that time……
At that time, if I could truly understand the meaning of the teacher's assessment, maybe everything would be different, right?
After completing the teamwork assessment with a little cleverness, after truly becoming a genin, deep down I still felt that my teammates would be a drag.
And my father’s death…
"Yes, in the ninja world, those who break the rules are called trash, but those who don't know how to cherish their companions are worse than trash!"
Obito's voice flashed in his mind again.
He abides by the rules of the ninja, but ignores the importance of his companions.
The self at that time... was worse than real trash!
The wind whistled by his ears, Kakashi stretched out his hand to lift his forehead protector, and the three magatama's Sharingan appeared.
Although due to their special physiques and secret techniques, these two brats are beyond the level of normal genin...
But if you don’t truly understand the importance of teamwork, you will definitely not let them graduate!
Art fire escape ho fireball.
The flames scorched the bugs that surged out of the trap, and a hand suddenly attacked from cover.
"boom!"
A kunai was shot out, and the handle struck his wrist.
The next moment, the kunai was thrown by Kakashi towards Sai in mid-air.
"Get away!"
Aburame Togen warned, but Sai didn't take it seriously.
"squeak!"
The lightning was instantly connected to the kunai through the steel wire, and the thunder escape chakra burst out suddenly.
The tiger formed by ink was penetrated directly, and the kunai brushed against Sai's shoulder, leaving a bloody mark.
Dodging the blow, Sai instantly jumped into the air and avoided the wire tied behind the kunai.
However, after thinking for a moment, Sai landed directly.
"Teacher, as a Jonin, your kunai throwing skills should not be limited to that level. So I failed with that blow just now."
Sai was still smiling.
However, Kakashi, who was standing on the branch, looked at Aburame to take the root: "Time is running out. If you don't absorb those poisonous insects, your companions will die soon."
"He doesn't have antibodies like you, and you don't have much time left to make a choice."
Sai on the side scratched his head when he heard this: "In this case...am I going to die?"
He still had a smile on his face, as if death was not unacceptable to him.
Aburame Togen stared at Kakashi: "In the process of recovering the poisonous touch, with the methods and eyes of the jounin, I can be easily subdued."
"In this case, we will eliminate them all before the time is up. This result does not satisfy me."
Kakashi on the big tree nodded slightly: "Your guess is indeed correct, so now it's your turn to make a choice. Should you save your teammates? Or continue your own assessment to seize the bell?"
Aburame Tonine glanced at Sai who was still smiling.
This guy was destined to be hated by everyone from the first day he entered school, with his straightforward words and constant fake smile.
Sometimes it looks like a mocking smile no matter how you look at it.
But now facing death, the other party is still smiling. People without emotions are really pitiful...
"The assessment of guiding Jonin is not a formal task. Why don't you save him? For example, send him to the hospital or something."
"The training ground is not close to the hospital. He may have died of the poison in the time that passed from here. You should be very aware of the special nature of your body."
Kakashi thought for a while and then persuaded: "Of course, the assessment is also the first task for ninja students, and the task is the first priority for ninjas. If you don't give up on ninjas, it just shows that you are a qualified person." Ninja."
"Next...it's your turn to make a choice!"
After the words fell, everyone was silent for a while.
But after just a moment, Aburame Togen put on the glove on her left hand, and then walked over to Sai.
"boom."
Sakai, who had been holding on, collapsed to the ground, still smiling and asked: "A ninja regards completing the mission as its first duty. This choice only proves that you cannot become a real ninja."
"If you give up the mission and choose to save me, I will not be moved to tears. But...it seems that we all have to go back to school and waste a year..."
"By the way, there is another one who is holding back, what is his name?"
"Shut up!!"
Aburame Tonine scolded angrily and then looked at Sai: "No matter why you have closed off your emotions, but I am not you. I can't watch my classmate who I have been with for six years die in front of me!"
"And Haruno Sakura, although she is very weak, she is still a classmate. This mouth of yours... I really want to sew it shut."
…
At the ninth training ground, Aburame Tonine is tied to the wooden stake at the moment, while Sai and Sakura are sitting on both sides.
"It is the vocation of a ninja to complete the mission. The Aburame who gave up the mission is not suitable to become a ninja. I will explain this to the Hokage later."
Kakashi glanced at Sai and Sakura, and then continued: "The two of you will have follow-up assessments, and Aburame Togen needs to accept the punishment for failing the assessment, and will then return to the ninja school."
As he spoke, Kakashi took out the two lunch boxes and put them down: "Eat well, the assessment in the afternoon will not be easy."
Kakashi, who was reincarnated and about to leave, turned to look at the two of them again: "Hungry is his punishment. If you give him food, you will all be sent back. Remember this!"
As soon as the words fell, Kakashi disappeared from the spot.
…
A gust of wind blew by, and Sai and Sakura took the bento over.
At this time, Qi Gen, who was tied to the stake, let out a timely growl from his stomach.
Sai opened the lunch box with a smile: "It's a very rich lunch, but it's a pity that you can't eat it. Speaking of which, you failed the test just to save me."
