In Konoha, My Attributes Double Every Day!

"And wild boars are in the habit of foraging at dawn and dusk. But if they enter an unfamiliar environment, they become wary and shift their feeding time to nighttime!"

"Do you understand now?"

As Hankuang finished speaking, the others suddenly realized.

Even Kakashi had to admit that when it came to understanding wild boar habits, Hankuang was better than him.

No wonder Hankuang was so weak in strength—he was always reading these miscellaneous books.

"So that means we need to stake them out at night?" Kakashi muttered to himself.

Staking them out at night would drastically increase the danger level.

The danger the teacher mentioned probably referred to this.

"Stake them out? Why stake them out?" Hankuang didn't understand Kakashi's train of thought.

It was just catching a wild boar.

Did they need to stake it out?

"Hah, do you have a better idea?"

"Can't we just dig a trap?" Hankuang blurted out.

Kakashi: "..."

Obito: "Why didn't I think of that?"

Rin: "Eh? That's right!"

Chapter 8: Speed Doubles Again, Your Boyfriend Is Cheating!

Hokage's Office.

Minato Namikaze pushed open the office door and walked in.

"Lord Third!"

"You're here."

Looking up at the door, the Third Hokage paused his work.

"There's an S-rank mission that needs you to lead a team to complete." Picking up a scroll from the desk, the Third casually tossed it over.

Slap!

Catching the scroll steadily, Minato froze in place.

An S-rank mission?

Was the Third joking?

Could Team 9, the team he led, complete an S-rank mission?

Forget S-rank, even A-rank was a stretch. And right now, Team 9 was doing a C-rank mission.

Even if he led them, they'd inevitably face the same choice as Hatake Sakumo.

Complete the mission vs. Save your comrades!

So, what did the Third mean by this?

Seeing Minato's troubled expression, the Third tapped his pipe.

"What? Is it too difficult?"

"Yes!"

Minato answered honestly.

"I don't think Team 9 is capable of completing a mission of this level."

"Team 9?"

The Third chuckled.

"Who said I was sending Team 9?"

Hearing this, Minato breathed a sigh of relief.

So he had misunderstood.

Unrolling the scroll, Minato's expression showed confusion again.

"Roran?"

"That's right! This is a mission request sent by the Queen of Roran!" The Third nodded.

"But Roran is located in the Land of Wind. Shouldn't they be asking Sunagakure? Why send the mission to us in Konoha?" Minato was baffled.

Faced with Minato's question, the Third Hokage's expression turned grave, and his voice lowered.

"Because the Third Kazekage has gone missing! Sunagakure is currently embroiled in infighting over power!"

"Remember, don't spread this matter."

As the Third's words fell, Minato's heart was shaken with shock.

Third Kazekage, missing?

I see!

In his view, the village higher-ups had likely received this news long ago, which was why they loosened the graduation requirements at the Ninja Academy—to prepare for the coming war.

What a pity!

"If Elder Sakumo were still here, he could have greatly deterred Sunagakure."

The moment this thought crossed his mind, Minato Namikaze's goodwill toward the Third plummeted.

Was power really more important than human lives?

Konoha's rear mountain.

Choosing an area with clear wild boar tracks, Hankuang gave the order, and the three of them began digging pits.

As for why only three were digging?

That was because Hankuang had only borrowed three shovels.

He was in charge of supervision.

Kakashi, Obito, and Rin were responsible for digging.

A fair distribution.

"Hankuang, I think you should be digging and let Rin rest for a bit."

Standing in the pit, Obito looked up and voiced his dissatisfaction.

How could a girl like Rin endure this kind of work? Hankuang really didn't know how to treat a girl right.

"Oh? I'm the one overseeing the big picture!" Squatting by the pit, Hankuang said calmly.

With that, he took a bite of his apple.

Mm, really sweet!

"It's fine, I can handle it." Rin wiped the dirt off her face and forced a smile.

"See? Rin isn't complaining, so what are you yelling about? Hurry up and dig!" Hankuang shot back.

This left Obito both angry and exhausted.

But he glanced at Kakashi, who was silently digging, and ultimately didn't argue.

Half an hour later!

The trap was set.

Of course, it wasn't just a pit—dozens of sharpened bamboo stakes were arranged inside, with weeds covering the top.

After directing the three to clean up the surrounding traces, Hankuang nodded in satisfaction.

"How do you know the boar will definitely pass through here?" Kakashi suddenly asked.

"Yeah! We dug for ages, what if the boar goes another way?" Obito snapped back to reality, feeling like he'd been set up.

"In that case, our trap would be for nothing," Rin quietly added.

"Heh!"

Hankuang chuckled, then continued.

"A boar's habits dictate that it will always take the safe route!"

"What's the safe route? Naturally, the path it took last time."

With that, he strode away with a carefree gait.

The next day!