Konoha Year 17, November.
After one day of appearance in Konoha, Yoichi was the talk of the village. Numerous groundless speculations such as the illegitimate son of the clan head, the abandoned genius of Uchiha Clan, and the unknown father of the child became widespread rumors within the village.
These allegedly hearsays made the people of the town gasps in shock and surprise including the prideful children of the Uchiha Clan.
However, the main focal point of the rumors was merely practicing in solitude; constantly training and even requesting a metal puppet for his very perplexing Taijutsu. Still, the Uchiha gave it to him without a heartbeat since it was merely an insignificant matter for them.
"Hey, you! Are you Yoichi?"
In the morning, a bunch of children dressed in a nice attire and a signature black hair pressed on with its leader, haughtily beaming in arrogance, slowly walked towards Yoichi.
"Why are you here?" Interrupted by a conceited voice, Yoichi couldn't help but flash an annoyance in his eyes, rolling eyes towards the children.
Seriously? I'm in the middle of my daily routine and these brats sprouted out to annoy me!
"I heard that you are the bastard son of Aunt Naoko and your talents surpassed us. I'm not convinced by those gossips!"
"Yeah! I also don't believe it! Masanori, beat him up!"
"You are just a phony! Masanori, show him how is its done!"
After Masanori fumed his frustration, the children behind him fueled the rage on him, instigating and accusing Yoichi of his fake capability.
"You've wasted my time over this... Come on; let's have a fight, shall we?"
Upon hearing Masanori's exasperated remarks, Yoichi's eyes glinted in cold light. Daring to insult my mother in front of me? He's asking for a beating!
"Then, don't blame me!"
In a boastful tone, Masanori activated his Sharingan which revealed a one tomoe revolving in his pupils. Then, he thrown his shurikens at Yoichi in a swift instant, laced with lethal accuracy and mastery.
"Whoa! They are fighting!"
"Beat him up, Masanori!"
"Hahaha! This is the result of your impudence!"
Among the mocking remarks of the Uchiha children supporting Masanori, a fair skinned girl with a hazel eyes and a blonde hair tied into a ponytail watched the commotion and sneered, "What a rambunctious idiots! That's why Grand-Uncle saw them as a headache! However, it appears that the newbie was somewhat capable. Let's see how it goes..."
Unknowingly, Yoichi was now on the eyes of a certain famous figure. But his focus was on dodging the shurikens in rhythm until he noticed a gleam of metallic luster tied on the shurikens, carefully hidden in plain sight.
A string tied to a kunai and shurikens... Interesting!
After catching Yoichi's slight abrasions, Masanori sneered with disdain and tossed the kunai straightforward at Yoichi, who merely dodged the projectiles thrown at him.
"Arrogant fool! This is your loss!"
Sharingan Windmill Triple Attack!
As the kunai reached its destination, the numerous shurikens came back at Yoichi like a yo-yo with the strings tied to multiple trees in the field.
I wonder what he'll do at this point...
In the girl's mind, Yoichi was on the defensive position during the entire fight and she wanted to see his next course of action with numerous lethal shurikens thoroughly bombarding his position.
This is it! HAHAHA. This fool isn't a genius, he's simply a bastard son!
Laced with venomous glint, Masanori inwardly became contemptuous about the gossips being exaggerated.
Phantom Steps!
Right as the shurikens went closer, Yoichi's Qi Blood surged into his lower limbs and executed his movement technique. With a slight action of his feet, he swiftly pushed forward and left an magical afterimage amidst the dangerous shurikens.
"What?! How did he do that?!"
"Are my eyes deceiving me?"
"Monster! That's a monster!"
After the lethal shurikens magically passed on the afterimage's figure, the crowd was dumbfounded including the girl hidden in the tree branch, eyes widened with sheer disbelief on their faces.
"Where is he?! I'm definitely—"
"Good try... But don't try to provoke me again."
Masanori was filled with dismay uttering his words until a chilling voice resounded through his ears. In a split second, he caught a sight of Yoichi's fist in the corner of his acute eyes.
He wanted to retreat but Yoichi's punch instantly connected to Masanori's jaw, knocking his unaware opponent and even some of his teeth out of his mouth in the process.
As such, Masanori fell to the ground unconscious against the powerful jab Yoichi delivered to his jaw. While he simply stand up, the crowd was filled with trepidation towards him. Some of them flinched at the sight of Yoichi looking at them like a predator gaze.
"D—don't get closer to me! O-otherwise, I'll tell this to the clan!"
"He lost truly miserably... In one punch!"
"Hey, take him away and don't ever look for me again. Understood?" In a flash of his murderous intent, the Uchiha children trembled and involuntarily gulped their saliva.
The arrogance of these children were temporarily culled as they took out Masanori and carried him in a frantic fashion, immediately running out with the defeated figure of their leader.
"Haaah... I'm not that overbearing no? Anyway, come out. I knew you were there from the start." After Yoichi shook his head and sighed, he glanced at a certain direction while the girl's silhouette emerged out of the luscious trees.
"Ahem! I'm simply just watching you brutes fight. Anyway, you are too strong, aren't you? You've beaten them in just a one punch!"
As the girl coughed awkwardly, she became a cheerful all of a sudden. Her eyes shone in a radiant light as if she found an interesting specimen in her entire life being bored in Konoha.
In contrast, Yoichi became absent-minded. Looking at the very familiar yet distant figure in front of him made him distracted by her sudden arrival.
"Oyyyy! Are you there?! Did your nerves became fried in the earlier fight?" The girl raised an eyebrow, waving her hands on Yoichi's blank face repeatedly before he came back into reality.
Golden blonde hair tied to a ponytail, brown eyes, and a fair skin rivalling an actress in the entertainment industry. It's Tsunade!
"Ooohh— I'm sorry, hahaha. I'd like to contemplate after fight." Scratching his head, Yoichi felt a little ashamed by his earlier demeanor. Ultimately coming back with composure in his eyes.
"My name's Tsunade. What's yours?" Tsunade tilted her head, appearing to be very curious about the newcomer's name and that technique he performed earlier.
"Yoichi from the Uchiha Clan. Nice to meet you." With a smile on his face, Yoichi's temperament became a tiny bit appealing due to his +1 Charm.
*Growl!*
In a harmonious mood, the two were interrupted by a growling noise from somebody. Soon, Tsunade cheekily said, "Hahaha, it's noon now! I need to go and eat some meal in grandma's house! See ya!"
Unable to overcome her gluttonous desire, Tsunade's silhouette rushed out of the field without a tinge of embarrassment, acting like a boy instead of the traditional girl like the others.
"Alright... Take care." Meanwhile, it took a long time for Yoichi to process his emotions, looking at the specific direction before he shook his head.
It's not that they won't be able to meet again, right?
Soon, Yoichi came back into the house and ate his food. Minding his food without even any remembrance of the fight, throwing all of it like it's a trivial matter. Unbeknownst to him, his earlier conflict was reported to the numerous authorities including the Hokage himself.
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(Current Progress)
[Heavenly Demon Posture: (Great Success) 380/500](+15)
[Mountain Crushing Fist: (Small Success) 39/300] (+7)
[Lightning Spear Thrust: (Small Success) 17/300] (+4)
[Phantom Steps: (Small Success) 59/300](+8)
[Tickets: 1 Prismatic, 0 Gold, 3 Silver.]
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