A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

More than an hour later, today's class was over. This time, after the genin teacher shouted "Class dismissed," he actually ran faster than the children, leaving Yang Lei somewhat dumbfounded.

He wasn't some clueless kid; he could tell that the genin teacher was definitely afraid of being scolded by the Third Hokage. He was really worried that he would run over to him to learn from him again, which would be a real disaster.

What Yang Lei didn't know was that, in addition to the reprimand he received yesterday afternoon, the third generation leader also sent someone to his door in the evening to give him some instructions. After all, the third generation leader wanted to bring Yang Lei into his home, but didn't want him to get a lesson from someone else.

Yang Lei was unaware of all this and could only shake his head with amusement. He had already found a place to open the small stove, so naturally he wouldn't cause any more trouble for the genin teacher. Seeing him like this, he was too lazy to say anything more and skipped the process of thanking him.

"Yang Jun?"

Just then, Hinata shook her hand, only to see Yang Lei's hand gripping it tightly, making her face turn red with anxiety. She whispered, "I have to go out now, my family is waiting for me outside."

When she went back yesterday, the Hyuga clan member who came to pick her up gave Yang Lei some advice, making Hyuga Hiashi wary. He quickly told Hinata personally to go home as soon as class was over, and the little girl had no choice but to comply.

"Oh."

Yang Lei subconsciously let go of her hand, but it was too late to grab her again. The little girl turned and ran away, as if she was afraid he would try to stop her.

"This girl, actually I was thinking of going out too, so we can go along on the way."

Speechless, Yang Lei scratched his head, stood up, and was about to walk outside when someone suddenly darted out from the side. Who else could it be but Naruto?

"Yang Lei".

Naruto yelled and lunged at Yang Lei, nearly knocking him over as he stood up.

"What's up?"

Yang Lei snorted in annoyance.

"How about I treat you to ramen for lunch?"

Naruto took out a few coins from his pocket.

"Isn't that money still a loan from me?"

Yang Lei was speechless. He raised his hand and patted Naruto on the shoulder, saying, "Speaking of which, there's still half a month before the subsidy is paid. You spend money too fast! The money I lent you is enough for you to eat ramen for ten days."

Yang Lei truly hadn't kept anything from Naruto before; that banknote was worth a full ten thousand yuan, a huge sum for him. The reason he lent it to Naruto was probably to express his gratitude for the encouragement he had received from Naruto.

He just didn't expect that the largest portion of Ichiraku Ramen only cost around 500 yuan, enough for Naruto to eat ramen for ten days or so, but the next day he only had a few 500 yuan coins left. That was too fast!

“I didn’t spend it recklessly,” Naruto quickly explained, “I bought a lot of instant noodles and kept them at home. These are the leftovers. I’d like to treat you to a ramen meal.”

Yang Lei paused, a warmth inexplicably spreading through his heart. He finally understood why Yang Lei had so many friends; it was this genuine care and concern for his friends that made him so beloved by others.

"Okay."

Chapter 20

Yang Lei finally smiled. Although he was in a hurry to become stronger and grow, he probably didn't even have time to make friends. However, he still had time to eat a meal. After all, if a person doesn't eat, they will starve to death.

"But I want the largest portion, and the kind with lots of side dishes too."

As they walked outside, Yang Lei mentioned his appetite beforehand.

"Me too, me too," Naruto said, his mouth watering, shouting that he wanted that configuration too.

"Weren't you the one treating?" Yang Lei was amused. This guy, isn't it a bit impolite for the person treating to say that to the guest?

"Well, forget it, why bother with all that?"

On second thought, Yang Lei felt relieved. He wouldn't have cared about these things anyway. The two children chatted and laughed as they came out of the school and walked into the village amidst the pointing and whispering of some adults.

Actually, it wasn't just the adults waiting at the school gate. Even when Yang Lei wasn't deliberately paying attention, he could feel a sense of unease as he walked down the main street of the village. Looking at the faces of those pointing and whispering, and seeing Naruto's head slowly drooping, Yang Lei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Hey, Naruto."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Lei called out to Naruto.

"what?"

Naruto looked up.

"Shall we have a match?"

Ignoring the ignorant people on either side of him, Yang Lei pointed ahead and said, "Let's see who gets to Yi Le Noodle Shop first. The loser treats next time, how about it?"

"Okay."

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded and cheered.

The two found a crack in the paving stones to use as their starting line, took a deep breath, and without either of them counting, shouted "Run!" and suddenly shot off together.

It must be said that Yang Lei's training during this period was indeed worthwhile. Even with Naruto's cheat-like abilities, he was no match for him and ultimately lost by a few steps.

"You're not good enough yet."

Yang Lei, without batting an eye, strutted into Ichiraku Ramen with an arrogant air, accompanied by Naruto, who was speechless with admiration.

