Konoha: I Have a Gravity Training Room

Xia Mu was on the verge of tears. If Shop Owner Uncle heard this, he would probably beat him to death on the spot.

However, in the master bedroom not far away, Shop Owner Uncle's face had gone dark. He had heard every word clearly. The rooms were small and poorly soundproofed, and the night was so quiet. With Tenten unconsciously raising her voice, how could he not hear?

Fortunately, he knew Xia Mu was helping Tenten and not doing anything improper.

Otherwise, he would definitely have gotten up and grabbed a rolling pin.

Over here, Xia Mu had Tenten sit properly, then held both her hands and instructed her, "Don't resist. I'll send lightning into your body through our hands to stimulate and activate your cells. You have Lightning Release too, so remember to feel it carefully. I'll do this for you a few times every month. By the time you graduate from the academy, you should be able to master the method yourself."

Tenten nodded repeatedly, silently closed her eyes, and waited for Xia Mu to begin.

Xia Mu focused completely, mobilizing his Chakra and converting it into lightning as he carefully guided it into Tenten's body.

It would have been easier with the Byakugan, but fortunately, Xia Mu had experimented on himself before. Human bodies were generally similar, so nothing major should go wrong.

As the lightning entered her body, a tingling numbness mixed with slight pain made sweat bead on Tenten's forehead.

Yet she gritted her teeth and endured it without making a sound.

After who knew how long, it finally ended. Tenten was drenched in sweat, but she did not feel tired at all. Instead, she felt the cells throughout her body becoming active, while her previously stagnant Chakra reserves began visibly increasing.

The result delighted her beyond measure.

"Xia Mu, thank you!"

As she spoke, she proactively cupped Xia Mu's face and shyly kissed him.

Xia Mu blankly touched his slightly cool cheek, surprise bursting from his eyes. "Tenten, let's be together!"

Tenten smiled sweetly. "Why do you want to be with me? You have to say it."

Xia Mu felt his face heat up, but his words remained smooth. "Because I like Tenten, I want to be with Tenten. I want Tenten and me to be lovers!"

Tenten was finally satisfied. Blushing, she kissed him again. "I like Xia Mu too! So I agree!"

Xia Mu was completely satisfied as well and immediately began acting shameless. "You kissed me, so I have to kiss you back!"

"Hehe! No way! If you try anything, I'll tell my dad!"

"Your dad is my father-in-law now too..."

In the master bedroom not far away, Shop Owner Uncle finally smiled, only for his face to darken again moments later. The two were getting louder and louder. Were they not even planning to hide it from him anymore?

That was far too brazen!

No! Tomorrow, Xia Mu had to cook a big meal!

Tenten did not return to her own room. She simply lay down and went to sleep. They were still children, after all. Even if they hugged each other, nothing could happen.

As for whether children taking up romance were serious about it...

Once, a four-year-old boy kissed a four-year-old girl. The girl asked, "Can you take responsibility for me?" The boy answered firmly, "Of course! We're not three-year-olds anymore!"

Though it was a joke, if it were told to people in this world, many of them would take it seriously.

Because the children in this world matured far too early!

Itachi Uchiha had gone to war and killed people at four years old. Xia Mu was nearly seven now, while Tenten was nearly eight. Naturally, the two of them were serious about dating. Besides, no one was going to crack down on puppy love.

Early the next morning, Xia Mu gave Tenten another jolt.

Then, under the dark expression of his future father-in-law, they openly walked to school hand in hand. To their surprise, they ran into their good friend Shino right at the school gate.

Seeing them holding hands, Shino's sunglasses immediately flashed. "Congratulations."

Xia Mu sincerely thanked him. "Shino, thank you for all your help."

Tenten smiled. "Shino, pumpkin blossoms make delicious tempura, and pumpkin vine soup with lean meat is excellent too. Does your family have any left? Xia Mu and I are cooking today. Come over for dinner."

Shino did not refuse, but he said, "My mom made the same dishes last night. The pumpkin vines and blossoms at home were all picked clean, so I need to borrow some from the neighbors."

Another Battle with Uchiha Sasuke

Time was like the Uchiha Clan—gone in the blink of an eye.

When Xia Mu was in his second year, Sasuke was also seven, and Sasuke experienced the most painful moment of his life.

His beloved older brother, Itachi Uchiha, slaughtered the entire Uchiha Clan, leaving only him alive to live in hatred and agony.

From then on, he no longer liked dango. He no longer had anything he liked. His sole purpose in living was revenge. No one could stop him, or they would become his enemy.

The girls in class were still Sasuke's cheering squad.

That was because they did not know about the Uchiha tragedy. Even if they did, they would not understand that kind of pain.

However, perhaps Ino had figured something out. Although she was still part of Sasuke's cheering squad, she was no longer as obsessed as before and no longer tried to cling to Sasuke at every opportunity.

