"If you think the missions here are too low-level, you can go to the Hokage's office to pick up some higher-level ones," the ninja in charge of records reminded them.
After all, all the missions here were D-rank.
In the end, Han Guang accepted a mission to [Clean an Old House].
As soon as they left the Hokage building, Obito exploded.
"This is cleaning, hey, aren't you usually pretty smart? Did your brain get infected by green beans?" Obito started firing.
The prestigious Team 9 was actually going to clean an old house?
If the other teams found out, they would surely laugh again, especially Anko Mitarashi.
It wasn't just Obito who couldn't stand it; even Kakashi had an opinion.
"Han Guang, instead of doing such a meaningless mission, it would be better to train properly," Kakashi said with dissatisfaction.
Glancing at these two dissenters, Han Guang turned his head to look at Rin.
"I actually think this mission is quite good," Rin said after some thought, standing on the side of justice.
Han Guang smiled.
As long as Rin agreed, he wasn't afraid that the others wouldn't come.
"If that's the case, then only Rin and I will do this mission," Han Guang said, shrugging.
"How can that be?" Obito took the bait.
Kakashi didn't say anything, but he didn't leave either.
Half an hour later.
Team 9 stood in front of a dilapidated old house, holding brooms, their faces blank with shock.
Two crows cawed and flew out of the broken roof.
The cogwheel grass, over a meter tall, had almost completely overgrown the yard, and it was even growing inside the house.
This wasn't the main point.
The main point was that the wooden beams of the old house were crooked. From any angle, the house looked like it was about to collapse.
"This, what the heck are we supposed to clean! We should just tear it down and rebuild!" Obito was a little frantic.
"Indeed, there's no point in cleaning it anymore," Kakashi agreed wholeheartedly.
"That's strange, why do we still need to clean it if it's like this?" Rin voiced her question.
Han Guang also found it strange.
Any normal person wouldn't bother cleaning such an old house; they could just tear it down and rebuild.
"The mission was issued by the village. They probably don't want to invest funds."
After a moment of thought, Han Guang guessed the general reason.
If such a desolate old house were left as is, it would affect the village's appearance. However, rebuilding it would require a sum of money. Therefore, the village issued a D-rank mission for very little cost.
Since they were here, Team 9 could only grit their teeth and start cleaning.
Obito rolled up his sleeves and began pulling at the cogwheel grass in the yard.
This kind of grass had extremely developed roots and tenacious vitality.
As a result, after using a lot of effort, Obito couldn't pull it out at all.
"This is too hard to pull!"
As soon as he complained, his eyes widened.
He saw...
Han Guang, not far away, easily pulled out the weeds, seemingly without much effort.
"How is this possible? Is the soil on his side looser?"
Scratching his head, Obito walked over to Han Guang and grabbed the cogwheel grass with both hands.
"Ugh!!!"
His face turned red, and he used all his strength.
Plop!
He sat down on the ground, and two red marks were left on his hands.
The cogwheel grass still wouldn't come out.
"Han Guang, why can you pull it out, but I can't?" Obito couldn't understand.
"Hmm? Did you forget to eat?"
Han Guang replied casually, and with a flick of his wrist, he pulled out a patch of weeds. It looked as effortless as picking mushrooms.
Obito fell silent.
He suddenly realized that this small D-rank mission had stumped him?
"There must be a trick to it!"
Obito began to observe Han Guang's weed-pulling movements closely.
It wasn't just him.
Kakashi was also secretly watching Han Guang, gaining a new understanding of his strength.
"His strength is even greater than mine."
Kakashi was shocked.
He couldn't pull out weeds as easily as Han Guang.
In just this short while, Han Guang had cleared nearly half the yard, while Kakashi had only pulled a few stalks.
The difference was immense.
Before long.
The weeds in the yard were all pulled out.
Han Guang pulled out ninety percent, while Kakashi and the other two pulled out ten percent.
"You guys clear the weeds from the yard, I'll go inside."
As the leader, Han Guang embodied the spirit of hard work and entered the old house alone.
In the yard.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin gathered together.
"Did you guys notice? Han Guang's strength is amazing," Obito spoke first.
"Obito, you two have been together for two years, you didn't know?" Kakashi asked, confused.
"How could I know? He was always lazy, how would I know?"
Compared to the two of them, Rin thought of something else.
"If Han Guang is so strong, why did he only score 21 on the graduation physical test?"
Yeah.
With such great strength, how could he only score 21?
"Could it be that he was always looking out for you, afraid you'd be last, so he was covering for you?"
Rin's words were like a critical hit.
"You're saying Han Guang was always covering for me?" Obito's expression turned extremely unpleasant.
"I think what Rin said makes sense," Kakashi agreed wholeheartedly.
Rin's words were clear.
The real last place wasn't Han Guang, but you, Obito.
Inside the house.
Han Guang stood in front of the wall, staring at the peeling plaster, lost in thought.
Because, underneath it, a single Explosive Tag was revealed.
Chapter 21: Mission Upgrade! Hiruzen Sarutobi's Big Mistake!
Staring at the Explosive Tag, Han Guang pondered for a moment.
Then, he reached out and lifted it, revealing a thin wire connected to the back of the tag.
"So that's what this is about~~"
He remembered.
This Explosive Tag was just the tip of the iceberg hidden within the village. The entire village had been rigged with Explosive Tags, all connected by thin wires.
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