Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

Xuan Yue was drinking milk through a straw, her cheeks bulging. "The old man knows better than you or me what it means to nip things in the bud, so we don't need to worry about it."

"That's true."

Ye Cang nodded slowly.

Danzo's infamy is known to the high-ranking officials of the five great nations; he wouldn't be so bad as to be unable to handle such a small matter.

"You've really suffered an undeserved misfortune." Yekura glanced at the boy beside him with schadenfreude. "I thought someone was using you to target Danzo, but I didn't expect the real target to be your team leader."

"Who says it isn't?"

Gengetsu Shimura sighed, "Hizashi-sensei has really put me through a lot. I won't make it through this without at least ten barbecue meals."

After finishing the last bit of milk in the bottle, Xuan Yue jumped off the chair.

"You've reminded me. I'm going to ask him for compensation for emotional distress right now."

Yekura watched Shimura Gengetsu run off, both amused and exasperated, and shouted, "The Chunin Exams are coming up soon, aren't you going to stay home and study? You haven't looked at any of your academic books at all!"

Xuan Yue didn't even turn her head, just waved her little hand, "Don't worry, I graduated from the Ninja Academy in just one year."

Ye Cang thought about it and realized that, given Xuan Yue's level of genius, it probably wouldn't make much difference whether he looked at it or not.

Upon leaving home, Xuan Yue first found Mao Yue Xi Yan at home, as well as Xi Ri Hong who was having a meal at her house.

Given their status, neither of them was qualified to know the inside story of what happened to the Hyuga family yesterday. After Xuan Yue finished speaking, they were both shocked, their worldviews greatly shaken.

"They're all from the same family, how could they be so vicious?"

"You were the one who was captured, why blame Hizashi-sensei? That's such a bad character."

"He betrayed the village's interests for personal grudges; he deserves to die."

Uzuki Yugao's beautiful eyes narrowed, revealing a murderous intent, and her hand unconsciously rested on the knife.

“Yes, he deserved to die, so I killed him.” Xuan Yue held the Dream Baku who had run away out of boredom. “But don’t think of the Hyuga main family and the Hyuga branch family as one family. The branch family is just the main family’s slaves.”

Kurenai frowned, looking at Gengetsu with confusion. "Is it that serious? I don't think the Uchiha clan has such a strict class division."

Xuan Yue explained, "Because of the existence of the caged bird, the main family can control the lives of the branch families at any time. Perhaps at first it was to protect the white-eyed bloodline from flowing out, but over time, the main family stopped treating the branch families as human beings."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Xuan Yue lifted her hand up a little, and the little pig-like dream beast became heavier and heavier. "I called you to go see Mr. Hizashi together. He has to compensate me for my mental distress—ten meals of barbecue."

Kurenai Yuhi's mouth dropped open. "Didn't you just extort 100 million ryo from the Hyuga clan? Why are you going to cause trouble for Hizashi-sensei now?"

"How can you touch that money?"

Shimura Gengetsu said with an air of self-righteousness, "This money is for me to use when I get married."

Yuhi Kurenai couldn't help but tease, "Little Xuan Yue, why don't you give me that money? When you grow up, I'll be your wife."

"By the time I grow up, you'll be an old woman and not worth that much, but I can reserve five million for you."

"You're the old woman!" Kurenai glared at him and said defiantly, "Remember what you said, five million of them are mine."

"Mysterious Moon Lord, what about me?" Uzuki Yugao asked jokingly.

"Xi Yan, you can cook, and you're younger than Hong, so I'll give you ten million."

"Then I should thank you for being so generous."

"You're welcome."

"You brat, you're being unfair!"

Enraged, Yuhi snatched the Dream Eater away, and Yugao and Xuan Yue couldn't help but exchange a smile.

After leaving Yugao Uzuki's house, the three went to find Hizashi Hyuga.

He caused a huge disturbance at the Hyuga clan yesterday, and now he's back again in less than a day. Hiashi Hyuga was so scared that he thought Gengetsu was here to cause trouble again.

They had to send someone to the Hokage Building to invite the Third Hokage, only to find out that he was just looking for Hizashi, giving him a false alarm.

Meanwhile, Xuan Yue had already arrived at the small courtyard where Ri Cha lived.

They also met Hyuga Neji, who is now four years old.

The children in this world are actually quite cute. Even the future, the bitter and resentful Hyuga Neji hasn't transformed yet, and he still looks a bit adorable. Combined with his chubby baby face, it makes you want to pinch his cheeks.

So Xuan Yue did just that.

