After Hiramasu shut down Yujiro, he looked at Yujiro intensely.
'Was he joking or was he actually interested in that technique?'
While Hiramasu was questioning Yujiro's motives, Yujiro himself was quite nonchalant.
'If I could have gotten it for free here, it would have been nice, but it not it's not like can't learn it on my own, although it might take some time after our team is disbanded, it won't be a problem since I won't need it for the next 5 Years in the least.
In that time I have more than enough time to test it on the bandits.'
After this small episode the team split up and went in their own way.
When Yujiro was going home he went to a ninja shop along the way.
"Takami-san, is my order ready?"
After Yujiro asked the question the shop stayed quiet for a while before a loud noise sounded from the back of the store.
"You brat! I have been waiting for you forever.
And your order was ready more than 4 days ago.
I have been waiting for you all this time."
When Yujiro heard this his eyes brightened and he completely ignored the shop owner's complaints.
"Good I will need them for tomorrow, please bring them out."
Seeing that the kid ignored his complaints, he just huffed and turned to the back of the store.
When he came out, a pile of clothes, and ninja gear was stacked on his muscular arms.
"Like you requested, 100 shuriken, 20 Kunai, 10, explosion tags like you normally buy, and for your special order, a new set of black, dark blue clothes, a mesh armor made for your current body proportions,, a sword made for your current height and bracers hardened with sealing jutsu and inscribed with 4 sealing formulas in each bracelet."
When Yujiro heard the shop owner tell his order from a list, Yujiro was immensely satisfied, but before he could try out the new equipment, the old man's voice interrupted him.
"Kid, can I ask you a question?"
Though Yujiro was confused he still nodded.
Seeing Yujiro's nod, the shop owner asked what had been bothering him.
"Why did you buy such high quality equipment for yourself, after all you will grow out of this stuff in less than half a year.
So it would have made more sense if you had bought lower quality stuff for yourself."
When Yujiro heard the shop owner's question he answered without even considering it.
"The chunin exam is coming up, and sensei said that if any of us got first place, that person would personally get an A rank jutsu of our choice.
And because my teammates are extremely enthusiastic about this Chunin exam, it seems like I won't take this seriously, they will nag me out."
Hearing this answer the shop owner was still confused.
"But you still need to pay for this, and it ain't cheap, all of this together costs you, 85900 ryo. And you are going to grow out of these in just half a year."
The shop owner reiterated his point.
At the same time he was thinking.
'There's no way he can spend money that recklessly, I will have to teach this brat how to spend within your means.'
As a result, what he got for an answer made him speechless.
"Oh that, I'm not really worried about money, the A rank jutsu is the thing I'm more interested in, after all that can't be bought with money, and as it happens, I can easily make tens of thousands of ryo a day with no problem, so money is a non issue."
Without having any chance to speak again, when the shop owner came to his senses, Yujiro had already sealed his new equipment in a scroll and left.
On his way home, Yujiro thought about that shop owner.
'Takami Hyuga, a special Jonin who had to retire due to an injury he received to his leg.
Though it poses no problem in normal life, he can't perform the duties of a ninja any longer.
Because of this he started a ninja shop and with the relationships he had built over his time as a ninja, he could get cheap ninja gear from suppliers.
A sad story, but far too common in this world, in fact it could be said that he had a happy ending.
Getting to retire from the perilous job of a ninja, and getting to enjoy the hard earned peace, or so it would have been.
If not for the Nine tails rampage.
Wife killed by the aftermath of the Nine tails rampage, but at least his kids survived.
So he didn't lose everything.'
Although the shop owner was lucky in relation to many others, Yujiro could not help but sigh at the brutality of this world.
'It all burns down to lack of strength. Even if I wanted to change this world, with my current strength I would be powerless, even S rank ninjas are hopeless trying to change this world.'
Thinking of the long path he has set out for himself, he could not help but be dejected for a minute.
But after a moment that dejection turned into resolve.
'No matter what will come, no matter the hardships, in the end, I will win.
Though the road before me will be long, that road will be taken one step at a time.'
Upon making this vow, although he didn't get stronger or anything, he did feel a lightness in his chest.
And when he realized this he made an abrupt decision to change his course to a hot bath.
When he finally was submerged in the water, he felt a relaxation he hadn't felt in years.
'What's the last time I have felt this relaxed.'
When he actually thought about it, memories of the orphanage playing around with other kids appeared in his mind.
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