A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

But Yang Lei didn't know any of this. He thought it was similar to wartime, where you could graduate early at seven or eight years old. But it turned out to be completely different. How can you graduate early if you don't learn anything?

"What a waste of time," Yang Lei thought, feeling annoyed. He figured he might as well stay home and continue exercising instead of coming here every day to listen to these boring stories.

"Oh."

The children had all run out long ago, leaving only Yang Lei and Hinata, who was blushing and had her head down, still motionless in the house. Therefore, his complaint was clearly heard by the genin teacher.

The teacher was initially amused, then asked with a hint of amusement, "What's wrong? Do you have a problem with my teaching?"

"Yang Jun".

Hinata finally mustered up her courage and tugged at Yang Lei's sleeve, indicating that he should stop talking.

"Of course."

Yang Lei ignored this and instead firmly grasped the little hand in his own, saying shamelessly, "Teacher, we didn't learn anything in this lesson. I almost fell asleep listening to that boring history. I really wish you could tell me the story again if I can't sleep in the future."

Yang Lei didn't forget to respect his teacher. Although his words were sarcastic, at least he used respectful terms.

"puff."

The teacher didn't take him seriously or get angry. Instead, she laughed and shook her head speechlessly, thinking to herself, "Is this kid treating my class like a lullaby?"

"okay."

Amused and exasperated, the teacher waved her hand dismissively, saying, "Stop rambling on and go back to eat. Oh, and if you really want to learn something meaningful, come find me this afternoon. But let me make it clear beforehand, this won't be like playing house."

"okay."

This was truly an unexpected delight. Yang Lei really wanted to hug Hinata and take a few bites, but he was worried about scaring her, so he quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, teacher."

That shout of "Teacher!" was so sincere, it showed how deeply he understood the world. The fact that he had already thought of death the moment he entered this world demonstrates his awareness of the consequences.

That's why he bowed deeply to thank the genin teacher. Although he knew he wouldn't get anything good from him, what he needed now wasn't anything too advanced, just the most basic things.

The teacher was also taken aback, not expecting that such a young child would understand this. If at first she had just wanted to tease him and call him in for the afternoon to review the morning's lessons separately, now she was genuinely considering whether she should actually teach him something in the afternoon.

"uh-huh."

Coming to his senses, the genin teacher coughed and nodded, putting away his playful expression and saying quite seriously, "Alright, come to my office this afternoon. Remember, I have another class at three o'clock, so it's best to come to me between one and two o'clock, or after five o'clock is also fine."

"I see."

(PS: Since the original work only shows Naruto's class, I can only make up the details of the school as I see fit. Other classes have staggered class times or don't have classes together.)

0013 Are you an orphan too?

After saying goodbye to the genin teacher, Yang Lei shamelessly refused to let go, holding Hinata's little hand until they left the school.

However, he couldn't be arrogant anymore after he came out. It wasn't that he was embarrassed; he had temporarily forgotten that thought when he made up his mind to pursue Hinata. Rather, it was because the Hyuga family had already sent someone to pick up their young lady.

"cough."

Chapter 13

The Hyuga clansman glanced at Yang Lei, snatched Hinata's hand back from his grasp, carefully wiped the sweat off it with his clothes, and then turned and left.

Don't get me wrong, the sweat on it has nothing to do with Yang Lei. Hinata was just too nervous, but it caused Yang Lei to get a lot of dirty looks.

"It's just an eye-rolling condition anyway, so we can't tell if you're rolling your eyes or not."

Afterwards, Yang Lei comforted himself in his heart, feeling no embarrassment at all. He even waved happily to Hinata, who turned around and looked at him, putting her at ease, and went home with the guards.

"Speaking of which..."

Just then, a voice rang out from the side. Asma walked out, stood next to Yang Lei, glanced in the direction Hinata and the other person had left, then looked at Yang Lei and said with some surprise, "You little rascal, you're too precocious for your age! You're already looking for a wife for yourself?"

If Asuma initially thought Yang Lei was clinging to Hinata because he wanted a playmate, he now had to think more deeply about it; in fact, he was right.

"cough."

Yang Lei, unusually, blushed slightly, coughed, and scolded irritably, "What are you saying? By the way, why are you here again? Don't you have any tasks today?"

"You heartless brat," Asma gritted her teeth and gave him a slap, saying, "I was just waiting for you because I saw other kids getting picked up. Come on, I'll treat you to barbecue to celebrate you finally starting school."