Hyuga Neji pouted, on the verge of tears, but Xuan Yue gave him another candy from his pocket, and he immediately smiled happily again.

"So sweet!"

"Sweet, isn't it? The bitter stuff is yet to come."

"???"

Hyuga Neji didn't understand what he meant, blinking his big white eyes and looking at the older brother in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Candy is sweet, how could it be bitter?

Gengetsu Shimura smiled but didn't explain. "Your father was my teacher, so I'm your older brother."

"How about this, from now on you call me Big Brother, and I'll call you Brother-in-law, what do you think?"

The day laborer who was washing fruit in the kitchen came out and, upon hearing this, laughed in anger, "I don't have a daughter to leave you, I only have this one son."

"I don't mind if it's from the main hall," Xuan Yue thought to herself.

"Big brother!" Hyuga Neji, on the other hand, didn't understand any of that and obediently responded.

"Very good, young man, you have a bright future."

Xuan Yue rubbed his little head. "Come on, your big brother will treat you to barbecue today. Your dad is paying."

"Thank you, brother!"

Hyuga Hizashi was bewildered; why was he being asked to treat him again?

Kurenai Yuhi chimed in, "Sensei, we encountered the Iwagakure ninjas because of you. Shouldn't you make amends?"

Hyuga Hizashi's expression stiffened, and he sighed helplessly before agreeing.

The group had a big barbecue and encountered many ninjas from other villages. As the exam date approached, many ninjas from other villages who were preparing to take the exam had arrived in Konoha.

As they parted that night, Hyuga Hizashi held the sleeping Hyuga Neji in his arms and left Gengetsu behind alone to offer a sincere apology.

"Xuan Yue, I'm sorry that I've dragged you into this mess."

"The Shimura family is never afraid of trouble, because we are trouble for others."

Xuan Yue smiled and shook her head, "Besides, hasn't the Hyuga clan already offered compensation? Actually, I'm quite satisfied."

Richa disagreed, saying, "That's just compensation from the clan. If you need anything, you can call me anytime."

"Alright, I've got it." Xuan Yue waved her hand. "I'm going back now."

He wasn't being modest at all; he was genuinely quite satisfied with yesterday's harvest.

The Hyuga clan seems to be suffering from some serious illness. Yesterday, they reached over fifty level one bonds, and more than 90% of them resulted in a slight increase in physical attributes.

After one round, his physical strength increased by about 50%, and his chakra was also affected, increasing by nearly one chakra.

This made Shimura Gengetsu suspect that he hadn't gone to the Byakugan clan yesterday, but rather to a gym where some musclemen gathered.

Otherwise, why would all the rewards be for physical fitness?

But that wasn't his biggest gain. His biggest gain yesterday was probably that fleeting glimpse he caught in the courtyard before leaving.

[The host establishes a bond with Hinata Hyuga, and is rewarded with the special talent of Otsutsuki bloodline (weak)]

When Hyuga Gengetsu saw the reward description, he was so surprised that he almost thought he was seeing things.

But when he got home and opened the system, he saw that the first upgrade required a high cost of 5,000 bond points, and Shimura Gengetsu knew that his eyes were not wrong.

That's definitely Otsutsuki bloodline!

Gengetsu Shimura was excited for half the night after winning the grand prize, and then... he realized that the prize was completely useless.

At least for now.

Having acquired this bit of Otsutsuki bloodline, Shimura Gengetsu found that he hadn't changed at all. Not only did he not grow horns on his head or produce balls from his back, but even his chakra level... remained unchanged.

Anyway, it didn't reach the system's minimum display unit—0.1 card.

Perhaps the advantages of the Otsutsuki bloodline will gradually become apparent only at higher levels, but at least not now.

Five thousand bond points are not enough for Gengetsu Shimura to upgrade this ability with unknown effects.

So, after realizing he had excited himself for nothing, Shimura Gengetsu went to sleep feeling depressed.

It took me three boxes of milk to recover today.

For the next few days, Shimura Gengetsu spent his time surrounded by the women.

Izumi acts as a mascot, acting cute every day to cheer him up. Uzuki Yugao and Kurenai no longer accept missions, but instead teach him some exam questions they encountered during their exams, as well as some small traps that were deliberately set during the exams.

Every day, Uzuki Yugao also arranges three meals a day to ensure a balanced diet.

I can't guarantee anything else, but I'm sure Shimura Gengetsu has gained several pounds in the past few days.

Although I practice every day, the diet is too good, and the calories I burn are far less than the calories I gain.

Finally, the day of the exam arrived.