Chapter 11: A Grand Scene of Versailles
Ino was earnestly reading.
Inoichi sat a meter away from her, watching.
Yamanaka Rino appeared again, pouring a glass of water for her husband and daughter.
She pulled her husband, seemingly wanting to give Ino a quiet environment to read. Inoichi gently shook his head, no, resisting interference was also part of the training.
Not only did he not leave, but he pulled his wife aside to watch together.
He would accompany his daughter for as long as she read. If she could really rely on willpower to read for a whole night, he would be overjoyed.
Uchiha Madara had the problem of not being able to pee with someone standing behind him. Ino was also quite nervous now. With two living people sitting behind her, the feeling of being watched was very clear.
Resisting mental interference, resisting physical fatigue, and then having to read seriously.
The auxiliary effect of the medicine had completely worn off.
Ino knew that she had to overcome the difficulties in front of her. She focused all her attention on the text, rejecting the discomfort signals from her body and mind, and slowly entered a relatively selfless state.
Inoichi and Rino sat quietly, and only the "rustling" sound of Ino turning pages remained in the room.
The next day.
Even though he hadn't slept all night, Yamanaka Inoichi still went to the Jōnin meeting full of energy.
The Yamanaka family wasn't like those families in fantasy novels who kept meticulous statistics. It was impossible to record "The 59th head of the family learned the Mind Body Switch Technique, taking 7 days and 12 hours, ranking 322nd" or "The 88th head of the family learned the Mind Body Switch Technique, taking 5 days and 11 hours, ranking 145th".
No matter how fast Ino learned, they wouldn't create a family ranking on the spot for her.
Inoichi knew that his daughter's progress was faster than his own, her willpower was outstanding among her peers, and her future achievements would definitely be higher than his own, that was enough.
He originally thought that his daughter was lazy and lacked perseverance, and her future was worrying. Unexpectedly, she was actually a genius. His joy was completely unconcealed. The Third Hokage was speaking above, and he seemed to be sitting upright, but his mind had already run back home.
Jōnin were the pillars of the village. In the weekly Jōnin meeting, the Third Hokage would give a routine summary of the past week's affairs, and naturally, there was also some private goods mixed in.
"...I know you are all very busy, so I'll just say a few words today... I hope the Jōnin will strengthen the management of outsiders in the village, earnestly fulfill their duties, and put security work in place. Use your professional skills to strengthen the supervision and inspection of key groups, prevent crime, improve the spiritual outlook of the village, achieve tangible results, and highlight our importance and status in the Land of Fire..."
The Third Hokage was wearing a Hokage robe and a hat with the character "fire" written on it. Was this old man, known as the "Strongest Hokage", really the strongest? This question was debatable, but if it was to choose the oldest Hokage, he was undisputed. The old man was already 69 years old this year, his body was declining severely, and his face was full of age spots.
The older people get, the more they talk.
He knew that these Jōnin didn't want to hear this nonsense, but as Hokage, he had to repeat it tirelessly.
While saying the same old clichés, he observed the reactions of these people.
Might Guy sat upright, but his eyes were unfocused, obviously daydreaming.
Kakashi sat behind Might Guy reading a novel.
The Third's own son, Sarutobi Asuma, was secretly holding hands with the newly promoted Jōnin, Yuhi Kurenai.
The remaining Jōnin and Tokubetsu Jōnin had various expressions, some listening attentively, and naturally some being careless.
Hmm? The Third Hokage was talking when he suddenly saw Yamanaka Inoichi's face full of joy, and couldn't help but be taken aback.
What was he so happy about? Why was the usually elegant and gentle intelligence leader so happy today? Did he comprehend some true meaning of life from my speech? This young man is quite insightful! Good!
The usual thirty-minute speech, today the Third Hokage was happy and in high spirits, and spoke for forty-five minutes in one go. Kakashi even took out a second novel from his ninja bag to read.
The Jōnin squad captain, the head of the Nara family, Nara Shikaku, who was known as the "genius strategist", also saw the very happy Yamanaka Inoichi at this time and was a little surprised, not knowing what his old comrade was laughing about.
Could it be that he really grasped some essence from the Third Hokage's long and boring speech? Or was there some important information hidden in this routine nonsense that he didn't notice?
Shikaku, with an IQ of 200, carefully sized up his old comrade several times. No way? Why can't I hear anything at all?
After the meeting, he asked very directly: "Why are you so happy today?"
Inoichi wasn't prepared to hide it. There was nothing to hide anyway, it was very uncomfortable to keep this to himself.
It was true that he and Shikaku were friends through life and death, but competition also existed. The two competed when they were promoted to Chunin as children, competed on the battlefield, competed for wives, competed in having children, even Shikamaru's birthday was September 22nd, while Ino's birthday was September 23rd. They would even bring this up when they were drinking together. Having been suppressed for too long, he had long wanted to show off.
He said with a troubled expression, "I started teaching Ino the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques yesterday. That child is really… sigh…scatterbrained and lacks the necessary willpower. You know our clan's Mind Body Switch Technique, right?"
"Yes, I remember it's quite difficult to get started." Shikaku nodded with a strange expression.
"Our Mind Body Switch Technique requires passing three trials to master. Ino's talent is a little lacking; it took her a whole night just to get through the first two. Sigh, I'm really worried that when I die and meet the Yamanaka clan's ancestors, I won't be able to face them! When the ancestors ask about it, what am I supposed to say? With such good conditions now, Ino still doesn't know to work hard it's driving me crazy!"
Shikaku was a little speechless. You came to irritate me early in the morning, so this is what you're like, Yamanaka Inoichi.
Passing two trials in one night, is this considered low talent? When you were learning the Mind Body Switch, did it take you two months or three months? I remember your dad was so angry that he hung you from the rafters and beat you hard.
The three families knew each other very well. Although they didn't know the specific secret medicines, steps, formulas, etc. used by each other when cultivating secret techniques, the three families had a good idea of the difficulty of each other's secret techniques.
The Akimichi family's secret technique was the easiest to learn, with the lowest threshold. As long as they were willing to spend money, had a mouth and hands, ate and drank normally, and multiplied their stored fat and chakra during battle, that was it.
The Nara family's secret technique had a certain learning threshold. Intelligence, comprehension, and willpower were indispensable.
The Yamanaka family's secret technique was the most difficult to learn, and the entry stage was very dangerous. When performing the Mind Body Switch, a slight mistake, and becoming a vegetable was the best outcome.
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