He didn’t want to care about the game between the Uchiha and the Konoha higher-ups anymore.
Anyway, he had said what he needed to say.
How things developed later was entirely up to Uchiha Fugaku.
He was just a lowly genin and never wanted to worry about the Clan Head again, nor did he want to worry about the Konoha higher-ups in the future.
After going crazy the day before yesterday and returning home, Uchiha Aozora regretted it immensely.
Since crossing over, he hadn’t originally participated in any major events, so the timeline in his memory was still somewhat reliable.
However, after causing such a scene at the clan meeting, Aozora completely had no idea where the ninja world would head in the future.
If it led to the Uchiha clan being exterminated ahead of time, he would have totally screwed himself over.
The fear of the future in his heart made him even more desperate to improve his strength.
Currently, the safest and fastest way to improve was to use the Heavenly Book to learn magical spells and abilities.
And merit had a huge effect on the Heavenly Book, so obtaining merit as soon as possible was something Uchiha Aozora had to consider.
Doing missions not only yielded generous rewards but also gave him the chance to get little merit water drops.
Killing two birds with one stone, Uchiha Aozora naturally wouldn’t pass it up.
Seeing the energetic Uchiha Aozora, Aburame Shibi was very surprised.
He knew just how unfair that relocation plan was to the Uchiha clan.
In his opinion, a young man like Uchiha Aozora might have gone berserk after hearing the relocation plan; just having a dark face was already considered good upbringing.
“Could it be that Aozora doesn’t know about the relocation plan?” he thought to himself.
Although curious, once Aburame Shibi put his sunglasses on, he cared for no one.
Acting as if nothing had happened, he accepted a new D-rank mission for the three of them.
This mission was different from the one accepted last week; this time the mission was to clean up a river channel.
Facing the foul-smelling small river channel, the three wanted to cry but had no tears.
The psychological defense lines they had prepared were pierced through by Aburame Shibi once again.
Pinching their noses, the three prepared to bite the bullet and fish trash out of the river.
Aburame Shibi was not a completely heartless person, after all.
Before they started fishing for trash, he first taught the three of them the methods of treading water and holding their breath.
Although the methods were good, not everyone was like Uchiha Aozora, able to learn any skill at first glance.
Uchiha Aozora steadily treaded on the river water, held his breath, and easily fished out pieces of trash one after another and threw them to the shore.
After Inuzuka Aya and Gekko Hayate practiced for a while, they felt embarrassed to let Aozora carry out the mission alone, so they also staggered onto the water and started fishing for trash.
Before fishing out even a few pieces of trash, Inuzuka Aya failed to hold her breath.
Her powerful sense of smell kicked in again, and smelling the overpowering stench, she instantly fainted from the stink.
If Aburame Shibi hadn’t acted quickly, she would have almost drowned in this stinking ditch.
Gekko Hayate didn’t fare much better.
He practiced holding his breath quite well, but his chakra control was lacking.
While fishing for trash in the river, his footing became unsteady, and he planted face-first straight into the river.
After swallowing a couple mouthfuls of stinky water, with his frail body, he was directly sent to the Konoha Hospital.
Not long after the mission started, only Uchiha Aozora was left on the stinky river.
With both of them withdrawing due to illness one after another, Uchiha Aozora had no choice but to create Shadow Clones to catch up on the progress.
Relying purely on his powerful chakra control to hold his breath perfectly without falling into the water, he completed this arduous mission all by himself.
Although Uchiha Aozora was immune to the smell while cleaning the river because he held his breath, afterward, his clothes were completely ruined, and he couldn’t wash away that sour, stinky smell no matter what.
Moreover, if he hadn’t used scorching chakra to circulate through his body, expelling a lot of toxins, Uchiha Aozora felt he might have started to stink himself.
Despite this, Uchiha Aozora was very happy, because the moment he finished cleaning the river, he obtained another three drops of golden little water.
He didn’t know whether it was thanks from Gekko Hayate and Inuzuka Aya, or if protecting the environment also generated merit?
With no time to experiment, the next day, Squad Three seamlessly took on their second mission: catching a pet cat.
In the following days, Squad Three took one mission a day, successively completing missions like delivering letters, finding lost items, and cleaning training grounds.
During the missions, Aburame Shibi continued to seize every opportunity to guide the three.
When catching the pet cat, he taught the three how to track an enemy’s trail, how to conceal their presence, and teamwork techniques.
During the letter delivery process, he taught the three how to exert force during long-distance running, the correct timing to use soldier pills, and how to store and utilize stamina.
When finding lost items, he taught the three how to observe and deduce.
When cleaning the training grounds, he taught the three the dangers of the battlefield, the placement of traps, and the taboos of cleaning up a battlefield.
Furthermore, if the three finished their missions early, Aburame Shibi would specifically hold them back to give specialized lectures on concrete practical combat experience, such as the timing for releasing ninjutsu and the rhythm of battle.
Although this week was tiring and they were still executing basic missions, Uchiha Aozora and the others never felt bored again.
Under Aburame Shibi’s careful instruction, the three felt very fulfilled every day and noticed their own progress.
The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the drifting white clouds on the horizon, dyeing them as crimson as flames.
Using a Shadow Clone to collect the last detected explosive tag, Uchiha Aozora breathed a sigh of relief and said, “It looks like the training ground has been completely cleaned.” Inuzuka Aya wrinkled her nose and sniffed, saying, “There shouldn’t be any other explosive tags.” Gekko Hayate waved the magnet in his hand and said, “The scattered ninja tools have all been collected as well.” “Good!
Then, I declare the mission to clean the training ground completed.” “Let’s go back and turn in the mission!” “No need!
There’s no one in the mission hall right now!” Aburame Shibi suddenly appeared on a large tree.
Aozora checked the sky; the sun was setting and dusk was falling.
Although there was still light, the summer days were long, and the time was already past six o’clock.
“You did well!” After praising them, Aburame Shibi continued, “Although you haven’t been exposed to all the D-rank missions, you have now completed all the representative ones.” “From now on, you can choose your own missions.” “See you next week!” After speaking, Aburame Shibi on the tree faded away like a phantom and disappeared.
Seeing this, Uchiha Aozora sighed, “Sensei’s Body Flicker Technique is really amazing!” “Body Flicker Technique?” Inuzuka Aya looked at Aozora in confusion.
Aozora nodded and said, “That’s right, it’s the Body Flicker Technique!” “Just now the big tree trembled slightly; that was caused by the burst of Sensei’s chakra.” Hearing this, Gekko Hayate couldn’t help giving Uchiha Aozora a thumbs up.
“Aozora, your observational skills are getting stronger and stronger!” “Who knows if he’s just bragging!” Inuzuka Aya still said in disbelief.
Uchiha Aozora shook his head, chakra burst beneath his feet, and the next moment he appeared in the distance.
After two or three times, he disappeared from their sight.
After a long while, Inuzuka Aya stiffly turned her head and asked Gekko Hayate, “Was what he just used the Body Flicker Technique?” Gekko Hayate was also surprised with his eyes wide open, and said uncertainly, “I think so!” After speaking, the two looked at each other, both seeing disbelief in the other’s eyes.