novel-bin Chapter 11 Applying for Early Graduation
Chapter 11 Applying for Early Graduation
Since they couldn't find the enemy themselves, they decided to hire Cloud Ninja to investigate.
Although the mine was destroyed, Kiichiro inherited a considerable fortune, enough to issue an investigation mission.
The Yunren were quite efficient; the investigation results came out in just five days.
"According to the investigation, this attack was planned by wandering ninjas from the Land of the Moon. Their leader is named Hiroki Kuroda. Should we eliminate them?"
A Cloud Ninja stood in front of Oni Ichiro, delivering the information while simultaneously soliciting a mission.
"This intelligence is too concise," Oniichiro frowned and asked, "Why are they doing this? What about their strength and specific information?"
The Cloud Ninja replied, "My mission is to find the target; there are no further requirements."
Actually, this Cloud Ninja probably knew the reason.
Over the years, the Cloud Ninja have been constantly expanding and plundering in all directions, with the Land of the Moon bearing the brunt. As a result, the people there are very hostile to the Land of Lightning and the Cloud Ninja Village.
The fact that there are no ninja villages in the Land of the Moon does not mean that there are no ninjas.
These ninjas from the Land of the Moon are powerless against the Hidden Cloud Village, but they are capable of causing some destruction in the Land of Lightning.
The iron mine belonging to Kiichiro's family mainly manufactures blades for the Cloud Village, so it's not surprising that they were attacked.
This contains some dark history of the Cloud Ninja Village, which this Cloud Ninja would certainly not reveal.
Kiichiro thought about it and realized that the mission he had issued was indeed to find the attacker, without any further requirements.
"How much money would it cost to wipe them out?"
"It's roughly between 200,000 and 500,000, but the exact price needs to be determined by the village."
The enemy was a group of rogue ninjas whose strength fluctuated, so this Chunin, based on his experience, proposed a price range.
Kiichiro shook his head helplessly and refused. Besides his house, mine, and vehicles, he only had a little over 300,000 yen in cash.
Their family is only moderately well-off, not wealthy.
I'm sorry to my stepparents, it's not that I don't want revenge, but I'm just too poor to do anything about it. I have to put this matter on hold for now.
After being delivered to the Cloud Ninja, Oniichiro was stopped by some surviving miners on his way home.
"Young Master Kiichiro, the mine has collapsed. What are your plans? When will you start excavating? When will you resume work? We need wages to live. If you don't resume work during this period, we will leave."
Miners are all poor people. It's already quite good that they haven't caused trouble, left, or bullied the orphan, Oniichiro, these past few days.
Looking at the several miners who were taller than him, Kiichiro showed no fear and calmly said, "Don't worry, production will resume today."
After saying that, he led the skeptical miners to the mine shaft.
A few days ago, Oniichiro was worried that there might be some danger here, such as traps left by the enemy.
After the Yunren (a member of the Yunren clan) checked and confirmed that it was safe, he dared to come over.
Kiichiro is still just a child, so of course he needs to learn how to protect himself.
"Earth Release: Rock Collapse Technique".
Kiichiro formed hand seals and pressed them onto the collapsed rocks in the mine.
Streams of chakra flowed from Kiichiro's hands into the rocks, causing the jumbled rocks to tremble and crack, revealing a rock passage.
This ninjutsu was learned by Chisuke from the Pakura scroll. Although it is weak, takes a long time to activate, and consumes a lot of chakra, it is rarely used in battle. However, it is very useful for modifying the terrain to build bases and hideouts, so Chisuke and his friends learned it long ago.
"The rest of the work is up to you. I will also recruit more people."
"Don't worry, young master, we'll do a good job."
The miners were delighted to see the new mine shaft and began various tasks.
Of course, Kiichiro only cleared away the rocks; it would take several more days before he could actually mine.
Reinforcing the mine shafts, modifying the tunnels, preparing tools, and developing excavation plans all take time.
Time passed, and on this day, a major event occurred at the Konoha Ninja Academy: Kakashi was about to graduate. If he passed the exam next month, Kakashi would become a true ninja.
Keep in mind that it's only been five months since the start of the semester, and Kakashi has already graduated so quickly—his speed is simply incredible.
What surprised his classmates even more was that Kyosuke also submitted his graduation application to the school, and was then called to the office by Naohiro Takahara, who gave him a long and earnest pep talk.
"Kyosuke, you are an excellent student and I firmly believe that you will become an excellent ninja in the future. However, you should not be stubborn. After all, Kakashi's father is the White Fang of Konoha. His early graduation does not mean anything. You will definitely be able to catch up with Kakashi in the future."
In the past few months, Kyosuke's performance has been getting better and better, and his growth rate is very fast. The students of those ninja clans have all been left behind by Kyosuke, so Takahara Naohiro has very high expectations for Kyosuke.
Naohiro Takahara was very careful when he tried to persuade Kyosuke, fearing that it would dampen Kyosuke's confidence and enthusiasm, that Kyosuke would become too arrogant, and that his words would cause Kyosuke to rebel.
"Hehe, Naotaka-sensei, I know I'm not as good as Kakashi right now. The reason I applied to graduate early is partly because of vanity, and partly because I want to understand the gap between me and a ninja so I can find direction for my future efforts. Even if I fail, I won't be discouraged, so I'm asking for your help."
Kyosuke's attitude was very sincere; he neither denied his vanity nor failed to find a reasonable explanation.
Naoto Takahara felt a mix of helplessness and joy as he watched this composed and mature student refute him, and he ended up laughing to himself.
"Haha, what a troublesome brat. Alright, I'll submit your application, but I don't know if it will be approved."
Kyosuke bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Naotaka-sensei. I will do my best."
Naoyasu Takahara waved his hand: "Get out of here, seeing you makes me annoyed."
As Kyosuke pushed open the door to leave, he saw Guy, Obito, Asuma, Ebisu, and others sneaking around at the other end of the corridor.
"So, did it work?"
Kai opened his mouth and asked in a rare, hushed voice, as if he were doing something wrong.
Kyosuke smiled, revealing eight teeth, and made an OK sign with his right hand.
"Yay! Kyosuke, you're amazing!"
Kai immediately cheered, while Obito and Asuma wore complicated expressions.
"Hmph, so what's there to be happy about if you apply for early graduation but don't succeed?"
Obito made a sarcastic remark, then left abruptly, running towards the office. Soon, Naohiro Takahara's tenor roar echoed through the office.
Ebisu sidled up to Kyosuke with a cheeky grin, bumped Kyosuke's shoulder, and said, "Hey, wanna challenge Kakashi? Just as a warm-up for the exam."
Kyosuke grabbed Ebisu's neck and, ignoring his struggles, said, "Why bother with Kakashi when we need to warm up? You're fine. Come on, let's warm up and bet on a meal."
Ebisu flailed his limbs wildly: "Hey, you ate my grilled meat last time, it's time for a change of scenery."
"Haha, that's because your family is rich and you're so weak."