Next day, Minecraft world, Nether.
Taro POV
"Damn! Why can't I find a damn fortress?!"
I have been running around the Nether world for more than one real-world hour, and have yet to find a Nether fortress. As to why I'm looking for a fortress, it is because I want blaze rods.
Currently, my plan isn't to craft Eyes of Ender for the End Portal, but to craft a brewing stand.
The ninja world is vast, and food isn't the only thing that can be bought with money. After all, in a warring state world like the ninja world, there's nothing better to sell than potions that can increase strength.
But of course, I don't plan on selling these items in the Land of Wind, because I wouldn't want to fight people with the potion of invincibility or any other type of potion. I want to monopolize this for the clan, and only sell it outside of the Land of Wind, far away from it, like the Land of Lightning.
"But to do all that, I first need to find a damn fortress."
With my luck, it didn't take long to find one, only three hours in the real world.
I grumbled as I made my way inside the tower, where upon entering, black skeletons rushed toward me with the intent to kill.
"He's reaching for a weapon!" I yelled as I performed a jutsu.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A massive wind current came out of my mouth, blowing away the three black skeletons off the bridge, where they fell to their demise, burning in lava.
"Now that that's taken care of, let's go find some blaze rods."
It didn't take long for me to gather more than a stack of blaze rods, as it was easier than fighting black skeletons. All I had to do was use my shield and hit them with my exploding katana, killing them in one shot.
Once I finished gathering my blaze rods, I went back to the overworld and kept them safe in my chest.
After the little adventure, I returned to the ninja world, and as I stepped outside of the Hosai cave, a ninja arrived and told me, "The clan patriarch ordered you to head to the eastern wall."
I nodded and rushed toward the eastern wall, arriving in half an hour. When I arrived, I was met with over a dozen ninja dozing off and playing cards.
I sighed, "What the hell are these dumbasses doing? We're in a state of war."
I made my way toward two guards who were playing cards and asked, "Why are you guys playing? We're at war."
They didn't even look at me, and one of them chuckled, "Kid, this is the eastern wall. Literally nothing is here but barren land where we bury people, why would people attack here?"
I frowned and countered, "Why wouldn't they attack here? It's an unguarded territory and it's not that far from the clan."
The man clicked his tongue and looked at me. Then suddenly, his face turned pale, causing him to fall from his seat.
I raised my eyebrow and asked myself, "Am I that scary?"
Then, a massive shadow suddenly overlapped my own. I turned around to see a hulking, jack-gorilla of a man looming behind me.
"He's right. I can't believe a little kid has more brain cells than the two of you combined! Get your ass back to work!" the man yelled.
"Jiren?" I asked.
I've met him a few times, but we didn't converse much.
He gave me a massive smile and said, "Hello there, chibi Kise! Why are you here?"
"Chibi?" I thought to myself. I ignored the chibi Kise part and answered, "I was sent by my father. But I don't really know what I'm doing here."
He nodded, "I got it." He pointed his finger at the wall, "He sent you here to work. So get your ass moving and go to work."
I sweated a bit with his antics and just followed orders. But as I was heading toward the wall, I glanced at him and opened his stat menu.
[Name: Jiren Hosai
Title: The Ox
Rank: Jonin
Chakra Affinity: Lightning
Potential: Elite Jonin
IQ: 98
Battle IQ: 115
Strength: 277
Speed: 110
Durability: 500
Chakra: 60]
I widened my eyes and gasped, "Holy shit! This guy is a fucking juggernaut! And he has lightning chakra affinity… Imagine if he had the Lightning Cloak."
I quickly made my way to the wall of fences and onto the watchtower, where I saw an old man in his sixties watching the never-ending desert sand with his hawk-like eyes.
When he noticed my presence, he grumbled and said, "They're sending kids like you here now?!"
I ignored the old geezer and just watched the endless sand like he did. But it soon got boring when nothing happened for hours. When I turned to look at the "serious" man, I saw that his eyes were open, still watching like a predator.
Then suddenly, a snot bubble started forming from his nose, making my eyes twitch.
I came closer and waved in front of him. He didn't flinch or react.
Veins popped on my forehead as I whispered, "This bastard learned how to sleep while his eyes are open!"
The snot bubble popped and the startled old man got up, "W-What?! Who's attacking?!"
"You senile old man! You aren't even taking this job seriously!" I yelled.
The old man stared at me, then his face suddenly turned red, "Grrr—Get the hell out of here, brat! You ruined my sensory meditation!"
"Bullshit! You were sleeping!" I yelled.
He turned his head and roared back, "I don't know what the hell you're talking about!"
I sighed and was about to let it go, until he murmured, "Why the hell did they send a brat to my sleeping spot?! I finally found my damn dream job, and now they're trying to ruin it!"
"So you really were sleeping, you senile old man!"
"You brat! Are you mentally challenged?! I said I wasn't!"
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