Ninja Pot Shadow

Ninjas do not engage in production or commerce. Despite possessing martial prowess, for various reasons, their wealth is controlled by the daimyo of the country, leaving them only to complete missions and earn meager sums of money.

Even today, the profession of ninja remains strictly hierarchical.

Not all ninjas can use "Water Release," "Fire Release," or "Earth Release" to throw at enemies in battle. Most lower-ranking ninjas simply don't have the opportunity to learn them; ninjutsu is in the hands of the higher-ups in various ninja clans and villages.

Learning the Three Body Techniques at the Ninja Academy, then engaging in close combat with kunai and shuriken, and using explosive tags and smoke bombs for ranged attacks, eating military rations from Akimichi Choji's family when low on stamina, using medicine from Nara Shikamaru's family when hospitalized, and having family members buy flowers from Yamanaka Ino's family's flower shop if they die—this is the norm.

Lower-ranking ninjas have low incomes, high expenses, and high mortality rates. Once housing rentals become widespread, they can easily cause conflicts between the rich and poor in the village.

Shikamaru is intelligent, but limited by his age, he cannot see the issue of the conflict between the rich and the poor. He just intuitively feels that there is something wrong with it and needs to think about it more carefully.

Ino also felt that what she, as an "expert," had casually said was not very reliable, so she did not discuss the topic in depth.

……

The ultimate goal of the Ninja Academy is to train ninjas. Iruka-sensei is in charge of both theory and practice courses. He teaches very quickly, and while Ino and Shikamaru are exchanging glances, he has already started on the next question.

"The problem states: ignoring air resistance, using the formulas for horizontal uniform motion and uniformly accelerated motion, ninja A stands on a tree 7 meters high and throws a shuriken at enemy ninja B on the ground. We will now calculate the initial velocity of the shuriken..."

Teacher Iruka was calculating rapidly on the podium. The weather wasn't hot, but he still broke out in a sweat. Copying from the textbook would have been a good choice, but unfortunately, this conscientious teacher insisted on calculating it himself, which only confused him.

“45.22 m/s?” Iruka glanced at the blackboard, then stiffly looked at the textbook in his hands.

He discovered that the answer in the book did not match the answer he had calculated!

So who was wrong? Iruka-sensei was incredibly embarrassed. The students were unmoved—some were sleeping, some were eating, some were petting the dog, and some were spacing out. The classroom suddenly became quiet. The sound of Choji eating snacks suddenly seemed very abrupt. He stopped eating, looked around strangely, and his gaze lingered on Ino and Shikamaru for two seconds each, as if he wanted to ask them what had happened.

The eerie silence lasted for more than ten seconds. Just as Iruka was about to redo the problem, the classroom door was suddenly opened, and Mizuki rushed to his side and whispered a few words to him.

The next second, Iruka ran to the window and looked in the direction of the Hokage Rock.

His actions inspired many students to follow suit, all craning their necks to look outside.

Ino, as if nothing had happened, entered into a spectator mode.

She looked at the Third Hokage's portrait on the Hokage Rock. Hmm, an old man with two rather cartoonish-looking wide teardrops hanging below his eyes. Besides being kind, he also had a touch of playfulness. Next time Konohamaru writes his essay "My Village Chief Grandpa," he should gain a lot of insights. However, it seems that a little too much paint was used on the wide teardrops under his left eye. He should definitely pay attention to that next time.

The graffiti on the first, second, and fourth generation Shadow Rocks is quite messy. There's a star on one side of a face and a red lipstick on the other. I didn't notice it when I looked at it last night, but now that I look at it again, it's really ugly, much worse than what I could draw myself...

While Ino was secretly commenting on the Hokage Rock, Iruka-sensei was trembling with anger.

"Naruto! This is the first time you've done this! How many times have I told you not to scribble on the Hokage Rock!"

"Hahahaha! -- You idiot, come and catch me if you dare!"

Wearing dark goggles, with short blond hair, blue eyes, and an orange jacket, Naruto Uzumaki had no idea that someone had been hiding in the shadows the night before. After he finished drawing the Shadow Rock, Naruto used his transformation technique to look like him and quietly went over to add a few more strokes.

Seeing Iruka, the teacher, rushing over to beat him up, he didn't think twice. He took three steps at a time and rushed to the door. It was a completely subconscious action. He turned sideways and rushed out of the classroom. His legs were like windmills, kicking up thick smoke as he ran wildly out of the school.

"Study on your own, class!" With that, Teacher Iruka sped off after him.

Studying was like playing. Everyone in the classroom, whether they were top students or struggling students, would burst into cheers. Some even expressed their gratitude to Naruto from afar.

Naruto Uzumaki, Kiba Inuzuka, along with Choji and Shikamaru, were the four true "friends" in the class. They were often dragged together to stand as punishment and get scolded. But as they were being scolded, a friendship developed. In Naruto's heart, who was full of hostility and desperately craved recognition, these three had become his only friends.

Kiba Inuzuka was quite excited at this moment. As a master of taijutsu, he was the fastest. He jumped to the window like a big monkey, put his hands to his mouth, and shouted at Naruto who was about to run out of the school: "Naruto, well done!"