"Thank you, Uncle Asma."

Yang Lei wasn't saddened by the topic of orphans, after all, he had already lived like this for over twenty years before he transmigrated. Instead, he smiled happily and followed Asma toward the barbecue restaurant.

Since it was lunchtime, the barbecue restaurant was quite busy. After walking around for a while, the two of them came out and found that there were no seats left. They stood at the door, staring at each other, not knowing whether to continue waiting or go to another restaurant.

"Oh, isn't that Asma?"

Just then, a tall, fat man emerged from a nearby private room. His face was covered in fat and had two tattoo-like marks.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Ding?"

Asuma knew that person; it was Akimichi Choza, the head of the Akimichi clan.

"What? Can't you find the place?"

Choza Akimichi immediately noticed the awkwardness between Asuma and his companion. He smiled warmly, waved, and said, "Come on, let's have a table together. It's been a long time since we had a proper meal together."

"Then I'll take my leave."

Asma didn't stand on ceremony, nodded, and pulled Yang Lei into the house.

Upon entering the house, Yang Lei was taken aback. He saw not only Akimichi Choza leading Akimichi Choji, but also Yamanaka Inoichi leading the small Yamanaka Ino. On the other side sat Nara Shikaku and the equally small Nara Shikamaru.

"Is this a gathering of the old and new generations of 'pig, deer, and butterflies'?"

Yang Lei muttered to himself, and without Asma's instruction, followed him to the seat and sat down. When Asma introduced the three adults present, he nodded and greeted them one by one.

The four adults were already acquaintances, and they chatted and drank, sometimes reminiscing about the past, having a very pleasant conversation.

What made Asuma a little embarrassed was that he was still too young compared to the three of them. Although they had known each other for a long time, they were not in the same class. In fact, he was still only an elite Chunin. He couldn't keep up when the topic of the past came up.

Unlike the four adults, the four kids didn't say much nonsense. Choji Akimichi and Yang Lei just ate, while Shikamaru Nara was adding meat to the grill with a troubled expression. Ino Yamanaka was absentmindedly flipping the meat on the grill while secretly glancing at Yang Lei, which was quite amusing.

After all, this was just lunch. Although we came to a barbecue restaurant, we didn't waste too much time. Everyone quickly finished eating and drinking and then got up and left.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Dingza. Next time, I'll treat everyone."

At the entrance of the barbecue restaurant, Asma politely said goodbye to the three of them, and then pulled Yang Lei away.

"All right."

After crossing the street ahead, Asuma stopped and squatted down to say to Yang Lei, "Little Yang Lei, I'm leaving the village this afternoon to do a mission. If all goes well, I might be promoted to Jonin when I come back. But I definitely won't be back for the next few days, so you have to take good care of yourself."

"I understand. Be careful too."

Yang Lei nodded and then gave Asma some instructions. The two of them looked quite like father and son at this moment.

"rest assured."

Asma laughed, flicked Yang Lei's forehead lightly, stood up and left.

Standing there, Yang Lei watched Asma until he disappeared at the next street corner before letting out a sigh of relief and turning back towards the school.

Some people might ask here, why didn't Yang Lei seek out Asma for instruction?

He felt embarrassed because Asuma was, after all, a member of the Sarutobi family, and who knew what rules or regulations existed within these large families? He didn't want to cause him any trouble.

As for why Asma didn't bring it up himself, it was mainly because he hadn't expected Yang Lei to be so ambitious at such a young age. After all, Asma was still young and not as experienced as he was at the beginning of the first season. He was just a young man now, so how could he think so thoroughly? He was thinking of teaching Yang Lei when he mentioned it to him later.

"So, what can we learn this afternoon?"

Secretly looking forward to it, Yang Lei quickened his pace toward the school. As for Asma, there was no need to worry too much. That guy was one of the main characters, and he would definitely not get into trouble before the start of the second part. Otherwise, how would the Ino-Shika-Cho trio grow up?

Furthermore, even disregarding the inertia of the plot, Asuma is not only a member of the Sarutobi clan, one of the major clans of Konoha, but also the son of the Third Hokage. He was once known as one of the Twelve Guardians when he was out and about, so he was no ordinary person.

"But we have to be careful in the second part. Since that old geezer insists on being my father, we can't let him die so easily."

"Father? He's a complete stranger. Ugh, that bastard who always takes advantage of others."

Muttering to himself, Yang Lei soon arrived at the school gate again.

"what?"

