Konoha: The young son-in-law of the Hyuga family

"Maybe it's... a fruit?"

Early the next morning, Ryosuke just opened his eyes and got out of bed, ready to go into the bathroom to wash up, when he noticed something was wrong.

Apart from him, there were signs of other living beings in the room.

Hastily came to the wooden box containing the devil fruit,

really……

The devil fruit inside is gone.

Looking at the opened lid and the emptiness inside, Ryosuke fell into deep thought.

I came back too late last night,

Before going to bed, he didn't pay much attention to the situation in the room,

But what is certain is that the things were definitely not lost last night. As long as he is still in the house, it is impossible for him not to notice that someone entered the house, then... it should be the time when he was not at home.

Although the extremely precious treasure was lost, Ryosuke was not particularly anxious and seemed very calm.

After all, this thing is not very useful to him, and it is only used for research.

At most, it is to help the family cultivate a relatively high-end combat power.

First, rule out the possibility that someone else in the family took it.

Since a long time ago, because some dangerous items were stored in Ryosuke's room, other people have been forbidden to enter.

As for cleaning up the house, he has always done it by himself.

The rest of the family also understood his behavior very well, and complied with it for several years.

Based on his trust in his family, Ryosuke directly ruled out the possibility of their entry.

So……

Is it within the clan, or is it an invader from outside the clan?

Figures appeared in Ryosuke's mind.

People in the clan, it is impossible to think about it.

Since the family rectification and elimination of dissidents, the whole family can be said to be upward with one heart,

After his strength was exposed, he was even more devoted to their family, and the possibility of traitors appearing in the family was almost zero.

As for people outside the clan, there are too many possible targets, and Ryosuke has no way to calculate them one by one.

But just a few days after he returned to the village, someone broke into and stole while he was away. This kind of thing was too coincidental.

What's more, people in this world don't know much about the use of this devil fruit. It is unreasonable to enter his house just to steal this fruit.

Just seeing the empty box for the first time, Ryosuke already had too many thoughts in his mind, and each of them was clearly sorted, planned, and only to be used in his mind.

But soon, he knew the answer.

Eyes scan the room,

Any cracks and corners clearly formed a picture in Liangjie's mind.

Hair, dandruff, fine skin...

These subtle things that often appear due to the internal metabolism of the human body tell him that no one else has ever stayed in this room except him.

That being the case, then only it can do it.

Ryosuke knew it in his heart, but he was looking forward to it.

There was indeed no trace of a second person in the room, but an inhuman creature had entered his room.

From the traces on the ground and the subtle details on the table and the wooden box, it can be known that a light-bodied animal with four limbs entered the room and touched the wooden box.

"Orange cat..."

Ryosuke walked out of the room helplessly,

Logically speaking, devil fruit should be very difficult to eat, and for people who don't know the situation, it is obviously like a poisonous fruit,

Can this still attract you, an old cat like a human being?

The green grass is covered with morning dew,

When he came to the cat house in the courtyard, Ryosuke tapped on the wooden board lightly.

But for a long time, there was no movement inside.

dong dong dong.

Ryosuke used more force, knocked again,

He could clearly hear a very subtle breathing sound in the cat house.

"It's early in the morning, who is it?"

Immediately afterwards, there was finally a sound in the cat house.

There was a hoarse voice, like that of an old man.

That's right...it's still a human voice!

For a long time, neither inside the cat house nor Ryosuke outside opened his mouth.

After a long time, a cat's head came out in a hurry.

The cat's head is somewhat different from before, and the facial features are distinct.

Afterwards, his body "squeezed" out of the cat's house like flowing water, stood with his palms on the ground, and stood upright like a human being, with a look of horror in his muddy cat eyes.

"Old... old man, this is me?!"

The orange cat, which was originally psychic, actually spoke human words directly, and walked upright like a human being.

Even the limbs and facial features have changed. Standing there is a bit like a Western fantasy world view... Orcs?

"You wait first."

Ryosuke groped his chin, observing the bewildered appearance of the orange cat.

After thinking for a while, he left a word and turned to leave.

Not long after, Ryosuke returned to the yard with a set of white robes worn by children, "Put on some clothes first, since you old cat has changed, it's more appropriate to follow the basic etiquette, it's a bit hot-eyed. "

Although I was puzzled in my heart, I was still a cat demon who had become a spirit.

