Сhapter 25

- Uzumaki... - a familiar... but such a nasty voice came to me, forcing me to tense up a little internally. It's not often that a local celebrity gives me his attention. Although, today he really could have a little more reasons to start this conversation. Which, judging by Hugo's own mood, could turn into a fight at any moment. His voice was too hostile, and the place was just right – a small park that touches the boundaries of the academy with the most carem. Usually some students like to have lunch here, but now is not the time for this…

I was here myself only because of Iruka, who scheduled training a little earlier than usual today. Apparently, at the end of the week he didn't have much to do at the academy, so he decided to free up tonight for personal rest… Well, I myself had to go to our training ground almost immediately after lessons, starting a warm-up before the main training. And that's bad luck, it was through this park that it was most convenient for me to get to the place of future training…

- What do you want, little eye? - I turned to the guy a little mockingly, deliberately provoking him to more active actions. I certainly won't mind a good fight with this little asshole. To be honest, I can't wait to test my skills on such an unusual opponent.… Still, the locals say the truth: "having a weapon in your hands, one day you will definitely want to use it." Now I felt it in full... - Are you looking for a fight? - No less mockingly, I asked the guy. Although, from his clenched fists and frowning face, everything was clear enough.

- Stop talking to Hinata-sama… You are no match for the princess of our clan, so don't you dare to address her so frivolously anymore. - Literally hissed the boy, apparently remembering today's events… Hinata visited me again today, at the same time inviting me to have lunch together… And I don't even want to say what this step cost her. Among her stutters, I could hardly make out at least some words, and I shouldn't have forgotten about the girl's red ears either…

Such is it, a childish infatuation ... with which I have already kind of come to terms, hoping that over time the girl will cool down a little. Because I feel somehow... wrong. However, I still did not refuse to have lunch with the girl, it was not just that she went through all this embarrassment and struggle with herself…

- Fuck off. Your words in this matter do not affect anything. - I just waved the boy away, realizing that behind his words there is banal anger and, possibly, envy. The Hugo clan itself would definitely have conveyed to me its dissatisfaction with somewhat different methods. Still, they are now the strongest clan of Konoha, from which they have already started to get a little greyhound. It's not too obvious, they still care about their reputation, but I'm sure Hinata's father doesn't care who his daughter is talking to there yet… Otherwise, the clannless boys who used to bully that one would definitely not get off with simple cuffs from me.

- Bastard… You jumped over one class, and already you're thinking of yourself as I don't know who? The boy bristled. - Well, I'll show you why the Hugo clan is not to be trifled with. He growled, making me even smile a little. I could not imagine the most banal remark in his performance ... Although, after all, he always mentions his clan, even if it is somewhat out of place… However, I couldn't think about it for a long time. It was too fast for Neji to rush in my direction.

Although, this time I still saw his movements much better. Still, at the academy, he is constantly sparring with someone, and I have already managed to properly evaluate all his movements and techniques. And I myself, of course, have greatly improved my skills during this time... Having a full-fledged teacher helps a lot in this regard, and my body continues to hint that close combat is a good choice of specialization for me. My physical indicators are growing too fast, I have become a very, very wiry boy over the past time…

True, Neji was still moving a little faster than me, but it was not so critical at all. I calmly dodged the first few blows of the guy, and then, without any problems, I diverted a few more attacks in my direction ... Then, however, he still managed to "sting" me in the shoulder, but it's not that important. After all, even though I opened up, missing a rather painful blow, but Hugo himself got more… My direct blow to the jaw smoothly turned into a whiplash "slap in the face", from which the guy already skewed a little…

- You've gotten faster in the last few months… But I didn't stand still either. - I grinned joyfully and even somehow cheerfully, forcing the chakra in my body to boil more and more actively. She even seemed to respond to my emotions and anger hidden deep inside, only fueling the body more and giving it more strength… Although, I was doing pretty well already. Neji, having missed my first blow, was somewhat confused, allowing me to complete a whole series of attacks before the guy literally flew away from me… He released the chakra from his feet to strengthen his jump. I'm not doing this very well so far. Releasing the chakra from the legs is the most difficult.

- The mustachioed bastard ... - the boy spat out a little saliva, before I still caught up with him, continuing the fight ... Although it was already quite difficult to call it a fight. Rather, a full-fledged battle with the use of chakra and Taijutsu techniques. And Neji, to be honest, was still somewhat superior to me in skills ... Despite the fact that for the first time I was able to surprise him with my speed and skills, the boy still managed to pull himself together, taking the initiative…

So, very painful blows of small Hugo began to overtake me again, which made it much more difficult for me to swing my fists, my hands began to obey me worse because of flashes of pain and missed blows. Although, I still managed to respond to my abuser with strong, well-placed punches… But a couple of months ago, Neji almost beat me at one gate… I'll have to thank Iruka-sensei for the science a little later.

Now I was a little not up to it… I didn't really understand how such thoughts managed to slip through my head, despite all the heat of the fight that was happening now… That's just, it seems, I was somewhat distracted by these thoughts in vain. The big-eyed bastard almost hit the most intimate thing – my bells ... Fortunately, at the last moment I still managed to shift to the side, which is why the blow fell on the thigh, great "drying out" that…

But I didn't pay much attention to it... Neji was too much in a good position for me, relying on this attack of his… For which he paid, introducing his jaw to my knee… What, in fact, the fight ended. Still, Neji, although he used the chakra to strengthen and strengthen himself, still did not possess my stamina. A good blow to the jaw Zdorov hit Tom on the brain, depriving him of any strength for further struggle.

However, it didn't stop me right away. I simply did not have time to fully realize what had happened, which is why Hugo's carcass took on several more series of my blows… But in the end, I was still able to calm down, making sure that Neji could no longer continue the fight. Although, he was not capable of much at all right now. Despite the transience of our fight, our carcasses absorbed a lot of damage. A broken nose and the lips of an eye are proof of that… Although, it wasn't much better for me.

Extensive hematomas have already begun to form on my body. And if it weren't for my exorbitant endurance and innate high pain threshold, I would have been lying at Neji's feet much earlier than my punches could have brought down this asshole. Still, he was really better trained than me. And it was difficult to compare his blows with anything… I will only say that I am very glad that he did not hit me in the groin in the end... If it were otherwise, I would have begun to fear for my opportunity to have children in this life. Hugo showered me with too painful and strong blows…