitting in a tree to rest for two hours, the sun had already illuminated the entire forest. Making a decision in his heart, Tianyun Hyuga climbed down from the massive tree, preparing to return home and discuss it with Meicun Hyuga.

"Hey, Tianyun, why are you here so early?"

Tianyun Hyuga hadn't walked far before he ran into his little buddy Pingjing Hyuga coming over to greet him, which left Tianyun Hyuga somewhat at a loss for words.

Tianyun Hyuga's inner self was no child; moreover, he was once an overlord who commanded the world with supreme authority, so how could he possibly still do things that were childish.

After a moment of silence, Tianyun Hyuga calmly said, "Brother Pingjing, I came over early today just to notify you, Sister Huiju, and Brother Yirong. I'm planning to leave the Hyuga Clan, go to study at Konoha Academy, and work hard at cultivation to become a ninja just like my father."

Pingjing Hyuga looked at Tianyun Hyuga with a bewildered expression, couldn't help walking up to Tianyun Hyuga's side, reached out to touch Tianyun Hyuga's forehead, and asked perplexedly, "This isn't right! You're the one who loves playing the most, how could you possibly want to cultivate? Did you bang your head and get stupid?"

Tianyun Hyuga was utterly speechless, but he couldn't be bothered to explain things to a brat, so he simply swatted Pingjing Hyuga's hand away and said seriously, "I'll say it again, I just came over to say goodbye to you all today. I'm going to attend Konoha Academy and become a powerful ninja."

Pingjing Hyuga found it somewhat hard to understand and asked, "If you want to become a powerful ninja, why go to Konoha Academy? Everyone in our Hyuga Clan cultivates the Gentle Fist, so going to Konoha Academy is useless!"

Of course, Tianyun Hyuga wouldn't say that going to Konoha Academy was because he didn't want to be trapped within the Hyuga Clan, and instead wanted to go to Konoha to make money and increase his strength.

He brushed it off by saying, "You don't understand. I want to learn some new ninjutsu so that I can become stronger. If I only learn the clan's fist techniques, I see my strength never being able to compare to that of Neji Hyuga."

"Uh...", although Pingjing Hyuga was young, he also knew that Neji Hyuga was the strongest child under the age of ten among all of them in the Branch Family.

Now hearing Tianyun Hyuga say this, Pingjing Hyuga also felt that what Tianyun Hyuga said made some sense, but thinking that he would have one less good buddy in the future, Pingjing Hyuga said to Tianyun Hyuga with some dejection, "Tianyun, can't you not go? Konoha Academy isn't even fun."

Tianyun Hyuga said righteously, "Brother Pingjing, I'm going there to cultivate, not to play. Don't get my purpose wrong."

"Fine!" Hesitating for a moment, Pingjing Hyuga pulled on Tianyun Hyuga's arm and asked, "Tianyun, then will you still come back here to the Hyuga Clan?"

Tianyun Hyuga nodded and said, "Of course. Doesn't Neji Hyuga also study at Konoha Academy? He comes back every single night, and I'll be just like him, coming back here to sleep at night."

Upon hearing this, Tianyun Hyuga saw Pingjing Hyuga's expression relax somewhat, and he instantly understood what Pingjing Hyuga was thinking, so he quickly added, "Brother Pingjing, if it's during normal school days, I might get home very late and won't have time to play with you guys. Only on the two days Konoha Academy gives a break each month will I have time to play with you."

Pingjing Hyuga immediately became disappointed, muttering, "Seriously, when we play ninja games in the future, no one will play the bad guy. Huiju and Yirong, they won't ever play the bad guys."

It turned out the reason Pingjing Hyuga was reluctant to let him go was because Tianyun Hyuga always played the bad guy whenever they played games, leaving Tianyun Hyuga speechless and depressed.

Just thinking that the other party was only a few years old, he couldn't be bothered to argue further with Pingjing Hyuga, so he directly said his goodbyes, "Alright, I need to go back and discuss things with Mother now. Later, help me notify Brother Yirong and Sister Huiju!"

