This moment.
Minato Namikaze froze.
It seemed...
Was the one breaking the rules the Third Hokage?
Seeing Teacher Minato fall into thought, Hankuang added fuel to the fire.
"Teacher, the Third Hokage doesn't follow the rules. By comparison, I think you're the most suitable person for the position of Hokage."
"Shut up!"
Minato Namikaze's expression immediately turned solemn, and his tone carried a reprimand.
"Don't say things like that carelessly from now on."
"Oh." Hankuang hurriedly nodded.
A moment later.
Minato Namikaze took away the scroll.
"I'll help Team 9 turn down this mission."
"Thank you, Teacher!" Hankuang was overjoyed.
That way, he could continue idling around in the village.
He grew stronger every day he spent loafing around, so why would he leave the village to do missions?
He still had lingering trauma from the previous escort mission.
Moreover, Hankuang knew very well that his four attributes were rising exponentially. As long as he could get through a period of time, he would be fully capable of smashing a small mountain with one punch.
The Third Hokage had assigned him a B-rank mission, huh?
When the time came, he would make Hiruzen Sarutobi do missions every day.
Just wait!
Before leaving, Minato Namikaze asked a few more questions.
"You're Team 9's captain now. So, what suggestions do you have for the team going forward?"
Hankuang answered without even thinking, "I think the team's biggest problem right now is its lack of mission experience."
"So?"
"So I've decided that starting tomorrow, I'll lead the team in taking D-rank missions to hone the members' mission experience."
Minato Namikaze left.
Hankuang could see the faint sorrow on Teacher Minato's face.
"Having a good team leader really is important~~"
After sighing emotionally, he went home to sleep.
After all, his rest period was over.
The sun shone brightly.
The cicadas were even chirping.
Hankuang rubbed his eyes and realized that he had overslept again.
As usual, he opened the Attribute Panel.
At a glance, he sprang from the bed.
Name: Hankuang Age: 12 Strength: 112 (56*2) [Kage Level] Constitution: 72 [High-Level Ninja] Agility: 90 [High-Level Ninja] Spirit: 80 [Intermediate Immunity] Chakra: 354 Skills: None Ninjutsu: None Overall Strength Rating: Trainee Genin
"Did my strength double into the Kage Level?"
To be honest, Hankuang had thought the system would come up with something like elite High-Level Ninja or half-step Kage Level. He had never expected his strength to directly enter the Kage Level.
His heart filled with joy, and his gaze moved downward.
Then his expression froze.
"Why is my strength rating still Trainee Genin?"
Was this even remotely scientific?
After thinking it over carefully, he realized that it did seem scientific.
"If this strength rating is divided according to ninja ranks, then without mastering any Ninjutsu, I really am a Genin."
That's right!
I'm a Genin.
After closing the panel, Hankuang walked into the yard and lay down on a wooden chair.
"A civilian's strength attribute should be around ten points."
He had noticed this from the moment the system activated.
"In other words, my current strength is eleven times that of a civilian?"
Thinking about it, Hankuang suddenly realized that his current strength did not seem all that powerful.
Could this strength really smash a small mountain?
Obviously not.
Calculated purely in terms of physical strength, that would require an extremely powerful impact.
"However, if my strength attribute doubles another dozen or so times, I'll have strength a hundred or even a thousand times greater than I have now."
"There's no need to rush. I have to stay steady."
Hankuang silently warned himself.
"So the Kage Level strength attribute is merely a standard of measurement."
To put it plainly, simply possessing 100 points of strength did not mean one was a Kage Level expert.
After figuring this out, Hankuang began to feel a little hungry.
"Wait! Did I forget something?"
Chapter 20: A Major Discovery in a D-Rank Mission!
Konoha Central Street.
Chewing on a rice ball, Hankuang ran all the way to the entrance of [Happy Hot Springs].
Looking at the tightly locked shop door and the four large characters "Closed for Renovation" pasted on it, his expression grew complicated.
"The good news is that this bathhouse belongs to me from now on."
"But the bad news is that reopening it will probably require a considerable sum of money."
"Labor and electricity will all cost money."
At the thought of this, Hankuang felt a pang of heartache.
After all, he had even paid for last night's dinner himself.
After leaving Central Street, he first gathered Team 9. Then, amid Obito's constant grumbling, they headed toward the Hokage Building.
"Hey, Hankuang, we're in our rest period! Why are you still bringing us here to accept missions?"
"Are you even a good friend? You just became captain and you're already doing this?"
"Say something!"
Obito expressed his dissatisfaction the entire way, practically as if he were carrying a loudspeaker.
It was only after entering the Hokage Building that the guy finally quieted down.
Mission Room.
After looking through the missions listed above, Hankuang stroked his chin.
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