Chapter 127: Having You Around Is Just My Bad Luck
Ling and Uchiha Eiji were discussing quite recklessly what outrageous things they were going to do later. This made the veins on the forehead of Uchiha Keiyuki, who had been listening in the front, stand out more and more. Finally, when he heard Uchiha Eiji mention taking Ling to the casino for a few rounds, he couldn't help but turn around. He activated his Sharingan and cast an illusion on his nephew.
With one arm around each of them, Uchiha Eiji immediately collapsed like a corpse. Fortunately, Ling and Uchiha Yakuki reacted quickly, so he didn't fall to the ground.
"I told you not to provoke Uncle Keiji..." Uchiha Yakuki propped up his friend, who was as limp as a dead dog. "Uncle Keiji is the ninja who often takes care of the younger generation. He's always very strict about following the rules."
"This feeling's really awful..." Uchiha Eiji was being carried forward limply by the two of them. "Throwing someone into a rapidly spinning whirlpool, spinning around like that. I almost couldn't find a way to break the illusion. Ugh—"
"It seems Uncle Kei showed mercy. After all, if it were a tornado with the same high - speed rotation, I think the effect would be even stronger."
"Whoa, Ling - kun, that's too much... Ugh."
Because of Uchiha Keiyuki's illusion, Uchiha Eiji didn't recover until the team had negotiated the deal with the caravan.
Ling also gave up the idea of going for a drink and started discussing the improvement of the staff sword with the blacksmith.
The blacksmith who made the staff sword didn't expect the user to be completely blind. After understanding Ling's requirements, he promised to help re - forge the staff sword and also told Ling a piece of information.
There was a kind of magical metal in the deep sea of the Land of Water. As long as it absorbed chakra, it could keep growing. While maintaining its hardness, it also had a certain degree of ductility, making it an ideal material for weapons.
He also said that if Ling could find this material, he could help Ling re - forge the ninja sword at a low price.
Ling thanked him and kept this matter in mind. He thought that if he had time later, he would follow the team to the Land of Water to complete a few missions and see if he could find the metal the blacksmith mentioned.
Uchiha Eiji was knocked down again by Uchiha Keiyuki, the team leader, because he kept provoking him in front of Uchiha Keiyuki. Seeing that the plan to go for a drink was completely ruined, Ling simply took the opportunity to ask Uchiha Keiyuki for advice on Gitai.
Uchiha Yakuki, who passed by, took a peek, and then was forcefully dragged into the training. He felt like he was in despair. He even started trying to provoke Uchiha Keiyuki so that he could also be put under an illusion. But because his acting was so bad, he wasn't let off at all. He could only cry with a long face and fight fiercely with Ling.
When the other clan ninjas on this trip saw this scene, they only sighed that the young people were full of energy.
Uchiha Eiji, who had been shouting to go out and play, finally regained his spirit the next afternoon. With extremely high efficiency, he spent an hour getting familiar with all the shops and specialties in the vicinity. Then he came back and dragged Ling away without saying a word.
Since Ling had given the staff sword to the blacksmith for reforging, he simply slung a long knife on his back and, with his newly - summoned beast on his head, allowed Uchiha Eiji to pull him along.
"Let me tell you," Uchiha Eiji said, hooking his arm around Ling's shoulder with a teasing look on his face. "This shop has a great reputation around here. And right now, they're having an amazing deal. If you can finish a pot of their signature strong liquor without getting drunk, all the expenses for your table that day will be waived."
"What do you think? Isn't it a killer deal?"
"Hey, now that you bring it up, I'm kinda curious..." Ling reached up and stroked his chin. "After all, apart from that one time, I haven't felt that floating sensation after getting drunk again."
"Come to think of it, you're the strange one. You managed to outdrink more than one adult on your first try," Uchiha Yakuki said, looking at Ling over their friend's shoulder. "You know, you got those guys so drunk they suffered alcohol poisoning and almost didn't make it.
Those people just wanted to get some Baji information from you through that mission, but you almost killed them. You almost became an Uchiha who killed a client, even if it wasn't on purpose."
"Well, I didn't expect that to happen. They were the ones who asked me to drink with them in the first place..."
Uchiha Yakuki pouted. "Well, you could have just taken it easy on those scheming people. You could have just given them some false information to get them off your back. Employers like that, who are stupid, rich, and offer easy missions, are hard to come by these days..."
"Well, that's not entirely true," Uchiha Eiji turned his head. "By the way, remember Kenji last time? He got lost in the Land of Wind because the client set him up on purpose. He was stuck in the desert for a whole month before he managed to get out. After that, he immediately went to the Cat Village to sign a summoning contract. He never goes on missions alone again, and he hasn't left the Land of Fire since..."
Uchiha Yakuki waved his hand. "No no no, that was just because he has face - blindness and is directionally challenged. He just lost sight of the client for a moment and that's it."
Ling also nodded slightly. "I remember when the clan went to look for them later, they only found the client buried in the sand. There were no external injuries on the body, but it was completely dehydrated..."
"Really? That client was so unlucky... By the way, do you guys want to go to the festival in the Land of Rice Fields this time? I heard there are some new attractions..."
"Let's go together then. It sounds interesting. I wonder if there will be girls who are as cute on the inside as they are on the outside. Those female ninjas in our clan who seem gentle but can actually rip your head off with their bare hands really scare me. Last time, Maki almost broke my arm because she was mad at me..."
Uchiha Eiji's mouth twitched slightly. "Dude, you really need to tone it down... What about you, Ling? Do you want to come?"
"Eh?"
I want to develop ninjutsu at home later on... And I still need to follow up with Akihiko and Hiro...
During this kind of idle chat, the group arrived at the tavern that Uchiha Eiji had chosen. Just as they were about to go inside, a voice full of impatience and disgust came from behind them.
"Ugh! Why the hell are you Uchiha everywhere?" (Alternative: "What bad luck! You Uchiha are everywhere!")