Summon an Egg? Katsuyu Appears!

Aogetsu Hyuga put on a teacherly air and earnestly lectured them. "The Chunin Ninja Exams are a very important experience. Even if I know everything that will be tested, there's no need for me to tell you. Whether you do well or poorly, hard work will always yield some results. Just do your best."

"As your teacher, I'll give you some advice. There are shortcuts to everything, but a shortcut you don't understand will only become another failed experience for you." Aogetsu Hyuga glanced at Sakura Haruno's pocket. "Money can't decide everything, but having money can change a lot of things."

"..."

Everyone in Team 7 was slightly taken aback as they pondered Cangyue's words.

"Teacher Cangyue, this is all the money I have." Sakura Haruno reacted first. She took a Pink Wallet from her pocket. It was flat and seemed to contain very little money.

It was her payment for the mission in the Land of Waves.

"Money is the root of all evil. Having too much money will only harm you. Your teacher is doing this for your own good, so I'll gladly accept this money for now." Aogetsu Hyuga took the wallet and quickly stuffed it into his trouser pocket.

"Bastard! After spouting so much grand-sounding nonsense, you're still asking your students for money!" Naruto Uzumaki pulled out his Frog Wallet and stared at the flat wallet in dismay.

Damn it!

They had only just earned some money in the Land of Waves, and now Teacher Cangyue was taking it away. When would he ever be able to save enough money to finally gorge himself on ramen?

But for the Chunin Ninja Exams...

He gritted his teeth. He would just have to endure it!

"It's fine, it's fine. As an adult, I have a duty to help you save your money." Aogetsu Hyuga took the Frog Wallet and tucked it into his trouser pocket. He could roughly guess what Naruto was thinking.

You want me to help you even though there's no Master-Disciple Mission?

Who would take care of you without a bribe?

The corner of Sasuke Uchiha's mouth twitched slightly. He kept both hands in his pockets and turned his head away awkwardly before saying coldly, "Put it on my tab."

Aogetsu Hyuga nodded in satisfaction and praised him. "Understanding human relationships is a good thing. You all have promising futures ahead of you."

Sakura Haruno asked curiously, "Teacher Cangyue, what will be on the exam?"

"First of all, the first round of the Chunin Ninja Exams is a written test." Aogetsu Hyuga stroked his chin and thought for a moment. "Ping Xiong, with your brain, you should be able to answer correctly. Sasuke can just use his Sharingan to copy your answers when the time comes."

"Don't worry. The Examiner will generally ignore cheating through methods like that. Just don't sit there stupidly copying while holding the paper in your hands."

Aogetsu Hyuga looked at Naruto Uzumaki and smiled faintly. "As for you... hand in a blank paper."

"Eh—hand in a blank paper?" Naruto Uzumaki pointed at himself and stared at Aogetsu Hyuga in bewilderment.

Aogetsu Hyuga said, "That's right. Hand in a blank paper. You can still pass even if you do."

"Teacher Cangyue, save me!" Naruto Uzumaki hugged Aogetsu Hyuga's leg and gazed up at him pitifully.

Just hearing "written test" made his scalp go numb. He thought Teacher Cangyue had given up on him and was telling him to hand in a blank paper during the exam.

Pass the exam with a blank paper?

Who would believe that?!

"Stop bothering me. Trust me." Aogetsu Hyuga lifted Naruto Uzumaki up and then hurled him viciously into the distance.

Aogetsu Hyuga explained, "The second exam is a battle to seize the Heaven and Earth Scrolls. You'll each hold either a Heaven Scroll or an Earth Scroll, then take the scroll from someone else. Once you have one of each, you'll pass."

"So it's a battle for intelligence?" The corner of Sasuke Uchiha's mouth lifted slightly. Since it was a battle for scrolls, he would inevitably have to fight others.

Good!

He would use this opportunity to prove that he was the strongest Genin!

"The third round is combat. In short, when you fight someone in the third round, don't bring out your full strength right away. First, say some words of gratitude to me, then unleash your strongest technique."

"You mean..."

"Eh? This kid is amazing! What? He was taught by Aogetsu Hyuga? No wonder he has such strength despite being so young. You have to show this effect as best you can." Aogetsu Hyuga looked calmly at everyone in Team 7 and said, "Understand?"

That was right.

They had to do exactly that!

After all, he had put so much effort into teaching Team 7 and making them stronger. He naturally had to receive some meaningful compensation. This time, he would use his little tools to help himself show off properly.

"Um... I understand." Sakura Haruno was speechless. She always felt that the money had been wasted and that she had received no useful information at all.

Sasuke Uchiha kept his hands in his pockets. A trace of gratitude flashed through his eyes as he said coldly, "Hmph. I would have done that even if you hadn't said anything, because you really are the one who gave me this strength."

He knew very well who had helped him grow stronger and who had given him this power.

Aogetsu Hyuga replied casually, "Is that so?"

Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha.

The two of them clearly had the same mother and inherited the same father's genes.

Sasuke clearly knew how to repay kindness, so how had that little bastard Itachi become such an ungrateful wretch?

No matter what greater cause he carried on his shoulders, anyone who killed his own parents was nothing but scum!

And he still had the nerve to talk about the Will of Fire after killing his clan, his father, and his mother?

A complete clown!

Madara Uchiha valued his clansmen greatly. If he knew what that little bastard Itachi had done, he would probably be so furious that he would kick the lid of his Coffin apart.

[ Ding— ]

[Side Mission activated: Teach all members of Team 7 the Summoning Technique.]

[Mission deadline: Seven days.]

[Summoning content: Any.]

[Mission reward: One random Lottery Pack.]

The system's pleasant yet emotionless female voice rang out in Aogetsu Hyuga's mind.

