Time was moving like that or something, in short, three days passed by in a flash.
Friday, October 24th.
After the outdoor training in the afternoon, Kanpū took Hayate home first, Anko and the other four went to buy food, as for Fatty, he went home to get sushi. They made an appointment to meet at the big river two miles east of the village in an hour.
When Kanpū was on the way home, Hayate, who was following behind him, showed strained expression and said nothing.
Kanpū felt that it is a bit weird, 'Usually, Hayate was very active at this time, chattering continuously all the way, but why is he so quiet today?'
So Kanpū asked: "Hayate, were you criticized by the teacher today?"
"No!"
Hayate snorted, then paused, turned his head to look at Kanpū very seriously, and said, "Big brother, when school is over today, the teacher gave me homework."
Kanpū's heart skipped a beat, but his face still looked calm, and then he asked with a smile: "So you are not happy about that?"
Hayate nodded, then shook his head again, and said: "Big brother, today, the teacher talked about the knowledge of Kunai throwing, and the homework the teacher gave us is to write a three hundred-words experience."
Kanpū hummed twice and continued to walk home: "Let's go home first, Hayate, I'm going to celebrate my classmate's birthday later."
Hayate didn't follow him, and he took two steps to stare at Kanpū, and said: "Big brother, I asked, the first year's homework is 300 words, and the second year's is 500 words. What I wrote these days about Chakra Refining, three basic techniques, ninja tool throwing, Great Fireball Technique, and other experience, all of which are 500 words or even 800 words! These are actually big brothers' homeworks, right? Big brother, big brother, tell me."
Kanpū walked forward sullenly, Hayate chased Kanpū and asked, jumping up and down, angry and anxious.
Although Kanpū knew that such a day would arrive, he didn't expect it to come so soon.
"My stupid little brother!"
Kanpū knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he stopped, looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, and sighed, "You finally found it!"
"Big brother, you actually admit it, it's too much!"
Hayate looked at Kanpū indignantly, "You actually gave me your homework to write, it's too cunning!"
"No, that's not what I meant."
Kanpū sighed again, his eyes were faint, and he looked at Hayate compassionately, "Hayate, comparing the three basic techniques, Ninja Tools throwing, and Great Fireball Technique that I taught you, and the knowledge you have learned at the Academy now, what do you think is useful to you?"
Hayate blinked his eyes twice and thought about it carefully. Although he was a little unwilling, he had to admit…
"The ones big brother teaches is more useful, what the teacher teaches is just theoretical knowledge, and he don't even let us touch the Ninja Tools." Hayate said aggrievedly.
"Do you know why? Let me tell you, because what I teach you now is the second year's knowledge!"
Kanpū said earnestly, "So, I also strictly require you to do according to the second year's homework standards, do you understand?"
"…"
Hayate had a black question mark on his face, 'Why did I understand all these words, but when they're used together, I couldn't understand them?'
"Hayate, don't you want to become a Shinobi earlier and inherit Konoha-Style Kenjutsu sooner?"
Kanpū didn't give him time to think, and quickly said, "If you want to do this, you have to learn the knowledge of the higher years in advance and complete the homework of the higher years. I don't want to do this, but if you don't do this, there will be no way to help you lay a solid foundation. Do you understand?"
"Uh, oh, that, I understand."
Hayate blinked his eyes twice, but he still had a confused expression on his face.
"No, you don't understand!"
Kanpū shook his head, then strode forward, "Forget it, I won't teach you any more in the future. Just follow the Academy's tutorial and walk slowly step by step obediently. Maybe, you will be able to inherit Konoha-Style Kenjutsu when you are fifty."
Kanpū used a killing move, and sure enough, Hayate became anxious when he heard this.
"Big brother, I was wrong, please don't stop teaching me."
Hayate quickly chased after him, "Big brother, big brother…"
All the way, he admitted his mistakes and begged repeatedly, until they got home, Hayate finally "convinced" Kanpū and made him change his mind.
Seeing the happiness on Hayate's face, Kanpū sighed in his heart: 'Children these days are getting harder and harder to fool.'
Then, Kanpū simply washed his face at home, and then rushed to the east of the village.
...
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Anko, Tsukasa, Iruka, Kotetsu, and Izumo have already arrived at the riverside with large and small bags on their backs.
This big river is more than ten meters wide. The weeds on both sides of the river grow wildly to around their knees. Occasionally, a few wild flowers are faintly discernible in the grass, but there is no fragrance of flowers, butterflies, and so on.
Neither does bird singing.
Anko and Tsukasa turned their heads and looked around with a sullen face, and there were no green hills nearby.
Moreover, faintly, there seemed to be a peculiar smell coming from the river.
"What is this …?"
Anko walked to the shore, looked down at the slightly turbid river below the shore, and her eyes gradually became furious.
Iruka walked over with a little embarrassment on his face, and said, "Actually, this river is the river where the village's sewers discharge sewage."
"What?!" Tsukasa paled.
"Wu wu!" He accidentally plucked a few hairs of the little puppy.
Anko was furious. Although the purpose of holding this birthday picnic was to increase the friendship between Tsukasa and Shisui, it was her birthday after all!
"Hateful, that bastard Kanpū actually dared to swindle me!"
What else is there to say, the beautiful and picturesque scenery, the environment is fresh and natural, with beautiful green hills around, the birds are singing, the flowers are fragrant, and the butterflies are fluttering… all of them are lies!
Then, she glared at Iruka fiercely, "Iruka, since you know, why don't you tell me?"
Iruka took two steps back and said: "That, it's Kanpū who doesn't recognize what I said. Moreover, if you go upstream, there will be no peculiar smell."
Kotetsu and Izumo didn't care about it, they just walked upstream with the large and small burdens on their backs and said: "Everyone, don't be left behind!"
"When Kanpū comes, I will never let him go!!"
Anko is indignant.
They have no other choice, after all, if they went to Senju Park now, it will be already dark.
"Anko, will Shisui be unhappy when he comes here?"
Tsukasa asked Anko with worry.
"If Shisui is unhappy, you can ask Shiramaru to bite Kanpū to death!" Anko clenched her teeth, and kicked the weeds that were in the way fiercely.
"Woof woof woof~!" Shiramaru immediately expressed its loyalty.
Ten minutes later.
"Hurry up, I found a good place."
Kotetsu found a relatively open space by the upstream river, and as long as they clean up the excess weeds nearby, it is very suitable for picnics.
Anko ran over immediately, first went to the river to see that the water was clear, and then took two deep breaths to confirm that there was no peculiar smell before relaxing. And then, she looked around and found that the terrain here is higher than downstream, and when sitting here and looking downstream, there is indeed a bit of scenery, and the terrain here has no obstruction, and wind are blowing from other places, which makes people feel physically and mentally comfortable.
"Anko, here is not bad, right?" Kotetsu asked with a smile.
"Just barely."
Anko insisted.
"Then, let's picnic here."
Kotetsu put down the large and small bags, and immediately started cleaning up the weeds nearby with Iruka and Izumo. They then spread the cloth on the ground, and then took out the food and put it on.
Not long after, Fatty, who brought a few boxes of sushi from home, and Shisui, who brought a birthday gift, also arrived.
So now, only Kanpū is left.