Chapter_10_Tian_Tian_Ino_and_Komori

Chapter 8: Tiantian, Ino, and SakuraFor the next several days, Baiyun Qingye devoted most of his energy to practicing the control of wind attribute chakra. Sometimes, all he would need was a single hair, a book, and his palms together, and he would sit for an entire day. During this time, Mao Yue Xiyan, who had no missions of her own, would come over to keep him company. Whenever she was with Baiyun Qingye, they would spend the whole day together. Baiyun Qingye often complained that being a middle-ninjia in Wood Leaf was too easy; otherwise, how could the others always have time to visit his home? He thought that Wood Leaf was too urbanized—otherwise, if the missions were distributed evenly among the villages, it might be impossible for anyone to get a task at all. Not working would definitely lead to starvation. With Mao Yue Xiyan as his little teacher, Master Baiyun Qingye paid less attention to other matters. With the next mission still a few days away, he would go to the practice field to train on his own during this period of rest. His current strength was not suitable for practicing in this small yard; otherwise, a few strokes of his sword could turn the small house into ruins."It seems that Little Qingye has already begun to master the control of chakra properties," Mao Yue Xiyan said with genuine joy.Looking at the broken hair in Baiyun Qingye's hand, she was genuinely pleased for him. Seeing the hair in his palm split in two, Baiyun Qingye felt the fatigue he had accumulated over the days vanish in an instant. He quickly pulled out a few more hairs to try again. One, two, three… He became more and more proficient, and the speed of his cuts increased. A few minutes later, "Hmm?" While touching the empty space where the hairs had been, Baiyun Qingye finally realized the seriousness of the situation."Pfft!" Mao Yue Xiyan couldn't help but laugh at the suddenly stunned Baiyun Qingye. Then she extended her delicate and soft hand to tidy up the bit of his hair that was starting to look bald."It's alright; it can still be covered up," she said. Seeing Mao Yue Xiyan struggling to suppress her laughter, Baiyun Qingye looked at her with a frown and said discontentedly, "I've mastered the control of chakra properties. Can I start learning the next step now?"Mao Yue Xiyan took a few deep breaths to calm herself before answering, "Well, the next step is to attach wind attribute chakra to the blade of your sword. This is different from attaching ordinary chakra because the wind attribute has a cutting power, so it's easy to damage the sword during the process."She handed Baiyun Qingye a bamboo knife that she had prepared in advance. "You can practice with this knife. Once you can make the sword without any cuts, you'll be successful." Baiyun Qingye took the knife, but as soon as he tried to channel chakra into it, a small cutting mark appeared on the surface. After several more attempts and feeling that his chakra was running out, he stopped. Mao Yue Xiyan quickly comforted him, saying, "It's normal to fail at first; just keep practicing, and you'll get the hang of it.""Alright, I'll continue to practice at home during this time so I won't let anyone interfere with my progress," Baiyun Qingye replied seriously, taking a bite of the fruit Mao Yue Xiyan offered him. The main issue was that he had no way to make a lot of money; to increase his strength, he needed to draw cards, but to draw cards, he needed money. It was a vicious cycle. So for now, he decided to focus on training with his sword, as even his Vacuum Sword was quite powerful. Moreover, his chakra strength would grow even more when it increased later on.Meanwhile, while Baiyun Qingye was focused on his training, Tiantian was sitting in front of her parents' ninjuta shop, holding her little face in her hands and watching the people coming and going. "If you don't show up today, I won't talk to you anymore!" Tiantian and Baiyun Qingye had a contractual relationship, but they were also very good friends. Due to her family background, Tiantian had started learning about ninjuta from a young age and had few friends in the village. Baiyun Qingye was the only friend she had left, and they hadn't seen each other in a while, which made Tiantian feel very uneasy. "Could it be that Qingye is upset with me because I got angry the last time?" she wondered, considering various possibilities. "But Qingye was too harsh—he prefers money more than me..." She couldn't think of a reasonable reason and resolved to go look for Baiyun herself."Swoosh!" Tiantian stood up from her chair, but after taking a few steps, she stopped again. After thinking for a moment, she went back to the counter, took some explosive tags, and left a note: "Dad, I'm going to practice throwing techniques!" And she ran off. Her father, who was wiping a sword,'s movements stiffened, and several veins popped on his forehead.On another side, Ino, also Antelope-like in her demeanor, was waiting at the florist's counter, feeling bored. "Could it be that that rich Tiantian threatened Qingye with money to keep him from playing with us?" she wondered, feeling a sense of danger. After looking around the shop (where not many people were buying flowers), Ino stood up and called out to her mother, who was arranging flowers in the back, "Mom, there're so few customers today; I'm going to play with Sakura!"She ran off as fast as a rabbit, afraid that her mother would disagree. Not far away, Ino encountered a blonde girl with red ribbons in her hair. "Ino?!" Sakura was surprised by the sudden appearance. "Sakura, are you looking for me?" Ino realized that Sakura was heading towards her house. "Umm… yes," she replied hesitantly. Ino's gaze turned sharp, and she urged Sakura to look her in the eyes. "Sakura, are you going to check if Qingye is there at my place?" With a sob, Sakura nodded. Ino comforted her and took her hand, leading her away to look for Baiyun together.