Chapter 8: Kunai
This chapter is relatively long, so let's post a chapter today, haha.
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Time flies quickly in Aoyagi's indulgence in study (and practice), and it is early summer in the blink of an eye. And it has been more than two months since I first entered the spiritual space.
In the past two months, Aoyagi has roughly figured out some of the characteristics of the space and how to use it.
After continuous experimentation, he found that as long as he had two hours of high-intensity exercise, he would enter the mental space at night. In the mental space, you can learn the materials inside, and you can also exercise. However, exercising inside does not seem to enhance physical fitness, but subtly strengthens the spirit.
In addition, exercising in the space also helps him master the relevant movements. As long as he can learn the relevant movements in the space, and the physical fitness of the present life allows, then he can master this movement in the present life relatively quickly. This means that the space may also be used as a place to practice various physical arts, seals, etc.
Of course, if you exercise too much or stay too long, it will hurt your mind and cause headaches just like when you first entered. However, as long as you fall asleep in the space after you are mentally exhausted, there will be no problem. And after falling asleep in space, waking up is back in reality.
After exercising in the space for a while, he found that he was more energetic, and his memory and other things improved a little. Correspondingly, the space has become larger. It has increased from about 20 square meters to 30 square meters, and the improvement effect is remarkable.
It seems that the amount of time you can stay in the space has also been extended, and although there is no clock in the space, you can conclude that this can be concluded based on the amount of work done in the space, but the exact length of time Aoyagi is not clear.
Aoyagi's eyes flashed with excitement, figuring out some of the basic characteristics of the space, and today was an important moment to test whether there would be other changes in the space.
At the beginning, the space was opened up after high-intensity exercise, and based on this fact, I made a bold assumption: if you do something at high intensity for a long time, you can enter the space, and there will be some corresponding information in the space. (Although recalling the plot of the Hokage world for a long time does not allow more Hokage's manga to appear in the space, the reason is not clear for the time being)
So it can be inferred that if you train the shuriken throwing technique for a long time, will there be other changes in the space, such as the manifestation of the shuriken, or the addition of relevant information?
Aoyagi had tried punching and kicking for a long time, trying to unlock information related to fighting, but he didn't succeed. Maybe it's the undisciplined punches and kicks, which are considered workout by the space (some shady). So he turned his mind to shuriken throwing.
If this experiment is successful, the psychic space will be able to help him learn shuriken throwing, and more importantly, it means that the psychic space has more possibilities, as long as he can find a way to unlock more information.
Well, here's the problem, he doesn't have a shuriken.
He's going to solve this problem today.
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During these two months, Aoyagi was generally familiar with the layout of Konoha Village. Maybe after the reality, there has been a change, and of course Aoyagi doesn't know the specific situation of Konoha Village in the manga.
Viewed from the sky, Konoha Village is surrounded by a circle of wooden walls and a mountain cliff, and the whole looks like a circle with a little cut off from the upper part. In and out of Konoha Village, you basically go through the gate.
Of course, you can also go out of the village without going through the gate. In the past, you were able to avoid the probe barrier at the border, as well as the patrolling Konoha Police Force and the Shadow Division.
Konoha Village covers a large area and can be roughly divided into several categories, including residential and commercial areas in the center, scattered ninja village facilities (such as ninja schools, ninja hospitals, seal class stations, etc.), and the largest undeveloped areas (many of which are set up as training grounds).
There is no clear boundary between the commercial area and the residential area, but roughly speaking, there are four or five large commercial areas in Konoha Village, and basically each commercial area has two or three ninja shops. After all, as a ninja village, ninja equipment is just needed in Konoha Village, and the number of ninja shops is naturally indispensable.
And Aoyagi plans to go to the ninja shop closest to her home.
It didn't take long to reach the destination. There is a signboard hanging next to the door of the store, and the three scribbled ink characters of "Ninja Shop" cover the entire white cloth, which is particularly conspicuous in the wind. Even Aoyagi, who doesn't know much about the art of calligraphy, can see some rough and bold meaning in these three words.
This is also the most impressive ninja shop he has encountered these days.
Perhaps most of this impress is due to the boss. The owner of the ninja shop has a square face, a face full of meat, and even if his face is expressionless, he has a "do not disturb" atmosphere, which is very recognizable.
The ninja shop is cut into two parts by the counter, inside and outside. The guests stood outside to talk and trade with the boss, who picked up the goods from the shelves in the middle and the warehouse at the back.
Stepping into the outer room of the store, you just took refuge in the shadows cut by the eaves, avoiding the spicy smell of the sun in early summer. Still some distance from the counter, Aoyagi stood still, looking up at the boss.
The boss leaned down and looked at Aoyagi, who was doing his usual actions, and it was full of oppression.
"What's the matter?" In line with Aoyagi's imagination, the boss's voice is very rich.
"Uncle, I want to buy some shuriken."
After waiting for a while, not waiting for what he wanted, the boss asked, "What about your ninja purchase permit?" ”
At this moment, Aoyagi has a question mark on his face, what!?
Boss, what are you talking about? Didn't I hear me wrong?
