"Alas!"

Ape Fei sighed, took out his pipe and lit it, and smoked dullly.

He was expecting Ryohei to cheer up.

It's good for himself and for Konoha.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Ryohei bumped into the young shoots of Konoha and seemed to be touched by something, but in the end, he still didn't find the hope of life again.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Ape Fei caught a glimpse of the situation outside.

Ryohei stopped on the left side of the school, at the corner at the end of the street, and turned his gaze to the Ninth Training Ground inside.

Because the distance was too far, he couldn't see Ryohei's expression clearly.

Also because of the obstruction of the building, he could not see the situation at the ninth training ground.

But that place and this time......

Don't......

Ape Fei's heart moved, and he immediately looked at the crystal ball on the desk.

Above, the picture of the ninth training ground is reflected.

A child was practicing hard inside, and Ryohei stood quietly on the side of the road watching, and there was a ripple in his silent eyes.

There is a sense of reminiscence.

Because, although he is a child, the level of his training performance is not inferior to that of a full-fledged ninja.

Shuriken, swordsmanship, body art, three-body art...... It can be said that he is proficient in all kinds of basic things, and the average teenager and young man cannot reach this level.

Seeing this child, Ape Fei couldn't help but feel relieved.

……

The same is true for newcomers in the roots!

Ryohei remembers his old memories.

The training of the roots is very cruel, and it is like cultivating Gu.

A group of people, and in the end only one person can survive.

If you can't quickly master the fighting skills, you won't be able to stand out from them.

Many of them have acquired skills and experience comparable to those of professional ninjas at the age of children.

Compared to them, although this child has a higher skill purity, the way he uses it seems a little immature.

But there's no way around it.

In peacetime, students do not need to graduate so early, and there is no real combat experience.

Before you know it, the sun is setting.

The sun was halfway below the horizon, and the dusky sky darkened.

The child also packed up his forbearance and left in high spirits.

In exuberant spirits?

Ryohei opened his mouth.

Obviously after an afternoon of high-intensity training, he is not tired at all, does this guy have a special physique?

He looked thoughtfully at his back as he faded into the horizon, and then walked away as if nothing had happened.

It's just that the dead eyes have a little more than that.

Hokage Building.

Ape Fei was thoughtful.

After a long time, he took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it.

The pipe that has been extinguished is rekindled.

……

The next day.

Ryohei was hanging out in Konoha like yesterday.

After a day of shopping, the time came to evening.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or some kind of expectation in my heart, Ryohei finally stays in front of the Hokage Building again.

The bell rings after school, the noise of children.

The vigorous innocence made the dead heart faintly beat.

Eventually, the child was finished.

The beating heart is dead again.

Ryohei was about to leave, but as he passed by the ninth training ground, he saw the child he had seen yesterday again.

He's still training and he's still performing at a high level.

But compared to yesterday, there is not the slightest improvement.

He stopped to watch until the sun set over the horizon and the child left.

He didn't know what kind of mood he was watching.

Perhaps, it's just to pass the time!

Then, day three, day four, day five......

For more than half a month, Ryohei repeated the previous trajectory of his life, wandering around Konoha every day, and finally passing by the Hokage Building, passing by the ninja school, meeting children after school, and then watching from the roadside passing by the Ninth Training Ground.

In the evening of this day, Ryohei passed by the ninth training ground again.

But instead of training, the child sat cross-legged on the lawn and pondered something.

I guess I'm having trouble cultivating!

Ryohei thought to himself.

But he didn't mean to go up and help.

During this time, this little ghost also often encountered problems in cultivation, but in the end they all solved it by himself.

It's a genius.

But it was not Ryohei's expectation.

This time, until the sun went down, he didn't understand the crux of the matter.

The child stood up, shook his head in annoyance, and left.

In the middle, the two passed by.

"Did you encounter any problems with your practice?"

Somehow, Ryohei asked.

After asking, he himself was stunned.

He didn't know why he spoke, but he saw that the little ghost was stumped by a problem with his cultivation, so he wanted to help by the way.

At the sound of the voice, the child stopped and looked back at him.

"You are?"

Ryohei turned around, a smile squeezing out of his indifferent face.

However, maybe it's been a long time since I've laughed, and now laughing is more ugly than crying.

"Don't look at my uncle's virtue, in fact, I'm also a very powerful ninja, if you have any problems, tell your uncle to listen, maybe he will give you good advice."

"Really?" The child looked at him suspiciously.

"Really." Ryohei nodded affirmatively.

The child looked at him in silence.

After half a ring, he said: "Forget it, the stranger who secretly watched my training suddenly said that he wanted to give me advice, how suspicious it is." ”

With that, the child ran away.

Ryohei was stunned, he didn't expect his kindness to be rejected.

"Hey, uncle."

The child's voice surprised Ryohei.

He looked up and saw on the horizon, in the setting sun, the imp was waving at him.

"Anyway, thank you."

After saying that, he ran away again.

This little ghost.

Ryohei smiled angrily, naturally, much better than the smile he forcibly squeezed out before.

……

The next evening, Ryohei came here again.

The little imp was still thinking hard until the sun had completely set, and he didn't figure it out.

Ryohei did not take the initiative to give advice again.

The two passed by on the side of the road.

"Good evening, suspicious uncle." The imp greeted him.

It's just that the tone isn't very cute.

But Ryohei was not angry, but a trace of warmth rose in his heart.

Day 3, Day 4, Day 5......

Half a month has passed.

Every day, Ryohei would come to the roadside of the ninth training ground in the evening.

And the children have never figured out the problems of spiritual practice.

On this day, the two passed by again.

The imp also didn't greet him very kindly again.

Ryohei originally thought that another normal day had passed, and he was about to leave.

Suddenly, the voice of the imp sounded behind him.

"Are you really a great ninja?"

Finally can't help it.

A smile appeared on the corner of Ryohei's mouth, and he turned to look at him, "It's not that powerful, but it's just a shinobi." ”

"Really?" The imp is still a little skeptical.

Liangping is not angry, after all, he has been lifeless some time ago, and he has not won the trust of children.

He nodded earnestly, "Really." ”

"Can you solve my problem, then?"

"Not necessarily, but I can give some advice."

The little ghost hesitated for a moment and asked, "...... No matter how much I've been training lately, I haven't felt any improvement, is there anything you can do for me to keep improving? ”

"Haha...... I thought it was something, but it turned out to be this! ”

Ryohei laughed heartily, "You have cultivated to the extreme on the path of foundation!" ”

"Huh?" The child doesn't understand.

"If you want to continue to improve, it's actually very simple, either you will graduate immediately and become a full-fledged ninja, and you will naturally become stronger by accumulating experience in the mission, or you can learn ninjutsu that belongs to the ninja level."

"Little ghost, you may not realize that now you have surpassed the level of ninja students, and the things in the school can no longer improve your strength."