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After some picking and choosing, Shibi Aburame's eyes landed on a mission.
Escort a merchant convoy to the Grass Country Chamber of Commerce. The mission level is B-rank, and the reward is 400,000 ryo. Ordinarily, the reward for a B-rank mission wouldn't be this much, but this mission seems a bit special.
The scale of the merchant convoy is large, and when the mission was posted, it was stated that multiple teams could take it, so the payment offered is quite generous.
Shibi Aburame thought for a while and decided to take this mission.
Among the missions their team could take, this one offers the highest reward. Even if you subtract the part that other teams will take, it's still quite substantial.
He himself isn't lacking in money, but it's a good plan to let Satoru Hyūga and the others get a bigger cut of the reward.
"Hello, help me take this mission." Shibi Aburame pointed expressionlessly at the mission on the list and said to the ninja at the management office.
"It's Shibi Lord. I'll handle it right away." The ninja at the management office responded and immediately started taking notes.
Shibi Aburame thought for a moment and asked, "Besides our team, has any other team taken this mission?"
The person in charge thought for a while. "There should be one other team, but I don't remember which team it is."
"I see." Shibi Aburame nodded and looked back at Anko and the others.
There, Satoru Hyūga was standing in the middle, his clothes in a mess. Beside him, Uchiha Rin and Anko, who failed to find the secret to fair skin, still seemed to be muttering something.
"Ugh..." Sensing Satoru Hyūga's resentful gaze, Shibi Aburame suddenly felt a chill. "The mission has been taken. Let's hurry over there..."
He said with a shiver.
At the entrance of Konoha Village, Satoru Hyūga saw from afar a rather large convoy parked there.
As they got nearer, they suddenly heard an argument.
Frowning, they picked up their pace, and a surprising scene came into view.
A tall ninja in green tight - fitting clothes kept bowing to one of the people, uttering all sorts of apologetic and pleading words. The ninja in the same kind of tight - fitting clothes beside him kept tugging at him.
"Dad, why are you apologizing to this sort of person? We can just skip this mission."
"Kai! You don't get it. Without the reward for this mission, we're almost struggling to make ends meet."
After scolding the ninja tugging at him, the tall ninja bowed to the leading Jonin again, burying his head deep in his chest.
"Please forgive us! I promise I won't make similar mistakes again!"
After seeing the person's face clearly, Satoru Hyūga was shocked. "Sensei Dai?"
"Satoru, do you know that ninja?" Uchiha Rin looked at him in surprise.
Anko beside her showed a trace of worry in her eyes and explained to Uchiha Rin, "Rin, his name is Might Dai. He's the father of Might Kai, who is in our class."
"Oh.
Uchiha Rin responded. She didn't have much of an impression of Might Kai. She just thought he looked a bit familiar. In fact, she didn't really pay much attention to the students who were not very strong in the class.
Just then, the Jonin standing in front of Might Dai showed an impatient expression. He waved his hand at Might Dai and said, "Go, go! I'm just unlucky for having recruited you two into the team."
"It's just that we knocked over a crate. We've already cleaned it up. Why are you still being so pushy?" Next to him, Might Kai finally couldn't hold it back. He clenched his fists and glared at the Jonin angrily.
"Kai!" Might Dai grabbed him quickly and said anxiously, "It's not easy for them to let us join the team. It's my clumsiness. You should quickly apologize to Captain Ryosuke."
Kai looked extremely aggrieved and was on the verge of crying. "But we've already cleaned it up."
After roughly listening to the whole story, a hint of anger appeared in Anko's eyes. "That's so unfair."
Satoru Hyūga frowned. After thinking for a while, he quickly stepped forward.
"Hey! I'm asking whether you've discussed it yet. Our caravan is about to set off. If this goes on, it'll delay the journey."
Hearing the impatient voice of the caravan leader, the leading Jonin named Ryosuke Tanouchi showed an apologetic smile and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm very sorry! We'll handle it right away."
When his gaze turned to Might Dai and the other person, it suddenly became one of disgust and disdain.
"Did you hear that? The caravan is about to leave. You'd better go quickly! Don't hold up the caravan's journey."
Just then, a voice came from behind.
"Wait!"
Ryosuke Tanouchi looked over, and his eyebrows immediately knitted together. Byakugan? A ninja from the Hyūga clan? What are they up to here?
Satoru Hyūga gave a faint smile to Might Kai and the other person who were at a loss.
"Kai, Senior Dai, long time no see."
"You are..." Kai suddenly opened his mouth wide and pointed at Satoru Hyūga. "It's Satoru Hyūga. Why are you here?"
"I'm also here to complete a mission." Satoru Hyūga said with a smile.
"Kai... Who is he?"
"His name is Satoru Hyūga. He's a classmate from my time. Father, you should have heard of him, the genius of the Hyūga clan who awakened the double Kekkei Genkai." Kai gestured animatedly and excitedly as he introduced Satoru Hyūga to Dai.
Although the two didn't interact much during their school days, a genius from a powerful clan with double Kekkei Genkai would always leave a deep impression on everyone.
"So it's him!" Might Dai clenched his right fist and slapped it hard on the palm of his left hand, showing a relieved expression.
Hearing their conversation, Ryosuke Tanouchi also squinted his eyes and sized up Satoru Hyūga. Although he hadn't heard of double Kekkei Genkai, the spiky-haired guy just said they were classmates from the same time. So this guy is just a newly graduated brat.
"Hey, you just said you're also here to complete a mission?" Ryosuke stared at Satoru Hyūga with squinted eyes.
"This is a multi-team mission. We also accepted it. Is there a Mondai?" Satoru Hyūga stared back at him.
「Also...」He turned to look at Might Dai and the other one, and said with a smile, 「Senior Might Dai, Neji Hyūga, since this team doesn't want to keep you, why not come to my team?」
「Satoru Hyūga, how can we do that...」Might Dai and Neji Hyūga were at a loss.
A cold glint flashed in Ryosuke Tanouchi's eyes. 「Kid, you said you took on this mission. Do you have any evidence? This is a B-rank mission. If I were your leading Jonin, I'd never let you come here and cause trouble. You..."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly heard a cold voice.
「Are you teaching me how to do things?」
Ryosuke Tanouchi was stunned for a moment and looked in the direction where the voice came from. He saw a ninja wearing black sunglasses and wrapped in a wide robe, holding up a mission authorization letter towards him.
「This is the authorization letter for the mission we took. Is this evidence? Also, I agree to let these two join my team. Do you have any objections?」
After clearly seeing the appearance of the person who came, Ryosuke Tanouchi's body suddenly trembled uncontrollably. Fear flashed in his eyes, and he stammered.
「O...Oh, it's actually Lord Shibi Aburame. Why didn't you say so earlier? How...How would I dare to have any objections to you.」
Are you kidding? Who would dare to have any objections to Shibi Aburame?
Shibi Aburame has a huge reputation among Konoha Jonin. He is an extremely fierce person! An ordinary Jonin is no match for him. The ninjas who fought against him all ended up in extremely miserable situations, being devoured by bugs until not even a trace remained!
Ryosuke Tanouchi looked at Satoru Hyūga with a despairing expression. Why didn't you say earlier that your teacher was Shibi Aburame? Did I really have to offend such a fearsome person?
Oh no. Should I move to another village from now on?