Chapter 20 - Training
Next day Raito woke up early, this day, his schedule a little bit different from the other days. Raito was in his training clothes, started warming up, and then started running in a direction. In the first hour he ran at a slow pace, he had to stop once in between. Tired from the long run Raito rested under a shed and downed a water bottle. Resting for the time being Raito meditated under the tree. Recovering from the fatigue Raito again started running and kept repeating the procedure repeatedly.
Training grounds were only open to the ninjas starting from the Genin. The academy students were not allowed in the training ground or not allowed to learn from the active duty ninja and so many other things.
Raito was currently running uphill on the back mountains. All of these would have been much easier with his 30 plus STR stat but he was strapping himself with some weight cuffs, which he had created. On each limb, there was the addition of five-kilo weight strapped on him. He was quite happy with the occasional notification about his stats up. The only thing that was bugging him and making him feel down was the description of the weights.
[Extremely novice level - Weight Cuffs]
Weight cuffs made by the extremely novice Craftsman, with horrible design and even horrible ending making the weight cuffs extremely disappointing to use and look.
Made by - Yoshizawa Raito
Owner - Yoshizawa Raito
Grade - -10/10
Weight - 5 kg
Durability - 5/20
Made from randomly sc.r.a.pped metals mainly cast iron, Fire jutsu - Camping jutsu - spark, stolen hammer…more.
Uses>>
Flaws>>
Pressing on the "Uses", another window popped up. It had only a few listings and the first listing was that the weight cuffs could be used as sc.r.a.p metals for forging something properly usable. Then only in the next listing was there anything about being used as weight and training. Depressed Raito refused to look forward. Closing the tab Raito hesitantly clicked the "Flaws" on which a long list was present. Not even daring to glance Raito closed the tab immediately.
Three hours after the start of running Raito stood at the lands of back mountains where he started using swords and at the same time, he was using clone technique to make many clones of himself until it hit the time limit. Doing the things just like Iruksensei had told him, Raito was trying to increase the level of all his skills.
Leveling up all the skill took quite a time but the time eventually pa.s.sed and the sun was above his head. Raito picked up his jacket and ran towards home.
Just as he was about to enter his house Raito heard myriad of voices. Paying no heed Raito entered the house, directly went for the shower. "Stealth" was nearly reaching forty and he was easily able to sneak past all the people in his house.
Quickly reaching the second floor, he showered and changed. He directly went to the back yard where all of them had gathered. On the table outside were many books, most of which were regarding plants and vegetation.
Picking up a book Raito went to the group, "What are you guys talking about?"
"Ino was telling about Asumsensei. She gathered some news about him." Replied Shikamaru
"I also know about Kakashi-sensei too." Added Ino
"You must have gained info from your dad, right?" asked Raito
Ino smiled but did not answer.
"You called us. So what was it?" Shikamaru asked
Raito waved his hand in the air and brought out a few papers then pa.s.sed it to everyone around him.
"These are Jutsu that are going to be very useful next week." Raito answered
Shikamaru scanned through the small stack of paper then smiled a bit, "These are definitely useful for camping."
"So the name "Camping Jutsu"." Naruto added
"They were supposed to be taught in the academy along with Clone, Transformation and Replacement Jutsu but after the war ended, the civilian population inside the academy increased, the council decided that these Jutsu will be taught after the academy students become a Genin at least." Raito explained
"Next is this." Naruto took out a paper tag, which had kanji for kunai written on it and showed it to the crowd.
"Fuinjutsu?" asked Ino
"More specifically a storage seal. This is a very small one so it can only store one item." Then Naruto made a hand sign and pa.s.sed his chakra to the seal. With a puff, a kunai appeared out of the seal with the weapon kanji written on the seal disappeared.
"Then in a bigger scroll we can keep more things?" asked Chōji
"I don"t think it"s possible to take scrolls with us." Hinata added in a small voice.
Everyone looked at her making her cower more.
"Why can"t we take scrolls with us Hinata?" Naruto asked in his happy voice.
"Because I-I saw it last semester, the earlier parts." Hinata said and dropped her head.
"With Byakugan." Raito commented and Hinata nodded.
"With Hinata"s knowledge about the survival mission, it would make it a bit easier for us." Shikamaru said
"So what happens in this test?" Naruto asked
Hinata took a breath and exhaled then explained, "In the training ground zero, there are two wooden cabins, one for boys and another for girls. Every one is checked thoroughly and things are such as kunai pouch or sealing scrolls or personal weapons are taken. Then we are divided into groups and the groups are initially given a specific region. Each Chunin teachers would escort a group to their specific region. After that, I couldn"t see more."
