It's Normal for Missions to Go Wrong

Come to think of it, he had been in the Naruto World for about half a year now.

Over those six months, he had grown quite a bit. Not only had he graduated from the Ninja Academy, but he had also defeated a Chunin in actual combat.

Of course, that was still far from enough in the Naruto World.

Who knew? In the later stages of the Naruto World, even Jonin were cannon fodder. Only those with cheats could survive.

Just as Chiga stared into the distance in a daze,

he spotted a tiny black dot faintly appearing in the sky. It was probably some kind of bird.

To get a better look, Chiga activated his Sharingan and finally saw what was flying toward him.

It was a completely black crow.

The crow bobbed up and down through the air. One of its wings could not extend and retract properly, making it look injured.

After noticing Chiga below, the crow paused in midair before flying toward him.

"Huh? Is it asking for help?"

Chiga's eyes lit up. He suddenly remembered that he did not have a Summoning Beast yet!

Crows were intelligent animals, and they lived in groups.

That went without saying in a world like Naruto, where all animals had greatly increased intelligence and strength.

Many ninjas used crows as Summoning Beasts.

Whether for covering attacks or scouting enemy movements, they were extremely useful.

"Caw!"

However, just as Chiga thought the crow had come to seek his help, a vicious glint flashed in its eyes. It spread its sharp beak and suddenly dove down.

Judging by its posture, it was aiming for Chiga's eyes.

Chiga was speechless. The tomoe in his Sharingan spun, and the crow's eyes turned into Sharingan as well.

He controlled the crow, making it fly down and land before him.

At that moment, Kushina and the Katsumi Village Chief, who had heard the commotion, stepped out of the room and came to Chiga's side.

Seeing that a crow had caused the disturbance, the Katsumi Village Chief immediately explained, "Ninja-sama, this crow is probably from the Crow Clan in the mountains. They do not attack humans, and they sometimes even guide lost hunters out of the mountains. They are practically our local guide birds."

"They don't attack humans?"

Hearing that, Chiga glanced at the Katsumi Village Chief and deactivated his Sharingan.

"Caw!"

The instant the crow regained its senses, it flew back into the air. After circling for a while, it dove at Chiga again, still aiming for his eyes.

This time, Chiga did not use his Sharingan to control it. He merely gave a light jump and avoided the attack. After missing, the crow flew up and circled overhead as though looking for another opportunity.

The Katsumi Village Chief said awkwardly, "Ninja-sama, perhaps this crow's injury stirred up its ferocity, which is why it is acting this way."

Chiga ignored him and merely studied the crow thoughtfully.

After pondering for a while, Chiga removed the Konoha Headband from his forehead and said to Kushina, "Teacher Kushina, take off your Konoha Headband too."

"Oh, okay."

Once the two of them hid their Konoha Headbands, the crow's urge to attack abruptly vanished. It circled overhead for a while before flying down and hopping over to Chiga.

Chiga and Kushina exchanged a glance, understanding that someone wearing a headband had attacked this crow.

Kushina walked over to the crow, crouched down to inspect the wound on its wing, and said, "It was a Kunai."

Just then, a strong young man around twenty years old walked over.

"This is Katsumi Keito, my grandson." After giving a brief introduction, the Katsumi Village Chief said to Keito, "Keito, tell these two ninja-sama about that beast."

"Okay!"

Keito nodded and described the beast.

"You're saying it looked like an enormous wild boar, but its entire body was covered in solid rock?"

After listening to Keito, Kushina fell silent for a moment before asking.

"Yes. Its tusks were long and sharp. It killed my companion with a single stab, and it could even breathe fire."

Fear appeared on Keito's face as he said with lingering relief, "I happened to be in a pool at the time, which was the only reason I escaped that beast."

Hearing this, Chiga, who was bandaging the crow's wound, showed a flicker of surprise and could not help looking at Kushina.

By that description, it was no ordinary beast.

Kushina's expression was not looking good either. She cast a glance at the embarrassed Katsumi Village Chief and said coldly, "Old man, this is nothing like what your mission description said!"

As she spoke, the presence of a Jonin suddenly erupted from her and pressed down fiercely on the Katsumi Village Chief.

After recognizing the wound on the crow, Kushina had already felt that this mission was about to take an unexpected turn. Now that she saw the old man had concealed the mission's rank as well, her expression became even gloomier.

The Katsumi Village Chief and Katsumi Keito were only ordinary people. How could they withstand that pressure? Cold sweat streamed down their faces as their bodies trembled.

"I'm sorry, Lady Kushina. Our village simply does not have enough money to issue a Rank B Mission, so we chose to hide it."

Suppressing the fear in his heart, the Katsumi Village Chief said tremblingly, "Five strong young hunters have already died in the village. If this continues, our entire village will perish!"

Seeing that Kushina did not answer, the Katsumi Village Chief turned pale. He gritted his teeth and prepared to kneel.

But at that moment, Kushina withdrew her pressure and waved her hand. "We'll discuss what you concealed later."

Compared with the mission's rank, Kushina was more concerned about the beast's information. She took out a blank scroll and began drawing rapidly on it.

Chiga held the bandaged crow and leaned over beside Kushina. After glancing at the scroll a couple of times, he immediately said disdainfully, "Teacher Kushina, you really have no talent for drawing!"

Negative emotion from Kushina, Emotion Points +20!

"Be quiet!"

Kushina ignored Chiga's jab. Without looking away, she focused on drawing.

Chiga shrugged and stopped bothering Kushina, instead playing with the crow at his side.

Like Kushina, he also felt that something had gone wrong with the mission.

Seeing how serious Kushina looked now, it seemed the situation was quite severe.

A few minutes later, Kushina finished her drawing. She showed the bizarre creature she had drawn on the scroll to the young man and asked, "Did it look like this?"

Keito stared at it for a long time before putting on an admiring expression. "Yes! As expected of a ninja-sama, it looks exactly like the real thing!"

"Shameless."

Watching the young man blatantly lie with his eyes open, Chiga could not help muttering under his breath.

Kushina's face reddened as well. "Don't brush this off. This is important!"

Hearing Kushina say that, Keito awkwardly replied, "Although there are some differences, it is indeed fairly close!"

Kushina's expression immediately darkened considerably.