Chapter 102 Training Ino Yamanaka

During this time, Kurenai Yuhi had accumulated so much debt that she was constantly hounded by the izakaya for payment.

It wasn't until Naruto-kun stepped in, waving his hand grandly to pay off her debt, that she realized her "disciple" was so wealthy, a hidden "rich woman."

"Damn it, one is a young lady from the Hyuga clan, one is the clan head's daughter from the Yamanaka clan, and one has the Third Hokage backing him. Turns out, only I, the teacher, am the poorest, and I'm always the one treating them to drinks!"

A "bankrupt" Kurenai Yuhi looked up at the sky, tears streaming down her face.

"Naruto-kun, lend Kurenai-sensei another ten thousand ryo. I'll pay you back in a few days."

Kurenai Yuhi used the Instantaneous Body Technique to appear on the branch where Naruto-kun was, standing in front of him, scratching her cheek with one finger and looking away, speaking a little awkwardly.

Actually, she wasn't a pretentious person.

It was mainly because she had borrowed money too many times and hadn't paid it back, so she felt a bit embarrassed.

From Naruto-kun's angle, he could just see the view beneath Kurenai Yuhi's skirt.

Black—

Tight shorts.

Naruto-kun averted his gaze, sat up, and pulled out his bulging frog wallet from his jacket pocket.

Ever since he robbed the rich to help the poor and emptied Gato's treasury, this frog wallet had never been empty.

When the wallet's button was unfastened, the frog's mouth opened, revealing a large roll of ten thousand ryo bills.

Naruto-kun casually pulled out ten 10,000 ryo bills, like a nouveau riche, generously handing them to Kurenai Yuhi and saying magnanimously, "Kurenai-sensei, feel free to use it for drinks."

"Hahahaha, as expected of my student, Naruto-kun. He's so good to Kurenai-sensei."

Kurenai Yuhi put her hands on her hips and laughed heartily.

Just as she was about to use the Instantaneous Body Technique to leave, Naruto-kun's voice deepened, and he suddenly said, "Kurenai-sensei, you don't want your family to know about the hundreds of thousands of ryo you owe me, do you?"

"!?"

Kurenai Yuhi's foot slipped, and she nearly fell from the tree branch.

Fortunately, Naruto-kun reacted quickly, reaching out to grab Kurenai Yuhi's wrist and pulling her into his embrace.

Of course, Kurenai Yuhi was tall and graceful, taller than the current Naruto-kun, so it looked more like Naruto-kun had actively crashed into Kurenai Yuhi's arms.

"Na—Naruto-kun—"

"What did you mean by what you just said?"

Kurenai Yuhi felt a strange unease, as if someone had caught her with some unspeakable secret.

Naruto-kun, who was buried in her chest, took a half-step back to avoid suffocating, and said with a smile, "Nothing, I was just joking."

"Kurenai-sensei, just spend it. If you need money, just come to me."

Kurenai Yuhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, curled her finger, and flicked Naruto-kun's forehead, saying crossly, "What kind of jokes are you making? You scared Kurenai-sensei."

"I'm going to buy sake. You look after them."

Kurenai Yuhi's wine-red eyes widened, and she turned and waved her hand, acting like a carefree manager.

As she left, she quickly darted through the ancient tree branches, her mind racing with thoughts.

"What did that brat Naruto-kun mean by what he just said?"

"Does he want to threaten me?"

"It can't be, I'm the Seventh Team's sensei."

"Hundreds of thousands of ryo, it's not a lot, but it's not a small amount either. If I hadn't spent all my savings from missions on Ninja tools, drinking, and mortgage payments, I wouldn't be so strapped for cash and owing money to my own student."

Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but shake her head.

It was a pity that she had been taking the Seventh Team on missions all this time.

D-rank missions and C-rank missions simply didn't earn much money.

D-rank missions were mostly Delegation ed by Konoha Village villagers, occasionally with a Daimyo's wife passing through while traveling, who would pay quite generously.

Under normal circumstances, the average reward was only about 600 ryo.

(Note: The "Book of Soldiers" set the average reward for D-rank missions at 10,000 ryo, which is a bit ridiculous; the "Book of Ninja" set the average reward for B-rank missions at 8.2 million ryo, which is also a bit ridiculous. Doing two B-rank missions would be enough to get Zabuza Momochi's head.)

After all, the mission content was that simple, mostly clearing rivers, weeding, helping with farm work, and so on.

According to the principle of reward distribution, the Jonin leader takes the lion's share, about 50%, which is 300 ryo, and the rest is equally divided among the other team members, 100 ryo per person.

You should know that, according to Konoha Village's prices, a bowl of Ichiraku Ramen costs 50 to 80 ryo.

Therefore, if a Genin only does low-level missions, it's hard to even make ends meet.

Unless they go solo or do several D-rank missions a day.

C-rank missions don't involve Ninja and are mostly escort missions or bandit extermination. The danger is low, but they do involve combat, so the reward can go up to 10,000 ryo, far exceeding the trivial daily D-rank missions.

As for B-rank missions, they involve Ninja, and the reward fluctuates greatly.

It could be tens of thousands of ryo, or even hundreds of thousands of ryo.

After Kurenai Yuhi left, Naruto-kun lay down again, enjoying the rare peace.

Before the Chunin Exams, nothing unexpected should happen.

As for causing trouble or bothering Danzo, Naruto-kun currently had no such thoughts.

