Ever since gaining Saiyan blood, Itō Yuying felt that his physical abilities had grown millions of times stronger, so he threw caution aside and trained as hard as he could. The only drawback was his enormous appetite. He ate so much at every meal that he was nearly eating his grandfather out of house and home. To help cover the household expenses, his grandmother Aoi had no choice but to return to singing at the Understand Love Music House to support the family.
The next day, Itō Yuying went to school. The moment he entered the classroom, everyone in the class turned to look at him. It left him feeling a little embarrassed.
Might Duy was overjoyed to see Itō Yuying. Like a young swallow returning to its nest, he raced over and flung himself into Itō Yuying's arms. Everyone watched the familiar princess carry with exasperation written all over their faces. Itō Yuying fared even worse, his entire face flushing scarlet with embarrassment. He tossed Might Duy aside, hurried to his seat, and slumped over his desk, not daring to raise his head.
I'm a Super Saiyan! Itō Yuying thought. If this keeps up, I'm definitely going to turn gay. I'd better stay away from that gay guy from now on.
Ring... ring... ring... ring...
The class bell rang, and Xinchang Yishui walked into the classroom. The students tore their eyes away from Itō Yuying and turned toward Xinchang Yishui.
Itō Yuying paid no attention to the lesson at all. I'm a Super Saiyan now. Hmph... hmph... I'm the coolest guy on these streets of Konoha, swaggering wherever I go. Give me a few more years, and I'll have the strength to protect myself.
Heh... heh... heh...
"Yuying, Yuying, what are you sitting there grinning about? Pay attention," Xinchang Yishui said.
Pay attention? When have you ever seen a Super Saiyan sit through a lesson? My sights are set on the stars and the sea, Itō Yuying thought. Outwardly, however, he politely replied, "Yes, yes, Teacher Yishui."
Xinchang Yishui said little more. After all, Itō Yuying was a genius, so he went on with the lesson after that brief reminder. Sitting there, Itō Yuying thought, Looks like I'll have to use Shadow Clone Jutsu to attend class. I need to put all my energy into training. Good thing I learned that technique from the Second Hokage. Stars and sea, here I come.
After school, Itō Yuying went to the training ground where he usually trained and got started. As always, he ran through the streets dragging a rock, sweat dripping from him. Panting heavily, Itō Yuying suddenly narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Come out!" The person hiding in the shadows was astonished. How had he detected him? He was a long way away, and he was a powerful shinobi on the verge of reaching Kage Level. He was confident that he was very well concealed. Even his teacher would have to make a serious effort to detect him. Could the boy be a sensory ninja? He was only six. This was far too impressive.
"Hey... hey... hey..."
"Mister over there, come on out. You're terrible at hiding."
"Well... well... well... kids these days really aren't charming at all." Speechless, the man stepped out, then leaped in front of Itō Yuying. Itō Yuying took a look and realized it was the future Third Hokage. Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen, Itō Yuying was quite puzzled about why he had come here.
"Junior brother!" Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his hands together, an ingratiating expression on his face. "My name is Sarutobi Hiruzen. I'm also Teacher Tobirama's student." Itō Yuying feigned a look of sudden understanding. "Oh... so you're Senior Brother Hiruzen. A pleasure, a pleasure. Is there something you need from me, Senior Brother Hiruzen?" Itō Yuying asked. "Hehe, nothing. I just came to get to know my junior brother and see if there's anything I can help you with." Then he took out a scroll and handed it to Itō Yuying. "There are some Ninjutsu and training insights in here. I hope they'll help you."
Looking delighted, Itō Yuying said, "Thank you so much, Senior Brother Hiruzen. This is a huge help." "Haha, that's good, that's good," Sarutobi Hiruzen said happily too. As the two exchanged flattering pleasantries...
In a secluded spot in the distance, a figure hid in the shadows, gritting his teeth and clenching both fists. Damn that Sarutobi Hiruzen. I'm a step too late again. Then he left, muttering curses.
"All right, Junior Brother Yuying, I won't interrupt your training any longer. Like I said, come find me if you ever need anything," Sarutobi Hiruzen said earnestly. "All right," Itō Yuying answered firmly. Watching Sarutobi Hiruzen leave, he hefted the scroll in his hand. "Sigh, looks like I'll have to rein it in a little from now on," Itō Yuying murmured, looking in another direction...
A month passed in the blink of an eye. Itō Yuying lay on the grass, his sweat soaking the ground. Gazing at the sky, he thought, The First Shinobi World War should be officially starting soon, shouldn't it? In fact, ever since Hashirama Senju's death, the other hidden villages had been constantly making underhanded moves to test Konoha's reactions. Aside from working hard at his regular training, he had also been keeping a close watch on developments in the village. Tobirama Senju had stopped cultivating ki lately. The village's affairs alone were more than enough to keep him busy, leaving him with no energy for anything else. Sigh, being Hokage is hard... being a wise Hokage is even harder... Itō Yuying observed three seconds of silence for Tobirama Senju, then got up and left the training ground.
Walking along the street, Itō Yuying watched squads of ninja constantly moving back and forth. Is it about to start? Itō Yuying did not know much about the First Shinobi World War. After all, the original story had not recorded it in detail. He only knew that Tobirama Senju had taken Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others to Kumogakure for negotiations, only to be ambushed by those two turncoats, Kinkaku and Ginkaku. To protect Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others, Tobirama Senju had fought Kinkaku and Ginkaku alone, dying along with them. After that, Sarutobi Hiruzen became the Third Hokage.
Lost in thought, Itō Yuying arrived home, took a bath, then lay comfortably on his bed to get some rest. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard someone outside the window say, "Itō Yuying, Lord Second Hokage wants you to come over." Fortunately, Itō Yuying was not cranky when woken up, or that Anbu would have been dead for sure. Itō Yuying got up, straightened his clothes, and headed for the Hokage Building. On the way, he guessed that the war had probably started, and he could not help quickening his pace again.
Arriving at Tobirama Senju's office, he saw that several people were already inside. Itō Yuying was a little surprised by their young faces. Come to think of it, Danzo was pretty handsome when he was young, wasn't he? Seeing Itō Yuying arrive, Tobirama Senju smiled. "Yuying, you're here. Come, let me introduce you to your senior brothers and sisters."
After the introductions, Tobirama Senju told the six of them, "This is your junior brother, Itō Yuying. Get along well with him. Yuying is an exceptionally gifted boy, the hope of Konoha. You'll understand his potential and strength in the future. I have high hopes for him, so you should all get to know him better." With that, Tobirama Senju laughed heartily.
Everyone looked at Itō Yuying, whom their teacher had praised to the skies, and could not help feeling shocked! Looks like I'll have to build a good relationship with this junior brother from now on, they thought, each with their own considerations.
"All right." Tobirama Senju brought everyone back from their private thoughts, and they all turned toward him. "Besides introducing you fellow students to one another, I've called you all here today because there's something very important to discuss." Everyone fixed their eyes on Tobirama Senju, waiting for him to continue.
Tobirama Senju was very satisfied with their expressions.
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