Bab 189: Road to Ninija Part 14
"I'm going to take the number one spot!" Hazuki declared all of a sudden.
"EH???" The entire class got confused.
"Um…"
"Hazuki…"
"You wouldn't be referring to the final exam perchance, would you?" The sensei asked with a doubtful voice.
"I-I"
"…" Hazuki calmed herself down, following which she opened her otherworldly eyes with clarity once again.
"I will take first place in the final exam," Hazuki answered with a confident voice.
"…" The man was stunned, along with the rest of the class.
"Heh,"
"You're just going to run away again,"
"?" Hazuki turned around to see a boy standing up from his place.
"Ryouta," one of the classmates called out the boy's name in shock.
"Take it back," another voice was heard.
Hazuki, however, recognized this voice. It was the voice that encouraged her to do what she was doing right now.
"Azami…" Hazuki stared at the Pink haired girl standing up for her.
"Are you speaking against me?" The boy asked Azami.
"Azami believes Hazuki will take the exam this time,"
"Just watch,"
"Hazuki will become the best teacher the academy has ever seen," Azami said.
"Teacher?" The students and the sensei were confused. However, all thoughts dispersed with a burst of laughter from Ryouta's mouth.
"Hahaha,"
"Are you kidding me,"
"We would have already been done with the final exam if it wasn't for this girl,"
"If she wanted to quit and become a teacher, she should have already done so,"
"Why is she wasting our time?" The boy asked.
However, the moment he asked the question, his senses started to quiver internally.
Ryouta put up a brave front, not showing anything on his face, however, on the inside, he was a bit fearful.
("What is this feeling…") Ryouta asked himself.
Out of instinct, Ryouta turned around, only to see Hazuki staring at him with her otherworldly blue eyes staring head-on at him.
"I-I…" Ryouta fumbled almost mindlessly staring at Hazuki whose gaze seemed to have momentary control of his entire body.
"I am SORRY!" Ryouta shouted all of a sudden.
"huh?" The entire class was confused again; however, the sensei felt otherwise.
The man was observing Hazuki's reactions from the moment she approached him regarding participating in the final test again.
("What's going on here…") The man was intrigued yet fearful at the same time from what he had observed of the situation. His eyes scanned Hazuki's otherworldly eyes, trying to reason with what had just taken place. Yet he was unable to do so.
"…" The man took a deep breath, following which he looked at the class.
"All right everyone, line up,"
"We are going to have a mock exam here,"
"I'll announce the jutsu for the final exam at the end of the day," the man announced.
"Yay!" Azami was super excited seeing Hazuki back for the test once again; however, only results would tell if she was going through with it or not.
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In another dimension…
"That being is your target," The messenger said, pointing towards a small projection of Hazuki in the class.
"…" Momoshiki frowned seeing the projection.
"What is it?" The messenger asked.
"Isn't that brat just a mortal?" Momoshiki asked.
"…" The messenger frowned, after all even he wasn't fully informed for what reason that girl became a target of assassination.
"Do as you are told,"
"You'll be rewarded as seen fit," The messenger spoke once again.
"Huh?"
"Does the High Priest think that we are his lackeys or somethin?"
"Just because we are lesser gods, You all think you can command us as you see fit?" Momoshiki asked.
"Hmph,"
"Know your place,"
"The High Priest's authority cannot be understood by mere likes of you," The Messenger warned.
"hehe," Momoshiki smirked.
("There will be a day when I will take those arrogant bastards down,")
("At that time, I'll be the one to command over you all,") Momoshiki thought to himself.
"Activate this seal once you have completed your mission,"
"The Priest will reward you accordingly," The messenger relayed once again.
"Tsk," Momoshiki frowned, following which he collected the talisman that the messenger had held out.
"When will you be leaving?" The messenger asked.
"As soon as the other two are back," Momoshiki answered.
"Good to hear," The messenger said, following which he raised his hand and opened a rift in the space.
"Farewell," The messenger said, closing the rift and the leaving the dimension to Momoshiki.
"…" Momoshiki stared silently into space ahead of him.
("That Toneri better have the information on the brat,") Momoshiki thought back to the time Urashiki and Kinshiki left the planet they were staying on, to gather information about Kaguya who stayed back on Earth.
