Ever since he returned from the shared space, Yang Cheng had initially thought he was merely having a dream.
Yet when he opened his palm, accompanied by a wave of Azure Flame radiating an icy aura appearing in the center of it, the corners of his mouth curled upward as well.
Before the Azure Flame was even released, the extremely low temperature it emitted had already caused a thin layer of frost to appear on the floor near Yang Cheng.
Isn't this taking off directly, dammit?
The Shinobi World had thousands of kekkei genkai; using a kekkei genkai as an excuse to gloss things over in the future shouldn't be much of a problem, presumably.
However, at the current stage, unless forced as a last resort, it was probably better not to wield this power.
Although his strength had experienced an explosive surge in a short period due to power sharing, Yang Cheng did not get carried away because of it.
It was mostly because there were simply too many old schemers in Konoha nowadays.
Yang Cheng did not want to be targeted by the Pot Kage, nor did he want to be sliced up and studied by some guy who washed his face with his tongue every day.
Therefore, for now, he could only play it safe and keep a low profile until he had the confidence to flip the table later on, and then he would ride those old guys' faces.
Bah, no, why would he want to ride those old guys' faces? Since he had transmigrated to Naruto, naturally he should ride the female ninja's faces.
Take Tsunade or Mei Terumi, for instance.
Kaguya Otsutsuki... although a bit older, she wasn't entirely out of the question.
Transmigrating to the Naruto world and not wanting to become a hentai doujin mainstay was practically equivalent to transmigrating in vain.
However, he still had a rather long and arduous journey ahead of him to achieve this goal, both in terms of strength and physique...
He wanted to drive a big rig, but unfortunately this wasn't an adult-anime world; without the blessing of world rules, his little fellow was still in its developmental stage.
Bringing the scene back to the present, as class ended at the Ninja Academy, the green youths and maidens still in their prime eagerly rushed out of the classroom.
At their age, still in the phase of goofing off, they probably didn't understand that these people of theirs would either die prematurely in various missions, or else, seven or eight years later, be wrapped like mummies by someone and hung on trees to air-dry.
"Yang Cheng, we're all going to the park to play ninja games later. Do you want to come along?"
Because of the Yamanaka Clan connection, Yang Cheng had always had a fairly good relationship with Shikamaru, Choji, and the others since childhood.
Therefore, when school let out, a completely lifeless Shikamaru, alongside the little blonde kid and the little chubby kid beside him, warmly invited Yang Cheng to go to the park to play so-called ninja games.
Yang Cheng could tell that, compared to Naruto, Choji, and Kiba, this fellow Shikamaru was clearly conscripted against his will, which was why he wanted to drag Yang Cheng along to slack off together.
Yang Cheng looked at the broom in his hand, then looked at the little ones before him who called him brother, and spoke bluntly, "What are we?"
"Brothers!" Choji and the others shouted in unison.
"Then are you guys going to help me with my chores?"
Kiba: "No help!"
Choji: "I can't endure even a bit of hardship, but if Yang Cheng you can treat me to barbecue, I think this matter can be considered."
Shikamaru: "My mom says you have to do your own things yourself, so Yang Cheng, you should cheer up and do your best."
Naruto: (´▽`)
As a fellow orphan, Naruto had originally felt somewhat tempted to help.
Yet upon seeing Shikamaru and the others leap out the window without a moment's hesitation, worried about being left behind by his buddies, he hesitated for a moment before he could only run off after his buddies.
Yang Cheng: (・_・; What the hell kind of dearest kin and flesh-and-blood brothers are these, they're even flimsier than plastic!
"Ino, you're my childhood sweetheart, you surely can't..."
Brothers couldn't be relied upon, so Yang Cheng could only look toward his childhood sweetheart on the side.
Yet when he saw said childhood sweetheart-who had previously sworn up and down that she would help-now locking into a mutual hair-pulling match with a certain broad-foreheaded pink-haired girl, Yang Cheng wore a helpless expression as well.
"Whoever loves doing this damn chore can do it..."
Today was supposed to be Sakura's turn for duty, and Yang Cheng had been kept behind purely to serve punishment.
Ino had seen her childhood sweetheart and her good bestie both staying behind to clean up, which was why she had patted her chest and declared she would help.
Yet look at the result now: the plastic bestiehood snapped the moment it was tested, and Ino not only failed to help, she even dragged Boss Sakura into becoming an available laborer.
"Yang Cheng, that Sakura girl is simply too infuriating! Between the two of us, who do you think will be prettier in the future? And who will become a great female ninja?"
On the way home, recalling the argument she previously had with her bestie, Ino still wore an indignant expression.
As for the reason they started arguing in the first place, Ino had actually forgotten; she only remembered that later they were debating whether Yang Cheng was handsomer or Sasuke was handsomer.
And it eventually evolved into debating which of the two of them would become a greater female ninja in the future.
"As for who is prettier, it's a bit hard for me to evaluate, but as for who will be more 'magnificent' in the future, I imagine you, Ino, will definitely be stronger than Sakura."
Well, regarding this point, Yang Cheng could vouch for it; among female ninjas of the same age group, aside from the future Princess Consort Hinata, there were probably very few people who could be more "magnificent" than Ino.
As for Sakura... what magnificence could a maiden speak of who had been taunted for her front and back being equally flat?
Hearing Yang Cheng's reply, Ino revealed a rather satisfied expression, feeling a sense of having defeated her good bestie once again.
As plastic besties, Ino naturally knew that Sakura liked Sasuke Uchiha from the class.
Yet compared to Sasuke, who had always given Sakura the cold shoulder, the Yang Cheng she liked was her childhood sweetheart; while Sakura was still on the agonizing road of chasing her man, she, Ino, had already stepped half a foot into the palace of marriage.
Since they weren't rivals in romance, Ino usually didn't mind acting as a strategist for her plastic bestie and offering advice.
Yet today, a single sentence from Sakura-"Although Yang Cheng is also very handsome, his practical combat scores are inferior to Sasuke-kun's"-directly detonated Ino's gasoline tank.
Sisters are like limbs, men are like clothing; you can say the clothing doesn't suit me.
But if you say my clothing is cheaper than yours or doesn't look as good as yours, then I am very sorry, the sisterhood is off.
"Yang Cheng, we're graduating from the Ninja Academy soon. Do you have what it takes to beat Sasuke Uchiha in this graduation exam?"
Hearing Ino's inquiry, Yang Cheng was also slightly taken aback.
If it came to practical combat, could the current him beat Little Sasuke Two?
If it were in the past, there would probably be some degree of difficulty. Although he had extracted chakra and forged his physique earlier than everyone else due to his precocious mind, that Sasuke Two fellow, as the former young master of the Uchiha, had already learned the Great Fireball Technique back when he was little, and furthermore had a genius older brother giving him private tutoring from time to time-these were things Yang Cheng simply couldn't compare to.
Yet could the present Yang Cheng defeat the Little Sasuke Two who was hailed as a genius in class? Yang Cheng could only say it was as easy as pie!
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