"This sounds easy." Raito commented
"Food will be problem." Choji commented
"We will make plans accordingly; first let"s train with those Jutsu." Shikamaru said and started reading the paper.
Everyone nodded and started reading the paper except for Naruto and Raito.
Raito pulled Naruto and gave him three sheets of paper, "Give Kiba and Shino these, and….." Raito whispered the rest in Naruto"s ear. After that, Naruto disappeared making two clones going different directions.
Raito walked toward a corner and opened his skill list.
His highest were Chakra Sense, Kenjutsu, False surrounding, Chakra control, Observe, Stealth, Clone, Teaching, and Reading
Chakra Sense is always active and only a few times it would be off. Kenjutsu was used a lot in killing zombies, False Surrounding was also active most of the time, after it faded it itself Raito would gain notification then he would cast it again. "Observe" and "stealth" were used a lot more, like when he would go out for a walk, everytime. The leaf sticking was going to hit fifty soon and the main branch Chakra Control was going to hit twenty.
Ratio brought out a stump a little less than his full size and sending a chunk of chakra in it. Raito went to the other side, made a few hand signs and called out "Replacement Jutsu". Looking at the skill level Raito saw an increase in 5% and after closing the windows Raito did it repeatedly. Exhausting his chakra, Raito meditated and recovered his chakra a bit faster, and then he would continue doing the same.
Quite a while later Naruto returned his clothes dirty and his face bruised. And behind him was Sasuke who was also bruised and battered. Raito called out Hinata and Ino to try out medical Jutsus.
Raito smiled evilly as Naruto and Sasuke felt pain by the healing Jutsu casted by Hinata and Ino. Instantly Ino and Hinata stopped healing afraid of the injury getting worse.
"You girls don"t worry. Last time I healed you all right. Try to remember that time and start again. Mystical Palm Jutsu is really simple Jutsu, by sending the chakra to the wounds, you activate and speed up the body"s natural healing process, you don"t need to send a lot of chakra, only a little would suffice." Raito explained his voice soothing to hear, Hinata and Ino had been in a trance-like state because of their concentration they absorbed Raito"s suggestion quickly.
Fifteen minutes later Ino and Hinata got out of the trance and had already healed Naruto and Raito to a good state.
"Woah. I thought only Raito could do something like this." Naruto said in amazement.
Sasuke also looked at his wounds in astonishment and carefully sized Hinata and Ino.
"Don"t worry Sasuke; you can get treated again later when I beat you down." Ratio said smiling
"Hmph," Sasuke snorted and suddenly threw shuriken flying towards Raito.
Being prepared Raito took out a wooden sword and blocked them but in the cost of being wide open which Sasuke used. Sasuke not wanting to let go of the chance ran forward at top speed and tackled Raito in the gut. Groaning Raito fell down and the sword leaving his arm. Sasuke quickly mounted Raito and send a punch straight at Raito"s face but the punch was grabbed instead and another punch too. Raito raised his hips and legs then caught Sasuke"s head and then let go of his hands. Feeling the weak grapple and his free hands Sasuke stomped the ground hard and flipped back escaping the hold. Raito also quickly backed off, hurriedly grabbing his sword along with it; Raito grabbed few pebbles with his free hand. Not waiting a bit Raito threw the pebbles towards Sasuke, but Sasuke also threw some pebbles towards Raito copying him. Stunned Raito quickly dodged the pebbles and decided to hide in the bushes.
"Raito if Sasuke-kun got a cut on his face than I am going to tell his fan club about it." Ino shouted
Both the boy paled considerably, one felt disgusted by the fact that a fan club was created for him and the other, felt his whole body tingling, thinking about the sheer number the club had.
Raito quietly put away his wooden sword in the inventory then using the "Chakra Sense" to find Sasuke, he silently moved towards his blind spot. Then casually throwing the pebbles at random directions trying to distract Sasuke, Raito waited for a decisive strike. However, Sasuke from past experiences fighting with Raito did not act quickly; he looked around the area carefully waiting for Raito.
