My ninjutsu is not right

Chapter 65: Nara Shikaku's Questions (Updated)

“It’s a bit strange.”

Link came to the commercial street wearing casual clothes after a long time, feeling a little confused about time and space.

Yesterday he was walking in the deep forest and fighting with others, but today he was standing on a street like in a modern city and buying clothes.

After calming himself down, he went straight to the clothing store and chose a few clothes in a larger size. After trying them on and finding the price was right, he bought them without any hesitation, without any hassle of choosing and choosing.

At present, he is quite satisfied with his dressing style. The only reason he needs to change clothes is that they are too crowded.

But there is a new problem. The large size clothes are a bit long for him...

While the clothing store was cutting his clothes, he went out to buy some sweets, took a walk and came back to get them.

Link walked leisurely to Ganligan and was waiting in line to buy something when he suddenly felt his shoulders become heavy and looked up.

"Hey, kid, I remember your name is Link!" A generous voice sounded from the side.

There was no face in sight. There were just two obstacles wrapped in fishing nets and black lining. When I tilted my vision a little, I saw that the person coming had purple hair tied into a pineapple head similar to Nara's, a familiar smile on his face, and a brown windbreaker on his back.

"Nice to meet you." The purple-haired woman patted his shoulder, looking very happy.

Link glanced at the team of more than a dozen people behind him and said calmly, "You want to cut in line."

"Ha~" the purple-haired woman said in a righteous tone, "We are all from the same village, and Hong has mentioned you several times, I..."

"I don't even know who you are." Link interrupted her silently.

The two passers-by queuing behind her looked at her with a subtle change in their eyes.

The purple-haired woman leaned forward and whispered, "I'm Yuhi Kurenai, a friend of Yuhi Kurenai. If you count me in line with you, I'll treat you to meatballs and red bean soup~"

"Deal." Link said decisively.

[What an unlovable yet real little devil]

Mitarashi Anko curled her lips. Clearly in Anko's description, this brat was capable, good-natured and mature, but in the end, it turned out that this brat was really...
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"amazing!"

Mitarashi Anko took the piece of yokan handed to her by the other party and stuffed it into her mouth happily, saying vaguely: "Don't worry, Xiao Link, if you have any problems, please come to me as much as possible."

She loves meatballs and red bean soup, but the focus is on desserts. Desserts must be sweet enough to be enjoyable enough!
Link looked at the special Jonin who was licking his fingers childishly and curled his lips. He was indeed a childish guy.

A piece of yokan can buy you off...

He picked up the rice cake and red bean soup and took a sip. It was really refreshing to consume sugar, especially during the stage of physical development. When consumed in large quantities, it was even more refreshing than XX.

I can now understand a certain warrior with white curly hair.

"Isn't it great?" said Mitarashi Anko proudly.

What the hell are you so proud of?

Link complained in his heart, stood up and said, "Goodbye." He didn't have much in common with the other party, and queuing up to eat some desserts and drink some sweet drinks together was already a favor to Xi Ri Hong, so there was no need to continue communicating and deepening their feelings.

Mitarashi Anko looked at his small back as he walked away, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.

[Although he is a not very likable kid...but he should be different from that guy...]

"Squeak~Crack" As she thought about it, the drinks can she was holding made a mournful sound.
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Link didn't care what Mitarashi Anko was thinking, and went to the clothing store to take the tailored clothes home.

I lay in bed leisurely waiting for Yingzi to wash and dry the new clothes, then seeing that the time was almost up, I got up and went to grill some meat.

Yesterday, I made an appointment with two of my companions to celebrate the completion of the mission today. As usual, we had a barbecue. He would treat us.

The income from the missions during this period was pretty good, so it didn't matter if he spent more on food and drink. He was now in line with most ninjas and had no habit of saving money at all.

Being a ninja is a profession where one could die at any time. Plus, they can earn a considerable amount of money after completing missions, so naturally they spend money as it comes and never think about tomorrow.

People like Uzumaki Naruto who save a little on every mission are a minority.

Eating barbecue was no different from before. Link also told his two companions about the mission notified by Nara Saltwater. After eating barbecue, he went home, changed into slightly more formal clothes, and headed to the Nara tribe's territory.

Anyway, I have to come and see you sooner or later, so the sooner the better.

Nara Shikaku's house is not far from Nara Yushio's house. He wanted to go over and see if he could bring Teacher Yushio with him, but he was not at home, so he had to go alone.

After asking two passers-by on the way, Link stood at the door of Nara's house holding the gift box of yokan he bought in the morning.

"Ding dong~"

The doorbell rang for more than ten seconds, and then someone came to open the door.

"Click~" Nara Shikaku opened the door and saw the newcomer's expression. He was not surprised and said with a smile, "Come in."

"Excuse me." Link bowed, then took off his shoes and followed him into the house.

The two of them walked to the living room and sat down. He handed over the yokan gift box and said, "This is a small token of my appreciation."

"Thank you." Nara Shikaku accepted the yokan, made him a cup of tea, and said, "You should also be curious about why I asked you to come here."

"Yes." Link responded and pretended to listen attentively.

"I wonder if you have the idea of becoming my disciple." Nara Shikaku said.

The news came so suddenly that Link was stunned for a moment.

Before he could answer, Nara Shikaku continued, "In fact, it was the Sandaime-sama who accepted you as his disciple."

Whether it's teaching ninjutsu or being willing to instruct, they are no different from disciples.

"It's just that..." He shook his head, "Because of some things, the Sandaime-sama probably won't accept any more disciples."

"And you happen to be able to use shadow-related techniques, so I ended up being the one asking you questions."

Nara Shikaku did not try to hide anything and said it very bluntly, "If you don't want to, I won't force you. With your talent and ability, I don't think I can teach you much."

"No, you are too modest." Link thought about it for a moment and guessed one or two things.

There were many reasons why the Third Hokage did not accept disciples, but the most direct one was probably Orochimaru.

Before the establishment of Konoha, the Ino, Shikaku, and Chou clans came together under the witness of the Sarutobi clan, and it was the Sarutobi clan that brought them into Konoha. They can be said to be the die-hard supporters of Sarutobi, so it is very easy to understand that Nara Shikaku came forward to accept him as a disciple.

But Nara Shikaku was really frank, whether it was about shadow-related techniques or directly saying that he had nothing to teach him.

This is probably the olive branch thrown by the conservative faction led by the Third Hokage.

So--

Do you want to become my disciple?

(End of this chapter)