Chapter 4: The Pride of the Master

After waiting for three days, Sasori ended up getting permission to see his new teacher.

Since his new master did not live far away, he decided to walk there. Although it was not necessary, his father forced him to be accompanied by two guards to protect him in case of aggression.

After twenty minutes of walking, he finally arrived in front of the shop of an apothecary. Leaving the two guards outside, he entered the store where he saw an old man with a black beard holding his cheek with his left arm. He seemed to take a nap.

Wake up by the sound of the bell at the door of the store. The man opened his tired eyes to stumble upon a red-haired child, wearing all-black noble clothes.

Claudius: '' What is a kid doing alone in my shop? Are you lost? "He asked in a sleepy tone.

Sasori: I am Sasori. My father Simon Minarth recommended me as your disciple.

Claudius was slightly surprised. Most children of the nobility behaved as if the world revolved around them. But the kid in front of him did not change his expression even after he did not recognize her. In addition, he expected to see a young teenager, not a five-year-old. Being old and having traveled from one end of the Empire to the other, he knew that age was not an indicator of the skills an individual could possess. He got up and went to get books from his back shop. He had decided to test it.

Sasori watched the man pass him four different books.

Claudius: You have five hours to memorize these books. I will test you later. If you fail, you will have to go elsewhere. You can sit on one of the chairs in the corner.

The former Shinobi of Suna took the books and went immediately to complete his test.

After 1:30, he returns to the old man to give him his books.

Claudius: Are you already giving up?

Sasori: No, I finished the task you asked me.

The apothecary was about to have a heart attack. How could anyone read four books in one and a half hours?

Claudius: Did you finish 4 pounds so fast?

He was about to grab Sasori by the collar and shake him in all directions.

Sasori: Of course not, it's just that I had already read the 3 books of herbalism in my library.

At these words, the old man's heartbeat calmed down.

Claudius: So you already prepared yourself before we met.

Sasori: Of course. Not doing it would have made both of us waste time.

Claudius admired the young man's personality. But to check if it was not just arrogance, he was still going to test it.

Claudius: Well, tell me what weed can cure a person from a deadly poison below category 2, when one puts the juice of one's root into the infected wound?

Sasori: The athelas.

Claudius: Good. What is the most effective product for poisoning weapons used to kill Special Class Danger Beasts?

Sasori: Basil's blood

Claudius: Good.

After 1 hour of Question-Answer, Claudius was amazed by the kid in front of him. Excluding one or two errors on mixtures involving complex drugs, he had not made a single mistake. He was a disciple that any apothecary would want to have. He swore to teach all he knew to his new apprentice.

Claudius: Sasori, you'll come to my shop 5 days a week and you'll work 12 hours a day. It will be hard but I feel like you have the skills to become a great master of potions.