Raito looked at Sasuke and cursed himself for using the same move countless times. Sighing a bit Raito dropped down and dashed towards Sasuke. But to his surprise Sasuke was making hand signs and looking at him, Raito deduced that there were two more hand signs left. Therefore, without wasting a single second Raito made two simple hand signs. Sasuke took a deep breath and exhaled and with it, a big fireball was expelled. The fire scorched a few trees and rocks and charred the ground black. Gradually the fire died down and silence fell. Sasuke did not saw Raito anywhere so he walked forward, his eyes scanning the surrounding for any traces. Not finding anything Sasuke decided to walk back but before he could, a figure appeared from below and punched him in the gut. The hit was far worse than he ever experienced and when he saw, he nearly fainted. Sasuke saw Raito"s hand covered with stone which was slowly morphing back to the normal. Other than his hair being a little singed, body covered with dirt and a few bruises, Raito looked all fine.
"Man because of you I now have to get a haircut." Raito groaned
Sasuke fell down holding his abdomen. Ino and Hinata quickly went beside Sasuke and started healing him. Raito also plopped down and started healing himself, "Other healing Jutsu pales considerably in front of this healing skill."
On a distance away, Kakashi was standing on a water tank, looking at a certain house, one red eye watching the two boys fighting. He was surprised when the Uchiha could use, "Great Fireball Jutsu" and his sparring partner, Yoshizawa used "Stone Fist". But it was normal for a boy from clan to get some Jutsu before becoming a ninja but on the other hand…
Fifteen minutes later the two sat opposite to each other and in between them was a shogi board.
"If you don"t want to go all the way to the hospital for healing and want to get free heals from them, then just move the f.u.c.king piece." Raito shouted as he glared at Sasuke.
"Why are you getting so angry for?" Sasuke asked calmly as he chewed his rice b.a.l.l.s.
"It"s been five minutes since you last touched a piece." Raito answered
"How do you know it"s been exactly five minutes?" Sasuke questioned again
"It"s just an estimation." Raito answered a bit slowly and asked, "Why are you questioning me?"
Sasuke made a grunting noise but did not answer.
"Look here Sasuke, those girls are doing Chakra Control Exercise and the boys back there are doing strength training and I am stuck with you playing a one-sided game where you don"t play." Raito said in exhaustion and grabbed a rice ball.
Sasuke listened and moved a piece.
Sighing, Raito made a move instantly, "I used the same strategy against Shikamaru and he won in ten moves."
Raito brought out a leaf from his pouch and kept it in the center of his palm and started his chakra control exercise, changing it a bit Raito made the leaf to raise from his palm and spin.
A bit later Raito heard a familiar ding sound.
Ding
A skill has been created through a special action.
[Leaf spinning Lv1 (active) CP Cost 1 CP per second Exp 0.0%]
A method of Chakra controlling, using the chakra to spin an object.
Every 10 level will give an additional 20 CP.
Listed under chakra control exercise.
A shock ran past his entire body. He got a feeling that he could breathe a little bit more than just now. A screen popped in front of him that made Raito smile.
Ding
Skill "Chakra Sense" leveled up to level 50.
[Chakra Sense Lvl 50 (Active) Exp 0.0%]
The ability to sense the chakra outside the body, the higher the level greater the area of sensing and more precise.
# Domain
# Area Sense
# Chakra Signature Sensing
# Imaging
# Physic sensing
# Clarity
# Area Expansion
Raito smiled at the notification and checked the area his senses covered. Now he could sense Kakashi who was a kilometer away. Raito turned towards the Kakashi"s direction then smiled. Looking at the weird things Raito did, Sasuke was looking at him in confusion then made a comment, "You are weird." Then moved a piece.
Looking at Sasuke who was giving him a weird face and "you are weird" comment. Raito flew in rage and hammered the board destroying the formation.
Raito looked at the board and his face twisted in pain. Sasuke stood up with a smile on his face.
"Hey come back we still haven"t finished the game."
"Oioi Sasuke, come back you b.a.s.t.a.r.d."
Raito shouted to Sasuke"s deaf ears and venting his frustration for a few minutes, Raito sat down and started his "Chakra Control Exercises - Leaf Sticking Exercise".
At the Hokage"s office
Hiruzen smiled looking at his crystal ball then walked towards the desk where his clones were doing the paperwork, sitting in his comfortable chair he took a deep breath of smoke then exhaled.
A figure appeared in front of him making his short break end. Sighing he looked at the figure, "Kakashi, anything?"
Reading his book and with a lazy posture Kakashi answered, "He improved again."
