Chapter 29: Unbreakable Bond
Xiaoying said: "At that time I said you were a beautiful cosmos, and I was just an ordinary zelan, but you said I was not a flower yet, and it would be more appropriate to say I was a bud. Do you still remember these words?"
"Remember."
Xiaoying took out a red ribbon and said, "You said it would be a pity if my flower bud withered prematurely, so you gave me your ribbon. You said I would bloom into a flower more beautiful than the cosmos."
Ino nodded. The original owner had indeed said this. Now when she thought about it, she felt that the scene was very orange. Did she remember that Sakura's face turned red at that time?
"Ino, I have always believed what you said to me at that time. Until today, I still believe how wonderful it would be if it were true. How wonderful it would be if I could bloom into a beautiful flower. I have always wanted to be like you. I have taken you as my goal and have come this far. Thanks to you, I can stand here."
Sakura's tone became more and more firm. She stretched out her arms and handed the red ribbon to Ino: "I know it's a bit ridiculous for me to say this now, but I still want to say it. I will never lose to Ino again! If I want everything to make sense, I must surpass you! Ino, this ribbon is returned to you!"
Ino looked at the ribbon in Sakura's hand, a symbol of their friendship and all sorts of other things.
She sighed softly. Even though she didn't know how long Sakura's enthusiasm would last, facing Sakura's determined eyes, she still reached out and took the ribbon.
After saying what was in her heart, Xiaoying turned around and was about to leave.
Ino called her: "Wait a minute, wait for me, don't go, I'll be back soon."
Five minutes later, Ino returned and motioned for Sakura to kneel down.
Sakura got angry instantly, what are you doing? !
"Just half-kneeling will do. It should at least have a sense of ritual. Forget it, you can squat too."
Not knowing what she was going to do, Sakura squatted down hesitantly.
Seeing that they were about the same height, Ino put a straw hat on Sakura's head at lightning speed.
"Returning the ribbon is enough? Don't be ridiculous! The bond between you and me cannot be severed with just a few words. Broad Forehead, this is my favorite straw hat. Remember what you said today. When you reach the pinnacle of your life and surpass me, return it to me!"
Ino put her right index and middle fingers together and poked Sakura's forehead: "From your expression before, it seems that you want to duel with me? You are far from it. Let's do it next time!"
Accompanied by a pleasant laugh, Ino left the garden briskly, leaving Sakura, who looked confused, alone at the scene.
Sakura rubbed her forehead first. The poke was quite severe. She felt a little familiar. Who had poked her before? She noticed the straw hat on her head belatedly. She felt something was wrong inside. She turned the hat over and unexpectedly found a scroll with the word "water" written on it.
Sakura opened the scroll. She recognized the handwriting this time. It was written by Ino herself. After looking at the contents carefully, she found that the scroll contained methods to develop the properties of water-attributed chakra. At the end of the scroll, there were also some insights and experiences of Ino.
"Ino, you..." Sakura knew that the scroll in her hand was absolutely worth a fortune to a civilian ninja. She felt the complicated emotions involved. She remained silent for a long time, until ten minutes later, when she completely exploded.
"How can you give a girl a straw hat! And it's a tattered one! Damn you wild boar! You're making me so mad!"
Even though she said it was a broken hat, she still put it away solemnly. She wanted to prove herself and surpass this guy. Then, according to the agreement, he would return the hat to her! Ino left alone, observing the surroundings along the way, trying to see if there was any chance to cause trouble and earn some points. When she passed by a shady tree, she stopped suddenly.
There was a young man standing in the shadow of the tree, and when he saw her, he bowed.
"Miss."
"Brother Feng." Ino did not put on airs as a member of the main family, but nodded politely in return.
The person who came was a Root ninja, the deputy of Konoha advisor Danzo Shimura, Yamanaka Fuu.
From the surname you can tell that they are from the mountain clan.
Yamanaka Fuu is nine years older than Ino. According to Haiyi, Yamanaka Fuu possesses the strength of a jonin. Danzo's other deputy, Aburame Tone, has a relatively low presence. Yamanaka Fuu is the second in command in the Root after Danzo, a typical powerful figure.
"The battle between Miss and Uchiha Sasuke was very exciting. Lord Danzo was very satisfied. This is your reward." Yamanaka Feng spoke concisely and after explaining his purpose, he handed Ino a scroll with the word "Wind" written on it.
This time Ino didn't act like a newbie, but said in a very formal tone: "Thank Danzo-sama for me. My father always told me that only Danzo-sama can lead us to make Konoha great again."
Kakashi was already a jonin at the age of twelve, and Ino's words now were more mature, which was not surprising in this world full of killing.
The two men were ten years apart in age, and the gap in strength was even greater. There was nothing much to talk about except business. Shan Zhongfeng nodded slightly and disappeared directly into the shade of the trees.
Ino didn't cause any trouble, just turned a corner and went home.
You just got a learning scroll and you just wandered around without even looking at it? If you can't learn, it's a question of comprehension. If you don't want to learn, it's a question of attitude. When Ino was weak, she had to show respect for Danzo.
When they returned home, Yamanaka Rino was cooking. Ino said hello and went back to her room.
In the room, she opened the scroll given by Danzo. As expected, this was a learning scroll for practicing the changes in the nature of wind-attribute chakra.
Judging from the handwriting, it should be some thoughts written by Danzo himself.
Danzo's action of sealing the bridge was indeed stupid, but that was mainly because he had never used the Four Symbols Seal, a one-time move that he had no experience using. He didn't know that the skill had such a long pre-swing, and he didn't expect that Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Sasuke's Mangekyō were both cheats, so they were easily dodged by a backward jump. In the end, sealing the bridge became a big joke.
In fact, Danzo’s strength is not weak. His wind-style ninjutsu can cut through Susanoo, making him a powerful Kage-level warrior.
The Yamanaka family collected a lot of ninjutsu scrolls and learning scrolls, but the Kage-level strongmen would not be captured by the Konoha Village. For the same development of the change of chakra properties, the Kage-level strongmen and the Jonin have different ideas and perspectives on the problem.
The scroll given by Danzo is very precious to Ino.
However, she has no intention of developing wind-attribute chakra for the time being. Apart from water-attribute chakra, she has a higher affinity with earth-attribute chakra. It is a bit early for her to develop the second and third chakra attributes. She plans to continue her in-depth study of water jutsu.
(End of this chapter)
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