It was better to take advantage of these peaceful days to deepen his relationship with his wives, chat with Kurama from time to time, and incidentally, train the Seventh Team's strength.

Treating being a Hokage like a nurturing game, rather than a bitter revenge drama.

"Naruto-kun, Naruto-kun, I succeeded!"

Ino Yamanaka walked with her arms and legs moving in unison, balancing a large bowl on her head, shouting excitedly.

Naruto-kun spat out the grass root and replied, "Now, switch to running. While keeping the bowl balanced on your head, start running."

"Ah—"

"What 'ah'! Get moving!"

"To improve the accuracy of the Mind Body Switch Technique, you need to undergo devilish training!!"

"Otherwise, you'll only become a burden to the team."

"Ino Yamanaka, do you want to be a burden to the Seventh Team?!"

Naruto-kun trained Ino Yamanaka like he was scolding a rookie.

Ino Yamanaka naturally didn't want to be a burden to the Seventh Team, so she started running with the large bowl on her head.

After only two or three steps, the large bowl wobbled and spilled, drenching Ino Yamanaka's entire body with clear water.

She stood there motionless, like a golden retriever that had fallen into water.

"Continue."

Naruto-kun casually waved his hand, controlling his water-style Chakra, condensing it into a stream of water, and pouring it into the emptied large bowl, signaling Ino Yamanaka to continue.

"Pop!"

The balloon burst, and water splashed out. Hinata successfully burst the water balloon with one hand using Chakra.

"Naruto-kun, I did it too~" Hinata said excitedly, completely oblivious that her loose jacket was soaked with water, clinging to her curvaceous figure.

"Good, next is bursting the rubber ball."

"Hehe, bursting a rubber ball is ten times harder than bursting a balloon. Take your time practicing."

Naruto-kun threw out a dozen more water-filled rubber balls.

Water-filled balloons burst when thrown on the ground, but water-filled rubber balls don't; they even bounce in place.

To learn the Rasengan, Hinata worked very hard, grabbing the rubber ball and continuing to train.

"There should still be two or three months until the Chunin Exams."

The Chunin Exams, founded by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, are held twice a year and are generally important occasions for allied nations to observe each other's national strength.

Ninja Academy graduation usually takes place in spring or summer, and the first Chunin Exams of the year are held two or three months after graduation season, which is around July or August.

At that time, the apprentice Ninja who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, led by their sensei, would have completed many missions, even bloody battles, and most would have transformed from apprentice Ninja into true Genin, rather than just Genin wearing Ninja headbands.

The exam season was the perfect time to verify their results.

"Two or three months is enough for them to transform."

Naruto-kun sat on the branch, twirling a kunai by its ring with one finger, bored, while overlooking Hinata and Ino Yamanaka's training.

Actually, the regular Chunin Exams weren't much.

But this time, Orochimaru was causing trouble, making it an important historical juncture.

"Let nature take its course."

Naruto-kun lay down again, his arms still pillowing the back of his head.

Goblin Slayer World, Water Capital.

Naruto-kun bought a small building next to the Adventurers' Guild and moved in directly with the Sword Saintess.

After completing [Fame Throughout the Capital], while waiting for the [Dragon Slayer] quest to trigger, Naruto-kun didn't run around. He stayed honestly in the Water Capital, waiting for the Gun Goddess Heather to find him.

But instead of Heather, he received a plea for help from the Wind Capital.

The Branch Master of the Water Capital Adventurers' Guild personally sought out Naruto-kun, requesting his aid for the Wind Capital.

"You said the Wind Capital was attacked by sea drakes?"

Naruto-kun, who was enjoying his afternoon tea, raised an eyebrow.

"I remember that Doria, the Wind Sage, one of the Adventurers' Guild's Ten Gold-Grade adventurers, is in the Wind Capital, right? Can't she deal with a mere drake?"

"A mere drake—"

The Branch Master, who had been in a frantic hurry, was left speechless by Naruto-kun's choice of words.

Since when did drakes, which represent power and destruction, become "mere"?

"As a matter of fact, if it were just one drake, Lady Doria wouldn't have been unable to deal with it."

"After all, as a major human city standing on the East Coast, the Wind Capital's defensive siege weapons even surpass those of the Water Capital, and the Wind Capital also has a Magic Tower."

Magic Tower?

Naruto-kun's eyes flickered a few times.

He had heard of such things; they were considered one of the human kingdom's strongest defensive measures.

He had thought only the Royal Capital had a Magic Tower, but he hadn't expected the Wind Capital to have one too.

The Branch Master said worriedly, "Logically speaking, heavy siege crossbows combined with the Magic Tower, presumably under the guidance of a Great Sage,

Even if a sea monster attacked, there would be no fear."

"But this time, the drakes attacking the Wind Capital are not just one, but—a swarm!"

A swarm of drakes!!

Pure-blooded dragon species were rare to begin with. Only during their Baby Dragon stage could they be seen in groups of three to five, but once they matured into drakes, they would separate.

Dragons are arrogant.

Aside from reproduction, they believe that grouping together is a sign of weakness.

So whether it's drakes or dragons, adventurers who find their traces and go to hunt them will only ever see one.

A situation like a swarm of drakes has never been recorded in the human kingdom's history books.

"A swarm of drakes—interesting!"

Naruto-kun's azure eyes suddenly lit up.

A swarm of drakes, didn't that mean there was a large amount of Gold-Grade Dragon Blood?

Good, good!

"Branch Master, what is the exact location of the Wind Capital?" Naruto-kun asked excitedly.