Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Progress Beyond Imagination
Time spent in training always seems to fly by.
Another three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Sasuke, immersed in training and adjusting his pace of life, has gradually learned to relax at the ninja academy.
From cultural courses to professional courses, and even practical courses, he is no longer affected by the environment.
He feels that life is fulfilling and interesting, and his heart is more contented.
Unlike Shikamaru, Choji, and others who were forced to stay by Iruka for extra training, Sasuke has truly begun to enjoy the joy of training.
He often concentrates deeply and feels his growth from theory to practice.
The entire education system, which lags behind his training, has reduced its impact on him.
When he arranges his own life, he feels relaxed and happy after training.
As for the discussions about the Uchiha that still appear from time to time, their impact on him is minimal.
The weak shout at the top of their lungs, but no one hears them. The strong whisper, and it can penetrate people's hearts.
Growing stronger, when he evolves from an extraordinary cub to a point where he can truly be called a strong man, the world will naturally look up to him.
At the ninja academy, the course where Sasuke slacked off the most, and even had reason to slack off, was the practical course.
For this course, Iruka would arrange the ninja students in pairs as much as possible.
One-on-one combat allows each student to hone themselves.
The opposition seal before the battle and the reconciliation seal after the battle symbolize the beginning of the establishment of the ninja's bond.
He believes that these students will eventually become companions who protect Konoha and share life and death.
For other second-year students, the only orphan of the Uchiha still represents the pride of the Uchiha.
His talent is much higher than the second place, and there is no possibility of challenge.
The only one who stubbornly chooses to challenge Sasuke is Naruto.
After Naruto was temporarily suppressed and lost the opportunity to challenge, Sasuke was truly free.
During this process, he came to the library to distinguish and sort out the messy and vast knowledge system belonging to the ninja academy.
Of course, he only read the most superficial introduction. If he went deeper, it would be beyond his understanding, and the amount was too large.
It doesn't matter whether you can reach the ultimate answer at once. Just adapt yourself to the existing conditions and make it work.
Just like the practice of ninjutsu, Sasuke will practice what the family has left behind and will never worry about gains and losses of things he has never had.
He is a down-to-earth pragmatist.
Sasuke is eager to learn.
Iruka also supports it. In theory, the practical class is in pairs and should make progress together, but since Sasuke is far ahead of the second place, no peers have the confidence to fight against Sasuke, so he has to give Sasuke more freedom.
Only the group courses and assessments are the most difficult to slack off.
Although this kind of course is not available every day, as part of cultivating bonds, Sasuke has to practice cooperation with other ninjas, learn secret codes, and improve his ability to communicate with others.
This kind of group course cannot be missed by the top and the last in the grade.
Fortunately, this kind of course accounts for a small number of times and does not take up much time.
For Sasuke's current age, the time he has to slack off is more than enough for practice.
The extra time for doing other things will not hinder his growth. If it is difficult to avoid it, he will not avoid it.
In the process, from a higher-level perspective, participating in this kind of group game, he found that it seemed to be interesting.
He can see that the evaluation of his own mental state is getting better and better.
This positive feedback, in turn, makes him love this kind of life more and more.
It actually formed a very positive feedback loop.
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Until the morning of this day.
When Sasuke opened his eyes again, he saw the date specially marked on the time, and then he realized that the happy weekend had arrived unknowingly.
[Name: Uchiha Sasuke. Age: seven years old, Identity: Cub Host, the only recognized Uchiha, a registered villager of Konoha Ninja Village, a second-year student of the Ninja Academy.]
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[The host woke up at the specified time as usual, took a look at the narration information about the school as usual, and made sure that the day was safe, but forgot that today was the weekend...]
[Time: 6:05 am, Location: Southwest of Konoha Ninja Village...]
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"The weekend is here!" Sasuke closed his eyes again, "I should have planned what to do on the weekend.
"Well... I remembered, go buy ninja tools, and some things in the training ground were broken, and I have to spend money to repair them again."
"Good morning, host."
A projection in the shape of a white kitten appeared and greeted Sasuke.
However, Sasuke, who confirmed that he was safe, did not open his eyes. He greeted with his eyes closed, went to wash up, and then chatted with the system.
He wanted to reach out and rub the delicate and smooth fur, thinking that it must feel good, but unfortunately, he had no chance and could only restrain this impulse.
Talking about the tasks that were not many today, the kitten's eyes, which looked like they were wearing beauty contact lenses, sparkled: "Oh, buy chess and go, and our entertainment is about to begin."
"Yeah, I remember this." Sasuke continued to eat, "But it's strange that the Third Hokage would look at the whole village from time to time, which made it a bit difficult for me to do something beyond the line."
"Does the safety of the village depend on him patrolling?"
"When you can understand the existence of Hokage and the village, you may be able to see the answer directly!"
The system said, "Anyway, grow up well, and the secrets of this world will be revealed to you."
"Yeah."
Sasuke didn't delve into it any further.
Anyway, he just needs to keep himself in a safe environment every day.
The explorations of the Third Hokage every once in a while are troublesome, but it's not difficult to avoid them.
After his family members passed away, except for those related to safety and even those related to his own practice, there is no need to spend too much time on the rest.
The concentration that Naruto envied was fully demonstrated in him.
This is a quality he had before he had the system.
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It was after noon.
After leaving home, Sasuke first went to the commercial street to buy some board games, and then walked towards the ninja tool store.
Although he was playing games, he cheated the system once.
But Sasuke was willing to take down chess and go games so that they could compete fairly, and he was the first to do it.
For the students of the ninja academy, the rare weekend is a happy time to play.
For the villagers, every day can be equal to the weekend.
It can also be equal to the working day.
At the door of the ninja tool shop, Sasuke stared inside and saw a dense variety of information.
Looking at it, it is called a ninja tool shop, but it can also be said to be an arsenal.
Of course, for the ninja group, which symbolizes military power!
The weapons belonging to them, called munitions, are not too much of a problem.
"Hmm? It seems that there are customers coming?"
In the ninja tool shop, a girl with a bun woke up from her drowsiness.
When she noticed the boy at the door, her eyes lit up immediately, "Do you want to buy anything?"
Sasuke then shifted his gaze from the sign at the door to the girl in the store.
This girl seemed to be about the same age as him, dressed in an ancient style, with fair skin, bright and spirited eyes, and a very quiet temperament.
She looked like a girl who was different from other people in the village.
After hearing the girl's greeting, he also walked into the store and looked at the vests, shuriken, and other ninja equipment on the outside of the store.
After entering, he looked in the direction of the girl again, feeling as if he was familiar with her.
He took the opportunity to take another look without attracting attention, which made the girl blush a little.
In order to determine the enemy and friend status of everyone in the village, no matter who he was with, Sasuke had the habit of unfolding the most superficial information about the other party.
Because of this enemy and friend status, no one could pretend in front of him, so it gave Sasuke enough sense of security.
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