Chapter 11 - Cleaning the stones

After the academy battle event, uncle Masashi and aunt Ami invited me to have dinner together to celebrate me and Shuji.

"Genji, I can't believe you beat Kitsuchi.

Come and have dinner with us. We will celebrate Shuji and your victory. Don't worry about the orphanage. I already contacted them."

"Okay, uncle Masashi."

I agreed to uncle Masashi's invitation since I felt like I deserved aunt Ami's cooking for winning a battle event.

-------------During Dinner -----------------

"You stinky brat, you even didn't tell me you had explosion release, a rare one at that. *hiccup* If I remember correctly, Shinjo had the same type of explosion release as you. You really are his son."

Uncle Masashi shouted while he was drinking beer.

"Also, Shuji. You need to train much harder from now on. Your friend Genji *hiccup* already know several ninjutsus and created his own taijutsu style. From now on, I will teach you a few ninjutsus."

"Yes, father. I will train harder to catch up to Genji and not disappoint you." Shuji answered his dad with great determination.

I was just silently enjoying aunt Ami's cooking while asking System for quest progress.

'system, Show me progress of quest spreading my name to Iwa population'

System: "*Quest: Since host officially started the path to ninja, host should aim to be well known and loyal shinobi.

Please make 70% of Iwagakure citizens know the host's name until the host reaches the age of 9.

Reward: Pill which increases in chakra reserve thrice with 2 million Ryo.

Failure: Decrement of chakra reserve by half.

Progress: 80%*"

Progress has risen to 80%. Not bad.

People are still talking about my fight with Kitsuchi. I am sure by the end of tomorrow, quest progress would be 100%.

Uncle Masashi looked at the paper and showed it to me.

"Genji, This is an order from Tsuchikage. Tomorrow morning, go to the Tsuchikage office."

I didn't know why Onoki wants to meet me.

Maybe he wanted to punish me for beating up Kitsuchi since he couldn't do it in front of people!!!!!

Maybe I am overthinking about this?

I decided to worry about it tomorrow and enjoy dinner with Shuji and his parents.

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I went back to the Orphanage at 9 pm. Orphanage gatekeeper saw me and welcomed me with a smile.

I was very surprised or freaked out by his action.

I guess this is one of the privileges of having the title of Greatest Genius. Even if I'm 8, people will suck up to me with praises and respect me.

It seems like most of the orphanage kids and staff waited for me to congrats me. They prepared a feast to celebrate my victory.

Some of them even waited for me to come and eat together. Although I was already full, I felt bad for them to wait for me, so I still ate with them.

After that, they gave presents that they prepared beforehand for me.

Most of the gifts were toys which made me greatly disappointed. But I guess this is what you would expect when bunch kids are gifting you.

Fortunately, Matron and few staff members presented me with Shurikens, smoking bombs, and items of clothing.

---------------Next Day---------------

I awake early and prepared myself to meet Onoki. I dressed up nicely and went out to the Tsuchikage building.

Unlike Konoha, where Kage building located at the back of the village, Tsuchikage building is located in the middle of Iwagakure.

Suddenly I heard System's mechanical sound.

System: "Congratulation host for completing the quest.

*Quest: Since host officially started the path to ninja, host should aim to be well known and loyal shinobi.

Please make 70% of Iwagakure citizens know the host's name until the host reaches the age of 9.

Reward: Pill which increases in chakra reserve thrice with 2 million Ryo.

Failure: Decrement of chakra reserve by half.

Progress: 100%*

Since the host doesn't have inventory, the rewards will be in the host's room."

I was happy that I completed the quest. I felt like l took a huge burden off from my shoulder.

But I also got a bit worried about rewards would be in my room. I didn't feel safe leaving 2 million Ryo and pill which can increase chakra reserve thrice in my room.

I quickly went back to Orphanage to hide my rewards.

In my room, there was a small brief-case, contained 2 million Ryo and pinky finger-sized pill.

I hid to the money brief-case where I kept my Wing Chun book and brought a pill with me.

After satisfied, I headed off to Tsuchikage building again.

I decided to become independent as fast as possible so I don't have to worry about quest reward being stolen or seen.

On the way, I was very shocked that people were calling my name out and greeted me.

"Hey, Genji. I saw yesterday's battle. That was so awesome."

"Good morning, Genji. Have a nice day"

"Hey Genji, my shop is the number one restaurant in this district. Come and have a taste."

"Wow, you are so young but have the title of greatest genius. I wish my son is at least half as good as you."

I greeted everyone as many as I can and rushed off to Tsuchikage building.