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Hidden Leaf Village Burger Ou
"Victory!" The team shouted together after clearing the battlefield in the game.
"Let's get something good to celebrate," Raiju suggested.
"Mm," Shikadai, Inojin, and Hanato nodded to the idea.
"Another ten more people to go," Shikadai said, looking at the number of people lined up ahead of their group.
"Damn…" Raiju was a bit disappointed.
…
A few minutes later, the group was awed at the new offers which had the usual price written next to them, after all the fast food's pre-opening relied on their free food to draw their customers in. This was to give them a taste of what would come at the price on the board once the place opened up.
"They have a good variety of burgers here…" Raiju said as he stared at the board.
"There are slushies and drinks counter as well…" Inojin said.
"Gotta say, it looks better than Kaminari Burger's offerings," Shikadai commented.
"Hey," A voice greeted the group.
"Big Brother Gin," Hanato recognized the young man.
"It's been a while," Gin smiled.
Hatake Gin, the son of Kakashi and Rin. Gin was a member of the ANBU for a year and finally became a full-time jōnin. His title was voiced from his achievements back in the Chūnin exams gave him recognition across the five villages as the Silver Fang of the Hidden Leaf. He wielded a Short Chakra Blade that was sheathed on his back just like Kakashi and his dad the first White fang.
"Hold my place for a while," Hanato said, following which he stepped out of the group.
"What should I order for you?" Shikadai asked.
"A cheeseburger," Hanato replied.
"Drinks?" Shikadai asked.
"Later," Hanato answered back almost out of the group's sight.
…
At a corner of the building,
Hanato and Gin stood opposite to a window.
"What brings you here, big brother?" Hanato asked.
"I got you something good for the party," Gin smiled.
"…"
"Trust me,"
"I know you earn enough to buy things you want, which makes presents worthless for you but this one's special," Gin said.
"That's not what you are here for," Hanato said.
"Right,"
"Listen up,"
"The Hokage suspects something shady going on in the upcoming Chūnin Exams,"
"Shady?" Hanato asked.
"Yes,"
"You know about Katasuke, don't you?" Gin asked.
"Him?"
"Yes," Hanato replied.
"The man came into the office recently asking for scientific ninja tools to be tested," Gin said.
Hanato's eyes widened by a minuscule, which caused Gin to lock onto the change.
"Looks like you already knew, huh?" Gin asked.
"I know about the tools," Hanato said.
"Right,"
"He wanted to have the participants of the exam test the tool out,"
"But your mom said no," Gin said.
"…" Hanato was silent.
"She said she had a feeling that he might get things done in his own way, so she wanted you to be on the lookout," Gin said.
"Mm," Hanato nodded.
…
"So, how're things on your side?" Gin asked.
"It's peaceful," Hanato said.
"I heard your old man's back in town," Gin said.
"He is," Hanato answered.
"I hope he stays for a few days, for your sister's sake at least," Gin said, sympathizing with Hanato's situation.
"When do we train?" Hanato asked.
"Do you want to?" Gin asked.
"…" Hanato remained silent.
"If it were the days when the war was going on, you would have already become jōnin," Gin said.
"…" Hanato didn't argue. He was a genius for his age, but he chose to maintain a low-key and peaceful life.
"We'll talk again during the birthday party,"
"I have to go now, there's a mission report I forgot to fill in," Gin said following which he vanished from his spot.
Hanato stared at the empty spot for a few moments deep in thought before turning back to return to the place where the others were.
…
"This is bad…" Denki commented in stress as he continued to perform calculations on his laptop.
"If their food and offers are that great, then this is bad news for dad…"
*Notification tone*
"What does it say?" Metal asked.
"It's terrible,"
"According to my calculations, it will take only a month or two if they were to expand from their revenues,"
"And this calculation does not even include their investment amount,"
"If they have some more capital with them, then their rate of expansion will be higher," Denki said.
"Aren't you over exaggerating?" Iwabe asked as he chomped on the burger he got.
"I am not!" Denki shouted back, causing a few heads to turn over.
*Gulp* Metal felt a shiver all over his body seeing that most customers had their attention on the trio.
"Denki," a voice called out, causing Denki to shift his attention.
"Hanato," Denki looked at the blonde-haired boy in front of him.
"What happened?" Hanato asked.
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