Konoha Year 17, November.
I might be able to master the proficiency today. But I required Qi Blood Pills! Should I pull?
In the training grounds, the children were encircling the area of combat training in Taijutsu while Yoichi crossed his arms and fell into an in-depth rumination.
"Why the long face, Yoichi? Did these stunning girls — I mean fights don't excite you?" On the side, Jiraiya's eyes couldn't concentrate on the sparring matches and instead peeked towards the girls huddled together with a satisfied expression written on his face.
After hearing Jiraiya's careless slip-up, Tsunade's forehead felt like veins were popping up and she said, "Don't make me vomit with your demeanor, Jiraiya. Unless you wanted to die immediately... Do you want it?"
"No no, I'm totally kidding!" Jiraiya became frightened by Tsunade's fist of love and panicked, surrendering in an instant with the frequent waves of his hands.
"Jiraiya!"
"Matsumoto!"
A deep voice soon resounded through the field.
"Look, it's your turn. Don't be embarrassed if you lost this one..." With her mocking tone, Tsunade's lips tugged up and smirked at Jiraiya's misfortune.
"Hah! Don't worry, I got this. Watch me kill this performance with ease!" Confidently rubbing his nose and puffed-up chest, Jiraiya began to walk towards the circle of children with pride.
Based on my memories, Jiraiya's talent was eerily similar to Naruto. However, Naruto doesn't tend to peep unlike Jiraiya. This should be a good parameter for his current strength.
Nodding with his conclusion, Yoichi looked at Jiraiya's opponent. The boy was an ordinary child like the majority of the children who enrolled in the Ninja Academy with the dream of becoming a famous shinobi or a protector of Konohagakure.
In a sum of 50 children, the main part of the children in Class A were ordinary clans while the top-tier clans enlisted their few geniuses. Due to the policies and directives centered around the civilian clans, the higher-level clans felt the need to inject their talented children into the Ninja Academy.
Additionally, the resources and teaching materials in Konoha's stringent program served as a fishing bait for these clans. Clans fight with each other for what they deserve while the Konoha higher-ups regulate the scale of these fights into something that wasn't destructive or treacherous.
Lastly, it could implicitly provide the graduate students a sense of appreciation and belonging towards Konoha, the one that offered many resources during their adolescence and adulthood.
What a thoroughly tactical management... No, this might be basic compared to the convoluted administrations of the Earth's politics.
Yoichi thought as Jiraiya went towards the group with numerous injuries yet he still won the fight.
During the fight, Jiraiya was acting cool and provoking the child until he ate his words as the child fought back relentlessly.
Then, the matter that won Jiraiya was the fact that his vigorous body endured all the beatings as the child continuously used all of his stamina.
In the end, Jiraiya triumphed in victory over the child by just a margin.
"Look at you, did you truly win? You are even in a worse state than the child you defeated!" Tsunade sneered, laced with a teasing smile as she backed away from Jiraiya's disheveled appearance and went closer to a naturally messy Yoichi.
"Ahem... It is called a man fight, okay. You wouldn't understand it anyway!" Patting the dust all over his body, Jiraiya couldn't help but feel jealous of Yoichi almost closer to Tsunade's figure. Therefore, he sat down near the two which made Yoichi's eyebrow twitch.
On the other side, Orochimaru merely looked at them without any expression whatsoever. These fights felt nothing compared to what he wanted, Ninjutsu and the Forbidden Techniques as well as the newly arrived knowledge of Martial Arts.
"Tsunade!"
"Yoshikage!"
Another familiar name was mentioned once again as the children including the instructor glanced at Tsunade's figure. As Konoha citizens, who the hell hadn't known the Princess of the Senju Clan?
"Let me demonstrate how to be a true shinobi unlike your pitiful performance!" With an air of haughtiness, Tsunade stepped into the field and smiled with a hint of elegance, unusually different than her typical flamboyant nature.
"I'm so jealous! Why hadn't I been born in a prestigious clan!"
"That was truly stunning! She's definitely beautiful and once she was an adolescent, there will be a line trying to know or be close to her!"
Girls couldn't resist being covetous while the boys felt their hearts struck by love arrows including Jiraiya — who had a crush on Tsunade and he was indeed smitten by her display of grace as if his eyes exaggeratedly popped out of his head.
On the other hand, Yoichi was slightly surprised as Orochimaru glanced at the scene and tilted his head in curiosity. In all honesty, Yoichi wanted to fall in love, especially with a girl like Tsunade who had anything a boy could wish for.
However, such things required further deliberation as well as closer interactions between the two.
Otherwise, it might probably lead to a forced and awkward relationship. What he wanted was not a perfect girl but a suitable girl, truly a pragmatic person even in personal matters of love.
"Jiraiya, Orochimaru — I'll have to use a bathroom. Don't worry, it won't take too long!" Soon, Yoichi walked faster than the wind itself and rushed into the bathroom, earning the stupefied expression of Jiraiya and the usual frigid face of Orochimaru.
"Damn it! If you are peeing, you don't have to tell me. Now I have to focus again on her... Hehehe." Therefore, Jiraiya was angrily incensed before he peeked again at Tsunade's formidable strength.
"Are Martial Artists weak on the urinary system?" Orochimaru fell into a deep reflection, unable to get a gist about Yoichi's sudden disappearance.
"Hah! See that, clean and crisp — Wait, where's Yoichi?" After the fight, Tsunade joyfully hopped and returned to the spot until she noticed that Yoichi had gone missing amidst her sparring match.
"He went to the comfort room! By the way, you did great! How about we talk about things once we get home?" Jiraiya stated the obvious before he made a classic pick-up line like an old man.
"Get out!" As a response, Tsunade kicked Jiraiya's ass away from her sight with anger in her eyes. Then, she couldn't help but feel a little bothered until she shook her head, still peeking in a certain direction.
[Tickets: 1 Prismatic, 0 Gold, 4 Tickets.]
Inside the comfort room, Yoichi felt the itch to pull for something invaluable items like Qi Blood Pills or Blood Ganoderma Ointment since he needed to upgrade in Perfection proficiency and unlock the Martial Arts Techniques inheritance.
[Do you wish to draw for (Silver Roulette)?]
Hence, with a wave of his hand — the Silver Tickets magically appeared. Clasping the 4 remaining tickets, Yoichi took a deep breath and exhaled.
Yes!
The scenery within his sea of consciousness was still the same with a shining silver roulette, spinning with each prize ready to be picked by the hand.
「Silver Roulette」
[10 Gold Bars]
[Chakra Metal Deposit Map]
[Introduction to Array Inscription]
[...]
[Drawing...]
As the mystical roulette spun, Yoichi was prepared for the rewards with his warm embrace.
[Congratulations on winning (Qi-Blood Pills)!]
[Congratulations on winning (Qi Blood Pills)!]
[Congratulations on winning (Miscellaneous Item: Adjustable Weight Straps)!]
[Congratulations on winning (10 Gold Bars)!]
"What a jackpot!"
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(Current Progress)
[Heavenly Demon Posture: (Great Success) 474/500]
[Mountain Crushing Fist: (Small Success) 59/300]
[Lightning Spear Thrust: (Small Success) 35/300]
[Phantom Steps: (Small Success) 80/300]
[Secret Technique: Face Changing (Entry) 3/100]
[Tickets: 1 Prismatic, 0 Gold, 0 Silver.]
「NEW!」
[Qi Blood Pills] * 2
[Adjustable Weight Bangles]
[10 Gold Bars]
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