Instead of rushing inside, Yang Lei went around to the back of a big tree and looked at the small figure sitting on the swing. He asked in surprise, "Your name is Naruto, right? What are you still here? Didn't school end? Why didn't you go to eat?"

He remembered that Naruto was here when he came out, but so much time had passed and he was still here. Did he never leave? Or did he come back after lunch?

Are you talking to me?

Chapter 14

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked up at Yang Lei. He saw that Yang Lei's purple eyes were very deep but also incredibly clear, without any of the emotions that made him feel embarrassed.

"There's no one else here, right?"

Yang Lei deliberately turned his head and looked around.

"hey-hey."

Naruto scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, saying embarrassedly, "Because I have nowhere to go and I've run out of money, I've just been sitting here."

"I see."

Yang Lei revealed an expression of knowing this was true. Although the monthly subsidy seemed quite good, Ming was only six years old, the same age as him now. Even he, a man in his twenties, didn't have enough to live on, let alone him.

"give."

Yang Lei took out a small bill from his wallet and handed it to Yang Lei, saying, "Go eat. But this isn't free; if I ever go hungry in the future, you'll have to lend me some too."

Are you an orphan too?

Naruto was taken aback.

"Yes."

Yang Lei nodded indifferently, then said goodbye and turned to walk towards the school. He didn't have time to waste now; he should hurry up and find that genin teacher to ask what he could learn.

0014 Finally mastered chakra

Before his time travel, when Yang Lei saw Naruto, he was greatly encouraged by Naruto. Without his encouragement, Yang Lei might have quickly gone astray. As for what going astray means, perhaps becoming a male escort in a nightclub? After all, he was quite good-looking.

Or they might go and do some other illegal business; that's all possible.

But it was because of Naruto that he persevered. Although life was hard, since he was over sixteen and could no longer ask for money, he lived with confidence, earning his own living through his own efforts.

Of course, although he is grateful to Naruto and used to like him a lot, especially since they are both orphans, which makes Yang Lei feel a lot of empathy for him, it doesn't mean that he will become as obsessed with Naruto as Gaara later on.

"Now that I'm here, my purpose isn't to chase after celebrities or anything like that; I want to live a brilliant life that belongs to me."

With these thoughts running through his mind, Yang Lei quickly forgot about Naruto. His priority was to train, train, and train some more, striving to surpass everyone from the very beginning so that he could maintain his leading position.

"After all, those cheaters are too shameless. If they don't seize the opportunity at the beginning and don't work hard later, they will definitely become ordinary."

Yang Lei was well aware of these things, which is why he was so excited to thank that genin teacher before.

. . . . . .

"Boom bang bang."

Yang Lei quickly arrived at the school office, knocked on the door, and soon a person came out – it was the same teacher he had met that morning.

"I knew it was you who came."

The genin teacher gave an "I knew it" look, shook his head with amusement, turned around, greeted his colleagues in the room, called Yang Lei, and went out.

The two walked from the teaching building to the school's backyard, where they saw that the ninja academy's backyard was a grove of trees. This was used to teach the senior students throwing techniques, such as kunai throwing or shuriken throwing.

"Come, sit here."

The two walked into the woods, and the genin teacher sat down on the ground without any hesitation. He then asked Yang Lei to sit down opposite him and said, "Tell me why you are in such a hurry to study."

It's no wonder he was curious; Yang Lei was just so different from the other children. While other six-year-olds were playing freely and always felt they didn't have enough time to play, Yang Lei not only didn't play, but instead spent his afternoons seeking his help in learning.

"I want to become stronger."

Yang Lei clenched his small hands into fists and said, "I want to become the strongest ninja, and then protect the people I want to protect, and our village."

"Oh?"

The teacher chuckled. It was indeed amusing that such a young child could speak like a little adult. However, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, children in the ninja world were precocious, and Yang Lei was indeed still young. The teacher felt that what he said must have come from the bottom of his heart.

It sounds a bit rap, but it's actually easy to understand. It means that although Yang Lei is still young, everyone is precocious, so it's not surprising that he could say such a thing.

And it is precisely because he is still young that people can easily feel that he is speaking from the bottom of his heart and is sincere.

"In that case."

The teacher spoke again, pausing deliberately before taking a book out of his clothes and saying, "Then I'll teach you a little. Here, this is about chakra. Take a look first, and ask me if you don't understand anything. I can stay here to guide you until class this afternoon."

"Thank you, teacher."

Yang Lei almost jumped up in excitement and quickly took the book and started reading.