"Are you really certain, Yoichi?! Why won't you think it for a moment? This is something dangerous for you!"
Kohaku and Yoichi met within the Uchiha Compound. As a clan head, he couldn't help but grow apprehensive about the child's indistinguishable plans for the future.
Can he just stay put and train here?
This child could be the next Madara Uchiha, one of the best of their kind yet his being overly thrilled to undergo tasks or missions left him stupefied.
"I'm confident about my skills. It's not that I'm going to stay there at the moment, I'm just planning to finish as many missions as possible. Who knows how much time I have before another war happens..." Yoichi replied.
He concealed his main purpose to take missions due to such an absurd objective which could make him into trouble once it was revealed.
Many children wanted to explore the vast expanse of the Shinobi World.
But who's in their right mentality to venture forth as a 6-year-old kid?
"But what—"
"My decision is final, Kohaku-sama. I appreciate your concerns about my safety... However, a fledgling like me should experience either suffering or joy during missions, not to be stuck here with a bunch of regular children."
Kohaku wanted to interject but Yoichi's speech left Kohaku opened his mouth, wanting to speak, yet there's nothing came out.
He's not wrong with his statement... Even our most talented kind, Uchiha Madara underwent trials of blood just to gain his reputation and skyrocket through with Hashirama Senju as the scariest shinobi at that time period.
"Suit yourself, kid. I'll do what I can to support you behind the scenes."
For a couple of moments, Kohaku became resolved and even felt a little bit proud that the child could think for himself at this very young age.
"Thank you so much, Kohaku-sama." Yoichi's face softened and he replied with a hearty appreciation before he continued in a stern expression,
"I require your assistance for another matter, Kohaku-sama. Can you please provide me with sufficient personnel? I just need to be escorted for a brief period if I get an opportunity to have a task."
Seeing Yoichi's solemn face, Kohaku narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms. From this kind of serious business, Kohaku immediately felt something was off.
As they said, "The tallest tree catches the most wind."
"Alright, I'll heed your words." Kohaku decisively replied.
Though the child didn't convey any hints, Kohaku with his intelligence definitely understands their current standings in this village vividly.
With the antagonistic attitude of the Konoha Officials towards them, these people could have had a scheme to kill their exceptional talents.
Call it a schizophrenic or delusional outlook, but precautions are precautions. Nobody could tell what would happen once Yoichi left the village.
"I'll make arrangements in a second. Do not fret and do what you need to do in the meantime."
With that being said, Yoichi slowly left after Kohaku's assertive words rang, walking down the hallway with a hint of gratefulness for Kohaku's blessing.
I won't let this favor be unpaid. For now, I'll have to pull out some rewards and prepare with an ample amount of necessities.
Taking a glance at a specific direction, Yoichi then began to calculate all the essentials and plans that ought to be formulated before he took off.
...
...
...
[Tickets: 1 Prismatic, 1 Gold, 5 Silver.]
[Do you wish to draw for (Gold Roulette)?]
Yeah...
After returning to the house, Yoichi began pulling for sumptuous prizes starting with the Gold Tickets.
「Gold Roulette」
[Space Ring] (100 Cubic Meters)
[Daylight Combat] (Gold)
[Demonic Beast Corpse]
[...]
"Holy hell! Is that a Space Ring?"
Within his consciousness, Yoichi caught a sight of a glimmering ring amongst the assorted classifications of magical items and divine abilities.
A 100 Cubic Meters of space was more than an enormous shipping container, practically capable of storing goods and supplies.
That's why Yoichi was surprised to see such a great upgrade for his Space Pouch.
[Drawing...]
"Give me something good!"
[Congratulations on winning (Purification)!]
[Purification] (Gold)
—Removes all tracking and sealing techniques implanted against the user.
"Goodness gracious!" Yoichi exclaimed. After a very long time, his curse seal will finally be removed.
For a while, the portion of the burden right beneath his brain had been lifted. Yoichi then felt a rejuvenating sensation wash over his spirit, closing his eyes before he took a deep breath.
Subsequently, he unlocked the status notification and was excited to see his current condition until his pupils dilated in exasperation.
[Status: Healthy, Afflicted by Shepherd of the Innocent Lambs]
"What the hell?! How come this goddamn curse wasn't lifted at all?!"
Preferably, he wanted to remove all of his curses which burdened his mind for the entirety of life.
However, it seems like life has something in store for him.
The good news was that the Curse Seal in his mind was completely gone.
The bad news was that the indefinite time bomb that haunted him wasn't unfazed in the slightest.
"... There's gotta be a twist in my system. This is the first time that even the system couldn't do anything against this wicked curse."
Yoichi exhaled and inhaled for a little bit of a moment before he shook his head, looking at the cleansing-type passive ability with faithful optimism.
There's no point in dawdling for a long time against something that wasn't easily resolvable right now. All that matters most is to try to be realistic and rational within an inescapable dilemma.
"It is what it is."
Yoichi's stoic belief resurfaced.
"Let's look at the positives here, removing tracking abilities looked like a vague description yet it would honestly be a good passive for my future excursion. All in all, it's great!"
[Do you wish to draw for (Silver Roulette)?]
Yes!
Calming down, Yoichi soon took his time to pull once more with the 5 Silver Tickets, going back again to the classic environment within his mind.
「Silver Roulette」
[Chakra Metal Deposit Map]
[Corpse Dissolving Bottle]
[Aged Herbs] (30 P)
[...]
[Drawing...]
"Please! Provide me with your fortune once again!" Yoichi's stoicism crumbled as the adrenaline rush went straight through his nervous system.
[Congratulations on winning (Slow-Acting Poison)!]
[Congratulations on winning (Qi Blood Pills)!]
[Congratulations on winning (Blood Ganoderma Ointment)!]
[Congratulations on winning (Introduction to Alchemy)!]
[Congratulations on winning (Demonic Bone Forging Pills)!]
"Somewhat unfortunate... I need to save pills. Currently, I'll have to give this alchemy booklet to them."
Yoichi felt neither joy nor sorrow.
Expecting too much for great rewards all the time was too unrealistic and Yoichi understood that sometimes, fortune wasn't always in his favor.
Regardless, these valuable items have been given to him. Only Yoichi's apt imagination to utilize them is a limit.
After stashing the rewards, Yoichi bought countless amounts of food including meat and vegetables in the market.
Using 500,000 Ryō to buy nutritious goods wasn't a big deal with his over 2 million Ryō and 10 Gold Bars.
It is a mere drop from his accumulated savings account.
Amidst the evening glow of the moon, Yoichi's figure threw a succession of attacks, training in the frigid breeze of the autumn night.
The determination to perfect all of these techniques lingered in his mind, earnestly practicing with sheer gleam of concentration and youthful energy.
「Mountain Crushing Fist EXP +1」
「Lightning Spear Thrust EXP +1」
「Phantom Steps EXP +1」
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(Current Progress)
[Realm: Muscle Tempering Realm]
[Heavenly Demon Posture: (Perfection) 123/1000]
[Mountain Crushing Fist: (Great Success) 45/500]
[Lightning Spear Thrust: (Great Success) 28/500]
[Phantom Steps: (Great Success) 86/500]
[Secret Technique: Face Changing (Small Success) 84/300]
[Tickets: 1 Prismatic, 1 Gold, 5 Silver.]
[Attributes]
「Charm: 11」
「Soul Power: 16」
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