After thinking for a while, Ruri looked up at the sun on the horizon and realized it was almost eight o'clock, so he decided to head down the mountain and go home.
Nearly two hours had passed since Ruri left Mei Ling Hyuga's house. In those two hours, he had learned two new Ninjutsu and had even become proficient in one Space-Time Ninjutsu. His talent for learning really was enviable.
Even so, Ruri was still very weak. In the vast Shinobi World, a powerful fighter could appear at any moment, so his current situation was very dangerous.
Take the mysterious man Ruri and his friends had encountered on their outing yesterday, for example. If that man had attacked Ruri, Ruri would have had no way to fight back and could only have been at his mercy, let alone his other friends.
In this world of ninja, there really was no end to the wonders. Geniuses were born every day, and people with cheat-like abilities were practically everywhere. Some people also had very powerful forces backing them.
After coming down the mountain, Ruri did not go anywhere else, but headed straight toward Mei Ling Hyuga's house.
On his way back to Mei Ling Hyuga's house, Ruri bought some breakfast at the morning market. Although he was still very young, he could already earn money through missions. Though the missions he took on were very minor and paid relatively little, the money was enough to cover his daily expenses.
"Three servings of breakfast, please!" Ruri said to the owner as he walked up to the breakfast shop.
"All right, young fellow. Please wait a moment. It'll be ready soon!" the owner said to Ruri with a smile, then immediately started preparing his breakfast.
After Ruri had waited about ten minutes, the owner