"So... now you can only watch me eat my lunch!"
Sakura on the side sighed. Although she became a survivor inexplicably, is it really okay for Sai to say this?
You won't be immediately pissed off if you take out the roots, right?
Shaking her head, Sakura decided to fill her stomach first.
Fortunately, I passed the first assessment. Since I haven't been eliminated yet, I must seize the second chance in the afternoon.
Just as he was about to start, he saw Sai standing up and walking behind the wooden pile.
The rope was cut directly. Aburame rubbed her wrist and looked at Sai in confusion: "If you do this, you will have to be sent back with me."
Sai smiled and handed the lunch box over: "I was a little full before the exam started. My brother said you shouldn't overeat, so I'll give you this lunch I don't want."
Sakura on the side was stunned for a moment, then reminded: "Saui, if you do this, you will be eliminated. If you go back to school, you will be laughed at."
Sai looked at Sakura and smiled: "I know! But I have never been a qualified ninja, because I have Nobu-nii, so I can't learn to close my feelings."
"Instead of being an unqualified ninja, it's better to become a person with feelings. Brother Xin, he always hopes that I can make new friends."
"Anyone who is willing to give up the assessment to save me should be considered a friend, right?"
Said Sai looked at Aburame Takene.
"Snapped."
A hand wearing a sealing glove patted Sai's shoulder.
Togen looked at him: "My special body always caused me to unintentionally hurt people around me when I was a child. If it weren't for this isolation suit, I wouldn't even be able to enter the ninja school."
"Like you, I also want to make new friends. The premise is... can you stop smiling?"
The two looked at each other and smiled again.
Only this time, there was some real emotion in Sai's smile.
Sakura on the side was stunned.
At this time, she felt that the lunch in her hand was no longer fragrant. Although her stomach was still growling, her hunger had disappeared inexplicably.
Compared to the two boys in front of me, why would I feel guilty if I ate this lunch?
"You... want to eat together?"
…
At the same time, on the back mountain behind Shadow Rock.
The little Kyuubi squatting on Quan's shoulder was picking its teeth, while the three little ones opposite were also sitting obediently.
"In fact, the assessment of students graduating from ninja schools is usually based on ability, teamwork and thinking."
Izumi said and looked at Shikamaru: "But with the kid from the Nara family here, these things must be guessable."
"An assessment that can guess the purpose is no longer a real assessment. So I have formulated a special assessment method for you..."
He was speaking smoothly, but he got stuck the next second.
Quan frowned, but couldn't remember anything. In the end, he could only take out a small card and glance at it.
Seeing this, Shikamaru on the opposite side was speechless and said, "Brother Yun didn't make the special assessment, right?"
"Eh? How did you know?"
I blurted it out and wanted to take it back but couldn't.
The little Kyuubi on the shoulder crossed its paws to its chest and imitated Uchiha Yun's tone and said: "The new generation of Inoka Butterfly is very special, but if they don't know what they will face in the future, then go back and reflect. That’s fine.”
After saying that, the little Kyuubi looked at Shikamaru with a smile: "Nara family brats, you will be eliminated if you are not careful... Izumi can't be sure, but Yun Boss's words, even the Hokage has to give face..."
Shikamaru scratched his head: "Although it is quite troublesome, compared to going back and being scolded by my mother, I think the test is easier."
"Click."
The potato chips were bitten into pieces, and Choji asked: "If I pass the test, can Mr. Quan eat barbecue at night?"
These words made Quan take a deep breath, adjust his emotions, and then smiled and said: "If it passes, I will treat you to barbecue again tonight."
After hearing this, Choji put away the potato chips and cheered up.
Nothing beats a roast, if ever there was one, two.
Ino on the side poked Shikamaru, his face full of excitement.
"Brother Yun personally customized the assessment for me. In this case, can it be regarded as customized romance? Just thinking about it makes my heart beat faster!"
Shikamaru looked at Ino speechlessly: Isn't it better to be normal?
…
In the illusion released by the three magatama, each scene was projected in front of Shikamaru like a movie.
After a farmer's hard work, the harvested crops filled the earth house, which seemed to be enough for the family's expenses for the following year.
If you do some math, you can even convert a lot of it into money to buy some luxurious things.
However, it wasn't long before the nobles came to collect it and took away most of it.
Soon, bandits passed by and looted everything.
The nobles exchanged the collected grain for money and issued the task of exterminating the bandits to the Ninja Village. The Ninja Village sent ninjas to exterminate the bandits and made money.
The bandits were eliminated and everything was taken away by the nobles.
In the end, the nobles had no losses, the ninjas had no losses, the bandits were killed, and the peasant family starved to death.
After the video was played, Izumi took out the note.
"Who is the person who creates wealth here?"
"Farmer."
"So what point should be solved? So that the farmers who originally created wealth will not starve to death in the end?"
At the second question, Shikamaru got stuck.
According to common sense, this is a very simple question. No matter whether they kill bandits or nobles, the peasants don't seem to starve to death.
But... ninjas can't attack ordinary people, this is the rule.
In addition, the farmers who had killed the bandits and had more than half of their grain confiscated might just have enough to live on.
