Infinite Stamina - Chapter 13

The next day Nori went to Konoha’s administration, it was the end of his holidays and because of the war all Konoha’s ninja were sent to the front.

The battlefield extended over four specific areas, Iwa at Kanabi Bridge, Suna in the border forests and the Silence Desert, Kiri to the beaches of the Land of Fire, and Kumo in the rock valleys.

After receiving his mission, he left the administration and summoned his students to the Konoha gate.

“Nori sensei, what is the mission, whoever the enemy is, I’ll let him see the power of youth!” Says Guy with excitement

“I hope it’s not too dangerous.” Ebisu added

“As long as it’s not too tiring.” Shiranui whispered.

Seeing his three students with such different reactions Nori just looked at them calmly for a moment and said

“Do you know what a ninja’s work is?

Hearing Nori’s question, the three were surprised

“It’s to protect the village!” Cria Guy

“To fight enemies and retrieve information.” Ebisu replied

“It is to carry out the tasks assigned by your village.” Shiranui also replied.

Nori then shook his head, puzzling his students.

“So what’s the right answer?” Asked Guy Guy

“You will understand for yourself one day, I can teach you ninjutsu, taijutsu and even genjutsu, but I won’t teach you the answer to that question, it’s up to you to discover it, but the battlefield will be the best teacher for you.”Says Nori calmly before removing a scroll from his pocket

“Well, our mission is very simple, we have to go to the battlefield of Suna and prevent the Sand Ninjas from crossing the border, you will be under my command but don’t worry about a hundred Konoha Ninja are also present on the battlefield, but stay on your guard, they have the advantage of the field.”

“Go get ready quickly and meet back here in two hours.” Says Nori before he goes home.

He changed into combat clothing, wore his Jonin vest and went to the armory shop.

The young man who sold the sword to Nori last time smiled again when he saw him again

“Welcome to my store, sir, can help you?”

Nori seeing the young man’s smile was starting to feel a slight pain in his wallet.

He quickly shook his head to make this feeling disappear and replied

“Give me your best short sword.”

Upon hearing this, the young man’s expression lit up like a woman whose husband had just offered his the most beautiful diamonds in the world.

“Wait a moment, sir,” said the young man before bringing him three short swords perfectly placed in their sheath.

After a light inspection Nori nodded slightly, fixing the blade of these swords, but it still did not meet his requirements.

“Do you have a better sword than this one?” Asked Nori

Hearing this, the young man’s facial expression changed, showing a slight frustration and a sign of hesitation.

Nori then calmly headed for the exit but was soon stopped by a voice.

“Wait! Sir, I have a better short sword but its price is not insignificant.” The young man says.

“Bring it!”

The young man entered a room behind his counter and came out this time with a blade carefully wrapped in black cloth.

Then unpacked the fabric revealed a pure black sword with a grey wrist of about forty cm with a double sharp blade.

“This sword contains 60% chakra-conducting metal.”

“It belonged to the collection of a great daimyo, but after his death his children with no political or business skills sold all the property of their deceased fathers at low prices to make quick money for it, my great-grandfather, then an itinerant arms dealer, paid this sword that remained in the family.”

“Unfortunately the war is not as profitable to a arms dealer as one might think, all our foreign suppliers abandon us and the suppliers of the land of fire are too busy supplying the nation for care about us, if it were not that I would never sell this sword” sighed the young man.

Nori then took the sword and caressed it slightly, unable to hide his joy.

“How much?” He asked.

“2.500.000 Ryô!”

When he heard the price, Nori at first was frightened, but after a long reflection, he took a scroll out of his pocket and unrolled it, then bit his finger.

“Summoning.”

And in a cloud of smoke some bundles of bills fell on the counter under the terrified gaze of the young man.

The young man could not help but swallow a large sip of saliva.

Nori was not the first to whom he tried to sell the sword but everyone called him crazy before refusing the purchase.

Because the sword had a fatal defect to any ninja, once his chakra was used for strengthening it, it wasted the same amount of chakra as a rank C ninjutsu per minute.

The young man hurried to count the money before giving Nori the sword with a big smile.

Then gave Nori a red sheath as a gift before accompanying him to the store door while congratulating him for his foresight and intelligence.

As he walked towards the meeting place he had gave to his students, Nori felt the strange feeling that he had been ripped off.