In the world of Naruto, within the Hidden Leaf Village, at the gathering place of the Hyuga clan.
At this moment, a boy from the Hyuga branch family named "Hyuga Goryu" was being beaten and insulted by a group of peers.
"A piece of trash like you—on what basis do you deserve to be Lady Hinata's fiancé?"
"You can't even extract chakra; you're simply a disgrace to the Hyuga clan!"
"Beat him to death! Beat him to death!"
Amidst the furious cursing, the group of Hyuga branch family kids relentlessly kicked and struck the fallen Hyuga Goryu.
During this chaos, a boy named Hyuga Tokuma flashed a vicious glint in his eyes.
Taking advantage of the confusion, he delivered a brutal kick directly to Hyuga Goryu's temple.
Under the heavy blow, Hyuga Goryu, already covered in wounds, instantly stopped breathing!
Seeing Hyuga Goryu lying motionless on the ground, the group of kids, who had been filled with anger moments ago, froze in shock.
"He… he can't really be dead, can he?"
"He shouldn't be *that* weak, right?"
"That's hard to say! After all, he's a useless guy who can't even extract chakra! If someone kicked him in the wrong spot just now, it could've killed him for real!"
Looking at the hesitant faces of the others, Hyuga Tokuma immediately spoke up nonchalantly.
Hearing this, a kid named Hyuga Hidemu quickly bent down to check Hyuga Goryu's breathing.
The moment he did, Hyuga Hidemu's face turned deathly pale!
"He's… he's really dead!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Run!"
A barely noticeable smirk flashed in Hyuga Tokuma's eyes as he quickly led the group of troublemakers to scatter in all directions!
They left behind the brutally beaten Hyuga Goryu, lying motionless on the ground.
However, not long after the fleeing kids disappeared, Hyuga Goryu—who Hyuga Hidemu had declared dead—slowly climbed up from the ground, his expression dazed.
Rubbing his throbbing head, Hyuga Goryu's face showed a bitter smile.
"Is this really my fate? In my last life, I was a live-in son-in-law who worked himself to death farming!
I never imagined that in this new life, I'd still be a live-in son-in-law! Still farming every day!
Oh, heavens! Besides making me farm—"
Midway through his resentful complaints, as he mentioned farming again, Hyuga Goryu suddenly froze.
A moment later, snapping out of his daze, he stopped his grumbling.
With a thought, he entered a tiny space, just one cubic meter in size.
Looking at the very real "vegetable-growing space" before him, an excited expression spread across Hyuga Goryu's face.
Based on the information that had inexplicably appeared in his mind, this was an upgradable vegetable-growing space!
As long as he planted seeds coated with the blood of a strong individual, he could harvest special fruits that would enhance the strength of whoever consumed them!
The effects of the matured fruits would vary depending on the blood of the strong person used on the seeds!
On top of that, this vegetable-growing space had also gifted Hyuga Goryu a beginner's package!
A "Physical Defect Repair Fruit Seed"!
Thinking of the humiliation and oppression he'd endured because this body couldn't extract chakra, Hyuga Goryu's heart surged with excitement. Without hesitation, he swiftly planted the "Physical Defect Repair Fruit Seed"!
Watching the seed rapidly grow and ripen into a fruit after being watered with spiritual water, the eager Hyuga Goryu immediately picked the matured fruit and ate it.
Sitting cross-legged, he attempted to extract chakra!
And the "Physical Defect Repair Fruit" from the space didn't disappoint him!
After eating the fruit, Hyuga Goryu barely had to try before successfully extracting a wisp of chakra!
Feeling the newfound power coursing through his body—a power he'd never had before—Hyuga Goryu was overcome with excitement.
He quickly immersed himself in the exhilarating sensation of his strength rapidly increasing!
It wasn't until the vegetable-growing space trembled that Hyuga Goryu stopped extracting chakra.
"This is…!"
Seeing the space before him—now ten times larger in length, width, and height—Hyuga Goryu's eyes once again gleamed with excitement!
The change in the vegetable-growing space could only mean one thing!
Hyuga Goryu's strength had successfully reached the level of a Genin!
And the upgrade gift package that appeared after the space expanded perfectly confirmed this.
Planting the "Healing Fruit Seed" from the upgrade package, Hyuga Goryu—who was starting to feel hungry—left the vegetable-growing space with a thought.
Then, looking exhausted, he headed toward the kitchen…
Since he deliberately didn't treat the wounds on his body, Hyuga Goryu, walking along the path, immediately drew surprised and mocking looks from other clan members.
Everyone in the Hyuga clan knew about Hyuga Goryu being frequently insulted and beaten by his peers.
But because he couldn't extract chakra, no one cared about him.
So even though everyone was aware of this, no one stepped in to stop it.
On the surface, Hyuga Goryu passed by everyone without a hint of abnormality, but inside, he sneered coldly.
A clan this indifferent—if they couldn't learn to change their ways—would sooner or later fall apart!
As Hyuga Goryu nonchalantly headed to the kitchen to get lunch, Hyuga Hidemu, who had taken part in beating him that morning, spotted him.
The unbelievable sight left Hyuga Hidemu dumbfounded before his face twisted with anger!
He felt like he'd been played by Hyuga Goryu that morning.
Furious, Hyuga Hidemu completely forgot that clan elders were nearby.
He rushed straight up to Hyuga Goryu, blocking his path!
"Hyuga Goryu! You piece of trash, you dared to trick us? You're just asking to die!"
As he shouted accusations, Hyuga Hidemu instinctively raised his hand to slap Hyuga Goryu across the face.
His reckless action immediately caused the surrounding Hyuga clan members to tense up!
While everyone knew about the kids' behavior in private, some things couldn't be done out in the open!
After all, no matter how useless Hyuga Goryu was, he was still the live-in son-in-law of the Hyuga main family!
So when they saw Hyuga Hidemu brazenly attack in front of so many people, a few nearby Hyuga clansmen prepared to step in and stop him.
But before they could act, the scene before them left everyone stunned.
Hyuga Goryu—who had always taken beatings and insults without fighting back—this time blocked Hyuga Hidemu's slap.
This unprecedented behavior immediately made many realize something unusual was happening!
It seemed… things were about to get interesting.
With that thought, everyone halted their actions and watched Hyuga Goryu with keen interest.
"You… you piece of trash, you dare fight back?"
Completely unprepared for Hyuga Goryu to resist, Hyuga Hidemu stared in disbelief and blurted out his shock!
Such idiotic words instantly darkened the faces of a few Hyuga clansmen related to Hyuga Hidemu!
"That moron!"
"How could he say something so arrogant in front of all these people? What an idiot!"
As those clansmen cursed Hyuga Hidemu under their breath, Hyuga Goryu, who had blocked the attack, smiled.
"Fight back? No, no, no! This isn't fighting back!"
"It's not?"
"That's right! This isn't fighting back! *This* is fighting back!"
Looking at the stunned Hyuga Hidemu, Hyuga Goryu grinned and delivered a resounding slap!
*SMACK!!*
The heavy blow sent the unprepared Hyuga Hidemu flying backward!
Seeing this, even those who had anticipated a change were left dumbfounded.
No one had expected that Hyuga Goryu—who never fought back or talked back—would not only block the slap but return one of his own!
Most importantly, everyone noticed that Hyuga Goryu's attack had been infused with chakra!
A useless guy who had never been able to extract chakra suddenly used a chakra-enhanced attack?
This was getting really interesting!
With that realization, many uninvolved Hyuga clansmen broke into knowing smiles.