His ninja dog, Akamaru, lay on his head and barked twice.

Hearing the cheers of his classmates, Naruto, who had run more than a hundred meters away, broke into a bright smile. Had he finally gained everyone's approval? All those years of hard work had finally paid off! That was wonderful!

As he ran, he waved his arms vigorously toward the classroom, as if to say, "Don't be shy, this is what I should do!"

"How boring." Shikamaru scratched his ear, tilted his head to the other side, and continued sleeping.

Fatty Choji tore open another bag of snacks and started eating them, oblivious to everyone else.

Ino had no intention of chatting idly with the two of them. Looking at Naruto's joyful and happy expression as he ran, she figured he probably didn't mind taking the blame.

She picked up a book, pretending to look down and flip through it, but actually opened and closed her right eye, which was covered by her bangs, twice to reveal her own pale gold panel and see her latest findings.

In the center of the panel, a cartoonish black pot was finally filled with energy. With a thought, a golden sphere of light, which she called "pot point," rose slowly from the pot.

It's easier said than done that you can become stronger by shifting blame.

First, you need to stir up trouble; second, you need to find someone to take the blame; and most importantly, you can't expose yourself. This is extremely difficult for a girl who is only 12 years old and lacks resources.

Over the past three months, including today, she has succeeded six times and failed twice. Both times she was discovered by the village's ANBU ninjas. Once she managed to get away with it by acting cute, and the other time she managed to get through because her cheap father held a high position and because breaking someone's window was not a big deal.

Now she has finally found the most reliable scapegoat for the current stage: Naruto Uzumaki! And now is the time to reap the rewards.

Chapter Four: My entire life, Ino's, is thanks to my own efforts. (Add points!)

The black pot is in the middle, which is the core. To the right of the black pot is a pentagon with the five large characters for fire, wind, thunder, earth, and water written clockwise from top to bottom. In the center of the pentagon is a ring divided by black and white. The upper half is the character "yang" in black on a white background, and the lower half is the character "yin" in white on a black background.

The five large characters on the pentagon clearly correspond to the five chakra nature transformations, none of which Ino knows. As for the two characters in the middle, Yin and Yang, she couldn't tell whether they specifically corresponded to "Yin-Yang attribute," "Yin-Yang power," or "Yin-Yang release," she only knew they were very advanced.

Obtaining the pot is still quite difficult at this stage. Ino doesn't have much need for chakra nature transformation right now. After noticing any obvious changes on the panel, she looked to the left of the black pot.

It was an octagon, with the eight corners corresponding to the eight attributes of a ninja: Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Wisdom, Strength, Speed, Precision, and Seals.

Each item has a maximum score of 10. If she can achieve a total score of 70 or above, she will be considered to have basic survival skills.

At that time, the dancers definitely wouldn't be able to beat them; the difference in strength was too great. Ino estimated that at most, she would survive until the Infinite Tsukuyomi, wave the flag and shout with the Allied Shinobi Forces for a bit, and then she could just lie down and wait for the Sage of Six Paths to give Naruto and Sasuke a power-up.

If she encountered someone carrying rice, she was 60% sure she could escape.

She would never lose to someone who plays with snakes.

Although she has reviewed the panel attributes many times over the past three months, she still examines them very carefully, not missing any small details.

面板上有记录，穿越前井野的原始数值是忍5体3幻3贤4力1速5精4印5，总分30。

而她现在的数值则是忍6体3幻3贤6力2速5精5印5，总分35。

After three months of intensive training in perception and learning basic knowledge, my "ninjutsu" ability, which represents my ninjutsu talent, has increased slightly since I first transmigrated.

The various practical exercises in class and the after-school training have increased my "strength" in terms of wrist strength, leg strength, and physical strength.

When the souls merge, the "wisdom" representing intelligence increases by two points, and the "essence" representing the total amount of chakra increases by one point.

With a total score of 80, she only scored 35. This isn't to say her aptitude is weak, but it's definitely not strong.

She had thought about the issue of adding points many times. Adding points evenly was a big no-no. Without hesitation, she put the freshly baked "pot point" into the "Ninja" area, changing it from 6 to 7. The moment the "pot point" was put in, her understanding, comprehension, and application of ninjutsu were greatly enhanced.

Where does a value of 7 stand in the ninja world? To make a horizontal comparison, the understanding of ninjutsu by people like Konoha's Jonin Kurenai Yuhi, Special Jonin Anko Mitarashi, Sunagakure and Kankuro, and the exiled ninja Haku is roughly at this level.

The ranking system is based on a standard skill level of 1 or 2 for current students, 3 or 4 for genin, 5 or 6 for chunin, 7 or 8 for jonin, and 9 or 10 for kage. A total score of 8-16 indicates a current student, 17-32 a genin, 33-48 a chunin, 49-55 a special jonin, and 56-64 a jonin. However, this system is inaccurate because genin, chunin, jonin, and even kage, are more about rank than skill level; the numerical values ​​should only be used as a general reference.

