Naruto had already vanished into the distance, and he couldn't be bothered with him anymore.
Some powerful Ninjutsu, getting everyone to acknowledge him... spouting all that nonsense in the middle of the night.
Still, not bothering with him was one thing. There wasn't the slightest need to worry.
No matter what happened in this village, Naruto would never come to harm-he was its precious treasure, with countless eyes watching him openly and from the shadows. The Third had laid everything out well in advance, and Teacher Hayate was openly following him too. What could possibly happen?
Even if something did happen, it wasn't his place to fret over it.
Uzumaki Hayashi collected himself, returned to his room, took the Tachi from the back of his waist and hung it on the wall. After washing up, he fell into bed and went straight to sleep.
Early the next morning, a sound inside his head woke him.
[Ding-] [Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale: Analysis complete.]
Uzumaki Hayashi opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling beams for two seconds before it sank in.
After all those days of waiting, the analysis of this A-rank Ninjutsu scroll was finally done.
An icy sensation flooded his mind, making both temples throb. He sat on the bed with his eyes closed for quite a while before it finally subsided.
Fine. You got what you paid for.
An A-rank Ninjutsu took longer to analyze than the other scrolls, and imparting it took a little longer too.
He glanced at the panel. A new line had appeared at the bottom of the jutsu list-Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale (beginner).
One-Horned White Whale.
Even the name sounded imposing.
He closed his eyes and pictured it: a huge whale made of ice dropping out of the