For some reason, Ichiraku Ramen was unusually busy at lunchtime today. The two kids were taken good care of by the uncle, only paying for a regular small bowl, but in the end they each ate the largest bowl, complete with all the side dishes, and were very satisfied.

"Although Ichiraku Ramen isn't exactly a top-tier delicacy, it's really delicious. The main thing is that it has the warmth of the owner."

As Yang Lei left the noodle shop, he muttered to himself, wondering whether the owner would laugh or be angry if he heard this.

"Where are you going next? Want to play together?"

Standing on the street, Naruto asked Yang Lei, wanting to hang out with the friends he had finally made.

"No way."

Yang Lei shook his head and said goodbye, "I have to go to my great-grandfather's house for class this afternoon. Let's play together again next time. Bye."

Saying goodbye to a disappointed Naruto, Yang Lei strolled leisurely toward the Third Hokage's house. It wasn't that he wasn't in a hurry; he really wanted to make a good impression on Ebisu as soon as possible. The main reason was that he was a bit full. Uncle Ichiraku had been too considerate, and he dared not run away now, otherwise he might spill everything, which would be too wasteful.

After a 40-minute walk, Yang Lei finally felt much better, and at the same time, he arrived at the third generation's house.

"Ebisu-sensei".

Knocking on the front door, Yang Lei bowed respectfully to Ebisu, then greeted Konohamaru with a smile and curiosity as he came out.

"Come in, my class is about to start."

Because of Yang Lei's politeness, Ebisu was very happy. She even bent down to find the small-sized indoor shoes that she had just bought yesterday and brought the two children, one big and one small, inside.

Ninja training is definitely not the usual one plus one equals a number. Theoretical classes are mixed with many practical classes. For example, in the original work, when Naruto and his friends advanced to higher grades, they would have courses such as shuriken throwing and one-on-one combat drills.

However, because Konohamaru and Yang Lei are still too young, Ebisu can't teach them that way even if he wanted to. At present, he mainly teaches theoretical classes, such as ninja rules and geography, which makes Yang Lei feel both pain and joy.

He was too lazy to learn this knowledge, which caused him pain, but he also knew that it was important and he had to learn it, which brought him some joy as well.

More than three hours later, today's tutoring class finally came to an end. Yang Lei breathed a sigh of relief, and Ebisu also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Why?

Because Yang Lei had actually finished all the theoretical courses in just three hours, not to mention the ones that the Ninja Academy hadn't taught yet, he had even learned some theoretical knowledge that only Chunin could master. Strictly speaking, it seemed that he could apply to graduate early.

0020 Should we try to nurture him?

At first, Ebisu was very happy when Yang Lei demonstrated that she could learn Ebisu's teaching methods by just one look or one listen.

But then, as Ebisu began to teach Yang Lei alone, he was covered in sweat. This guy had not only mastered the beginner courses, but also the courses for genin and even chunin in the blink of an eye. In just over three hours, Ebisu had nothing left to teach him.

"This is a genius."

Ebisu-sensei concluded that regardless of Yang Lei's future performance, his comprehension alone was enough to earn him the title of genius.

While he was delighted to witness the emergence of a genius, he was immediately filled with anguish. Geniuses are not so easy to teach. Now that he had even finished teaching the Chunin curriculum, what was he supposed to teach tomorrow? After all, he was only an elite Chunin himself.

"never mind."

Watching Yang Lei's departing figure, Ebisu, standing at the entrance, could only console himself, "We'll deal with tomorrow's problems tomorrow. At worst, I'll just teach him all the ninja academy's courses ahead of time."

Thinking this, Ebisu finally breathed a sigh of relief. As for what kind of expression the ninja school teachers would have when they realized they had nothing left to teach Yang Lei, that was none of his business.

Furthermore, in Ebisu's mind, Yang Lei might not finish ninja school in the usual way; he might apply to graduate early soon.

Unfortunately, what Ebisu-sensei didn't know was that Yang Lei definitely wouldn't choose to graduate early. One reason was naturally because of Hinata; he wanted to grow up with her, so how could he miss this opportunity?

Chapter 21

There's another reason why Yang Lei won't graduate early: he's worried that if he graduates early, he won't get a Jonin mentor. If he gets pulled into the Anbu or Root, that would be terrible. It's better to train slowly according to his own plan.

Although he wanted his reputation as a genius to spread, he didn't want to be too high-profile. Although he was prepared to die, it wasn't that he wanted to die; on the contrary, he was terrified of dying.

. . . . . .

That night, the Third Hokage returned home from get off work and, before even having dinner, learned from Ebisu about Yang Lei's performance that afternoon. The old man was quite surprised; had he struck gold? Or perhaps the enemy had deliberately sent him to steal his skills?

It's not fair to say that the third generation is overly suspicious. Taiyin has too many secrets, and given his important position and the fact that Yang Lei's arrival was shrouded in mystery and he's already so old, it's understandable that he would be cautious.