If there is any accident, farmers will still starve to death.
In the entire illusion scene, three classes represent the interests of three types of people. Is it to maintain the structure of this relationship?
"Time's up, let's look at the next question."
Quan's voice fell, and the scene changed again.
The peasants starved to death, the bandits were exterminated, the nobles settled down, and everything was fine.
But because of safety, fewer and fewer tasks were assigned to Ninja Village. Also because of safety, the death rate of ninjas in Ninja Village was getting lower and lower, and the number of ninjas began to increase.
Ninjas who are not engaged in production need to consume a lot of resources. In the end, they have no choice but to focus on neighboring countries.
Then a war inevitably started.
The picture changes again.
There were no bandits this time, but the farmer who had most of his harvest confiscated had his son fall ill for the first time and eventually starved to death.
The second time, because the winter was too cold and he could not bear the daily hunger, he still died.
The third time my wife got sick and died.
Of the six transitions, only one made it through the year.
But then comes a new year, the nobles will still come, most of the harvested food will still be taken away, and it is uncertain whether the bandits will appear.
This time, the farmer's wife fell ill before collecting the taxes, and the farmer, who had spent a lot of money, could not pay the taxes, and a hint of evil appeared in his eyes.
Later...the farmer became a bandit and became the other party in the first scene.
"Farmer, are you at fault?"
Shikamaru remained silent.
Are farmers at fault? What's wrong with trying to survive?
The subsequent scenes can already be guessed. The farmers who became bandits will be wiped out by the ninjas who perform the mission.
The ninja who wiped out the bandits had no income due to the reduction in tasks, and finally had no choice but to focus on other places.
As a result, war seems inevitable.
But among these three parties, there is one who is the winner from beginning to end: the nobles.
And the reason for all this is... food?
Or... resources?
Between countries, between ninja villages and ninja villages, between people...
For the first time, some fundamental questions about the entire ninja world began to emerge in Shikamaru's mind.
The picture is very simple, even crude. The series of problems in the entire ninja world are not as simple and clear as in the picture.
But the problem of nobility and insufficient resources appeared in Shikamaru's mind as an introduction.
He didn't say anything, but he started thinking about nobles, ninja villages, resources, and the reasons for the start of the war.
"call……"
After exhaling, Quan put away the small note: "These things seem depressing, and I don't know why I want them to be part of your graduation assessment."
"Okay, my mission is completed and the assessment is over."
? ? ?
These words made Shikamaru confused for a moment, and he asked hesitantly: "Didn't you say... if you don't pass, you will let me go back and reread it?"
Izumi stretched out his hand and gave Shikamaru a slap on the forehead: "If I didn't scare you, would you have thought seriously just now?"
Shikamaru rubbed his forehead and twitched his eyes: "Brother Yun said this too, right?"
Quan nodded indifferently: "Yes, you guessed it right."
The next moment, the simple three-magatama slide ends.
Afterwards, Izumi started the assessment of Ino and Choji.
…
Night has fallen, but the barbecue restaurant on the commercial street is very busy.
Class 10 and Class 7, who also passed the assessment, got together. Of course, it was also possible that Quan wanted to have a barbecue.
With a student like Choji on the table, three small barbecue meals a day, and a bottomless pit like Xiao Jiuwei, the private money saved in the past few years seems to be foreseeable.
"How did you take the test? Is it difficult?"
"It's okay. We just chatted and talked, and then Sister Quan said we passed."
"What? So easy?"
"Sasuke, you are so pathetic."
"What happened to Sasuke? Didn't he pass? Then this barbecue should be considered a consolation prize, right?"
"Sasuke passed, but the process was a bit tortuous."
"Sasuke-kun... spent several months in the genjutsu..."
"Yeah, yeah, I passed the test after killing all the villages. I almost went crazy."
"hiss……"
"Is it so scary? Fortunately, our instructor is Sister Quan."
"With a few months of illusions and an illusion space that can control the flow of time, Brother Yun's power has exceeded ordinary people's imagination."
…
A group of little ghosts were chatting in surprise, only Ino secretly glanced at the clouds here from time to time.
After wrapping the roasted meat and handing it to Yun Hou, Izumi glanced at Sasuke.
"I didn't expect that even Itachi's younger brother would graduate. I remember when I was a kid, this guy would cry when he saw me. Now he seems pretty good."
Yun took the barbecue and ate it: "How was Shikamaru's assessment?"
Izumi spread his hands: "Brother, even I don't know how to answer your questions. They are too profound. Even the Nara clan's brain is still too young."
Yun smiled and replied: "If you have a good brain, you must give full play to your talents. Lu Jiu has retired, and his son must continue to work."
Izumi said with disdain: "This is because I want to be lazy when I am the fifth Hokage and exploit child labor."
With a glass of wine next to him, the little Kyuubi chirped and said, "The Nara family are not considered child laborers, they are all brilliant."
As he said that, the little Kyuubi seemed to have thought of something, and rushed to Naruto's table in a flash.
"I heard that half of my body was beaten to shit?"
…
(End of chapter)
