Film Camera, the Byakugan Finally Dropped

After obtaining Ice Release and One-Handed Seal, Ryusuke hurried back to Konoha without stopping.

After all, Yuhi Kurenai had only given Team 8 three days of rest.

Just like when he left, Ryusuke returned to the village by using genjutsu to hypnotize the chunin guarding the gate, bypassing the registration process.

The next day was the third day of his break.

For once, Ryusuke did not get up for morning training and instead gave himself a day off.

Over the past few days, Ryusuke had begun to feel somewhat tired as well.

Although both trips out of the village had brought enormous gains, all that walking, tailing people, and camping in the wilderness was truly dull and tedious. Sometimes, even finding a place to bathe was a problem.

Besides, in this era, ninjas were still all-purpose tools. At the top end, they infiltrated other countries to steal intelligence or fought enemies; at the bottom end, they helped villagers babysit and cleaned up the village's garbage.

No matter the world, making money was never easy!

That day, Ryusuke decided to relax properly. Rather than staying home to read or study chakra's Nature Transformation and shape transformation, he went out for a stroll.

Since Sakura had not returned yet and Hinata could not easily go out, Ryusuke did not seek either of them out. Instead, he went outside Ino's family flower shop and secretly activated his Red Eye's X-ray Vision to see whether Ino was helping out at the shop.

After seeing that Ino was not there, Ryusuke gave up on the idea of asking her out to play and continued wandering the streets to clear his mind.

"Ryusuke, long time no see. Are you off today?"

"Ryusuke-kun, long time no see. Are you alone? Want to go on a date with me?"

"Senior Ryusuke, how's life as a genin? Have you guys ever left the village?"

"..."

While out clearing his mind, Ryusuke ran into quite a few classmates and younger schoolmates.

They all greeted Ryusuke enthusiastically.

Ryusuke did not ignore them. Instead, he stopped and patiently chatted with them for a while.

During that time, several female classmates and younger schoolmates who secretly liked or admired Ryusuke invited him on dates, but Ryusuke turned them all down with a smile.

"Hmm?"

As he passed a certain shop, Ryusuke suddenly stopped, his attention caught by the signboard outside.

After seeing the photos and words on the sign clearly, Ryusuke was both pleasantly surprised and taken aback. "A film camera? It's this small?"

So, Ryusuke entered the shop and began talking with the owner.

"Boss, do you still have that camera from outside in stock? Can I take a look?"

"Of course. You have a good eye, sir. This is a camera that has been selling extremely well throughout the Shinobi World lately."

Seeing the ninja Forehead Protector on Ryusuke, the shop owner was extremely welcoming.

After all, in this age before technology had truly exploded, ninjas were not only powerful, but also among the most profitable professions.

The owner immediately took out a compact film camera that could be held in one hand and handed it to Ryusuke.

"It really is a miniature camera."

Ryusuke examined the camera in his hand and thought to himself.

When taking identification photos, the photographer had used a huge upright camera.

When Team 8 took their group photo, the photographer had used the same kind of upright camera. Ryusuke had thought Konoha did not yet sell cameras this small.

Thinking of the cameras Sakura and the others used near the end of Shippuden, Ryusuke could not help asking, "Boss, are there any cameras in the Shinobi World that are palm-sized, with one entire side of the body being a screen?"

The shop owner stared blankly. "Would something like that still be a camera?"

All right, it seemed technology had not advanced that far yet.

Ryusuke did not ask any more questions. "Then how much is this camera?"

"Eighty-nine thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight ryo, sir," the shop owner said, rubbing his hands together.

"That's a little expensive. Can you lower the price?" Ryusuke asked with a slight frown.

The reward for a C-Rank Mission was only between thirty thousand and one hundred thousand ryo, and it would still be split three ways between the village, the Jonin Instructor, and his teammates.

If he got a lower-end C-Rank Mission, Ryusuke might not even earn ten thousand ryo.

I was too kind. I should've looted Gato before coming back.

Ryusuke felt a little regretful.

"Sir, that is already the lowest price."

"How about eighty-eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight ryo? That's a luckier number."

"Deal!"

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Looking at the shop owner's ready agreement, Ryusuke inexplicably felt as though he had been swindled.

But there was nothing he could do about it. He had never known how to haggle, either in this life or his previous one.

So, Ryusuke reached into his pocket, though he was actually opening his Space Backpack and taking out the banknotes stored inside its slots.

Knowing full well how many disasters Konoha would suffer in the future, Ryusuke never kept valuables at home.

After buying the film camera, Ryusuke also bought some film, then left the shop amid the owner's enthusiastic farewell.

On the street, Ryusuke lovingly fiddled with the film camera.

With this thing, he could photograph what Hinata and the others looked like now and record everyone's growth.

With that thought, Ryusuke immediately left the main street and headed into the wilderness to practice his photography skills.

Teacher Ryusuke—no, wait... Brother Ryusuke was officially online!

The next day, the break ended.

Team 8 gathered at their usual spot as always.

Then, they resumed their tedious D-Rank Missions.

Having experienced a C-Rank Mission, none of Team 8 resisted the equally tedious D-Rank Missions anymore.

These tasks, which involved helping villagers handle trivial matters, were tiring at most.

But escort missions, where they had to walk endlessly, constantly stay alert to their surroundings, and could barely find a place to bathe during breaks, were truly exhausting.

At that moment, both Aburame Shino and Hinata understood the importance of D-Rank Missions.

Without these D-Rank Missions to temper their mindsets, it would be all too easy for newly graduated genin to run into problems when assigned C-Rank Missions.

Seeing that Team 8 had all grasped the meaning of D-Rank Missions, Yuhi Kurenai smiled with satisfaction.

With students this outstanding, she refused to believe they would lose to Kakashi Hatake's team.

If she remembered correctly, this year's Chunin Exams were approaching as well.

When the time came, she would make sure to slap them in the face and see whether they still dared to look down on her!

After the mission ended, Ryusuke invited Hinata to train with him as usual.

Having not seen Ryusuke for several days, Hinata naturally nodded.

If she had not been so shy, Hinata might have nodded like a pecking chicken.

This time, however, Ryusuke did not immediately take Hinata home. Instead, he brought her to an abandoned training ground for an unrestricted spar.

Ryusuke first overwhelmed Hinata with his real body. Then, using the excuse that he wanted to see how much she had improved lately, he created a Shadow Clone to fight her.

Meanwhile, his real body somehow pulled out a film camera and took pictures from nearby.

It had to be said that Hinata in her normal state and Hinata in battle mode were practically two different people.

The former was extremely shy, while the latter had a touch of coolness about her, carrying a bit of the temperament she had in Limited Tsukuyomi.

Because the Shadow Clone did not have much chakra and many of its techniques could not be used, Hinata was initially evenly matched with it, winning some and losing some.

But once the Shadow Clone became familiar with her fighting style and found Hinata's openings, she began losing far more often than she won.

Over the next few days, the chakra of the Shadow Clone Ryusuke created gradually went from being at Hinata's level to only two-thirds of her level, and eventually even just half.

Whoosh—

That day, after the Shadow Clone won once again, the red glow Ryusuke had anticipated for years finally lit up on Hinata's body.

As the Red Light Cluster was automatically collected and flew toward him—

Ryusuke did not even need to look to know that it had to contain the Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan!

The origin of all ocular techniques had finally fallen into his hands!