章 12: Fishing with Kakashi

Zhang Miao had always thought that he could get at most five Ninja Fragments every day, but now it seemed that this was not the case.

As if it was feeling Zhang Miao's thoughts, the system immediately explained to him.

"[The Ninja Fragments that can be obtained from a particular ninja every day are directly related to his current strength. Ordinary villagers without Chakra can only give one Ninja Fragment a day at most.]"

Hearing this explanation, Zhang Miao immediately understood.

The collection of Ninja Fragments was not like some money-grubbing online games. The higher the ninja's level, the harder it was to collect, but it was directly linked to their current strength,

Take Naruto, for example. No matter how powerful he was in the future, he was still a little baby, and now he was an ordinary person without powers, so he could only yield one Ninja Fragment a day.

But Kakashi was different. He was currently an Anbu member directly serving the Hokage, and he was strong, so he yielded more Ninja Fragments.

Zhang Miao guessed right, and the next explanation of the system also proved his hypothesis.

"[Elementary-level Ninja can yield at most five Ninja Fragments a day. Intermediate-level Ninja can yield at most ten Ninja Fragments a day. Advanced-level Ninja can yield at most twenty Ninja Fragments a day! ]"

Hearing this, Zhang Miao finally understood.

An elementary-level ninja was a 1-star to 4-star Ninja, from Academy Students to Special Jonin. Ninjas of this level could only yield at most five Ninja Fragments a day.

An intermediate-level ninja was a 5-star to 7-star ninja, which consisted of Jonin, Elite Jonin, and Normal Kage-level ninjas. Ninjas of this level could yield at most ten Ninja Fragments in a day.

As for the advanced stage, there were 8-star, 9-star, and 10-star ninjas, which consisted of Super Kage-level ninjas, the Sage of Six Paths, and "God". Ninjas who reached this stage could get at most twenty Ninja Fragments in a day.

Now, Kakashi's strength was between a Jonin and Elite Jonin, so the maximum of Ninja Fragments that Zhang Miao could get from him was ten!

In other words, before obtaining Kakashi's absolute recognition today, Zhang Miao had been racking his brains to get Kakashi's recognition. The five Ninja Fragments that he had tried so hard to obtain were actually only half of the maximum number!

Thinking of this, Zhang Miao could not help but secretly sigh.

"Well, it seems that Ninja Fragments are really hard to get!"

After sighing, Zhang Miao was glad that he praised Sakumo to gain Kakashi's absolute recognition. His future endeavors would be much easier now.

"In the future, I will be able to get ten Ninja Fragments from Kakashi every day. This way, I can recruit Kakashi in just a month or so. This is great!"

At this moment, the pressure in Zhang Miao's heart eased a lot. He also realized how much influence Sakumo had on Kakashi.

"I really got lucky this time!"

Zhang Miao felt he was really lucky this time since he didn't expect his deep respect for Sakumo would make Kakashi fully recognize him.

As an elite of the Anbu, Kakashi must be really sharp. If Zhang Miao didn't actually respect Sakumo deep in his heart, he would definitely be seen by Kakashi!

If that was the case, let alone obtaining Kakashi's fragments, he would be lucky to not become his enemy.

Therefore, many things seemed to be accidental, but in fact, they were actually inevitable!

At this time, although Kakashi had already decided to acknowledge Zhang Miao deep in his heart, his face hadn't changed.

As he cleaned up the plates and fish bones on the table, he said to Zhang Miao, "I've used all the fish. I'll go catch some later. Let's eat boiled fish tonight!"

"Fishing?" Zhang Miao was immediately interested.

"Then I'll go with you. I want to learn how to fish too!"

Zhang Miao was speaking from the bottom of his heart. In his previous life, as an orphan, he worked every day for the sake of his livelihood. The ones he envied the most were those who could leisurely fish and loaf around. Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally would not let it go.

Kakashi was also worried about leaving Zhang Miao alone at home. He thought for a bit and accepted this idea.

"Alright!"

After making up his mind, Kakashi prepared his fishing rod and took Zhang Miao out.

