Ye Lan patted Konohamaru on the head and said, "You little rascal. You're so greedy. You learned my Great Fireball Technique, and now you want me to teach you more? Things don't work that way."
Konohamaru frowned and said, "I don't care. If you don't teach me another technique, I'm not going to call you my big brother."
"Let's learn the Great Fireball Technique first. After you master it, I'll teach you something else."
Ye Lan glanced at Konohamaru slyly and said, "Alright, how about this? According to our agreement, you call me Big Brother once you master my Ninjutsu. We didn't specify a time limit, did we? I'll give you a chance, Konohamaru. How long do you think it will take you to learn my Ninjutsu? This is the time we're betting on. If you exceed that time, you have to call me Big Brother. If you don't, then I'll teach you five more Ninjutsu techniques."
Konohamaru's eyes darted back and forth after hearing this.
Then he said, "Alright. One month. I'll definitely master the Ninjutsu within one month."
Ye Lan shook his head, "A month is too long. I don't agree."
Konohamaru continued, "Then twenty days."
"One week. I'm giving you just one week."
Ye Lan said, "After a week, if you haven't mastered it, then you lose."
Konohamaru struggled for a while before slowly replying, "Alright, I can learn it, but if the power isn't as great as yours by then, don't blame me. The time you're giving me is just too short."
Ye Lan nodded without even thinking.
"It's good that Kakashi-sensei is here to witness this. Saves you, you little brat, from trying to weasel out of it later."
Konohamaru snorted, clearly unconvinced, "I wouldn't do that! I, Konohamaru-sama, always keep my word."
Ye Lan chuckled softly. Then, looking at Kakashi, he asked, "So Kakashi-sensei, do we still need to go to the Ninja Academy?"
Kakashi smiled and said, "We do. Although your strength is considerable, you haven't obtained a Konoha Headband yet, so you're not even considered a Genin. You should report to Iruka-sensei first. That way, you'll officially be a member of Konoha."
Konohamaru was shocked to hear this, blurting out, "What? Aren't you from the Leaf Village?"
Ye Lan replied casually, "So what if I'm not? It doesn't matter if I'm from the Leaf Village. All that matters is that I can be your big brother."
Konohamaru was speechless. No wonder. I've never seen this guy before.
Then, Ye Lan and Kakashi headed back toward the Ninja Academy. After a short while, they noticed Konohamaru hadn't followed. Ye Lan turned and asked, "Aren't you coming back to school with us, Konohamaru?"
Konohamaru waved his hand and said, "I'm not going back with you, Kakashi-sensei. I don't think there's anything left for me to learn at the Ninja Academy. I know the Clone Technique already. Now, I need to quickly learn the Great Fireball Technique. Otherwise, this guy will definitely make fun of me again."
Ye Lan chuckled, "Then, work hard and try to master it within a week."
Konohamaru clenched his small fist and said, "Just you wait and see!"
Before long, Ye Lan and Kakashi were back at the Ninja Academy.
"Iruka-sensei seems to be out. Let's wait for him in the classroom," Kakashi said.
Ye Lan naturally had no objections.
Kakashi turned his head, looked at Ye Lan, and said, "I really couldn't tell. You've been hiding your abilities."