Instead, she often stood with Shikamaru and Choji, seeming to understand the meaning of the Ino-Shika-Cho combination.

Xia Mu only glanced at them and did not care much about it.

He was only worried about the village's safety.

Back when the Uchiha Clan still existed, public security had been guaranteed, but Danzo's Root had been extremely rampant, keeping Xia Mu on high alert. Now that the Uchiha Clan had been exterminated, Root would likely be disbanded by Hiruzen Sarutobi before long. However, without the Uchiha Police Force, Konoha was practically full of holes. Spies would also begin becoming active, so Xia Mu dared not relax even more.

Fortunately, his strength was truly not weak anymore. He had the ability to protect himself even against jonin.

It was just that his research into Water Style: Boiling Torrent had still made no progress. Instead, he had developed other techniques, such as the Water Release: Water Disc, Chakra Adhesive Thread, Earth Release: Sky Spinning Great Top, and so on.

The techniques themselves were fairly simple, but Xia Mu had a huge amount of Chakra. When he used them, they were absolutely ultimate-move level.

As long as he caught them off guard with a sneak attack, even jonin might get wrecked.

Besides that, he had also made a few things in his spare time. Mainly because his research had made no progress, he could only work on other things to pass the time, such as the design for the Thousand Blades Demon Blade and the Ninja Kill Card Game.

The Thousand Blades Demon Blade was modeled after Scissor Seven's Thousand Blades Demon Blade. It was forged from over a thousand fragments of Chakra metal into a cracked blade. By controlling the flow of Chakra, one could manipulate the fragments to combine and separate, allowing the blade's length to change at will. It was undoubtedly a divine weapon.

Xia Mu had even specifically gone to the library to find a book on swordsmanship to study. It would come in handy later, and it would also give him some foundation if he learned Hatake Style Swordsmanship in the future.

For now, however, the Thousand Blades Demon Blade was still only a blueprint. Tenten had already taken it to study, and perhaps she would manage to forge it someday.

As for the Ninja Kill Card Game, Xia Mu had made it on a sudden whim.

Ever since he and Tenten started dating, his sense of responsibility had exploded. He felt he could not keep spending his future father-in-law's money and should find a way to earn some himself. Then, one day, he happened to see Naruto playing cards with Shikamaru and Choji. Thinking of how monotonous the Shinobi World's games were, he used Hero Kill from his previous life as a reference to create this Ninja Kill Card Game.

However, it had only been finished recently. Just yesterday, he had brought two new decks to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had approved them.

The Ninja Kill Card Game used the identities of many deceased Konoha heroes and involved some clan ninjutsu, so it had to receive the Hokage's approval.

Fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought it was good. Furthermore, the backs of every card bore the politically correct slogan of the Will of Fire, which was beneficial for promoting the Will of Fire, so the game passed review.

As for the two decks he had given Hiruzen Sarutobi, they also counted as gifts, for him to take home and play with his grandson.

Come to think of it, Konohamaru should be several years old by now, right?

Now all that remained was promotion. Xia Mu planned to play with a few friends, give each of them a deck, and the game would probably spread quickly.

That day was an extracurricular combat class.

Iruka held the roster and began reading. "First match: Xia Mu versus Sasuke Uchiha!"

The moment he finished, he froze. The students also looked between Xia Mu and Sasuke, curious what kind of battle would follow. Their fight in the first year had been exciting, but they had never fought again afterward. No one knew how strong they had become now.

Sasuke was also very curious about Xia Mu's strength. He stepped forward coolly and said, "Come on. Show me your techniques!"

Was Uchiha Sasuke getting cocky again?

It did not seem like it!

Xia Mu looked at the once handsome and adorable Sasuke, who now wore a gloomy expression and dark circles beneath his eyes. He must not have slept well for a long time. He probably had nightmares every night.

It made sense. His most beloved brother had killed the entire clan, even their parents, and had used the Sharingan to cast Tsukuyomi on him. How could Sasuke endure that at such a young age? Surrounded by hatred during the day and plagued by nightmares at night, it would be strange if his mental state were good.

Xia Mu sighed inwardly, feeling that Uchiha Sasuke was truly pitiful.

Even when Sasuke eventually killed his brother, he had not truly gotten revenge. Instead, darkness consumed him, and he completely fell into it.

Too pitiful!

However, Xia Mu was not some saint. He could lament Uchiha Sasuke's misery, but he would not meddle. Saviors had their own destinies. Xia Mu only needed to respect that and live his own life well.

Xia Mu stepped forward, formed the sign of confrontation, silently took out a smoke bomb from his Ninja Tool Pouch, and slammed it onto the ground.