Let alone him, anyone would have done the same, including the kind-hearted Tsunade? Or even the kind-hearted Jiraiya?

Well, strictly speaking, neither of them seems to be exactly the nice guys.

"A genius?"

After dinner, around nine o'clock at night, the Third Generation sat by the living room window smoking a pipe. His eyes gleamed in the darkness, as if he were deep in thought.

"Should we try cultivating it?"

After a long while, the third generation finally spoke. It seemed that even though he was still very suspicious, he was somewhat moved by the talent that Yang Lei had shown.

"Let's wait for Asma to come back and have a proper talk with him."

After another half hour, the third generation finally made up his mind, put out the pipe he was smoking, and got up to go back to his room.

. . . . . .

Yang Lei was unaware of these things. He wasn't a superhuman, and since he had no psychological burden, he didn't think too much about it. Finally, the Third Hokage in the original story was always a kind-hearted person, and he never imagined that the Third Hokage had never let go of his suspicion and wariness towards him.

Because of this ignorance, Yang Lei slept in as usual and started exercising again the next morning. He ran from a little after 6:00 to 7:30, ate the breakfast he bought, rested for a while, and then did two sets of push-ups and two sets of sit-ups starting at 8:00. He left home around 8:40 and ran to the ninja school in less than 20 minutes to start his day's classes.

However, although it is called today's class, it is actually just one class in the morning, from 9:00 to 10:30. Sometimes the class ends as early as 10:00, and 10:30 is the latest time.

The previous two days, class ended at 10 o'clock. Today it was a little late because two students kept asking questions, which caused a lot of delays. We didn't finish class until 10:30.

"Shall we go get some ramen?"

The teacher had just said class was over when Naruto rushed over as fast as he could, wanting to invite Yang Lei to eat ramen. After all, he had said he would treat Yang Lei yesterday, but in the end, the uncle at Ichiraku Ramen paid for it. And since he lost the race yesterday, he had to treat Yang Lei again.

"Okay, let's go together."

Yang Lei smiled and nodded in agreement. Just then, Hinata was about to say goodbye to him, so he quickly cut her off. She just couldn't bear to let go of the little hand she had been holding since they started class.

Hinata was on the verge of tears, thinking that she was afraid of being seen holding hands with him by her family again, because Hiashi Hyuga had already warned her. But at this moment, her face turned red and she couldn't say a word.

"What's up?"

Yang Lei's mental age of over twenty is still there. Seeing Hinata leave reluctantly, he knew that she must have something on her mind, otherwise she wouldn't be like this. Although the girl is not outgoing, she is usually very gentle and happy to have him hold her hand. Why is she like this now?

"Well."

Hinata sobbed, but seeing that they were about to leave the classroom, she gritted her teeth and spoke up, saying softly, "Yang-kun, my father won't let me hold your hand."

"I see."

Yang Lei understood immediately. While cursing his father-in-law for being nosy, he quickly let go of her hand, allowing the little girl to breathe a sigh of relief. A look of gratitude appeared on her face, but at the same time, she was worried that he would be unhappy. Just as she was about to say something, Yang Lei suddenly shut her up.

"Oh."

Nearby, Naruto screamed, and all the other classmates who hadn't left yet looked over. Then, Naruto, though blushing, also let out a scream.

"Well."

Hinata was initially a little dazed, but the sounds brought her back to her senses in an instant. Not daring to look at anyone else, she lowered her head and quickly ran out.

"Isn't this going too far?"

Yang Lei, who was behind, couldn't help but feel a little worried. But when he licked the lingering fragrance from his lips, his guilt immediately disappeared. He muttered to himself, "No, it's not like it's the first time I've kissed her. Besides, we should kiss each other more often while we're still young."

Regardless of Yang Lei's thoughts, Naruto quickly forgot what he had just witnessed. He dragged Yang Lei to the school gate and shamelessly declared that he had lost to Yang Lei because the distance was too short and he hadn't yet used up his full strength. He now wanted to have another match.

Yang Lei wasn't afraid of him at all. The two of them set up their stances at the school gate and started competing again, with Ichiraku Ramen as the final destination.

0021 Hand gesture!

"Ugh, I'm stuffed again."

After leaving Ichiraku Ramen, Yang Lei parted ways with Naruto again, rubbing his now round belly as he walked with small steps toward the Third Hokage's house.

What will I learn today?

Because he couldn't walk fast, Yang Lei couldn't help but drift off into thought, wondering what he could learn from Ebisu today, hoping it wouldn't just be theoretical knowledge from textbooks.

"It would be best if I could offer my opinion, so that I can explain the hand seal training."

Yang Lei was making plans in his mind, but his hopes might be dashed, because for people in the ninja world, hand seals were just ordinary things. Even if you weren't a ninja, you could understand them a little if you were willing.