Obito didn’t notice the reaction from Yūhi standing nearby – otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t have continued this conversation.
He was completely focused on the idea of solving practice questions and looked at Asahi with confusion.
“Solving practice questions… what exactly does that mean?”
So the reason why Asahi and Yūhi always got such amazing grades was because… they solved practice questions?
This idea suddenly filled him with great interest and enthusiasm.
He also wanted to improve his grades and become a top student!
“It’s something every student needs to know and use.
It’s like doing practice tests and review questions to prepare for major exams… ah, never mind, I’m getting off topic.
The important thing is that it’s a very effective method for improving your grades!” Asahi answered honestly.
Asahi had put so much time and effort into this, all for the sake of his younger sister Yūhi.
How could he – someone who always ranked first in every exam – have a younger sister who was only average in her studies and results?
It simply wasn’t acceptable!
Yūhi absolutely had to keep up with him and match his achievements.
The Third Great Ninja War was like a sharp sword hanging over all their heads, ready to fall and strike at any moment.
Even though Yūhi had survived and lived a long life all the way through to the Boruto series in the original story, things were different now.
Because Asahi himself had been born into this world, the butterfly effect had already begun to change everything, and no one could predict exactly what would happen in the future.
The stronger and more capable Yūhi became, the safer and more secure she would be!
“…” Yūhi, who had been listening carefully to their conversation, shuddered again the moment she heard Asahi’s words.
She thought to herself: If only I hadn’t gone and asked Asahi how I could improve my grades back then, I would never have had to go through all this suffering and pain that feels like being trapped in hell…
Nowadays, every single day after school, she had to solve practice questions – and not just a few, but hundreds and hundreds of them.
Her grades had definitely improved as a result, but only she herself truly understood how difficult and painful the whole process had been…
As for Obito… he was truly a brave warrior who was willing to march straight into the depths of hell itself!
She felt nothing but deep admiration and respect for him!!
“Um… Asahi…” Obito’s eyes lit up with excitement, and he rubbed his hands together nervously, looking slightly embarrassed as he spoke.
“Could… could you let me see these practice questions too?
I also want to improve my grades…”
Asahi deliberately put on an expression of great difficulty and hesitation.
“But I spent so much time and effort writing out every single one of these questions, word by word, all by myself…”
Obito immediately understood what he meant and waved his hand generously and confidently.
“Don’t worry about that!
I’m not the kind of person who tries to take advantage of others or get things for free.
Even learning advanced ninjutsu requires you to pay money, so of course something that helps you study better and improve your grades should also cost money.
Just tell me – how much do you want for them?”
“As expected of someone from the noble and wealthy Uchiha clan – you really are very generous and open-minded!” Asahi gave Obito a thumbs-up, praising him sincerely.
After pausing to think for a moment, he continued, “And it’s nothing particularly rare or valuable anyway.
How about this… just charge you the same price as a C-Rank ninjutsu scroll.
We’re classmates after all, so I’ll give you a special friend discount!”
Even ordinary civilians had ways of learning ninjutsu.
They could borrow scrolls from the village library or hire private teachers to come to their homes and give lessons – but all of these things cost money.
Of course, you only needed to pay for ninjutsu ranked C-Rank or higher.
The most basic techniques ranked E-Rank or D-Rank were free for anyone to borrow and study directly from the library.
But without money, you couldn’t do anything at all.
Asahi believed firmly that you had to learn how to earn money from a very young age!
Obito thought it over and decided that the price wasn’t really that high at all.
“Alright, I’ll pay it!”
His parents had left him quite a large inheritance, so paying the price of a C-Rank scroll was no problem at all – even if it had cost as much as a B-Rank scroll, he still would have been able to afford it easily.
Besides, he trusted that Asahi wouldn’t try to trick or cheat him, especially since the results and improvements spoke for themselves and were clearly visible to everyone. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
They were all the same age and had the same level of intelligence and ability.
He refused to believe that he was inherently worse or less capable than anyone else – the only difference was that he simply hadn’t found the right method or way of doing things yet!
With business successfully secured, Asahi immediately broke into a bright and cheerful smile.
“I’ll organize all the questions and bring them to you tomorrow.
I promise you’ll be completely satisfied with everything!”
Obito spoke gratefully, “Then I’ll have to rely on you for this!”
“Umm…” Yūhi rested her chin in her hands and looked at Obito, who was still wearing that expression of sincere gratitude and appreciation.
In her eyes, she could see a mix of pity, admiration, and pure confusion.
Was there really someone out there who was actually willing to pay money to buy those kinds of things?
Was he really that dissatisfied with how wonderful and easy his life already was?
It was truly so strange and hard to understand!
Asahi, Kakashi Hatake, Sarutobi Asuma… and oh right, there was also Might Guy.
All of them did things that were more or less impossible for anyone else to understand.
And now, it seemed Uchiha Obito had joined their ranks as well.
Was it really true that she was just too slow and couldn’t keep up with the way people thought these days?
