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Chapter 351 - 351. It's Time to Train
Chapter 351. It's Time to Train
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Hyuga Suzune was a shy little girl.
When she first enrolled, she didn't dare talk to anyone and always stayed by herself. Her taijutsu and ninjutsu were poor too. Even though she studied very hard, she learned more slowly than others. After being criticized by the teacher, she would hide sadly in the bushes alone.
Until one day—
An Uchiha boy appeared.
Unlike this clumsy girl, Uchiha Yuto had always been a genius. At the start of school, he had already learned C-rank ninjutsu. His taijutsu was also very strong, and he trained diligently every day—even harder than this clumsy girl!
By the third year, he had already met the graduation requirements and was even valued by Hokage-sama and Jiraiya-sama. But for some reason... he refused.
If it had been someone else, they surely would have been excited to graduate and become an official ninja. But not him. He kept studying and training diligently at the academy.
However—
No one could have guessed—
The Konoha genius—Uchiha Yuto—after graduating from the ninja academy, did not become a ninja, but instead started a business.
And that was one noon—
He invited her to open a milk tea shop together.
...
"I didn't expect that back then, Sister Suzune was just like sister! Nothing like she is now!" Hanabi looked at Yuto beside her and said with a smile, "Thank you for saving her!"
The current Hyuga Suzune was now the second-in-command of the Yuto Group and didn't show a trace of shyness—just like her sister. After getting married, her sister also became stronger. It was said that even the Seventh Hokage was totally obedient to her!
But in Hanabi's world—
Hyuga Suzune had died in the war after becoming a Chunin.
"At that time, I was kicked out of the Uchiha, and I didn't have much money and couldn't afford to hire workers, so I went to Suzune," Yuto shrugged and smiled. "After all, back then, Suzune wouldn't have refused my request!"
"This story doesn't sound romantic at all!"
Hanabi, who had been feeling sentimental, immediately had black lines all over her face.
However—
What she didn't know was that Yuto had understood the Uchiha's fate from the very beginning.
Originally, according to his own plan, he trained hard to become a powerful ninja, intending to intimidate the village and the Uchiha, punch his older nephew, and ease relations with the village. If that didn't work... he'd just pull an Orochimaru—leave the village and go solo!
But—
A small accident happened. In order to grow stronger, he ended up going into business.
And now—
He had already become a rich and powerful man~
With a sigh, he said, "Actually, I didn't want to make so much money!"
"If you don't want it, then just give it all to me!" Hanabi looked at Yuto's humblebrag helplessly, then shook her head and continued, "Don't worry, Sister Suzune will be fine. I believe it'll succeed. Orochimaru-sama... although very dangerous, is very confident in his techniques. If he wasn't sure, he definitely wouldn't say such things!"
"I know," Yuto nodded. In any case... Impure World Reincarnation worked too. If it really failed, he could just wait a few years until the Otsutsuki arrived, then dig up some eyes and resurrect her.
He had also given Kabuto strict instructions—he believed Kabuto wouldn't let Orochimaru mess around.
He looked up at Hanabi, thinking that in a few more years... Sasuke and her nephew would be back. After a moment of thought, he said, "What about you? Are you still planning to go back?"
As soon as he said that—
Hanabi was silent for a moment. "Go back?" She paused and looked at Yuto calmly. "If I can go back, I'd still like to go back and take a look."
After all, she had collected so much dirt. Honestly, she really wanted to bring it back to show the family. Otherwise, it'd be too itchy to keep to herself!
After saying that, she shook her head.
She didn't say anything more. Instead, she sat to the side, gazing ahead with a bit of confusion and melancholy.
Unconsciously, a thought rose in her heart—
[Do I... still want to go back...?]
Feeling the atmosphere quiet down beside him, Yuto didn't say anything more either.
He figured this girl... was probably homesick again.
The two of them just sat quietly like that, without speaking.
After some time passed—
The sky gradually dimmed.
