Chapter 10: First BattleFang Xu, however, was very steady from start to finish.He finished reviewing the day's lessons and went over several parts from before that he hadn't fully grasped.When the afternoon dismissal bell rang and Fang Xu closed his textbook, he already had a clear judgment in his mind.After his mental power increased, his learning ability truly underwent a qualitative change.This change was low-key, but it excited him even more than simply having one more Ninjutsu.Kurenai Yuhi packed her school bag and looked at him."Fang Xu, see you tomorrow.""See you tomorrow."Fang Xu shouldered his school bag, said goodbye to Kurenai Yuhi, and left the Ninja Academy.The streets of Konoha in the evening were very lively. Students walked home in twos and threes, the aroma of food drifted from roadside stalls, and occasionally a Ninja dashed across the rooftops.Fang Xu was not in a hurry to go home. He walked slowly, crossing two streets as usual.But not long after walking out of the Ninja Academy, he sensed something was wrong.There were footsteps behind him, and more than one.At first, those footsteps were mixed in with the dismissal crowd and weren't obvious.But when Fang Xu deliberately slowed down, those footsteps also slowed down.He stopped in front of a small stall and pretended to look at things. Those people didn't approach, but stopped at the street corner.When he continued walking forward, the other party followed again.Fang Xu's gaze swept across the window of a roadside shop.Taking advantage of the reflection on the window surface, he vaguely saw three figures.They weren't very old, but they were all a bit taller than him."Being followed?"Fang Xu's expression didn't change, but his heart turned cold.If they were Ninjas, he might not have noticed so quickly, but these guys' footsteps were too chaotic and their hiding was too poor.The original owner might not have noticed.The current Fang Xu had doubled his mental power, coupled with the vigilance brought by his past life memories, making it very easy to spot the abnormality."Coming for me.""They aren't making a move at the school gate, nor on the street. It seems they want to find a place where there's no one."Fang Xu didn't look back, nor did he shake them off directly.He turned a corner and walked toward a secluded alley nearby. Sure enough, the three people behind him followed him in.There were very few pedestrians in the alley, the walls on both sides were somewhat mottled, and a few old wooden boxes were piled on the ground.Fang Xu walked to the middle section of the alley, stopped, and slowly turned around.Three teenagers blocked the entrance of the alley. They looked about eight or nine years old, but their bodies were a circle sturdier than Fang Xu.The one in the lead had a fierce-looking face with flesh across it, his mouth split open in a smug smile: "Fang Xu, you really know how to pick a spot."Fang Xu said calmly: "You've followed me all the way, aren't you tired?"The smile on the leader punk's face paused for a moment, and the other two were also stunned.They originally thought Fang Xu hadn't discovered anything at all, not expecting that he had known long ago."So what if you found out?" The leader punk quickly grinned ferociously again."You're just an ordinary commoner student with average grades, can you turn the world upside down?"The one on the left shouted along: "I heard you were quite talkative at school today, even daring to embarrass Asuma."Fang Xu looked at them: "Did Asuma send you?""Cut the crap!" The leader punk immediately denied."This matter has nothing to do with Brother Asuma, we just find you an eyesore!"Saying it had nothing to do with him, but the address already gave the game away.Fang Xu knew what was going on in his heart.That guy Asuma, impulsive as he was, wasn't stupid enough to hire punks to break a classmate's leg.These three in front of him probably wanted to suck up to the Third Hokage's son and came looking for trouble thinking they were being clever.The leader punk stepped forward and clenched his fists."Today we'll teach you a lesson, break one of your legs, and make you stay away from people you shouldn't approach in the future."The other two also surrounded him, blocking his retreat, their faces full of the excitement of bullying the weak.In their view, Fang Xu was just a good-looking, average-performing Ninja Academy student.Usually keeping a low profile, a guy like this would behave after a beating.Fang Xu stood in place without retreating. Originally, he didn't want to expose the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in the Village.But since the other party said they wanted to break one of his legs, hiding and taking a beating would be sheer stupidity.No need for ultimate moves, no need for elementalization, just using the minimum limit of lightning to strengthen the body was enough.Fine currents of electricity surged within his body.It wasn't an external release attack, but a rapid stimulation along the muscles and nerves.Arms, legs, waist and back—in an instant, Fang Xu felt his body become lighter.The surrounding movements also seemed a beat slower.Lightning Activation!The leader punk had just raised his fist when his vision suddenly blurred.Fang Xu moved.He didn't weave hand signs, nor did he shout superfluous words. With a stomp of his foot, his entire person rushed directly in front of the leader punk.The speed was too fast.So fast that the fierce grin on the opponent's face hadn't even faded yet, and Fang Xu's fist was already close to his chin.Blue-white lightning flashed across his fist.Bang!This punch slammed solidly into him.The leader punk's head snapped backward sharply, a mouthful of blood spewed from his mouth, and two teeth flew out along with it.Lightning drilled into his body along the fist.His entire body flew backward off the ground, his back slamming heavily against the wall before falling to the ground.His body twitched twice and he passed out on the spot.The alley instantly fell silent.The smugness on the faces of the remaining two punks froze.The one on the left had his mouth wide open, unable to close it for a long time.The one on the right still kept the posture of trying to grab someone, but his legs had already begun to turn soft."H-How is that possible?""Aren't your grades average?"They didn't even see clearly how Fang Xu made his move.The target they had surrounded just a moment ago blew their boss away with a single punch the very next moment.That was the best fighter among the three of them, yet he couldn't even take a single hit.Fang Xu shook his hands, tiny arcs of electricity still dancing on his fingertips."Still fighting?"The two punks looked at each other with ugly expressions.Afraid as they were, they had already made a move. If they turned and ran now, how could they hang out around here in the future?"Don't be afraid! He's just one person!"The punk on the left gritted his teeth and rushed forward, slamming a punch toward Fang Xu's shoulder, while the punk on the right also lunged over, raising his foot to kick at Fang Xu's calf.The two of them, one high and one low, coordination wasn't exquisite, but it was indeed a bit troublesome for ordinary students.But under Lightning Activation, this speed was simply too slow.Fang Xu sidestepped to avoid the incoming punch, his footwork shifting just right to let that kick graze past his trouser leg.The next instant, lightning light lit up on both of his fists simultaneously."Thunder Fist Double Strike."The first punch slammed into the abdomen of the punk on the left.Bang!That person's body arched like a shrimp, and his entire body flew backward, crashing into the wooden boxes, knocking them over in a pile.He clutched his stomach wanting to scream, but only let out a series of retches. His body was numbed by electricity, and he couldn't even crawl up.The second punch closely followed, smashing into the chest of the punk on the right.Lightning burst open.That person was like being swept by a stick, feet leaving the ground, his back sliding down against the wall, sitting on the ground trembling uncontrollably.In just a few breaths, all three people were flat on the ground.Fang Xu stood in place, his breathing slightly heavier.The consumption of Lightning Activation was not small, but it was much lower than elementalization and the thunderbird.Used to deal with opponents of this level, it was just right.The two punks who hadn't passed out looked at him, their faces left with only terror."L-Lightning Release?""No, you didn't weave hand signs!""What kind of monster are you anyway?"
