Chapter 17

Time came to mid-Horse.

Senju Takuma announced disbandment, Lian Ye hurried back home to eat meal.

The mid-Horse mealtime lasts one hour; students can choose to bring Bento or go home to eat meal.

Just enrolled, Lian Ye naturally had not prepared Bento, could only go back to eat meal.

"I don't know if uncle prepared Horse meal for me?"

Thinking thus, he walked toward Senju Clan Land.

On the way back, Lian Ye happened to catch a glimpse of a little imp walking past ahead.

That person was exactly Uchiha Reifeng, the one who had been the noisiest in the classroom before.

Lian Ye looked around, and upon seeing only Uchiha Reifeng alone, he immediately showed a wicked smile.

Hehe, let me catch you, okay?

This kid happened to be alone; Lian Ye naturally wouldn't miss this good opportunity, must let him taste the consequences of provoking me!

Damn, forgot to bring Bento.

Uchiha Reifeng muttered curses as he walked.

He was preoccupied with the Admission Test, forgot to bring Bento.

Although he forgot to bring Bento, the two companions had not forgotten.

So no one accompanied him back; he could only go home alone to eat meal.

Suddenly, a slight sound came from behind, as if someone deliberately lowered their footsteps, the faint noise of shoe soles rubbing the ground.

Who?

Uchiha Reifeng's heart jolted, and he instinctively jerked his head back.

His gaze swept around, but the street was empty, nothing there.

Only a gentle breeze brushed past, rustling the wild grass by the roadside.

"Could I have misheard?" Uchiha Reifeng frowned.

He thought, probably because he hadn't eaten Horse meal, he was overly hungry and had auditory hallucinations.

Thinking that, he shook his head, turned around, and prepared to continue walking home.

But just as he turned his head, a black shadow lunged from behind; before he could react, a rough black sack, like a Bento hood, was pulled over his head, completely covering it.

Immediately, a fierce gust carried violent punches and kicks, raining down on his body like raindrops.

Uchiha Reifeng was thrown off balance by this series of attacks and fell heavily to the ground.

He struggled to push himself up, but a punch struck his face.

This punch was powerful, making him see stars and feel the world spin.

Before he could recover, fists kept landing on his face.

"Ah! Don't hit my face, I beg you!"

The attacker said nothing, just kept throwing punches.

Ahhh...

Uchiha Reifeng let out a heart-rending wail.

After an unknown amount of time, the attacker stopped the assault.

Uchiha Reifeng gasped heavily, his chest heaving violently; each breath tugged at his wounds, drawing painful groans.

After a while, Reifeng trembled with both hands, struggling to pull off the black sack over his head.

He squinted with eyes almost swollen shut from the beating, strained to look around, trying to find the assailant.

However, the street was already empty of anyone.

Reifeng lifted his head, touched his pig-like face, the piercing pain made him involuntarily suck in a cold breath.

"No matter if it's mud or water, the five absolutes will not let it go!"

Uchiha Reifeng struggled to stand, his steps unsteady, his body swaying on the verge of collapse.

He leaned on the wall, trudging step by step toward the direction of home.

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On the other side, Senju Clan Land.

"Today is a nice day~"

Lian Ye hummed a tune, walking toward home.

Besides, after beating Uchiha Reifeng up, his mood improved quite a bit.

"Uncle, is the meal ready?" Lian Ye pushed open the gate.

However, the response to him was not Qianshou Feijian, but a soft laugh.

Lian Ye blinked slightly, then looked toward the sound.

He saw Xuanwo Mizuto sitting in the courtyard, her face bearing a kind smile.

"Little Lian Ye, you forgot to bring Bento, right?"

"Mizuto Ayi, how did you come here?" Lian Ye was somewhat surprised.

Xuanwo Mizuto raised the Bento in her hand, smiling: "Feijian has something to attend to, no time to cook meal, I'm entrusted to bring you Bento."

"I see." Lian Ye understood.

"Come over and eat meal!" Xuanwo Mizuto opened the Bento, "Try Ayi's cooking."

"I'm digging in!"

Lian Ye didn't stand on ceremony, picked up the Bento and started eating.

Xuanwo Mizuto gazed at Lian Ye with a beaming smile, asking: "Little Lian Ye, are you having fun at school?"

Lian Ye couldn't help but recall the miserable appearance of Uchiha Reifeng, and a smile appeared on his face, "Don't worry, I've already gotten along well with them."

"Is that so? Then you should get along well with them."

Lian Ye couldn't help but recall the miserable appearance of Uchiha Reifeng, and a smile appeared on his face, "Don't worry, I've already gotten along well with them."

"Haha, Xiao Lian Ye really knows how to make friends."

She didn't know, Lian Ye was physically getting along with his classmates...

After finishing lunch, Lian Ye said goodbye to Xuanwo Mizuto and left; he still had to go back to class in the afternoon.

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In the afternoon, Ninja School.

Uchiha Reifeng didn't come to school, probably recovering from injuries...

"Classmates, take out your history books; this lesson we will talk about history," said the history teacher.

Lian Ye: "???"

No, isn't it only Konoha Year Six now?

What a useless history!

Put simply, the founding time of Konoha Village is still less than his age.

This year is Ninja World Year Six, and Lian Ye happens to be seven years old.

Well... it's one year older than Konoha Village.

However, Lian Ye misunderstood.

He only found out after opening the history book that it recorded Ninja World History.

It includes the origins of the Ninja World, such as the birth of ninjas, the Warring States period, and the grudges among the major clans...

Of course, there is also a brief history of Konoha's founding, only a few pages.

He flipped through it and saw that it mostly praised Senju Hashirama's great achievements, with hardly any mention of Madara Uchiha.

Lian Ye's mouth twitched; it was obvious who wrote this history book without even thinking.

His gaze fell on the cover, which read "Written by Qianshou Feijian."

Lian Ye: "……"

As expected, it was indeed written by that old bastard Qianshou Feijian.

Regarding this, he could only chuckle.

The Ninja World History is basically not worth studying; it'd be better to sleep.

So Lian Ye proceeded to sleep with his head on the desk.

He wasn't the only one doing that; the guy named Nara Motoya also fell asleep.

"Lian Yejun, wake up, school is over."

Lian Ye was dazedly shaken awake, and upon opening his eyes he saw Nara Motoya.

"School's over?" Lian Ye instinctively looked around and realized only the two of them remained in the classroom.

Looking at the sky outside the window, it seemed school had ended a long time ago, and it was getting dark.

Has time passed so quickly?

He had only just closed his eyes not long ago...

"Yeah, school's over." Nara Motoya showed a feeling of emotion.

He had thought he was already a heavy sleeper, but after waking up he saw Lian Ye still snoring away.

At this moment, Nara Motoya realized the difference between ordinary families and great clans...

"Sleeping feels great!" Lian Ye stretched, "It's still best to sleep during class."

"That's exactly right." Nara Motoya nodded in deep agreement.