Grind is My Ninja Wa Chapter 71: Depression

The next day.

Early morning.

Seii and a dozen other Genin, escorted by a Jonin team and a Chunin team, embarked on their journey back to the village.

Along the way, people would occasionally sneak glances at Seii.

It was no wonder they did so, as Seii had his Sharingan activated the entire ti, making it hard not to attract attention.

However, Seii didn't care about it.

The exposure of his Sharingan ant he had lost his trump card. In this situation, he naturally had to do his best to improve his own strength.

If he didn't use the travel ti to increase his Sharingan's progress, wouldn't he be wasting ti?

As for the gazes of others, what did it matter to him?

Therefore, Seii remained calm the entire ti, but this gave people the illusion that he was deliberately showing off his Sharingan.

However, everyone had co from the battlefield, so no one would cause trouble for him because of this, although he wasn't afraid of it either.

But if he could coexist peacefully, Seii didn't want to waste any effort.

Just like that, two days passed quietly.

That night.

As usual, Seii completed a practice session of 'Genjutsu: Sharingan' when a flash of insight suddenly crossed his mind.

Imdiately, he understood that his 'Genjutsu: Sharingan' had leveled up.

He opened the panel and glanced at it. Sure enough, its level had changed from lv1 (191/200) two days ago to lv2 (1/500) now.

Seii tried to use it, and the hand seal speed was about 20% faster than before, and the effect was also slightly stronger.

Although the improvent wasn't significant, it was still so progress.

Seii cald down and continued his training for the night.

In a flash, several hours passed, and it was late at night. Seii finally completed his training plan for the day and then fell asleep.

Of course, he didn't sleep soundly.

It was warti now, and who knew if enemy ninjas would co to ambush them, so Seii always maintained a bit of vigilance.

This thod would undoubtedly reduce the effectiveness of his rest, but he was already used to it, and it wouldn't affect his state in a short ti.

The night passed uneventfully.

It was early morning the next day.

The group ate a little sothing and then continued on their way.

Just like that, Seii traveled during the day and trained at night.

Five days later, when he returned to Konoha Village, his Sharingan's evolution progress had reached (872/1000), and the proficiency of 'Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique' had also increased to lv2 (442/500).

As for the ambush he was worried about on the way, it didn't happen.

...

After saying goodbye to the Jonin leader, Seii returned ho.

No one had lived in the house for several months, and it was already covered in dust.

Seii spent so ti thoroughly cleaning the house from the inside out before starting to rest.

That's right, just rest.

Months of life on the battlefield had left him physically and ntally exhausted.

In that environnt, it was impossible to get a good night's sleep. Even at the base camp, he had to be wary of enemy surprise attacks. It was really terrible!

Now that he had finally returned to the relatively safe village, Seii didn't plan to start training imdiately. Instead, he planned to have a good sleep first to relieve his fatigue.

And this sleep lasted for a whole day.

When Seii woke up, he felt refreshed all over. The fatigue accumulated for a long ti had disappeared, and he felt much more energetic.

"Ah~, comfortable!"

Seii stretched and couldn't help but say.

*Grrr~~~*

At this mont, a "gurgling" sound ca. Seii touched his stomach, took his wallet, and walked out of the room.

Walking on the street, Seii could clearly feel that the village was much more depressed than before, and there was more worry on people's faces.

Thinking back to half a year ago, during the last Chunin Exams, there were still new stores opening.

But now, there were mostly notices of stores for sale on the street. Even so stores that were still open were lifeless, with very few custors.

It made sense. In Konoha Village, although ordinary people made up the vast majority, ninjas were the high-inco group.

In the past, it was they who drove consumption.

Now that these people had gone to the battlefield, the stores were naturally deserted.

Coupled with the turmoil in the ninja world, transportation costs had greatly increased, and prices in Konoha Village had soared. It was no wonder that it was depressed.

Shaking his head slightly, Seii stopped thinking about it and imdiately quickened his pace, running in one direction.

From afar, he saw a ran shop that was open for business.

That's right, it was Ichiraku Ran.

Seeing Seii coming, Teuchi, wearing a white chef's coat, hurriedly greeted him warmly, "What would you like to eat, custor?"

"A bowl of miso chashu ran."

Seii didn't waste any words and directly ordered the most luxurious ran.

"Alright, please wait a mont!"

Teuchi replied and then started making the ran.

Soon, a bowl of ran that looked, slled, and tasted delicious was served.

*Gulp~*

Seii, who had been eating dry food and simple als for several months, imdiately swallowed his saliva when he saw this bowl of ran.

Seeing Seii's appearance, Teuchi seed very satisfied and said with a smile, "Enjoy your al, custor."

At this ti, Seii couldn't hold back anymore. He picked up a pair of chopsticks and started to eat voraciously.

In less than two minutes, he finished a large bowl of ran.

He touched his stomach, feeling that it wasn't enough, so he ordered another bowl.

Soon, another bowl of miso chashu ran was served.

Seii finished it in a few bites, still feeling unsatisfied, so he ordered another bowl.

However, this ti he didn't order miso chashu ran, but tonkotsu ran instead.

Just like that, Seii ate ten bowls in a row. He only stopped when there was a stack of empty bowls on the table.

*Burp~*

Seii burped, patted his stomach with satisfaction, and asked, "Boss, how much is it?"

"Thank you for your patronage, it's 875 ryo," Teuchi replied.

Seii roughly calculated and found that the other party hadn't raised the price, but he didn't say much. He just took out his wallet, counted 875 ryo, and handed it to him.

Teuchi received the money, his eyes smiling so much that they were almost invisible.

Finally, under the other party's warm farewell, Seii left the ran shop.

He didn't go ho imdiately. Instead, he first went to the Hokage Building.

Because his team leader had died in battle, he needed to go there in person to get the application form for the Chunin Exams.

Without any obstacles, he successfully got the application form, signed his na, and handed it back.

Next, he just needed to wait for the exam in ten days.

And in these ten days, Seii didn't plan to idle around either.

First, his 'Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique' was about to level up. Seii planned to raise it to lv3 before the exam.

It wasn't to deal with those examinees, he just simply set a goal for himself to avoid slacking off.

In addition, there was the 'Uchiha-Style Kenjutsu'.

He had been on the road for the past few days and didn't have ti to practice. He could make good use of these few days to work on it. Maybe he could also promote it to lv4 before the exam.

Seii had a vague premonition that once he had practiced both the 'Konoha-Style Kenjutsu' and the 'Uchiha-Style Kenjutsu' to perfection, he could rge them together to create a more powerful and suitable sword technique for himself.

At that ti, he might also be able to develop so ultimate moves similar to the '三日月之舞' (Mikazuki no Mai, Dance of the Crescent Moon).

With this thought in mind, Seii returned ho and began his training.

(End of this chapter)