The gradually appearing dawn in the sky tore through the shackles of night, casting a soft golden glow upon the earth, painting the new day with a warm hue.
Chizhao gently pushed open the window, and the fresh air, carrying the fragrance of earth and the sweet scent of distant flowers, instantly awakened her.
Wearing simple athletic wear, she stood on the balcony, taking a deep breath, savoring the morning's tranquility and beauty.
Such a beautiful morning is perfect for morning exercise.
As she was about to go downstairs, she saw Xiao Wang on the table again; it was still lying there quietly, with no signs of waking up.
“Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang.”
Chizhao called out softly in her mind.
“I’m here.”
“Are you not planning to use your main body anymore?”
“To accumulate energy, so I won’t use my main body for now.”
“Oh? What kind of energy do you still need to accumulate?”
“Hehe, once the energy is almost full, we can meet.”
Chizhao pouted and didn’t press further.
While conversing with Xiao Wang in her mind, she had already gone downstairs, put on her shoes, and walked out the door.
Her morning run route was a deserted path around her home; it was secluded and beautiful, which she considered the best route for her morning run.
After warming up, she started running steadily forward.
Along the way, the air was mixed with the smell of earth and green grass, making her feel incredibly refreshed and comfortable.
Chizhao quickened her pace, hoping to improve her physical fitness through morning runs to better adapt to the upcoming training.
Meanwhile, on a small training ground on the other side, four children stood in front of wooden stakes, diligently practicing throwing Shuriken.
However, the Shuriken scattered all over the ground indicated that their training results were not satisfactory.
But in front of the wooden stake of the child on the far left, Shuriken had already densely covered the entire stake, with most of them even hitting the center.
“As expected of Itachi’s younger brother, so… so amazing.”
One of the boys couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, his peripheral vision suddenly catching sight of a figure jogging towards them in the distance.
He quickly pulled the boy next to him, who was looking troubled, his voice filled with tension.
“Xiao Tou! Look quickly, that girl, isn’t she the one who hit you yesterday?”
The boy called Xiao Tou looked in the direction his finger pointed and indeed saw a familiar face.
“It really is that newcomer!”
For a moment, the rookie trio stopped their training, looking nervously at Chizhao, who was about to pass by.
“You actually got beaten by a girl? How embarrassing.” The black-haired boy said unceremoniously.
Originally, his older brother was supposed to train with him today, but his brother had to go out, so he had no choice but to train with them.
As if to release his irritable mood, he forcefully threw a Shuriken, hitting the center of the stake that was already full of Shuriken, and instantly, the Shuriken scattered around like a goddess scattering flowers.
“She’s not an ordinary girl, and she’s quite close to that fox demon.”
At this moment, the boy raised his head, his youthful face, with its handsome features, revealing a hint of arrogance.
“Oh? Someone is close to him?”
After receiving an affirmative answer from the rookie trio, he immediately became interested in that girl.
Unaware, Chizhao continued to move steadily forward. She had initially thought her physique was poor and she would get tired after a few steps, but unexpectedly, after several laps, her breathing was still calm and steady, and she even felt she could continue for a few more laps.
Amazing, I didn’t realize my physical fitness was so incredible?
Suddenly, several figures on the road ahead blocked her way. Upon closer inspection, she almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
Not to mention the rookie trio, the boy in the middle, with his hands in his pockets, expressionless yet incredibly handsome, was actually the legendary Erzhuzi!
“It’s her, the one who ambushed me yesterday when I wasn’t paying attention!” Xiao Tou pointed at Chizhao and said.
Chizhao was speechless. Did Erzhuzi specifically come to stand up for them? How high would the appearance fee be?
“Hey! What’s your name?”
Hearing the impolite question from little Sasuke, Chizhao put her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction, raising her head to retort:
“Why should I tell you?”
The four children were visibly stunned. They didn’t expect this girl to be unafraid at all, but rather so arrogant.
“I heard you bullied my companion yesterday.”
“Hm. So?”
“You need to apologize to him.”
Chizhao looked at Sasuke in front of her with a hint of amusement, her gaze lingering on Xiao Tou.
“He didn’t apologize when he bullied my friend yesterday!”
At this moment, Xiao Tou clenched his fists, his cheeks flushed as he retorted, “He’s just a monster! Why should I apologize to him?!”
