Itō Yuying lowered his head to look at the scroll in his hands. Oh, it's actually the Flying Thunder God Technique, a Space-Time Ninjutsu! An essential skill for escaping and assassination.
Hehe, I wonder if I can learn Instant Transmission. With the Flying Thunder God Technique, it'll be easier to explain later, too. Just like Minato improving Flying Thunder God, a genius like me creating a new technique wouldn't be unreasonable, right? Hehe...
He opened the system and saw that Instant Transmission required one million exchange points. His mood instantly soured. He had only saved up 620,000 exchange points over the past few years. Learning Instant Transmission on his own wasn't realistic, either. Moves like energy attacks and the Destructo Disc were things he could work out through experimentation, but Instant Transmission wasn't like those simple moves.
Ugh, this hurts... What should I do?
No, I can't give up. I'll look through the Flying Thunder God Technique first and see if there's a breakthrough to be found. Then he shut himself away at home to study the Flying Thunder God Technique.
A few days later, the door suddenly opened. "Oh, my unfilial grandson! How could you be so heartless? You don't even come home to see your grandpa. Ah, I'm old... No one cares about me, no one loves me! This old bag of bones even has to come invite you in person. Oh, what did I do to deserve this?"
Watching his grandpa throw a tantrum and roll around as soon as he entered, Itō Yuying felt helpless. After all, he hadn't visited his grandpa for several months.
It was understandable for the old man to be a little upset. Itō Yuying immediately helped Yiteng Yue up. "Don't roll around anymore. The floor's cold. I was wrong, my lovely grandpa."
"Hmph..." Yiteng Yue ignored Itō Yuying and turned his head aside, looking as though he wouldn't acknowledge him unless he coaxed him properly. Smiling, Itō Yuying helped his grandpa into a chair, poured him a cup of tea, and apologized. "Grandpa, the most important person in my life, don't be angry. I was wrong. Next time, I'll definitely come back often to see you both." Under Itō Yuying's barrage of wheedling and acting cute,
Yiteng Yue finally smiled.
"What's this, then? Why hasn't my dear grandson come back for so long? Can Grandpa's place no longer offer you any warmth?"
"That's not it, Grandpa. I've been researching a new technique, so I lost track of time. I'll come over tonight, okay?" "Mm, all right. Seeing that you're fine puts my mind at ease." Yiteng Yue stroked Itō Yuying's hair. "You've gotten thinner. Grandpa will stew some meat for you tonight." "Okay, thank you, Grandpa." "What are you thanking me for? You're my grandson."
"Hehehe." Watching Itō Yuying grin foolishly, Yiteng Yue said, "All right, I've seen you now, so I won't interrupt your training. I'm leaving. Remember to come home for dinner tonight. Grandpa will stew some meat for you." "Okay, Grandpa. I'll definitely come tonight."
Watching his grandpa's stooped figure recede into the distance, he felt bad.
After watching his grandpa disappear around the street corner, Itō Yuying returned to studying Flying Thunder God. Evening soon arrived, and Itō Yuying flew swiftly toward his grandpa's house. The people on the street watched him flying through the sky with envy. "Whose brilliant son is that? He's really amazing!" Then one turned to see his own son playing in the mud, and his temper flared. He went over and gave him two hard slaps. "Look at him, then look at you! Get inside and study!" His bewildered son stared at his dad. "What are you looking at? Hurry up and do your homework! You're infuriating me! If you don't study properly, your mom and I will make a new character, then throw you away!" Frightened, his son hurried back to do his homework.
Itō Yuying soon arrived at his grandpa's house. His grandma opened the door, and he smiled. "Hello, Grandma." "Ah... Come in, quickly. It's been so long since you last came that your grandpa's gotten upset." Itō Yuying thought, Upset hardly covers it! You don't know how he threw a tantrum and rolled around at my place.
Just then, his grandpa's voice came from the kitchen. "Come wash your hands. Dinner's almost ready." "Okay, Grandpa!" Itō Yuying answered loudly.
The three sat down and began eating. The two elders watched Itō Yuying eat bowl after bowl, their mouths falling open. "Just how hungry were you? Here, eat slowly. There's plenty. No one's going to fight you for it. I wonder who this child takes after," Yiteng Yue said with a chuckle. Before long, all the rice and dishes were gone. Itō Yuying wiped his mouth. "Grandpa, I'm still not full." Looking at the large basin of meat on the table, now reduced to a little broth, Yiteng Yue silently headed for the kitchen. He went back and forth to cook five more times before Itō Yuying finally had his fill. "Thank you for the meal, Grandpa and Grandma."
Yiteng Yue said, "Grandson! You're not little anymore. You have your own life and your own space. Grandpa's been there; I understand. From now on, don't come over unless there's something you need. You don't have to worry about me. Your grandma's here to look after me, isn't she? Just focus on your training and become someone useful to Konoha as soon as possible." Watching his grandpa's changing expression, Itō Yuying said, "It's okay, Grandpa. I'll work hard, so don't worry. I'll come visit you often." "What? You're going back to train? Good, good, good. Then Grandpa won't keep you. Don't come over unless there's something you need. If you want to visit, eat at home before coming."
"Grandpa won't keep you, then. Look how studious my dear grandson is. You don't even want to stay another minute. Grandpa really hates to see you go." Then he dragged and tugged Itō Yuying out the door before slamming it shut.
Itō Yuying was left alone, disheveled in the wind.
Back home, Itō Yuying still didn't quite understand. I don't think I ate that much. It was only five basins of meat and three pots of rice.
Sigh... I don't get it. I just don't get it.
Then he resumed training. Four months had passed without any progress. He had also gone to ask Tobirama Senju, but he still didn't understand. Tobirama Senju patted Itō Yuying's shoulder. "Take it slowly. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Seeing Tobirama Senju's smug expression, Itō Yuying ground his teeth. Do you have to make it that obvious?
Ugh, I'm not thinking about it anymore. It's wasting my time. I'll go take a look at the training ground. I haven't been there for days. When he reached the training ground, seeing everyone still training hard lifted Itō Yuying's mood again. Ha... Much better.
"How's it going, Duy? Anything you're having trouble with?" Might Duy turned, saw Itō Yuying, and greeted him happily. "Hey, Yuying, you're here! I haven't seen you for days. Let's have a duel! You can see how much I've improved, too." "Haha, sure! I'll grant your wish." The two took their stances, ready for a big fight.
To avoid disturbing everyone else's training, they moved somewhere else to spar. "Here I come!" Might Duy flared his ki and charged swiftly at Itō Yuying. "Oh, not bad, not bad. You've improved a lot." The two quickly clashed, trading punches and kicks in a back-and-forth fight. Itō Yuying panted lightly. "Not bad, Duy. I'm speeding up now!" "Bring it on!" Might Duy was drenched in sweat and gasping for breath as he answered in a trembling voice. No sooner had he spoken than he was sent flying.
He crashed to the ground and couldn't get up. Itō Yuying walked over and gave Might Duy a cup of Senzu Bean Soup. Before long, a hale and hearty Duy was standing again. "Yuying, you're really amazing." "Haha, you're pretty good yourself. You've improved enormously."
"Here, I'll teach you an energy technique." "Oh, really? That's great! Thank you, Yuying." "Haha, it's nothing. We're friends, aren't we?" As he spoke, Itō Yuying casually fired a small Energy Wave. Watching a large tree not far away get blasted into powder, Duy was still astonished, even though he had seen Itō Yuying fight several times. A tiny Energy Wave could actually pulverize a huge tree.
"That's so powerful. I want to learn! I want to learn!"
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