Konoha: Starting by giving Hinata the Tenseigan!

"Did you hear? That kid from the Yuhi Clan developed some super powerful jutsu and blew up the Academy's lab building."

"Which one? The Yuhi Clan's been in decline ever since the Nine-Tails' Rampage. I heard there are only two of them left."

"Who else could it be? There's only one Yuhi still in the Academy, Natsuki or something. Seems he's the nephew of the once famous Shinku, and lives with his daughter Kurenai now. Anyway, they're just a single family now."

"Oh, him. He caused that commotion over Konoha this morning? That's amazing! To have that kind of power while still in the Academy, what a genius!"

"Did you hear? That Yuhi kid blew up the Academy!"

"What? Where'd you hear that... Didn't he blow up the Hokage Rock?"

"You're all wrong! That Yuhi kid blew up the entire Konoha! That jutsu was way too powerful."

"Ridiculous! So the place I'm standing in now is the Konoha of the Afterlife? Can we get some real news here?"

"Well, anyway, looks like the Yuhi Clan has a successor..."

...

That afternoon, the whole of Konoha was abuzz with gossip.

After all, everyone saw the massive explosion above Konoha.

It gave people something new to talk about over tea and meals, and the rumors got wilder and wilder with each retelling.

Yamanaka Household:

The final exam that morning ended with a huge incident in which half the Academy's lab building was gone.

Teacher Iruka also twisted his back, becoming the most seriously injured person in the accident.

So the entire school was given the afternoon off.

At that moment, the bored Ino was secretly drawing her magic circle at home.

She was preparing to continue the summoning ritual.

"Natsuki is getting stronger and stronger. I'm already several dimensions behind him. I have to hurry up and catch up."

Ino clasped her hands together and once again chanted the summoning spell:

"Your body under my command, my fate upon your sword..."

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man's voice interrupted Ino's chanting.

Ino hurriedly stopped the ritual and opened her eyes. As expected, it was her father, Yamanaka Inoichi.

"I...I was..."

"Ino, I've heard people say you've been acting strangely at school lately. I didn't believe it at first, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Inoichi frowned, his face full of disappointment:

"You're such a sensible child, you couldn't have come up with this stuff on your own. Tell me, who taught you?"

"No one taught me... I figured it out myself."

"I want the truth!"

"This is the truth."

"Okay, then who taught you this pattern on the floor? It's quite beautiful."

"Hehehe... You think so too? This is the teaching of the great Dimensional Lord, Natsuki! I thought it was cool and mysterious the first time I saw it. I have to say, Dad, you too have good taste."

Hearing her father praise her magic circle instead of scolding her, Ino's tail practically wagged with pride.

And… she spilled everything.

Heh, still a child after all. Just ask in a different way and she reveals everything.

Inoichi sneered inwardly.

His expression turned stern again: "So his name is Natsuki, huh? Very well, to think he turned my daughter into this... I'll have his hide!"

Ino blinked, confused by her father's sudden change in attitude.

They say a woman's face is fickle, but it turned out her father was the true master of changing face.

However, a moment later, Ino realized she'd been tricked by her father's words into revealing Natsuki.

No wonder so many people in the village feared her father.

"Father, please don't make things difficult for Natsuki. He's a good person. This morning, he used a very powerful jutsu, and to avoid hurting his classmates, he forcefully sent it into the sky."

Ino pleaded anxiously.

"Hmm? Powerful jutsu, Natsuki?"

"Is this Natsuki's full name Yuhi Natsuki? The one who blew up the entire Academy and caused your school to be cancelled?"

Inoichi stopped and turned around to ask.

"Y-yes. But he didn't blow up the entire..."

Ino nodded.

"Very well, I'll let it go this time. It's just child's play after all. You can interact more with this Natsuki. I have a feeling that Konoha will belong to your generation sooner or later."

Inoichi interrupted Ino again, nodded, and smiled gently, then strode away.

Ino was left bewildered. She didn't understand the world of adults.

However, she secretly gave Inoichi a nickname:

The Master of a Hundred Face!

...

A similar scene played out in the Hyūga household.

Hiashi: "I heard that Yuhi Natsuki from your school developed a very powerful jutsu and blew up the Hokage Tower?"

Hinata nodded then shook her head: "Yes, it was really amazing.

"But, he didn't blow up the Hokage Tower. He just blew up the Academy's lab building during the exam."

"Oh, I knew it, how could he suddenly blow up the Hokage Tower?"

He had heard many versions on his way home, and the people he sent to investigate hadn't returned yet.

Hiashi had chosen to believe the version about the Hokage Tower being blown up.

Hiashi frowned and then relaxed: "Tch, tch, tch, what a waste. You've already destroyed the tower once. If it gets blown up again, I'd like to see if that old fool, the Third, still has the face to be Hokage.

"However, being able to damage the Academy is not bad.

"Hahaha, as long as it annoys that old man, I'm happy.

"By the way, pay more attention to this Natsuki at school."

"Yes, Father!"

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