Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji all took leave for various reasons, but they all took leave.
The Jonin circle was only so big, and the Ino–Shika–Chōji three families didn't try to hide it, so the news spread quickly.
Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga Clan, recalled Hyuga Hinata the moment he received the news. He told her to stop fooling around at school and go home to train! Hadn't she heard that the Yamanaka Clan's young lady went back to train hard because she was discouraged by her? That girl was determined to beat her, so didn't she know her own skill level?
"Ah?" Hyuga Hinata's small face was full of confusion.
After listening to the story, which had been embellished and revised seven or eight times by the Jonin, she was completely dumbfounded.
She had indeed sparred with Ino in Taijutsu for a few rounds, but it was all just practice. That young lady Ino even took the opportunity to touch her several times... It wasn't as tragic as the Jonin made it sound, was it?
To go home and train hard for such a small matter? This young lady Ino, who was three months older than her, was really too petty...
Hyuga Hiashi said sternly, "The children of several Ninja families have been recalled by their elders because of this incident, and even the Hokage and the Village Advisors have been alerted. You are the source of the problem, the process is not important. Listen carefully, I only have one demand for you: keep training! Train until you suppress all of them! I will recall Neji and have him train with you."
Hyuga Hinata dared not resist and could only nod like a quail, obeying the command.
Actually, Hyuga Hiashi was in a good mood at this time. In his impression, Ino was also quite useless. His daughter being able to suppress Ino wasn't because his daughter was strong, but because the other party was weak. What kind of Taijutsu did the Yamanaka Clan have? A bunch of superstitious guys, could Ino–Shika–Chō suppress my Hyuga Clan? Bah! It's just that I haven't found an opportunity yet; once I do, I'll flatten them with one palm!
Was it so impressive that Inoichi Yamanaka could train with his daughter all night? I'm not planning on sleeping for the next three days!
With a single command, he recalled Hyuga Neji, who was already a Genin. The two peers practiced martial arts in the Hyuga Clan courtyard, while he guided them from the side.
Train for three days first, and see the results.
After the Hyuga Clan, the Inuzuka Clan recalled Kiba, and the Aburame Clan, whose presence was very low throughout the Village, recalled Shino Aburame. All six students with Ninja family backgrounds were recalled.
The Jonin parents' intentions were not complicated: they simply didn't want their children to lose at the starting line. You're doing extra training? We'll do it too! As long as we don't train to death, we'll train to death! Who's afraid of whom?!
Iruka was speechless. His class of 27 students suddenly had 6 fewer! Nearly a quarter of the people were absent, and yet he couldn't question it. How could a Chunin who had lost both parents confront six Ninja families? He could only choose to acquiesce.
As the situation escalated, even the Third Hokage couldn't sit still. His son was grown, but he still had a grandson. He quickly ordered Ebisu, the private tutor, to supervise his grandson Konohamaru's rigorous training, ensuring he built a solid foundation.
Danzo also took advantage of the late night, when no one was paying attention, and handed a C-rank Genjutsu scroll and two B-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu scrolls to Kotetsu Hagane, the Chunin guarding the Konoha Village gate.
Ino didn't know that her actions had caused the Ninja families of Konoha Village to engage in frantic internal competition. She was pure-hearted and ascetic, truly oblivious to the outside world, focusing solely on her studies.
The purpose of reading was not to learn, but to use the process to completely calm her mind.
Ino possessed sufficient self-discipline and a sound way of thinking, knowing what she needed to do and how to do it at this stage. In this regard, even if Shikamaru's IQ was as high as 200, he was not as good as her. A child is a child, and a high-IQ child is still a child. Being playful, lazy, and lacking firm resolve are the norm. The willpower of a Transmigrator could not compare to those Ninja who had experienced battlefield slaughter, but it was certainly stronger than a few children born in an era of peace, wasn't it?
After reading for one night and one day, her mental strength didn't actually increase much, but through continuous self-cultivation, the restlessness in her heart had been reduced to the lowest level.
If she wanted to go even lower, she would probably have to go to some temple to cultivate.
For the Yamanaka Clan's Secret Technique, bringing down distracting thoughts to this current level was sufficient.
Inoichi felt that her progress was still a bit fast and hoped she would be a little more stable.
Ino finished her reading task by the afternoon of the second day. While the major Ninja families were engaging in internal competition, she was extracting Chakra in her room.
Did her body in her previous life have meridians? She didn't know the answer to that question, but in the Naruto World, there were meridians and acupoints.
The "Essence" attribute represented the total amount of Chakra, which was the sum of physical and mental energy. Ino's mental energy had only become more solid; the total amount had not changed. Currently, her "Essence" was still 5, a level that was not low but certainly not high.
The existence of meridians and acupoints in the body made Chakra extraction a required practice for all Ninja.
The wider the meridians, the faster the extraction speed, and the greater the advantage in combat.
Between two Ninja of similar strength, if one Ninja could extract Chakra even half a second faster than the other, it could become the decisive factor in a battle.
Ino would not relax in this aspect. Whenever she had time, she would circulate the Chakra in her body through her meridians, precisely to increase her Chakra extraction speed.
"Eh? What... What's going on?" She was sitting and extracting Chakra when she suddenly noticed that the energy in the black pot in her panel was rapidly converging. Before long, a pot-point condensed.
She was completely bewildered. Where did this pot-point come from? Could it be that Sakura had initiated something? Such a small matter, how could it condense a pot-point? It shouldn't be.
After dinner, she learned that many things had happened in the Village today. Thinking of Shikamaru, Choji, and the others being taken home by their parents with bitter faces to be drilled, she couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that most of the blame for this matter had fallen on Hinata, right? Poor child, should she treat her to a full meal next time?
Inoichi Yamanaka was in high spirits. After two glasses of wine, he vividly recounted the day's events to Yamanaka Rino, focusing on Shikaku's expression.
Yamanaka Rino just smiled and didn't say much.
Ino heard a few sentences from a distance and couldn't help but purse her lips.
If this continued, Inoichi's "My daughter has very low aptitude" might be ranked alongside Naruto's frequent "I'm not very good with words," Shikamaru's "I just want to marry an ordinary-looking wife," and Minato Namikaze's "I'm not good at Sage Mode," becoming the four great Versailles moments, wouldn't it?
What a sin!
She was, after all, different from the original Ino, and it was difficult for her to have genuine father-daughter affection for her 'convenient' father. To ensure her 'convenient' father had the capital to continue being proud, she had to maintain her persona. No question about it, she had to add more!