Near the entrance to the Hyuga Clan's compound, Tianyun Hyuga sent Iruka on his way, then hurriedly deposited all the money in the leather bag into the system, adding another ten million yuan to his balance.
Tianyun Hyuga now had a total of 10.91 million yuan. As for the 16.91 million yuan he had received from his classmates, he had already spent sixteen million.
He had spent that money while teaching his classmates how to train, taking spare moments to turn his wealth into strength.
With those sixteen million yuan, Tianyun Hyuga had enhanced himself three times:
The first enhancement: Tianyun Hyuga spent one million to enhance his body, bringing all his physical attributes up to the level of an ordinary genin.
The second enhancement: Tianyun Hyuga spent five million to awaken his Byakugan.
The third enhancement: he spent ten million to enhance his chakra, bringing his chakra reserves up to the level of an ordinary genin.
Tianyun Hyuga was very satisfied with these three enhancements. His strength had increased dramatically, and he could no longer be considered an ordinary student. Even if he left Konoha, he would not face too much danger outside as long as he stayed careful.
The only thing Tianyun Hyuga was unhappy about was the cost of further enhancements, which left him utterly speechless.
For example, enhancing his body a second time would actually cost ten million.
Enhancing his chakra a second time would cost a full hundred million.
Enhancing his Byakugan a second time was even more absurdly expensive, requiring five hundred million.
This made Tianyun Hyuga realize that after each enhancement, the price of the next would change considerably, with the amount of money required increasing drastically. He would have to work even harder to earn money.
Of course, Tianyun Hyuga could also choose to complete missions. For instance, the mission for his second body enhancement was to kill a jonin.
The mission for his second chakra enhancement was to kill five jonin.
The mission for his second Byakugan enhancement was even more ridiculous: he had to defeat Hyuga Hiashi. That was simply impossible for Tianyun Hyuga.
In the end, Tianyun Hyuga decided that earning money was the safer way to improve his strength. Of course, if any jonin came along seeking death, he could only accept their kindness and choose to complete the missions.
Now that Tianyun Hyuga had another ten million, he looked at the five new enhancements on the list. Each cost two million, so he immediately enhanced all five new ninjutsu, instantly spending the ten million he had just received.
Still, learning five B-rank ninjutsu raised Tianyun Hyuga's strength another notch, so he no longer minded losing ten million quite so much.
After exploring it over the past two days, Tianyun Hyuga had gained some understanding of the Enhancement System. To enhance something, he first had to possess it. The system did not care whether he could use it.
For example, before Tianyun Hyuga obtained the B-rank ninjutsu yesterday, those five enhancements had not been available in the system. Now that he had obtained them, the system could enhance them even though he had yet to study them. This saved him training time; in other words, he was trading money for time.
Standing near the entrance to the Hyuga Clan's compound, Tianyun Hyuga finished enhancing the five B-rank ninjutsu. Thinking of the money he would soon be able to squeeze out of Hyuga Hiashi, he entered the compound in high spirits.
Ten minutes later, just as Tianyun Hyuga approached Hyuga Hiashi's residence, a guard came to welcome him. It seemed Hyuga Hiashi had been waiting for quite some time.
"This way, Young Master Tianyun..." the guard said very politely.
Tianyun Hyuga paid no attention to the courteous guard. He merely waved a hand and said, "Lead the way! The clan head is still waiting for me. Don't waste time..."
The guard was taken aback by Tianyun Hyuga's attitude and felt somewhat annoyed. But Hyuga Hiashi had instructed him to treat Tianyun Hyuga with respect, so he could only swallow his frustration and lead him to see Hyuga Hiashi.
Tianyun Hyuga treated the guard coldly because, in his memories, these guards had always looked down on him. Now that he had made something of himself, he would hardly show them a friendly face. After all, he was not some spineless do-gooder who let grudges go unanswered.
Following the guard to the entrance of Hyuga Hiashi's residence, Tianyun Hyuga's excitement abruptly vanished. He saw his mother in the hall, chatting and laughing with Hyuga Hiashi.
Damn it, Hyuga Hiashi is a sly bastard. He actually invited my mother over. Looks like my plan to squeeze some money out of him is ruined. Tianyun Hyuga was in a foul mood.
He walked into the hall dejectedly, but he could not pull a long face in front of his mother. He could only put on a respectful manner and say, "Mother, Lord Clan Head, Tianyun has come to receive your instructions..."
Meicun Hyuga was in a good mood. Hyuga Hiashi had just invited her over and said he was willing to provide Tianyun Hyuga with training resources, as well as teach him some advanced Hyuga Secret Ninjutsu.
As soon as Tianyun Hyuga arrived, she stood up, took him by the arm, and said, "Hurry and kowtow to the clan head to thank him. He's willing to provide all your training resources from now on..."
Hyuga Hiashi would hardly let Tianyun Hyuga kowtow. He had already seen the displeasure written all over Tianyun Hyuga's face, and the Third Hokage had told him that Tianyun Hyuga was no ordinary child-he had the mature mind of an adult. He hurriedly stopped Meicun Hyuga. "That's enough, Mrs. Meicun. There's no need to be so formal. Tianyun is a genius of the Hyuga Clan, too. Helping him is the same as helping the clan."
Then Hyuga Hiashi smiled and said, "Besides, I have a favor to ask of him. I would like Tianyun to teach my disappointing daughter. I hope she can learn his New Fist Technique. That way, neither of us will owe the other anything..."
"Would that really be appropriate? Tianyun is still so young. How could he teach the young lady?" Meicun Hyuga asked, torn.
Deep down, Meicun Hyuga was very willing to have Tianyun Hyuga teach Hinata Hyuga. But she also worried that her son might fail to teach Hinata Hyuga properly and damage their relationship with the Main Family. That was what troubled her.
Hyuga Hiashi smiled. "Ability comes before age. Tianyun is such a clever child that I believe he can teach my daughter well. You needn't worry, Mrs. Meicun. Let's consider the matter settled!"
Since Hyuga Hiashi was so firm about it, Meicun Hyuga stopped objecting. She took Tianyun Hyuga by the arm again and said, "Tianyun, make sure you teach the young lady properly from now on, understand? The mission of our Branch Family is to protect the Main Family..."
Tianyun Hyuga was too short for Meicun Hyuga to see his expression as he lowered his head. Hyuga Hiashi, however, stood opposite him and could clearly see the disdain on his face. This told Hyuga Hiashi that Tianyun Hyuga was indeed just as the Third Hokage had described. Trying to coax him like a child would not work; what mattered was offering benefits or making a mutually beneficial trade.
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