So after being surprised, he suddenly thought of something, and was somewhat aware of these changes.

Putting on the clothes Ryosuke handed over obediently, he lowered his head in embarrassment, "Is it... the old man ate something wrong, that fruit?"

Obviously, the old cat knew where the changes in him came from.

"Well...it is indeed that fruit. I didn't expect you to be interested in that thing."

Ryosuke nodded, scanning him with white eyes.

Under the muscular body, the muscles bulge,

The meridians and body structure in its body are completely different from when it was an ordinary wild cat. It has a strong physique like a beast, but it has some human characteristics and rationality.

In addition to these, the devil fruit also injected new life into the old cat's old body, making him no longer old.

This old cat is not young, and it is considered to be dying among cats.

Even... Ryosuke's plump body has disappeared after returning from a year away, like an old man, after entering his old age, his weight dropped rapidly.

Originally, Ryosuke estimated that this old cat would not live for a few months. After all, he would not be able to learn the chakra refining method, and he would not be able to become a ninja cat.

But I didn't expect that he actually ate the devil fruit.

But forget it, if you eat it, you will eat it. This old cat has been with me for a few years. If you look at this cat as a human being according to your previous criteria, he is also eligible to be selected.

Looking at the old cat standing obediently in front of him, Ryosuke asked, "How do you feel now? My physical qualities, or any new... insights, such as special abilities or something?"

Apart from physical changes, he didn't see or perceive the existence of other energy substances in the old cat's body.

It seems that the ability of devil fruit is not as tangible as chakra.

But it's not as intangible and qualitative as natural energy. He didn't feel the slightest special breath in his body.

"It feels...feels good."

Try to clench your fist, then relax and clench again.

After repeating it several times, the old cat looked up at Ryosuke in surprise, "This old man has never felt this way since he was born. A steady stream of power is pouring out of his body."

"I think... with my current strength, maybe I can become the king of the village!"

After a pause, he remembered his current appearance, coughed and added, "The old man refers to the king of the cat clan."

No kidding, no matter it was those who fought before, or those who bullied him while he was old, now he can beat them all to the ground with one hand.

"...Then your strength is a bit overkill."

Ryosuke looked helplessly at the excited old cat in front of him, "Judging from your physical fitness, some Chunin in the village may not be your opponent, as long as you make a good move."

After all, he has not tested the overall quality of the old cat, so he can only judge from its physical quality.

"Eh?! Really? I... Am I really capable of defeating humans?"

The old cat's eyes widened in disbelief, then he quickly covered his mouth and took a step back.

"Oh? Ambitious."

Ryosuke looked at the old cat delicately, "If you really have the ability to lead a bunch of wild cats to dominate the ninja world, then I don't mind doing two tricks with you."

"No... no need, no need, a moment of gaffe, a moment of gaffe."

The old cat waved its hands in a panic,

When he was a cat, he was always by Ryosuke's side and learned a lot of secrets.

He is very clear about how powerful this master is and how high his realm is.

Do it with this master?The old cat has never thought about this, even if it has this now, it doesn't dare, it just doesn't dare!

What's more...

"You are my benefactor. You have shown me too much kindness. I was unable to repay it before, but now...Master, if you have an order, just mention it. If you need me, an old cat, you will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

The old cat began to show his loyalty without hesitation,

He walked past that ghost gate once, and he didn't want to walk again.

Although he has lived for many years, even reaching the limit of his race, he still wants to live on.

"Order?"

Ryosuke smiled gently, very satisfied with his attitude, "It is true that there are many things for you to do..."

...

In the practice field of Master Hyuga,

Ryosuke looked at the surrounding environment with nostalgia, he hadn't been here for a while.

"Are you... the old cat from before?"

At the side, Hanabi and Hinata were looking curiously at the strong man with the cat's head and body.

"Good morning, ladies."

The old cat greeted politely,

After taking the time to ask the housekeeper to change a few pieces in the morning, after he put them on, they were not as weird as before.

After staring at the cat's face for a long time, Xiao Huahuo suddenly said, "...the kitten looks a little cuter than before."

The old cat's smile froze, and he sighed inwardly.

To be honest, he also felt that his previous appearance was more attractive to others,

The current appearance is the same as that of a big and three rough.

But being so pointed out, he was still a little sad.

