"Tch, so expensive."
Near noon, Kitagawa Gen, already prepared, headed toward the meeting place, though he could not stop muttering under his breath.
The mission required preparation. He had decided to go get his blade polished, only to discover the price was a little outrageous.
"That blade of yours is legendary. Materials that conduct chakra aren't cheap, but you still can't cut corners!"
Remembering the shop owner's words, he could only sigh over how impossible money was to keep, even though he was fairly rich now.
"Should I open a shop myself in the future and call it 'Odd Jobs Shop'?"
He touched the short blade on his back, then touched his white hair, and felt it seemed pretty fitting.
"Hey, Gen?"
Just then, he suddenly heard someone call him.
He looked up and saw Naruto, Kiba, Shikamaru, and Choji staring at him curiously.
Not far away, Sasuke, along with Sakura and Ino gathered around him, also looked over in curiosity.
"It's you guys."
Kitagawa Gen came back to himself and spoke without thinking.
"Skipping class again?"
". Bastard, we're out of school!"
Naruto's little face drooped, and Kiba beside him spoke up unhappily.
"I want to run too, but who knows which bastard caused it? Things are super strict now. Iruka-sensei keeps watching us all day. Damn it!"
"It really is a pain."
Shikamaru could not help speaking up as well, while Choji nodded hurriedly beside him.
"Yeah, I can't even sneak out when I'm hungry anymore."
"Oh, really?"
Kitagawa Gen blinked, but his eyes kept drifting toward Naruto.
Naruto's eyes started darting around as though he felt guilty. In truth, he had already realized something and even thought he might have been tricked.
But he did not dare say it at all. All he could do now was