"That, ninja equipment purchase license? What is this? ”
The boss laughed, "Ha, another kid who doesn't know anything." ”
Aoyagi didn't know what expression to put on: "Uncle, what's going on." How can there be such a thing as a ninja purchase license? ”
"Forehead protection is permission, and if you haven't graduated yet, the ninja school will issue you a license."
Aoyagi also understood at this time that he had made a mistake and thought that what was not mentioned in the original book did not exist. But it's a real world. What is shown in the original book is only a part of the world, and it is inevitable that there will be gaps.
The boss looked at Aoyagi's bewildered appearance and explained: "Wine is not sold to children. How can a ninja weapon, which is much more dangerous than alcohol, be sold casually? After a pause, the boss smiled teasingly, "I've seen a lot of little devils like you, and I always want to take out a real guy to show off to my companions when playing ninja games, but this is not a child's toy." In short, shuriken will not be sold to you. Other ninja shops won't sell it to you. Let's go home. ”
If you can't buy a shuriken, you can't verify your conjecture. And according to the boss, at least don't think about getting a shuriken until you go to ninja school.
"Really, it's not for sale?" Aoyagi made a final effort.
The boss shook his head very firmly and said, "No, rules are rules, and there is no room for accommodation." Little ghost, let's go play with toy ninja. ”
Helpless, Aoyagi could only leave the ninja shop in frustration, intending to exercise and vent his frustration.
didn't go far, and the uncle's voice sounded behind him: "Little ghost in front, wait a minute." ”
Aoyagi turned to look at the uncle who walked out of the store, wondering in his heart, didn't he say that he wouldn't sell it, could it ......
His thoughts were interrupted by something flying quickly, and Aoyagi jumped back in fright.
The thing was stuck diagonally on the ground slightly in front of Aoyagi's original position.
After standing firm, Aoyagi realized that it was a handful of wooden kunai.
The uncle's voice came from afar: "Little ghost, this thing will be given to you." To play ninja games, use this one. ”
"Thank you, uncle." Although I don't know if the wooden kunai is useful, I still need to thank the uncle for his kindness.
Aoyagi stepped forward and grabbed Kunai's handle, forcefully—however, couldn't pull it out.
It's embarrassing.
The kunai's head sank into the ground. Although the ground is a sandy road, but people come and go, this road has already been trampled very strong, and the kunai who fell into the ground was stuck to death, and with the strength of Aoyagi, it could not be pulled out.
I don't know what kind of wood it is made of, so strong, and after such a violent collision, it was not damaged.
Bent down and stood firm, tried a few times with the strength of his waist and legs, but still failed, Aoyagi could only ask for help: "Uncle, help me." Can't pull it out. ”
The uncle didn't expect this situation either, and with an embarrassed face, after helping Aoyagi pull out the kunai, he turned around and left.
"Anyway, thank you, uncle!"
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Although I couldn't buy a shuriken or kunai because of the restrictions, I got a good quality wooden kunai for free, and I was lucky.
If you want to open a new material, the important thing should be the action, not the material of the kunai.
With the wooden kunai in hand, Aoyagi came to the place where he usually exercised, a small clearing in a hidden forest.
Aoyagi carefully examines the kunai, which is reddish-brown in size and shape, and is the same size and shape as the iron one.
The kunai was polished very smoothly, without a single burr, and even the inside of the end ring did not leak out of the difficult places to polish.
Although you get used to the weight of the wooden kunai, it will have some influence on the future use of the iron kunai. But Aoyagi wasn't going to use this kunai very often, as long as he could use it to unlock learning materials.
Weighing the kunai a few times with his right hand, he aimed at the tree in front of him, and Aoyagi threw it out with a "ha". Kunai was thrown directly into the bushes on the right.
Fortunately, no one saw it, it was too embarrassing. Aoyagi hurriedly got the kunai back.
The index finger penetrated the ring at the bottom of the kunai, and Aoyagi shook his fingers and looked at the spinning kunai in a daze.
Throwing out the bitterness is not great, but it is not easy to control. However, it is impossible to use the kunai method of darts and darts, although the accuracy is high, but the aiming is more time-consuming, and the force is small.
The point is when to throw out the kunai, it should have been too late to shoot, and the kunai is facing the right.
Maybe it's easier to try facing the target sideways.
Summing up the experience, Aoyagi continued to throw kunai. Repeat the boring action over and over again, and after each throw, Aoyagi will sum up the gains and losses before moving on to the next time.
Gradually, the sun moved overhead, and the temperature rose quite a bit.
Although the amount of exercise is less than that of exercise, the constant repetition of throwing movements also makes Aoyagi's right hand sore and weak, and he sweats profusely.
After most of the morning's training, Aoyagi can now occasionally hit the target with kunai. Although it is still far from the passing level, there has been significant improvement, which is still gratifying.
Picking up the kunai that had hit the trunk of the tree and fell to the ground, Aoyagi squinted at the sun.
It should be past noon, it's not early, the morning training can be over, it's time to eat.
"Treat yourself today. Go eat something good. Aoyagi wondered where to go to comfort his body.
Let's go to Ichiraku Ramen, a legendary delicacy that is a must-visit place for the predecessors who traveled here. It's been two months since I've been in the Hokage world, but I haven't tried it yet, so let me try it today on your behalf, whether Ichiraku ramen is really as delicious as the legend says.