Ninjas Really Are a High-Paying Profession

Hinata was quite perceptive. Once Kakashi had taken his seat, she began grilling meat for him. Before long, the plate in front of Kakashi was piled high with freshly grilled meat.

It smelled delicious.

But Kakashi could not swallow a single bite.

Because Kakashi had to pay for today's barbecue too!

Even if it was only to preserve his dignity as an Elite Jonin, Kakashi had to put on a brave face and act rich.

Kakashi: Sigh! I have to treat them again! Why is Might Guy's disciple so adorable?

Hinata: Sigh! Why can't I meet a teacher as responsible as Teacher Might Guy?

Ninjas really were highly paid.

The reward for a D-rank mission was five thousand to fifty thousand; a C-rank mission paid thirty thousand to one hundred thousand; a B-rank mission paid eighty thousand to two hundred thousand; an A-rank mission paid one hundred and fifty thousand to one million; and an S-rank mission paid over one million.

In the anime setting, one ryo in the Ninja World was worth ten yen, while ten yen was worth 0.6 RMB.

By that calculation, the reward for the apple-picking mission Hinata had just completed was 9,000 ryo, roughly equivalent to 5,400 RMB.

Of the 9,000-ryo mission reward, Kakashi would take half, while Hinata and the other two would split the other half.

That meant Hinata could receive 1,500 ryo from that apple-picking mission, roughly equivalent to 900 RMB.

And that money was only the reward from a single mission.

For simple D-rank missions like that, if they worked quickly, they could complete two or three in a day.

Just tell me, wasn't that tempting?

Kakashi was an Elite Jonin. He had completed more than seven hundred B-rank and above missions, including over forty S-rank missions.

Kakashi was genuinely rich.

But no matter how rich he was, Kakashi was still too stingy!

Sigh!

After finishing the barbecue, Hinata and the other two dragged Kakashi off to teach them how to train.

Kakashi did not really have anything to do. He had originally wanted to hide at home and read novels, but with Hinata and the others dragging him along, he half-heartedly agreed.

After all, reading was reading no matter where he did it.

It had to be said that Kakashi had quite a few bad habits: being late, being stingy, and being lazy!

When they arrived at Konoha's Back Mountain, Naruto and Sasuke found a large tree and went off to practice tree climbing on their own. With her hands behind her back, Hinata sauntered up to Kakashi and asked sweetly, "Teacher Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke are practicing tree climbing. What should I train?"

Kakashi put down his book and asked instead, "Hinata, how do you usually train?"

Before Hinata could answer, Kakashi thought for a moment and continued, "You're already very strong. You should have your own ninjutsu system by now. Besides, I don't know Gentle Fist, so I can't give you much guidance. If you have questions about Gentle Fist, you can go home and ask your family."

"It's not like I want to learn Gentle Fist!" Hinata said with some frustration. "I actually want to learn a few ninjutsu. Gentle Fist is pretty strong, but ninjutsu is way cooler!"

Kakashi covered his face with his book and said helplessly, "If I taught you ninjutsu, wouldn't your dad chase me all over Konoha to kill me?"

For Hyuga Clan ninjas, learning Gentle Fist was enough. Learning ninjutsu was considered neglecting their proper duties.

Besides, Hinata did not want to learn just any random ninjutsu. What she really wanted to learn was Kakashi's self-created Chidori series of techniques.

Hinata was a Lightning-Fire dual-attribute ninja, after all.

But Chidori was Kakashi's signature move. Hinata figured he would not teach it to her so easily.

After thinking it over, Hinata shrugged and sighed. "All right, then. I'll head back first."

Kakashi suggested, "Training here isn't bad either!"

Kakashi mainly did not want to keep an eye on Naruto and Sasuke. With Hinata around, he could worry a lot less.

Hinata glanced at Naruto and Sasuke, whose heads were covered in bumps from falling, and said softly, "I don't need to train like they do."

Kakashi grew curious when he heard that. "You're so strong. Why don't you tell me how you usually train?"

Hinata spread her hands and said with feigned helplessness, "I don't really train much normally. Father always says I'm slacking off. But... if I can become stronger just by lying down, why would I work so hard training?"

Kakashi: "..."

Would it kill you not to brag?

Of course Hinata did not have some talent that let her grow stronger while lying down, but surely she could brag a little!

After thinking about it, Hinata decided to stay and train for a while before leaving.

After all, today was Team 7's first mission and their first time training together. Leaving early somehow felt inappropriate.

Hinata's current training was roughly divided into four parts.

Increasing her chakra reserves; deepening her understanding of Gentle Fist; perfecting Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack; and practicing Yin-Yang Release.

The first three were actually quite simple, but when it came to Yin-Yang Release, Hinata still could not make heads or tails of it.

And asking Kakashi would not be much use. Kakashi himself probably did not understand it particularly well either.

In fact, aside from elemental ninjutsu involving wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth, as well as simple ninjutsu that only required ordinary chakra, many ninjutsu were related to Yin-Yang Release.

For example, Sealing Jutsu and the forbidden techniques developed by the Second Hokage.

Compared to controlling the various attributes found in nature, Yin-Yang Release was even more mystical.

Genjutsu and Medical Ninjutsu actually belonged to Yin-Yang Release.

Yin-Yang Release was not necessarily a forbidden technique, but every forbidden technique definitely involved Yin-Yang Release.

But that was only basic mastery. To study it in depth, one not only needed Kage-level strength, but also Kage-level insight and Kage-level reserves of knowledge.

Although the Hyuga Clan possessed much knowledge passed down for a thousand years, the ninja world was constantly advancing.

Ancient things were not necessarily stronger than modern ones.

For the first time, Hinata felt that she needed to find a Kage-level expert to be her teacher.

The Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist system could be cultivated to the Kage level, but taking it any further was truly difficult.

Even Hyuga Hiashi was only at the Quasi-Kage level now.

But Hinata was not in a hurry. With her talent, as long as she was willing to put in a little effort and settle down to train, she could completely attain the Dao through Gentle Fist.

Besides, her Tenseigan cheat had not arrived yet.

Once she awakened the Tenseigan, she would be touching upon Yin-Yang Release.

When the time came, with her two cheats combined through Body Integration, she should be able to crush Pain no matter what, right?

Then, if she worked a little harder, crushing Six Paths Madara would not be difficult either!

And so, Kakashi witnessed a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Hinata practiced Gentle Fist for about half an hour, then sat down beside Kakashi and shamelessly declared that she had completed her training for the day.

Kakashi suddenly felt that even Icha Icha Paradise had lost its appeal. Unable to resist, he asked, "Hinata, do you usually only train for half an hour?"

Hinata shook her head and said faintly, "My family is strict. They make me train for two hours every day. Even if I slack off, I still have to train for at least an hour every day!"

Kakashi: "..."