073: Lee: I implore both teachers to accept me as a disciple!

"Four!"

"This problem is simple. One kunai can hit two birds, so two kunai can hit four, right?"

"Shouldn't we be asking how Natsuki's kunai managed to hit two birds with one throw?"

The students all scrambled to answer. Even Iruka nodded: "Four."

"Wrong, the answer is two. Only two woul be hit, because the other six would be scared away." Natsuki shook his head, giving his answer. 

His expression was full of regret, as if lamenting how everyone couldn't even answer such a simple question.

"..."

"What? There's that solution too?"

Iruka's face darkened. 

He felt like a perfectly good arithmetic lesson had been completely derailed by Natsuki. But after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense, and he couldn't refute it. 

However, if this continued, and everyone answered questions in their own way, how could he continue teaching arithmetic? 

He had to bite the bullet and stop Natsuki from causing more chaos.

"This answer doesn't count. Only the numbers matter, don't consider real-world scenarios here. Let's change the question."

"Okay, let's change it."

"There's 1 bird on the first tree, 2 birds on the second tree, 4 birds on the third tree, and 8 birds on the fourth tree, and so on. The question is: how many birds are on the 64th tree?" Natsuki posed another question.

It seemed like a simple problem, but Iruka quickly went over it in his mind and found that he couldn't solve it. 

He quickly took out a pen and paper and started calculating. 

He found that the further he went, the larger the numbers became. In a short while, a single tree would have to hold over a million birds.

"This... can a tree even hold so many birds?"

"Don't worry about whether a tree can hold that many birds. Even if they fell, the number would be the same.

"Moreover, you were the one who said not to consider real-world scenarios."

After Natsuki replied, he returned to his seat and narrowed his eyes.

The morning quickly passed as Iruka led the students in counting. In the end, he still couldn't figure it out.

But Natsuki clearly knew the number of birds on each tree.

Finally, Iruka had to admit that Natsuki's arithmetic skills far surpassed ordinary people, and learning this basic arithmetic was indeed a bit of a waste of his talent. 

From now on, during class, he could continue to "meditate," and Iruka would just pretend not to notice.

The morning passed quickly, and it was lunchtime.

The students, as if relieved of a heavy burden, rushed home for lunch.

Of course, many also brought their own bento, which allowed them more time for their lunch break.

Hinata was one of them. 

She took out two bento boxes and gently woke Natsuki:

"Natsuki, it's time for lunch. There's taiyaki, omurice, and three-color dango."

"This...did you make this yourself?"

Looking at the two large bento boxes in front of him, Natsuki asked cautiously.

Recently, Hinata had started to enjoy cooking for herself. 

The bento boxes previously prepared by her family servants were large and delicious. 

But since she started cooking herself, the taste had taken a sharp downturn, after all, she had just begun learning culinary arts.

Fortunately, it wasn't inedible and it wouldn't kill anyone. It could fill his stomach, but the seasoning were still far off, often being overcooked or undercooked, tasting like chewing wax.

"Mhm, Natsuki, have some." Hinata picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth, chewing slowly, her eyes full of anticipation as she looked at Natsuki.

Natsuki felt helpless. 

He wasn't a picky eater, but every time he saw this expression, he couldn't bear to refuse her request.

So, he said a silent prayer and took the bento box. For the first bite, he bit into the taiyaki.

Suddenly, a fresh flavor filled his mouth.

"It actually tastes pretty good!" Natsuki nodded in approval. As he spoke, he took another bite.

"Then I'll give Natsuki some more, but this should be eaten while it's hot." Hinata immediately smiled happily upon hearing this. 

As she spoke, she kept putting fish into Natsuki's bowl, and Natsuki didn't stop her.

"Natsuki, you don't hate me, do you?" Seeing that Natsuki didn't speak, Hinata asked carefully: "The food I made before was terrible. So, I practiced this dish specifically for a week."

After speaking, she remembered how her parents were her first guinea pigs this week, and their pained expressions every time they tried her food.

Even her younger sister, Hanabi, who was still young, had secretly tasted a bite, resulting in her having no appetite for several days, scaring her mother into calling several medical ninjas to check on her.

"It's Alright, I'm used to it." Natsuki shook his head, smiling as he rubbed Hinata's soft hair: "My poison resistance is maxed out."

Hinata rolled her eyes after hearing this.

Then she comfortably narrowed her eyes like a kitten, and wisps of steam curled up from her little head.

Soon, the two large boxes of food were completely devoured by the two gluttons.

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Even after resting for a while after the meal, Natsuki felt a bit full. After all, there was a world of difference between this and yesterday's bento.

Natsuki had no choice but to take Hinata for a walk in the small woods behind the school to help with digestion.

"By the way, Natsuki, I've mastered the ability of attraction and repulsion."

In the woods behind the school, as the two were strolling, Hinata suddenly stopped and looked up at Natsuki.

"What?" Natsuki was slightly taken aback.

"That is, I can now easily control the gravity around my body. Also, I can easily lift large rocks that I couldn't before." Hinata answered seriously.

"Really?" Natsuki was secretly delighted. 

As long as the first stage was completed, he could continue to teach her the second stage of puppet manipulation.

As long as she mastered the second ability, Hinata's proficiency with the Tenseigan would definitely reach 50%. 

Then he could accelerate obtaining a complete Tenseigan.

Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, all would be his reach.

Moreover, with the improvement of her abilities, Hinata would be safer in this dangerous ninja world.

"Mhm! Look." The little girl nodded. She skipped towards a two-meter large rock.

As she ran, she gently floated up and then gently landed, like a feather drifting in the wind, graceful and natural.

"Hah!!!"

When she was only a few meters away from the boulder, she pushed out with both her small hands.

The entire boulder was suddenly pushed forward as if by an invisible giant hand.

The next moment, it was pulled back horizontally and then suspended in the air, tracing a graceful circular trajectory.

"Not bad, not bad!

"Let me see how strong you are."

Seeing Hinata having fun, Natsuki couldn't help but join in. Immediately, an even larger rock flew into the air.

Both the stones, one drawing a dragon on the left, and the other drawing a rainbow on the right, collided in midair.

With a thunderous crash, they exploded in the air.

Boom!!!

"Gulp!"

Through the dust that filled the sky, a thick-browed boy carrying a nearly one-meter large rock on his back stared at the sky and swallowed hard. 

His face was covered in sweat, and it flowed like a waterfall.

Through persistent effort, his taijutsu had become stronger and stronger. 

From being at the bottom of the class, he could now carry a nearly one-meter large rock for training with his own strength. He had prided himself on that fact.

Rock Lee, who was second to none among his peers, suddenly felt that the 'small stone' on his back wasn't that impressive anymore.

"This is true genius!

"Guys... No! Both Teachers... What technique is this? Please, please teach me."

Lee, an older student, threw down the rock he was carrying.

He scrambled to the two of them and said with a sincere face: "My name is Rock Lee, it's a pleasure to meet both of you... oh uh, powerful ninjas!"

That's right, possessing such power was clearly not something a ninja academy student could do. 

Even a typical Genin would probably be crushed before even seeing them.

And judging by their age, they were obviously younger than him.

Respecting strength, Lee, who yearned to become a ninja, shouted loudly: "I implore both teachers to accept me as a student!"

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