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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17 The Death of Gekkō Hayate

[In front of the Yamanaka Flower Shop in Konoha, you bought all the flowers available from the Yamanaka family, and requested Yamanaka Ino, along with her mother and grandmother, to arrange a huge heart shaped flower bed for you at the shop entrance.]

[Ino was very excited about this. While she appeared uninterested in you on the surface, after witnessing your romantic gesture, her attitude towards you changed significantly. Unfortunately, these flowers were not for her.]

Ryun did not expect this unexpected gain. Could this be considered as figuring out Ino's personal preferences?

Considering that Ino would soon come to his home to teach him chakra control methods, obtaining Ino's information scent during this process should not be difficult.

It seems Ino will be his third simulation target next.

[Many onlookers gathered around the Yamanaka Flower Shop. This made Uzuki Yūgao, who had come on foot wearing civilian clothes, unable to see what you were doing at first. By the time she squeezed through the crowd and realized something was off, it was too late.]

[Anbu ninja also live in Konoha under their real names when off duty. Uzuki Yūgao, being a well known beauty in Konoha, was immediately recognized. Many people realized you intended to pursue Uzuki Yūgao and began cheering you on.]

[More people mocked you, a 14 year old kid, for not knowing your place, telling you to come back after growing up a few more years.]

[You completely ignored the surrounding discussions. Instead, you boldly stepped forward, took Uzuki Yūgao's hand, led her in front of the flower heart, and confessed to her.]

[Uzuki Yūgao could not turn and leave due to the Third Hokage's order. After your confession, she rejected you, citing the age difference as unsuitable.]

Looking at this cold text, Ryun could feel how awkward he would have been at that time.

Fortunately, that was just a simulation. The one who actually did this was the simulated Ryun. He only needed to give guidance and observe calmly.

Moreover, the confession failure was part of Ryun's plan all along. If it had succeeded, Ryun would have suspected Uzuki Yūgao had received another mission from the Third Hokage.

[You appeared very dejected, but you vowed you would not give up. The crowd of onlookers dispersed. Uzuki Yūgao took a tulip from the heart shaped flower bed, saying she was willing to be friends with you.]

[Uzuki Yūgao left, leaving you alone facing the huge flower bed. Yamanaka Ino, seeing you were a big customer, offered you comfort. You, in turn, gave all the flowers to Ino, making Ino blush to the tips of her ears.]

[You realized Ino actually liked flowers very much, and liked others giving her flowers even more. Unfortunately, you had no mind to pay attention to Ino. After this, you devoted yourself with renewed vigor, channeling all your energy into improving your strength besides writing books.]

Ryun's spirits lifted. He knew the most crucial period of over half a year was coming next.

He really wanted to know, with a reason and motivation, how fast his strength improvement speed could actually be.

[You had over ten years of experience in chakra refinement and physical training. You also didn't need to study how to use ninjutsu. Therefore, your basic physical attributes improved rapidly.]

[By the time of the Chunin Exams, your physical attributes had comprehensively surpassed the Chunin standard. Your overall strength had reached the level of a Tokubetsu Jonin.]

Ryun looked at the text in the simulator in surprise. He could already reach Tokubetsu Jonin level strength now?

A Tokubetsu Jonin can be simply understood as a ninja whose ability in a certain area has reached Jonin standard, but whose overall attributes are still at the level of an elite Chunin.

Thinking about it carefully, this assessment was quite reasonable.

Ryun's weakness lay in his short development time. Otherwise, given another year, it wouldn't be a problem for Ryun to become a Jonin.

Ryun was relatively satisfied with this result.

Next, his talent would further improve. So, following this pace, before the Konoha Crush Plan unfolded, Ryun was fully capable of pushing for Jonin level strength.

The most crucial point was that Karin would come during the Chunin Exams.

After obtaining Karin's talent, Ryun believed his physical attributes would be greatly compensated.

[During these six months, you did not forget Uzuki Yūgao. Instead, you visited her every week as a friend, calling her your older sister.]

[During this process, you met Gekkō Hayate. Gekkō Hayate had a severe genetic illness and was physically weak, but this did not prevent him from treating you poorly.]

[Facing a sickly person, you naturally were not afraid. You even challenged him to a fight once every month. The result was naturally repeated failures, but your growth rate also shocked him.]

[The Chunin Exams arrived. Konoha had already detected the existence of the Konoha Crush Plan. Gekkō Hayate, possessing the special Tōton (Transparency) jutsu talent, received the mission to monitor Baki.]

The moment he saw this line of text, Ryun acted swiftly, choosing the final guidance. The simulation then continued.

[Before Gekkō Hayate carried out his mission, you challenged him to a fight again.]

Ryun took a deep breath. The critical moment had arrived.

In his plan, he did not intend to save Gekkō Hayate in the simulation, or rather, he currently did not have that capability.

Since he couldn't make Uzuki Yūgao fall for him in just half a year, he might as well use Gekkō Hayate's death to establish an inseparable bond between himself and Uzuki Yūgao.

After that, he would have plenty of time to heal Uzuki Yūgao's pain.

Coincidentally, in the simulation, time was what Ryun cared about the least.

The later he left descendants, the longer his active time and the stronger his strength would be.

As for whether he could obtain Uzuki Yūgao's love in this simulation, Ryun wasn't very concerned.

After all, this was just a simulation. Even if Ryun wanted to taste love, wasn't Tenten still waiting for him?

[Before taking action, right in front of Gekkō Hayate and Uzuki Yūgao, you directly pointed out that something was wrong with Sunagakure.]

[Gekkō Hayate was very alert and asked how you got the information. You replied it was just a feeling, and at the same time, you hoped Uzuki Yūgao and Gekkō Hayate would not get involved.]

[Gekkō Hayate was surprised by your concern and also changed his view of you. He clearly understood the crisis Konoha faced this time. But as a favored subordinate of the Hokage, he had to prioritize completing the mission.]

[You pretended to be angry, telling Gekkō Hayate that if he died, no one would avenge him. For the first time, Gekkō Hayate did not mock you. Instead, he said seriously that if he died, you didn't need to avenge him. You only needed to take good care of Uzuki Yūgao.]

[In this match, you went all out. To your surprise, it ended in a draw with Gekkō Hayate.]

[You could tell Gekkō Hayate held back. Gekkō Hayate then said you had grown, and he had underestimated you in the past.]

[That night, Gekkō Hayate was killed by Baki.]

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