Chapter 9: The Beginning of Youth
"One, two, three, eggplant!"
With a click, the photographer who came to the Konoha No. 3 Training Ground at the invitation of Maitkai took a precious first group photo of all the members of the third class.
"After the photo is developed, it will be framed and sent to your home." The photographer packed up the equipment and said to Maitkai and Tian Tianningci Xiao Li.
"Next is the first dinner of youth!" In the middle of the day, after thanking the photographer, Maitkai said to the three disciples.
"Do you have any suggestions? By the way, this time the teacher is in for a treat. ”
"Ichiraku Ramen!"
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"Seafood!"
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"Izakaya?"
"Good suggestion, the teacher will take you to see the style of the izakaya today!"
The first suggestion is too cheap, how can I be embarrassed to invite students to eat such a cheap thing for the first meal.
But Maitkai was deterred by the second suggestion made by Tian Tian, the Land of Fire is located in the very center of the continent, and the price of seafood here is much more expensive than meat.
Fortunately, Ning Ci mentioned a mid-range consumption place, otherwise Maitkai could only bite the bullet and invite students to eat seafood with the mentality of emptying their wallets.
After jumping on the branches for a while, the four of them returned to the residential area of Konoha Village.
They fall back to the ground and walk towards their destination.
Due to the high cost of repairing roof tiles in the past, there have been frequent incidents of unknown white-haired ninjas using ninjutsu to spy on women.
After Sarutobi became the third Hokage, he reached an agreement with ninety percent of the non-ninja residents of Konoha Village that the ninjas of Konoha Village were not allowed to step on the eaves of the house, fight privately, travel at high speed in the village, and break into private homes in non-mission conditions.
This laid a solid foundation for Konoha Ninja Village to become the most populous of the five major ninja villages.
After all, the larger the population base, the more ninjas can be supported, and the more children can become ninjas. This is also the reason why Konoha Ninja Village has frequently fought more than a dozen in the first two ninja world wars.
(It is said that Naruto's ninja number is only 12,000, and Konoha has only had a total of 12k ninjas until Naruto, including the dead.) This is also the most populous and fertile ninja village. What is unscientific is that in a few years it will be possible to collectively pull out a coalition of 80,000 troops ... )
"Teacher, if we don't pass the test, are we really going back to the ninja school?" Xiao Li Maitkai, Ning Ci has to chat every day.
"When you were at the ninja school, did you see the graduates return?
Not really.
In fact, even if you don't pass the test, you won't be sent back to school, but your mentor ninja will change from upper ninja to middle ninja and be removed from the core training list. Maitkai explained.
"So Xiao Li, don't talk about being just a crane tail all day long, you are also a recognized genius now." Speaking of this, Hinata Ningji interjected.
To be reasonable, Rock Lee is also a ninja who can open five doors at the age of 13. During the Zhongnin exam, except for the unreasonable person Zhu Li, I Ailuo, other people are really not necessarily better than him.
Of course he works hard enough, but then again, if you can succeed with hard work, success is too cheap.
Just like Edison said, genius is one percent inspiration, plus ninety-nine percent perspiration, but that one percent inspiration is the most important, even more important than the ninety-nine percent perspiration.
"You can do whatever you want, this time the teacher will pay."
Secretly glad that he didn't have to invite students to eat seafood, Maitkai said happily.
"Can you order anything?" Ning Ci asked.
"Whatever." This is Maitkai's confidence in his own purse as Maitkai.
"The boss will start with a large plate of seafood sashimi and a piece of Konoha sake..."
Maitkai looked at Hinata Ningci, who made his purse one-tenth lighter with a sentence of skillful ordering, and felt that youth was so boring for the first time.
Why does the kid know to have some drinks?!
Life is not easy, but do it and cherish it.
"Drink less, Xiao Li." Maitkai said.
He realized that his good friend Kakashi was so kind, considerate and generous, and when he went to eat at the old mansion of Qimu, he had enough drinks.
"Drink slowly, Xiao Li. If it's not enjoyable, order it again. ”
The fat owner of the izakaya wiped the photo frames of the store at the counter, listening to the laughter and frolic of the fledgling teenagers.
It's a good day of peace, he thought.
"Boss, three more skewers and a sake!"
"Okay!"
He put down the photo of the fourth-generation Hokage Bo Feng Shui Gate and his wife dining in the store, and got up to greet the guests.
Wait, be sure to use your newly bought camera to take a picture of this shinobi and his new disciples.
"Don't drink too much! There are tasks to do in the afternoon! ”
Click,
The film freezes the teacher who is a little angry at the moment because of his distressed purse,
A new disciple who discovers the beauty of wine for the first time,
A white-eyed man who smiled and watched the excitement happily,
And the girl who secretly looks at the person she likes.
The years change, time flies, and there is always the same laughter in the life that continues.
"The first task of your third class is to help harvest the farmland on the outskirts of Konoha Village, so let's work the D-class mission." The smiling ape in the Hokage building handed the task paper to the leader of the team, Shinobi Maitkai.
Since he took office, he has insisted on personally awarding the first mission of the newly promoted shinobi. In his opinion, this both shortened the distance between the Hokage and the low-level ninjas, and emphasized the relationship between the two sides.
He looked at the successor of Konoha Village with satisfaction, and smoked two puffs of his pipe.
Suddenly, Ape Feiri was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something.
He looked at Maitkai, who was still explaining something to the new disciples, and silently walked to the window, pulling open the newly replaced window glass left and right.