After dinner, Inoichi's expression was very solemn, and Yamanaka Rino also lost the joy she had earlier in the day when chatting with Shikamaru's mother and Choji's mother.
She silently cleared the dishes, not saying a word.
Looking at their expressions, for a moment, Ino even thought that one of them had a terminal illness, or that she herself had a terminal illness!
After Inoichi realized that he and his daughter could communicate normally, and that his daughter was not caught up in things like falling in love or unrequited love like ordinary girls, their family was transforming into a traditional family with a strict father and a kind mother.
Books like "How to Communicate with Your Daughter" were no longer read; Inoichi often played the role of the strict father.
Ino, however, could accept this; there was no need for a grown man to speak cautiously, fearing that a certain word might provoke his daughter's rebellious psychology.
She thought it was much better for him to be normal.
Inoichi cleared his throat and asked, "This is your first time experiencing such an intense battle.
What are your thoughts?
You've rested for two days; have you summarized this battle?
What will you do next time you encounter such a battle, Ino?
Have you thought about it?"
In fact, Inoichi was satisfied with his daughter's performance.
Many people are too timid to move in their first battle, like Sakura, who doesn't attack, defend, dodge, or run, but just stands there shouting "Naruto" at the top of her lungs.
Many Ninja perform poorly in their first battle, unable to utilize even half of their full strength.
What about Uchiha Itachi?
His "capacity" was great, wasn't it?
Uchiha Itachi was also quite bewildered the first time he killed someone.
Twelve-year-old Ino certainly cannot be compared to five-year-old Uchiha Itachi, but Female Ninja generally perform worse than Male Ninja when first entering the battlefield.
Women's minds are too delicate; they naturally resist scenes of blood and death matches, and there are very few Female Ninja who achieve high accomplishments and are consistently active on the front lines of battle.
Currently, Tsunade and the Leg Shadow have not yet ascended, and at this point in time, throughout the entire Ninja World, only Mei Terumī from Hidden Mist Village has become a Kage.
There are both environmental and personal factors contributing to Female Ninja settling down to manage household affairs after marriage.
According to Inoichi's original estimate, Ino's overall strength was higher, but her mindset was not as strong as Sasuke's, who had lost his entire family.
The chances of her losing were very high, so he hadn't expected her to win!
He was happy inside, but he couldn't show it.
His expression was extremely serious, his face stern, hoping his daughter would have a clear understanding.
"Do you know how many mistakes you made in the battle?"
"...I know some."
Ino nodded.
Her original imaginary enemy wasn't Sasuke, but she had secretly conducted some battle simulations.
According to her plan, she would start with the Hidden Mist Technique to obscure vision, then control the enemy with the Water Prison Technique, and finally use Wild Water Wave or Mind Body Switch to complete the kill.
She had simulated this approach many times in her mind, aiming for a simple and brutal method.
At the time, she thought there wouldn't be much of a problem, but it turned out to be a different story when she actually used it.
There were too many unexpected factors in the battle; she got flustered as she fought!
"I wasn't calm enough in battle.
My strength was actually greater than Uchiha Sasuke's, but I missed many opportunities.
Hmm," she lowered her head and thought again, "My fighting will isn't as strong as his; I don't have that courage to fight to the death, which often made me feel constrained."
Inoichi nodded: "Very good, I'm happy that you can recognize your shortcomings, Father is very happy.
As a student who hasn't even graduated, reaching this level is actually quite good, but… you are the heir of the Yamanaka Clan, and you have received the family's resources and training, so we cannot hold you to the standard of a Ninja Academy student."
Ino didn't argue, listening attentively.
Inoichi took out two scrolls under her curious gaze.
"You are well aware of the alliance between our clan, the Nara Clan, and the Akimichi Clan.
We three fathers have fulfilled our mission.
The Fifteenth Generation Ino–Shika–Choji may not be glorious, but it hasn't disgraced our ancestors.
The future belongs to you all.
The battle between you and that Uchiha child was treated as a family assignment, requiring Shikamaru and Choji to write their insights.
Would you like to see what they wrote?"
You've already taken them out, so of course, you want me to look.
"Yes," Ino nodded.
Inoichi handed her the scrolls.
She first picked up the scroll with the character "Food" written on its surface; this was written by Choji.
The content of the scroll was very sparse; Choji was lazy, and every character was written very large.
Ino quickly scanned it.
Choji's academic performance was not outstanding, but not weak either; it was at least average.
In the scroll, he first analyzed Ino's mistakes and omissions during the battle, such as insufficient strength and inadequate stamina, and then shifted to himself, saying that he also needed to strengthen his training and so on.
Overall, this summary was written in a decent manner, without flaws, but also without any highlights.
Ino placed Choji's scroll aside and picked up Shikamaru's.
"Heh?!" As soon as the scroll unfurled, she felt a "well" character appear on her forehead.
Good heavens, Shikamaru, who always said "What a bother" and "Too troublesome," wrote a scroll that was a full ten meters long when opened, densely packed with words.
Isn't this just internal competition?
Why is there so much resentment?
The laziest person in the world actually wrote so many words?!
Shikamaru began his analysis from Sasuke tying steel wire to his Kunai and Ino using the Substitution Jutsu to evade.
He listed twelve major mistakes and forty-five minor mistakes she made in battle, with countless small detail errors.
Ino's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
She read ten lines at a glance, continuously unfurling the scroll to see the text that followed.
The entire scroll was about her shortcomings in battle, with only one sentence written at the very end: "If I encounter Sasuke, I definitely can't beat him.
I'll use words to taunt him and lure him into a trap."
Ino looked at the back of the scroll.
It was empty!
When this guy wrote about himself, he just wrote a light sentence, but when writing about Ino, he wrote tens of thousands of words, as if he were writing a thesis.
She turned to the beginning and read it word by word, sentence by sentence.
She spent half an hour reading, and Inoichi and Rino didn't disturb her.
Fairly speaking, Shikamaru, as a future Hokage advisor, had no problems with his analysis.
Ino had enough generosity; she indeed hadn't performed well, and if someone pointed it out, she would correct it next time, which was fine.
She just felt...
"Do you think Shikamaru's analysis is too strict?" Inoichi asked.
Ino shook her head then nodded: "Anyone can talk.
Next time, arrange a fight between Uchiha Sasuke and Shikamaru, and then I'll write the post-battle summary.
I bet he won't be as good as me, hmph.
Actually, it's not that I'm narrow-minded; I'm broad-minded and never hold grudges.
But I still feel so angry!
I just think that people aren't machines; it's impossible to consider every factor in battle.
Is there anyone like that?
Someone who doesn't make a single mistake in battle?"
"Yes."
"...Ah? Who?"
"Fourth Hokage."