With that, Tianyun Hyuga no longer paid attention to Pingjing Hyuga, swiftly hurrying back toward his own home, ready to talk to Meicun Hyuga about going to school.

Returning home in ten minutes, Tianyun Hyuga searched the residence in a circle and finally found Meicun Hyuga in the kitchen, venting her anger upon some vegetables.

Standing outside the door, Tianyun Hyuga looked at those vegetables that had been chopped into powder by Meicun Hyuga, and he couldn't help but sympathize with them.

Even though his mother was still in a fit of rage, Tianyun Hyuga deliberately touched the door to make a sound, drawing Meicun Hyuga's attention.

Meicun Hyuga turned her head, and upon seeing Tianyun Hyuga, she instantly flew into a towering rage, wielding a kitchen knife and charging right toward Tianyun Hyuga to teach him a lesson.

Seeing Meicun Hyuga's movement, Tianyun Hyuga hurriedly spoke up, "Mother, I'm here to beg you to let me go study at Konoha Academy. I'm ready to study hard and become a powerful ninja."

When she was still a meter away from the kitchen doorway, Meicun Hyuga stopped in her tracks, looking in surprise at that straight-faced Tianyun Hyuga.

Finally, Meicun Hyuga couldn't help but drop the kitchen knife, walk over to the kitchen entrance, pinch Tianyun Hyuga's somewhat chubby cheeks, and say, "Are you really my son? Am I still dreaming right now?"

Tianyun Hyuga was utterly speechless, swatted away the hand Meicun Hyuga used to pinch his face, and said discontentedly, "Mother, I'm being very serious. Stop messing around, okay? Just tell me whether you'll send me to school or not!"

Tianyun Hyuga's words woke the shocked Meicun Hyuga from her daze. After giving the somewhat unfamiliar son before her a strange look, she said, "I'm willing to agree to your request, but if you want to grow stronger, why not study the Gentle Fist properly? You can't learn the clan's strongest secret techniques at Konoha Academy."

Tianyun Hyuga brought out the excuse he used to fool Pingjing Hyuga once again to fool Meicun Hyuga, saying, "I feel like I don't have much talent for learning the Gentle Fist, and I need to learn some other ninjutsu to strengthen myself. That way, I might even be able to surpass Neji Hyuga."

At this point, Tianyun Hyuga raised his head to look into Meicun Hyuga's eyes and said, "Besides, doesn't Neji Hyuga also study at Konoha Academy? Why can't I go? I must surpass him..."

How could Meicun Hyuga possibly stop her child when he showed such ambition? She couldn't be bothered to ponder why Tianyun Hyuga had suddenly become so eager to strive and wanted to surpass Neji Hyuga either, so she directly pulled Tianyun Hyuga into her arms, planted a kiss on him, and happily said, "Alright, alright, alright. I'll send you to Konoha Academy tomorrow, and today we'll go report to Lord Hokage so that you can start attending classes tomorrow."

Being kissed by Meicun Hyuga, Tianyun Hyuga felt somewhat dissatisfied in his heart, but thinking that entering Konoha Academy meant his goal had been accomplished, he just let Meicun Hyuga bully him for a bit.

Meicun Hyuga's mood was exceptionally good, and the more she looked at Tianyun Hyuga, the more satisfied she became. After putting Tianyun Hyuga down on the ground, she picked up the kitchen knife she had dropped earlier and said, "Tianyun, go wait in the hall. Later, after I cook a delicious meal for you, we'll go find the Clan Head and the Third Hokage."

Tianyun Hyuga knew that within the Hyuga Clan, the prestige of the Clan Head was even higher than that of the Third Hokage; if he wanted to go study at the ninja academy, he had to obtain the consent of the Hyuga Clan Head before he could actually go.

However, Tianyun Hyuga knew that the Hyuga Clan Head probably wouldn't refuse, because he had already been branded with the Cursed Seal and was incapable of betraying the Hyuga Clan. Coupled with his poor talent, the Hyuga Clan Head probably didn't even know a nobody like him existed, let alone try to keep him here.