Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 947 Encounter and Inspiration

After leaving the yard, Qingming went straight to the 'Food Street'.

It took him about two hours to solve the lunch problem, which satisfied his appetite.

However, he did not rush back home to start practicing.

Firstly, as mentioned before, he still had plenty of time today and there was no need to rush.

Secondly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to walk around the village and familiarize himself with the changes in the village.

Indeed, with the shadow clone's memories as a foundation, he would not feel too unfamiliar with all of this, but the shadow clone was still a shadow clone after all, and its memories were far less impressive than what he saw with his own eyes.

What's more, in order to save chakra and prevent too many people from noticing the clues, he limited the range of movement of the shadow clone.

Basically, except for some necessary communications and social interactions, the shadow clone will not step out of the yard gate.

This caused him to be less sensitive to some of the more subtle changes in the village.

Therefore, when he has time, Qingming still wants to take a walk in the village.

In this way, we will not be out of touch with the village.

Thinking this in his mind, Qingming unknowingly wandered towards the direction of the Ninja School.

Looking at the children playing and fighting on the playground through the school gate, Qing Ming couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Looking back to more than four years ago, when he had just traveled through time, he was also in this school.

But there is no such atmosphere in that school. Every day I am either in training or on the way to training.

After that, it’s time to go to the battlefield.

"By the way, the village also assigned me two teammates. What were their names?"

For a moment, Qingming couldn't even remember their names.

After thinking for a long time, he murmured: "Mizutani Shizuko. Ryosuke"

Before he knew it, his two teammates had been sacrificed for three years, and their teacher, Furukawa, the middle-aged jonin with a cold face but a warm heart, also died in a retreat mission.

"Am I the only one left in Class 17?"

Qingming murmured something and stood there, his thoughts drifting to who knows where, until a childish voice sounded and he came back to his senses.

"Big brother, do you want to go in too?"

Qingming felt a small hand pulling his pants, so he looked down.

He saw a little kid looking up at him, his eyes full of inquiry.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken yet, the little guy asked again: "Big brother, why don't you speak? Do you want to go in and play too?"

As he spoke, he also looked towards the school gate.

Hearing the other party's childish words, Qing Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud, and at the same time, the trace of sadness that had just emerged in his heart quickly dissipated.

Be it teammates or teachers, the deceased are gone, and there is no need for the living to be immersed in grief.

What's more, this world is just his second home after all. If he follows his plan, one day he will leave here.

The friendship on the battlefield was indeed precious, but it was not enough to stop him from doing so.

On the contrary, the thought of their deaths made him more determined in his path.

One day, he will surpass everyone, surpass this world, and then change everything, and then transcend this world!

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he inadvertently strengthened his "Tao heart" again.

Coming back to his senses, Qingming looked at the small figure at his feet and was about to say something when suddenly an anxious female voice came from a distance: "Ningji, where are you?"

"Ningji?"

Hearing the name, Qing Ming was slightly startled. He first glanced at the woman in the distance, then turned back to look at the small figure at his feet.

At this time, he raised his little hand and shouted loudly: "Mom, I'm here!"

"It's really Neji!"

Qingming's heart moved, and he looked at Ningci's forehead, only to see that it was completely bald, without the "bird in a cage" curse mark of later generations.

However, think about it, Hinata is not born yet, so Hyuga Neji will naturally not be marked with the branch family mark.

"This ninja kid is growing up too fast!"

"If you calculate the time, Neji is not even one year old now!"

'However, it not only runs around, but also speaks very fluently. ' "Is this the world of geniuses?"

Qingming murmured in his heart, but his eyes were cast towards the man beside the woman in the distance.

That’s right, there was another person there besides Neji’s mother.

If he had not guessed, it should be the patriarch of the Hyuga clan - Hyuga Hiashi's younger brother, Neji's father, and Konoha's elite Jonin - Hyuga Hizashi.

Like most ninjas of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hizashi also had a serious face and never smiled.

In this case, there is no need for Qingming to greet him with a smile.

So he just stood there quietly, waiting for the other two to get closer.

Soon, the two came closer, Hyuga Neji's mother nodded at him, then picked up Hyuga Neji, walked aside, and began to scold him.

Hinata Hizashi looked at Qingming and didn't say anything for a long time.

Similarly, Qing Ming did not start speaking.

Just like that, the two of them stood there quietly, looking at each other.

As time passed, an invisible pressure arose between the two of them, causing people passing by to feel a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long.

After a while, the two of them restrained their aura.

At this time, a smile appeared on Hyuga Hizashi's face, and he praised: "As expected of a famous genius in the village, Qingming, right? You are very good!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Master Hizashi."

Upon hearing this, Qing Ming responded modestly and also smiled.

After that, the two chatted for a while, and then Hyuga Hizashi said goodbye and left with his wife and Neji.

Before leaving, Hyuga Neji waved goodbye to him: "Goodbye, big brother!"

Seeing this, Qingming also waved goodbye.

Looking at the unusually lively Hyuga Neji now, Qingming couldn't help but compare him with the Hyuga Neji who later became deeply trapped in fatalism.

"As expected, the current Hyuga Neji is cuter."

Qingming murmured in his heart, and after Hinata Hizashi and others walked away, the smile on his face quickly disappeared.

Meeting Hyuga Neji at the gate of the Ninja School this time was an accident, but it also gave him some inspiration.

Previously, in order to improve the efficiency of the Byakugan's evolution, he had thought of referring to the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart' and developing a similar skill.

However, it is overlooked that the Hyuga clan's ninjas are not born with Byakugan, they also need to go through hard training before they can successfully open their eyes.

Indeed, based on memory, the Hyuga clan's training method is most likely only useful for opening the eyes, and cannot allow the Byakugan to advance further.

But this does not mean that he cannot learn from it.

Thinking back, wasn't his 'Art of Reflecting the Heart' also useless?
But as he continues to improve his proficiency, it has become a skill that can continuously promote the evolution of the Sharingan!

Therefore, he can completely learn the training methods of the Hyuga clan.

Then, by developing it on your own and continuously improving it, you will definitely be able to achieve an effect similar to the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart' in the end, thereby continuously promoting the evolution of the Byakugan.

As for where to study?

Qingming already had the answer in his mind—that was the Hyuga clan’s exclusive training ground.

That's right, in addition to a large number of public training grounds, Konoha also has many secret training grounds that belong to each family.

These training grounds are usually used by these families to train their younger generations.

You should know that not every family member will go to the ninja school to study. Many ninjas belonging to the family have been trained in these places since childhood.

Otherwise, how could the ninja school train tens of thousands of ninjas with just the teaching staff?
You know, being a ninja is a high-risk profession. Even in peacetime, the sacrifices will be huge. It is impossible to support the number of troops relying solely on the number of graduates from the ninja school each year.

Therefore, as long as he finds the Hyuga clan's secret training ground, he can secretly learn the training method to open the Byakugan.

And this is not very difficult.

Because these places are said to be secret training grounds, but after a long time, everyone basically knows what they are.

After all, Konoha's territory is so small, where can you hide?
Everyone just doesn't bother each other because of the unspoken rules.

(End of this chapter)