Slaughterhouse

Three months ago, after Tomohisa Ishikawa passed down Clone Technique, one of the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques, he taught the other two ninjutsu as well: Transformation Technique and Body Replacement Technique.

Veigar had already mastered Clone Technique and Transformation Technique, but Body Replacement Technique alone had stopped him in his tracks.

It wasn't that he didn't want to train. The conditions simply didn't allow it.

As an orphan who still relied on the village's subsidies to survive, Veigar had no extra money to buy a Substitution Dummy for training.

If he could choose something else to replace the Substitution Dummy during training, Veigar certainly wouldn't refuse. However, his current understanding of Body Replacement Technique wasn't yet deep enough for him to choose another substitute.

The Kunai and Shuriken he used for his regular ninja-tool-throwing practice had already been purchased by gritting his teeth and forcing himself to pay for them.

However, Body Replacement Technique was a life-saving skill, and Veigar had no intention of giving up on training it. Moreover, Ninja Academy regularly tested the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques, making Body Replacement Technique an indispensable ninjutsu.

Since he couldn't reduce his expenses, he could only increase his income.

Although Veigar was only six years old, he was a ninja student. With the Chakra inside his body, ordinary adults were no match for him.

That was the difference between ninjas and ordinary people.

Therefore, after school, Veigar went to the slaughterhouse in the village. He planned to find a job there and use the money he earned to cover his usual training expenses.

Veigar also intended to use Superior Evil Power to absorb the Sources of Life from the livestock slaughtered there.

After obtaining Sources of Life from fish catches for several months, the strength of the Chakra in Veigar's body had already surpassed that of most others by quite a bit.

Compared with others, if someone else needed one unit of Chakra to use Clone Technique, Veigar probably needed only 0.8, or even 0.7, to achieve the same result.

This might have been partly due to differences in individual Chakra control, but the main reason was that the Chakra inside Veigar's body was somewhat stronger.

If he could work at the slaughterhouse, it would be a win-win situation for Veigar.

After all, the Sources of Life contained in livestock were far beyond what ordinary fish could compare with.

Standing outside the slaughterhouse, Veigar stared feverishly at the livestock inside, one head after another, as they were slaughtered.

After standing there for a while, Veigar knocked on the gate at the entrance.

The slaughterhouse's owner, Saburoh Toyomi, heard the knock and hurriedly turned his head. When he saw Veigar outside, impatience showed on his false-smiling face, and he quickly shooed him away. "You little brat, hurry home."

"This isn't somewhere you can come to play."

Although Veigar saw the impatience on Saburoh Toyomi's face, he still explained why he had come.

"Uncle, are you the owner of this slaughterhouse?"

"I'm a student at the Ninja Academy. I want to work here and earn some money."

Veigar didn't say that he was an orphan to win sympathy, nor did he ask whether the slaughterhouse was still hiring. He knew that would definitely get him rejected.

After all, he was simply too young.

When Saburoh Toyomi heard that Veigar was still a student at the Ninja Academy and wanted to work for money, he was immediately surprised.

"Do you know what kind of place this is?"

"You're too young right now. You can't do this kind of work. Go home."

The workers under Saburoh Toyomi had also heard Veigar's words. They all turned their heads to look at Veigar outside the gate.

Driven away once again, Veigar knew that his age offered no credibility at all. He immediately used his actions to prove that he could handle the work there.

"Hand Seal."

He formed Hand Seals with both hands, gathering Chakra beneath his feet. Then he pushed off hard and vaulted directly over the gate, which was more than two meters high, entering the slaughterhouse.

Everyone inside the slaughterhouse was stunned by Veigar's actions. If they had been in his place, they were certain they couldn't have done it.

Before Saburoh Toyomi could speak, Veigar quickly said, "Uncle, I really need this job. Could you tell me where the owner is?"

"Besides, I can endure hardship. Whatever kind of work it is, I can do it."

"Please believe me."

After saying that, Veigar bowed to Saburoh Toyomi.

After recovering from his surprise, Saburoh Toyomi saw Veigar's skills and determination and asked, "I'm the owner here. My name is Saburoh Toyomi."

"Can you tell me why you want to work here?"

"Do your parents know?"

Veigar straightened up and replied, "Nice to meet you, Boss. My name is Veigar Koshima."

"My parents have passed away. I'm an orphan now. Please let me work here."

"I really need this job. Please."

Saburoh Toyomi studied Veigar carefully for a while before saying, "I'm still short one odd-job worker. If you can clean this place before sunset, I'll take you on."

Veigar raised his head and looked into Saburoh Toyomi's eyes, quickly replying, "Yes, I'll do it."

"Thank you, Boss."

Saburoh Toyomi waved his hand and said, "Get to work."

With that, Saburoh Toyomi stopped paying attention to Veigar and turned around to continue with the work he had been doing.

Veigar surveyed the entire slaughterhouse, quickly found some tools, and began cleaning it.

Time passed little by little. Saburoh Toyomi kept watching Veigar's small figure as he worked seriously inside the slaughterhouse, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

So far, he could say that he was satisfied with Veigar.

Moreover, Veigar wasn't afraid of getting dirty and was willing to endure hardship. Everywhere he cleaned became much cleaner.

"Boss, he's so young. Can he keep it up?"

One of the workers beside Saburoh Toyomi pointed at Veigar and asked in a low voice.

"Keep watching and you'll find out."

Saburoh Toyomi replied with a faint smile.

The sun was about to set, and the slaughterhouse was preparing to close for the day. Although Veigar was so tired that he was still panting, he had fulfilled Saburoh Toyomi's request and cleaned the entire slaughterhouse.

Only after all the workers had left did Saburoh Toyomi turn to Veigar, who was still inside the slaughterhouse. He took one thousand ryo from his pocket, held it out to Veigar, and said, "Here, this is your pay for today."

"Boss, this..."

Although Veigar was short of money, he didn't want the one thousand ryo. What he wanted most was to work at the slaughterhouse.

"Take it!"

"I was very satisfied with your work just now, but you're still too young. This place isn't suitable for you."

"Take the one thousand ryo, then go find another job somewhere else."

Veigar knew that Saburoh Toyomi was rejecting him.