radicalducati Chapter 19 The Cunning Ishikawa, Little Tiger's Capture Mission
Chapter 19 The Cunning Ishikawa, Little Tiger's Capture Mission
Konoha 59, morning.
"So that's how it is. This is the secret to Kakashi's version of Earth Release: Earth Wall. Kakashi is such a lazy guy. He has such detailed training steps, but he has to hide them and gloss over them." Ishikawa put away the scroll, stretched, and muttered to himself, completely unaware that this had already caused ripples in another world.
"Well! I hope there are no missions today, so I can finish training the Earth Flow Wall as soon as possible." After quickly washing up and getting ready, Ishikawa yawned and headed towards the meeting point.
He didn't sleep a wink last night because of this experience scroll on the Earth Flow Wall.
However, reality often falls short of expectations!
After Ishikawa arrived at the meeting point and waited for Kakashi, his team finally embarked on their second D-rank mission in their ninja careers.
"Help the Lady of a Feudal Lord capture her pet cat, Little Tiger? Kakashi-sensei, are you sure this mission is to catch a cat??" Upon hearing the mission assigned by Kakashi, Ishikawa couldn't help but confirm again.
Damn it, this quest is really a Konoha D-rank quest assembly line NPC.
Including Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Konohamaru later on, just how much GDP did this cat contribute to Konoha...?
"Well, to put it bluntly, it's about catching a cat. But this cat is no ordinary one; it has developed a strong counter-tracking instinct after numerous chases. My requirement for you is to catch it using your strength without resorting to traps!"
"Furthermore, this time there is no need for teamwork. You will each act independently, and each of you must capture someone for me to verify. After the third capture, you will submit the task to me."
"Huh? Why, Kakashi-sensei??" Taro asked hurriedly, realizing that this would significantly increase the difficulty.
"Catch them and release them, release them and catch them again? Doesn't this train teamwork? I don't understand the point!" Jiro followed up, which was completely contrary to Kakashi's pursuit of teamwork.
Faced with their questions, Kakashi did not answer but looked at the silent Ishikawa.
"Uh, is Kakashi-sensei going to use this opportunity to train our individual skills?" Ishikawa asked, shrugging helplessly as he looked at Kakashi.
Compared to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, although the three of them are weaker in strength, their team spirit is more harmonious, and they don't need any so-called teamwork training.
Therefore, this is the only purpose that Ishikawa could think of!
“That’s right, Ishikawa. But what I’m more interested in seeing is whether your strength has improved after these few days of training.” Kakashi nodded in agreement, which made Tarojiro suddenly realize something.
"Alright, let's begin! The rewards for this mission will be distributed according to the ranking of the cats caught: first place: one thousand taels, second place: three hundred taels, and third place: one hundred taels."
"What?! Kakashi-sensei, you've gone too far! The difference between last place and first place is a whopping nine hundred ryo!" Ishikawa immediately shouted indignantly, stirring up his two underlings' indignation.
"That's exactly what I'm saying! This is trying to drive a wedge between us."
“My elder brother said that we share both good times and bad times, and we will resolutely resist this plan.”
Without hesitation, Taro and Jiro both complained. Compared to the first place's 1,000 ryo, they preferred an equal distribution of 500 ryo each.
After all, compared to their older brother Ishikawa, their chances of winning are obviously very small.
"Hey, you two! Aren't you a little slow to react..." Kakashi smiled and pointed at Ishikawa's location with a teasing look, looking at the two innocent-looking men.
The two underlings looked over at the sound and saw that their boss, Ishikawa, who had been standing beside them just moments before, had vanished without a trace.
In an instant, the two felt a flock of crows fly overhead. "Fool, fool..."
"Damn it, I never expected my brother to be like this!"
"That's too cunning! I'm going to find that cat and make him pay!!"
Realizing what was happening, Taro and Jiro both roared in anger, exchanged a glance, and unleashed a burst of chakra as they gave chase.
"Heh! It seems Ishikawa understood my intentions after all. Those two are still too naive." Kakashi shook his head and sighed as he looked at the empty bridge.
If Ishikawa hadn't done this, given the respect those two showed him, he certainly wouldn't have had such a strong fighting spirit.
Naturally, this special training will not yield any results!
at the same time.
"I'm sorry, Taro, Jiro. This is my chance to pay off your debts. It's not that I'm being unfair, it's just that our teacher has given us too much!" Ishikawa muttered to himself as he quickly traversed the streets and alleys of Konoha.
Although in the story Team 7 found the cat Koko in the forest, in reality Konoha is very large, and Ishikawa had no idea which forest it was in.
Besides, who knows if that cat will be in the woods this time? This isn't a matter of luck!
It's a matter of a thousand taels, Ishikawa wouldn't waste time searching blindly.
Instead of searching for a needle in a haystack in Konoha, we should take the initiative.
"Finally, I've found you!" Suddenly, Ishikawa stopped and looked up.
At a nearly deserted fish stall, the pungent smell of fish filled the entire street.
The fish stall owner, on the other hand, looked at the dead fish with a distressed expression, as if he had lost his parents!
"Boss, are we going to throw all these fish away?" Ishikawa asked, quickly stepping forward and pointing to the dead fish that had been tossed aside.
There, many stray cats and dogs were already feasting, enjoying this unnatural and delicious gift!
"Nonsense! Who would buy dead or rotten fish? Why not just throw them away?" the fishmonger said irritably, not even glancing at Ishikawa as he continued to bleed with heartache.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Ishikawa grinned upon hearing this, and went straight forward to chase away the stray cats and dogs, packing up almost a whole basket of dead fish and taking them away.
"Hey! What's wrong with you, kid? You want dead fish too? Are you even going to compete with stray cats and dogs for food? Don't you have any humanity?"
Behind them, the fish stall owner's curses echoed from afar, drawing the attention of countless onlookers.
"Damn it, you're the one who's fighting with stray cats and dogs for food! I'm just luring the snake out of its hole, don't you know what Sun Tzu's Art of War is?" Ishikawa complained with a dark face, enduring the fishy smell as he led the dead fish deeper into the woods.
A few minutes later.
"I refuse to believe that there isn't a cat that doesn't steal fish." Seeing the fishy, meaty smell wafting from the flames, Ishikawa the cat waited patiently in a tree.
A cat's sense of smell is in no way inferior to a dog's, and I believe that if it's within a few kilometers, the cat will definitely be able to smell it and come over.
If they don't come, we'll go somewhere else. We still have some fish left!
Kakashi said that traps shouldn't be used, but he didn't say that they shouldn't be lured into taking the bait.
At most, he would personally take action during the arrests, without using any traps or weapons.
Perfect! !
[This guy really knows how to exploit loopholes in the rules! And he quickly breaks them to find new ways to evade tracking. Mitarai Ishikawa, I'm getting more and more excited to see what you do next!]
Dozens of meters away, Kakashi, hidden in the shadows, silently muttered to himself.
He doesn't care about breaking the rules! As long as he doesn't harm his companions or affect the core of the mission, that's fine.
The kind of student he wanted was exactly like that...