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The description of her life up until this moment was an education. She lost her mother, was almost kidnapped and some jerk blamed her for that? Naruto remembered that Tenten's other teammate was this Neji character. Maybe once he sorted out the verbal slip-up he had stumbled over with her yesterday, he could ask her what this Neji guy was like.
He did his best not to think about the whole 'love' thing. It made him feel…weird.
Another thing he had been thinking about was Training Ground 13. Thanks to those spandex-clad morons, it had gotten reset and the difficulty of each Sub-Area within it had gotten jacked up. Not only that, he had to go out and cleanse each Sub-Area for an entire week to get them out of Over Saturation Mode. This meant that he had less time for everything else he had to do, including his 'Daily Quests', which was irritating.
One Quest he had received this morning had been to simply attend the Academy, while another was to score above 50% in all classwork while at the Academy. The rewards were simply small amounts of Ryo and EXP, a drop in both buckets as far as he was concerned, but he did them. A chance at a rare piece of equipment or a jutsu scroll wasn't anything to laugh at.
To be blunt, he was going to be busy as hell over the next three weeks, at least. It sucked, but what could he do? Blow off his training? Hell no.
"Alright now." Iruka-sensei was saying, "Today, we will be talking about ninjutsu, starting with the Academy Three. Every Ninja Academy in existence worth the name teaches those three. Less common are the so-called 'Travelling Ten' jutsu. These are all E-Rank jutsu that were commonly used during the Warring Clans Period, but advances in technology have rendered over three quarters of them obsolete. It is still highly recommended for ninja to learn them if possible, as times have also proved that technology can fail."
The scarred chunin turned and started writing on the board, placing the title of the jutsu at the top. "Now, who can name one of the Travelling Ten for me?"
As expected, Sakura's hand shot up. Aside from her, only Chōji and Shino raised their hands. "Yes, Sakura-chan?"
"Katon: Hibana (Fire Style: Spark)." The pinkette said with a small smile. "It was used to light kindling for campfires."
"Correct." Iruka nodded. "It is a weak enough jutsu that even those without a Fire Affinity could easily learn it. Out of all of the Ten, Hibana is the most commonly known one due to the utility of it. Anyone else?"
"Suiton: Roeki (Water Style: Filtrate)." Chōji offered. "It cleans water of impurities, but only a bowlful at a time."
"Correct." the scarred Chunin nodded. "Roeki was used before we developed filtration seals for water canteens, but I would advise you to learn it regardless. Shino?"
"Doton: Ana (Earth Style: Hole)." The Aburame Heir stated softly. "It is used to create a foot-square hole in the ground commonly used as a fire pit for a campfire."
"Again, correct." Iruka wrote the three jutsu mentioned on the board. "Ana was and is used for semi-permanent camps while on border patrol missions, where a simple circle of stones is less desired. Anyone else?"
There were no others.
"OK, three out of ten." The chunin sighed. "The other Seven are Raiton: Seidenki (Lightning Style: Static Charge), which was used to kill bloodsucking insects before the advent of insect repellents, many of which we can thank our own Aburame Clan for; Fūton: Soyokaze (Wind Style: Gentle Breeze), which is used to push a small amount of wind into an area, providing a through draft in a building, before the advent of air-conditioning; Fūton: Shōshū (Wind Style: Deodorise), which erases weak to moderate scents from all but scenting abilities on the level of the Inuzuka clan or their Ninken; Katon: Kesu (Fire Style: Extinguish), which is used to eliminate any heat or sparks from a campfire once you want it to go out completely; Doton: Umeru (Earth Style: Fill In), which closes up holes such as the type made by Ana; Suiton: Ketsuro (Water Style: Condensation), which draws water from the air to a specific location within a meter of the user, useful for if you aren't near a river or are at sea, and finally, Doton: Wana (Earth Style: Snare), which creates a small pit with a thin covering of earth over the top of it, used as either a way of capturing small animals for food or as a defence for around a campsite, at least against those enemies who are unskilled in the use of chakra."
Naruto copied down the details of the Travelling Ten and wondered why he hadn't heard of them before now. He actually put his hand up and asked that.
"A good question, Naruto." Iruka nodded. "As the Ten aren't combat oriented like the Three are, they get considerably less fame and are thus ignored by most stories and fables. Any veteran ninja will tell you, however, that the Ten are just as important as the Three."
After that, Mizuki passed out a scroll to each student that had the Travelling Ten jutsu in it. Noticing a slight knowing sneer on the blue-haired teacher's face, Naruto used [Observe] on the scroll.
[Doctored Travelling Ten Jutsu Scroll]
A heavily altered version of the Travelling Ten jutsu scroll that has key text portions and diagrams removed from the ten jutsu it contains. They will either not work at all or blow up in the user's face.
A weary sigh left Naruto as he shook his head at Mizuki's antics. The blue-haired chunin-sensei had sabotaged his taijutsu, now he was trying to sabotage his ninjutsu. Lovely, just freaking peachy. As if the blond orphan didn't already have enough to do as it was, now he had to deal with this.
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