(Bonus chapter for ten thousand rewards)
Inside the Hokage Building.
Namikaze Minato led Kakashi and Uchiha Tunan into the Hokage's office.
"Lord Hokage, do you have any suitable missions for us?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Uchiha Tunan, who stood behind Namikaze Minato and gazed at him with starry-eyed admiration, then nodded silently.
He then said to Namikaze Minato, "There happens to be a troublesome E-rank mission here. Take them to get acquainted with it first."
"E-rank? Isn't D-rank the lowest?" Namikaze Minato asked, looking puzzled.
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a light cough.
"Ahem. The main reason is that the client was one of the first civilian ninjas to join Konoha when it was first founded.
"He is very old, and both his legs are paralyzed, so he asked someone to post a mission to clean his house.
"However, he is only willing to pay two hundred ryo.
"Out of respect for him as a senior, we had no choice but to accept it."
"I see..." Namikaze Minato hesitated, considering whether to accept the mission.
After all, the mission only paid two hundred ryo, and there were three people on his team.
By the rules, he would receive one hundred ryo, while Kakashi and Uchiha Tunan would each get only fifty.
A bowl of Tonkotsu Ramen already cost sixty ryo.
It was simply too little.
Hiruzen Sarutobi could see Namikaze Minato's concern and sighed.
"This mission has been sitting here for several days because no one is willing to take it. The reward is simply too low.
"If you are willing to accept it, I can record the mission as D-rank for you."
Uchiha Tunan looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi's tightly furrowed brow with distress, then tugged at Namikaze Minato's sleeve. "Teacher Minato, let's take it."
Seeing that Uchiha Tunan had no objections, Namikaze Minato immediately nodded. "No problem. We'll take it."
As expected, Tunan was still so considerate.
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled kindly at Uchiha Tunan and handed the Mission Scroll to Namikaze Minato.
The three bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi before leaving the Hokage's office.
Once outside, Namikaze Minato handed the Mission Scroll to Uchiha Tunan.
"You both understand this mission now, right? I'll have to trouble you two with it."
Uchiha Tunan accepted the Mission Scroll and smiled faintly.
"Being able to do something so insignificant for a Konoha senior, I would be happy to do it even without any reward."
The moment the three stepped out of the Hokage Building, they suddenly saw Kushina with half her body stuffed into a trash can, her legs kicking wildly in the air.
Namikaze Minato's mouth twitched slightly. "Kushina, what are you doing?"
Clang! Kushina seemed startled. She toppled over along with the trash can, and the spilling garbage buried her beneath it.
Kushina sprang out of the pile of trash, inwardly going frantic as she stammered, "Ah... n-no, it's nothing..."
Before she could finish speaking, she let out a cry and ran into the distance.
"I have something to do! I'm going home first!"
Under the eaves of a rundown little courtyard in central Konoha.
An elderly man with a fierce face sat in a wheelchair and sized up Namikaze Minato's group. "You're the ninjas who accepted this mission?"
Namikaze Minato smiled faintly and placed a hand on each of Kakashi's and Uchiha Tunan's shoulders. "That's right. These two little ones will help clean your house."
The old man nodded coldly.
"Hmph. You two little brats had better be careful. If you break anything, you'll compensate me at full price."
After saying that, he pushed his wheelchair into the house, still muttering as he went.
"If you don't clean thoroughly, I won't sign the Mission Scroll.
"Don't think you can easily earn my money just because I'm old."
Namikaze Minato instructed the two, "I'll be leaving first. Once you finish the mission, come find me on the rooftop of the Hokage Building."
With that, his figure vanished in an instant.
For a D-rank mission like this, the team leader did not need to personally lend a hand. He only needed to supervise.
Cleaning a house was unlike catching cats or dogs. There was no danger whatsoever, so Namikaze Minato could not be bothered wasting time here.
Uchiha Tunan and Kakashi exchanged a glance, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work.
Kakashi rarely did housework, but fortunately, Uchiha Tunan gave him pointers and told him to sort the items first.
However...
Clang!
Kakashi stared blankly at the teapot that had fallen to the floor, speechless.
Just moments ago, Kakashi had wanted to put the teapot back in its place, but the moment he lifted it, the connection at the handle snapped.
"You damned brat! This teapot is from the First Hokage's era!" Hearing the sound, the old man rushed over in a fury.
Kakashi merely replied indifferently, "I'll pay for it."
Hearing Kakashi voluntarily offer compensation, the anger on the old man's face immediately faded considerably. He took a small abacus from his pocket and began calculating.
"When I bought it, it was priced at twenty ryo. Including the rise in prices over the years...
"You owe me... two thousand ryo."
Kakashi nodded, expressionless as he took out his wallet from his ninja tool pouch and began counting money.
Uchiha Tunan, who had been placing miscellaneous items into drawers, hurriedly stood up and stopped Kakashi from foolishly paying. He said to the old man, "Grandpa, even the most expensive new teapot would only cost two hundred ryo, wouldn't it?"
The old man snorted, glaring at Uchiha Tunan with displeasure. "After all these years, it has become an antique. The item itself is not expensive. Its age and significance are what make it valuable."
"Could we discuss this? Kakashi only picked it up normally. He never expected the handle to suddenly break."
Kakashi did not want to waste time arguing over such a small amount of money. He brushed Uchiha Tunan's hand aside.
"Enough. I'll pay."
The old man took the two thousand ryo Kakashi handed over and stuffed it into his shriveled wallet.
"Hmph. That will do. Continue."
Uchiha Tunan sighed helplessly and said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, you should go back first. I'm better at cleaning rooms."
Kakashi did not want to do such a pointless mission either, but he still said quietly, "But this is my mission."
Uchiha Tunan smiled gently and patted Kakashi on the shoulder.
"This is our mission. As long as it gets completed, that's all that matters.
"You should go back and train properly. Becoming a little stronger would be the greatest help to our team."
Kakashi hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. "All right."
The old man glanced at Uchiha Tunan and warned him, "Brat, you've accepted the mission, so you can't give up halfway. After all, I've already paid the money."
Uchiha Tunan smiled gently.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. I'll do my utmost to clean your house for you."
With that, he continued tidying the disorderly miscellaneous items.
Only when he saw Uchiha Tunan organizing everything so earnestly did the old man finally relax and go sit beneath the eaves to bask in the sun.
While helping tidy the bedroom, Uchiha Tunan suddenly noticed a short blade hanging on the wall.
Uchiha Tunan narrowed his eyes slightly, took down the short blade, and slowly drew it.
The blade was snow-bright throughout, faintly reflecting a chilling gleam.
Uchiha Tunan recognized at once that it was a valuable Chakra weapon.
Without drawing attention to himself, he placed the short blade back where it had been and lowered his head to continue tidying.
An immature idea surfaced in Uchiha Tunan's mind.
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