Chapter 7: Hey! I've Got a Plan!
The morning's theory class ended, and then came the ninjutsu tool throwing class Hoshikawa was eagerly anticipating. Under Eiichirō's guidance, everyone headed to the training grounds.
The tool throwing class was divided into two sessions: upper and lower.
The first session was Eiichirō explaining the key points.
The second session was for everyone to practice tool throwing.
Hoshikawa listened very intently.
After all, this was related to whether he could quickly acquire new entries.
In contrast was Sarutobi Asuma, who had already mastered the relevant tool throwing techniques before he even enrolled.
And as the Hokage's son, he had a private tutor, who was even a Special Jonin.
In the entire class, he was confident he could defeat any student except for Kakashi Hatake.
But... Sarutobi Asuma stared at Hoshikawa and Kurenai Yūhi, a look of unwillingness on his face.
Why?
He was here first!
Sarutobi Asuma was consumed by jealousy.
Usually, Kurenai Yūhi would stand with him, but today she was standing by Hoshikawa's side.
Hey! I've got an idea!
Sarutobi Asuma thought of a way to win Kurenai Yūhi back.
It was simple: just defeat Hoshikawa, right?
In the ninja world, the most important iron rule was that the strong reigned supreme.
Besides, the gap between Hoshikawa and him was huge.
He was guaranteed to win.
"Now, let's begin the ninjutsu tool throwing practice."
Eiichirō said, setting up a row of wooden targets. "I'll point out anything that's incorrect."
"Sensei, I'll go first!"
Sarutobi Asuma lifted his chin and declared loudly.
Having said that, he gave Kurenai Yūhi an eye signal that said, 'Watch my performance.'
Hoshikawa remembered a phrase: a fighting rooster among roosters.
Sarutobi Asuma was now completely overwhelmed by hormones.
But Kurenai Yūhi didn't understand his hint and looked confused.
Thud, thud, thud!
Sarutobi Asuma flicked his wrist gracefully, and all three kunai hit the bullseye.
He turned around, looked at Hoshikawa proudly, then froze.
Kurenai Yūhi was leaning in, whispering something to Hoshikawa.
"Excellent!"
Eiichirō led the applause.
Sarutobi Asuma couldn't feel happy at all.
The excitement was theirs; he had nothing.
Could his strategy have gone wrong? It didn't make sense.
"Thank you, Kurenai."
Hoshikawa said after listening to Kurenai Yūhi's private coaching.
As for Sarutobi Asuma's three bullseyes, no one was surprised.
Because he was the Hokage's son.
Hoshikawa found a nearby wooden target.
He threw a kunai according to the technique Kurenai Yūhi had taught him.
The kunai hit, but it was still a distance from the bullseye.
"That's it?"
Sarutobi Asuma, who had been watching him closely, couldn't help but say.
"You can do it!"
Kurenai Yūhi clenched her small fists.
"..."
Sarutobi Asuma, seeing this, was furious.
Why?!
Bro, I'm losing my breath.
The tool throwing class ended.
Hoshikawa's progress bar had reached 10%.
The E-rank 'Tool Throwing' only required introductory level for shuriken and kunai, so it wasn't that difficult.
"Kakashi! Let's have a youthful showdown!"
A green blur flashed past Hoshikawa's eyes.
He instinctively looked up and saw Might Guy.
In the original story, the true man who almost kicked the story to an early end with the Eight Gates.
It was just that his behavior and personality were rather abstract.
"Next time for sure!"
Kakashi Hatake immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to escape.
After enrolling, he was constantly pestered by Might Guy due to his extraordinary displayed strength.
Initially, he was interested and fought a few matches with him.
But Might Guy was like an unkillable cockroach, full of passion every day, finding different ways to "fence" with him.
How could he stand it?
"So fast!"
Might Guy's eyes lit up, and he beamed. "As expected of my eternal rival!"
Hoshikawa watched the scene of him chasing and him fleeing, reminded of his own body training plan.
But training with Might Guy? He couldn't handle it.
Not just mentally, but physically too.
Might Guy, who could master the Eight Gates to such an extreme, his talent in taijutsu was absolutely unrivaled in the ninja world.
According to his training method, Hoshikawa felt that Kurenai Yūhi would be mourning him in less than a week.
"Hoshikawa!"
Sarutobi Asuma blocked Hoshikawa's path and declared, "I want to challenge you to a duel!"
This was the inspiration Might Guy had given him.
"Asuma."
Kurenai Yūhi asked with some displeasure, "Aren't you bullying him?"
Her impression of Sarutobi Asuma was alright before, but now she felt he was being unreasonable.
Hoshikawa had only been exposed to ninja knowledge for less than two days; he was no different from an ordinary person.
"I... I didn't mean it like that!"
Sarutobi Asuma realized his mistake and quickly explained, "I can wait until the end of the semester to duel!"
He was blinded by love.
Sarutobi Asuma was actually a decent person in the original story.
It was just that he was indeed rebellious now.
But he couldn't be blamed.
Kids, after all, always act recklessly.
As for this duel, it came at just the right time.
Could he, with his newly acquired system, possibly disadvantage himself?
Moreover, Sarutobi Asuma was indeed a good touchstone, a perfect unit of measurement for a normal genius.
"No problem."
Hoshikawa agreed.
The end of the semester, that was about three months away.
With a cheat, if he still couldn't beat a six-year-old Sarutobi Asuma, he might as well go find Tsunade and headbutt himself to death.
Kurenai Yūhi seemed about to speak but held back, her face showing worry.
"Excellent!"
Sarutobi Asuma immediately grew excited.
But he completely failed to notice Kurenai Yūhi's change in attitude towards him.
After setting the duel date with Sarutobi Asuma, Hoshikawa gained even more motivation.
He returned home, ate dinner, then ran to the small grove outside to continue training.
As night fell, Hoshikawa took a shower, lay in bed, and opened his system.
After a night of training, the progress bar for the 'Tool Throwing' entry had increased by another 5%.
At this rate, he could probably acquire this entry in about a week.
However, currently, he still had too few entries.
Hoshikawa decided to start physical training early tomorrow and get those entries first.
It would also be more motivating to see the progress bar then.
Besides physical training, there were also the classic Three Basic Jutsu lessons and chakra control training.
Hoshikawa thought about his future plans, and exhausted in body and mind, he fell asleep.
"Hoshikawa... Hoshikawa..."
In the quiet night, a faint voice suddenly echoed.
Hoshikawa abruptly sat up, rubbing his eyes.
What was going on?
Someone calling out to a soul in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?
Just then, the voice abruptly stopped.
"..."
Hoshikawa subconsciously looked out the window.
Under the moonlight, extremely faint chakra outlined a line of text.
"Sunday, 9 AM, Konoha Knowledge Bookstore. Meet there."
It only lasted a few seconds before the chakra slowly dissipated, ceasing to exist.
Hoshikawa's heart trembled.
A ninja from Kumogakure was contacting him!
Were the undercover agents finally going to meet?
It's just... the location isn't a rooftop; the vibe is off.
He wondered who the Kumogakure ninja coming for the rendezvous would be.
Hoshikawa's most vivid impressions of Kumogakure were the omnipresent Raikage of the 'Concept God' Hentai doujinshi, and Samui, who was no less impressive than Tsunade.
(End of this chapter)
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