Naruto : Crimson wood

"So fast?!"

After hearing Professor Shizuka Sumiya's words, everyone was shocked again.

Carrying out missions is the future that every student has to face after becoming a superpower.

The students here are not like those on the Blue Planet. Studying and going to school is their own need, not the school's task.

Here, all students must obey the orders of the academy. After becoming psychics, they must follow the academy's arrangements and go out to perform missions—most of the missions are to hunt monsters.

Because only in this way can we ensure that there are enough manpower to deal with the monsters and ensure the safety of Azure City.

Students cannot decide whether to participate in the mission or not and must follow the arrangements of the academy.

If any student dares to disobey the order, they will be punished and verbally reprimanded at the very least, or expelled from school in serious cases.

Expulsion here means that one's identity will not be recognized by Azure Dragon Academy and one cannot stay in Azure City. At the same time, those who are expelled will not be accepted by other cities and academies.

This means that those who are expelled from school and driven out of the city can only wander in places where monsters are rampant. One can imagine how dangerous it is.

It can be said that expulsion from school is the most serious punishment.

However, generally speaking, the academy will not easily expel students unless they have committed extremely serious crimes, refused to change despite repeated warnings, or harmed their own people.

But within such a framework, participating in missions to hunt monsters is something that every student must face.

"You all were able to perform so well even after two days of actual combat training. I believe you will also be able to perform well when carrying out missions!"

"Come on!"

Professor Sumiya encouraged them.

But the mood was not so high.

...

The day soon came to an end, and everyone went back to their homes.

"Renji, wait for me!"

As soon as Renji Takahashi reached the school gate, Shun Hayashi ran after him.

"What's wrong?"

"Renji, you said you would teach me the Wood element... when do we start?" Shun said nervously.

He didn't want to be so direct.

But he has to go out on a mission the day after tomorrow, and he still hasn't learned any useful combat skills. What should he do then?

After thinking for a moment, Renji agreed: "Okay, come home with me."

"Okay!"

After getting Renji's consent, Shun's face lit up with joy, and he quickly followed him, walking toward Renji's home together.

...

The rooftop of Azure Dragon Academy.

Two people were standing on the roof, watching the students below leaving the school one after another.

"Principal, is it really okay for us to shorten the training time for students and let them directly participate in missions in such a short time?" Professor Sumiya looked at Principal Daichi Watanabe with a worried look and expressed doubt.

The order issued by Watanabe was to shorten the students' practical training time and speed up their participation in real missions.

Even Professor Sumiya expressed doubts about this.

"The situation has changed now. The monsters are multiplying faster and faster, and they are also getting smarter. If we continue to follow the previous teaching plan, we'll fall behind."

"The number of demon beasts far outnumbers us humans. If we allow them to catch up with our cultivation speed, then only destruction will await us."

"So, in order to cope with the increasingly severe crisis, our students must also adapt to the battlefield in advance," Watanabe said calmly.

"Of course, I also have great faith in our students and believe they have the ability to do this."

Professor Sumiya frowned and stopped talking.

Although their principal is usually laid-back, no one can change the decisions he makes.

"By the way, how are the two double S-level students in our school?"

"So far, pretty good. Yuna Hoshizaki has learned the water-based abilities very quickly and has mastered them well. But her Holy attribute... I haven't seen her use it yet, so I don't know the specific details," Professor Sumiya said.

"Yuna is a child with high comprehension and a double S-level. We don't need to worry too much about her cultivation. As for the Holy attribute, I believe she should have mastered it, but she just doesn't feel the need to use it yet. When the time comes, she will naturally use it."

Professor Sumiya nodded.

The Holy attribute is the most mysterious attribute, and there are currently only two Holy attributes in the entire academy.

One is Daichi Watanabe himself, the other is Yuna Hoshizaki.

Since even Watanabe said not to worry, Professor Sumiya naturally had no reason to question it further.

"And the other one?"

"Renji Takahashi's performance is very surprising.

We all know that the Wood and Spirit Eye abilities are the last two known abilities, and the currently known forms of these abilities are very weak.

But in today's actual combat training, Renji used a Wood ability that we've never seen before—a defensive ability, and its defensive power was no worse than that of the Earth and Water abilities."

When mentioning Renji, Professor Sumiya's expression became a little serious.

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Watanabe was also a little surprised.

"Do you need to... investigate?"

Watanabe pondered for a moment and shook his head: "The reason why the Wood and Spirit Eye abilities are ranked last is because we have not seen any S-level Wood and Spirit Eye abilities so far."

"The highest level of the Wood Element that has appeared is only B-level, and the highest level of the Spirit Eye Element is only C-level, so no one has been able to deeply develop the abilities of these two elements."

"Renji is also double S-level, the highest talent level in the history of the Wood and Spirit Eye Departments. Perhaps he will be the one who changes the current status of the Wood and Spirit Eye abilities."

"It's not appropriate to disturb him now. Let him study it himself. After all, he is Ryoji Takahashi's son, so he can't be too bad."

Hearing this, Professor Sumiya nodded.

"Understood."

...

Takahashi residence.

"Master, you're back."

The butler at the door greeted Renji as usual.

"Yeah, I brought a classmate back. Prepare dinner for two tonight," Renji said.

"Yes, Master."

"Wow, Renji, your house is so grand."

Shun Hayashi was amazed by the sight of such a magnificent villa.

He had never been to such a luxurious place in his life.

"It's okay, these are all just appearances. Don't worry about it. Let's get down to business."

Renji didn't want Shun to be discouraged by the surrounding environment and feel inferior, which would affect his mindset for cultivation, so he took the initiative to bring him back to focus.

Sure enough, when it came to serious matters, Shun immediately withdrew his attention.

"Before we begin, I must make it clear to you. My wood system is not suitable for everyone to learn. It is very likely that you won't be able to learn it, so you must be mentally prepared and don't hold out too much hope," Renji said solemnly.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He didn't want Shun to have too much hope from the beginning.

"I understand."

Shun nodded seriously.

"Then let's get started..."

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