Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 190 The King of Scrolls in Class 3
In the spring of March, the grass grows and orioles fly.

The warm sun shines down, and pink cherry blossoms adorn the branches like a rosy cloud. When the wind blows, petals fall and new leaves sprout, full of vibrant green.

The black-haired, white-eyed boy seemed oblivious to the beauty before him. His eyes, with bulging veins, appeared somewhat menacing, and his milky-white pupils were sharp as knives. He assumed the starting stance of Baguazhang (Eight Trigrams Palm), a faint blue light already gathering in his palms.
"Bagua·Kongzhang!"

The chakra, condensed to the size of a brick, was unleashed at lightning speed, distorting and deforming the light, instantly creating pink waves as the petals fluttered about.

boom!
With a muffled thud, the sturdy cherry tree trembled violently, and cherry blossoms fell like a torrential downpour. A deep palm print was imprinted on the trunk, the force concealed yet deeply embedded!

Duh! Duh!
Two extremely thin steel needles shot out, piercing through the cherry blossoms floating in the air and pinning them to the tree trunk with the force of the impact.

Buzz!

The tip of the steel needle was completely embedded in the tree trunk, the end of the needle trembling incessantly. The pink cherry blossoms that it pierced swayed in the wind, but could never leave the branch again.

The girl, dressed in a pink cheongsam and a top with a small side opening, with her hair in two buns, smiled in her almond-shaped eyes. She held a senbon (a type of Japanese sage) between her fingers, and her dark brown eyes admired the cherry blossoms nailed to the tree, as well as the aloof boy under the tree.

"One thousand and seventy-two!!!"

The boy's passionate roar broke the tranquil atmosphere, interrupting Tian Tian's enjoyment of the beautiful scenery, and he turned around to look.

Then they saw a boy dressed in a green bodysuit, resembling a kappa, doing a handstand with one hand on the ground. His arm was trembling, bending and straightening, and sweat was dripping from his forehead, soaking the ground into a circular patch of wet soil.

The shape of the damp soil was exactly the same as the boy's watermelon-shaped hairstyle.

My teammates are all so slick!

With aching arms hanging limply, he always looked worried, his round face scrunched up like a little bun.

She graduated from the Ninja Academy last year and was lucky enough to be assigned to the same class as Hyuga Neji.

She was so excited that she couldn't sleep for a whole week, hoping to spark a romance with the handsome Neji and have the advantage of being close to him.

Instead of sparking any ideas, it turned out that everyone in the class, from teammates to teachers, was a master of nitpicking.

Might Guy, the Blue Beast of Konoha, is an unparalleled ruthless man who can carry a stone club weighing several tons and run more than ten laps around Konoha!
And this is just a small part of the many training programs.

Neji Hyuga, known as a genius, only had training, training, and more training in his Byakugan eyes! He muttered about the branch family and the main family, and his terrifying Bagua Palm could pulverize a tree that an adult couldn't hug.

Lee, who usually keeps a low profile, is also a training fanatic, on par with Guy and Neji Hyuga, and even seems more ruthless than them. He's a taijutsu monster who can train himself to the point of collapse and hospitalization.

I thought I had worked hard enough, but after seeing these amazing people, I felt terribly incompetent.

She wanted to learn from them, but the huge difference in physical fitness between men and women made it impossible for her to train like them. After just half a day of practicing ninja tool throwing, her arms ached unbearably, and she even had difficulty lifting them.

If this continues, the gap between them will only widen.

No!

Shake your head to clear away distracting thoughts, and show a resolute look in your eyes every day.

He pounded and massaged his arm muscles to speed up recovery, while anxiously watching his two teammates train and get stronger. Even the cherry blossoms falling all around him lost their beauty.

"Ride, Tenten, Neji, you can rest now!"

Ah Kai's loud voice still echoed through the woods. Tian Tian, ​​who was secretly anxious and exhausted, finally calmed down when she saw the duo slowly stop training. It seemed that even her hard biceps had softened a lot.

dong dong dong...

A moment later, Akai, carrying a heavy crystal staff across his shoulder, ran over.

His steps were extremely heavy and slow. Judging from his sweaty face but steady breathing, he had just finished training by running around the village and was jogging to relieve the pressure on his leg muscles.

Hmm... jogging while carrying several tons of weight helps relieve muscle tension...

Tenten, whose arm aches unbearably after throwing kunai, shuriken, and meteor hammers a thousand times with one hand, suppressed her urge to complain and found a thick, flat tree stump to clean off the dust and fallen cherry blossoms.

After Neji and Lee relaxed their tense muscles for a while, they took out four large bento boxes from their package and placed them on the huge wooden stake that had just been cleared.