But… but… no matter how much she tried to convince herself, she still couldn’t help feeling that none of these things were actions or behaviors that any normal person would ever do…
Just then, Sarutobi Asuma also walked over to where they were standing.
He had overheard everything Asahi and Obito had been talking about and couldn’t help but speak up, “You’ve got something like this and you never even mentioned it or shared it with anyone?
I knew it!
I always wondered how your grades could be so good – and it turns out you have a secret method and trick all along!”
He was, after all, the son of the Hokage.
Yet somehow, he only ever ranked fourth in written exams.
It simply went against all logic and reason!
His family had even hired many famous private teachers to help him study and improve his skills – but even so, he still couldn’t beat Asahi, Kakashi Hatake, or Yūhi in the exams!
Didn’t this just make him look completely useless and incompetent?
And how was he ever supposed to catch Yūhi’s attention and make her notice him if he couldn’t even perform well in his studies?
“Asuma… do you want this too?” Asahi’s eyes lit up immediately.
This boy was the real treasure – the son of the Hokage himself, which meant he definitely had more money than anyone else.
He kept his friendly and enthusiastic smile firmly on his face, looking every bit like a skilled and experienced salesman.
“You already ranked fourth even before you started solving practice questions.
If you work hard and put in the effort, you might even be able to surpass me and become number one in the whole class!”
“No… I will achieve everything through my own hard work and ability!” Asuma kept glancing sideways at Yūhi from the corner of his eye, and he noticed that she was also looking in his direction.
Although… he had absolutely no idea what the expression on her face actually meant.
Even so, he couldn’t help but straighten his back and puff out his chest, speaking with great confidence and poise.
“In the next written exam, I will defeat you and become the top student in the class!”
“…” If you don’t want it, then why did you even come over here to make a fuss and waste my time and energy?
Asahi’s expression changed instantly, turning cold and indifferent.
“Then go ahead and study hard.
I have complete faith in you and your abilities.”
“Hmph!” The corner of Asuma’s mouth twitched slightly.
This guy was far too realistic and practical, changing his attitude faster than anyone could ever change their appearance using the Transformation Jutsu.
Feeling slightly annoyed and displeased, he let out a cold snort.
“You may be number one in written exams, but we have practical training lessons this afternoon – and I guarantee that I will be the best student there!”
Over the past month, every single time he tried to walk up and start a conversation with Yūhi, Asahi would always appear out of nowhere to interrupt him, staring at him with eyes full of suspicion and wariness. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
This made Asuma feel absolutely furious.
And what made it even worse was how popular Asahi was – he was adored and admired by every young girl in the class.
Even though Asuma was the son of the Hokage, he never received this kind of treatment.
Just because Asahi was good-looking and got good grades, did that make him special or better than everyone else?
He was determined to take back all the glory and honor that belonged to him.
The practical lessons this afternoon were his chance to prove himself and surpass Asahi once and for all.
Grades on paper didn’t mean anything, and good looks meant even less.
For ninja, true strength and ability were the only things that mattered.
He would make every girl in the class – and Yūhi especially – understand one simple truth: He, Sarutobi Asuma, was the strongest of them all!!
Asahi simply replied, “Alright then.”
“Just you wait and see!” Asuma took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly, his whole body tensed up with determination.
He was absolutely furious.
He swore to himself that he would definitely get better results than Asahi in this afternoon’s practical training session.
He let out a cold huff, turned around without another word, and walked straight back to his seat.
“Oh right… we have practical training this afternoon too…” The moment practical lessons were mentioned, Obito suddenly seemed to lose much of his confidence.
He already knew that today’s lesson would focus on throwing ninja tools.
“Asahi… do you think you’ll be able to do well?”
Asahi let out a long sigh.
“I don’t have much confidence at all.
I’ve never really been good at practical skills.
Especially when it comes to throwing weapons – I miss the target all the time.
It’s really just too difficult for me…”
“Tell me about it!
I also miss the target constantly when I practice at home all by myself.
But this is the kind of thing you can only get better at through long-term training and hard work…”
Obito nodded vigorously, feeling as though he completely understood what Asahi was going through.
But deep down, he also felt a secret sense of relief.
So Asahi wasn’t good at everything after all!
This realization gave him a sudden boost of confidence.
He was determined to do his absolute best this afternoon and make sure Nohara Rin finally noticed him and paid attention to him!!
Asahi continued to sigh and shake his head, putting on an air of genuine difficulty.
“Yes… it really is just that hard.”
Obito tried to cheer him and himself up.
“We’ll just do our best this afternoon!
I’m sure you won’t do too badly!”
Asahi nodded.
“I’ll certainly try my best.”
“…” Listening to the conversation between the two of them, Yūhi opened her mouth to speak but didn’t know what to say at all…
The meaning of “missing the target” that Asahi kept talking about was completely different from what Obito understood it to mean.
Who in their right mind would say you’ve “missed the target” just because you didn’t hit exactly the center of it?
Asahi was being way too deceptive and unfair!!
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