The Ninja Academy's Incredible Legends (22): The Brat's Smug Tricks Are Just Old Games We Played

It was already early summer, and the weather was somewhat hot. Before the sun set, crouching inside a small thicket was not a good idea.

"Let's not do this, Xiaomei. There are too many bugs here. My whole body is so itchy."

The purple-haired girl, uncomfortable all over, was the first to suggest backing out. For today's operation, she had tied her shoulder-length purple hair into a ponytail that swung behind her. Leaves tangled with the tips of her hair and brushed against the skin of her neck, making her feel terribly uncomfortable.

"Nagi, we can't give up halfway through."

The tallest girl wore black nightwear and a horned demon mask. Most of her face was hidden beneath her hood, with only a few unruly strands of silver hair peeking out.

"If you can't even overcome this little hardship to complete a mission, how will you become an outstanding ninja?"

Komugi, the short girl beside her, eagerly chimed in as well.

"Yeah, yeah, Nagi. There are still so many mysterious legends about the Ninja Academy. If we can't solve even the simplest mystery, the others—the ones we don't even have a clue about—will be even harder."

"But everyone says those legends are fake. How could Teacher Aburame possibly have a pair of fish-bubble eyes? He's not a goldfish."

"Maybe they're slitted eyes, or frog eyes. Don't you want to find out?"

"Mmm... I am a little curious, but what if we make Teacher Aburame angry? Isn't he wearing those thick goggles so people won't see? Isn't it kind of wrong for us to do this?"

"Aren't we all wearing masks? Even if we're exposed, he won't know it was us."

"Uh..."

Nagi Gekko was still hesitating, but she could not come up with an excuse.

Just then, footsteps sounded from