"Yoichi... What are you doing?"
Waking up at roughly 5 am, children like Genji and the others noticed a boy doing something weird yet fascinating. From statue-like stances down to a series of powerful punches and kicks made them looked at him.
"It's just stretching and warming up, not that mysterious or something."
After waking up, Yoichi felt his body had undergone a significant change compared to yesterday. As if like a beast finally unleashed from its cage, clarity and lightheadedness filled his mind accompanied by incomparable strength and energy.
Presently, Yoichi was practicing the Heavenly Demon Postures diligently, ignoring the gazes of the many with absolute focus in his facial expression.
"However," Yoichi mused, "It appears that there is still something wrong."
According to the Heavenly Demon Scripture, these strings of strikes and stances were only a part of the initiation into Martial Arts, a process to activate and draw the Qi in his body.
The technique required domineering and decisive attacks, ignoring defense with overwhelming strength like a mighty barbarian.
As a modern guy, Yoichi knew how powerful these Heavenly Demon practitioners were portrayed in the manhwas.
However, Murim fiction wasn't real and Martial Arts required extensive training with ample methods of practice.
Finishing 3 complete sets, Yoichi sat down and mulled over his shortcomings while his friends glanced at him, painting him in a different light.
"That's so manly!" Genji exclaimed, "What do you think?" At this point, he was amazed and proud of his friend's change like a father looking at his child succeed in life.
"Hm... It's so cool!" Hikari lowered her head, blushing due to remembering the night she hugged Yoichi along with the others.
"Heh! That looks easy, I can do it too! Genji, care to join me?" With a tinge of jealousy, Sabito felt challenged while Genji replied, "Sure!"
"Yoichi, teach us how to do that!"
Competitive spirit surged between the two, trying to prove who's the bigger dog.
"Okay then..." Yoichi was bewildered yet he still agreed. Maybe he could learn a thing or two from his friends. Three working brains were much better than one.
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"Hooooh... That was a good stretch, but I need some energy for the work later."
"I give up, I give up! This is too much for my body..."
After a couple of sets, Genji and Sabito gave in with exhaustion. At first, they were energetic and could do the stances somewhat easily. However, fatigue kicked in and sluggishness emerged, eventually draining their wisp of energy to a halt.
"Honestly, what did you eat huh? How come you're so full of energy now?"
Hearing Sabito's curiosity, Yoichi crossed his arms. From their standpoint, such a big difference in perseverance was perplexing.
If Yoichi's mentality changed overnight, it's still fine for them since the hellish conditions could make someone's psyche transform.
But physical vitality? That demanded more than effort to be built. Nutrition and genetics were the major factors, the foundation blocks for a promising physique yet Yoichi wasn't that good.
Possibilities and theories slowly formed in their heads while Yoichi crossed his arms, musing to himself.
Perhaps it's the Qi-Blood Pills, still in his blood circulation, pumping Yoichi with strength and endurance. Or possibly other things he has unaccounted for like the passive.
"Form a line, now go!" Hearing this, all of the children marched in unison.
Afterwards, the same meal of 3 rice balls and a miso soup was unceremoniously served without any problems.
On the other hand, Yoichi felt like the current food serving wasn't enough for his ravenous appetite as if filling a gigantic sinkhole with a mere rock.
Still, he could suppress the hunger for a little bit and went to work with the children, back into the humid caverns.
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"Hayate-sama! There's an urgent report from the borders!" In a shoddy place near the Mining Area, a hurried tone rang as a shadow emerged and prostrated for an upright man.
"Speak," Hayate's expression went serious. He was a Jōnin from Amegakure, stationed in the Mining Area with his Chūnin assistants and overseeing the place as an ongoing mission from the higher-ups.
This man survived in the First Shinobi War as a Chūnin and killed numerous foreign shinobi from the Major Villages, earning his place with stunning achievements.
"Based on the report, there are three teams with 3 Jōnin leaders from Iwa, who encroached on our borders. Their objective remains unknown, however, they are heading towards the Mining Area and are expected to be here sooner!"
"Is the report verified?" Hayate's eyebrows furrowed.
"Yes sir, a sensory-nin reported the anomaly and saw their tracks underground! Furthermore, there is a suggestion from Kouji-sama to encircle these Iwa bastards, completely eradicating them."
"Kouji Himejima..." Hayate grew wary. "No matter what, it's an excellent plan."
"Isamu!" His cold tone tolled.
"Hai!" A visage appeared instantly.
"Prepare to—"
As soon as his words came out, Hayate was interrupted by a huge amount of Chakra, fluctuating in the mine as the earth rumbled with intensity.
"ENEMY ATTACK!" A feminine voice soared throughout the mining area with urgency and trepidation.
"Let's move," Hayate disappeared with a hardened expression, "Iwa bastards, I will bury you all alive!"
All troops within the area were alerted and moved towards the opponents with quickness.
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"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! What's going on?!"
As the rocks reverberated around them, Sabito cursed loudly as the children immediately went haywire, panicking and rushing towards the exit.
Certainly, the precarious event wasn't Amegakure Shinobi's doing. It was something more deadly and scary.
"Let's get out—"
"ARRRRGGGHHHH!!!"
[Shepherd of the Innocent Lambs has been triggered!]
[Shepherd of the Innocent Lambs has been triggered!]
[Shepherd of the Innocent Lambs has been triggered!]
"Yoichi!" X3
Looking at the source, Genji and the rest went towards Yoichi, who was clutching his head and screaming with excruciating pain in his face.
'What the fuck is this?!'
Prostrating to the ground, Yoichi felt intense anger, grief, and pain converging like punches, continuously assaulting his brain as his Chakra flared out with extreme magnitude.
Faint fragments of recollections and emotional indignations hurled at his mind.
"Hoy hoy! Yoichi! We need to leave!"
"Yoichi-kun, get up!"
"Shit! This isn't a funny time, Yoichi!"
Suddenly, his pupils dilated and reddened with blood pouring out like tears. Thereafter, Yoichi felt his surroundings had slowed and become extremely detailed like a piece of intricate artwork.
'I have... A fucking Sharingan?!?!'
Looking at the puddle below, Yoichi saw a unique and familiar eyes which he clearly knew. However, the magical sensation didn't last long, bombarded with traumatic memories and misery, Yoichi fell unconscious from mental exhaustion.
"There couldn't be a much worse time than this, let's carry this fucking burden and move out!"
With stress piling out, Sabito and Hikari carried Yoichi while Genji was assisting them out of the mine.
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You might think that I just inserted the Uchiha Bloodline in MC for the sake of power? No, there's a story for that I will reveal so stay tuned! For now, I plan to stack as many chapters as possible. I have a lot of free time yet the writer's block was truly something sometimes. Anyway, thank you for reading, commenting, and bookmarking. See ya! XDD!