Konoha was a village, but its area was comparable to a town. Although Zhang Miao was an adult, his body was only a 6-month baby. So after walking for a while, he was too tired to walk.

Seeing that Zhang Miao suddenly stopped, Kakashi immediately guessed the reason. So he squatted and looked back at Zhang Miao.

"Come up!"

Kakashi meant to carry Zhang Miao on his back. Of course, Zhang Miao understood, but he was a little hesitant.

It had to be known that Kakashi was only thirteen years old. In the modern world, he was just a kid who had just entered junior high school. Zhang Miao really couldn't help but feel embarrassed for letting such a young child carry him.

"Um... Do you want to rest for a while? I'll be able to walk again after resting for a while!"

Hearing this, Kakashi immediately frowned.

"The place for fishing is a bit far. If we don't hurry, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up. Come on up!"

Looking at Kakashi's determined face, Zhang Miao also knew that this was not the time to be hesitating, so he climbed Kakashi's back, ready to be carried by the young ninja.

Feeling Zhang Miao's action, Kakashi smiled. He carried the adult baby out of the village.

When Kakashi reached the gate of Konoha, the two ninjas guarding the gate immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Hey, it's Kakashi. Are you going out again?"

"Hey? Whose child is this behind you? A red-haired child is very rare around here!"

Hearing the words of the two Ninjas, Kakashi frowned again, but before he could speak, Zhang Miao, who was on his back, spoke.

"Uncle, Kakashi is my big bro. My name is Uzumaki Ryunosuke. I want to go fishing with him!"

The childish voice immediately amused the two gatekeepers.

"Haha! No wonder you have such red hair. It turns out that you are from the Uzumaki clan!"

"Haha, that's right, that's right..."

The Land of Whirlpools and Konoha had a very deep friendship. Long before, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, signed an alliance treaty with the elders of the Uzumaki clan. The Konoha had also donned the whirlpool symbol on their uniforms long ago, which was also the proof of the friendship between the two countries for generations.

Therefore, although the Land of Whirlpools had been destroyed, most Ninjas in Konoha were indifferent to the Uzumakis, but they would not discriminate against them.

Of course, in the original plot, Naruto was a special case because he was the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi, and this treatment was a common occurrence in other villages.

Most importantly, after the Kyubi's rampage, everyone's hatred for the Kyubi was aimed to Naruto, so Naruto's situation became particularly bad.

And Zhang Miao would never have such a situation. In the eyes of the two gatekeepers, Zhang Miao was a child of the Uzumaki clan who lost his country and then immigrated to Konoha. He would not cause any damage to Konoha, and he might become useful to the village.

For such a child, they would naturally show a lot of kindness.

"Go, play with your heart!"

"Haha, you must get along well with Kakashi!"

Hearing the words of the two, Zhang Miao smiled and nodded hard.

"I will! Thank you, uncles!"

Kakashi also nodded to the two expressionlessly, then took his fishing rod and carried Zhang Miao out of the gate of Konoha.

After walking for a while, Kakashi opened his mouth again.

"That was very fake!"

"Oh... Is that so?" Hearing Kakashi's words, Zhang Miao shrugged his shoulders. "Well, it doesn't matter. They won't realize anyway. Moreover, don't you think that my performance just now is just what a normal child would do?"

"..."

"...Well, you're not normal, you know?"

Kakashi did not know how to respond to Zhang Miao, so he could only carry him without saying a word, and then quickly ran to the destination.

The two soon entered the forest, and Kakashi carried Zhang Miao around like it was nothing. He wasn't affected by the forest's complicated terrain at all.

Soon, the two arrived at their destination. Looking at the river in front of them, Kakashi put Zhang Miao down.

"Here we are!"

Hearing Kakashi's words, Zhang Miao reluctantly jumped down from Kakashi's back.

To be honest, being carried around by a ninja in the jungle felt like flying. It was even better than riding a roller coaster. Zhang Miao liked this feeling.

At this time, Zhang Miao suddenly had an idea in his heart.

"After I recruit Kakashi, I will make him carry me in the woods every day. That feeling must be super cool!"