Scientific Naruto: The Magneto of the Hyuga Clan

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"Thank you for your patronage. Rounding down, that's 30,000 ryo in total."

The chubby barbecue shop owner reached out with a beaming smile, looking at Shibi Aburame, who looked completely stunned.

What the hell was going on?

30,000 ryo for a meal?

Even when leading a team to carry out an A-rank mission, the reward wasn't this high.

He looked in the direction of Hyuga Satoru. The other guy's belly was as bloated as a balloon. He was lying contentedly on a cushion, resting, and the plates beside him were piled up like a small mountain.

Anko and Rin Uchiha stifled their laughter, as if they had anticipated this.

You've got to be kidding me! Is this a normal person's appetite? Can all the Hyuga clan members eat this much?

He really wanted to blurt out, hey... Satoru, were you maybe switched at birth? Are you actually from the Akimichi clan?

But the words that reached his mouth were swallowed back down. He could only obediently take out his wallet and pay.

"Um... if you don't have enough money, I can pay for you." Rin Uchiha felt a little awkward.

"No! I still have enough money for this."

Shibi Aburame flatly refused. He took out a wad of brand-new bills from his wallet and slapped them on the table. There was no way he would let his students pay. This was his last bit of dignity!

Ouch! His heart ached...

"Welcome to come again next time."

The shop owner waved with a smile at the door.

As soon as they stepped out of the barbecue shop, Shibi Aburame immediately made an excuse of a mission and left the team. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, things would get even more embarrassing.

"That Teacher Shibi is quite interesting, isn't he? He seems different from what the rumors say." Rin Uchiha shrugged and said.

"Yeah, he is quite interesting. When I first saw him, I thought he was the type who was particularly difficult to get along with. But who knew..."

Anko burst out laughing, not remembering at all how she had fought hard in the swarm of bugs before.

Hyuga Satoru patted his bulging belly contentedly. It wasn't that he was being greedy and ate so much. It was just that maintaining both the Byakugan bloodline and the Life Magnetic Field at the same time made his appetite far exceed that of an ordinary person. Moreover, eating a large amount of food also helped him improve his physical abilities.

Hyuga Satoru clicked his tongue softly and mumbled, "I feel like our instructor has a slight case of... social anxiety."

"Social anxiety?" This was the first time Anko had heard this term, and she looked at Hyuga Satoru curiously.

"Um... anyway, it means he's not good at socializing. But for the Aburame clan, it seems like most people are like this."

Anko thought of how Shibi Aburame was wrapped up tightly, with only a small part of his face showing. It was as if he was afraid that others would notice him. Suddenly, she thought the term "social anxiety" was quite fitting.

As expected of you, Satoru. I've picked up a new word again.

Hyuga Satoru thought for a while. He reckoned that his future mission career was going to be quite interesting. How come my Jonin instructor is super socially anxious despite being so strong?

There was a knock on the door of the Hokage's Office.

"Come in."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was buried in dealing with official business. He looked up and saw a man wrapped in a wide robe walking in, looking a bit dejected.

"It's you, Shibi. So, are you satisfied with the members of your new team?"

"They are all really outstanding geniuses. But I'm not sure if I can teach them well."

"Shibi, you mustn't sell yourself short. You're a well-known all-round Jonin in Konoha!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said, smiling.

Shibi Aburame shook his head with a bitter smile. "Hokage-sama, you know that the reason I'm known as an all-round Jonin is that I prefer solo operations to teamwork. Instructing students is really a bit of a challenge for me."

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the work in his hands, sat upright with a solemn expression, and looked at him seriously.

"Shibi, being a ninja is a profession that requires cooperation. An individual's strength is ultimately limited. The growth directions of those three have not been determined yet. Only you, an all-round Jonin, are the most suitable for this task. This is a significant opportunity for growth for both you and the entire team."

"Is that so? Hokage-sama really has taken great pains." Shibi Aburame nodded.

"I'm glad you understand. Now, report their situation to me."

Shibi Aburame thought of the Byakugan brat who had neatly slit the throat of his shadow clone, and suddenly smiled. "That Hyuga brat with two bloodlines is a really interesting person. He also has an incredibly large appetite. He…"

"Hey, Satoru, is this really the training life you mentioned after graduation?"

In a place filled with garbage, Anko covered her nose and mouth with a towel in disgust and was poking a clogged sewer with a wooden stick.

"Well... Look on the bright side. This can also be considered as training our willpower, right?" said Hyuga Satoru, who was sweeping the garbage beside her.

"So, cleaning a clogged sewer for an old lady is also part of the training?"

Ugh...

Anko sighed. These days, every mission they received was a menial task like finding a cat or dog or cleaning a sewer. She suddenly missed the days when she was at the ninja academy. The missions weren't that heavy back then, and at least she didn't have to do such dirty and tiring work.

Why did I listen to Satoru's persuasion and graduate back then?

Isn't lying low nice? Anko gritted her teeth in hatred.

She learned the term "lying low" from Hyuga Satoru. It perfectly matched her philosophy. However, she glanced at Hyuga Satoru and Rin Uchiha beside her. With two powerful clan members beside her, it was so hard to lie low! She roared in her heart.

Hyuga Satoru didn't have much of an issue. The completion record of D-rank missions is a prerequisite for taking on higher-level missions. But he seriously suspected that Shibi Aburame deliberately took these sewer-cleaning missions as revenge.

What a stingy ninja!

As for his daily training, it wasn't greatly affected. On the mountain where he usually trained, a shadow clone was making up for the effort he had lost.

He learned the training method of the shadow clone from Rin Uchiha. For her, a B-rank training ninjutsu wasn't something particularly precious.

It took him some time to master the shadow clone, and since then, he could handle both training and missions.

Hyuga Satoru always felt a sense of urgency. The upcoming Third Shinobi World War and the seal on his forehead were constantly pushing him forward.

Without strength, one was just fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others. Although life at the ninja academy was comfortable, it didn't match his philosophy. Only by constantly moving forward could he feel secure.

The main branch family's attitude towards him was rather subtle. Anyway, the title of the first ninja with two bloodlines in Hyuga history would always attract a lot of attention. As far as he knew, it seemed to be the pressure from the Hokage that allowed him to live so peacefully in the Hyuga clan for now.

The Caged Bird Curse Mark. If external forces can't lift it in a short time, then scientific research is the only way left. The main reason for recruiting Anko into the team is to establish contact with Orochimaru. After all, in the original story, Anko was taken in as Orochimaru's disciple.

「I really hope we can take missions and start fighting soon!」

Rin Uchiha's voice snapped Hyuga Satoru back to reality. He looked up and saw Rin Uchiha stretching her muscles, looking eager to set off.

「Why are you so eager?」

Rin Uchiha looked at him, her jet-black eyes brimming with eagerness.

「The clan elders said that the Sharingan can only awaken in life-or-death situations. I can't wait to acquire that power.」

This is too much of a grind. Hyuga Satoru's mouth twitched slightly.