blogombal Chapter 17 Reunion with Rin Nohara, the Overpowered Mode Begins
Chapter 17 Reunion with Rin Nohara, the Overpowered Mode Begins
at dusk
"Huff... huff..."
Two heavy breaths were heard outside the apartment door. Then the door opened from the outside, and there was Tarojiro carrying a large single sofa, sweating profusely and panting heavily.
"Looks like you two need to train more. You're already this weak after less than five kilometers. How will you carry out special missions outside the village in the future?" Ishikawa put away his keys and made way for the two of them to carry the sofa inside.
"Brother, it's easy for you to say that when you're not the one suffering. We've been working ourselves to exhaustion, who knew you'd need to buy a sofa later!"
"Exactly, exactly. By the way, why did you buy a sofa for yourself, bro? It's completely useless and ridiculously expensive."
The two younger brothers carried the sofa into the house while complaining, then plopped down on the floor, sweating profusely.
"Enough with the nonsense! You guys rest, I'll go cook something, we'll eat later before I leave." Ishikawa closed the door and greeted them with a smile and a scolding tone, which immediately brightened the eyes of his two underlings!
"Thank you for your kindness, brother..."
In unison, the two underlings bowed their heads and shouted, their eyes burning with desire.
"If it weren't for the fact that you lent me money to buy a sofa, I wouldn't have cooked for you. What kind of older brother cooks for his younger brother? That's outrageous..."
With that thought in mind, Ishikawa quickly went to the kitchen and started working. Thanks to his culinary skills from his previous life, Ishikawa's home-cooked meals were passable.
Without any elaborate stir-fries or soups, simple noodles were gradually prepared by Ishikawa and served fresh on the table in less than half an hour...
"I never expected my brother could make noodles! The taste and the chewiness are just as good as Ichiraku Ramen!" Taro slurped up a mouthful and praised loudly, against his conscience.
While the somen noodles tasted good, they were still slightly inferior to the delicious and varied Ichiraku Ramen...
"Mmm, this is so delicious!" Jiro chimed in, wolfing down the food in big mouthfuls.
"Hmph, I'm not some kid who's easily fooled. Hurry up and finish eating and leave. I need to wash up and go to bed!" Ishikawa rolled his eyes at the two of them and urged them on. Didn't he know what kind of person I was?
Comparable to Ichiraku Ramen? That's a joke...
Seeing that their lie had been exposed, the two underlings immediately gave an awkward laugh and quickly swallowed their food to end the fight.
"Then we'll be going now." "Big brother, get some rest, see you tomorrow!"
"Okay, see you tomorrow," Ishikawa replied with a sob, quickly chewing his noodles.
The moment his two underlings closed the door and left, Ishikawa's gaze fell on the large sofa. [Tonight, finally, I don't have to kowtow anymore!]
After quickly finishing his meal, cleaning up the dishes, and washing up, Ishikawa swiftly moved the large sofa to the side of the interior wall and lay down on it to sleep and recharge.
After a day of arduous training, Ishikawa, exhausted, quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Time ticked by, and it came to 10:59 p.m.
"Ring ring ring..."
Half-asleep, Ishikawa was suddenly jolted awake by a piercing ringing of the alarm clock. It was the alarm he had set in advance.
Ishikawa hurriedly got up and went to the bathroom to wash his face and clear his head. He hadn't even sat down for a few seconds when suddenly many items appeared in the room and began to connect across time and space...
Under Ishikawa's expectant gaze, Nohara Rin did not arrive as expected. She was presumably still on a mission and hadn't returned.
"Since she's not here, let's start cultivating right away!" With a sigh, Ishikawa sat on the sofa, looking at the doorknob so close to him with a resolute expression.
"Crack..."
A familiar feeling washed over Ishikawa, and he froze, collapsing onto the sofa.
A few minutes later, "Lightning Release: Swift Arrow..."
Inside the room, Ishikawa's suppressed screams were accompanied by flashes of lightning, followed by exhaustion once more, and the cycle repeated itself...
While Ishikawa was practicing his advanced techniques and studying the materials, five days passed in the blink of an eye.
For the past five days, they still haven't been assigned any tasks. Each day, after the morning meeting, they each diligently cultivate and strengthen themselves…
During this time, Ishikawa also memorized the chakra control techniques that Rin had taught him, and through practice, he mastered them. He had already completed his training in water walking.
With the advantage of being cheated, he barely managed to master the C-rank Lightning Release: Swift Arrow!
What surprised Ishikawa the most was that his physical strength had increased significantly, by at least 50% compared to when he first graduated.
Naturally, the improvement in his physique also allowed him to refine more chakra, and he can currently use about three Swift Arrows.
According to Ishikawa's estimation, he currently has about one-tenth of Kakashi's chakra.
Although it may seem like a little, Kakashi is still an elite Jonin, no matter how weak he is! One-tenth of his chakra is enough to make Ishikawa stand out from the crowd of Genin.
That night, "Ring ring ring..."
The familiar alarm rang again. Ishikawa got up to wash his face as usual, then walked to the sofa to once again activate his cheat code to solidify his Thunder Arrow training.
But just then, a familiar phantom gradually solidified and appeared on the side of the sofa.
"Miss Lin, you're finally back!" Ishikawa exclaimed with delight upon seeing the beautiful young woman he had been longing for.
It's not that he has any feelings for Lin, but rather that he urgently needs Lin's help right now.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting," Nohara Rin said apologetically with a smile. Although there was no formal relationship between them, the good-natured Rin still felt a little guilty for leaving without saying goodbye.
"You're welcome," Ishikawa replied politely, then his gaze turned serious, "Ms. Rin, I need your help."
"help?"
“Yes, Kakashi-sensei gave me a test, asking me to learn the B-rank Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall on my own within a week. You know my situation; it’s very difficult for me.” After a brief, impromptu explanation, Ishikawa spoke again with earnest eyes. “So, I would like to ask Miss Rin to help me obtain the training manual for Earth Flow Wall, the more detailed the better.”
"If I can learn Earth Release: Earth Wall within a week, I'll definitely impress Kakashi-sensei. Then I can get closer to him, gain his trust, and gradually obtain specific information about your sacrifice."
"If we fail this test, I will just be an ordinary genin subordinate, and I will not be able to know much information to help you change your fate."
"Is that so?" Lin's pupils contracted upon hearing this, and she nodded silently, her little face becoming more serious than ever before.
She knows Kakashi too well! He wouldn't reveal even a single word of information unless he trusted someone completely.
As for getting information from other people? Well, let's not even talk about how Ishikawa's genin status means he can't get much information anyway.
Regarding the incident of the three members of Minato's team sacrificing themselves, it seems that no one except Kakashi, the person involved, knows the details better than him!
"Wait here, I'm going to find Kakashi right now." Without hesitation, Rin agreed, turned around, opened the door, and left.
She only had one hour; she had to obtain the cultivation secrets and give them to Ishikawa as soon as possible. Although giving them to Ishikawa tomorrow would be fine, every day she delayed increased the risk of failing the test!
Nohara Rin didn't want to take any risks on this!