Aogetsu Hyuga froze slightly as he considered the Side Mission.

A Side Mission?

Teach Team 7 the Summoning Technique?

It had given him another Side Mission so quickly. This lousy system... He took back what he had said earlier. This was actually a pretty capable system.

Teaching all of Team 7 the Summoning Technique would be several times easier than the previous Side Mission!

This Lottery Pack reward was practically being sold off at a bargain price.

It was completely free!

Excellent.

He had drawn a pair of Rinne Sharingan last time, so he was rather looking forward to seeing what he would draw this time. It would be great if he could draw a Zanpakuto to play with.

After all, Zanpakuto were incredibly cool and perfect for showing off!

"Since you know how to repay kindness, your teacher will impart one technique to you." Aogetsu Hyuga paused slightly.

Everyone in Team 7's eyes lit up as they looked at Cangyue expectantly.

Aogetsu Hyuga raised one finger and said, "Of course, you'll have to put it on your tab."

Aogetsu Hyuga chuckled. "If I remember correctly, Genin receive a monthly salary, right? You'll hand over your salaries on time. Each of you will pay until you've handed over one hundred thousand."

"..." The words of gratitude from everyone in Team 7 had just reached their lips when they heard Aogetsu Hyuga mention putting it on their tab. Everyone immediately felt tremendous pressure.

Being a Ninja... was so poor.

Other Genin spent their earnings buying this and that. At most, they would gorge themselves on a meal of Grilled Meat; at the very least, they would buy a couple of new outfits.

But what about Team 7?

They even had to pick up their used Kunai, wipe them off, sharpen them, and keep using them!

All their money went toward Teacher Cangyue's tuition!

Their Kunai were worn out, yet they still had no money to buy new ones!

But thinking about it carefully, it was a good thing in a way. With the little bit of money they had, they wouldn't have been able to hire a top-level Jonin to teach them techniques.

And Teacher Cangyue had not collected much money while teaching all of Team 7 to cultivate.

When they thought about it that way, Teacher Cangyue... was actually a pretty good guy!

Thinking about it that way, Teacher Cangyue really was an outstanding teacher worthy of respect!

"You can take all the money. Just give me the new power you mentioned." Sasuke Uchiha had not finished speaking when he saw Cangyue's indifferent gaze. He immediately turned his head away awkwardly and said, "Please teach me the new technique, Teacher Cangyue."

Teacher Cangyue probably had no need to care about the small amount of money Genin possessed. The reason he charged tuition every time he taught them was probably because he wanted to teach Team 7.

There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If they wanted someone's help, they had to show a sincere attitude.

Wasn't he teaching Team 7 to be grateful and to repay kindness?

As expected of Teacher Cangyue.

He could educate his students' character while using the excuse of collecting money.

"You impatient brat. Everyone, sit down." Aogetsu Hyuga sat cross-legged on the ground.

The Summoning Technique?

He had never used a Summoning Technique before. After all, he could crush any enemy he encountered, so there was no need to use techniques of that sort.

If he had to put it another way...

After obtaining the Rinne Sharingan, he could easily summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path—the physical husk of the Ten-Tails.

Team 7 had no way to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

What should he teach Team 7 to summon?

Forget it.

He would just let the brats choose for themselves.

"Teacher Cangyue, is the new technique you mentioned very powerful?" Naruto Uzumaki sat on the ground and looked at Aogetsu Hyuga expectantly.

Everyone in Team 7 sat down properly.

"In any case, wait here for a while." After Aogetsu Hyuga finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of azure Lightning and shot away. He was so fast that he seemed to vanish into thin air.

Everyone in Team 7 was confused.

Three minutes later...

"Buzz." A flash of azure Lightning streaked past, and Aogetsu Hyuga appeared out of thin air before Team 7, carrying a large pile of strange scrolls.

"These scrolls are Summoning Contracts. There should be introductions on them. You brats, just pick whichever one you like and form a blood contract with it." Aogetsu Hyuga tossed the large pile of scrolls in front of the three members of Team 7.

He had just gone to a secret storehouse inside the village, knocked out two Root guards, and taken all the Summoning Scrolls.

Aogetsu Hyuga swept his eyes over the mountain of Summoning Contract scrolls. There were wolves, dogs, eagles, snakes, toads, and Katsuyu among them. They had everything, like a zoo.

That old dog Danzo must have collected quite a lot of junk. There were actually so many Summoning Contracts in the storehouse.

"Contract Scroll?"

"Teacher Cangyue, you're actually going to teach us the Summoning Technique!"

The eyes of the three members of Team 7 lit up. They were all somewhat excited. They had seen the Summoning Technique before—it was a very impressive and powerful technique.

Sasuke Uchiha furrowed his brows slightly and asked solemnly, "To form a contract with a Summoning Animal, don't you need to gain its approval?"

Aogetsu Hyuga waved his hand and said casually, "It's fine, it's fine. Just pick whichever one you like. I'll make those beasts agree to the contract."

Did the Summoning Animals dare refuse the contract?

He would slap those little beasts to death!

Naruto Uzumaki said excitedly, "As expected of Teacher Cangyue!"

Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno nodded in agreement. Teacher Cangyue could actually force Summoning Animals to accept a contract.

As expected of Teacher Cangyue!

Summoning What? Katsuyu Appears!

Everyone in Team 7 sat around the Summoning Contract scrolls piled up like a mountain, flipping through the contents one after another.

"How should I choose?" Sakura Haruno flipped through the Contract Scroll, looking at the information about the Summoning Animals introduced on it. "Snake Summons... One of the legendary Sannin, Orochimaru's specialty Summoning Animal."

"What are the legendary Sannin?"