Shikaku? Where's the medicine!

"Eh! Is it my turn?"

 Yasuke yawned as he lazily walked towards the sparring area, hearing someone vaguely call his name. Suddenly, he heard Yasumasu sigh beside him.

 "Sigh! Yasuke is so unlucky, his sparring partner is that guy Lusen!"

 "Lusen?"

 Yasumasu's sigh caught Yasuke's attention.

 Especially as he walked towards the center of the sparring area and saw a pineapple-headed guy, who looked sixty percent like Elder Luyou, smiling as he approached. Yasuke couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, thinking:

 "So it's Elder Luyou's grandson, Lusen, who has some reputation in the ninja academy. I get it now, the kid who mastered the Shadow Imitation Technique at eight and won first place a few times at the academy, secretly hailed as a new-generation elite of the Nara clan. Uncle Nara, I didn't expect you'd be so ruthless, using the elder's grandson as a test subject!"

 "Tsk tsk tsk! So cruel!"

 Yasuke had no psychological burden about sparring with Lusen.

 What does it matter if he's first in the ninja academy?

 Even Itachi was humiliated after joining the ninja academy.

 However, not everyone was as optimistic as Yasuke. Even Uncle Nara, who knew Yasuke's strength, was sweating for him. Beside Nara, Elders Luyou and Leon shook their heads, with Elder Leon saying, "Nara, we know you want to promote Yasuke, but he's only four years old. Isn't it a bit unfair to have him spar with Lusen?"

 "Hmph, isn't this just right?"

 "Luyou, Leon, if Yasuke can beat my Lusen, then what harm is there in giving more resources to the branch family? Hmph, I just worry that Yasuke will disappoint you!"

 Looking coldly at Yasuke, Luyou was clearly a staunch supporter of the Nara clan's main family and a chief opponent of nurturing Yasuke.

 Uncle Nara felt a bit strange hearing Luyou and Leon's words.

 But to convince the family elders, Nara had no choice but to take this drastic measure, secretly rooting for Yasuke: "Yasuke, you must win!"

 Meanwhile, in the sparring area.

 Yasuke glanced at the pale-faced Nara out of the corner of his eye, chuckling inwardly but with an increasingly serious expression.

 Clearly, an opponent that even Uncle Nara found tricky should not be underestimated. If he slipped up, it wouldn't just be his own face he'd lose.

 However, none of the Nara clan's new generation thought Yasuke would lose face.

 Especially as Lusen walked up to Yasuke, wiggling his fingers and starting to form hand seals, the Nara clan's new generation couldn't help but exclaim!

 "Shadow Imitation Technique? Lusen doesn't plan to give Yasuke any chance to attack!"

 "Using the Shadow Imitation Technique on a four-year-old? Is Lusen trying to show Nara that Yasuke is unworthy of being his opponent?"

 "Look! Yasuke is about to lose; this is the difference in strength!"

 As the new generation of the Nara clan exclaimed, Lusen in front of Yasuke looked quite pleased, arrogantly saying to Yasuke, "Yasuke, sorry, but you're about to lose!"

 "Shadow Imitation Technique!"

 "Buzz!"

 "Buzz!"

 Almost instantly after forming the seals, Lusen's Shadow Imitation Technique succeeded, showing some real skill!

 Not only was the technique performed quickly, but from the smooth chakra transition, Yasuke knew that his three months of hard training before getting the APP were nothing compared to Lusen!

 Their strength levels weren't even on the same scale!

 But since obtaining the APP for accelerated training and outsmarting Nara, well!

 Yasuke's strength had naturally grown beyond words!

 So, when the Nara clan members, including Nara, were sweating for Yasuke, suddenly with a "whoosh"!

 Just as Lusen's shadow was about to connect with Yasuke's, a shadow clone stood in Yasuke's place, while Yasuke himself had a kunai at Lusen's throat!

 "So... I win?"

 Yasuke's calm words stunned not only Lusen before him but also the watching Nara, Luyou, Leon, and all the new generation of the Nara clan!

 The result of the spar was beyond their imagination!

 "No way, did Yasuke actually win?"

 "Lusen couldn't last even one round against Yasuke? How strong is Yasuke?"

 "The teachers said Lusen was almost at chunin level. Is Yasuke stronger than a chunin?"

 After a moment of silence, the new generation of the Nara clan looked at Yasuke with amazement, some even with a bit of admiration!

 Admiration for a strong individual!

 Even Elders Luyou and Leon, who had doubted Yasuke, fell silent. With Nara's explanation, they began reconsidering allocating resources to Yasuke.

 "Yasuke is impressive! Using the Clone Technique and Substitution Technique simultaneously, flawlessly swapping himself with a clone, defeating Lusen in one move."

 "Elder Luyou, Elder Leon, I suppose you won't oppose allocating resources to Yasuke now?"

 Smiling at the elders, Nara felt proud, thanks to Yasuke's performance.

 But just as the elders were about to agree with Nara, Yasuke's slightly lazy voice echoed again!

 "Uncle Nara, one-on-one sparring is too slow. How about everyone comes at me together? I'm ready to take on ten of them!"

 "What? How arrogant!"

 Yasuke's words had barely fallen when Elder Luyou, holding back his anger at Yasuke for defeating his grandson, shouted, "Nara, that kid Yasuke is too arrogant! If you insist on allocating resources to him, I will strongly oppose! Unless Yasuke can defeat all our new generation as he claims, there's no way he gets any resources, not even the secret medicine you wanted to reward him!"

 "I understand, Elder Luyou."

 With a bitter smile, Nara turned to Yasuke, asking, "Yasuke, are you confident?"

 "Uncle Nara, don't worry!"

 "Defeating them all is just a matter of consuming a bit more chakra!"

 Waving towards Nara, Yasuke mimicked Lusen's earlier gesture, beckoning the other ten clan members.

 That gesture infuriated many!

 Cursing inwardly, the new generation of the Nara clan united, each preparing their best techniques to teach Yasuke a lesson.

 But before they could act, Yasuke formed hand seals, instantly using the Shadow Sewing Technique!

 His shadow split into eleven parts, connecting not only to the other clan members but also to Lusen!

 In just one second, Yasuke's Shadow Sewing Technique had subdued all of the Nara clan's new generation!

 Even the previously displeased Elder Luyou was stunned, then quickly changed his tune, shouting excitedly to Nara:

 "Nara! The medicine!"

 "Hurry and give Yasuke the secret medicine! He is truly the pride of our Nara clan!"

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