"Again?" Hiruzen questioned then frowning he walked towards a bookshelf then tracing the books he stopped at one and injecting a bit of chakra then pulling it out.
Flipping a few pages Hiruzen read the text in it then gave the book to Kakashi.
"Soon he would surpa.s.s his father." Hiruzen stated then sitting on his chair and sighed.
"Kakashi take care of him." Hiruzen added his words slow and heavy.
Kakashi, on the other hand, was flipping through the book, "Hokage-sama, if we compare Raito with his father than it would be a hundred times faster. Is that even possible?"
Hiruzen did not reply and continued to look blankly at Kakashi, when suddenly his shadow clone disappeared.
Two ANBU dropped down and stood by Kakashi"s side. Looking at the serious face of Hiruzen, Kakashi closed the notebook and placed it on the table.
Hiruzen wore his hat and stood up, "Let"s go to T & I department, Inoichi has got things to tell us."
"Hai, Hokage-sama." The trio replied in affirmation.
And a moment later, the office was without a sound and a soul to be seen.
Raito, on the other hand, was practicing the academy three. Looking at the Raito"s figure Sasuke looked confused then continued his training.
CP: 10/950
Raito"s chakra hit low levels and could not use Jutsus anymore. Checking at the skills Raito smiled happily.
[Bunshin Lvl 30 (Active) CP Cost 30 Exp 0.0%].
[Henge Lvl 45 (Active) CP Cost 20 Exp 0.0%].
[Kawarimi Lvl 30 (Active) CP Cost 20 Exp 0.0%].
"I exhausted all my chakra, so now I should do physical training." So, Raito went towards the log and started hitting it at a rhythmic pace. At the same time, he was looking at the status tab and his eyes landed at the unused stat points. Looking at the status page, Raito sighed in confusion then closed the tab and continued hitting the log even harder while shouting "Sasuke".
On the other side of the backyard
Ino raised her leg high and hit Shikamaru.
"I never felt Taijutsu would feel so good." Ino laughed while enjoying the feeling of hormone rushing.
Choji helped Shikamaru stand and looked at Ino then said, "You are really getting stronger, Ino."
"d.a.m.n that, Raito." Shikamaru cursed under his breath, right now he was breathing heavily, dust patches all over his body.
"You should train harder, Shikamaru. Otherwise, Ino will beat you every time." Choji advised in a way Raito suggested him to do so.
"You are learning bad things from Raito?" Shikamaru retorted then looked at a certain direction.
"Shika."
The direction Shikamaru looked at, a figure was hiding in the bushes. Sasuke was observing the people Raito said were improving greatly. He wanted to confirm his suspicions. "Is training in a group is more effective than training alone?"
Sasuke looked at Ino who had improved her Taijutsu greatly then his eyes landed at Shikamaru, who was also improving in his Taijutsu. However, they are improving in Taijutsu only or so Sasuke thought.
"My Taijutsu is already better than theirs, I can easily use Genjutsu after I unlock my Sharingan and for Ninjutsu my clan has a lot of it. They are doing the basics only, they will be useful as….." with dark thoughts, Sasuke retreated.
Raito on the other side of the backyard using his, "Chakra Sense" at the same time practicing Taijutsu and Kenjutsu. The improved "Chakra Sense" allowed him to make clear image of the things in the environment real-time. So, he could see the somewhat disappointment at Sasuke"s face. Sighing lightly he ignored it and continued practicing.
Minutes later Ino, Shikamaru and Choji arrived at the area where Raito was practicing.
"Sasuke was observing us." Shikamaru said with a questioning tone.
"He was…he was looking for answers, by looking at you guys." Raito answered
"When a person has a question he will seek an answer, Inoichi sensei said once to me. He said I had eyes that wanted answers to question which I was unable to get. I asked him how he knew, he answered by telling me that he saw it in my eyes. I think I over-exaggerated when I asked him to join our group and now he is disappointed when he saw us training on basics." Raito explained more while continuing training.
At that point, Hinata came slowly revealing herself and she was alone.
"Hinata, where is Naruto that stupid?" Ino asked
Hesitating a bit Hinata replied, "Naruto-kun said he wanted to go out for a bit." Her voice was low and one could feel that there was something else she had left out.
"He went after Sasuke." Raito commented from the side.
Letting out a sigh Raito said again, "Why are you worrying about them? Just worry about yourselves first."
Grabbing a towel Raito went inside the house, "I am going for the bath first then."
