Chapter 95: The A-Rank Secret Archive
Just as Ishiro was beginning to calm down, his heart began pounding again. While the mission credits awarded by the village seemed generous, they were all within his expectations. After all, he had personally killed dozens of jōnin—these rewards were well earned.
But that wasn't what mattered.
A-Rank. A-Rank. A-Rank Ninjutsu! The term itself made Ishiro tremble with excitement. Which ones had he long coveted?
Like Kitsuchi's Earth Release: Earth Mountain Technique, used to kill Mizuki Hyougetsu. Or Yamato's Earth Flow Rampart in the original story. Light-Weight Boulder Technique that allows flight. The Heavy-Weight Boulder Technique that neutralized the reincarnated Second Tsuchikage. Kisame's Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave…
There were just too many to name!
But before he could lose himself in those dreams, another surprise arrived.
Ōnoki continued, "As your jōnin promotion reward, you may choose one of the following: an A-rank jutsu exchange, 80,000 contribution points, three B-rank jutsu exchanges, a custom-made chakra weapon, the opportunity to take over a vacant captain-level position, access to an S-rank sealing jutsu, or A-rank secret archive reading privileges. You may choose one of these."
Knowing Ishiro might not decide right away, Ōnoki added, "There's no rush. Think it over and go to the contribution department when you're ready to redeem it."
Ishiro nodded and left the Tsuchikage's building, still overwhelmed.
He was now officially a jōnin—a jōnin at age 14. A genius by any standard in the ninja world, but not an outstanding prodigy. Ikura had made jōnin at 12, which was considered top-tier genius, drawing attention from every nation.
And as for Kakashi, who became jōnin at 11? That was the kind of figure who could boost national morale single-handedly.
Some people said wartime promotions were easier—but that wasn't true. During war, there was less personal time and even less time for training. While there were more opportunities to gain real combat experience, it wasn't necessarily good for the younger generation.
So Ishiro believed Kakashi's feat was simply because… Kakashi was ridiculously talented.
Still, Ishiro had the mind of an adult. After his initial excitement, he began to plan his next steps.
From this moment on, he was essentially no longer the commander of the border supply station. Until a new appointment arrived, he had free time—a long vacation granted by the village.
After that, he would likely be sent to the Rain Country. The upper ranks hadn't said anything yet, but Ishiro had already guessed.
Which meant he needed to prepare.
With that in mind, he headed to the contribution office to calculate his current contribution point total.
4 S-rank missions (each worth a lot)
10 A-rank missions (3,000 points each) → 30,000 points
In addition, the shinobi Ishiro had killed over the past two years (either solo or in collaboration with Anbu and outposts) also counted toward his total.
Each chūnin killed: 100 points
Each jōnin: roughly the equivalent of an A-rank mission (≈1,200 points)
Ishiro had taken out around 60 chūnin and 30+ jōnin on his own. His subordinates had killed another 30+ chūnin. That was already a significant amount.
He had also assisted in eliminating over 20 jōnin alongside Anbu and outposts. Each of those gave him roughly 200 points, and one elite jōnin gave him about 1,000 points. That totaled around 6,000 points.
Loot from captured enemies and battlefield spoils also earned him additional points.
But Ishiro had expenses too. He'd been very generous when rewarding his subordinates—far more than what the village officially allowed. These bonuses cost him tens of thousands of contribution points.
This included material and jutsu rewards, which didn't cost contribution points if drawn from recovered loot. For example, when Taniya helped Ishiro take down a jōnin, he could have been rewarded with two B-rank missions (≈3,000 points), but instead chose a piece of chakra metal, saving Ishiro the points.
All these factors combined, Ishiro's current balance was around 160,000 contribution points.
For the old Ishiro, that would've felt astronomical. But reality was cruel. He'd hoped to use his promotion reward to redeem an A-rank jutsu, but had given up.
Because even after two years of hard work, he still couldn't afford a single A-rank jutsu.
That's right—not even one. Most A-rank techniques started at 200,000+ contribution points.
Seeing this, Ishiro felt like crying. Truly, poverty limits my imagination. He now realized—in the ninja world, the real power move is finding a Kage as your teacher. Freeloading was the secret to success.
Sigh… Ishiro began planning how best to use his contribution.
He knew he wanted at least one A-rank jutsu. But should he spend his promotion reward on the 80,000 points to top off his balance? With that, he could unlock several A-rank techniques.
Just as he was hesitating, the staff gave him good news.
"Ishiro-jōnin, you have another contribution deposit here." The staffer handed him a document. "This was sent over by the Advisory Council. It's for your chakra nature transformation training method."
Ishiro was stunned. He couldn't remember this at first—until he looked at the description and recalled: his theoretical paper based on insights from Nagato.
"That little theory earned me contribution points?"
"And this many?! Are you sure it's not a mistake?"
The staffer smiled. "I'm not sure why the council was so generous, but it's not an error."
What Ishiro didn't know was: his method was extremely practical—especially for training second and third chakra attributes. Iwagakure had countless ninjas working on such transformations.
Since Earth Release was easy to train in Iwa, the number was even higher.
His report saved them time—and it was especially helpful to jōnin or soon-to-be jōnin, the village's backbone. The village felt this significantly boosted its overall strength.
So the reward was very generous.
Seeing this bonus, Ishiro felt like his past two years hadn't been wasted after all.
The new deposit added 50,000 points, pushing his total to over 160,000+. Now he had more than enough for an A-rank jutsu.
After carefully reviewing the catalog, Ishiro ultimately selected the Light-Weight Boulder Technique.
He didn't even consider anything else. Why? Because this one lets him fly.
Flight greatly boosted survivability in dangerous situations. As a ranged-type fighter, being airborne and out of melee range made him near untouchable.
Most importantly, with the chaos looming in the Rain Country, even if he learned an offensive A-rank technique, it wouldn't turn the tide of battle—it might just get him killed.
Just imagine: Danzō brings a squad of elite Root ninja. Ishiro shows up with one flashy jutsu, they shrug it off, and then unleash a barrage in return. He'd be dead before the fight even started.
Flight was the smarter play.
In addition to redeeming the A-rank technique, Ishiro used his promotion reward to unlock the A-rank secret archive.
It sounded mysterious, but it was just like choosing a jutsu—except these documents helped with insight and theory, not practical application.
For example, the village had an A-rank archive on space-time ninjutsu. But since Iwa wasn't strong in that area, Ishiro found it unhelpful.
Instead, he chose one about fusing two chakra attributes to create a kekkei genkai.
If this archive had been in Konoha, it would've been S-rank level. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi would've studied it seriously.
Why? Because this was Iwagakure's specialty. Iwa's Demolition Corps was full of Explosion Release users. Many weren't born with it—they trained into it.
The village had developed a complete system for chakra fusion.
Above this A-rank archive, there was even an S-rank one detailing the fusion of three chakra natures—Dust Release.
Simply put, this A-rank secret archive could realistically help someone unlock a kekkei genkai.
Ishiro read it over and over, absorbing every detail. Once he fully understood, he sealed it back in its special container.
Soon after, a barrier corps ninja arrived and applied a mind seal to Ishiro's brain.
This was standard protocol. Anyone who had accessed A-rank or above techniques would have a mental seal placed, preventing intel leaks.
Even after death, mind-reading jutsu couldn't retrieve full A-rank techniques because of this protection.
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