Chapter 19: The Ninja's Path
"368, 369…" "432, 433…"
Inside the shabby house, one big and one small figure were pumping up and down like mad.
Just then, a sudden puff puff of steam came from the kitchen beside them…
The water had boiled!
"Ha! My whole body is about to burst into flames!"
Might Guy wiped the sweat off his body and laughed as he nodded. "Once I pour the water into the jars, let's do five hundred frog jumps!"
"You idiot…"
Li Jie xuan collapsed weakly onto the floor. His small body was curled up like a cooked shrimp, radiating waves of heat.
He was completely exhausted…
"Gurgle gurgle…"
The sound of water being poured came from the kitchen, and Li Jie xuan couldn't help feeling a little thirsty.
"Oh right—the potion I got today."
Li Jie xuan took the green stamina potion out of the system's storage space, snapped the cap open, tilted his head back, and downed it in one go.
"Gulp gulp…"
The moment the pale green liquid slid down his throat, it rushed eagerly into every corner of his body.
In an instant, Li Jie xuan felt as though his condition had fully recovered. He jumped up unconsciously, his eyes once again glowing with energetic vitality!
Just a single bottle had wiped away all his fatigue. Li Jie xuan's current state had never felt this good before!
"Little Jie xuan, you feel it too, don't you?"
Looking at the suddenly lively Li Jie xuan, Might Guy's eyes practically burst into flames. "That blazing youth!"
"Come on—let's keep training and burn our youth!"
As he spoke, Might Guy set the water bottles aside and dragged Li Jie xuan straight back into training.
Five hundred indoor frog jumps—begin!
Half an hour later…
"Huff…"
Even Might Guy couldn't help panting heavily. "Little Jie xuan, your condition today is unbelievably good!"
Li Jie xuan grinned and nodded. Of course it was—after drinking the stamina potion, he had twice the endurance. This time, he could finally overpower this monster called Might Guy…
Another half hour passed. Might Guy was still breathing steadily, but Li Jie xuan had already collapsed flat on the floor.
"You monster…"
Li Jie xuan stared at him with dead fish eyes and muttered as his consciousness faded, One day… I'll defeat you…
Might Guy smiled and gently shook his head. With practiced motions, he stripped Li Jie xuan clean in a few quick moves and tossed him into a clay jar filled with green medicinal broth.
After finishing all that, Might Guy grinned as he dragged out a heavy set of weighted clothing from under the bed and clenched his fist.
"Now, we can begin the real training!"
One thousand push-ups—start!
Night gradually deepened…
Inside the clean, brightly lit training room of the Hyuga clan.
"Yizu, I heard you were defeated today?"
A square-faced middle-aged man stood quietly at the center of the room, looking at his youngest son kneeling before him. Disappointment tinged his voice. This youngest son had always been doted on by his wife and never trained diligently. And now, he had even lost to a civilian child—an orphan, no less…
"Father, it was just… just that I underestimated him…"
Hyuga Yizu knelt trembling before the man, not daring to raise his head.
"You should know that failure is not permitted for us of the branch family."
Hyuga Bozhen tapped the caged bird seal on his own forehead. "Those of us born to protect the main family—one single failure is enough to brand us as sinners."
"Father…"
Hyuga Yizu panicked completely. This was the first time his father had ever spoken to him like this.
"Go and defeat him. If you cannot defeat him, I will send you to the Land of Fire. Perhaps being a ninja is not the path meant for you."
Hyuga Bozhen waved his hand, signaling Hyuga Yizu to leave.
"Being a ninja… might not be the path meant for you?"
Hearing those words, Hyuga Yizu felt utterly lost. He staggered out of the training room, his spirit completely shaken.
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