Team 10
The next day, morning, Nara Residence.
"Master."
Lin Ke bowed slightly, appearing somewhat reserved. He wasn't the type to become easily familiar with people, and he hadn't seen his master more than a few times, so he couldn't help but feel a bit distant.
Nara Shikaku waved his hand and said, "Come in." He led the way, saying as he walked, "If you're not leaving the village anytime soon, come by often.
"That kid Shikamaru is usually free. You young people can go out and have fun together."
His tone was casual, without any of the airs of a master.
The two arrived in the living room, where Nara Shikamaru was sitting with a blank expression. He was a person who hated trouble, and after finally getting a day off, he was ordered by his old man to accompany his old man's disciple or something...
How troublesome.
"Regarding the mission, you don't need to worry too much about it. The village will handle it." After sitting down, Nara Shikaku first gave his disciple a reassurance, and continued, "You should be assigned to work in another department in a couple of days. Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
Blatantly using connections, huh...
After all, he was a Jonin squad leader. Arranging a job for a disciple was really easy.
Lin Ke thought for a moment and said, "I want to join the Medical Team..."
The Barrier Team, Medical Team, and Interrogation Department all required specialized skills, and he only had a chance of joining the Medical Team. Anbu was good, but it didn't mean much to him.
The most important thing about the Medical Team was that he could further study medical ninjutsu. Thanks to the special training of the Mystical Palm Technique, his Chakra reserves were already sufficient. He had already successfully learned the A-rank ninjutsu Five Elements Sealing. His Chakra control might still be a bit lacking for A-rank medical ninjutsu, but that was precisely the goal of his training, wasn't it?
Simply fighting and accumulating experience by bullying the weak was useless. Since he was staying in the village, he might as well join the Medical Team. Not only could he learn ninjutsu, but he could also learn more medical and human-related knowledge, so that he could adjust the Transformation Jutsu in the future.
Nara Shikaku knew that Lin Ke had once been favored by Baicao, a Jonin in the Medical Team. Without asking for specifics, he said, "A good choice." He could only say that he was indeed a mature child.
Many of the young people he had seen thought that Anbu was the coolest, the Barrier Team was the most mysterious, and the Interrogation Department was terrifying...
Of course, Anbu, as a unit directly under the Hokage, undoubtedly had the fastest status and promotion speed, but as his disciple, it wasn't necessary to enter Anbu to be promoted.
"What do you think of Shogi?" he asked.
"I don't know how to play," Lin Ke answered cleanly. He wasn't interested in playing chess. To be precise, he wasn't very interested in anything that wasn't pursuing greater strength.
Except for eating.
"I see." Nara Shikaku saw at a glance that his disciple not only didn't like Shogi, but probably didn't like anything except getting stronger. He simply said, "Shikamaru, I remember that Team 10 is having a gathering tonight. Bring Lin Ke along."
Nara Shikamaru didn't decline. He nodded and said, "Lin Ke, let's go together tonight. I'll introduce you to my two friends."
Ino-Shika-Cho and the village's most talented rookie...
This guy looks like the type I won't get along with, but there's no helping it.
He sighed silently in his heart. On the one hand, they were all comrades from the village, and on the other hand, he was his old man's disciple. Publicly and privately, he had no reason to reject him.
Necessary socializing.
After making his judgment, Lin Ke responded, "Okay, thank you."
"There's no need to be so polite." Nara Shikamaru was still a child after all. Seeing that the other party was so serious and polite, he felt a little embarrassed.
"So, Lin Ke, do you have any other questions?" Nara Shikaku asked proactively.
Whether it was about cultivation, life, or work, he didn't add any qualifiers.
He had gradually mastered how to deal with this disciple.
After listening, Lin Ke thought for a moment and said seriously, "Master, I want to systematically train in Taijutsu."
"Taijutsu..." Nara Shikaku stroked his beard. He really wasn't good at that. To be precise, he wasn't very good at anything other than tactics, brains, and his family's secret techniques. Teaching ordinary Genin or Chunin was no problem, but it wasn't enough for a Chunin who could survive against Orochimaru.
"I'll help you find a Taijutsu teacher who's willing to teach you." Fortunately, he was good at calling people.
"Thank you very much." Lin Ke bowed to thank him. "Then, I'll take my leave." He stood up.
The atmosphere had reached this point, so it was time to leave. Nara Shikaku nodded and said, "I'll help you inquire about the Medical Team and the Taijutsu teacher as soon as possible."
"I'll see you out." Nara Shikamaru followed him and stood up, escorting him to the door. "We'll meet at Barbecue Q at four o'clock this afternoon."
"Okay." Lin Ke turned around and stood outside the door. The morning sun shone in from the side, illuminating half of his face. There was no expression in his eyes, which reflected the light. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Shikamaru."
"Yeah." Nara Shikaku stood at the doorway, watching him turn and walk away, noticing the shadows on the ground that weren't quite synchronized with the main body.
...
That must be another Shadow Secret Technique...
...
—4 PM, Barbecue Q.
"Lin Ke, these are my friends."
Nara Shikamaru introduced the chubby kid and the blonde girl beside him, "Akimichi Choji, Yamanaka Ino."
"Good afternoon, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Lin Ke."
Lin Ke looked at the three of them and politely took the initiative to speak.
"Hello," Akimichi Choji said, crunching on potato chips.
Yamanaka Ino, seeing how polite Lin Ke was, despite being shorter than her and looking so young, said gently, "Hello there."
"..."
Akimichi Choji whispered something in Nara Shikamaru's ear.
Yamanaka Ino maintained her smile, but her eyes sharply swept over.
"Yo~" A Jonin with a black beard walked over, greeting with a smile, "You must be little Lin Ke, I'm Asuma, the leader of Team 10."
He placed his hands on Shikamaru and Choji's shoulders, bending down to try and look Lin Ke in the eye, his eyes crinkling slightly as he smiled, "I've heard Kakashi mention you."
Lin Ke bowed his head in acknowledgment, "Asuma-Jonin."
"No need to be so formal," Asuma straightened up and walked into Barbecue Q, saying familiarly, "We've got a big mission reward coming in today, you can eat whatever you want~" He casually placed his hand on Lin Ke's head.
He's a guy who's as, no, even more outgoing than Kakashi.
Lin Ke's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't push the guy's hand away.
Nara Shikamaru put his hands behind his head, "It's just the reward from a D-rank mission..."
"Yay!" Choji cheered.
"Well, Choji, you just..." Asuma's smile was a little strained.
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