Ah Kai threw down his heavy stick, and the four of them sat around the tree stump on the ground, but did not touch their chopsticks.

After strenuous exercise, blood is concentrated in the muscles, and intestinal peristalsis is slow, making it definitely not a good time to eat.

They were all ninjas skilled in taijutsu, so they naturally understood this principle. They would probably have to wait twenty or thirty minutes for their blood to return before they could eat normally.

This time is usually when Akai answers questions for the three of them. In the class where the "King of Curry" gathers together, even the time before meals is used to the fullest.

"Has anyone had any problems with their cultivation lately?" Kai asked Xiao Li first, as was his habit.

Neji trained in the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist, so he didn't need any instruction from Neji. Tenten's expertise in ninja tool throwing only had three key elements: throwing accuracy, the quality of the ninja tool itself, and Tenten's physical abilities.

The first two things can be handled by themselves every day. Apart from helping them exercise more, he doesn't have much else to offer guidance.

"Yeah, no problem."

When Xiao Li spoke, his expression was hesitant, and his eyes darted around, as if he had something difficult to say.

Neji and Tenten nodded in unison, indicating that their training was unimpeded. The three perceptive individuals simultaneously noticed Lee's unusual behavior, and their gazes involuntarily converged, finally settling on Lee, who seemed to want to say something.

"Just say whatever you want to know. The forbidden technique I'm teaching you is very dangerous. If you practice it incorrectly, it will have very serious consequences!" Thinking that Xiao Li was too embarrassed to ask questions, A Kai quickly warned him.

"No, it's not about cultivation..."

Xiao Li's face flushed red, and his bandaged hand kept waving.

"Is that a matter of daily life?"

Now even Xiao Li lowered his waving hand, his dark face flushed red, and his thick eyebrows furrowed, clearly indicating that A-Kai had guessed right.

Seeing Lee's hesitant and awkward manner, even Neji couldn't help but show curiosity, not to mention Tenten, who was already very curious.

She braced herself against the tree stump, leaned forward, and looked at Xiao Li expectantly, her gossip-loving spirit burning brightly.

"You don't... have a girlfriend, do you?!"

"No, no! I haven't confessed to her yet!" Xiao Li hurriedly explained, unaware that he had already revealed his true feelings.

Tian Tian smiled smugly, the fire in her eyes burning even brighter:

"Tell me the truth, who is she?"

"She...she..." Lee's face turned bright red, and he only spoke shyly when even Guy and Neji beside him urged him with their eyes:
"Her name is Sakura Haruno. She is an intern medical ninja at Konoha Hospital. I was hospitalized a few days ago due to overtraining, and she was in charge of taking care of me and treating me."

"Oh—Sakura!"

Satisfied with her curiosity, Tenten deliberately drew out a long tone in her melodious voice, making Lee even more embarrassed. Guy and the aloof Neji couldn't help but chuckle, and the training ground was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

After being teased by everyone for a while, Lee finally calmed down and turned to Guy, who was all smiles. His face was flushed, but he asked seriously, "Guy-sensei, Sakura is graduating from the Ninja Academy today and becoming a full-fledged medical ninja at Konoha Hospital."

I want to prepare a graduation gift for her and take this opportunity to confess my feelings, but I don't know what gift to choose, and I'm also not good at pursuing girls...

So I hope you can teach me!

"Please!" Xiao Li clasped his hands together, bowed his head, and looked very sincere.

As Akai was showing off his shiny teeth, his smile gradually faded.

He's never confessed his feelings to a girl before!
How would he know how to confess his feelings or choose a gift? Besides, since adopting Hui Li five years ago, he's become an uncle and has no intention of starting a family!

Five years ago... five years... five...

Ok?
Ah Kai suddenly realized that something seemed wrong!
If he remembered correctly, Lee graduated a year earlier than Hairi, who should also be graduating this year. If Sakura graduated from the Ninja Academy today, wouldn't that mean...?

Hui Li is graduating today too!!!

Damn!

As if a thunderbolt had flashed through his mind, Akai slapped his forehead. He had actually forgotten about Hui Li's graduation!

How could I, as a father, be absent from such an important day?

"What time is Sakura's graduation exam?" Kai suddenly asked.

"Ah, uh..." Xiao Li was also a careless person, and he couldn't think of a specific time point even after opening his mouth for a long time.

"The Ninja Academy graduation is divided into morning and afternoon sessions..." Neji looked at the anxious Guy and said thoughtfully, "I have a younger sister who is also graduating today. Her elite class took the exam in the morning, so it should be over by now!"

