Chapter 015

Karu grumbled, "as much as I hate to admit it, but the bear is right-"

"-Ha!"

"-Shut it!" Karu snapped, "sorry kid, I'm not that great of a teacher when it comes to weapons. But there is something else I'm good at," he smiled as he took out a scroll and brush, "fuinjutsu."

I blinked, "woah, cool."

"Oh please, I would hardly call your skills something to boast about," Ryuto snorted, "it's barely good enough to form a storage seal. Remember that time you tried to seal up some food and it exploded?"

"That was one time!" Kaoru yelled before sighing and turning to me, "sorry about him. He's just sad that his girlfriend doesn't love him anymore. Anyway, here look," he put the scroll on the ground and used his brush to draw intricate kanji on it, "this is a storage seal."

I looked at him, "it's not going to explode is it?"

"Ha! I like this kid," Ryuto snorted, "he's a great judge of character!"

Karu rubbed his nose, "that's because he has such a negative influence! Mainly you! Now shut the fuck up!" He grumbled before turning to me and stopping, "ah...please don't mind that. No, it won't explode, I promise."

I raised an eyebrow before nodding and returning to the seal. I watched his hand move like water creating an intricate design into the paper scroll. He then took out a kunai and placed it on the scroll before it vanished in a poof of smoke.

"Ta-da!" Kaoru said with a smirk, "magic!"

I nodded, "cool. Can you teach me?"

Kaoru chuckled, "sorry kid, but you're much too young to learn this stuff. You need to atleast be a ninja before you can even attempt to learn this stuff."

I hummed, "I see...what would I need to learn it though? I need to know kanji that's for sure, and paper and ink. But what else?"

Karu and Ryuto shared a look. "Well I suppose you would need to know the basic scripture of each seal," Kaoru shrugged, "and practise until you can perform kanji in your sleep. Oh and a very good teacher because believe me you don't want to practise fuinjutsu without proper training."

I nodded, "interesting..."

Ping!

Quest Alert!

Learn the art of seals!

Rewards;

+500 EXP

+2 stat points

Fauiler:

Nothing, you just suck

Do you accept?

Y/N?

I shrugged, what the hell. I accepted the quest, right now this is the one I knew with the highest reward, so if I want to level up I need to focus on this.

"Right, anyway, it's time for you to leave," Ryuto said gruffly, "you need to head home kid, I'm sure your parents are worried about you."

I shrugged, "not really. I'm an orphan, no parents to speak off."

I saw Ryuto's eyes soften, I'm guessing since he doesn't have a last name he must be an orphan too. I bowed to them, "thanks for teaching me, I'll try not to get caught next time."

"Wait what?" Kaoru's eyes shot open, "you mean you won't come here again!"

"No, I mean I'll try not to get caught," I shrugged, "bye!" I walked away quickly.

"Can you believe that kid?" Karu snorted, "the balls on him."

"He kid," Ryuto called out. I turned just in time to see him toss me a kunai through the air. It moved so slow I could easy snatch it out of the air. I looked at it, shiny iron kunai. I blinked and looked at him, Ryuto shrugged, "consider it a bride. Don't come back here until you're ten, got that?"

I blinked, "here as in this training ground or every training ground?"

Ryuto and Kura groaned, "every training ground!"

I shrugged, "fine," I looked at the kunai and smirked, "thanks for this,";

Ping!

You have made progress in a quest!

Train for a dungeon!

Have a weapon (1/1)

I smiled, 'a weapon and making progress on a quest? That's so fucking cool!' I waved at them, "see you guys later!" and ran out of the training grounds.

When I reached the road again I opened my inventory and put the kunai inside. I know it was just a kunai, but it was my first and...well, it was my only weapon, can't lose that can I?

I found myself going back to the Orphanage, and to do that I had to pass by the academy grounds once again. When I passed by the grounds however I heard a thumping sound. Curious I walked inside and into the back yard finding a kid with circular eyes and bushy eyebrows hitting a wooden pole constantly.

Rock Lee, Hard worker

Lv- 3

REP- 0

I was amazed, the kid was what, ten? And he was already hitting that pole until his knuckles bleed. I could see it, his knuckles were bleeding through his bandaged fists. Damn it, that kid's starting to make me jealous.

I had nothing else to do plus I don't want to end up in the orphanage just yet so I decided why not get some training done? After all I do need to improve my physical stats.

I walked into the training yard and immediately Lee noticed me. He smiled and waved, I returned it, "hello Lee, hard at work I see."

"Oh? You know me?" Lee asked surprised.

I nodded, "yes, I heard about you. You can't use chakra yes? Very interesting."

Lee hung his head in shame, "y-yes, that is right, I cannot use chakra I….I cannot be a ninja."

I raised an eyebrow, why was he so depressed? Oh, right, he didn't have Gai to teach him yet, hm, makes sense.

"Well you know, there a lot more to being a ninja than just chakkra," I told him with a shrug.

"Your words are kind, but I know you're just saying that," Lee struck the post again, "I can never become a ninja."

I looked at him, "why? Because you can't mold chakra? Oh please, there have been several ninja who can't do that."

"Like who?" he asked in a channeling tone.

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