I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 8 Top Student, New Friend

The survival drills for first-year students were even more boring than physical combat exercises.

After all, the only skill that first-year students can learn right now is invisibility.

That's why Yagyu's display of the Body Flicker Technique was so stunning.

If he were to use the Shadow Clone Technique again, Iruka might end up like Itachi's teacher, feeling that the Ninja Academy has nothing left to teach him.

The survival exercise assessment was very simple: everyone received an item and used it to disguise themselves within a designated exercise area.

Whoever is found by Iruka within the specified time will receive either a low or high score.

If the item is not found within the specified time, then you will get full marks.

However, in Yagyu's eyes, who could get a perfect score in this test depended on Iruka's mood.

It's impossible to hide from Iruka, a Chunin, using invisibility jutsu.

Therefore, this assessment is to select the best among all the stealth techniques.

As a result, Yagyu was naturally one of the best.

The shuriken throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and survival drills all received full marks.

Once the academic results are released, the first-grade teachers will select the best student of the year based on the students' scores in each class, as well as their scores in quizzes and random tests, to become the top student representing the entire grade.

In Yagyu's previous life, he would have been the top student in his grade.

Even before the results were released, Liu Sheng already knew that he was the clear winner.

If he hadn't been matched with Uchiha Sasuke in a taijutsu duel, perhaps Uchiha Sasuke would still have had a chance to compete with him for the title of top student.

After all, both Yagyu and Sasuke Uchiha got full marks in the quizzes and random tests that year.

However, the defeat in the taijutsu duel meant that Uchiha Sasuke would not be able to get full marks in this major test.

This meant that his overall performance was inferior to Yagyu's.

Apart from Sasuke Uchiha, no one else was qualified to compete with Yagyu.

The title of top student for Yagyu is just waiting to be announced.

After completing the survival training assessment, Yagyu, Ino, and Sakura left the Ninja Academy together.

Watching their retreating figures, Hinata, who had been watching Yagyu closely but lacked the courage to go up and greet him, felt extremely envious of Ino and Sakura.

Everyone else has their own social circle, but Hinata has no friends at all.

It wasn't until after graduation that he had Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame as his companions.

If it weren't for her younger sister, Hinata would probably have been a lonely person until she was twelve years old.

After all, the death of Hyuga Hizashi and Hinata's defeat by Hyuga Neji had already made Hyuga Hiashi disappointed in his cowardly daughter.

Fortunately, Hinata's status as a wealthy heiress is there, and this is a world where supernatural beings exist, not an ordinary world without superpowers.

Otherwise, Hinata might suffer the same fate as some female protagonists in Japanese anime, being bullied by her classmates.

Even so, in the original story, Hinata did not escape bullying from students of other grades and was bullied twice.

As if noticing Hinata's gaze, Yagyu suddenly stopped and turned to look at Hinata.

Hinata was startled when she met Yagyu's gaze and immediately lowered her head, instinctively twirling her fingers.

Upon seeing this, Liu Sheng's lips curled up slightly.

"Yagyu, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Yagyu had stopped, Ino couldn't help but ask curiously, and followed his gaze, but did not see Hinata who had disappeared into the crowd.

Liu Sheng shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing. I think I heard someone call me just now, but I must have misheard. Let's go!"

Before leaving the ninja academy, Yagyu, Ino, and Sakura parted ways, and Yagyu suddenly asked, "Tomorrow's a holiday, do you want to train with me?"

"Okay, okay..."

Ino immediately raised her hand and said, "I've been practicing very hard lately, and I'll show you the results."

"Mmm." Sakura nodded vigorously.

After seeing that they had all agreed, Yagyu said, "Tomorrow I'll introduce you to a new friend, but I'll need Ino's help with that."

"Friend? What do you need my help with?" Ino asked curiously.

Yagyu beckoned to her with his finger, and Ino immediately leaned in to listen.

After Yagyu finished whispering in her ear, Ino looked at him with surprise, but then patted her chest and said, "No problem, leave it to me."

Sakura looked at the two riddle-solving people with curiosity, but didn't ask any questions.

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"Yagyu, we've come to find you."

"The sun's already high in the sky, Yagyu, are you up yet?"

The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning.

As Yagyu was at home watching a ninjutsu scroll, he heard Sakura and Ino's voices.

He rolled up the scroll, got up, and walked out of the house.

"Let's go find some new friends."

Instead of taking the two women to the training ground, Liu Sheng led them to the outside of a large mansion.

If you look closely, you'll see a large plaque with the words "Hyuga" hanging at the entrance of the mansion.

Indeed, this is the Hyuga clan's territory.

Yagyu smiled at Ino and said, "The rest is up to you, Ino."

"Watch my performance."

Ino patted her chest, then jogged to the entrance of the Hyuga clan's territory and spoke with the two guards without any fear.

One of the guards carefully examined Ino before suddenly walking into the mansion.

Not long after, the guard came out again and invited Ino inside.

Seeing this, Sakura couldn't help but ask, "Yagyu, how did you meet Hinata?"

When Sakura came to see Yagyu with Ino, she already knew from Ino who Yagyu was going to introduce to their new friend.

Ino and Sakura also remembered Hinata, but not very well.

All I know is that this heiress is very "aloof," never interacts with anyone, hasn't joined any social circles, and has no friends.

Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng and this wealthy young lady were actually friends.

It's worth noting that Yagyu never spoke a single word to Hinata while they were at school.

Yagyu didn't hide anything and smiled, "I've helped her twice. Her experience is the same as yours. Sakura, you two will definitely get along well."

Upon hearing this, Sakura's eyes widened. "Just like me? Could it be that she also...?"

"Um."

Seeing Yagyu nod, Sakura suddenly realized, "No wonder she's so quiet at school. I thought she just didn't like talking to others, but it turns out..."

The sound suddenly stopped, and Sakura was somewhat incredulous.

Clearly, she never imagined that a rich heiress would be bullied.

Those who bully Hinata are incredibly audacious!

However, after Yagyu said that, Sakura had already developed a slight liking for Hinata; it was a resonance between kindred spirits.

At this moment, Ino also came out of the Hyuga clan's residence.

Beside her was a girl of similar height, Hinata.

(End of this chapter)