Narration system starting from Konoha

Chapter Twenty-Three: Enhanced Smoke Bomb

"It seems that Asuma-sensei and Shikamaru are not very welcoming to me. I'll just buy a cup of instant noodles and eat it at home."

Choji hadn't expected Asuma to be so stingy. "I was just about to offer to share a meal. Looks like I can't say things like that anymore."

"How could that be? Choji has time. It's all a misunderstanding. Since you're going too, why don't we go together? Didn't we say we'd get together last time, but it didn't happen? This is a good opportunity to make up for it."

Asuma gave an awkward smile and said generously.

"It seems that Choji and I misunderstood Asuma-sensei. I apologize to Asuma-sensei on Choji's behalf."

Asuma was speechless. Choji was his apprentice, and yet his own apprentice had to be led around when apologizing to him, as if Asuma himself were the outsider.

Shikamaru could only give a silent thumbs up; Blank had gotten a free meal from Asuma-sensei, which made Asuma-sensei a little embarrassed.

Ino had no idea what had happened; all she knew was that there was one more person eating.

The barbecue lasted for two hours before we finished, and I was clutching my stomach, feeling quite full.

"Asuma-sensei, what activities do you have this afternoon?"

"No activities planned. We've finished today's tasks and are about to dismiss everyone. Anything else?"

Asuma just wants to get rid of Kong as soon as possible; he's not going to keep freeloading on dinner tonight, is he?

Sora said righteously, "That narrator is just talking nonsense. Asuma-sensei is not that kind of person. The cost of a meal is nothing to him."

However, I have a meeting this afternoon, so if Asuma-sensei wants to treat us, we'll have to wait until next time.

Asma was speechless. When did he say he was treating? Are all kids these days so shameless?

Shikamaru and Ino could only sit aside in amazement, utterly at a loss for words.

Sora laughed nonchalantly, "I know the narrator's words aren't Asuma-sensei's true thoughts. Narrators always like to exaggerate, don't they, Asuma-sensei?"

"good."

Asuma was speechless. Was he supposed to tell a recent graduate to their face, "I don't want to hire you, you can leave"? That was shameless; Asuma still had his pride.

"Pfft."

Ino couldn't help but burst out laughing, saying, "I'm sorry, Asuma-sensei, I wasn't laughing at you, I was just laughing at the narrator. You've insulted Asuma-sensei's reputation."

Asuma felt a wave of darkness wash over him. Ino, once such an innocent child, had now been corrupted by Uchiha Sora.

"Ku, don't mind it. The narrator's words are often made up. Now that we've finished eating, let's call it a day. I still need to go to the Hokage to submit my mission."

Asma hurriedly left the barbecue restaurant.

"Sigh, Asuma-sensei is just too enthusiastic. He spent money on me. I wanted to thank him, but I'll have to wait until next time."

Shikamaru was speechless. Asuma probably wouldn't even have time to dodge, so it wouldn't be so easy to run into him again.

"Shikamaru, our class is off tomorrow. How about I join you guys on the mission? More people means more help, and it'll be a good opportunity to thank Asuma-sensei in person."

Asuma-sensei treated me to a meal, and I did one of his tasks as a way of repaying him.

"Let's forget it. What if Kakashi-sensei needs to talk to you? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

"We've just graduated and aren't familiar with the various combat methods of ninjas. Kakashi-sensei is one of the few outstanding Jonin in Konoha."

Shikamaru figured Asuma-sensei was too busy hiding to even participate in tomorrow's mission; who knew what kind of trouble he'd cause?

"That narrator hasn't said a single human word today. Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, I'm leaving now. Let's get together again sometime."

Kong got up, walked out leisurely, and headed straight for the river.

Shikamaru and the other two also stood up and walked outside.

"Sora's mouth is getting sharper and sharper, but it's a bit troublesome. Choji, Ino, I'm going back now. Call me if you need anything."

Shikamaru plans to find a place to go fishing. He used to be the most relaxed person in his class, but now Sora is even more carefree than him, so he has to find his own opportunities to unwind.

The three went their separate ways.

By the river in Konoha, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were tending a fire to grill fish.

"We haven't eaten yet. Did training just end now? Is treading water that hard?"

"Hmph, Sora, don't even think about stealing our grilled fish. Even if you use some underhanded tricks, we won't fall for it," Sakura said righteously.

Sasuke and Naruto nodded simultaneously, clutching their grilled fish tightly.

[Kong was a little confused. He had just eaten barbecue with Asuma's team and was still feeling full, so he looked down on the three of them's grilled fish.]

"Haha, the narrator gave me away. I was planning to buy some smoke bomb materials, but I ran into Asuma-sensei, who insisted on treating me to barbecue. I couldn't refuse his hospitality."

Suddenly, the grilled fish in their hands didn't taste so good anymore.

Sakura has come to hate Asuma; she invited Sora to dinner but didn't invite them.

Sora smiled slightly and said, "I didn't expect you to be like this, Sakura Haruno. Next time we meet, I'll definitely tell Asuma-sensei that you talked badly about him behind his back."

