Sunset. Lin Yu, Meiqin, and Might Guy sat in a barbecue restaurant. Lin Yu’s face was beaming with joy. After accepting the mission, he had made an excuse to slip away. Meiqin and Might Guy completed the mission, and the progress on the system's task had changed from 0/100 to 1/100.
Lin Yu was in high spirits!
Therefore, he invited them to the barbecue restaurant to eat meat as an apology for not being able to complete the mission with them.
Might Guy, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind. He was eating meat heartily. As a taijutsu ninja, he needed a large amount of meat daily to maintain his stamina.
Meiqin, however, was a bit dejected. She had wanted to complete the mission with Lin Yu, but she didn't expect him to simply slip away. At this moment, her gaze towards Lin Yu was filled with a hint of melancholy, and she barely touched the barbecue in front of her. She rarely ate meat to begin with, and now she had even less appetite.
Lin Yu noticed Meiqin’s somewhat mournful gaze and felt a bit guilty. However, he really didn't want to complete 100 D-rank missions; the thought alone gave him a headache. He could only make up for it in other ways.
Might Guy didn’t overthink things. He regarded Meiqin as a future daughter-in-law. During the mission, he had diligently taught Meiqin some of his experiences. Although many of them were incorrect, Meiqin was meticulous. If she felt something was amiss, she would selectively forget it!
Lin Yu didn’t know how to bribe Meiqin. Perhaps he could give her a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan to play with? He wasn’t sure if Meiqin could handle the stimulation or if she would break.
Never mind. He would wait until he recruited Orochimaru and see if he had any experimental results. Orochimaru! You need to grow up quickly!
Orochimaru, of course, couldn’t hear Lin Yu’s fatherly urging for him to grow up. At this moment, he was completely immersed in his research, his golden vertical pupils filled with fascination. "Science is truly irresistible, wonderfully profound!"
"Eh, isn’t that Meiqin? Why are you with such disreputable people? Are you trying to disgrace our Uchiha clan?" a young man wearing the Uchiha clan crest staggered towards them, his tone arrogant.
The intention to deliberately cause trouble was obvious, even Might Guy could tell. Lin Yu frowned slightly. Was this Uchiha Fugaku?
What was his purpose?
Was it about Meiqin?
Lin Yu chuckled and quietly watched the Uchiha clansman perform. He wanted to see what kind of clown this was.
"Brother Tian Yi, why are you here?" Meiqin looked at Uchiha Tian Yi. Her already unpleasant mood became even more agitated. Even she, with her good temper, felt annoyed, let alone others.
Coincidentally, there were three people here: one sat quietly, observing the situation without making a move; another acted as if he hadn't heard anything, focusing only on eating meat.
Meiqin smiled apologetically at Lin Yu and stood up. "Brother Tian Yi, if you have something to say, let's go outside. Don't disturb their business."
"Outside? No, no. Meiqin, what’s your relationship with this brat? Don’t you like Brother Fugaku anymore?" Uchiha Tian Yi sneered at Lin Yu, almost making a throat-slitting gesture.
"Tian Yi! What nonsense are you talking about? I have never liked Fugaku!" Meiqin's face turned red with anger upon hearing Uchiha Tian Yi slandering her as liking Uchiha Fugaku. Even her form of address changed.
"Meiqin, Brother Fugaku is so good to you, how can you not like him?" Uchiha Tian Yi looked heartbroken, as if Meiqin not liking Fugaku was something unbelievable.
"Ridiculous. If I were good to your mother, would your mother remarry me?" Lin Yu, who was standing nearby, burst out laughing. He used to think that most of the Uchiha clan was arrogant, but he didn’t expect someone to be so foolish. What kind of absurd logic was this?
"Brat, what did you say! I originally wanted to teach you a lesson, but I didn't expect you to be unrepentant. You won't be walking out of here today!" Uchiha Tian Yi's expression contorted, and he looked at Lin Yu as if he wanted to devour him.
Lin Yu really wanted to crack open this guy's head to see what was inside. Did the Uchiha clan only produce idiots? Were all the clan's brain cells concentrated in a few individuals, and the rest had E. coli in their brains?
Lin Yu sighed helplessly and said, "How do you want to settle this?"
"It's not convenient to do this here. Follow me, we'll settle it in the training ground!" Uchiha Tian Yi said dismissively to Lin Yu and turned to leave.
"Alright, alright, as you wish. Everything today is as you wish." Lin Yu stood up and followed Uchiha Tian Yi.
"Lin Yu, don't go with him. He's a Chunin, not on our level." Meiqin stepped forward and grabbed Lin Yu's arm, her expression filled with worry. She didn't want to bring trouble to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu really wanted to say, "Silly girl, he's targeting me. How can I not go?" He could only squeeze her soft hand back and say softly, "Then let's go together. A mere Chunin can be crushed with a flick of my hand!"
"Pfft!"
"Lin Yu, aren't you a medical ninja? How can you fight a Chunin, especially one from the skilled Uchiha clan?" Meiqin's eyes were full of disbelief. However, since Lin Yu was willing to take her along, she could at least watch from the side. She didn't want Lin Yu to get hurt because of her.
Lin Yu didn't reply. He held Meiqin's small hand and followed.
"Sigh, I'm already this old, and I still have to worry about such things. I'll go along to see as well." Might Guy was still a bit worried about Lin Yu. He patted his bulging stomach and slowly walked outside.
...
Lin Yu followed Uchiha Tian Yi all the way to Training Ground No. 7. This was a public training ground, so many civilian ninjas came here to train. This was precisely Uchiha Tian Yi's intention. He wanted to trample Lin Yu of the Uzumaki clan under his feet in front of everyone, utterly humiliating him.
He had already obtained the information from Brother Fugaku. Lin Yu was just a survivor of the Uzumaki clan who knew some medical ninjutsu and nothing else. Wasn't he a readily available punching bag? Strong physique meant he couldn't be killed, and weak power meant he could be bullied. Uchiha Tian Yi loved such punching bags the most!
The information Uchiha Fugaku could find was only Lin Yu's most superficial information. After all, the Uchiha clan had poor relations with the Konoha higher-ups and couldn't investigate too much ninja information. This information could only be from the Konoha Military Police Force.
Uchiha Tian Yi arrogantly cleared an area. Curious ninjas in the vicinity gathered to watch, pointing and discussing the Uchiha Tian Yi and Uzumaki Lin Yu in the arena.
Uchiha Tian Yi wanted exactly this effect. He knew that Brother Fugaku must be watching him from the shadows, and he absolutely could not disappoint Brother Fugaku.
Uchiha Tian Yi beckoned Lin Yu, saying, "Come on, you attack first. Otherwise, if I defeat you in one move, there'll be no challenge..."
Before he could finish speaking, his vision went black, and with a thud, he collapsed on the ground, unconscious.
Lin Yu's figure appeared behind Uchiha Tian Yi. His hand blade hadn't retracted yet. He scratched his head with his other hand and said, "How is this Chunin so weak? He can't even withstand one move?"
Uchiha Fugaku, hiding in the shadows, his pupils constricted. He thought to himself: Such swift movement, I didn't even notice. Has this Uzumaki Lin Yu been hiding his strength?
After a while, Uchiha Tian Yi, clutching his neck, struggled to get up. His expression was still somewhat dazed. Seeing Lin Yu standing in front of him, he shook his head and said resentfully, "You ambushed me! Unfair, unfair, I demand a rematch!"
"Alright then, you should be more careful this time."
Uchiha Tian Yi took a large step back. His pitch-black pupils had turned blood-red, with a single tomoe adorning them. He had activated his Sharingan and was going to get serious!