"Those three are problem." Ino commented
Shikamaru and Choji nodded in affirmation.
"Let"s do a few more rounds and end for the day. Hinata, want to join us?" Shikamaru told Ino and Choji then asked Hinata.
"Mm." Hinata nodded then joined the trio.
Meanwhile, Raito was in the shower, his fist clenched. The cold water from shower cooling his enraged mind. "Stupid Sasuke."
Outside the house a few streets far, Sasuke was walking quietly and he had a disappointed face.
"Out of all of them, only Raito and Naruto improved dramatically. Only Raito can fight with me. Naruto, Shikamaru, Ino, Chōji, and Hinata may have improved in these past few days but they are far from me, definitely." Thought Sasuke
Naruto was running and in a few moments caught Sasuke and shouted, "Oi Sasuke!"
Sasuke looked back and replied blankly, "Naruto"
Stopping, Naruto was breathing hard. After a while he started, "Why did you leave so fast? I still have got to fight you. Come back Chōji is starting to make some food, you may not know but his cooking is really awesome. And Ino- "
"Shut up." Sasuke cut off Naruto with a shout. "I am going home." With that, Sasuke started walking again.
"Wait we can still train. Chōji is super strong with his Clan Jutsu. Combined with Ino and Shikamaru, when they fight together they are super strong and even Raito cannot- "
"Naruto." Sasuke coldly stopped Naruto. "I am telling you, I am going home."
"Don"t you want to talk with us eat good food and enjoy." Naruto said once more with a soft and sad voice.
"d.a.m.n it Naruto. I am telling you I do not have time to play with you all. I do not have time to waste, I want to train, train and train some more. If I stick with you all, I cannot improve and it is simply because you guys are all too weak. That is what I think, so stop caring about me. Just leave me alone." Sasuke exploded with anger and after ending his words, he left the area.
"Sasuke, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d. I am gonna beat you really, really, really hard." Naruto shouted
Breathing heavily Naruto looked at the direction Sasuke went off to and his angry expression turned to a sad expression.
From a distance Ino, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Chōji were looking towards the area. Sighing lightly Shikamaru jumped down and went inside the house.
Choji, on the other hand, looked as if he was looking at Sasuke"s back, his gentle, always smiling face had a frown on his face, "I really want to beat him." Then Chōji jumped down and went inside the house.
Hinata and Ino looked at each other; they had a sad expression hung on their face...
A few minutes later Shikamaru and Choji entered the bath.
"I am not asking you guys to leave but this bath is really not that big." Raito said getting uncomfortable with Choji and Shikamaru in a small bath.
"This tub isn"t as big as in my house but it is good enough." Choji commented
"d.a.m.n boasting again." Raito commented inside his heart.
Extending his hand Shikamaru clenched his fist then slowly dropped it. Frowning lightly, Shikamaru tried to relax.
"Raito, today Naruto and Sasuke… talked and I think-"
Raito interrupted Choji, "Choji don"t think too much about this all. Sasuke he, if he does not want to train with us all then there is nothing we can do to him."
Saying that Raito stood up, "Make sure to drain the water, kay?" then exited the bathroom
And just as he exited the bathroom, Raito heard two pair of footsteps coming towards him. Reactivating the "Chakra Sense", Raito "saw" two girls, Ino and Hinata, walking towards him.
Ratio looked at himself not wearing clothes, Raito started to panicking. "d.a.m.n it."
Then suddenly a blue light pa.s.sed Raito"s eye, calming him down, and the sudden panic instantly disappearing allowing him to calmly think of the solution.
Bulls.h.i.tting that much by the author, Raito thought of the idea. He dumped his clothes inside the inventory then dragged the clothes icon at the avatar screen. Instantly he was wearing his clothes, even the belt was properly buckled.
The pair of footsteps was getting near, Raito decided to open the door. When the door was opened, the girls were startled.
"What"s the idea?" Ino shouted in anger and embarra.s.sment.
"Oy, oy I was just taking a bath just now. But still the Choji and Shika are still inside and I even announced that I was going for the bath. What are you girls doing coming here when all boys are taking a bath?" Raito explained and teased the girls making his escape.
Hinata flushed red where an Ino gritted her teeth, she chased Raito while shouting, "Raito, come back here."
"As if." Raito laughed while running.
Ino chased Raito all over the house, later Hinata also joined but she was more pa.s.sive always standing on a pincer position.
