When Boys Are Home

Unaware of Hiruzen Sarutobi's surveillance, Veigar, after much trial and error practicing the Body Flicker Technique, finally managed to use it for the first time.

However...

"Ouch!"

Veigar, using the Body Flicker Technique for the first time, completely misjudged the distance and crashed straight into a tree, crying out in pain as he clutched his head.

Through the Scrying Technique, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who saw Veigar's current disheveled state, showed a clear smile.

"Practicing with a notebook as a reference really isn't as smooth as having someone guide you."

As the pain subsided slightly, Veigar took out the notebook and began to study it again.

Upon seeing the notebook Veigar pulled out and the name written on it, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood where Veigar had learned the Body Flicker Technique.

At the same time, he felt that Veigar's current achievements were not unrelated to the training notes left by Viking Koshima, in addition to his talent and hard work.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi closed the Scrying Technique. After all, as the village's Hokage, he had many official duties to attend to.

More than ten minutes later, Veigar closed the notebook again and continued to practice the Body Flicker Technique.

However, he failed again.

If it weren't for the pain in his forehead, Veigar would have thought he had just had an illusion.

One day, two days, three days!

After three days of relentless effort, Veigar finally learned the Body Flicker Technique preliminarily. The subsequent training was simply to continuously refine its use.

This is what the saying "practice makes perfect" refers to.

Any Ninjutsu can be gradually adapted to by the body through repeated use, becoming more and more precise. This is especially true for Ninjutsu like the Body Flicker Technique, which is not complicated but extremely useful. Every ninja practices it to the point where they can use it without Hand Seals.

Just after leaving the slaughterhouse and on his way home, Veigar unexpectedly ran into Tomohisa Ishikawa.

"Teacher Tomohisa, good evening!"

Veigar quickly greeted him when he saw Tomohisa Ishikawa.

Tomohisa Ishikawa, who was waiting for Veigar, had already seen him before Veigar noticed him. When Veigar spoke, he smiled and replied, "I know you're working nearby, so I deliberately came to see you."

"How is it? Have you been diligently training during these days off?"

Tomohisa Ishikawa did not ask questions like "Is the work tough?" or "Are you tired?" as that would only highlight his foolishness.

What kind of work isn't tough? Moreover, Veigar is currently only a 7-year-old child, and his workplace is the slaughterhouse, a place of strenuous physical labor.

"Mhm!"

"I just learned a new Ninjutsu these past few days. Teacher Tomohisa, could you guide me?"

Tomohisa Ishikawa responded heartily, "No problem."

"But it's so late now. How about I treat you to some barbecue, Teacher?"

"After the barbecue, I'll guide your training."

Seeing that Tomohisa Ishikawa had agreed and was even treating him to dinner, Veigar happily replied, "Okay."

"Thank you, Teacher."

After eating the barbecue, Konohagakure was already brightly lit. Veigar then invited Tomohisa Ishikawa to his home.

"Teacher Tomohisa, this is the training notebook my father left me."

"The new Ninjutsu I just mentioned is the Body Flicker Technique recorded in it, but there are still many parts I don't understand."

In the living room, Veigar took out the training notebook left by Viking Koshima and pushed it towards Tomohisa Ishikawa, saying.

"Let me take a look first, and I'll explain it to you later."

Tomohisa Ishikawa took the training notebook, flipped through it for a while, and then looked up at Veigar, saying, "This is a very detailed notebook."

"Now, I'll tell you the key points of the Body Flicker Technique."

However, the explanation lasted for over an hour. Many of the difficulties Veigar encountered while practicing the Body Flicker Technique were resolved one by one. Moreover, Tomohisa Ishikawa even taught him some small tricks for using the Body Flicker Technique.

Such as how to make the Body Flicker Technique faster and use less Chakra.

After Tomohisa Ishikawa left, Veigar practiced the Body Flicker Technique for a while longer before falling into a deep sleep, his spirit exhausted.

Two more days passed, and Veigar, finally able to skillfully use the Body Flicker Technique, prepared to start a new training plan.

Swordsmanship and Chakra control.

He had a One-Style Sword Technique Scroll at home, so Veigar naturally wouldn't miss it. If his training was successful, he would have another means of attack.

As for Chakra control, this was something Veigar prepared for practicing the Body Strengthening Technique.

According to the notes on the scroll for practicing the Body Strengthening Technique, if his Chakra control was insufficient, his training would be extremely difficult.

Although the basics of the Body Strengthening Technique were not difficult, it belonged to the category of easy to learn but difficult to master.

Moreover, improving Chakra control had countless benefits.

Just as Veigar was taking out the swordsmanship scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just finished his early shift, took some time and came to Veigar's doorstep.

Hearing the knock on the door upstairs, Veigar wondered in surprise who would come looking for him so late.

Hearing the knock on the door again as he came downstairs, Veigar immediately became alert and asked, "Who's knocking?"

"Is that Veigar? It's the Third Hokage."

Upon hearing the person outside claim to be the Third Hokage, Veigar's first reaction was disbelief, thinking it was an imposter.

However, after thinking carefully, the voice did indeed sound very much like the Third Hokage.

With his preconceived notion in mind, Veigar then spoke to test the person: "Impossible, why would the Hokage come looking for me?"

"Even though your voice sounds similar, you must be an imposter."

"Mom always said that boys at home need to be careful and protect themselves."

"If you don't leave now, I'll call for help and have the police ninja arrest you."

Veigar's tone was stern, tinged with a hint of unease, and he did not open the door.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing outside, was quite taken aback after hearing Veigar's words, "Mom always said that boys at home need to be careful and protect themselves."

However, sensing the unease in Veigar's voice, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood that Veigar was afraid he was a bad person, and he sighed inwardly.

What Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know was that this was all a pretense by Veigar. However, this behavior perfectly matched how an orphan like Veigar might act when a stranger showed up at his door.

"Veigar, you don't need to be afraid. I really am the Third Hokage."

"For now, I won't come in. Come to the Hokage Building to find me tomorrow, alright?"

With that, Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to leave, simultaneously waving to the surrounding Anbu ninja, signaling them to retreat.

Before leaving, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head to glance at the closed door of Veigar's house.