Sasuke Uchiha opened his mouth to refute Ethan's words, but he couldn't think of how to refute it after thinking about it for a long time.

Is Ethan wrong? It seems to be true.

He is not the strongest among the graduates of the same class, so what kind of genius is he? Since he is not a genius, should he work harder to cultivate?

"Original...... Am I just immersed in the waste of the Uchiha's false name?"

Of course not, in this Hokage world where bloodline background determines everything, Uchiha Sasuke, as an existence with a son of the Six Paths, does have a proud capital.

However, he didn't know that he was such a powerful being, so he fell into self-doubt.

Ethan looked at Sasuke's unwilling but obviously lost look, and knew that the blow was almost over, and if he continued, it would be useless except to completely crush his confidence.

He said this just to make Sasuke let go of those inexplicable superiority feelings - he did have the advantage of blood, but now that he wanted to become stronger faster, he had to ignore those things.

What's more, those advantages won't help Sasuke until he reaches a certain level of strength.

"It's not waste, it's just that you're not as strong as you think, and if you still want to be strong, you have to put yourself in the right position and see yourself clearly. ”

Uchiha Sasuke's hands were clenched into fists, he was now very unwilling, he thought that he had narrowed the gap with Uchiha Itachi (Ethan really didn't understand where Sasuke got this confidence), but Ethan made him understand that it was just his self-righteousness.

This situation upsets him, but what should he do?

"Go to Orochimaru?"

“！？”

As soon as this thought popped up in Sasuke's heart, Ethan spoke it first.

"Do you think that guy who was too scared to show up in front of Uchiha Itachi could teach you how to defeat that person?"

Uchiha Sasuke's eyes widened, he didn't know that Uchiha Itachi had also defeated Orochimaru, and even made Orochimaru dare not attack him again?But this also seemed to explain why Orochimaru was eyeing him?

"How do you know these things?"

"As I said, there are things you don't have the right to know now...... When you're strong enough......"

"When I'm strong enough, I can know everything!"

"That's right. ”

Sasuke Uchiha took a deep breath, closed his eyes to ease his emotions, and reopened his eyes to return to his usual cold appearance.

"So...... How do I get started?"

Orochimaru didn't dare to provoke Uchiha Itachi, if someone else told him the news, he would still be suspicious.

Ethan is special, he is the only ninja who has fought against Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi among the people Sasuke knows, and his words have a higher credibility than that.

Since Orochimaru's strength is not enough to meet Sasuke's needs, then he does not have such a high status in Sasuke's heart, and the order of the option of defecting to Orochimaru in exchange for strength has dropped several times in his heart.

As for whether Ethan can really make himself stronger...... This is the same as whether Orochimaru can make himself stronger, it is not an absolute certainty, but compared to the degree of risk and trustworthiness, no matter how you look at it, Ethan's side is better.

"First of all, you have to forget what Uchiha, put away your inexplicable superiority, and treat yourself as an ordinary shinobi...... Then, start with the basics. ”

"Foundation again?"

"Why? Look down on the foundation?"

“......”

"This training is different from when I was in ninja school. ”

This sentence made Sasuke a little more serious, although they are all basic training, but since they are different, it means that there is a special training method.

"The way to do it is simple, load the weight!"

"Weight-bearing?"

It's not that Uchiha Sasuke looks down on the weight-bearing training method, after all, both Ethan and Lee Rock use this method to hone their physical fitness, so that they can use strong physical skills.

Sasuke also often uses physical skills to fight, but in general he is more of a ninjutsu-type ninja, and physical skills are only a second choice.

What's more, Sasuke Uchiha, who has mastered Thunder Escape, has a more convenient way to improve his physical fitness, so is it necessary for him to train with weights in this case?

"You're underestimating weight training......"

In addition to increasing speed and strength, weight training can also improve the endurance of the ninja in all aspects, and this painful and boring training can also hone the mental will of the trainer.

As we all know, chakra is a mixture of physical energy and mental energy, and this kind of training can improve the body and spirit, which means that the total amount of chakra of the trainer is increased in different directions.

"Although the number is very small, very small...... But even if it only rises a little in one day, a thousand days...... What about 2,000 days?"

The truth of accumulating a little bit of sand into a tower is not only understood by people on Earth, Uchiha Sasuke understands what Ethan means, and now he will not look down on such a 'micro' improvement.