Trying to dodge Hinata, Raito fell down but grabbed Ino dragging her with him. They were in an awkward position; Ino was on all four lying just above Raito. A few moments pa.s.sed while the two of them looked at each other"s eye.
But the mood was disturbed by a sudden bang and a happy Naruto came inside but froze by the sight he saw. At the same time Hinata, Choji and Shikamaru also came to the scene.
Panicking Ino slapped Raito and jumped backwards, "Haha, I finally caught you."
"I… that…" Raito mumbled
"Hinata lets go." Ino quickly grabbed Hinata"s hand and ran towards the bathroom.
Raito stood up, glared at the three of the boys and coldly said, "Forget anything you saw."
Shikamaru and Choji acted as if they saw nothing but Naruto did not understand and asked, "Oy Raito what were you and Ino doing, huh?"
"I"ll go and make something." Choji said that and left the scene.
Smiling lightly, Raito hooked his arm around Naruto and said, "Hey Naruto, I thought of a new training method that will help you get stronger quickly. Why not we start tomorrow."
"Really? Then OK." Making a thinking pose, Naruto answered.
"Oy Shikamaru wanna join us?" Raito asked the lazy boy.
"Your crazy training? No way." Shikamaru answered as quickly as possible. Can running whole of Konoha wearing extra weights normal? Or hitting logs while tying weights on every part of body normal? Or asking people to hit you with wooden rods normal? No way. This Raito would think of only crazy training, if I train according to him I would quickly die and my name would be recorded in the tablet.
"Lazy a.s.s."
"So Naruto be ready for tomorrow and clean yourself, you smell really bad." Raito added
"Really?" Naruto sniffed then smelling a really bad smell made an exaggerated expression, "YUCK!"
Pushing Naruto to stairs, Raito forced Naruto to go up.
Moments later screams and bang sounds were heard be everyone.
Raito chuckled.
Now let"s start my own training, "ID Create Wasteland - Empty."
Hidden grounds of Konoha - T and I Special Department
"Mizuki, you have really betrayed us. Years ago I had found what you were really doing and gave you a chance to change yourself but years later you are still the same." Hiruzen said, the clothes of Hokage and the hat giving him a much more dangerous look.
The now chained Mizuki did not even turn his face or responded to the comment.
"Rest well for now." Saying that Hiruzen left the room followed by the group of people.
The door was slammed shut and the room was plunged into the darkness. But n.o.body could see the twisted expression on Mizuki"s face as his heart sank into the abyss.
"What a fine specimen I got here."
Outside the room
Inoichi started taking out scrolls and so did his subordinates.
Waiting patiently Hiruzen looked back towards the room. He could feel a small scratch in his heart but the feeling was different.
"Hokage-sama, we couldn"t retrieve any knowledge regarding the person he is in contact with. All we got is a hazy figure but we were able to see a person and that is… Orichimaru." Pausing for a bit Inoichi saw no surprise in his Hokage"s eyes and sighed internally.
"The first contact with Orichimaru was three years ago just before Mizuki joined the academy, right after…" Inoichi continued to tell Hiruzen about the things that happened three years ago and listening to it Hiruzen face got darker and darker.
Inoichi finished telling about Mizuki"s past, Hiruzen sighed about learning the dark history of his subordinates.
"Inoichi, sometime back we talked about some kinds of therapy which heavily involved talking and giving advice, I now think that you were right about that. After this ends, I want to learn more about this." Hiruzen said once again looking at the chambers behind him.
"Seal his chakra and send him to the "Correctional Facility" and inform his fiancée about this. I hate to do this kind of thing to our own men but what he has done till now and what he was planning, betrays the village. Everyone here come to my office tomorrow and someone call Iruka to my office tomorrow." Hiruzen gave out a bunch of commands to his subordinates and dismissed them.
Another side of Konoha
"A p.a.w.n has been caught, how interesting. But he is just…a failed experiment, should I try to go one step further?" a man spoke to himself.
"I have finished doing most of my work here. On the other hand, Orichimaru-sama"s work may take several years before it is finished." Re-adjusting his gla.s.sed, "I may have to stay here longer than I think." Sighing the man closed his scroll sealing them then walked out of the room.
On the residential district
A man wearing a regular ninja flak jacket extended his hands towards the door, sent his chakra to the seals slowly opening it.
"Hehe so easy." Laughing gleefully, the man walked inside and his shifty eyes swiped around the house.