Ninja School.
“Renye-kun, have you heard?” Nara Hon'ya leaned in front of Renye, his face full of regret, “Uchiha Refū was beaten yesterday, and it seems he was beaten quite badly!”
How could Renye not know about this?
He knew it all too well!
But he had to pretend not to know.
A hint of curiosity flashed appropriately in Renye's eyes, and he asked, “Really or fake?”
“Of course, it’s real.” Nara Hon'ya said decisively.
“Haha, Heaven has eyes!” Renye couldn't help but laugh out loud, “That kid totally deserved it!”
Nara Hon'ya subtly observed Renye's reaction.
Seeing his surprised and somewhat schadenfreude-filled expression, he couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
Could it be that Renye-kun really didn't do this?
But yesterday, Uchiha Refū had just provoked Renye in the morning, and by noon, he was ambushed and beaten.
The timing was too coincidental, making it hard not to suspect him.
Seeing this, Renye raised an eyebrow and said in shock:
“You don't think it was me, do you?”
Nara Hon'ya didn't say a word, his expression as if to say, “What else?”
“That guy provokes so many people, it’s normal for him to get ambushed…”
As Renye spoke, he seemingly casually looked at Hyuga Yushu not far away.
Nara Hon'ya followed Renye's gaze and fell into thought.
Uchiha Refū was indeed arrogant and overbearing on a daily basis, and Renye wasn't the only one he had offended.
Thinking about it this way, it was also possible that Hyuga Yushu had acted out of revenge…
Hyuga Yushu, who was sitting in his seat, felt as if someone was talking about him behind his back and shifted uncomfortably.
He had no idea that he had already been targeted by someone and was about to become the scapegoat.
“I think Uchiha Kagami might also be involved,” Renye whispered.
“Uchiha Kagami?” Nara Hon'ya looked doubtfully at Kagami, who was chatting happily with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.
Uchiha Kagami noticed Nara Hon'ya's gaze, a gentle smile bloomed on his face, and he even nodded friendly towards him.
“Renye-kun, you're not joking, are you?” Nara Hon'ya looked incredulous.
Uchiha Kagami was so gentle, how could he do such a thing?
Renye seemed to see through his thoughts and explained, “You should know that honest people are actually the scariest… It’s fine to bully him normally, but if you push him too far one day, he’ll do some really terrifying things.”
“I see, thank you for the lesson.” Nara Hon'ya nodded seriously; he felt that what Renye said made a lot of sense.
He knew that Uchiha Refū and others had intentionally been ostracizing Uchiha Kagami, so it was reasonable for Kagami to lash out and beat Refū when pushed too far.
“Uchiha Refū provokes so many people, it’s normal for him to get beaten. Don’t always suspect me. Am I the kind of person who would stab someone in the back?”
“You certainly don't seem like it.”
“Then there you have it, right?”
“But I still feel that in this matter, Renye-kun, you are more suspicious…”
Renye: “…”
Alright, alright, what else is there to say?
After analyzing it logically for a long time, he still suspected himself.
“Prejudice in people’s hearts is a great mountain,” Renye said, looking very hurt.
Nara Hon'ya was somewhat confused. Could it really not have been Renye-kun?
Did he misunderstand him?
Thinking of this, Nara Hon'ya said, “Renye-kun, I believe you!”
“Haha, that’s right, I’m not that kind of person.”
With his superb acting skills, Renye finally managed to fool Nara Hon'ya.
If he kept talking, he would almost believe it himself.
As soon as Renye finished dealing with Nara Hon'ya, the homeroom teacher, Senju Takuma, walked into the classroom. “Everyone, assemble on the training ground!”
On the training ground.
Everyone was chattering, wondering what the homeroom teacher wanted to do.
“This morning’s class is very simple: just complete endurance training, strength training, and balance training!”
Senju Takuma announced the training content.
“Are we training? How annoying…” Nara Hon'ya complained softly.
Renye had no particular thoughts about it; he was already used to high-intensity training, and even felt uncomfortable if he didn't train for a day.
After all, there are no shortcuts to improving strength; only diligent training can make one continuously stronger.
“First, run a hundred laps to warm up!”
As the whistle sounded, the students of Class A began to run along the track.
One hundred laps were acceptable for the students of Class A.
Most of them were Ninja from clans and had started physical training from a young age.
Although they were only six or seven years old now, they had at least been training for one or two years.
At the beginning of Konoha’s founding, the strength of Ninja far surpassed that of later generations.
It was a perilous Warring States Period before, where one could lose their life with a slight mistake, and it was even easier to die if one was weak. To protect themselves, they could only continuously improve their strength.
After running a hundred laps, everyone was a little out of breath.
Senju Takuma didn't give them a break and proceeded with strength training.
Specialized training equipment was set up on the field, and students paired up to complete exercises like weighted squats and push-ups.
After finishing strength training, everyone lay exhausted on the ground.
“I can’t do it, Renye-kun, I’m exhausted.” Nara Hon'ya’s face was pale, and he lay on the ground, gasping for breath.
Renye’s face also looked bad, his lips pale.
Such high-intensity training, even he found it a bit unbearable.
He had originally thought that the Ninja School’s training would be easier, but they were wrong; the training here was even stricter!
“Ten-minute break, then we’ll do balance training.”
As soon as the words fell, groans of complaint arose.
Noticing the students’ resentful looks, Senju Takuma was helpless.
He also felt the training was too rigorous, but this was the training plan set by Lord Tobirama, and he could only follow it.
According to Senju Tobirama, “Class A are all good prospects; the intensity must be increased.”
There have been many geniuses in Ninja World history, but few ultimately became famous.
That’s because only those who grow up are truly geniuses!
Those who die prematurely don’t count…
Senju Takuma knew that Lord Tobirama’s intention was to make them grow up quickly and become true geniuses!
This was also the reason for the rigorous training plan.
Of course, all of this was based on the fact that these children had talent.
Without talent, they wouldn't have been assigned to Class A.
It could be said that if these children in front of him grew up, they would definitely become the pillars of the Village in the future.
The break time ended.
Next, they proceeded with a series of high-difficulty stretching and balance training exercises.
Students needed to walk quickly on narrow balance beams while performing various poses; a slight mistake would cause them to fall.
Falling once meant running ten laps, twice meant twenty laps, and so on.
Renye controlled his breathing, focusing intently on controlling his body, and successfully passed the balance beam.
Nara Hon'ya wasn't so lucky; he slipped and accidentally fell to the ground, earning himself ten laps.
He was already exhausted, and now he had to run ten more laps, which was even worse, making him feel like he was falling apart.
As expected, he lost his footing again and fell heavily to the ground once more, this time directly earning twenty laps.
Nara Hon'ya looked at the long track, felt his vision go black, and was on the verge of collapsing.
Of course, there were quite a few unlucky people like him.
Renye looked around and roughly estimated that only ten people had passed the balance beam so far.
He knew Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, Uchiha Kagami, and Hyuga Yushu among them; he didn't recognize the others.
“Danzo, come on!” Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted at the top of his lungs.
Danzo Shimura was fully focused at this moment, his eyes fixed on the balance beam beneath his feet, his forehead covered in sweat, almost successfully passing.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi's sudden shout startled him, causing his body to instantly lose balance and fall to the ground.
“Hiruzen, you bastard!”
Danzo Shimura’s face turned red with anger, and he roared.
“Haha, sorry, Danzo.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi scratched his head, a hint of an awkward smile on his face.
Renye's mouth twitched slightly. Why did it feel like this guy did it on purpose?