Naruto - The Wind Calamity

Chapter 47 : Raiding Bandits

After leaving, Fujin went to his home and sat down in a meditative position. He thought, 'Finally I am going out of this village. So what do I prepare? As per the protocol, the ration bars will be arranged by the squad leader. So food wouldn't be a concern. Though I suppose I should pack up the ration bars I have with me as well. Regarding the weapons, I still have the stock that the academy had provided us with. Though some of them are damaged. I guess I should buy 12 shurikens and 3 kunais. That'll cost me 7k Ryo. I probably should buy a couple of Explosion tags too. That'll be most of the money I earned from missions. Hmm? Yeah money, I need to carry all my money with me preferably. It can go in the spare waist bag.

Of course I still carry the stock I had purchased earlier and always carry them with me. As for the swords, I guess they'll be hanging on my waist. Though I do have the wristbands, explaining where I got them will be troublesome. So I'll let them be in my spare waist bag.'

He then meditated for half an hour, and then got packed up to leave the house. On his right leg, he had a leg pouch. It had 6 shurikens and 2 kunais. In addition, it also had 48 shurikens, 6 normal kunais and 6 kunais with explosion tags attached to them in the seals in it. On his waist, he carried his waist bag. He had 8 shurikens, 3 kunais and a small scroll in it. The scroll contained basic items like rope, tape, wire and First-aid kit. The bag had 7 storage seals on it. In one he had stored his spare waist bag and leg pouch. Another had his stock of ration bars. There was an additional First-aid kit in one. The 4th seal stored a few bottles filled with drinking water in it. The remaining seals were left empty for now.

He then visited a weapon shop to get the stuff he wanted to buy. After buying them, he visited Ichiraku for an early lunch. He then went to the main gate, and sat on a branch of a nearby tree. Hoka and Mieko arrived around 15 minutes before the couple of hours were up. On arriving, they both spotted and approached Fujin. Fujin thought, 'Wow, talk about being excited.' Renjiro arrived 5 minutes after them.

Renjiro asked, "Are you guys prepared?" Everyone replied in sync, "Yes sensei." Renjiro then grabbed 3 scrolls from his bag and tossed one to each of his students. They began wondering, 'What's in the scroll?' Renjiro said, "This is a gift from me to you guys. Each scroll contains 100 shurikens, 24 kunais, 6 giant shurikens, 12 explosion tags and 60 packets of ration bars that will expire after 12 months. Fujin, your scroll has a couple of spare swords too, though they ain't as good as your current swords. I don't know what protocols they taught you, however, this is the least you should always carry with yourself while leaving the village, irrespective of what you expect your team leader to carry."

The kids were a bit shocked by this gift. Especially Fujin. His mind went blank for a second as he quickly calculated, '100 -> 300 -> 100k. 24 -> 72 -> 72k. 6 -> 18 -> 54k. 12 -> 36 -> 27k. That's worth over 250k Ryo! And that's without considering the swords and the ration bars. Was I wrong about him being shameless?' Everyone quickly thanked Renjiro for the gift.

Renjiro continued, "Though I have gifted this to you, from here onwards, you'll be responsible for maintaining this stock. So don't waste them, and refill them after you complete your mission. Of course don't be a miser with them. Your life and the mission is more important." All the 3 kids nodded.

They then left the village. Renjiro said, "Our mission is to clear a few bandit bases around Shukuba Town which is North-west of Konoha." He then asked, "Do you have your training seals activated?" All the three kids nodded. Renjiro said, "Deactivate them. Never keep those training seals active outside Konoha. You never know who is out there to kill you, and those seals could become the reason for your death." Fujin and Mieko nodded, but Hoka asked, "But sensei, can't you just protect us from any such danger? It seems a waste to not train our body during this journey." Renjiro shook his head and said, "There are many ninjas who are stronger than me in this world. And there are numerous hidden jutsus. Even I can't protect you from every sneak attack. It'll be upto you to dodge or block them." Hoka nodded and deactivated his seal.