Three Days

For the entire afternoon, Tianyun Hyuga did not return to the Ninja Academy, staying home instead to comfort a somewhat conflicted Meicun Hyuga.

After having dinner at six in the evening, Meicun Hyuga finally accepted the suddenly matured Tianyun Hyuga and regained her usual vitality.

Since her child no longer needed her care, the ninja soul within Meicun Hyuga began to stir. After finishing dinner, she rushed off to train, preparing to exercise diligently for half a month to make up for all her past combat experience before heading out to take on missions.

Little did Meicun Hyuga know that the missions she would receive in the future would be babysitting, finding lost items, and running errands.

Tianyun Hyuga had already persuaded Meicun Hyuga, so he no longer bothered with whatever she wanted to do. Acting like a child all afternoon was simply too tiring, and he went straight back to his room, preparing to lie down and rest.

"Huh..."

As soon as he entered his room, Tianyun Hyuga saw a box and a piece of paper placed on his desk. He walked over, picked up the paper, and took a look; it turned out to state that the ten million inside the box was a gift sent by the Clan Head.

Hyuga Hiashi was not entirely stupid, and Tianyun Hyuga, feeling satisfied, used a technique to burn the paper to ashes, put the ten million away, and straightforwardly strengthened his body once more.

The ten million vanished in an instant, and Tianyun Hyuga moved around inside his room, discovering that his physical fitness had once again leaped forward significantly, likely comparable to that of an average chunin, which left him very pleased.

Of course, just like last time, there was one thing that left Tianyun Hyuga dissatisfied: the cost for the third body strengthening had already risen to one hundred million, which, to Tianyun Hyuga, still seemed rather out of reach for now.

Tianyun Hyuga felt that tomorrow was the time to start doing business with Tenten's family; otherwise, it would be terribly difficult for him to make a huge sum of money in a short period.

Pondering some inexplicable matters, Tianyun Hyuga drifted off to sleep.

Yet while Tianyun Hyuga was fast asleep, certain people could not sleep well at all.

First: Naruto Uzumaki. That afternoon, he had run over to the gates of the Konoha Ninja Academy once more, wanting to have a chat with Tianyun Hyuga.

However, he quickly heard rumors that Tianyun Hyuga was a genius ninja and that the entire Konoha Academy admired Tianyun Hyuga. This caused Naruto Uzumaki to become anxious and fretful, worrying whether Tianyun Hyuga would no longer play with him.

Second: Hinata Hyuga. Hinata Hyuga, who rarely went out, was instructed by Hyuga Hiashi to start learning the New Gentle Fist Technique from Tianyun Hyuga the next day, and she had to master it completely within three months.

This left Hinata Hyuga somewhat conflicted because she did not particularly like Tianyun Hyuga; the indifferent look Tianyun Hyuga gave her yesterday made her uneasy, as she felt he was difficult to get along with. Furthermore, the three-month time limit given by Hyuga Hiashi was simply too short, and she had no confidence in learning the New Gentle Fist Technique.

Third: Uchiha Fugaku. That day, Shimura Danzō had made a sudden visit, asking him to hand over Shingao Uchiha and Ba Uchiha to the Root for management. Naturally, he would not agree, so he rejected Shimura Danzō's proposal.

As a result, Shimura Danzō spoke up once more, saying that since he refused to hand over Ba Uchiha and Shingao Uchiha, he had to guarantee that Shingao Uchiha and Ba Uchiha would not expose the matter of the New Gentle Fist Technique; otherwise, the entire Uchiha Clan would have to offer up three A-rank ninjutsu as compensation.

Uchiha Fugaku knew he had been screwed over by Shimura Danzō, yet he had no way to refuse anymore because he had already declined once. If he refused again, it would truly mean a complete falling out with Konoha.

Uchiha Fugaku could not refuse, so his mood was naturally extremely poor. Coupled with the turbulent situation within the clan during this period, he found it even harder to sleep.

Fourth group of people: those Elite Class students who had learned the New Gentle Fist Technique. Upon learning that what they studied was an A-rank nintaijutsu that even children could learn, their moods were naturally extremely elated, making it impossible for them to get a good night's sleep.

Only, they did not know that "easy to pick up, hard to master" was the tenet of the Tai Chi Fist, and for them to learn the Tai Chi Fist to an A-rank level, some might perhaps never achieve it in their entire lives.

Resting for the night, Tianyun Hyuga woke up on his own at six in the morning and headed to school for classes.

As for Meicun Hyuga, knowing that her son was extraordinarily crafty, she no longer walked Tianyun Hyuga to school, letting him go by himself while she stayed home to train, making up for the strength she had not exercised properly in three years.

Walking to school by himself, Tianyun Hyuga naturally strolled over at a leisurely pace. After all, he basically no longer needed the teachings of the Ninja Academy.

Had it not been for hiding his strength to make a massive haul in Konoha first, he would have already been preparing to take on missions and run out of Konoha to make money; that place was his true paradise where he could earn even more cash.

Strolling leisurely to the Konoha Ninja Academy and grabbing a breakfast along the way, Tianyun Hyuga arrived at school past seven o'clock. By this time, classes at the Ninja Academy had long since begun, and there were no longer any students at the school gates as he slowly entered the Ninja Academy alone.

Tianyun Hyuga had no desire to listen to the theoretical knowledge taught to ninja students, so he simply wandered aimlessly around the teaching building, observing the situation in other classes and seeing how they differed from the Elite Class.

As a result, to Tianyun Hyuga's depression, he was now a major celebrity at Konoha Academy. When he strolled past other classes, the students in the entire class stared fixedly at him, giving him the creeps and prompting him to quickly leave without looking at them anymore.

His plan to observe other classes failed, leaving Tianyun Hyuga with no choice but to return to the Elite Class in resignation. After all, there was still a Tenten there who could talk to him, and perhaps he could even close a deal with Tenten.

Inside the Elite Class, Iruka was utterly helpless because a large number of students had asked for leave, claiming they had practiced too late last night and had not slept well. This resulted in only thirteen people coming to class in the entire class.

With so many absentees, Iruka could not teach important lessons either, or else those students who missed class would fail to hear crucial material. Therefore, he simply announced that they would memorize Article 32 of the Ninja Code today and let the thirteen students study on their own, while he returned to the office to rest.

Of course, Iruka still had to teach the afternoon outdoor training class because missing a single outdoor training class did not matter.

Thus, when Tianyun Hyuga arrived at the Elite Class, he discovered there were only thirteen students in the entire classroom, and not even a teacher was present.

However, with Iruka gone, Tianyun Hyuga was rather pleased because his target was Tenten. Since he had already seen that Tenten had come over, he did not care in the least whether the other students and teacher had arrived or not.

Tianyun Hyuga was now a celebrity in the Elite Class. The moment he entered the classroom, those students immediately wanted to speak with him, but they saw Tianyun Hyuga dash straight over to Tenten in a flash, leaving them with no choice but to return to their seats and sit down so as not to disturb the young couple's chat.