"A smoke bomb? That doesn't seem like the right way to use it!" Sasuke sneered.

Yet in the next second, several Shuriken shot out of the smoke at high speed, locking onto several of Sasuke's vital points and escape routes. Oh, right—starting in the second year, students were allowed to use ninja tools and ninjutsu in combat.

Sasuke's gaze sharpened. Holding a Kunai, he knocked away two Shuriken and twisted aside to dodge another.

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a bang by his ear. One of the Shuriken abruptly turned into Xia Mu, while Xia Mu swept a kick into the unguarded side of his face.

Sasuke flew away, rolling several times across the ground before he managed to get back up.

For a moment, everyone was shocked.

Iruka praised him. "Xia Mu is very clever. Everyone thought setting off a smoke bomb at his own position was foolish, but it was meant to conceal the fact that he had transformed into a Shuriken. He turned himself into a Shuriken and was thrown out, then launched a surprise attack while Sasuke was off guard. He truly caught his opponent by surprise. In this regard, he already qualifies as a ninja."

Upon hearing that, the students immediately looked at Xia Mu with envy. They had not expected him to become so powerful.

Last time, he had also been the first to send Sasuke flying. This time, he had sent Sasuke flying again.

How was he so strong?

Naruto immediately shouted, "Xia Mu is awesome, believe it! Beat that stuck-up Sasuke, and I'll treat you to Ichiraku Ramen, believe it!"

The girls became furious at once and loudly bombarded Naruto. Sakura even directly punched him. Anyone who dared treat their beloved Sasuke like that deserved a beating.

However, none of the girls noticed that Ino was not among Sasuke's cheering squad and had not joined them in punishing Naruto.

Instead, she stood beside Shikamaru and Choji with a serious expression, seemingly not surprised that Sasuke had been sent flying.

Admitting Defeat Again

Choji ate potato chips. "Ino, aren't you cheering for Sasuke anymore?"

Shikamaru was even more surprised. "It's not just that you didn't cheer. You weren't even surprised. Ino, do you know something?"

Ino merely chuckled without saying anything.

She had not spent the past few months training blindly. Her demon of a father had put her through hell, and she had long learned to judge the difference in strength. Besides, she occasionally trained with Tenten, so she had some understanding of the strength of Xia Mu's group of three.

She even dared say that, not to mention Xia Mu and Shino, even Tenten was probably stronger than Sasuke.

Those three were seriously scary!

Sasuke wiped the injury from his face, annoyed at his own carelessness, but he also became more wary of Xia Mu. Xia Mu was very clever and particularly skilled at applying what he learned.

Take the smoke bomb, for example. Other people threw them to obstruct the enemy's vision before launching a surprise attack.

But Xia Mu did not. He used a smoke bomb on himself like an idiot, yet it concealed the fact that he had transformed into a Shuriken and successfully let him land a sneak attack.

An opponent like that was far more interesting than those people who could only clumsily brawl with each other.

"Hehe, Xia Mu, you're good. You're getting more and more interesting!"

Sasuke grew somewhat excited. He needed powerful opponents to fight in order to become stronger. Xia Mu might not be overwhelmingly strong, but he had many ingenious ideas, and Sasuke could learn plenty from him as well.

However, he would not lose. He would definitely win next!

Yet Xia Mu said nothing. He simply threw out several more Shuriken, which Sasuke easily dodged.

This time, there was no smoke bomb to conceal anything, but Sasuke had become much more cautious. He feared that Xia Mu's Shadow Clones might be hidden among those Shuriken. As for whether Xia Mu actually knew the Shadow Clone Technique, that was not something Sasuke needed to consider. He was simply guarding against every possibility.

Seeing this, Xia Mu formed hand seals and used the Clone Fusion Technique as he charged forward.

Sasuke was familiar with this move. He was not panicked at all. Instead, he quickly formed hand seals and spat out a massive fireball. "Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

Everyone was shocked. They had not expected Sasuke to be capable of such ninjutsu already. He was only seven years old. Was this truly the Uchiha Clan's talent?

Iruka was somewhat worried, afraid that a student might get hurt in the match.

However, Xia Mu continued charging directly toward the fireball without any intention of dodging, even as he formed hand seals while running.

"Oh, the Substitution Technique? Then he'll be fine... Wait! The Substitution Technique! What a clever plan!" Iruka figured it out.

"The Substitution Technique?"

Sasuke could not see clearly, but his expression changed as well. "Not good! This guy!"

As he spoke, he swept a kick behind him. The Xia Mu charging toward the fireball turned into a Shuriken with a bang, while Xia Mu's real body had already appeared behind Sasuke. Xia Mu had swapped places with one of the Shuriken he had thrown earlier!

Bang! Their legs collided.

Because Sasuke had kicked in haste, he ultimately came out worse and staggered backward.