"what!"

Li and Kai, the kappa master and apprentice, were both shocked. Sakura (Grey Glass) was a student in the elite class!

"I have something to attend to, so I'll be going now!" *2
The two hurriedly stood up, picked up the lunchbox and the heavy stone crystal staff from the tree stump, and disappeared in a green whirlwind, leaving thick smoke billowing from the ground!

"Cough cough!"

Before she could even react, Tian Tian was choked by the thick smoke and coughed incessantly.

He covered his bento box with one hand and his mouth and nose with the other, watching the yellowish-brown smoke recede into the distance, his heart filled with doubt:
"Xiao Li is anxious because he missed the best time to confess his feelings. What's going on with Teacher Kai?"

His daughter is also graduating today.

As Hyuga Neji spoke, a strange tenderness flashed in his calm eyes.

Thinking of that silver-haired girl who was as dazzling as the sun, he felt a burning pain on the caged bird curse mark on his forehead.

So you can be afraid too?

"Teacher Kai has a daughter?"

After the dust settled, Tenten glanced at the training ground where only the two of them remained, swept her bangs to one side, and looked at Neji, who seemed unusually talkative today.

"You know him too."

"what?"

Tenten originally just wanted to use this conversation to chat more with Neji, but after hearing Neji's words, she was also aroused with some curiosity.

Of all the girls she knew, none seemed to resemble Teacher Kai.

Thinking of Akai's resolute face, his shiny watermelon rind, and his thick eyebrows, Tiantian couldn't help but picture Xiao Li dressed as a woman in her mind.

She shook her head vigorously to shake off the filth inside, and looked at Neji with even more curiosity in her eyes:

"who is it?"

"The strongest genius in Konoha's history, and the only person I will ever be loyal to!" Neji gazed at the cherry blossoms fluttering in the sky, the latter half of which he had secretly kept in his heart.

Konoha's number one genius?

Could it be...

"Sunburst Gray Glass!!?" Tian Tian exclaimed the name in shock, her brown-yellow eyes wide open like copper bells.

Since that girl killed the Cloud Village Jonin five years ago, there has absolutely been no other candidate to be Konoha's strongest genius.

Furthermore, rumors have been circulating in Konoha for the past two years that the other party is the last disciple of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and is related to the legendary Sannin in the textbooks. The Third Hokage has not denied this, which has further amplified the genius aura surrounding the other party.

It turns out that Zhu Ri is Teacher Kai's daughter!
Thinking of the stunningly beautiful girl she caught a glimpse of at the Ninja Academy, who made her resolutely join the fan club, and then thinking of Guy-sensei's appearance, which was definitely not good-looking, Tenten felt that this world was so absurd!
The feeling was like having an average classmate who you could easily miss in a crowd, and then one day someone tells you that the classmate is the son of the Hokage—it's just as unacceptable.

"How can this be?"

She couldn't believe that the genius girl she had admired and longed for for so many years was actually Teacher Kai's daughter.

Neji did not answer Tenten's questions, nor could he fully explain the complexity of Hairi's background.

He gathered the lunchbox from the tree stump, sealed it tightly, put it in a bag, and then got up and walked in the direction where Akai and the other person had disappeared.

"Neji, are you leaving too?" Tenten, still in shock, looked at Neji's departing figure with his pack on his back and asked hurriedly.

He didn't speak, but simply waved behind him, seemingly forgetting all the rules and etiquette taught by the Hyuga clan. Hairi had finally graduated from the Ninja Academy, and the day they had promised each other was fast approaching.

He wanted to bring food to visit his father and quietly tell him the good news in his heart.

In the blink of an eye.

The huge training ground was left with only Tenten. The cherry blossoms on the branches quietly fell, but the two that had been nailed to the trunk by Senbon still stood firm.

"all gone!"

Watching Neji's aloof figure walk away every day, I would sigh helplessly. The happier I was when I teased Lee, the more melancholy I felt when I had a crush on him and didn't know how to confess.

She listlessly ate a couple of bites of cold rice from her bento box, then put down her chopsticks, took out a senbon from her ninja tool pouch, and as she looked at the cherry blossoms falling from the sky, her eyes gradually hardened.

"With those Scroll Kings not around, if we don't take advantage of this time, when will we ever get another chance to roll?"

After thinking it over, she suddenly flipped herself up, her arms waving in the air, creating countless afterimages.

Hurry!

The thousands of cherry blossoms burst forth, piercing through countless petals, and the brown cherry tree trunk gradually donned a thick layer of pinkish-red.

I am the third-ranked King of the Rolling King!
(End of this chapter)