Chapter 17: Ninja Tools (Ch 692034367)

After leaving the contribution area, Yi Chen excitedly walked towards the exchange area.

Yi Chen had been to the exchange office once before. After buying a chakra test paper, he went back to the time before liberation. But he was a poor guy at that time, but now he is a rich man with 1100 points. This time he must go shopping.

There were not many staff at the exchange office, probably because of the wartime, and there was a shortage of staff everywhere, but there were really a lot of things. Yichen was worried that he would not be able to buy ninja tools during the war. After entering, he realized that he was overthinking. There were all kinds of ninja tools that Yichen had seen, heard of, and had not heard of.

It’s just that the price should be slightly higher than in peacetime.

In fact, there is definitely no shortage of ninja tools during wartime, otherwise the war would have been over. Moreover, the contribution shop is a shop opened specifically for ninjas who have made contributions to the village, so how could it be out of stock? It is possible that ninja tools may be out of stock when bought with silver outside, but it is impossible to be out of stock here when exchanging with contributions.

Yi Chen was not in a hurry to choose the ninja tools, but looked at everything first, and then made a choice after he had gained enough knowledge.

After a round of walking, Yichen found that there were not many things for him to choose from. He was too young, and the things in the contribution department were prepared for formal ninjas, so the size of many things was not suitable for Yichen. For example, the wind demon shuriken, Yichen gestured, the overall size was not much smaller than Yichen’s, and the weight might be heavier than Yichen’s.

Finally, after much selection, Yichen only found some small blades that were suitable for him. He chose some Senbon and Shuriken, and didn’t even choose Kunai. It turned out that the wooden Kunai used for practice in the Ninja School was not the same size as the real Kunai, but much smaller than the normal Kunai, and was specially designed for children.

The shuriken, on the other hand, is much smaller than the kunai. Although it is difficult for Yi Chen to use it, he can use it once he gets used to it.

Then Yi Chen picked up a short sword. It was called a short sword, but it was for adults. For Yi Chen, it might be more appropriate to call it a long sword. But Yi Chen hadn’t figured out how to use it. After all, although the ninja school also taught swordsmanship, it was just the basics. Now Yi Chen couldn’t find a way to practice swordsmanship. Most importantly, his physique was not suitable for a physical ninja who could use swordsmanship.

Finally, Yichen also bought three detonating talismans and five Bingliang pills. He wanted to buy some protective gear, but the staff said they didn’t have gear of Yichen’s size, so he had to give up.

In addition to these combat items, there are many other miscellaneous items at the exchange office, such as weights for practicing physical skills. Don’t underestimate this kind of weight. Ninja training cannot be carried casually, as it will have a bad effect on the body. Weights need to be reasonably designed before they can be used.

There are quite a few weights suitable for children, probably because ninjas often buy them for their children. Yichen chose the lightest set of weights, with a total weight of only 5 kg. Yichen decided to slowly get used to this weight first, and then add more.

Senbon and Shuriken only cost 50 points, Detonating Talisman cost 100 points each, 300 points directly, Dagger as the most expensive weapon, cost 500 points, Bingliangwan cost 10 points each, and Weight was the lightest type and the cheapest, costing only 30 points. All in all, 930 points were spent.

The remaining 170 points, together with the remaining points from copying books, were all used by Yi Chen to buy medicine villages. The medicine villages at the exchange office were better than those bought outside. Yi Chen decided that as long as the contribution points were sufficient, he would buy them at the exchange office in the future.

Yi Chen didn’t feel bad about spending all his contribution points, because it was unexpected money anyway. Besides, he still had 100,000 taels of silver notes on him, so he didn’t panic, not at all.

Yi Chen went home with a short sword in his hand and a lot of things on his back. He originally wanted to buy a ninja tool bag, but the price of this thing is ridiculously high. A ninja tool bag with a space of only half a cubic meter costs 3,000 contribution points or more. There are smaller ones, but they can only hold a small number of kunai, senbon, shuriken, hyouryomaru, detonating talismans, etc., and even normal-sized scrolls cannot be placed, let alone the short sword in Yi Chen’s hand. This kind of blade bag is also the most common in the ninja world, but it also costs 500 points.

Yi Chen decisively pretended not to see it. He was doing this job now. He believed that he would learn how to make a ninja bag sooner or later, and then he would secretly make one for himself.

After returning home, Yi Chen first put on the weights. From this moment on, he would not take them off unless he encountered a real battle. Then he improved several sets of clothes and added some places to place Senbon, Shurikens, Detonating Talismans, and Bingliangwan.

After packing up, I went back to school. Today, Yichen asked for half a day off from Mr. Ishikawa after receiving the notice. It was almost noon now, so I had to go back to school quickly.

