Episode 24 begins

  "Get out of the way... be careful... bumped into..." A little kid wearing a black T-shirt and yellow pants was recklessly dashing around on the street, occasionally jumping onto the edge of buildings to change direction. What's strange is that he still had a colorful paint bucket in his hand.

  "Dattebayo, stop right there! I'm gonna catch you this time!" Two jonin wearing green vests shouted and chased after the extremely agile Naruto.

  Under the Fire Shadow Rock, a young man with a tall and slender figure stood upright, watching this chase war, his mouth corner drew an exciting arc, turned his head to look at the miserable historical Fire Shadow carving on the rock, murmuring in his mouth, "The plot is just beginning, the shock that Hyuga Nigiri brings to this world is also about to begin!"

  "Ningci, what are you talking about? Do you know that Minato?" Hong appeared beside Ningci in an instant, and with a glance, it was clear that Ningci's height had become almost the same as Hong's in such a short period of time.

  After a period of research, Ning found that the only way to solve the aftereffect of the Eight Gates Formation was to enhance his own resistance. From then on, he began experimenting with stimulating the cells in his body, making each cell's lifespan longer and more vigorous, and its endurance also increased. At that time, Ning's body began to develop abnormally, and in just a few months, his height had already caught up with Hong. This made Ning extremely happy.

  "Ah!" she replied faintly.

  "How did you know him, this kid is very unpopular in the village." Hong asked with some surprise, although Ning often went out early and returned late, or even didn't come back for several days, but Hong could be sure that he was practicing, why would he know Naru. She couldn't think of it at all, Ning had known Naru a long time ago, and his understanding of him was beyond anyone else's.

  "You look at him, this guy is so stupid, it can almost be said that he's useless, but he'll surprise everyone." Ning said in a strange tone that even he didn't understand.

  "Oh?" Hong was stunned for a moment, she had never seen Ning Ci give such a definite evaluation of someone before, and looked at Minato's departing figure with some curiosity.

  Tomorrow is the day of the Sealing Book incident, and tomorrow's graduates will hold a graduation exam. For Ning Ci, the content of the Sealing Book is not very attractive. The abilities that Ning Ci currently possesses are all top-notch, and what Ning Ci needs to do is bring them to their peak.

  As he watched Naruto's figure disappear from view, Neji withdrew his gaze and slowly calmed down. The real drama was just beginning, and Neji's excitement had also subsided. Everything was about to start.

  "Alright, let's head home!" Ning Ci said to Hong Rou with a gentle tone, which startled her as she wasn't used to seeing him like this. Nevertheless, she followed his figure towards the direction of his home, feeling a subtle warmth in her heart. The word "home" was a very warm and fuzzy term, but for a young couple, it was also a rather ambiguous one.

  Back home, looking at Hong preparing tea for himself, Ning lit a cigarette and asked faintly: "Hong, this time you'll also become one of the teachers of their generation's lower ninja team, right?"

  "En." Putting down the tea water, Hong sat aside and nodded.

  "Do you have any impression of the next generation of ninjas?" Akane felt that Niji's question was getting stranger and stranger, but in his flat tone, there was always a faint joy. It seemed that Niji's mood was really good today, what was the reason?

  "I understand a bit, but not very clearly," said Red honestly. What he understood was based on the information from the Ninja School, to be honest, the information from the Ninja School wasn't very accurate. Red felt that he could only truly understand these lower ninjas after coming into contact with them.

  "There are several good figures among this batch of lower ninjas, much stronger than our generation," Ning Ci sighed. The twelve small strong ones in the Konoha, only Ning Ci's group, the rest of the other groups can be imagined, either because they were unqualified and sent back to the Ninja School, or lost their qualifications as ninjas in the Chunin exam...

  In the rising mist, Ning's eyes were slightly dazed, as if he was in a trance, his thoughts slowly coming to a halt.

  "Be gentle, be gentle..."

  "Ah, what's wrong?" Ning Ci, who had come to, looked at Hong who was gazing at him with some concern and shook his head to indicate that nothing was the matter.

  "You can't keep practicing like this, you haven't slept for two months in a row, the damage to your body is huge. If you continue like this, your body will collapse." Hong's voice trembled slightly as he recalled Ning's desperate training performance, and he felt a shiver run down his spine. He was becoming more and more gentle towards Ning, but what kind of past was hidden behind this boy with a cold exterior?

  Nodding, "Don't worry, I'm very clear about my own body, others don't know, you should know the level of my current medical ninjutsu, right? I cherish this life of mine. We'll live a happy and joyful life together!" Ning said with a somewhat relaxed gaze, but living a happy and joyful life without solving the problem of the sun's difference would never bring him happiness.

  "What about Hachiguma's training now?" Ning Ci changed the subject and asked.

  "Wow, Hachigou is really amazing! In such a short period of time, he's already mastered his physical technique to the level of a mid-level ninja. And with his Peacock Mystic Law added on top, his physical skills alone would put him at the top of the mid-level ninjas. But if you add in his illusion techniques... it's hard to estimate just how strong he is! Although I've figured out some of the principles behind his illusions, there's no way for me to defend against them. It looks like I'll have to hand over my title as Konoha's number one illusion ninja to Hachigou! His illusions are truly formidable! I think that except for someone with a Bloodline Limit like yours, nobody would be able to break through his illusory realm before he runs out of chakra."

  Ning nodded slightly.

  "But if we were to encounter a ninja with exceptionally strong spiritual power, it would be a bit of a problem. Yagumo's combat experience is almost non-existent, especially since he hasn't fought against ninjas from different systems, making it difficult for him to bring out his true strength in actual battle." Akane said with some concern.

  Ning didn't say a word, he understood that Hong was reminding himself because he had said before that he needed the power of Hachiyou, and he worried about Hachiyou being hurt as both a woman and a sister.

  Hong didn't know that the Yagyu on the mountain and the one in front of Ning were almost completely different, calm and composed, the qualities a ninja needs most, Yagyu was born with them, and such a person's actual combat experience increases at an absolutely rapid speed.

  The two fell silent for a long time. "Alright, go take a look at Yayoi and tell her that she doesn't have to work so hard on her training."

  Hong looked at Ning and didn't see any anger on his face, let out a sigh of relief, nodded, and walked out.

  Today is probably just one more chapter after 12 o'clock, that's it. Tomorrow will be updated again in the afternoon.

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