"Is it just weight training?"

"No, I'll personally train with you in the days that follow to hone your skills. ”

Sasuke Uchiha may not be able to look down on other training, but having an opponent who is stronger than himself and can train as an opponent anytime and anywhere is a very good way to train in his mind.

If nothing else, just the fact that Ethan was willing to practice with him was enough to satisfy him.

"Good!"

"Don't be too happy, not only when you are training, but even when you are doing actual combat training, eating and resting, you have to wear weights. ”

“......”

Sasuke Uchiha suddenly felt that he might be about to have the most painful days since learning ninjutsu, and Ethan looked very different from Kakashi's coaching style.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Ethan actually made a point of emphasising: "Kakashi will let you rest when you are tired, but I won't...... Prepare for hell!"

“......”

I don't know if Ethan's tone of voice was too eerie and terrifying, Uchiha Sasuke actually swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously.

By this time, it was already time for dinner, and the servants had already prepared a sumptuous meal, and Ethan had eaten a few things briefly, and then went back to the room that had been cleaned up to rest.

He is still a wounded man in front of the 'outsiders', he will not run around alive, so that a person with a brain knows that he is pretending.

Although there are only descendants of the Uchiha family here, the descendants of the Uchiha family do not mean that they are people who can be trusted.

The night passed quickly, although Uchiha Sasuke did not rest well, he was looking forward to the training that began today, but Ethan did not appear early, but after the sun had completely risen, he wore the clothes prepared for him by the Uchiha family, walked slowly, coughed and appeared with a pale and weak appearance.

“......”

Sasuke Uchiha really wants to complain: It's too exaggerated, right?

Looking at the pale face in front of him, his half-length slightly messy hair, and his plain white yukata...... Although he admits that the picture in front of him is quite beautiful, he always vaguely feels that something is wrong?

Putting the useless doubts aside, Sasuke Uchiha refocused his attention on training.

"What should I do?"

"Are things ready?"

Sasuke Uchiha pointed to the side, where there were all kinds of weight-bearing equipment, all of which Ethan had specifically mentioned yesterday: weight-bearing clothing, bracer guards, and leggings.

Ethan looked at it, tried it lightly with his hand, and then threw the lightest of them aside, and directly picked up the heavier ones.

"Put them all on. ”

Sasuke's eyelids jumped, in fact, he had already tried these equipment before Ethan came over, and if he chose the lightest ones, it would basically not affect him too much.

The few pieces in the middle will start to affect his speed, which will greatly reduce his strength.

And Ethan's choice happened to be the weight that could allow him to move normally, but could not exert any combat power - choosing so accurately proves that Ethan has a very intuitive and accurate judgment of his strength.

Putting on all the equipment, Sasuke immediately felt as if his whole body had become depressed, and he finally realized what it was like for Ethan and Rock Lee.

What's even more terrifying is that in such a state, Ethan announced a series of 'basic training'.

"Done in two hours!"

The foundation is the foundation, but there is a time limit, and this is a heavy weight...... It's a bit difficult to complete yourself in a normal state, but now it's in this state.

"That's why it's training...... What is it called training that can be easily done every time? This is the training that allows you to try to push your limits!"

Uchiha Sasuke has never tried to push himself to the limit, and Ethan is curious about what kind of fruit will bloom if Sasuke is allowed to train as a devil?

As for hurting the body, Ethan himself stared at it if he could still hurt Sasuke's body, it would be a joke.

Watching Sasuke Uchiha running in circles with heavy feet and a constipated look on his face, Ethan found it particularly interesting.

When Sasuke barely finished his training and was as tired as a dead dog, he immediately asked Sasuke to train on chakra fine control, and also arranged the training ground on the lake of the Uchiha family.

Uchiha Sasuke, whose physical strength has long been exhausted, sank into the water again and again, coupled with the weight on his body, if Ethan hadn't fished him up, it was estimated that he would have drowned in his own lake and become the most humiliating Uchiha.

This is just the morning training, after eating at noon and resting a little, the afternoon training is to be beaten by Ethan.

"Maybe you're confused about the morning training and don't understand why it's all basic training and physical training. ”

Almost as the words echoed in his ears, Ethan, who was standing in the distance, suddenly appeared in front of Sasuke, and the kunai in his hand pressed against his neck.

"Because you don't need anything too fancy to kill your opponent. ”