Aoyagi stepped on the trunk of the tree quickly, and when he was almost halfway to the height of the tree, the amount of chakra maintained on the soles of his feet was too small to absorb the trunk, and he had to roll over and fall to the ground.

"Aoyagi, what are you doing?"

Watching Aoyagi step out of the trees one by one, Chisato was very puzzled, "Do you have a grudge against this tree?" To do so to it? ”

Rolling his eyes, Aoyagi didn't bother to pay attention to the goods.

Seeing that Aoyagi did not respond, Chisato silently continued to practice. I think it should be some kind of practice, Chisato comforted himself, well, that's right, it should be some kind of secret technique that can't be passed on, so Aoyagi didn't tell me.

Twilight, on the other hand, is so immersed in her practice that she doesn't pay attention to what's going on here.

…………

As the sun set, the three of them also stopped practicing.

Walking on the road, Chisato complained, "What ninja rules are you teaching today, it's so boring." ”

"Chisato, the ninja code is still useful. At the very least, I learned some ways to do things. ”

Although he didn't think so, Chisato didn't directly refute Twilight's words, but changed the subject, "Where are we going to eat tonight?" ”

Twilight's eyes light up at the mention of this, "I know there's a store where omelet rice is delicious, let's go there!" ”

"Okay."

This is an ordinary small shop, and the furnishings in the store look like it has been around for some years, but there are a lot of customers.

When the three of Aoyagi arrived, all that was left was a table in the far corner.

After ordering three omelet meals, they sat down in the corner.

"It's a very old shop, and it's said that Konoha Village opened when it was first built...... "Twilight tells him about it.

Although there are many customers, the restaurant is very fast, and in less than ten minutes, three steaming omelet rice are already on their table.

On a porcelain plate, the golden egg skin is wrapped in rice to form a semi-oval shape, and the egg skin is painted with a smiling face drawn by ketchup.

Scoop it down, and the outside is a golden egg skin, and the inside is rice with yellow egg wash attached.

Eating the spoonful of rice, Twilight squints and chews carefully.

"Well, every grain of rice has the scent of eggs. The egg skin is fully cooked on the outside, and there is some semi-congealed egg liquid on the inside, which penetrates into the rice. In the cooking process, only by precisely controlling the heat can the egg mixture be fully mixed with the rice before it sets, and then it remains in a critical state that seems to be coagulated but not coagulated. Only in this way can each grain of rice be fragrant with eggs, so that eggs and rice are integrated. ”

Swallowing the rice in her mouth, Twilight then eats the portion with the ketchup.

"The golden egg skin is very mellow, and the layers are enriched by seasonings such as tomato sauce, and in addition to the egg aroma, it adds sweet, sour and salty flavors. This avoids the problems that will occur in many dishes that go with egg rice, which is very fragrant at first, but the taste is too monotonous, the taste buds are easy to get tired, and finally diners will only feel greasy and tasteless, difficult to swallow. ”

Listening to Twilight's words, Chisato sighed, "Twilight, every time you eat, you can talk a bunch of things, and I think if you go to be a chef, it must be amazing." ”

Twilight puts down her spoon and falls silent for a moment.

"If you were to be a chef, I would eat your food every day."

"Actually, I wanted to be a chef when I was a kid."

"Huh? Is it? How I don't know. ”

Rolling her eyes, Twilight says, "Ever since I was a kid, I've been interested in what I eat and how to cook it. But no one taught me, and because of my family, I didn't have much opportunity to cook. ”

After taking another bite of omelet rice, chewing and swallowing, Twilight says, "In the past, it was good to be able to eat a full meal, but how could you buy so many ingredients to cook." But now that the family is in a much better situation, I have some opportunities to try cooking, and I sometimes think that it would be nice to be a chef. ”

Looking at Chisato, Twilight asks, "Chisato, you say, wouldn't it be better for me to be a chef in the first place?" ”

After a moment's hesitation, Chisato replied, "It's not bad to be a chef, it's not as difficult as being a ninja and practicing." There's not much time left to play. ”

"Actually, what you care about is not how hard your cultivation is, but that you don't have time to play, right?" Twilight is speechless, this guy often goes off the rails when talking to him.

After a moment of silence, Twilight said to herself, "I have a few younger siblings at home, and I have a lot of burden, so I went to a ninja school, and the village does not charge tuition, and I have given a lot of benefits to reduce the burden on my family." Later, he became a ninja, and the mission reward was also very considerable. No matter how you look at it, it's a very good thing. ”

"And if I wanted to be an apprentice chef, I wouldn't say if anyone wanted it, after all, many restaurants don't accept apprentices, they are family-run. Even if you accept an apprentice, you will have to eat and live at the beginning, and you will need to do chores for a long time before you have the opportunity to learn cooking. Without the benefits of entering a ninja school, the burden on the family would be heavy. ”

"Actually, I've known you since I was a child, and I yearn for you to tell you stories about ninjas. I'm also quite envious of ninjas, and it would be great if I could be a powerful ninja and protect Konoha Village. ”

"It's just that during this period of time, I discovered that as a civilian ninja, there is no relevant accumulation at home, and the talent is ordinary. No matter how hard I work hard, if I don't inherit it, I will only be at the middle and lower level. Twilight's expression darkened, "I can now anticipate what the future holds for me." Alas, it may be that it is time to become a middle forbearance. In the end, you die in a mission, or you are injured and retired, so you can spend your whole life. ”

"It's not like you, Twilight. Although you are sometimes too timid......"

