D-rank mission

Riverside meeting point.

"Renye-kun, you changed your blade?" Koharu Utatane said in surprise.

"Mm." Renye nodded, gently stroking the scabbard.

"Does this blade have a name?"

"I named it Muko."

Tobirama Senju had once told Renye that when this blade cut down an enemy, no blood would stain its surface, so he named it Muko.

Danzō Shimura stared at Muko with burning eyes.

He could tell this was an excellent blade, even better than the weapons used by their clan's jonin.

This stirred envy in Danzō's heart.

Why should Uchiha Renye have such a fine weapon?

Renye was already stronger than him, and with this blade, it would be even harder for Danzō to catch up.

Danzō Shimura thought, "No good—I need a good weapon too!"

Before long, Yusuke Senju appeared before the three with a Body Flicker.

He noticed the blade in Renye's hand and praised, "Nice blade."

Hearing this, Danzō's eyes blazed with jealousy.

Even Teacher Yusuke praised it—this weapon was definitely extraordinary!

If only he could have a weapon like this too...

Yusuke Senju glanced at Danzō, who immediately schooled his expression, pretending nothing was wrong.

"I'll take you to pick up missions."

Mission Assembly Hall.

Renye swept his gaze around, noticing that missions of different ranks had their own sections.

Yusuke Senju led them to the D-rank mission area.

"Wait here, I'll choose missions for you."

With that, he began flipping through the mission scrolls.

"Heh heh, I'll be doing missions soon." Danzō clenched his fists excitedly.

This was his first mission since becoming a ninja.

He was ready to cut a bloody swath!

Starting from his first mission, he'd gradually become a powerful ninja!

"Wow, my first mission—I'm a little nervous," Koharu Utatane murmured.

Renye looked at them with a complicated expression. "It's just a D-rank mission. What are you getting hyped for?"

If he wasn't wrong, D-rank missions were all about chasing cats and finding dogs, right?

"Renye-kun, what do you mean by that?" Koharu Utatane asked, confused.

Renye didn't plan to explain. "You'll find out soon enough."

Danzō Shimura snorted coldly. This bastard was being mysterious again.

Soon, Yusuke Senju came back carrying a stack of scrolls. "I've picked out your missions."

"Teacher Yusuke, this... isn't this too many?" Koharu Utatane swallowed hard.

With this many missions, when would they ever finish?

"It's fine. You should be able to complete them today," Yusuke Senju said.

Given the kids' strength, finishing D-rank missions would be easy.

That's why he'd grabbed a bunch.

Danzō Shimura's eyes went wide with shock. Teacher Yusuke was treating them like beasts of burden!

Ninja missions were never that easy to complete!

"Take a look at the missions."

Renye unrolled a scroll, his mouth twitching. "Just as I thought..."

Hearing Renye's words, the other two looked puzzled. "What kind of missions are they?"

They each unrolled a scroll, and their expressions froze instantly.

"Teacher Yusuke, these are our missions?!" Danzō Shimura stared in disbelief.

"That's right, these are your missions. Best finish them before afternoon," Yusuke Senju said.

If you can't find the book title, try searching for the author—maybe it's just been renamed!

Danzō refused to believe it and unrolled a second scroll. After reading its contents, he fell completely silent.

Unbelievable. These were actually the missions a ninja had to carry out...

Mission One: Hold a beauty pageant for Uncle Yukimura's pigs at the east end of the village.

Mission Description: Uncle Yukimura had a sudden whim to hold a "Prettiest Little Pig in Konoha" contest for his ten spotted pigs. He needs ninja to help set up the venue and organize the audience.

Mission Reward: 2,000 ryo

Mission Two: Mediate a dispute between two fighting dogs.

Mission Description: Two stray dogs in the village square keep fighting, scaring the children away from playing there. A ninja is needed to find out why they're fighting and mediate the conflict between them.

Mission Reward: 1,000 ryo, plus a box of dog bone biscuits.

Mission Three: Change diapers for the children at the orphanage.

Mission Description: The orphanage caretaker has taken emergency leave and urgently needs several ninja to come and change diapers for hundreds of children.

Mission Reward: 5,000 ryo.

Even though Renye had mentally prepared himself, seeing these missions still made him crack a little.

What the hell were these D-rank missions.

"Yusuke-sensei, do we have to do these missions?" Renye asked.

Yusuke Senju raised an eyebrow. "If you take them and don't do them, it counts as voluntarily abandoning the mission. You'll get fined, you know."

Renye: "..."

To be honest, he didn't want to do these missions with so much work for so little pay.

D-rank missions already had low rewards, and the village skimmed 30% off the top. The remaining 70% was split based on the four of them, so what they actually got in hand was next to nothing.

"Alright, go do your missions. Split the reward among yourselves—I don't need any." Yusuke Senju said.

As a Jonin, he naturally had no interest in splitting mission pay with a few kids, especially for D-rank missions...

The three of them sighed helplessly and left the mission hall.

D-rank missions might not be dangerous, but they paid little and demanded a lot.

They worked all day long, their short legs nearly running off, just to finish those tasks.

By the end of the day, Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane no longer had any trace of the excitement they'd felt on their first mission. Instead, their faces were blank.

God only knew what they'd been through that day.

Now they finally understood what Renye meant by that one line.

So this was what D-rank missions were really like...

Renye looked at the two of them, who seemed utterly drained of life, and offered some comfort: "The missions weren't great, but we made money, right?"

Hearing that, their expressions improved a little.

"Renye-kun is right. At least we earned some money," Koharu Utatane said with a smile.

Danzō Shimura nodded to himself. With money, he could buy the weapons he wanted.

The three of them headed to the mission hall full of anticipation.

They'd completed over a dozen D-rank missions today. They must have made a decent amount, right?

Mission Hall.

"You've completed a total of 15 D-rank missions. Here's your reward—18,000 ryo. Please take it."

"18,000? You've got to be kidding!" Renye blurted out.

They'd worked their butts off all day, and all they got was 18,000 ryo?

No... after splitting it three ways, each of them only got 6,000 ryo.

It felt like the sky was falling.

Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane both looked just as grim.

They'd toiled all day for this pittance.

No one would be happy about that.

Sure, ninja made money fast, but they spent it even faster.

After buying the necessary tools, their pockets were empty.

Renye handed out the money to the two of them.

Danzō took the money with a dark expression and said, "Tomorrow, have Yusuke-sensei take us on C-rank missions!"

Renye nodded in deep agreement. "Right."

D-rank missions were practically meaningless for the three of them at this point. They really needed to step up the difficulty.

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