At that moment—
Suddenly—
The iron gate in front of them opened.
Yuto and Hanabi turned their heads together to look toward the door...
...
Time passed little by little.
Today.
Autumn.
The weather in Konoha was quite nice.
The wind was gentle, and the sun was bright.
The entire village was filled with a joyful and festive atmosphere!
The shopping festival had also come to an end.
It was said that on that day... [Yuto Mall] and [Rootzon] both set astonishing sales records. Just the deliveries from that one day took ninja couriers from all the villages over a month to fully deliver.
It shocked the entire ninja world, and after that... more and more people began paying attention to the internet.
They were no longer limited to just opening stores or making movies.
This was... a treasure trove of incredible wealth~
So from that day on...
Yuto found that even if he did nothing, his wealth kept increasing~
Unfortunately—
He hadn't opened up new markets, so he couldn't upgrade.
And perhaps because of the Five Great Ninja Villages joining in, even many smaller nations and ninja villages had connected to the internet, making the entire network busier and livelier!
At the same time—
After autumn arrived—
New movies from various places began to be promoted. Perhaps influenced by the recent "End of the Ninja World" crisis, this year alone saw several apocalypse-themed films.
For example, from Kumogakure and Kirigakure, this year's movies were all about apocalyptic scenarios—one with an earthquake, another with a tsunami—but unsurprisingly, they all ended with ninjas saving the world.
Oddly enough, this year in the Land of Rain... they seemed to be planning a prison break film based on a true story. When Yuto saw it at the time... he was speechless for a full minute, then let out a sigh and exclaimed, "Awesome!"
As for the Yuto Group, a new game had already been released. That intense, thrilling battle game was extremely popular in the ninja world, so in terms of gaming... profits had once again multiplied several times.
Meanwhile, the Sharingan research experiment was also going quite well.
No one knew where that guy Orochimaru had found such a research team, but the progress was truly promising~
Everything was proceeding smoothly.
Of course, none of this had anything to do with the festive atmosphere in Konoha~
At this moment—
The Hyuga Clan.
Hyuga Clan Leader—Hyuga Hiashi, Hyuga Clan Leader's wife—Hyuga Keiko, Hyuga Clan Leader's elder daughter—Hyuga Hinata, and the younger daughter held in Keiko's arms—Hyuga Hanabi, were all staring seriously at the invitation letter on the table.
Of course—
Only the two adults were serious. As for the two little ones... because Mom and Dad were being so serious, they didn't dare to speak at all!
Hinata peeked up at her father's... somewhat frightening face, and immediately panicked and lowered her head again, not daring to look anymore.
[Father is so scary today~]
After a certain amount of time passed—
"Hmph!" Hyuga Hiashi let out a cold snort, his hands subconsciously clenched into fists, and his eyes stared coldly at the invitation in front of him.
Especially the names on it—
Uchiha Yuto.
Hyuga Suzune.
His expression instantly turned even colder!
It made Hinata's small body shudder.
"Calm down~" Keiko looked helplessly at her husband. Of course, she understood what he was feeling at the moment, but... after thinking for a bit, she said, "Actually, this is a good thing! Don't be angry anymore—Yuto came to personally invite us!"
However—
Right after that—
"Hmph!" Hyuga Hiashi snorted again, still saying nothing, but his gaze became somewhat complicated as he looked at the invitation.
If Hanabi really couldn't return... then as a father, he still hoped his daughter could find happiness!
It's just that—
[Sigh~]
He let out a silent sigh in his heart.
Then—
He calmly stood up, hands behind his back, turned his back to his wife and daughters, and stared at the scenery outside the house. After a moment of silence, he said, "Tell them, we'll attend."
Right after he spoke—
Keiko was stunned, looking at Hiashi's back, thinking he had finally come to terms with it, and was just about to smile in relief—
When suddenly—
Hyuga Hiashi's voice rang out again.
"And also..." Hiashi said slowly, "Have someone bring those two boys over. It's time to train!"
"..."
