Shindai used Kakashi's name to throw his weight around, immediately intimidating the boss.
Although he hadn't heard the name Kakashi Hatake, the Konoha forehead protector on Shindai's head was real.
Uchiha Hikari looked at Shindai with a strange expression. 'Isn't his name Shindai? Why is he Kakashi Hatake now?'
Since Uchiha Hikari wanted to try, Shindai moved aside.
Originally, Shindai just wanted Uchiha Hikari to play, but he got too engrossed in playing himself.
Uchiha Hikari casually extended the paper net into the water.
Shindai mocked, "If you can catch one like that, I'll swallow all the goldfish from this stall."
Then Uchiha Hikari casually scooped the paper net out of the water, and a goldfish lay within the net.
Shindai's mouth hung wide open, a look of disbelief on his face.
"No, impossible! I don't believe it, it must be a coincidence. I just softened it up for you, and you got lucky. Try again!"
Uchiha Hikari's next 9 paper nets were all successful. Each net had at least one fish, and two nets even had two.
Shindai stared at Uchiha Hikari, dumbfounded. "Are you... are you kidding me?"
Uchiha Hikari placed the caught goldfish into the bucket and said, "I did it the way you just described, and it seems quite simple."
Shindai felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His confidence seemed to have been shattered, and he was completely stunned.
The boss rubbed his hands. "Um... if these goldfish are sold individually, they're 20 ryo each. There are about two or three hundred here. If the customer wants to take them all, I can give a discount."
Shindai angrily retorted, "Take them all? Not only will I take all these fish, I'll swallow you whole! Are you going to let me swallow you?"
The boss jumped in fright. "No, that won't do!"
Shindai retorted, unconvinced, "Today was purely bad luck for me, not bad skill. Have you had enough fun? If so, let's go!"
"Yes, I've had enough fun. It was quite enjoyable. Let's go then."
Uchiha Hikari followed behind Shindai as they left.
The boss looked at the fish Uchiha Hikari had caught in the bucket, which hadn't been taken, and happily muttered, "What good luck! I hope more suckers like this come every day or two. Heh, a free 960 ryo."
Just as the boss was about to pour the goldfish back into the pond, Shindai's sinister voice rang out, "What are you trying to do? These are the goldfish we caught!"
"Ah, I just saw that you two forgot them, so I wanted to pack them up for you and then catch up to give them to you."
The boss quickly grabbed a plastic bag and put the goldfish in it. "I'll also give you two a free bag of feed."
Shindai snatched the bag of goldfish and the feed. "Give me another bag of feed! I spent so much money! I deserve it!"
"Yes, yes, here you go, customer."
The boss quickly took out another bag of feed and handed it to Shindai.
"Consider yourself sharp. I, Kakashi Hatake, will remember you!"
Shindai and Uchiha Hikari left again.
Walking down the street, Shindai handed the bag of fish and the feed to Uchiha Hikari. "Here, don't be so careless next time. What you catch is yours. If you don't take it, that black-hearted boss will just pour it back into the pond to trick the next sucker."
Uchiha Hikari stared blankly at the bag of goldfish Shindai handed her.
Shindai urged, "Why are you just standing there? This is still yours. Do you want me to carry it for you?"
"Ah, oh."
Uchiha Hikari took the bag of goldfish and the feed, and quietly said, "Thank you."
Shindai waved his hand and sighed.
This time, he got nothing in return, instead spending over a thousand ryo and getting a belly full of frustration from catching goldfish. It was truly stifling.
Uchiha Hikari suddenly spoke up, "Um, I have a question."
"Hmm? What question?"
"You said the boss was tricking suckers, so you..."
Shindai's face instantly darkened. "You look a bit dazed, but you're a king at hitting where it hurts! I'm not a sucker. If I hadn't seen that you wanted to play, I wouldn't have willingly fallen for the trick. I'm usually super shrewd!"
"Because you thought I wanted to play...?"
Uchiha Hikari clutched the bag of goldfish tightly, feeling a strange sensation in her heart.
"Alright, let's go."
Shindai and Uchiha Hikari continued to walk forward.
Just as they left the main entrance of Kamimaki Town, Shindai suddenly stopped, narrowing his eyes as he looked ahead.
"Yo, what a small world~"
"Heh, looks like luck isn't on my side today."
In front of Shindai was Asuma Sarutobi, who had run away from home.
Shindai said in a sarcastic tone, "Little runaway, be careful your parents don't catch you and spank you."
Asuma Sarutobi's forehead immediately bulged with veins. "Do you want to fight?"
Shindai straightened his back and snorted, "Who's afraid of whom! You're a defeated opponent!"
Asuma Sarutobi gritted his teeth and said, "You dirty trickster, have the guts to come with me to the small grove nearby!"
"Let's go then!"
Shindai said to Uchiha Hikari, "Nameless, I'm going to teach that rebellious brat a lesson."
Uchiha Hikari looked curiously at Asuma Sarutobi, who was already walking towards the small grove. "Is he your enemy? But doesn't he wear the same forehead protector as you?"
"Not an enemy, a comrade from the same village, but we just don't get along. I can handle him easily. You just watch from the side!"
Shindai headed towards the small grove.
Shindai provocatively waved his hand and said, "You can come at me anytime you want."
Asuma Sarutobi suggested, "To prevent certain shameless guys from playing dirty, I propose that both sides engage in a frontal Taijutsu battle. No Ninjutsu or Genjutsu allowed!"
"This..."
Shindai immediately became reluctant. His Taijutsu wasn't that great.
Asuma Sarutobi sneered, "Scared? If you're scared, apologize, and I, the great one, can forgive you."
Asuma Sarutobi's taunt instantly succeeded, and Shindai sneered, "Scared of you? What a joke. Who in Konoha doesn't know I'm a Taijutsu prodigy!"
Uchiha Hikari, who was watching from the side, heard Shindai's words and her eyelid twitched.
A social prodigy who seems to be a social recluse.
A fishing prodigy who got himself defeated by his own fishing.
Now he's claiming to be a Taijutsu prodigy...
Shindai's 'prodigy' titles seem to be read in reverse.
Asuma Sarutobi was ecstatic when he saw his taunt had worked. "Then it's settled! Whoever doesn't follow the rules later will walk with their head down whenever they see the other person!"
"Alright!"
At that moment, a leaf floated to the ground, and Shindai and Asuma Sarutobi simultaneously charged at each other.
Shindai and Asuma Sarutobi exchanged blows, immediately engaging in a fierce battle.
Uchiha Hikari, watching the fight, frowned. 'Is this the level of Taijutsu for Ninja these days?'
As a 'weapon' in the past, Uchiha Hikari was an entity that the Senju Clan and Sarutobi Clan feared enough to jointly seal her, so her combat level was undoubtedly high.
Therefore, Uchiha Hikari now viewed Shindai and Asuma Sarutobi's fight no differently than watching children squabble.
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