Naruto: The Ninja World's Life Buyer

Chapter 149 Maki Enters School, New Curriculum at the Ninja Academy

the next day.

Konoha Ninja Academy, Registration Office.

Maki stood in the group, holding a letter of recommendation written by Sousuke and a heavy ninja tool bag.

She was a little nervous.

Most of the children around her were six or seven years old, but she was already twelve. In the ninja academy, she was an older anomaly.

"Next."

The person in charge of registration was a Chunin from the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Souichirou.

He was a member of a branch family, but he was even more arrogant than the main family member and looked down on commoners.

Maki stepped forward and handed over the form.

"Maki? Twelve years old?"

Hyuga Souichirou frowned as he glanced at Maki's resume.

"A waiter from the condiment section?"

He scoffed and threw the form back at him.

"Go back to serving dishes. The ninja academy isn't a shelter. At your age, your bones are already set; you won't amount to much."

"But—there are no age restrictions in the rules."

Maki mustered her courage and said.

"Furthermore, I have letters of recommendation."

She handed over Sosuke's note.

Hyuga Souichirou glanced at it.

[Highly recommended by Takaya Trading Company.]

"Takaya Chamber of Commerce?"

Hyuga Souichirou's eyes turned cold.

Recently, Hyuga Katsumi, supported by the Takaya Trading Company, has been making waves in the clan, even overshadowing many veteran powerhouses.

This has caused dissatisfaction among many conservative members of the Hyuga clan.

In their view, that was an outsider interfering in the Hyuga family's affairs.

"Hmph, so what if you're rich?"

Hyuga Souichirou said coldly.

"Ninjas are made by bloodline and talent. They can't be made with money."

"Your application has been rejected. You are not eligible."

"you----"

Maki bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes.

She prepared for so long, practicing hand seals every night, and even training her physical strength while working.

As a result, they didn't even qualify for the exam?

"What? Aren't you leaving yet?"

Hyuga Souichirou activated his Byakugan, releasing a powerful aura.

"Don't block the people behind you."

The parents and children around were pointing and whispering.

"That older sister is so pitiful."

"I heard he's a waiter. He must be crazy to want to be a ninja."

Maki clenched her fists. She felt a deep sense of humiliation.

Just as she was about to turn and leave.

A hand was placed on the registration form.

"Unqualified?"

A lazy yet authoritative female voice rang out.

"How come I didn't know that Konoha had a rule that waiters couldn't be ninjas?"

Maki looked up.

I saw a blonde woman standing next to her.

"You—you are—"

Hyuga Souichirou paused for a moment. Of course he recognized that face.

Princess Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Hyuga Soichiro quickly stood up and bowed.

"What brings you here?"

"Let me see if Konoha is rotten to the roots."

Tsunade gave a cold laugh.

She picked up the registration form and slapped it on Hyuga Souichirou's face.

"My second grandfather's original intention in establishing the ninja school was to give ordinary people the opportunity to become ninjas."

"You're talking to me about qualifications? About age?"

"Might Guy spent twenty years as a genin and is now a chunin instructor. Do you dare say he's not talented?"

"Or is it that your Hyuga clan has already considered yourselves the masters of Konoha? That you can set the rules at will?"

With this huge accusation pinned on him, Hyuga Souichirou broke out in a cold sweat.

"No—I wouldn't dare! I just—"

"Just what? Just looking down on the poor?"

Tsunade put her arm around Maki's shoulder.

"I've examined this child; she's very healthy and perfectly suited for cultivation. If you have any objections, have your clan leader, Rizu, come and talk to me."

"Stamp it for her!"

Tsunade slammed her fist on the table.

Click.

The solid wood table suddenly cracked open.

Hyuga Soichiro was so startled that his hand trembled, and he quickly picked up the seal.

"Yes! Yes! Cover it immediately!"

Snapped.

A red stamp was placed on the form.

[Admission granted].

"Let's go, little girl."

Tsunade took the form and handed it to Maki, who was still in a daze.

"Ignore these snobbish guys."

"Thank you—thank you, Lady Tsunade!"

Maki was so excited that she trembled all over and bowed deeply.

"Don't thank me, thank your boss."

Tsunade pursed her lips.

"He paid me to come and support you."

"This appearance fee is very expensive."

After saying that, Tsunade waved and strode away.

She's going to the casino to win back the money she lost yesterday.

Maki looked at the Takaya Trading Company building in the distance.

Her eyes were resolute.

"Mr. Sosuke—I will definitely not let you down."

Bellflower Pavilion.

"nailed it?"

Sousuke listened to Ryoma's report and smiled.

"Lady Tsunade's temper is still as fiery as ever. But, it's very effective."

Sosuke stood up.

"Now that Maki has enrolled, I should go check out the school too. Ninja tool style is so popular now, I should add fuel to the fire."

"I want to make the course on the use of ninja tools a compulsory course. This requires teaching materials, instructors, and a lot of supplies."

"This is another big deal."

The Hokage's office.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stared at the proposal before him, smoke billowing from his pipe.

The proposal is titled: "Proposal on Introducing the Application of Modern Ninja Tools as a Mandatory Practical Course in Ninja Schools".

Proposer: Special Jounin, Sosuke Takaya.

"Hiruzen, this is against the rules."

Xiaochun, who was switching dorm rooms, sat next to him with a furrowed brow.

"The curriculum of the Ninja Academy was set by the Second Hokage. Taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, and theory—that's the orthodox approach."

