Tenten, is Hyuga Neji usually difficult to get along with? Seeing how overbearing he is towards Hinata, I feel he's very arrogant.
Ino quickly found a topic they could both talk about.
Tenten was wiping her Ninja Tools. She was like a Ninja version of Doraemon, pulling out hundreds of Kunai and Shuriken in the blink of an eye, carefully wiping each one.
You know, even if Ino counted everything in her backpack and waist pouch, the Kunai and Shuriken she carried didn't exceed twenty.
As her Ninjutsu grew stronger, these Ninja Tools had very little use for her.
Tenten put down the Ninja Tools in her hand, thought about it quite seriously, and then looked at Ino with a slightly strange expression.
She said bluntly, "Actually, I think you and Neji are the same kind of people. Born into a prominent family, strong in talent, intelligent, and particularly diligent in training. You also carry a lot of personal hopes, family prosperity and decline, and the future of the Ninja Village."
She shook her head while complaining, and Ino waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that she was easygoing and had no airs of a genius.
Tenten pouted, "Maybe it's still because of their background. Neji is from a branch family after all, and your Yamanaka Clan doesn't seem to have these issues."
Ino casually made up, "Our family just sells flowers, we can't compare to the Konoha noble Hyuga Clan."
Tenten couldn't quite figure out what their Yamanaka Clan really did, so she cautiously asked a couple of questions. Ino then started talking about flower shop chains and monopolizing the flower market.
Tenten certainly wouldn't betray her teammate for someone she had just met like Ino. When discussing Neji's strength, she mostly spoke generally, mentioning his proficiency in Taijutsu, his calm mind, and his meticulousness – all easily verifiable information.
Ino had a sufficient understanding of Hyuga Neji and didn't expect to get any important information from her. After they became more familiar, they started discussing the incredibly passionate Might Guy and his disciples.
When they talked about these two lively characters, the atmosphere immediately became cheerful.
Tenten especially loved to complain and was absolutely gushing when talking about the interesting anecdotes of the passionate master and disciple.
It was only then that Ino realized Tenten was truly a very pure girl.
She was speechless about the passionate master and disciple's send-off at the village gate, but in her words, she still showed support for the two of them.
"Teacher Guy always says he's Kakashi-sensei's eternal rival. He's truly put in too much effort to catch up to Kakashi-sensei, who is known as a genius."
Ino nodded seriously. One couldn't ignore Might Guy's daily efforts just because Might Guy almost kicked Six Paths Madara to death. It was precisely because of those efforts that he achieved his final glory.
Ino herself was very hardworking, but she still couldn't compare to Might Guy.
Tenten then brought up Lee, "Lee is also an extremely hardworking person. Actually, I think he's also a genius, a genius in terms of effort!"
She suddenly became dejected, "Sigh! Being with such a passionate group of people, I really feel like I'm too useless."
"That's not true." Ino looked at her, "Tenten, you're too modest. You only see others' strengths and ignore your own advantages. Your Sealing Technique, in my opinion, is extremely powerful. Among your peers, no one's Sealing Technique can surpass yours."
She took out a Sealing Scroll, unsealed it on the spot, and inside were some pots, pans, and bowls that Choji often used. "Look, I've also learned Sealing Technique, but I can only seal to this extent, and you— "
She pointed to the large pile of Ninja Tools by Tenten's hand, "I truly can't see your limit. In this aspect, you are more of a genius than all of us combined."
When this matter was brought up, Tenten also felt distressed and began to pour out her grievances.
"Ino, you also want to become a Female Ninja like Lady Tsunade, right? Sigh, I want to too, but unfortunately, I really don't have any talent in Ninjutsu."
She started rambling about her troubles.
Might Guy truly had nothing to teach Tenten, but he was a respectable teacher, so calling him Teacher Guy was perfectly fine.
Hearing that Tenten wanted to become a Female Ninja like Tsunade, he personally used his connections and earnestly begged a Jonin to teach Tenten Medical Ninjutsu.
He persistently pestered, if they didn't agree today, he would come back tomorrow. If they didn't agree tomorrow, he would come back the day after.
The Medical Jonin, being pestered relentlessly, could only offer a few pointers.
Ino, despite harming countless fish and pigs, hadn't even gotten started, and Tenten's Chakra control ability was far worse than hers. Relying only on a few pointers, plus Might Guy's passionate training methods of "no food if you don't learn it today" and "three thousand push-ups if you can't master Medical Ninjutsu today," she practiced hard for a month, but didn't even touch the threshold of Medical Ninjutsu.
Hearing that Tsunade was good at Summoning Technique, she immediately switched to learning Summoning Technique, but still couldn't learn it.
After that, she learned the Super Strength, and almost broke her hand.
Finally, she learned Tsunade's drinking and gambling, but was kicked out by the boss, the outcome was simply unbearable.
Having no other options, she could only stubbornly stick to Sealing Technique. This wasn't even Sealing Technique in the usual sense; sealing inanimate objects was, at most, a small branch of Sealing Technique, but she carved out a unique path in this small branch.
Ino shared some small tips on Chakra control, and Tenten also taught her two Sealing Techniques, at least small tricks for sealing Ninja Tools.
Soon it was time for the shift change.
Kurenai and Hinata came out to relieve them.
When Ino, Naruto and Sasuke, and their class graduated, Kurenai had just been promoted to Jonin, and her boyfriend was Asuma, who had a Village Head for a father. She was absolutely a winner in life, and this Female Ninja was at her most active in her work at this time.
Unfortunately, her proud Genjutsu was rendered worthless by Uchiha Itachi. After that, she suffered Asuma's death, went home to carry a child, give birth, and raise the child, and a series of other events. To take care of her daughter, she didn't even participate in the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Shikamaru visited and said, "I will protect you and your daughter."
You, a Chunin, protecting a Jonin?
This was truly unreasonable. The Fourth Shinobi World War was a crucial battle that determined the survival of the Ninja World, yet an elite Jonin like Kurenai Yuhi wasn't on the battlefield but at home raising a child?
One can only say that Kurenai Yuhi's mindset had a big problem. After continuous setbacks, she couldn't even utilize two-tenths of her full strength, making her unable to go to the battlefield.
The current Kurenai Yuhi was at her peak, as active now as she would be despondent in the future.
"Kurenai-sensei, there's nothing unusual with Ari, and I haven't seen any Ninja within a seven-kilometer radius." Ino gave a handover report, "It's up to you and Hinata now."
Kurenai nodded, "Okay, go rest."
Tenten and Ino each entered their tents to rest.
Ino left a Shadow Clone to deceive others, and her true body quietly left the tent to practice the Water Release Secret Technique in a distant pond.
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