Sasuke listened without reaction, as if there was nothing wrong with what Xiao Tou said beside him.
It’s “monster” again, “monster” again.
Chizhao was already annoyed by this word; its frequency of appearance was simply too high now.
She frowned, looking angrily at Xiao Tou.
“Which eye did you see Naruto was a monster from?”
At this question, the three looked at each other, then glanced at the unmoving Sasuke, and then boldly shouted.
“Everyone in the Village says so!”
Chizhao snorted disdainfully.
“That’s it? Even what your Uchiha Clan sees isn’t necessarily true, and a few rumors can subdue you?”
Hearing this, all four widened their eyes. She didn't understand how this girl knew they were from the Uchiha Clan; there was no family crest on their regular clothes.
Sasuke was the first to lose his patience, becoming slightly vigilant, and asked in confusion, “How do you know we’re Uchiha?”
Now it was Chizhao’s turn to have circles in her eyes.
No, Erzhuzi, are you serious asking that question?
All four of you are uniformly black-haired and black-eyed, who else could you be besides Uchiha?!
For a moment, Chizhao felt like punching cotton.
She forgot that the ones standing in front of her were genuine five or six-year-old children; they probably hadn't noticed these details at all.
Even Erzhuzi, hailed as a genius, couldn't escape moments of naive wisdom.
Chizhao secretly sighed, deciding not to argue with them anymore. She casually brushed them off with a ‘guess’ to end the conversation and continue her morning exercise.
But she didn't expect Erzhuzi to be stubborn since childhood; he insisted on pulling Chizhao’s arm, demanding an explanation and an apology.
Oh, I really can’t with you, Sasuke!
“What else do you want?” Chizhao was a bit helpless.
Sasuke glanced at the wooden stakes on the training ground, full of confidence.
“You and I will compete in throwing Shuriken. Whoever loses apologizes to the other.”
As soon as they heard about the Shuriken competition, the rookie trio also started to egg them on, all agreeing with Sasuke’s point of view.
Competing in Shuriken with Itachi’s younger brother? It's simply asking for humiliation.
Looking at the overly confident Sasuke in front of her, to be honest, Chizhao really wasn't very confident.
After all, she hadn't thrown anything other than screen protectors, so she had no idea how good her control over Shuriken or Kunai was.
Seeing Chizhao's lack of reaction, Sasuke's mouth curved slightly, and he asked with a hint of mockery, “What? Scared?”
Chizhao broke free from Sasuke’s small hand, crossed her arms, and lifted her beautiful chin.
“Compete then! Who’s afraid of who!”
So Chizhao followed behind them, walking towards the training spot.
Sorry, Sasuke, I'm definitely not confident competing in Shuriken with you now, but when it comes to mischief, I still have a bit of that.
Just as they were about to reach the training ground, Chizhao suddenly cried out “Ouch” and lunged forward, aiming carefully. With a pull of her hand, she precisely yanked down Sasuke’s pants.
His white boxer shorts, printed with cute fried eggs, were thus revealed to everyone.
Oh? How cute.
【Mischief progress +3】
The rookie trio watched this scene in surprise, and one of them covered his mouth and let out a chuckle.
A visible flush spread from Sasuke’s cheeks to his ears, and then to his neck.
He quickly pulled up his pants and yelled at Chizhao, both embarrassed and angry.
“Are you an idiot?!”
Chizhao got up from the ground. Seeing the tearful indignation in Sasuke’s eyes, she realized she had actually made Erzhuzi cry and awkwardly scratched her head.
“I… I’m sorry… I tripped…”
Before she could finish speaking, Sasuke, feeling wronged, pushed Chizhao away and ran off.
It seemed he was most likely going to cry to his brother.
“Sasuke, wait for us!”
Seeing this, the rookie trio didn't linger either, and all of them followed Sasuke as he ran into the distance.
Chizhao watched their retreating figures, sighing to herself:
Well, that’s it, Erzhuzi’s embarrassing moment +1.
She rubbed her rumbling stomach, realizing it was almost lunchtime, so she left the training ground and slowly walked home.
The scene from earlier replayed in her mind, and she let out another chuckle.
On the eaves nearby, a dark shadow seemed to flash by, but when Chizhao looked up, there was nothing.
Why have I been having so many illusions lately? It must be because I haven’t eaten well. I need to go back and eat more meatballs to make up for it.