Once they reached back to Sunagakure, Pakura made and gave a report of the mission to the Third Kazekage, Satei.
She then sent the other team members on their own ways after they were paid, but she was quite generous and told them that tonight she would treat all of them to a meal.
As a Jonin, her pay was obviously higher than a Genin's, that wouldn't be even a little burden for her.
Kaiji was also quite satisfied with the pay he gets; though not like he was out of money anymore, but who didn't like hard-earned money?
This was the most tired mission he had ever done, involving mostly travel, travel, and a lot of travel.
Even though he was happy to not part take in Loran City's fight, he was eager to check and understand his current strength in a real battle, especially his Genjutsu, Kenjutsu, and Taijutsu skills he had been practicing.
Though he didn't care much about what would become of Loran City's people.
Since, very soon, Sunagakure itself would receive a heavy blow of losing their leader, the Third Kazekage, Satei.
At that time, how would Sunagakure even focus on the matters of Loran City's people and whatever kind of deal Pakura and Sāra had made among themselves?
But even then, one thing was sure that is, from now, Sāra and her people would be connected to Sunagakure, and this made Kaiji relieved.
Though he wouldn't bother much even if that wasn't the case—
But since Kaiji now himself was thinking of using Ryūmyaku in the further future for himself...
And for that he obviously needed Sāra even after breaking Minato's seal over it to control Ryūmyaku.
For that, he would have to go himself to find Sāra and her people if they were to migrate somewhere else.
Though this wouldn't bother him much, but it would still would have been a bothersome task.
But now it was much better, as Sunagakure would have Loran City under tabs from now on.
Since the mission was quite tiresome and restless, he didn't have much free time to train himself.
He even have took a medical book of about deadly herbs and poisons, which was the only remaining book for him to memorize and read about before he would be allowed to learn Medical Ninjutsu by that blue-haired Medical-nin, Akane.
But he didn't have much free time during the mission.
As a result, he wasn't even able to properly read it, and his previously expected time of completing this book in a month might take some more time.
...
Time flew by, one month passed.
He hasn't learned anything about matters of Loran City's people now, not that he would able to, but—
There near future is predictable, only filled with hardship due to 3rd Shinobi War.
Well it would be same for everyone, even those small Nations who didn't even part take in...
No one would be in ease, war ain't let anyone, even those who aren't involved directly.
Well in this time, Kaiji was lucky not to get many missions, only one, which gave him a lot of time to train.
In his last life, he was never a workout junkie, but current situations made it a need for him to do so.
His one mission was even with Hiroshi.
Kaiji also understood a new thing about human psychology from a recent incident of Hiroshi.
Kaiji and Ren gave a push and encouragement to Hiroshi to ask Kohaku out.
Ren make it possible for him to have opportunity to talk with her.
But they themselves had no expectations; for them, it was as clear as the sky that Hiroshi would only get one answer: "NO"
But they were left utterly dumbfounded when Kohaku actually accepted his proposal.
They understand that sky always not remain clear, it's changes with seasons.
What Kaiji understood in this about human psychology is that you might be sad if your friend is heartbroken from rejection—
But you would become even sadder if your friend actually gets a girlfriend rather than the expected rejection.
Though Kaiji actually wasn't thinking about getting a girlfriend, he knew in the future he would have enough time for that stuff, but not currently, and he was still young, only 12 and a half years old.
But that wasn't the case with Ren, he was still in dilemma and confused about how it can be possible!
He also get to know that many of his batch has joined a separate department, like Mukade, Ren's teammate Saito and few other Joined either Puppetry Brigate, Medical or Sealing Department.
Though those in Genin Corps will still remains there and do there work, while those in teams also stay there unless they promoted to Chunin.
Also in this time, he once again gained some significant improvements.
He had totally practiced all simple things about increasing perception of oneself, which was not much extraordinary growth which Kaiji wants but enough for now on whatever he can get.
In Earth Nature practice, he had pretty much mastered all main steps and now could start with the final step of learning low-level Earth Release Jutsu.
His most focus in this time was on two things: One was mastering Earth Nature Familiarization Practice, and the Second was to read and complete all medical books, so he could start learning Medical Ninjutsu now.
He become more urgent because things might suddenly start anytime soon from now on, and he had even yet to start learning Fuinjutsu.
He saw the most improvement in Taijutsu.
This was another reason why he was more urgent, as he wanted to start practice unlocking breathing activations.
This was the only thing now that gave him some sense of security, that made him believe like 'Yeah, I can survive 3rd Shinobi War.'
It's not that he hasn't learned anything else; he has pretty much learned all E-rank and D-rank Wind Ninjutsu and Genjutsu that were yet to be learned by him.
But he knew that they weren't enough.
In tough situations, Seven Heavens Breathing Activations could become his trump card, and his morning training made his Taijutsu skills even more proficient.
Kenjutsu basics were also been learned, but he didn't focus on learning further yet, while Rasengan training was still stopped.
Though he gets tempted when he saw Naruto's Ultimate Supreme Rasengan at Loran City.
But he had controlled himself, he knew he wouldn't even be able to create decent size Rasengan with his current reserves let alone that version of Rasengan.
Then Today, when Kaiji has decided to go to Medical Department to learn Iryo Ninjutsu, something major had happened.
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