Ino's current total attribute points of 36 are more than enough to be a genin, but she would struggle greatly to become a zhongnin, and would be at the bottom of the level. She has too many weaknesses, and if she were to carry out a dangerous mission and get separated from her, she would be doomed. She plans to continue to retain the glorious title of "Konoha genin" and stay at that level for a while.

Ino lay on the table, recalling the ninjutsu she had mastered, with new applications constantly popping into her mind. This improvement in her talent was like a complete transformation, of immense value, and it took her a long time to calm down.

We can't give up on Naruto, this spirited young man, but considering the time, it won't be long before Iruka officially acknowledges Naruto. By then, Naruto definitely won't go and graffiti on the Hokage Rock anymore.

She had a brilliant idea and went through several potential scapegoats in her mind. Naruto couldn't give up, and a new scapegoat needed to be prepared as soon as possible.

……

Iruka and Naruto's chase game in the village continued, which everyone was used to. It was only 10:30 in the morning after self-study class ended, and it was impossible to go out for lunch at this time.

The next class is a physical education class, with boys and girls separated.

The boys followed Teacher Shui Mu to train their physical fitness, and they ran around the playground like wild donkeys.

The girls then followed a bespectacled female teacher named Sparrow to learn skills that only women use, including but not limited to flower arranging, tea ceremony, cooking, sweeping, and window cleaning.

"Pure, proper, and beautiful! Girls, come with me!" The enthusiastic teacher shouted her slogan, and then led the girls to the flower garden to learn flower arranging.

Twenty minutes for flower arranging, twenty minutes for cooking, and the last twenty minutes for cleaning.

"Ino...Ino, don't you like Suzume-sensei?" Hinata Hyuga, who looked weak and easy to bully, asked Ino quietly during a break from wiping the windows.

Ino gets really angry when this is mentioned.

She pointed around and said, "A class is sixty minutes long, and the first twenty minutes are for weeding."

Hinata's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz: "It's about learning flower arranging."

"Stop..." Ino swallowed back the curse that was on the tip of her tongue.

"We'll use the 20-minute break to cook for these faculty and staff."

Hinata looked around and said in an even softer voice, "It's about learning to cook."

Ino pointed at the glass in front of her: "We have twenty minutes to clean up, and after we're done, the faculty and staff can have lunch. How well they've arranged things for us?! This kind of course shouldn't even exist. We're ninjas, not housewives!"

In her view, this was the school using students as free labor to save money, euphemistically calling it "training." Cleaning and wiping windows every day—what skills could that possibly develop? Water Release: Great Cleaning Technique?

Ino was very dissatisfied with this course, which was called training but was actually just free labor. The incredibly enthusiastic teacher, Suzume, seemed to believe that women were born to like doing housework and being protected by men. She kept telling many girls about things to pay attention to after getting married and starting a family. And many girls listened with great interest. Hinata Hyuga, the girl next to Ino, was a typical example.

Hinata was timid and didn't dare to speak loudly, let alone question her teacher or the school. She put her two index fingers together, speechless, unsure how to respond.

Ino is prepared to give up in the face of Madara, but becoming a housewife? That's not even on her radar.

All she wants to do now is improve herself as much as possible; surviving until Boruto is a victory in itself.

Chapter 5 Haruno Sakura

"Inoboa, what are you doing standing at the window?" A slightly annoyed voice rang out from behind Inoboa.

"You guys chat, I'm going to clean up over there... Goodbye, Ino." Hinata, feeling like she'd been granted a pardon, grabbed her little bucket and hurried off.

By merging memories, she naturally also absorbed the interpersonal relationships of the original Ino.

She sighed; her relationship with the resentful girl behind her was truly complicated.

With her large forehead, wearing a pink high-slit cheongsam and green shorts, this is none other than Sakura Haruno, the key figure in the legendary "win and become Hokage, lose and marry Sakura" bet, skilled in using the "Summoning Jutsu: Naruto".

Ino, including her predecessor, has a very complicated attitude towards Haruno Sakura. Recently, she has been so busy that she hasn't figured out how to deal with this friendship that has turned sour.

At this point, we can only respond with the same attitude as before.

She snorted, her tone contemptuous, and said in a condescending manner, "Wide forehead...you're so annoying! I remember telling you not to show your face around me, go find your Sasuke brother."

Her tone was full of sarcasm.

Ino was very frustrated. After she transmigrated, she had no interest in the cold-faced Uchiha Sasuke anymore, but her plastic best friend behind her was still full of hostility towards her, and even thought that she was playing hard to get in order to get Sasuke's attention.

Regarding the daydreams of the lovestruck girl Sakura Haruno, all she could say was "I'm impressed." She really didn't know how to explain it, nor could she explain it at all.

Ino had been very kind to Sakura Haruno before, offering encouragement, playing with her, and even helping her fight off bullies. It seemed like the relationship between them was going very well. But what happened? As soon as a handsome guy appeared, this girl in love turned against Ino, and their friendship capsized in a very clean and decisive way.

If the two had completely fallen out, that would have been fine, but Ino saw friendship in many of her predecessor's thoughts.