Purchasing Ninja Tools

On the streets of the Hidden Leaf Village beneath the night sky, Hyuga Setsuna bid farewell to Kakashi and made his way to a large shop that sold ninja tools.

Customers at shops like this were generally ninja. Ordinarily, regular people did not come to ninja tool shops.

Of course, there were also people buying little ninja toys for their children, but they mostly went to smaller ninja tool shops. Large ninja tool shops basically specialized in weapons for ninja.

The ninja tool shop before Hyuga Setsuna was one of the large ninja tool shops in the Hidden Leaf Village.

Naturally, as a large ninja tool shop, the tools here were much better than those elsewhere. The only issue was that the prices were a little higher!

Hyuga Setsuna stepped into the shop. Today, he had come with a well-stocked wallet!

"Hello, customer. What ninja tools would you like to purchase?"

Inside the shop, a young woman in a cherry blossom kimono respectfully addressed Hyuga Setsuna as she watched him enter.

In truth, if Hyuga Setsuna had not been wearing a Leaf Village ninja forehead protector, the young woman would most likely have mistaken him for a troublesome child and chased him out.

Hyuga Setsuna examined the ninja tools in the shop as he spoke to the young woman.

"Do you still have any Chakra Metal materials here?"

"I would like to buy some!"

After listening to Hyuga Setsuna, the young woman replied with an apologetic, embarrassed expression.

"Ah, customer, if you are looking for Chakra Metal materials, we are out of stock as well."

"After all, even outside wartime, this kind of strategic material is scarce and rare."

The young woman's apologetic words rang in Hyuga Setsuna's ears.

So there was none left.

Forget it. It was within his expectations anyway. As a rare strategic material, Chakra Metal was probably restricted within the Hidden Leaf Village.

Although Chakra Metal had been his main objective, since it was unavailable, he could only settle for something else.

Hyuga Setsuna's clear voice sounded.

"Since you have no Chakra Metal, bring me a few short blades instead!"

"They need to be sharp and sturdy!"

"Certainly, customer. Please come this way!"

The young woman in the cherry blossom kimono led Hyuga Setsuna toward the counter displaying short blades.

After arriving at the counter where the short blades were kept, the young woman introduced them softly.

"Customer, the short blades here all meet your requirements. Please take a look."

With that, she reached out her delicate hand, took down several short blades, and handed them to Hyuga Setsuna.

Hyuga Setsuna accepted the short blades, raised one hand, and lightly flicked a finger against a blade. The short blade gave off a crisp, resonant ring that lingered for a long while before fading.

Hyuga Setsuna stroked the bodies of the short blades, looking extremely satisfied.

Though these short blades were not made from Chakra Metal, they had been forged from several other expensive materials. They should be enough to serve him for quite some time.

"Mm, I'll take these. Please wrap them up for me."

"Certainly, customer. As for the price..."

"The price is not a problem." Hyuga Setsuna casually waved a hand to show that the price was not an issue.

Upon hearing Hyuga Setsuna's words, the young woman in the cherry blossom kimono broke into a happy smile.

Clearly, after Hyuga Setsuna bought these ninja tools, her commission would not be small.

Although she worked at one of the largest ninja tool shops in the Hidden Leaf Village and earned a good wage, she was still happy to make extra money!

As the young woman in the cherry blossom kimono took away the short blades he had selected for packaging, Hyuga Setsuna went to the checkout counter to pay.

After he had paid, the young woman in the cherry blossom kimono returned with a Sealing Scroll.

With a warm smile on her face, she said, "Hello, customer. Your short blades have all been stored inside this Sealing Scroll."

Hyuga Setsuna accepted the Sealing Scroll, nodded to the young woman in the cherry blossom kimono, then turned and walked out of the ninja tool shop.

Behind him came the young woman's farewell. He could vaguely make out words such as welcoming him back next time.

Walking along the bustling streets of the Hidden Leaf Village, Hyuga Setsuna touched the deflated wallet tied around his waist and let out a heavy sigh.

He had known that this large ninja tool shop was expensive, but he had not expected it to be this outrageously expensive.

Today's purchases had significantly reduced the money he had painstakingly saved over the past few years.

Hyuga Setsuna quickly comforted himself with an optimistic thought. Though the short blades were a little expensive, their materials and craftsmanship were excellent. At least they were worth the price.

Time slowly passed, and it was already late at night.

Hyuga Setsuna returned home and went to sleep.

Within the Sealing Space, the ground was as white and lifeless as ever.

Inside the lavishly decorated palace.

Upon the throne in the great hall, Otsutsuki Kaguya reclined in rather thin clothing. Her exposed skin was like the purest white jade, and deep laziness filled her expression. She did not care in the slightest that she was revealing so much.

At this moment, she possessed none of the dignity of the Ancestor of Chakra. Instead, she looked more like a lazy young woman.

Moonlight from the outside world slowly entered the Sealing Space through Hyuga Setsuna's body, then gradually fell upon Otsutsuki Kaguya. Bathed in moonlight, she was as beautiful as a goddess from the moon palace.

Otsutsuki Kaguya, reclining on the throne, slowly opened her half-lidded eyes. Her brows furrowed slightly, and an inscrutable look appeared in her gaze. Parting her crimson lips, she murmured, "Still not working?"

Within the Sealing Space, the white earth seemed to sense Otsutsuki Kaguya's emotions and began to change.

Other than the central palace where Otsutsuki Kaguya sat, the remaining luxurious and beautiful palaces seemed to be erased from their molecular structures onward, dissolving into faint white motes that settled on the ground.

However, those palaces soon slowly reappeared as though time had reversed.

Otsutsuki Kaguya lay on her throne with a contemplative expression, gazing into the distance as though lost in thought.

The next morning.

After a full night's rest, Hyuga Setsuna climbed out of bed.

After washing up and eating breakfast, he headed to his training grounds to practice.

Although he now had his grandmother, Otsutsuki Kaguya, as both a trump card and a cheat, he could not neglect his own training.

After all, the Shinobi World was ultimately a world where personal strength was paramount.

If you did not work hard, you might not even have the right to survive.

He picked up his forehead protector and tied it around his brow, covering the ugly Caged Bird.

Hyuga Setsuna soon arrived at his training grounds in a forest, where he continuously practiced the fundamentals and techniques of the Gentle Fist.

Just then, an energetic voice rang through the forest once more.

"If I don't complete ten thousand frog jumps today, then I'll do thirty thousand squats and thirty thousand handstand walks!!"

Hearing the vigorous voice coming from the forest, Hyuga Setsuna stopped moving and said in surprise, "Is that Guy's voice?"

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