Konoha Mission Hall, Because of the recent turbulence in the political situation, many nobles and merchant associations worried about their own safety had no choice but to spend more money hiring ninja. For a time, mission rewards rose with the tide. The price of what had once been C-rank missions almost doubled, while A-rank missions smashed through the ceiling and pushed straight toward S-rank.
In front of the mission noticeboard, a middle-aged ninja with fang-like face paint clenched his fist and carefully searched for a mission that suited him.
Inuzuka Taro, a background-character ninja who had only barely been promoted to Chunin at the age of forty. Having been beaten down by society, his greatest dream now was to buy a three-bedroom apartment through his own hard work.
"After a few more C-rank missions, I'll have enough for the down payment!"
Though mission rewards had risen quite a bit, Konoha's housing prices were climbing step by step as well. In order to realize his dream of owning his own doghouse as soon as possible, he did not dare stop for even a moment.
"Taro, have you heard? The Mission Hall has a mysterious event going on lately. You can exchange the reward from ten C-rank missions or three B-Rank Missions for a super grand prize."
Just as he was staring intently at the constantly refreshing mission board, afraid of missing any cost-effective mission, a middle-aged ninja wearing small black glasses sidled up and mysteriously whispered the news to him.
A super grand prize?
Inuzuka Taro glanced at the somewhat gloomy middle-aged ninja beside him. The other man was his teammate from when he had been a Genin, Aburame Shilong, who was likewise scraps from the edge of his clan.
Because they were both old bachelors, the two had always had