"New alliances and challenges: Ryuji checks in with Ten Ten and Rock Lee."

"Register with Ten Ten and Rock Lee!"

[Ding-dong! Successfully registered Ten Ten. Acquired "Kuchiyose: Konoha Senpuu!" Ten Ten's favorability is 55 points!

[Ding-dong! Successfully registered Rock Lee. You have won a green suit! Rock Lee's favorability is 56 points!

Ryuji couldn't help but frown.

Ten Ten had at least obtained the art of the Shuriken, while Rock Lee had gotten that nasty green one-piece tracksuit directly.

And more importantly, this was already the second one!

The two outfits, the Maito Gai model and the Rock Lee model came together.

Ryuji secretly swore in his heart to find an opportunity to get rid of that outfit!

"Hey, kid, are you gawking again?" Maito Gai Gai looked at Ryuji with dissatisfaction.

To Maito Gai Gai, youth was to be spent on meaningful things. Wasting time loafing around, as Ryuji was doing, would greatly diminish his originally high evaluation.

[Ding-dong! Maito Gai's affinity dropped one point. It's now sixty-four points!

Ryuji came to his senses.

Maito Gai was key to his progress in strength, so, if his affinity continued to decrease, it would be detrimental to his development.

So Ryuji imitated Maito Gai's characteristic action, extending his right hand and raising his right thumb, smiling to show a row of snow-white teeth, which made him look excited.

"Let's burn our youth together!"

[Ding-dong! Maito Gai's affinity increased by three points - now it's sixty-seven points!]

Ryuji let out a giggle of joy in his heart. It was true that, when dealing with the right person, affinity could increase rapidly.

"As expected from a genius recommended by Kakashi," Maito Gai said, pulling out a green one-piece tracksuit straight away.

"Quick! Put this on and let's burn our youth together!".

The corner of Ryuji's lips twitched. This was the third one. Was fate hinting at something?

"Could I not put it on? I feel like burning youth isn't about what you wear or the slogans you shout, but what you do."

[Ding-dong! Maito Gai's affinity has increased by five points. Now has seventy-two points of affinity! It's possible to register!"]

Maito Gai directly shuddered.

"Yes, burning youth is not about what slogans to shout or what clothes to wear, but how you represent yourself," Maito Gai said as he stroked his chin.

Ryuji's heart was ecstatic. He hadn't expected Maito Gai's contact, but suddenly his affinity had reached seventy-two, which meant he could directly open the third register.

Maito Gai was one of the main springboards for Ryuji to improve his strength. Ryuji could never underestimate him.

"Record!"

[Ding-dong! Maito Gai successfully signed in. Congratulations on obtaining the Great Whirlwind Physical Art! Three points of affinity with Maito Gai].

Ryuji exhaled a long sigh of relief. Finally, something practical.

After Registering, Ryuji turned his gaze towards Ten Ten.

After all, the Ninjutsu "Kuchiyose: Konoha Senpuu" on Ten Ten's body was similar to the Unlimited Pocket, which was very practical. So he approached her and used the "Kuchiyose: Konoha Senpuu".

Seeing Ryuji approaching, Ten Ten instinctively took a step back. Then, seeing the ninjutsu bag in Ryuji's hands, an expression of bewilderment appeared on his face, followed by an expression of ecstasy at the sight of the ninjutsu.

"You! Where did you get this?"

"You like it, then I'll give it to you as a gift?"

"Then I'll be polite!"

[Ding-dong! Ten Ten's affinity increased by five points. Now Ten Ten has sixty-two points of affinity! You can register!]

"Register, Ten Ten."

[Ding-dong! Ten Ten's registration was successful. You have gained the Dark Bomb Weapon! Ten Ten's affinity has increased by three points].

[Ding-dong! Neji Hyūga's affinity has decreased by three points. The affinity level is now 45 points! Attention!]]

Ryuji froze for a moment as he realized that, as he approached Ten Ten, inexplicably Neji Hyūga's affinity had dropped.

It seemed that Neji Hyūga had some thoughts about Ten Ten.

At that moment, Ten Ten was immersed in a sea of happiness, constantly fiddling with her ninjutsu while explaining nonstop.

"These ninjutsu are not ordinary, they are supplied by the Dark Ministry. These shurikens have a sharper edge but a worse relative durability. Only organizations like the Dark Ministry can afford to use them, what does this mean?"

Hearing Ten Ten's explanation, both Ryuji and Maito Gai shivered in unison.

The dark division of Konoha had the role of protecting the village and was completely under Naruto's command. (This dark ministry is mentioned more in Boruto).

Although Shikamaru also belonged to the dark division, it was a mysterious unit that operated independently.

Shikamaru did not follow Naruto's orders and even did many things that were hard for people to accept. The number of innocent people who had died under Shikamaru's command was simply uncountable.

"Kid! Where did you get this ninjutsu from?" asked Maito Gai seriously to Ryuji.

At that moment, Ryuji's face was filled with doubt.

Danzo Root, surprisingly, had tried to kill Kakashi Hataki.

Shimura Danzo, the supposed "fifth Hokage", was planning to kill the sixth-generation Hokage!

"Boy, why are you stunned again? Explain yourself!" asked Maito Gai anxiously.

Ryuji didn't know what to say he was quickly thinking of a solution.

After all, Ryuji was brought in by Kakashi, and no matter what the reason was, he couldn't afford to get in trouble.

"If I told you that I killed two ninjas to get it, would you believe me?".

Maito Gai looked seriously at Ryuji for a few seconds before breaking into laughter.

"No kidding, a kid your age, let alone a ninja, has never even killed a chicken, he couldn't get that from a kill. I think someone must have dropped it and you must have picked it up." Maito Gai said as he approached Ten Ten and motioned for him to give him the item.

"Give it to me, it's better to give this kind of thing to other people."

Ten Ten hurriedly held the Ninjutsu bag in his arms and shook his head, "No way, Ryuji-kun already gave it to me, this thing is mine, no one will take it from me!".

Just as Maito Gai and Ten Ten were arguing, Hyūga Neji approached Ryuji with a condescending and confident smile on his face.

"You've killed two people? As it happens, I happen to have a little problem in actual combat, so you're just in time to ask for your advice!"

Ryuji couldn't help but frown.

He wouldn't really take it as a request for advice himself, but this was the first time he had met Hyūga Neji, and he hadn't messed with him, so how could he inexplicably be so hostile?

At this point, Maito Gai was divided. The Ninjutsu issue still hadn't been resolved and now he was facing Hyūga Neji.

If Ryuji got hurt, it wouldn't be easy to explain it to Kakashi.

"Neji, if you want to ask for practical advice, I'll cooperate with you."

"Gai-sensei, please don't stop us. A new member who joins and wants to be recognized by others doesn't depend on doing a little trick." Hyuga Neji looked at the jutsu in Ten Ten's hand in disgust.

"It all depends on one's strength! Otherwise, even if you join us, we won't recognize you!". Towards the end of Hyūga Neji's words, a pair of eyes stared at Ryuji.

The hostility in them was evident.

"I don't care if you approve or not." In the middle of his words, Ryuji stopped, made a provocative grimace, and looked towards Hyuga Neji, "But being able to beat you up interests me a lot!"

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