Inside Ichiraku Ramen.
Ino was eating the ramen bite after bite.
While blushing slightly, she spoke somewhat unclearly.
"Hmph! Yagyu Sosuke, don't think a bowl of ramen is enough to make me forgive you! At the very least…"
While eating, Yagyu subconsciously picked up her words.
"At the very least three bowls? Unfortunately, I don't have that much money to treat you to ramen. This time already counts as me thanking you for accompanying me in practical combat training for so long. If you want to take advantage of me, keep dreaming."
Although bullying a little girl did not seem very nice,
this feeling was unexpectedly enjoyable.
"…Do you always talk like this?"
Hearing Yagyu's words, Ino's little face twitched.
"No wonder it seems like you don't have any friends. Ah, how pitiful."
Yagyu glanced at Ino speechlessly.
Regarding this question, Yagyu wisely chose not to respond.
Friends were something Yagyu naturally wanted as well, but asking him to blend in with a group of little kids was absolutely impossible right now.
Seeing Yagyu remain silent, Ino thought that her previous words might have hurt him a little.
She suddenly became a bit nervous.
Putting on a serious expression, Ino patted Yagyu on the shoulder.
"But you don't need to worry about that! Since you treated me to ramen, we're friends from now on."
Is your friendship sold by the kilogram or something?
Hearing Ino's words, the corner of Yagyu's mouth twitched.
"Suit yourself, you're just a little girl anyway."
This guy's way of speaking was really irritating, but strangely it also felt a little cute.
Looking at Yagyu's side profile while he was eating ramen,
although he was still a child, there were already signs that he would grow into a handsome man.
After secretly glancing at him several times, Ino shyly withdrew her gaze and focused on eating her ramen.
At that moment,
the misunderstanding from earlier in the day, that she might like Yagyu, no longer bothered her very much.
…
Time passed swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
After school at the Ninja Academy, during the evening.
Still at the training ground.
Yagyu stood seriously in front of a large tree.
"Wind Release."
Whoosh, whoosh.
Raising both hands, he formed three hand seals per second and completed the Ninjutsu seal instantly. A large amount of chakra gathered within his chest.
"Great Breakthrough."
With a loud shout, Yagyu exhaled forcefully.
Whooooosh.
A violent gale burst forth instantly, bending the large tree in front of him. Leaves and branches were continuously blown away and snapped, and even the soil on the ground was scraped away in a layer.
Dust and debris flew everywhere, showing impressive power.
After finishing the Ninjutsu, a hint of surprise appeared on Yagyu's face.
"Impressive. Even a C-rank Ninjutsu can be quite powerful if used properly. The Wind Release: Great Breakthrough that my old man left behind is actually pretty good."
The rank of a Ninjutsu did not completely determine its power.
Some low-ranked Jutsu could still become extremely formidable in the hands of experts.
Ultimately, it depended on the user.
"Using one Ninjutsu barely consumed any chakra."
Feeling the chakra consumption inside his body, Yagyu spoke with some emotion.
"It seems that in the future I probably won't have to worry about running out of chakra. Having a cheat ability really feels amazing."
While speaking,
Yagyu opened his status panel.
[Ding! Host Status Panel.]
[Name: Yagyu Sosuke]
[Chakra: 56]
[Ninjutsu: 15]
[Taijutsu: 16]
[Genjutsu: 7]
[Kekkei Genkai: Senju Sage Body (1%)]
[Overall Strength Evaluation: Genin]
After looking at the system's overall strength evaluation, Yagyu nodded with satisfaction.
"So I'm already evaluated as a Genin? My hard training over the past two months wasn't wasted."
During these short two months,
Yagyu had filled his training schedule to the brim.
It could be said that he had worked extremely hard.
Among the system's sign-in rewards during these two months, aside from a special reward that granted Wind Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation, the rest of the rewards were all various forms of Training.
Chakra Training.
Ninjutsu Training.
Taijutsu Training.
Genjutsu Training.
For some reason, however, there had been no rewards related to the development of the Sage Body. It still remained at only one percent.
But Yagyu had his own guess.
Most likely it was because he was still too young, and the Sage Body had not yet reached the stage where it could truly develop.
As he grew older, the development speed of the Sage Body would definitely increase rapidly.
"That's enough for today."
Feeling the real improvement in his strength, Yagyu felt very satisfied.
"Time to go home."
Recently, as his strength continued to increase, his training plan had become heavier and heavier, and he usually returned home quite late.
Today he had successfully mastered Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, so his training goal was already complete.
He might as well go home early.
…
The Yagyu household.
After returning from the training ground, Yagyu took a comfortable hot bath and had dinner with his mother.
Afterward, he lazily lay in the courtyard and looked up at the starry sky.
"This kind of life is actually quite nice."
Enjoying the quiet of the night, Yagyu felt relaxed.
"If life didn't force people, who would willingly become strong?"
To be honest,
if he had not transmigrated into this troublesome world where his safety was never guaranteed, Yagyu might never have chosen the path of becoming a shinobi.
Overall,
the path of a shinobi was quite harsh.
But since he had already stepped onto this road of no return, Yagyu had no intention of turning back.
Either he would not walk this path at all,
or he would become the strongest shinobi and dominate the entire Shinobi World.
"I remember tomorrow is the first practical combat class."
Recalling the notice Iruka had given earlier today about the practical training class, Yagyu frowned slightly.
"I'll have to reveal a bit of my strength. Only then can I attract some attention and have the Third Hokage act as a protective umbrella. Otherwise, that old schemer Danzo might set his sights on me."
Better safe than sorry.
A person without foresight will soon have worries. Being cautious never hurts.
…
The next morning.
Ninja Academy.
After arriving in the classroom and sitting in his seat, Yagyu felt someone tap his shoulder from behind.
"Yagyu!"
Turning around, the cheerful Ino leaned close to him.
"Today we're having practical combat class. Are you ready… actually, someone like you is probably always ready."
Halfway through speaking, the excited Ino suddenly lost interest.
Because she suddenly remembered the terrifying Taijutsu strength that Yagyu possessed.