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When Yi Chen returned to school, he was immediately surrounded by his classmates. Everyone was curious about the short knife in Yi Chen’s hand. Some of his classmates practiced with unsharpened short knives at home, but Yi Chen was the first one to bring it to school. Yi Chen did not expect this to happen, and he did not know what to do. He was asked to leave the short knife at home, but he did not want to. He had a bad experience that night, and he felt uneasy without a weapon in his hand.

Fortunately, there were well-informed people in the class. One of them had an elder who worked at the Contribution Office and heard about a student from a ninja school who killed a Chuunin from an enemy country. Before, he hadn’t realized that the person the elder was talking about was Yi Chen, but now after seeing Yi Chen, a shocking thought came to his mind. Because he heard from the elder that the person would go to the Contribution Office to collect the contribution today, and now looking at Yi Chen’s posture, he clearly collected the contribution in the morning and then changed into a set of equipment.

So the man blurted out, “Yi Chen, the ninja school student who killed the enemy country’s Chunin, it can’t be you.”

After these words came out, the whole place was silent. Even Ikura, who was like everyone else, didn’t understand why Yichen came to school with a short sword, and looked at the speaker with surprise. He was indeed the strongest person in the class, and his overall strength had reached the standard of a Genin. But it was still too early to kill a Chunin head-on.

After a moment of silence, the classroom immediately became lively, and several people immediately asked the person who had just spoken what was going on.

The man just now directly told everything he knew. In fact, he didn’t know much. Firstly, although there was no requirement to keep the matter confidential, no one deliberately publicized it. Secondly, when the elders talked about this, he thought they were senior students and he was not interested in it in the first place.

After listening to his story, the students who still didn’t understand the whole story looked at Yichen expectantly. It was lunch time, but it seemed that no one wanted to take a lunch break.

Yi Chen thought for a moment and said, “Why don’t we go to the playground and talk so as not to disturb the rest of the other classes.”

When the students heard this, they quickly agreed and packed up their things and went to the playground. Anyway, there was not much time left for lunch break and they would have a practical class on the playground soon.

After arriving at the playground, Yi Chen said: “In fact, I was able to kill that Chunin mainly because the other party underestimated me, and there was also some luck involved.” As he spoke, Yi Chen recounted the details of what happened at that time in detail. He also hoped that these classmates who had established a certain bond with him could grow up quickly, and hoped that his experience could give them some lessons.

After Yichen finished speaking, everyone started to discuss what they would do and what they should do if they were in this situation. Yichen liked this atmosphere very much and felt that the experience he shared was really helpful to everyone.

At this time, Ikura came over and said to Yichen, “Can you tell me what it feels like to fight against a Chunin?”

Yi Chen nodded, thought for a moment and said, “Strong, very strong. The biggest reason I was able to survive this time is that the other party did not take me seriously, otherwise, he could have killed me the moment he lifted the transformation technique.”

Then Yichen began to describe his feelings at the time, mainly the fear in his heart and the madness of risking everything after knowing that he was in a desperate situation. In the midst of the madness, he forced himself to calm down, analyze and find a way to survive.

Everyone listened very carefully. They had been in school for almost three years and had learned a lot of ninja skills. For example, the students who were two levels higher than Yichen and his classmates were one or two years older than them. Although they had only studied for four years, they were about to graduate and would soon experience ninja battles.

After listening to what Yichen said, Ikura thought for a while and said, “I understand. I understand what I am still lacking compared to a real ninja.”

Yi Chen was stunned for a moment, then realized that what Yi Cang said was lacking was exactly the will that he had realized that night. “You mean…”

“Yes, it is the will. My strength has reached the standard of Genin, but I have been defeated in several battles with official ninjas, even though the opponent’s qualities in many aspects are not as good as mine. Now I understand, and I also know how to break through myself. Thank you, Yichen, when I officially find the will of a ninja, I will challenge you. I used to be ahead of my classmates, and now you have taken over and walked ahead of everyone.” Ikura said seriously, “But it won’t be long before I catch up again.”

After saying this, Ikura turned around and walked out of the playground without waiting for Yichen to react.

Yichen guessed that Ikura should have asked Ishikawa for leave, probably to go for actual combat training. I hope he can succeed. As for competing with Ikura, at least Yichen has no such idea now. He has a clear position in his heart. Although various factors combined to allow him to successfully kill a Chunin, his real strength is actually still in the middle of the class.

For Xiao Yuan, if he were in Yi Chen’s position that day, he would have no chance of surviving. But if Yi Chen and Xiao Yuan were to fight, Yi Chen would still be completely defeated.

The reason is that ninjas focus on different things. Yi Chen focuses on ninjutsu, so there are many changes. In layman’s terms, it is flashy. When facing a strong person, you can show off a few times.

People like Shinohara focus on physical skills and are very powerless when facing strong opponents, but their advantage when facing Yi Chen is decisive.