"Asuma, are you really on a B-level mission?"
When Shisui and Yuhi Kurenai arrived at the meeting point, that was the first sentence spoken.
"I don't know, I just... just said it casually, hoping to get advanced tasks."
Asuma was also at a loss.
She had just talked to the old man, and in the afternoon, he got a notice of the assembly.
"Let's go out of the village first and explain on the way."
Jingyi didn't say much. After everyone gathered, he registered at the entrance of the village and then headed directly west.
After leaving Konoha, he explained the mission.
Then
"For this mission, I will ask you all to act in a wartime state. You don't cook or rest on the road. The food is replaced by military ration pills throughout the entire journey. You are not allowed to rest until you reach the specified distance."
"Yes!"
"Set off."
In addition to being surprised, the three felt a little more nervous.
Looking at the teacher's appearance...
In this mission, they might actually encounter enemy ninjas.
On the way, Jingyi pondered in his mind.
This time is the period of dawn and growth. There is no ninja village in the Country of Rivers, and this purge must have something to do with them.
Totally right!
But...
If it's dawn now, they shouldn't take action against Konoha ninjas. Besides, their mission is to support Minato instead of fighting, so it's not that dangerous.
Even the Third Hokage thought Watergate wasn't in much danger.
But...
What if there is danger?
In troubled times, they can't afford too many losses, so sending Jingyi and the others is just a little more insurance. By the way...
It is naturally best if they can collect information.
Jingyi knew all of this.
"Teacher, so Kakashi and the others also took on a C-level mission?"
After Asuma had run for a long distance, he suddenly said something.
Yuhi Kurenai was suddenly speechless.
Did he just realize?
Jingyi was too lazy to answer.
Yuhi Kurenai was helpless and explained, "Kakashi is a Chunin, and their team is stronger than a normal Genin team. It is normal for them to do C-level tasks."
"Senior Guy's team seems to have taken on a C-level mission as well."
"Oh."
Hearing the words of Yuhi Kurenai and Shisui...
Asuma scratched her head. She had originally thought that their class was special, but the elite teams had basically started taking C-level missions.
He had been a little arrogant before, but now he had calmed down.
"C-level missions are mostly guards, and there are fewer battles. We were a special case last time. This time, w mission is classified as B-level just because we may encounter ninjas and the level is upgraded."
Only then did Jingyi explain.
Generally speaking, the cost of C-level missions is between 20,000 and 50,000 ryō, and the missions are mostly protective. Last time, they directly targeted the enemy and took the initiative to kill.
To put it simply, it was super high-class!
Of course...
There was also a lot of remuneration.
The final reward was 60,000 ryō, which was a full 20,000 more than the set 40,000. It was because they killed the bandits and recovered the stolen property of several villages.
They chased all the way.
Soon, traces of the Seventh Class passing by appeared on the road.
Until the border of the Land of Fire, the traces disappeared all of a sudden Minato and the others had begun to deliberately eliminate all traces of themselves.
"Go to the mission location."
Jingyi took out the map, looked at the directions, and then headed for Minato and the others.
After arriving here, there were no traces to be found.
Asuma looked around and seemed very curious, especially when passing through an area where there were people, but there were too few people here, and there were not many to be seen after a long walk.
"Teacher, there are very few people in the Country of Rivers."
"It's too messy. They can't survive, so of course they have to leave."
"Because there is no ninja village? But the daimyo doesn't he have the money to summon ninjas?"
Asuma was puzzled.
Jingyi was silent for a moment, then said, "Because there are too many big countries around it, and the area is relatively large. Even if there is a ninja village, it is basically impossible to survive."
"The Country of Rain..."
Shisui thought of a country in the middle of the three major countries.
Isn't the Country of Rain worse than the Country of Rivers?
But...
In the Second Ninja World War, the Country of Rain almost fought alone against the three major countries, and there was no one more in the limelight for a while.
"Hanzo of the Salamander."
Jingyi sighed.
In addition...
In the early years, Hanzo was extremely powerful and had his own ideals to pursue, but after the Second Ninja World War, Hanzo was beaten by the three major powers and lost his temper
Hanzo fell out of the limelight and seemed to have won.
However...
The three major countries can recover in a few years, but what about the Country of Rain?
Apart from the three anomalous numbers Yahiko and the others, the education and medical systems are not at the same level at all, and the second Hanzo is entirely dependent on mutation.
This is the difference between big and small countries.
After hearing what Jingyi said, the three of them were silent.
For many years, they had all stood from Konoha's point of view, thinking it was very abhorrent for ninja villages like the Land of Rain to provoke wars. But to put themselves in others' shoes if they were small village ninjas, they would probably be more desperate than Hanzo and the others.
There was silence.
Asuma, Shisui, and Yuhi Kurenai all seemed to be thinking.
But...
From Jingyi's side, a voice sounded:
[Complete the ideological guidance of 'Asuma Sarutobi'. She regards you as a life mentor.]
[Evaluation: Excellent]
[Reward: Feiyan]
Huh?
Asuma, you finally paid back!
Jingyi accepted it as he ran.
Feiyan is not a sword, but Asuma's double-fist blade melee tactic. With the addition of Wind Release nature transformation, the attack is very terrifying.
It can be said...
This is Asuma's signature move!
Of course...
With Asuma now, he hasn't even finished forging his fist blades, so Feiyan isn't really applicable yet.
After realizing this, Jingyi was in a very good mood.
The technique itself was secondary.
Since Feiyan is used with a double-fist blade, there are some dual-wielding weapon effects attached, and Jingyi could clearly feel that his two hands were more flexible than before.
Especially his left hand.
This is a gain that many ninjutsu can't provide.
For this alone, he had profited.
Not to mention...
Feiyan is not exactly a punching and blade technique it can also be used in conjunction with sword techniques, though the method is slightly different.
"It seems that getting a second chakra knife is imminent."
While Jingyi was happy, he couldn't help but sigh.
One is not enough!
After sighing for a while, he glanced at Asuma.
This kid was thinking but quickly realized she was on a mission, shook her head, and pushed the thoughts out of her mind.
Jingyi smiled.
Asuma had indeed grown a lot.
The original Asuma, although not comparable to Naruto when she was young, was still a child king and a troublemaker. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left the village over a little conflict.
Now, he was obviously very different.
It was all Jingyi's own credit!
Of course...
In addition to sighing, he secretly used chakra perception to continuously investigate the surrounding situation, looking for the trace of Watergate.
Finally...
"I found it! Go this way."
Jingyi pointed in the direction.
Asuma and Shisui were taken aback for a moment, while Yuhi Kurenai was not at all surprised.
She followed Jingyi's pace and complained as she ran, "Did you really think that the teacher didn't sense anything, so you dared to let us walk around in Baiyun Town?"
"So it turns out..."
Shisui instantly understood.
The teacher had been in Baiyun Town and probably knew the location of the robbers long ago. He was just testing them at that time.
No wonder he appeared so timely.
"I remember! I heard my father say that the Second Hokage had a perception technique that could sense others' positions from a long distance, and even gauge the strength of their chakra."
"Stop talking nonsense. Keep up."
Jingyi didn't deny it.
Anyway, he didn't plan to hide it. Now that Tsunade had recognized his identity, he wasn't afraid of people in the village finding fault. Worst case he'd just leave the village as Tsunade suggested.
What a big deal!