When Twilight heard this, she gave Chisato a roll of her eyes.

"Well, don't talk about that. You've always been optimistic and active, so why are you so unmotivated today? You feel that there is a lack of inheritance in your family, and it is difficult to become a ninja, but I want to teach you the secret arts, but you refuse. ”

"That's the foundation of your family, how can I just learn to walk like this? I didn't realize it at first, but after so long, I've realized that you're actually teaching me things in the name of communication. You have done so much to help me, and you have taken care of my face. I am so grateful to you! ”。 Twilight holds her hands on the edge of the table and leans over to salute Aoyagi.

"You've helped me so much that I've been able to catch up. But secret arts, ninjutsu, such important things, I can't accept them. Although I know that without secret arts and ninjutsu, I will not be able to reach the height of upper ninja in the future. However, I believe that I will have the opportunity to learn in the future, and the instructor after the class should teach these things. ”

"You've helped me so much, it's enough! I will never accept your family's secret tradition! ”

"Twilight, you're too outward." Chisato is dissatisfied, but looking at Twilight's determined look, he knows it's not negotiable.

Some people always have some bottom lines that they refuse to cross, which may seem strange to others. But this is the foundation of their existence, their persistence. There is no need to explain it to others, and it does not need to be understood.

After listening to them for so long, Aoyagi said, "Since you don't want to learn the secrets of other people's families, then you can develop them yourself!" ”

"Is it that easy?" Chisato said that he didn't believe it, how could it be so simple.

"Isn't it also not easy to practice? Many civilian ninjas can only rely on themselves to develop ninjutsu and secret arts. And those ninja families, didn't they also develop their own family's secret arts and ninjutsu from scratch? ”

"But I don't think I have that ability." Twilight replied weakly.

Chisato shouted: "How do you know if you can do it if you haven't tried it?" "You're getting really fast.

Pressing Chisato's head and asking him to whisper, Aoyagi continued: "I think that if you want to develop ninjutsu, you must first learn the basics of all related things, especially the seal and the control of chakra, and then you must study the basic nature of chakra and the role of the mudra, so that you can develop it." ”

"Sounds so hard." Twilight doesn't think it's going to work, and that sounds like it's difficult. He had never thought about these things, the nature of chakra and the role of mudras were too profound.

"No, no, no, I'll give you an example, I climbed a tree empty-handed in the afternoon, in fact, using the nature of chakra to attract objects. What can this be used for, you think? The simplest idea is to stick to the kunai, or even the enemy. ”

"But it's not ninjutsu."

"That's right, this is not ninjutsu, it's just the application of chakra, but compared to ninjutsu, this kind of operation consumes less, does not require sealing, and has a fast effect, even if the lethality may not be enough, but if it is used well, it can still significantly improve your combat effectiveness."

Aoyagi was very excited, and continued: "For example, if the enemy punches him, we gather the chakra with our left hand and stick his fist from the side to prevent the enemy from breaking free. At this time, the enemy's empty door is wide open, and the right hand can directly hit the enemy in the abdomen. ”

"Also, when I just gathered too many chakras, or didn't maintain them well, it would cause damage to the trees, and you think, what would happen if I hit people like this?"

Both Twilight and Chisato listened intently to Aoyagi's words, their eyes full of excitement.

"Aoyagi, you're too powerful, can you do this?! I didn't think about it at all. Qianli was eager to try, and looking at him, it seemed as if he was going to smash his fist on the table in the next moment to try his power.

Interrupting their thoughts, Aoyagi said, "What I'm talking about is just a rough idea, just a rough application of the chakra nature. To really apply it to actual combat, it has to go through many tests. Take the second idea as an example, how many chakras can be gathered on the fist, what is the destructive power, how long can the chakras be maintained in the hands and feet, are there any side effects on the body, and if so, how can they be avoided? How can you use the least amount of chakra to get the most out of it? Does using the same chakra to hit the enemy deal more damage to the enemy than using ninjutsu? In other words, compared to ninjutsu, is it cost-effective to use chakra like this? These are all questions to consider. ”

"A ninjutsu, or a secret technique, or even a technique that simply uses the nature of chakra, is not so simple to develop. Moreover, not only do we have to think about how to optimize it, but we also have to compare it with other ninjutsu secret arts, etc., to clarify their advantages and disadvantages and use when to use it before using it in battle. ”

Aoyagi finally summed it up in one sentence, "In short, it is not easy to develop new techniques. Applying it to combat is even more difficult. But in the end, there is a way to get it done. ”

After that, from time to time, the three of them would exchange ideas and ideas, starting with basic skills, discussing how to develop new skills, thinking about the shortcomings, and studying possible ways to use them. In the exchange, although there are many times no useful results, it has broadened their horizons and ideas, and collided with a lot of sparks of thinking. Although it took a lot of time and did not produce much, it was a necessary accumulation for the development of new techniques.