From Anger to Despair

Getting stronger by eating? Miya saw nothing wrong with that. All he had to do was eat, eat, and eat.

It was easy, quick, and simple, and he was always stronger than everyone else. That felt amazing!

Just as Miya had said when he first introduced himself, his hobby was eating.

Want to boss me around? Beat me first!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Miya devoured the meat in great mouthfuls and gnawed on the bone. Before long, he had eaten an entire roasted pig's trotter.

"Huh! Is it all gone?"

Miya's eyes widened. He searched under his desk to see if there was any food left, but unfortunately, he had eaten everything he had prepared for himself that morning.

"Ah, all right!"

"Now that I've finished eating, I'll rest for a bit, then skip class and catch something to eat."

Miya muttered to himself, putting on an innocent, I'm a good kid expression as he gazed at Masaki Kuhara with bright, attentive eyes.

"..."

Masaki's face darkened at once.

Planning to skip class? Is it really okay to say that so openly?

A good kid?

Stop pretending to be innocent. Shuichi Tanaka is still recovering from his injuries!

What kind of good kid is like you?

You're really something. You even put a Chunin teacher in the hospital.

"U-um, Miya."

"I have some food here. Do you want it?"

A very cute, red-eyed girl with curly hair quietly tugged on Miya's clothes.

Her pretty face was slightly flushed as she furtively took out a lunchbox and asked in a quiet voice.

Miya's eyes lit up at the sight of food, and he took it without the slightest hesitation.

"Thanks, Kurenai!"

"I just finished the roasted pig's trotter I brought. Want to have some with me?"

Miya turned to Kurenai Yuhi with a grin and pulled her to his side, making her cry out in surprise. Looking into her red eyes as though no one else were around, he spoke.

"M-Miya..."

Kurenai Yuhi's beautiful eyes were full of shyness. As she looked at Miya's handsome face, her pretty face turned bright red.

Kurenai Yuhi took a deep breath of Miya's scent, and a look of infatuation appeared in her beautiful red eyes.

"Miya!!!"

"You eat in class and disrupt everyone's lessons, and I could let that go, but now you're even flirting with a female classmate. I can't stand it anymore!"

"I'm going to teach you a lesson so you won't dare flirt with our female classmates again."

Not far away, a little boy who looked somewhat older than his age saw Miya pull Kurenai Yuhi close. He immediately slammed the desk, stood up, and roared.

In his words, the key point was that Miya had flirted with a female classmate.

And the girl Miya had flirted with was none other than the goddess in his heart-Kurenai Yuhi.

This little boy was Asuma Sarutobi, the biological son of Konohagakure's current supreme leader, the Third Hokage.

"Ha!!"

"Who the hell are you to teach me a lesson?"

"Are you qualified? Do you have the strength?"

"Don't bother me and Kurenai while we're eating, or I might just beat you up."

Under Asuma's furious gaze, Miya narrowed his eyes and gently brushed Kurenai Yuhi's cheek with his right hand.

"Bastard!"

At the sight, the anger in Asuma's heart erupted completely. He clenched his fists and charged at Miya.

"Asuma!"

"Has Asuma gone crazy? He actually dared to throw a punch at Miya."

"He'll definitely be beaten to death. What do we do?"

The class erupted in alarm when they saw Asuma charge at Miya.

Who was Miya?

He was the one who had beaten their former teacher into a critically injured state with a single punch.

He was also hailed as one of the greatest geniuses in the history of Konohagakure's Ninja Academy since its founding.

Even Kakashi Hatake, one of the super geniuses who had graduated in less than a year after enrolling, had once narrowly lost to him after a fierce battle. Kakashi was the son of "Konoha's White Fang," whose strength, status, and fame had surpassed those of the current Konoha Sannin during the Second Shinobi World War.

Asuma might have been the Third Hokage's son, but in terms of strength, he wasn't even worthy of carrying Miya's shoes.

This is bad!

As Asuma made his move, Miya's gaze gradually turned dangerous, and Masaki Kuhara panicked.

If Miya beats Asuma to death, how am I supposed to explain it to the Third Hokage?

"Hm?"

Miya narrowed his eyes, released Kurenai Yuhi with his right hand, and clenched it into a fist.

Hum~~

"Th-this is...?"

Masaki Kuhara had been about to step in, but he stopped in his tracks. His expression changed as he looked at Miya in horror.

Miya clenched his fist, a layer of Chakra particle armor covered his body, and his aura changed drastically.

If the Miya of a moment ago had been a gluttonous big eater who lived for food, he was now a terrifying executioner with blood on his hands.

Under Miya's man-eating gaze, Asuma abruptly stopped. His slightly old-looking face was now filled with terror.

From his perspective, Miya seemed like a demon, and he was being stared down by it.

At that moment, Asuma felt like prey laid out on a chopping board, with nowhere to escape.

Whoosh.

"Miya, don't!!"

Amid Masaki Kuhara's cry and under everyone's horrified gazes, Miya swung his fist savagely at Asuma's head.

"I-I'm finished!"

Asuma's eyes filled with fear, and cold sweat instantly covered his body.

At that moment, he was filled with regret.

Why had he been so impulsive? Seeing Kurenai Yuhi pulled into Miya's arms had made him lose his reason and attack him.

He had known perfectly well that Miya was a terrifying monster with tremendous strength.

He was no match for Miya in strength.

"Am... am I going to die?"

Asuma closed his eyes in despair, then felt a burst of intense pain throughout his body.

Bang!

As the entire class watched in horror, Asuma's head was blown apart by a single punch, blood splattering everywhere.

"Ahhh!!!"

"Asuma!"

"We-we're done for! Miya beat Asuma to... to death!"

The classroom descended into chaos, and everyone stared in horror at Miya, who had killed Asuma.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Sitting in his seat, Miya opened the lunchbox Kurenai Yuhi had given him and began eating in great mouthfuls.

"Have you all gone stupid? I haven't even gotten up yet."

Miya looked at the terrified people around him, his face full of amusement.

"Huh? Th-this..."

When the class heard Miya's words, they rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

Then they looked again, focusing their gazes.

Sure enough, Miya was sitting casually in his seat, eating Kurenai Yuhi's lunch in great mouthfuls.

Asuma, too, was slumped on the floor, completely unharmed.

"H-how is that possible? I clearly just saw..."

Masaki Kuhara, the first to come to his senses, blinked hard and then rubbed his eyes vigorously. His face was filled with disbelief as well.

He could swear he had definitely seen it right.

From his perspective, Miya really had just blown Asuma's head apart with a single punch, sending blood splattering everywhere.

The reactions of the other students in the class could also confirm it. Asuma had definitely just been beaten to death by Miya.

But what was going on now?

Miya hadn't even moved, and Asuma was completely unharmed.

"C-could it be...?"

"G-Genjutsu?"

Masaki Kuhara looked at Yuu in shock. As far as he knew, there was only one explanation for what could have caused this: the power of Genjutsu.