"That's what the narrator said. What does it have to do with me, Sakura Haruno? Anyway, I'm not going to admit it."

Sakura had already devised a plan. They weren't in the same class as Asuma-sensei, so the chances of them running into each other as a team were slim. After a while, who would remember? And even if they did, they could just deny it.

"I'm sorry, Sakura. I've already made arrangements with Asuma-sensei. We have a day off tomorrow, so I'll be doing a mission with Asuma's team."

Sakura stared at Uchiha Sora, somewhat dumbfounded.

"You're from Class 7, how can you do missions with Class 10? Kakashi-sensei will definitely not agree. I'll go find Kakashi-sensei in a bit."

[Sakura actually took a casual remark by Uchiha Sora seriously, prompting Sora to once again express his disdain for Sakura's intelligence.]

Asuma desperately wants to stay far away from anything; the mere sight of empty space gives him a headache.

"So it's because Asuma's team dislikes you. Kakashi-sensei will be so happy to know that."

Ignoring Sakura's provocation, Sora said, "Sasuke, Naruto, have you two mastered water-walking yet?"

"Kong, if you have nothing else to do, you can go home."

Sasuke really didn't want Ku to watch them train. As the older brother, and the top student at that, being surpassed by a lazy younger brother who would criticize his training gave Sasuke a headache just thinking about it. It was better to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Such a fragile sense of self-esteem, I'm leaving now."

He leaped onto a nearby tree, jumped several times, and disappeared from the three people's sight.

Taking advantage of the free time over the next two days, he plans to make another batch of various smoke bombs as a precaution.

A message appeared in his mind, and he paused for a moment before the narration system completely enveloped the Land of Fire.

Unexpectedly, there was a notification. When I opened the system store, there were two more items than the original four.

One is an enhanced version of the pepper smoke grenade, and the other is an enhanced version of the mustard smoke grenade.

Each one is worth 100 emotion points, and Kong immediately exchanged for two.

It's about the same size as the one he made, but as soon as it appears in your hand, you can smell a faint, intoxicating aroma.

It's definitely a level above the smoke bombs he made; at least before it explodes, the smell it emits is much stronger and purer.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Dazner

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Sasuke walked into the dimly lit room, frowning.

[That guy, Kong, never remembers to open the windows for ventilation after making smoke bombs in the living room.]

"You're back. How was the training? If you haven't mastered it yet, I'll start to suspect you cheated before." Sora emerged from the darkness.

"My affairs are none of your business." Sasuke turned on the light.

Sasuke was really embarrassed to admit that he didn't fully master water treading until 4 PM, which was about the same time Naruto took to master it.

"Hmph, he's just being stubborn and suffering for it. Naruto's talent is actually quite good; it's just that the Nine-Tails is causing trouble inside him."

If it weren't for the shock that caused Sasuke to underperform, he would have mastered it in a maximum of an hour.

Sasuke's expression softened slightly. He also realized that something was off about his mood today. It turned out that Sora was putting on a show, which affected his performance.

"That narrator is talking nonsense all day long. Second brother, don't believe what he says in the future, or you won't even know you've been tricked one day."

Sasuke ignored Sora and went straight to take a shower and return to his room.

"What an arrogant guy."

Kong returned to his bedroom, entered the system space, and first searched for the Four Swordsmen of Konoha, the Three Advisors, and the Hokage.

The fact that the four of them didn't get together this time disappointed Sora. He wanted to use the Truth-Telling Technique again to get Danzo or the Third Hokage to tell the truth.

The following day, Sora continued to create smoke bombs at home, while Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura went to the training ground to train together.

The two-day holiday passed in the blink of an eye.

In the morning, the five of them gathered at the Konoha mission pick-up point.

"Grandpa, you did a good job on the last mission, didn't you? Give us another C-rank character this time."

Naruto shouted loudly as soon as he entered the room.

The Third Hokage was also weighing the situation in his mind. Last time, he had a nightmare at night and was confused in the morning, which is why he gave Team 7 the mission to suppress bandits.

Sakura and Naruto glared at the Third Hokage, surprised that even the Hokage was so timid, afraid of having nightmares. He looked so thin and frail; they worried he might accidentally fall ill one day.

"Peng Peng".

Kakashi gave each of them a stern look, saying, "Don't let your imagination run wild, and stop making things up about the Hokage in your mind."

"You did a really good job last time."

"I knew it was good. Give us another challenging task, and I'll never call you a skinny old man again. Even if Kakashi-sensei admits it, I won't say it."

Kakashi instantly felt a sharp gaze and quickly said, "Naruto, that's what the narrator said. When did I ever say anything bad about the Hokage?"

Kakashi considers the Third Hokage a close friend. They share a similar pursuit of beauty, though the Third Hokage is far more shameless, always peeking at them, while Kakashi mostly indulges in fantasies.

The Third Hokage's face immediately darkened. He shouldn't have talked to Team 7; he should have just issued the mission directly. Now, he just wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.