The conversation between teacher and students ended. Knowing why he had come, Minato Namikaze straightened his expression and said to Veigar,
"Veigar, your free training time is over. Meet at the village entrance at noon. We have a new mission."
Veigar had gone more than a week without carrying out a mission. He knew that Minato Namikaze, who had not appeared for several days, must have come to give him instructions.
Hearing that they had a new mission, Veigar did not ask any further questions. He said solemnly, "Yes, Teacher Minato."
"I'll go back and prepare now."
Minato Namikaze nodded and replied, "Go ahead."
"I have to make some preparations too, so I'll be leaving first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Minato Namikaze disappeared from Veigar's sight.
Afterward, Veigar also left the forest and departed from Training Ground 44.
Noon. The entrance to Konoha Village.
The three members of Minato Squad gathered at the village entrance on time, and Veigar and Kakashi Hatake learned the details of the mission.
They were to escort the merchant Kazuo Yoshino from the Land of Rain back to the Land of Rain.
Not long afterward, the client for this mission led a group of more than ten people toward the entrance to Konoha Village.
The merchant from the Land of Rain, Kazuo Yoshino, looked to Veigar like a very comical, portly merchant. He always wore a beaming smile.
As the mission's client, Kazuo Yoshino had already met Minato Namikaze, but he had not met Veigar or Kakashi Hatake.
Even so, he did not show the slightest negligence. Instead, he said very respectfully, "Lord Minato, and you two honored ninja, I'll be relying on you to keep us safe on this journey."
Minato Namikaze smiled and replied, "Mr. Yoshino, you're too polite. Protecting you