[Congratulations on unlocking the Skin Refining Stage!]
[The user has obtained 3 Heavenly Demon Scripture's Specialized Martial Arts Techniques!]
[Mountain Crushing Fist: (Entry) 0/100]
[Phantom Steps: (Entry) 0/100]
[Lightning Spear Thrust: (Entry) 0/100]
As Yoichi woke up from the startling prompts on his face, he was suddenly flooded with numerous information into his mind, flashing deeply myriad of techniques in the gloomy morning.
Specialized Martial Arts?! This should be the Heavenly Demon's Inheritance Techniques passed throughout the ages! Surprises after surprises, perhaps I should train them later on.
"Good Morning, Yoichi!"
His thoughts were interrupted by Haruhiko, who was gleaming with radiant light.
"... Good morning." Yoichi casually replied and stood up, then tried to stretch his limbs and body in the morning.
Status.
Then, he called his panel.
[Name: Yoichi]
[Title: Martial Arts Inheritor]
[Realm: Skin Refining Stage (Genin)]
[Prismatics: Incinerator, Battle Instinct, Second Heart, Detective at Work.]
[Golds: Old Skin, Self Healing Constitution]
[Status: Slightly Injured(Hands), Calm, Afflicted by the Curse Seal: Brain Implantation Technique(Flawed), Afflicted by Shepherd of the Innocent Lambs]
[Goredrinker: 0/100]
[Technique: Heavenly Demon Scripture (+)]
[Tickets: 2 Prismatic, 2 Gold, 0 Silver]
"Looks like my physical ability has been upgraded equal to a Genin. Still, my mastery of these three techniques was superficial. I need some time..." Yoichi pondered, looking at the panel with a thoughtful expression.
Although his strength increased, the cursed seal and other problems weren't solved yet. However, Yoichi's improvement was incredible, still better and stronger than his peers.
In other words, he could be considered a prodigy in the Martial Arts World.
"Did you say something?" Haruhiko noticed Yoichi's blank expression and tilted his head, obviously bewildered.
"Just talking to myself, don't mind it," Then, Yoichi waved his hands and changed the subject, "So, is there something wrong when I'm asleep?"
As he caught his party's attention, Haruhiko explained, "Yes, in fact, we are waiting for you to wake up since we are quite confused about what to do in this difficult trial..."
"Good morning!" Towa and Hikari greeted him with anticipation while Genji and Munekatsu looked at Yoichi with bright eyes, seemingly piercing through their cloudy thoughts.
"Thank goodness, you're awake," Genji shook Yoichi's shoulders and said, "We desperately need your advice about the trials!"
Upon hearing his optimistic plea, Yoichi replied, "Stop shaking me and let me talk. Remember, we are on the same boat. We all have to be partly responsible if we failed this task as a team."
Listening to his logical explanation, the rest of the party nodded. In contrast, Yoichi shook his head and persisted, "Now, I'll give you some hints about our following actions, you should be able to get the general gist and understand this. After all, you all must be individually capable of making decisions by yourselves."
Soon, the ears were perked up as their heads began bouncing up and down. Indeed, if they dreamed of being a shinobi, the tasks and missions in the near future should have been in their own judgment.
Ideally, Yoichi wanted to let them be themselves as a way to nurture their own decision-making but the overly reliance on him made Yoichi resort to teaching them as if like an instructor schooling a bunch of naive students.
"Listen up. Here's my first question. Now that we are in the unknown territory without prior knowledge of Amegakure's location. What should we do?" His cold voice resounded across the basement.
In a while, the party was stuck on the question until Haruhiko said, "Information! We should gather clues and details for our own benefit."
Taking notice of his words, the rest became curious, looking for Yoichi's remark, "You are quite right, anything else?"
"Me!" Hikari raised her hand, "Maybe we should familiarize ourselves with the surroundings and the people around us!"
With that being said, Yoichi praised her, "That's exactly right! Although what Haruhiko said was relatively right, we were required to be able to condition ourselves into this wretched land. There are countless alleyways around our hideout and socializing with other people would become easier to get information about our task!"
Paying attention to the detailed explanation, the rest gradually understood the situation.
It's like a poker game, an individual doesn't know their opponents' cards but the person could understand their opposition's pattern and habits, adapting to the situation with the arsenal in the individual's hand.
"We should be able to fully acclimate to these particular issues in 1 month. After that, what should we do?" Yoichi began another inquiry and the rest fell into a contemplative state once more.
"I know! We should find an alibi!" all of them exclaimed.
"See, you all can think clearly than I thought! And what should be the best alibi for us, children? A job! Being unaffiliated might put us in harm. Furthermore, if we have a job and they don't pay us for our work, the food should suffice. Lastly, we could definitely socialize and learn from the trade's job." Yoichi's utterances made the rest joyful from their discovery.
Preferentially, the alibi could prevent them from being labeled as pitiful abandoned children or being violently abducted by the surrounding cartels and organizations.
Afterwards, the rest ate their food constantly and began exploring Amegakure, submerging themselves in the rain temporarily as the multiple alleyways were slowly mentally noted.
...
"Sir, there are some children in the vicinity with unknown objectives, shall we kill them?" On the roof of a tall building, a boy used a cutthroat gesture before a flicker of disbelief was seen on his superior.
"Cut it out, Rokuro. That's why you are still a Genin, disobedient and reckless!" A girl with a cute headband was filled with contempt.
"Heh, pathetic. Still using those baseless accusations, Junk-o?" Rokuro sneered as each word pierced through the girl like knives.
"HAAAAH?! Me? Junk? You are the one who is garbage! Still here with us as a Genin representing Konoha, have some shame, will you?!" Junko replied with a hateful remark as if like a venomous dagger.
"That's enough, both of you." As the two went face-to-face, Yoshiro sighed and took matters into his own hands.
These two children were his Genin trainees assigned to the cruel land of Amegakure as a way to understand and learn the barbaric Shinobi World on hand.
The two didn't have any exceptional bloodlines and were only born to ordinary parents.
However, they were still geniuses with a lofty ambition to be one of the famous shinobi of these lands like the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju.
"Focus on the task! Capture that kid for information extraction! We must know their purposes here." With an intimidating shout, the two fell silent for a while until they looked at the target.
"Whoa, those clothes felt nice, I want them!" Rokuro's eyes flashed with greed, unleashing his malice towards the prey.
"Hah, who likes that tightly fitted clothing? Suit yourself!" Junko replied with disdain to Rokuro's unusual type of attire.
"Move on, I'll deal with the onlookers." As Yoshiro commanded, the two vanished silently.
Unknowingly, the abduction plan was completely seen by their target, who was seemingly naive yet he hid a murderous wolf in sheep's clothing.
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