Naruto: Failed Knight

Ikki: "No, it's possible. My training for body control is for this. Don't worry, sensei, I will reach that step in some time. I also found some unexpected gains in this."

Hayate: "What?"

Ikki: "There is an extra pro, except speed, and one major flaw. The pro is that my swordsmanship won't create any sound."

Listening to this, Hayate remembered how low the sound was when that attack happened, and his forehead started to sweat. He realized how dangerous this technique could be for opponents. And this was just one slash. If he attacked constantly, the opponent wouldn't be able to find the attack's direction based on sound.

Hayate: "And what is the con?"

Ikki: "Zero-to-one-hundred acceleration, making my movements nearly impossible to track, but difficult to alter its path. It's like an arrow—once it's fired, its path can't be altered."

Hayate: "Once you start, you can't be stopped. But you can't change your path. It's like a double-edged sword. You need to calculate how you attack."

Ikki: "Yeah, this is just drag!"

Chikako: "That's my line."

Everyone started to laugh.

Hayate: [They are good kids and quite a good team. And seeing their growth, they are going to be monsters. Heh, monsters fighting monsters.]

Hayate chuckled.

Days went by. They kept training, and on the 3rd day, a team of Konoha Chunin arrived with one monkey on their shoulder.

Hayate: "Ikki, you are the team leader. Introduce yourself."

Ikki: "Okay."

Ikki reached them.

Ikki: "Hi, I am the captain of Orca. Ikki. This is Chikako and Hinari. And this is Hayate Gekko. I take it you brought one of Hokage-sama's summons."

Chunin: "Yes, I am Kenta. This is Daichi and Shinari. We brought one of Hokage-sama's summons. This is Kiki."

Ikki: "Nice to meet you. Let's go to Asahi's place, the kid who tamed the monkey. Kiki, you can communicate with him. Let's see what information he can give us."

Kiki: "Okey dokey."

They reached Asahi's place. Asahi was playing with the monkey. As soon as the monkey saw Kiki, it started to get alert. But Asahi calmed it down.

Kiki reached the monkey and started to communicate with it. After 5 minutes, Kiki turned towards Orca. "I can understand basic things, but this monkey is just a kid. It separated from its troupe and reached this village from the Land of Monkeys. It was hungry, and Asahi fed it. It attached to Asahi."

Ikki nodded.

Ikki: "Can we take it with us?"

Kiki communicated with the monkey. The monkey started to get angry.

Kiki: "Nope."

Ikki: "I thought so. Can it be considered a monkey summon?"

Kiki: "No, this guy doesn't even have chakra."

Ikki: "And this kid, Asahi?"

Kiki: "He can't be. His chakra is too low."

Orca started to think. After some time, Chikako thought of something.

Chikako: "He can still sign the contract, right?"

Kiki: "Yes, he can. But why? He won't be able to summon monkeys."

Chikako: "Yes, but you can reverse summon him with the monkey. That way, your elders can teach the monkey."

Ikki: "That's a nice idea, Chikako. That way, we can summon Asahi and the monkey to Konoha and back here if we need them. Like a parcel service. Hinari, can you bring the village chief here, also Asahi's parents? We need to discuss this with them. We need to make sure they are okay with this. In the future, one monkey can come here and hold their hand or something like that, and with reverse summoning, they can reach Konoha and come back here."

Kiki: "You are taking reverse summoning as a letter delivery service. I need to ask Enma-sama about it."

Kiki summoned one of his monkey friends, communicated with him, and he went back with a puff. After 15 minutes, he came back with a huge scroll and communicated with Kiki.

Kiki: "Enma-sama agreed."

Ikki: "Tell that monkey about the holy land for monkeys. He can go there and learn about that place. And also tell him about reverse summoning and how to go there with Asahi. We will discuss this with the village chief and Asahi's parents. Then we will sign the contract."

Team Orca needed to discuss all the technicalities with the village chief and Asahi's parents. After 1 hour of discussion, they all agreed. They signed the contract.

Ikki: "Okay, Kiki, you can take Asahi and the monkey to the holy land for a trial run. We need to make the monkey feel that place as his home so he can open up and share all the details about the place he has come from. If he starts to get uneasy, bring him back here. This is going to be a lengthy process for you. Try to get all the details about the place and the different kinds of monsters that live there. You need to provide all the details to Hokage-sama."

Kiki: "Okey dokey."

Ikki: "Okay, Orca, to the next mission."

Chikako: "All of them are over. We are going back. I want to sleep for the next month."

Ikki: "Yeah, we will get some rest and spend our well-earned money. Now, Team Orca, head home."

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