"Fireworks!"

Obviously noticing the loss of the old cat, Hinata frowned and shouted, and then looked at the old cat apologetically, "Mr. Cat, I'm sorry, Hanabi...she just has bad eyesight and can't see the beauty of your posture." .”

As she said that, she was still trying her best to find words in her mind, "It's actually not bad that you are like this, you have a kind... a kind of Martial Daoist temperament."

After saying it, Hinata felt something was wrong again.

But to be honest, she also felt that the kitten was smaller and cuter before.

Although the old cat now has a human form and a strong figure, but unfortunately...

He is short!

A strong man half the height with a strange cat face,

Not only is the image far inferior to that of a kitten, but even the momentum is far inferior to before.

She actually prefers to describe it as a bandit, but obviously this will make the old cat sad, but this adjective that has been pondered for a long time does not seem to be very good.

"okay."

Ryosuke interrupted their awkward chat, and looked at Lao Mao, "Let Huahuo be your partner, don't underestimate each other, fight seriously!"

As he said that, he had already rolled his eyes.

"Now for the first test, actual combat."

"Prepare to observe strength, speed, skill, and internal special energy. Currently, there is no trace of Chakra, and there is no other energy substance."

center of field,

Lao Mao and Xiao Huahuo obediently came to the central area of ​​the training ground, both of them were eager to try.

Although there is a gap in their ages, it just so happens that the heights of the two are almost the same. From a distance, they look like they are matching each other.

But this feeling is only shown before the battle begins,

When Ryosuke opened his mouth and shouted that the sparring had started, this kind of momentum was instantly shattered.

At an extremely fast speed, the old cat's petite and strong body came to Huahuo with the sound of the wind, and swung a fist at her,

Its speed was so fast that Huahuo couldn't react at all, so he could only instinctively raise his hand to block it,

boom!

Immediately, she was knocked out!

"Use your white eyes and go all out to make your chakra active!" Ryosuke scolded coldly, very dissatisfied with Hanabi's mentality of retaining strength from the beginning.

A backflip in the air to relieve the strength,

The moment Huahuo landed on the ground, he had already opened his eyes, and the chakra all over his body had already flowed rapidly.

Shaking her numb arm, her face was no longer the hippie smile before,

At any rate, she had studied in the ninja school for several years, and had done a lot in actual combat. When the speed and strength of the old cat were displayed, she regretted that she underestimated the enemy at the beginning.

"What are you doing in a daze? Give your enemy time to recover? Why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue!"

Just after scolding Huahuo, Ryosuke scolded Lao Mao again.

Just now, Huahuo underestimated the enemy, and when she succeeded in the first blow, the old cat stopped in place and waited for her to recover, instead of continuing to catch up and start a new offensive, she really didn't have any sense of fighting!

or……

"Don't hold back, I'll be watching you from the sidelines, just use all your strength, if there is any danger, I will stop it."

Frowning indifferently, Ryosuke guessed that they were afraid of hurting each other, so they didn't dare to go all out.

And with his reminder, the expressions of Lao Mao and Hua Huo became obviously different,

Some sharp, but also some expectations.

Their subsequent actions also confirmed this point.

The move is fatal, no longer hold back.

You come and go between the two,

The skills that Huahuo learned in the ninja school, but in order not to die when performing tasks in the future, the sharpness of his skills is the summary of Konoha's battles over the past century.

And the old cat is the same,

Although he has no formal combat lessons, he has only fought some wild cats in the state of ordinary cats, but the ability increase brought by the devil fruit has well made up for his shortcomings.

With the continuation of the battle, its sharp edge has shown its strength far surpassing that of Hanabi.

"Very well, that's it."

"Soft Fist is a physical technique that intercepts Chakra to block the enemy's actions. The old cat does not have Chakra in his body. Don't make unnecessary attempts. You have to use a more vigorous way to use Soft Fist. You must learn how to use it in battle. Make changes according to the enemy's situation!"

"Three body arts! You are a ninja, not a martial artist, so don't blindly use body arts!"

...

At the beginning, Ryosuke will also guide Hanabi and Lao Mao separately.

But in the end, only Huahuo was left, because the old cat didn't need him to say anything at all, he was already well used to the rhythm of the battle, and learned how to use a humanoid posture to face the enemy during the battle.

"stop!"