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"Greetings, 3rd Tsuchikage-sama. Academy student Genji is arrived by 3rd's order." I respectfully and carefully greeted Onoki since I didn't know what he wanted from me.

"It seems like you are enjoying the privileges of Greatest Genius.

But don't get bigheaded. Train harder to become strong.

I was a bit curious about how you were able to know a few B-rank jutsu despite being an orphan and without any backing.

So I looked into your recent movement.

I gotta say you are very clever. Transform into your teacher and infiltrate to the chunin level section ninja library."

I was very surprised that Onoki found out my scheme.

I tried to make an excuse.

But Onoki raised his hand and gestured to stop.

"Although what you did was illegal, but it doesn't change the fact that you are a very talented Iwagakure kid.

So I will forgive you just this once, but there is no next time."

Onoki spoke to me with a threatening tone.

"I thanks for Lord-3rd's forgiveness. Don't worry, I will never do it."

I let out a breath of relief and thanked Onoki. I thought I was going to jail for a moment.

"Now follow me, kid. There is a place I want you to come with me."

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I was curious where Onoki was taking me.

I obediently followed Onoki to the underground floor of Tsuchukage's building.

Once we got there, I felt I had seen this place before despite not coming.

Wait a minute, isn't this place the Stone Monument of our village??

This is the place where the first Tsuchikage tasked Onoki to clean and explained how the stone was a symbol of the tough, unmovable will of the shinobi of Iwagakure or something bullcrap like that.

In the middle of the room, I saw an unexpected person, Kitsuchi cleaning up the rock, also whining loudly.

"Genji, I will now give you a task to clean up our village stone monument with Kitsuchi.

Since this place represents our village, if I find even speck of dirt on the stones, you two will clean all over again" Onoki ordered me.

I gave him 'Are you kidding me' look to Onoki.

Onoki looked at my eye back and said "Consider this a punishment for entering into Library"

Fuck you Onoki!!!!! Just because you were suffered here, doesn't mean that you have to make future generation to suffer too.

You fuċkɨnġ petty man.

"What, I refuse to clean up with this ȧsshole, dad. Why do I have to clean up this place." this time, Kitsuchi whɨnėd to Onoki.

But Onoki looked at two of us sternly and said "I don't give a fuċk what you two say. I only take yes for an answer."

Kitsuchi and I started to clean this place while glaring each other.

"Hey ȧsshole, don't clean that stone. I was about to clean it. You go and clean that stone"

"Shut up Muscle Head, I don't take orders from you. I clean the stone I want."

We kept fighting each other and managed to finished cleaning in 2 hours.

Onoki inspected a bit and said.

"Do it again, I see tiny dust in the corner.

Don't even try to argue with me. I always right."

Me and Kitsuchi were dissatisfied but started to clean again.

We finished cleaning the rocks the second time but took less time than before.

We still kept bickering each other.

But this time, Onoki didn't even spare glance and told us to clean again.

Kitsuchi and I finally lost our cool and shouted at Onoki at the same time.

""At least, pretend to look before you say, SHITTY OLD MAN!!!!!!!"

Onoki looked at us and flew to the centre of the room.

He suddenly threw the so-called 'special' rock we cleaned to the water.

I felt an eerie sense of Deja Vu.

After Onoki threw the rock, Kitsuchi got mad saying how hard he cleaned that rock and how that special rock is just an ordinary stone.

"You are right, Kitsuchi. That was just an ordinary stone. If you replace it with a new one, no one will notice.

But what's really important is the will of stone inside of you guys.

Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla... "

(you know the drill, he will say will of stone craps and how important it is to Iwa shinobi)

After finishing his speech, Kitsuchi looked like he has received enlightenment while I was dead inside.

I had enough of this will of stone craps.

I will explode my head if I hear more.

System: "Host can simply get out of this room, there is an exit door right behind the host."

I just ignored the system's sarcastic suggestion.

"Normally I wouldn't tell the meaning of will of stone to anyone. But you two are the greatest geniuses in your generation. I am sure you two will lead your generation of Iwagakure in the future."

Onoki said to us like he was giving limited-edition pȯrn magazine he kept for so long to us for free.

"And I want you to make up each other.

I can not have two great geniuses fighting each other and split Iwa into two in the future.

So until you guys make up each other, you two will come here every day and clean the stones all day long."

Kitsuchi and I looked like we were given a death sentence.

I would rather be in prison that clean the stones all day long with Kitsuchi.

I bet Kitsuchi is having the same thought as me.