"A whole course dedicated to teaching how to throw glue bombs and how to set traps? Is this turning the school into a circus troupe?"

"And—" Mitokado Homura pushed up his glasses, "This is way too expensive. According to his plan, each student will consume ninja tools worth five thousand ryo per semester."

"Who will pay for this? The village is already in deficit."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent.

He flipped through the attachments to the proposal. They contained data transmitted from the front lines.

The genin squad, enhanced with ninja tools, has a 40% higher survival rate and a 25% higher mission completion rate.

]

Data doesn't lie. In times of war, survival rate is everything.

"The money problem has been solved by Takaya Sousuke."

The last line of the file reads:

[The Takaya Trading Company is willing to fully sponsor the first batch of ninja tool training materials and provide professional instructors.]

Another sponsorship. This kid is buying Konoha's future with money.

"Let him give it a try."

Hiruzen finally spoke.

"Times have changed. We can't cling to old ways."

"If throwing a few smoke grenades can bring the kids back alive, then let them throw them."

"But----"

"No buts."

Hiruzen's eyes sharpened.

"Approved. Starting next week, a Tactical Ninja Tools class will be added."

"The instructors were appointed by Sousuke Takaya."

First training ground.

Hundreds of students lined up neatly.

They looked at the podium with curiosity.

In the past, this place was occupied by serious Chunin instructors who taught them how to form hand seals and how to refine chakra.

But today, standing on it is a boy.

Iwai.

That former underachiever is now a Chunin.

He was wearing a green vest. His left hand was bandaged, and he was missing a finger. But this did not diminish his imposing presence.

"I am your instructor, Iwai."

Iwai's voice was somewhat rough.

"I won't teach you ninjutsu, nor will I teach you genjutsu. I'll only teach you one thing—how to survive."

He pulled a scroll from his waist.

"untie!"

Bang.

A bunch of messy things appeared on the ground.

Steel wire, glue, barbed wire, flashbangs, windproof lighters—and even a few bags of chili powder.

The students below stirred.

"What is this? Is this something a ninja would use?"

"Chili powder? Is he here to cook?"

Those students from wealthy families showed expressions of disdain.

"Quiet!"

Iwai roared.

He picked up a bag of chili powder.

"You think this is garbage?"

"On the battlefield, when your chakra is depleted, when you face an enemy ten times stronger than you, this bag of chili powder, if sprinkled accurately, can blind the enemy for three seconds."

"These three seconds are enough for you to slit his throat or run for your life."

He pointed to his severed little finger.

"I lost this finger because I wasn't prepared enough."

"If I had had a bag of chili powder like that, I might have been able to save it."

The entire room fell silent. That bloody lesson was more convincing than any theory.

"Let's begin class!"

Iwai picked up a roll of steel wire.

"Lesson 1: How to lay a trap with steel wire that can trip a Jonin in three seconds."

On the other side of the playground.

Sosuke stood in the shade of the tree, watching this scene unfold.

"The effect is good."

He said to Ryoma Aburame beside him.

"Although Iwai is a rough man, he understands the cruelty of the battlefield. His experience is more useful than those teachers who can only recite from the textbook."

"really."

Ryoma watched as the students began to practice wiring seriously.

"However, Jonin Takaya, you're not doing this just for teaching purposes, are you?"

"certainly."

Sousuke smiled.

"These ninja tools are all consumables."

"Once the students learn how to use them, they will rely on these things when they go to the battlefield. At that time, the orders from Takaya Trading Company will be pouring in."

When the new generation of ninjas in Konoha became accustomed to the tactic of "throwing a wave of items when encountering an enemy," the Takaya Trading Company became the true logistical heart of Konoha.

After finishing the ninja tool course, Sousuke found Kakashi.

Kakashi had been taking on a lot of missions lately and had just returned to the village.

He was standing alone in front of the memorial monument, lost in thought.

"Kakashi."

Sosuke walked over.

"Lady Kushina wishes to see you."

"Teacher's wife?"

Kakashi turned around, his eyes darting away.

Since Minato's death, he has been frantically going out on missions because he is afraid to see Kushina. He feels that he failed to protect his teacher and has no face to see his teacher's wife.

"Go."

Sosuke patted him on the shoulder.

"She needs you. The ninjutsu left behind by Jonin Minato needs someone to inherit it."

Kakashi remained silent for a long time. Finally, he nodded.

"I'll go."

That day, at Kushina's new home.

Kakashi knelt before Kushina, sobbing uncontrollably.

"I'm sorry—Madam—I—"

"Silly child."

Kushina hugged him and stroked his silver hair like a mother would.

"It's not your fault. Minato did it to protect everyone."

"We must live on, for his sake too."

Under Sosuke's arrangement, a special "cram school" was established.

The location is Kushina's house.

There are only two students, Kakashi and Chiba—for now.

The teacher is Kushina.

Sosuke, as the sponsor, would occasionally sit in on the proceedings.

He saw the notes left by Minato.

The above details the principles of the Flying Thunder God Technique and the chakra flow model of the Rasengan.

There's also an in-depth analysis of the various sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan: the Reaper Death Seal, the Four Symbols Seal, and the Contract Seal—

Sosuke was not in a hurry to learn.

He knew he couldn't learn the Flying Thunder God Technique. That was determined by his talent.

But he was very interested in sealing techniques.

The essence of sealing techniques is to construct rules using chakra.

If he could master the sealing technique, it might be helpful for his future control over natural energy.