Early morning, Shimura residence.
"Puh-hey!" Spitting blood, Feng Bai traced an arc through the air, once again cracking the courtyard wall.
Classic old Konoha morning routine—a jōnin beatdown.
Seeing Feng Bai unconscious, Yamanaka Zen immediately rushed to his side and began emergency treatment.
Nearly joining his mother in the afterlife, Feng Bai opened his eyes under Zen's healing.
"Not bad—you managed to withstand my fifth move. Rest for a moment." Glancing at the blood on the ground, Aburame Ryōma praised Feng Bai before walking aside to stand motionless.
"This is child abuse..." Despite the praise, Feng Bai felt no joy, instead clutching his stomach and curling up like a shrimp on the ground.
Wounds could be healed, but the pain lingered.
If he didn't want to continue being unilaterally pummeled, he had to decipher his opponent's attack patterns.
Quick, Feng Bai—use that brain you've kept sealed for who knows how many years.
Right, Ryōma's moves are fixed: first a punch, then an elbow strike, followed by a kick, another kick, and finally a knee thrust...
God, I've got it!
Feng Bai had a flash of inspiration—if he did this, then that, then this and that again, couldn't he dodge all five moves?
"This is my struggle for survival!" With this thought, Feng Bai felt his body surge with power. He sprang up and charged directly at Aburame Ryōma, moving so fast that even Yamanaka Zen was startled.
Then—
On Konoha's main street, people were curious about a child limping along while clutching his stomach.
Facts proved that a child who'd never attended ninja academy couldn't defeat even a jōnin who only used fixed attack patterns.
Especially when he wasn't a genius like Kakashi.
Clutching his stomach in agony, Feng Bai searched by memory for Kakashi's training location.
After training concluded, those two beasts Aburame Ryōma and Yamanaka Zen vanished without a trace, while that old bastard Danzō was even more elusive—Feng Bai hadn't seen him since opening his eyes.
After resting on the ground for a long while with no one attending to him, Feng Bai finally limped out of the house.
Speaking of which, why doesn't my residence even have a lock? Is Konoha's security really this excellent?
Recalling the unlocked front gate, Feng Bai couldn't help but complain.
As he approached Kakashi's training area, pedestrians on the street gradually became scarce until there were none.
This should be the place, right?
Feng Bai questioned himself uncertainly.
All of Konoha's scenery looks pretty much the same.
"It feels so quiet—no Konoha residents on the streets..." Though somewhat unnerved, remembering he was the old bastard Danzō's son and surely had at least a van full of bodyguards following behind, Feng Bai steeled his courage and continued forward.
"Hey, you—can you even be considered part of the Uchiha clan?!" An arrogant voice reached his ears. Not sounding remotely like Kakashi, Feng Bai decided to ignore it.
"Damn it, so what? I'll definitely become Hokage and have my goggles carved alongside the Sharingan on the Hokage Rock!" Another voice sounded stubborn.
Ah, becoming Hokage—people still believe in that nowadays.
Hearing these voices, Feng Bai began internal commentary.
"Being Hokage isn't about strength or perseverance—it's about bloodline, pure bloodline."
Wait—goggles, Sharingan?
So this idiot is actually from the Uchiha clan... ha ha... huh?
Seemingly realizing something, Feng Bai forgot about rubbing his stomach and hurriedly followed the voices.
Soon, in an open area, Feng Bai found the source.
Three boys wearing Uchiha clan emblems surrounded a goggle-wearing boy.
The goggle-wearing boy sat slumped on the ground, face bearing bruises—clearly having been "well entertained."
"Hey, that guy couldn't be Kenji, could it? Should be—at this time, he's the only one in the entire Uchiha clan foolish enough to constantly talk about becoming Hokage."
"Speaking of which, why would an Uchiha want to become Hokage? Still just a child, unaware of how much prejudice the village leadership holds against your clan."
"No wonder you all get wiped out—these are debts from your youth."
Feng Bai excellently played the role of spectator, watching with great interest while completely forgetting about finding Kakashi.
Meanwhile, completely unaware that a sixth man was hiding in nearby bushes, the group continued their bullying: "Hahaha, Hokage? A dead-last like you probably can't awaken the Sharingan in your entire lifetime! Hahaha!"
"Exactly—living with an old woman, forget about Hokage, whether you can even graduate from ninja academy is questionable."
"Hmph, if you're smart, stay home obediently and don't even attend ninja academy. Otherwise, I'll beat you every time I see you!" The apparent leader punched Obito in the face again, knocking his goggles askew.
"You bastard!" Enraged, Obito tried to resist but was pinned down by the other two.
"Three-versus-one, really dishonorable. And hitting the face—even Ryōma doesn't target my face." Watching Obito's bruises become symmetrical, Feng Bai unconsciously rubbed his own stomach.
"What are you doing?" Kakashi's voice suddenly sounded beside his ear, startling the crouching Feng Bai into stumbling out of his hiding spot.
"Who?!" Hearing the commotion, the group turned to face Feng Bai, who was clutching his stomach and groaning.
"You?" The lead Uchiha boy looked at Feng Bai, then at the tall grass capable of concealing an entire person, combined with his posture...
The Uchiha boy pinched his nose.
"I wasn't taking a dump here!" Realizing their assumption, Feng Bai immediately shouted.
But from their expressions, he could confirm these people didn't believe his explanation.
Even Obito wrinkled his small face—if his hands weren't pinned down, he'd probably be pinching his nose too.
"I said I wasn't here to defecate—I'm, I'm, I'm here to save him! You guys ganging up on one person—what kind of skill is that? Release him immediately!" For the sake of his reputation, Feng Bai had to find a somewhat reasonable excuse for his appearance.
"Save him?" Indeed detecting no foul odor, the Uchiha boy kicked Obito: "So you're this dead-last's friend? I advise you to stay away from such idiots—stupidity is contagious."
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