The Quest Client

Just stepping out of the bathroom, Veigar had shed the lingering traces of fatigue. He didn't stop to rest, heading straight back to his room.

At this moment, there were still some broken rubber balls in the room that he hadn't cleared away, just piled up in the corner.

The rubber balls in the corner were what Veigar had purchased with the money earned from executing ninja missions over the past month or so. To successfully master the Rasengan, Veigar's expenses during this period had been quite significant.

However, it was all worth it.

The Rasengan training consists of four stages. The first stage is to concentrate Chakra in the palm of one's hand.

The second stage is to use a water-filled balloon to complete the training of maintaining a stable and continuous release of Chakra.

Veigar had completed these two stages over half a month ago.

As for the third stage of the Rasengan—the training to maintain the released Chakra using a rubber ball and solidify it—Veigar had also completed that a few days ago.

What Veigar was preparing to do now was to combine everything from the previous three stages and thoroughly complete the Rasengan training.

This was also the final stage: condensing and releasing Chakra.

Standing firm in a horse stance, Veigar extended his right hand, and a deep blue sphere of Chakra appeared in his palm.

This was the result Veigar had achieved from the third stage of Rasengan training.

In truth, the Chakra sphere in Veigar's hand was already capable of causing damage to objects, though it could only inflict relatively light surface damage.

Only by combining everything from the first three stages could one complete the true Rasengan and unleash its genuine power. Piercing through trees or shattering boulders would then be a trivial matter.

Veigar continued to inject Chakra into the sphere in his hand, incorporating the second stage to make the Chakra move in irregular patterns within it.

However, the next second.

The entire Chakra sphere exploded. Veigar had failed once again!

Two days passed in a flash during Veigar's training.

Eating, resting, and training—this was Veigar's daily routine for these two days. He didn't waste a single moment, seizing every second to practice the Rasengan.

At this moment, Veigar looked at the deep blue Chakra sphere in his hand, his tired eyes unable to hide his excitement.

In just over a month, Veigar had completed an A-rank Seal-less Ninjutsu that took Minato Namikaze three years to develop.

"Finally finished."

Veigar muttered to himself.

Then, his tightly wound nerves instantly relaxed. The exhaustion erupted all at once, and he collapsed onto the floor, falling into a deep sleep without wanting to move a muscle.

The next day, Veigar woke up from his deep sleep. Checking the time, he realized it was already the meeting time set by Minato Namikaze.

For the first time in so long, Veigar was late.

Without time to properly groom himself, Veigar hurriedly tidied up and rushed toward the meeting point.

Arriving right on time, Minato Namikaze saw that only Kakashi Hatake had arrived early. Not seeing a shadow of Veigar, Minato smiled and asked Kakashi.

"Kakashi, good morning!"

"Hasn't Veigar arrived yet? Why don't I see him?"

Kakashi Hatake nodded and replied, "Teacher Minato, good morning!"

"Yes, he hasn't arrived yet. I haven't seen Veigar either."

Minato Namikaze thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, let's wait a while."

"Knowing Veigar's habits, something must have delayed him."

Kakashi Hatake nodded in agreement, "Mm."

Having spent so much time together, both Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake knew that Veigar was an extremely punctual person. Since he hadn't arrived yet, they simply assumed he had been held up by something, rather than being late on purpose.

As the master and student, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake, chatted back and forth, a dusty and flustered Veigar finally arrived ten minutes later.

Seeing Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake talking, Veigar hurried over to them and apologized repeatedly.

"Teacher Minato, Kakashi, I'm very sorry, I'm late."

As for why he was late, Veigar didn't offer an explanation, as it no longer mattered.

Minato Namikaze waved his hand and said, "It's fine, you don't need to apologize."

"Neither the teacher nor Kakashi minds."

Kakashi Hatake also replied, "Since the teacher has already forgiven you, we'll just let this first time you've been late slide."

Kakashi Hatake emphasized the words "first time" quite sharply, causing Minato Namikaze, who was standing to the side, to wear an awkward smile.

"Thank you, thank you Teacher, and Kakashi."

"It won't happen again."

Minato Namikaze then said, "Let's go, let's go pick up a mission. I specifically requested a C-rank mission from the Third Lord!"

Before long, Minato Namikaze brought Veigar and Kakashi Hatake to the Hokage's Office to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Third Lord, Jonin Minato Namikaze, leading Minato Squad members Vega Koshima and Kakashi Hatake, has arrived to report."

Minato Namikaze stood a step ahead of Veigar and Kakashi Hatake, facing Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was sitting across from them.

Veigar and Kakashi Hatake also greeted him respectfully at the same time, "Third Lord."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting across from them, nodded and replied, "Since everyone is here, I will call the client in."

Minato Namikaze responded, "Yes."

Following this, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head toward the office door and called out, "You may come in, Mr. Jōji."

Takeuchi Joji, who had been waiting outside for a long time, heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's call and hurriedly pushed the door open to enter, standing beside Minato Namikaze.

At the same time, Veigar and Kakashi Hatake subtly sized up Takeuchi Joji.

Once Takeuchi Joji had settled into place, Hiruzen Sarutobi introduced him to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, this is the client for this mission, Mr. Takeuchi Joji from Yamagō Village. I will leave the mission in your hands."

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi also introduced them to Takeuchi Joji, "Mr. Jōji, these are Jonin Minato Namikaze and the two members he leads. The mission you posted will be carried out by them."

Minato Namikaze and Takeuchi Joji looked at each other simultaneously and exchanged greetings.

"Mr. Jōji, I look forward to working with you."

"Jonin Minato, I am counting on you. Please, you must help our village overcome this crisis."

Minato Namikaze immediately replied with a serious expression, "Mr. Jōji, please rest assured. We Konoha Ninjas will certainly complete our client's mission with excellence."

Takeuchi Joji's worried heart settled slightly as he said, "Then I leave everything to you."

At this moment, Takeuchi Joji had already come to view Minato Namikaze as his lifeline, while Veigar and Kakashi Hatake, standing behind Minato, had been overlooked by him.

After all, the young ages of Veigar and Kakashi Hatake were highly deceptive, and Takeuchi Joji had dismissed them as mere filler.

To complete the mission, he believed he would have to rely on Minato Namikaze, this Konoha Jonin.