Xia Mu thought about it and first ruled out Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, and others.
They weren't good at this.
Sasuke's throwing technique was impressive, but he was aloof and probably wouldn't bother with Xia Mu.
Moreover, the conflict between the Uchiha and the Village was escalating, so it was better not to approach Sasuke.
"Tenten... Hmm, maybe I should find Tenten."
Xia Mu thought of this girl with a Chinese style and was momentarily lost in thought.
It can be said that Tenten is a very regrettable character among the Twelve Genin.
Her Chinese style is very cute, but she doesn't have many highlights in combat.
Besides throwing Ninja Tools, she just throws Ninja Tools, at most attaching some Exploding Tags.
Her most glorious moment was picking up the Bashosen, one of the Six Paths Tools, and using it to blow up Kakuzu's heart with one swing.
As for later picking up the Amber Purifying Pot and the crimson gourd, she couldn't use them either.
However, when Xia Mu thought of Tenten, it was likely because Tenten's family might own a Ninja Tool shop and should be quite wealthy.
To customize this kind of special shuriken, finding Tenten was the best option.
Perhaps he could even sell this design to Tenten and solve the money problem along the way.
Moreover, after graduating, Tenten became Might Guy's disciple!
Thinking of that eccentric kappa Jonin, thinking of the man who almost kicked his way to the ending, Xia Mu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought about learning Eight Gates from Might Guy.
In fact, Xia Mu had already set his learning goals when he started thinking about getting stronger: Eight Gates, Hatake Kenjutsu, and Flying Thunder God Technique.
Hatake Kenjutsu and Flying Thunder God Technique were difficult to obtain for now, but Eight Gates could start by approaching Might Guy.
Relatively speaking, it would be simpler, and with the help of the gravity laboratory, he could definitely learn Eight Gates quickly.
Especially in the special laboratory state, he wouldn't die even if he trained the Eighth Gate, the Gate of Death.
However, Might Guy was just simple, not foolish.
It wasn't that you could gain his favor just by imitating him and shouting "Youth!" or "Passion!" while training every day.
Look at Xiao Li.
Because his situation was quite similar to Might Guy's, and he trained desperately for a long time and was observed by Might Guy for a long time, he was finally recognized by Might Guy.
Therefore, don't assume that Might Guy is easy to deceive.
Furthermore, Xia Mu also refused the idea of wearing a green jumpsuit and becoming a kappa.
Since that was the case, he would approach it from another direction, such as Might Guy's students.
However, Xiao Li likely wouldn't easily pass on Eight Gates to others, and Neji was difficult to get along with.
So, the best approach was to work on Tenten.
Therefore, perhaps he could first approach Tenten under the pretext of creating special shuriken, try to build a good relationship, and follow this connection to meet Might Guy, and then coincidentally meet Kakashi.
Once he had a good relationship with these two Jonin, they probably wouldn't refuse to teach him Eight Gates and Hatake Kenjutsu.
As for Flying Thunder God Technique, he'd think about it after Sarutobi Hiruzen died.
"However, the plan is quite good, but reality isn't that simple, and besides, now isn't the time to think about this."
Xia Mu patted his head, tossing these random thoughts aside for now, and then redrafted two research projects: one was to continue researching Chakra Mode Transformation in depth, and the other was to research Body Flicker Technique.
Chakra Mode Transformation can take many forms; Rasengan and Chakra Threads are just two of them.
To make future applications easier, it's good to create more forms now.
For example, a spinning top form, which would likely be good if integrated with Earth Release Chakra in the future.
For example, a spinning disk form, which can imitate Krillin's Destructo Disk from Dragon Ball Z.
It could be integrated with Water Release Chakra to create a Water Blade.
In short, just treat it like playing with dough and create a few more forms to prepare for future Nature Transformation integration.
As for Body Flicker Technique, it's nothing more than using the power of Chakra to increase one's speed, almost reaching instant movement, similar to Shave from the Marine Six Styles and Flash Step from Bleach.
Although no one was guiding him, it was much simpler than Nature Transformation, so he should be able to gain something.
After the night passed, Xia Mu arrived at school with dark circles under his eyes and immediately fell asleep.
When Shino arrived, seeing his friend like this, he subconsciously recalled a scene from last month.
It seemed that last month was also the second day, and his friend apparently liked to stay up all night cultivating on the first day.
Was this a habit?
He gently pushed Xia Mu: "Xia Mu, did you stay up all night training again last night?"
Didn't Iruka-sensei warn you not to stay up late?"
Xia Mu didn't even lift his head and waved his hand, saying: "I'll tell you later.
I'm going to catch up on some sleep first.
Wake me when sensei arrives."
Fortunately, the first class was actually self-study.
The reason was that Naruto didn't want to copy the Will of Fire.
To protest, he actually took paint to smear the Hokage Rock early in the morning, which infuriated Iruka-sensei.
Now Iruka-sensei was taking Naruto to the Hokage Office to apologize.
By the time Iruka returned with Naruto, Xia Mu had enjoyed a good nap.
Although it wasn't quite enough, he wasn't so sleepy anymore.
"Xia Mu, did you stay up all night training last night?" Shino asked again.
"Yeah, I thought of some good ideas and couldn't help but test them out.
I was so excited I didn't sleep."
"Ah, training to become stronger is just that captivating.
I can't help it."
Xia Mu sighed with emotion, not knowing if Shino believed him.
However, Xia Mu didn't continue the topic.
Seeing Iruka repeating his lecture on Chakra extraction and hand signs, he simply stopped listening, took out his notebook, and began copying the Will of Fire.
A thin book of the Will of Fire, which could clearly end with the single sentence "Where the leaves dance, the fire burns brightly," Sarutobi Hiruzen somehow managed to make it into a whole book, repeating the same principle over and over, just like brainwashing.
Under the students' long-term recitation and copying, even if they weren't brainwashed, they were influenced to some extent.
In any case, Xia Mu copied it painfully, yet he didn't dare to be careless, because messy handwriting would require recopying.
Seeing this, Shino also started copying.
In fact, Shikamaru, Choji, Inuzuka Kiba, and the others were all copying.
Only Naruto was slacking off.
Not only did this guy not complete his punishment properly, but he also wasn't listening in class.
It was truly speechless.
Did you forget who you were punished because of this time?
Wasn't it because of you, you little blonde!
Fortunately, although copying ten times was a lot, thanks to long-term practice with hand signs, everyone's hand speed was relatively fast.
They copied four times directly in one class period, so they should probably be able to finish the task today.
Next was the outdoor class.
Iruka first led the whole class in a warm-up jog, then practiced throwing, and then began arranging sparring matches between students.
It was mainly taijutsu sparring.
Currently, most students had only learned some basic punches and kicks in class and basically didn't know Ninjutsu yet.
Using Ninja Tools was also relatively dangerous, so only sparring with taijutsu was very safe.
However, basic Three Body Technique was still allowed, as Three Body Technique combined with taijutsu was the most fundamental of basics.