The three of them didn't dare to delay and immediately sped up towards the mission point.
"Whether we can get Aoba-sensei to teach us Ninjutsu depends on our efforts. Disguise yourselves well later, don't get seen through!" Natsuki instructed.
"Don't worry, leader, we've taken disguise classes and learned the Transformation Technique before."
The two were full of confidence and were no longer complaining like before. Instead, they became excited.
This was the thrill of doing a mission! As expected of the leader, he could even come up with such a game, and if they won, they could learn a Ninjutsu! How fun!
Therefore, they had to win!
Soon, the three of them arrived at the location, handed over the mission request to the villager who posted it, and were then led to the wheat field.
There were already quite a few people harvesting wheat in the field. The villager who posted the mission also took a sickle and went down to the field. Harvesting wheat was a race against time, after all, no one knew when it would rain.
Yamashiro Runya observed the villagers, then used the Transformation Technique to transform into an honest-looking farmer. He took a sickle and started diligently harvesting wheat. His disguise was quite convincing. Kato Megumi transformed into a village girl and also joined the wheat harvesting team.
Natsuki, however, created two Shadow Clones, planning to do something different.
By the time Yamashiro Aoba arrived, the wheat field was busy, and he naturally couldn't see his students.
But he just glanced around and quickly located two people. He walked directly towards them and smiled: "Your wheat harvesting movements are so clumsy, you don't look like an old farmer. And this village woman, you're picking up the wheat with three fingers? Are you a young lady from some wealthy family? Runya, Megumi, stop pretending!"
Bang!
Bang!
Both Yamashiro Runya and Kato Megumi returned to their original forms, their faces full of despair.
They hadn't expected that their supposedly perfect disguises would have such big flaws. It seemed they had underestimated disguise too much.
Leader, whether we win depends on you!
Yamashiro Aoba's gaze swept around again, finally locking onto a seemingly ordinary villager. His wheat harvesting movements weren't skilled, but not bad either. And when he saw Yamashiro Aoba, he showed a simple and honest smile, then continued to bend down and harvest wheat.
"Natsuki, your disguise is pretty good, but your stance is too stable. You don't look like a farmer, but rather a samurai who has learned martial arts.
Bang! The villager exploded, but Natsuki was nowhere to be seen.
Yamashiro Aoba's eyes narrowed: "Good kid, you actually used a Shadow Clone and even tricked me!"
Saying that, he scanned the area again, finally locking his gaze onto a child who was picking up wheat ears: "It's you! Do you think disguising yourself as a child can fool me?"
The child hugged the wheat ears, tilted his head, and looked confused: "What are you saying, uncle? Are you a ninja, uncle?"
Uncle? I'm such a handsome guy, and you call me uncle?
Don't think you can get away with pretending to be stupid!
Bang! The child exploded, but Natsuki was still not there. It was still a Shadow Clone.
This time, Yamashiro Aoba couldn't help but stroke his chin. He felt he had underestimated Natsuki. His eyes scanned around again, and for a long time, he couldn't find Natsuki. However, a Special Jonin's abilities were not ordinary. He immediately used Chakra sensing and finally locked onto a weed on the path through the wheat field.
This guy, turned into a weed!
"Hehe, you've learned the Transformation Technique well, you even transformed into a weed so realistically." Yamashiro Aoba reached out and poked the weed.
Bang! Natsuki returned to his original form.
He spread his hands and said: "As expected, it's hard to hide from Aoba-sensei!"
Yamashiro Aoba chuckled: "How do you think a sensei gets by in the Intelligence Division? Your performance was very good, at least much better than the other two. Although you didn't win, I can teach you something after the mission is over."
Natsuki was surprised but also understood that this was Yamashiro Aoba's recognition of this game.
So he quickly said: "Thank you, Aoba-sensei!"
Yamashiro Runya and Kato Megumi also became excited: "Yay! Aoba-nii/Sensei is the best!"
After that, the three of them harvested the wheat at the fastest speed, submitted the mission at the Hokage Building, and didn't rush to take on another mission. Instead, they followed their sensei to the training ground.
Yamashiro Aoba cleared his throat: "You can tell me what Ninjutsu you want to learn."
Yamashiro Runya immediately raised his hand: "Brother! Brother! I want to learn the Art of Scattered Crows!"
Kato Megumi fiddled with her fingers: "I, I have Water Release Chakra. If possible, I'd like to learn Water Release Ninjutsu."
Yamashiro Aoba adjusted his sunglasses and noticed that Natsuki hadn't spoken. So he asked: "Natsuki, do you have any ideas? Although I don't know as many Ninjutsu as Kakashi, I can teach you one or two."
Natsuki thought for a moment, his gaze falling on his two teammates.
Actually, he didn't need to learn any Ninjutsu himself. After all, even if Yamashiro Aoba could teach him, it would only be D-rank or at most C-rank Ninjutsu, which wouldn't improve him much.
Mind Reading was good, but he didn't need it for now.
The reason he suggested learning Ninjutsu was to consider his two teammates. After all, they were in the same team. If his teammates were too weak, it would really be difficult.
So Natsuki suggested: "Aoba-sensei, I suggest you teach them the Shadow Clone Technique first, and then assign them the training tasks of tree climbing and water walking. As of now, their Chakra control is still a bit weak."
Tree climbing and water walking, the timeless training methods for Genin.
Yamashiro Runya and Kato Megumi came from small families. Their parents were probably only Genin, so they naturally didn't have someone to guide them like those from large families. Even though Yamashiro Aoba was Yamashiro Runya's clan brother, it was probably difficult for them to meet him on a daily basis, let alone receive guidance.
The two opened their mouths upon hearing this but didn't speak.
Although they didn't quite understand their leader's suggestion, they still trusted him and believed that he was definitely doing it for their own good.
Yamashiro Aoba was a little surprised and then smiled. As expected, having Natsuki as a student was indeed very easy. This kid already knew how to consider his teammates.
So he nodded in agreement: "Then I'll teach them both the Shadow Clone Technique and assign them the training tasks of tree climbing and water walking."
Natsuki also explained to his two teammates: "You've seen the convenience of the Shadow Clone Technique. There's no harm in learning it. And I'll tell you, Shadow Clones can also be used for training, and the experience gained from training can be fed back to your brains. In other words, when learning Ninjutsu in the future, having Shadow Clones help means twice the learning speed!"
The two's eyes immediately lit up: "Leader, you don't need to say anymore, we'll learn the Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Then tree climbing and water walking..."
"Training Chakra control, we know!"
Seeing so many benefits, Yamashiro Runya and Kato Megumi were naturally very enthusiastic and urged Yamashiro Aoba to teach them quickly.
As for missions, they weren't in a hurry for now. After the two learned the Shadow Clone Technique, they could just take on a few more. Having Shadow Clones was very convenient.