[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grind-is-my-ninja-way":3,"chapter-grind-is-my-ninja-way-grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-952":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grind is My Ninja Way",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1481973,1929,"Chapter 952 947: Chance Encounter and Inspiration","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-952",952,"\u003Cp>Your comments, reviews, and votes really help me out so much and they make me super motivated to keep working on this story! Thank you! Pat**on : Belamy20\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving his house, Seimei headed straight for \"Food Street.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took him about two hours to satisfy his hunger, indulging in a feast that hit all the right spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But afterward, he didn't rush back home to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one, as he'd noted earlier, he had plenty of time today—no need to hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For another, he wanted to take the chance to stroll through the village and get a feel for any changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, his shadow clone's memories gave him a decent grasp of things, but those memories couldn't compare to seeing it all with his own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, to save chakra and avoid drawing attention, he'd limited his shadow clone's movements. Aside from necessary interactions, the clone rarely left the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant Seimei wasn't as tuned in to the village's subtler shifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, with time to spare, he figured a walk around the village wouldn't hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It'd keep him connected to the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in these thoughts, Seimei found himself wandering toward the Ninja Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peering through the school gates at the kids playing on the field, he felt a wave of nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just over four years ago, when he first arrived in this world, he'd been at this very school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, the academy wasn't like this—full of carefree energy. It was all training, day in and day out, or heading off to the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, right. The village assigned me two teammates back then. What were their names again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Seimei drew a blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After racking his brain, he murmured, \"Shizuko Mizutani… Ryosuke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hit him that both teammates had been gone for three years now. Their teacher, Furukawa—that stern but kind-hearted jonin—had also died during a retreat mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I'm the last one left from Team 17, huh?\" Seimei muttered, standing still as his thoughts drifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, high-pitched voice snapped him back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, do you wanna go inside too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei felt a tiny hand tugging at his pants and looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little kid was staring up at him, eyes full of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Seimei didn't respond right away, the kid spoke again. \"Big brother, why aren't you talking? Do you wanna go play inside too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kid glanced toward the school gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei couldn't help but chuckle at the innocent words. The faint sadness that had crept up on him faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teammates, teacher—they were gone. But the living didn't need to drown in grief forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this world was only his second home. If he stuck to his plan, he'd leave this place someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bonds forged on the battlefield were precious, sure, but not enough to hold him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, their deaths only strengthened his resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, he'd surpass everyone, surpass this world, change everything, and transcend it all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these thoughts flashing through his mind, his determination—his Will of the Way—grew even firmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming back to the moment, Seimei looked at the tiny figure by his feet, about to say something, when a worried female voice called out from a distance. \"Neji, where are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neji?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name caught Seimei off guard. He glanced at the woman approaching, then back at the small figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kid raised a hand and shouted, \"Mom, I'm here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really is Neji!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei's curiosity piqued. He looked at Neji's forehead—no sign of the \"Caged Bird\" seal that would mark him later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, it made sense. Hinata hadn't even been born yet, so Neji wouldn't have the branch family seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, ninja kids grow up way too fast in this world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neji wasn't even a year old yet, by Seimei's calculations, but here he was, running around and talking fluently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this just how geniuses work? Seimei wondered, shifting his gaze to the man beside Neji's mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wasn't mistaken, that was Hizashi Hyuga—twin brother of the Hyuga clan head, Hiashi, and Neji's father, an elite jonin of the Hidden Leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like most Hyuga, Hizashi had a serious demeanor, not cracking a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for Seimei to force one either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood quietly, waiting as the two approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they reached him. Neji's mother gave Seimei a quick nod, then scooped up Neji and started scolding him softly to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hizashi, meanwhile, studied Seimei without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei returned the silent gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time ticked by, a subtle pressure building between them, enough to make passersby feel uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, it didn't last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, both eased their auras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared on Hizashi's face. \"Not bad. You're Seimei, right? The village's famous genius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're too kind, Lord Hizashi,\" Seimei replied modestly, offering a smile of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged a few more words before Hizashi, his wife, and Neji said their goodbyes and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neji waved enthusiastically. \"See ya, big brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei waved back, watching the lively little Neji and comparing him to the fate-obsessed Neji of the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Neji's definitely cuter, he thought with a quiet chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Hyuga family walked away, Seimei's smile faded, his mind turning serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running into Neji at the Ninja Academy was unexpected, but it sparked something in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up until now, he'd been focused on adapting the Mind's Reflection Technique to boost his Byakugan's evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he'd overlooked something: the Hyuga clan didn't just have the Byakugan—they had to train hard to awaken it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, from what he knew, their methods only helped awaken the Byakugan, not advance it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't mean he couldn't borrow their approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Mind's Reflection Technique had started out weak, hadn't it? But by grinding its proficiency, he'd turned it into a tool for evolving his Sharingan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, why not learn the Hyuga's training methods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could study them, refine them, and eventually develop something akin to the Mind's Reflection Technique to evolve his Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for where to learn? Seimei already had an answer: the Hyuga clan's private training grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Leaf had plenty of public training fields, but each major clan also had secret ones for training their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every clan member attended the Ninja Academy. Many were trained in these exclusive grounds from childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the academy's instructors alone couldn't produce the thousands of ninja needed to sustain the village's forces. Ninjas were a high-risk profession, and even in peacetime, casualties were high. The academy's graduates couldn't possibly keep up with the demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if Seimei could find the Hyuga's secret training grounds, he could observe and learn their methods for awakening the Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn't too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These \"secret\" grounds weren't that secret. The village wasn't that big—everyone had a rough idea where they were. It was just an unspoken rule not to interfere with each other's spaces.\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-06-06T03:31:03.429Z",1,"novelbin.me","84b5fd6601557e25a1fe140f51160d57f4be2bad4155f1aae9d61d8a8c38eef1","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-953","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-951",1097,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrind-is-my-ninja-way-cover.jpg"]