"Whew~~"
Early morning, a quiet park. Itsuki stood amidst the tall trees, letting out a long sigh. A dull-silver kunai flickered in and out of sight within his sleeve.
"Go!"
With a flick of his wrist, the sharp kunai shot out from Itsuki's sleeve like a bolt of lightning.
"Bang!" The kunai, like a venomous snake, plunged deep into the trunk of a tree, half its length embedded. This was a hard tree trunk, yet it still possessed such destructive power. If it were a soft flesh…
Itsuki waved his hand lightly, the dull-silver kunai vanished from the tree trunk and reappeared in his hand. Even the lowest-grade treasure, the magical power of a treasure wouldn't be discounted in the slightest.
Time flowed like water. It had been exactly three years since Itsuki had arrived in this world…
Itsuki smiled, tucking the Time-Space Kunai back into his sleeve, and turned to walk towards Might Guy's home. "Today's training ends here. Might Guy should be back soon..."
Ten minutes later, Itsuki returned to the simple house.
"Itsuki, you're back?"
Might Guy squatted on the ground, carefully sorting the various herbs in his basket.
Itsuki nodded, but couldn't help but ponder. After living here for a few days, Itsuki had noticed that Might Guy would leave the village every morning and evening to collect herbs. Although Might Guy was a ninja, he was so poor, and it was all because of these herbs.
Besides collecting herbs and training his taijutsu, he had no time to complete ninja missions.
Otherwise, even if he was just a Genin, with the high salary of a ninja, he would never be living in such dire straits…
"Might Guy-san, what are these herbs used for?"
Itsuki narrowed his eyes. If his guess was correct, these herbs might be the key to the Might family's strong taijutsu.
"These are for bathing!" Might Guy had no intention of hiding anything. He smiled, raising his arm to show off his muscles. "After every workout, your body will be very tired. That's when you need to bathe in special herbs!"
Hearing this, Itsuki nodded silently. As expected. While the Might family's strong taijutsu was mainly due to their hard work, without this unique secret recipe, it would be just a castle in the air.
The body wouldn't be able to handle it…
"What's wrong? Little Itsuki, want to join in on the bath?"
Might Guy sorted the herbs and smiled, picking up Itsuki. "It's a bit early, but if you want to train taijutsu, you and Little Dai can bathe with me later!"
Hearing this, even Itsuki couldn't help but feel touched. As the saying goes, "Poor in literature, rich in martial arts," even in the Naruto world, this saying applied. The resources needed to train taijutsu were clearly far greater than those needed to train ninjutsu.
This was one of the reasons why Might Guy was so poor…
Despite not being related to him, Might Guy let him enjoy the expensive herbal bath for free, sharing its effectiveness.
"I want to learn taijutsu!"
Itsuki nodded, but soon shook his head. "But, I'll take care of the herbs myself!"
This wasn't Itsuki trying to be strong, but the effects of bathing alone were naturally better than bathing with three people. Perhaps this was also the reason why the Might family grew stronger with each generation…
Hearing Itsuki's words, Might Guy didn't say anything, just scratched his head in confusion. "Little Itsuki, these herbs are expensive if you buy them..."
"How much do they cost?"
"Ten thousand Ryo!"
Hearing this number, Itsuki nodded slightly. It was indeed a considerable amount. A ninja might only earn ten thousand Ryo for completing a B-rank mission.
However, Itsuki shook his head with a smile. "Don't worry, I'll figure it out myself..."
Before he could finish, a line of text suddenly popped up in Itsuki's mind:
*Survival Mission: Make Money, Ninja!*
*Mission Content:* A penny saved is a penny earned. A man can be without a wife, but not without money for a single day. Earn one million Ryo as quickly as possible.
*Mission Reward:* Unknown (changes with time). Mission Time: Unlimited.
A new mission appeared!
Itsuki smiled and shrugged. "The system really thinks highly of me!"
One million Ryo, that's no small number…
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