"Fine! The Integrity Treaty is very simple. You can only come up one at a time, and I promise not to throw any Explosive Tags."
After saying that, Hankuang smiled sincerely, revealing his pearly white teeth.
The scene fell silent.
When Akutagawa heard the terms, he smiled as well.
Come up one at a time?
Was he planning to pick them off one by one?
"Do I look that stupid?"
It was not just him who laughed. The other ninjas in the pit laughed too.
"Is this brat's brain broken?"
"We'll rush him all at once and see who he can blow up!"
"Exactly. Even if we get hit, at worst we'll be injured. It's not that easy to die."
"Lord Akutagawa, let's charge!"
As the other ninjas shouted, Akutagawa Shinichi's smile grew wider.
This brat was unbelievably stupid. He had actually managed to gather his own subordinates together.
"On my command, we charge together!"
"Yes, sir!"
At Akutagawa's command,
dozens of ninjas leaped up toward the edge of the pit.
"With so many people, what are you going to blow up?"
Akutagawa wore a victorious expression as he followed his subordinates and charged upward.
But in the next moment!
The instant they jumped out of the pit, before their feet had even touched the ground, they saw a long row of Explosive Tags burning with a sizzle at the edge.
They were about to explode.
Everyone's faces turned green.
"Holy crap!"
"We've been tricked! Damn it!"
"It's over! I have nothing to stand on!"
"That brat planted the Explosive Tags long ago!"
At that moment, they regretted it so much that their guts turned green.
It was all Akutagawa Shinichi's fault. What did he mean by charging up together? Weren't they just forming a group to die?
Of course,
not every ninja had nothing to stand on.
Those who jumped a little later still found a way out.
For example, they could grab the person in front of them.
That way, they would at least have a shield.
Thus, quite a few ninjas were used as human shields.
BOOM!!!
The explosion erupted, deafeningly loud.
The enormous blast tore apart many ninjas, sending severed limbs flying in every direction.
After jumping onto a tree, Hankuang mourned the pursuers for one second.
"Ahh~~ I told you it was an Integrity Treaty. You violated it and got blown up, so you can't blame me."
After sighing, he slipped into the woods.
It was time to return to the village.
If he kept running like this, he would end up in the Land of Waves.
Two days later.
Team 9 returned to Konoha.
Hokage's Office.
After hearing Kushina's mission report, the Third Hokage was filled with emotion.
"Although Hankuang is only a Genin, he possesses a tenacious Will of Fire. He sacrificed himself to illuminate others, explaining the true meaning of the Will of Fire to everyone else."
"This is the pride of the ninja!"
"His spirit deserves to be publicized and carried on!"
Following the Third Hokage's conclusion, the story of Hankuang, the perennial last-place student, was made into a vivid teaching example and included in the Ninja Academy textbooks.
So what if he was the last-place student?
Even the last-place student could single-handedly lure away dozens of enemy Chunins, sacrifice himself, and make a great contribution to the mission.
This would not only encourage other Genin, but also demonstrate a fearless spirit of selfless devotion.
If Hankuang knew about this, he would definitely have the following evaluation.
[Genin, you must learn from me and strive to become useful cannon fodder!]
[Even in death, you must die with value! Devote everything to Konoha!]
[This is the Will of Fire!]
Training Ground No. 4.
Kakashi stood before a stone, seemingly mourning.
Rin wiped the stone clean and placed a boxed meal on it.
Obito had somehow gotten a picture of a busty beauty and placed it there as well.
"Hankuang has been written into the Ninja Academy textbooks."
Suddenly, Kakashi spoke.
Unfortunately, Rin did not respond. Obito did not respond either.
They did not know that Hankuang was not only safe and sound, but had also encountered something extremely strange.
Within the Land of Fire.
After walking two circles around the old yellow ox before him, Hankuang was incredulous.
Could they really have such a fateful connection?
The old ox seemed to recognize Hankuang and mooed twice.
"Fate really is a wonderful thing."
After stroking the old ox, Hankuang jumped directly onto its back.
And so,
the old ox carried Hankuang slowly toward the village.
Lying on the ox's back, Hankuang opened the Attribute Panel.
Name: Hankuang Age: years Strength: (*) [Jonin Level] Constitution: [Jonin Level] Agility: [Jonin Level] Spirit: [Intermediate Immunity] Chakra Amount: Skills: None Ninjutsu: None Overall Strength Rating: Trainee Genin
After scanning the Attribute Panel, Hankuang made up his mind.
"Even if I could double my four basic attributes to Kage Level or even beyond Kage Level, so what?"
"Without ninjutsu or taijutsu, I would still only be a strength monster and a speed monster."
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