Uchiha Yoichi was very particular when choosing his bounty targets. He had not touched a single person from the great nations; all the ones who died were nobles from small countries.
The person in charge of the Bounty Office had actually been right. The reward for a mission to kill a minister of the Land of Fire was much higher. Even the cheapest one paid forty or fifty million ryo, more than the thirty-year-old Asuma was worth.
However, those on the bounty list were all noble ministers with close ties to Konoha. If he touched them, Uchiha Yoichi might have to face Konoha's pursuit.
Even if he disguised his appearance before taking action, he could still be tracked down.
Konoha had far too many Secret Techniques. Some people played with dogs, some with insects, and some explored people's minds.
The death of the abbot of the Temple of Fire had been partly caused by the Akatsuki, but Konoha had still been able to send out twenty Jonin squads at once. A force like that was beyond what an ordinary person could handle.
"Chakra Metal can be entrusted to the Cat Ninja Clan for forging, but what kind of weapon should I choose—a ninja blade or knuckle blades?"
Uchiha Yoichi was somewhat torn over this question as he hurried back. If he forged a ninja blade, the Uchiha Clan had a hereditary swordsmanship style that was fairly famous throughout the Ninja World.
He had also made sacrifices for the Uchiha Clan. As long as he asked for the swordsmanship of the Uchiha Style, the clan would definitely give it to him.
However, the swordsmanship of the Uchiha Style did not quite suit the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Uchiha Yoichi thought carefully for a while and ultimately decided to forge a ninja blade. As for swordsmanship, he would not learn the Uchiha Style. Learning some basic swordsmanship would be enough.
When the time came, he could use the Lightning Release Chakra Mode as a foundation and try to create a killing swordsmanship style of his own.
After returning to Konoha, Uchiha Yoichi went straight to the Hokage Building. He first had to close out the mission record.
He had been away for nearly a month, but a B-rank assassination mission obviously would not take that long. The clan and the Mission Squad probably knew that he had taken advantage of the mission to go out and do other things.
However, Uchiha Yoichi did not care. He had never hidden his intention to leave the village in the first place.
"Uchiha Yoichi, the B-rank Mission has been completed. I'm submitting it now."
"Uchiha Yoichi, you were away far too long. The client submitted the mission as completed ten days before you did. Besides, according to what we know, you only took three days to complete the mission—"
Before the man in front of him could finish, Uchiha Yoichi interrupted him. "That has nothing to do with your Mission Squad. Just mind your own business. Now submit my mission!"
"You—"
The Mission Squad ninja was instantly angered by Uchiha Yoichi's words, but his companion quickly tugged at him before taking the Mission Scroll.
"Uchiha Yoichi, I'll process it for you."
After taking the Mission Scroll, the ninja stamped it twice, then took out the mission reward and handed it to Uchiha Yoichi.
"Yoichi-san, do you want to take another mission?"
"No. I plan to rest for a while."
After saying that, Uchiha Yoichi prepared to leave. He was not short of money right now. He had also traveled to several places in succession over the past month, so he could not keep running himself ragged. He would rest in the village for a while and wait for his new weapon.
Just as Uchiha Yoichi was about to leave the Mission Squad's room, the ninja who had spoken rudely earlier muttered again, "You can't find any teammates you can use, so now you're struggling to take a break, huh?"
"Hey, stop."
Although the man had lowered his voice, Uchiha Yoichi still heard him.
He halted, then turned around expressionlessly and walked straight toward the person who had badmouthed him.
Seeing this, another ninja hurriedly said, "Yoichi-san, he didn't mean it. It's because of Sugimoto—"
Bang!
Before the ninja could finish trying to persuade him, Uchiha Yoichi suddenly sped up. He raised his leg and kicked. Not only did he smash the table, but he also sent the sarcastic ninja flying into the wall, cracking its surface all over.
Seeing this, the other Mission Squad ninjas shouted angrily, "Uchiha Yoichi, how dare you attack a fellow villager!?"
"Don't make me laugh. What makes trash like him my companion? Was that remark of his slandering a Chunin of Konoha? Or was he slandering the Uchiha?"
Uchiha Yoichi's Sharingan swept across the room. Although it was only a One Tomoe, combined with his expression and tone, it still exerted a certain pressure.
Moreover, these people were not very strong. Most of them were Chunin and Genin.
When not one of them said anything, Uchiha Yoichi deactivated his Sharingan and simply turned to leave.
As for the consequences, he did not care. If they looked into the matter carefully, it was the village and the Uchiha who owed him. Now some idiot had even insulted him to his face. If he did not teach that idiot a lesson, would that not mean anyone could point at his nose and curse him in the future?
He had trained so hard, not so he could become a turtle.
After Uchiha Yoichi left, one of the Mission Squad ninjas hurriedly said, "Quick, take Sakuma to the hospital. I'll report what happened here to Lord Hokage."
"Senior Jianlin, there's something I'd like to ask of you."
After returning to the clan, Uchiha Yoichi went straight to the Security Force. Since they belonged to the same clan, the Uchiha at the entrance did not stop him.
"Yoichi? You were gone for a month, and you've finally decided to come back. The Clan Head even asked about you. He was starting to worry that you had defected!"
Uchiha Kanbayashi said a few words, then continued, "What is it? Did you fail to complete the village's mission?"
"Not at all. It's already completed. I had a reason for staying outside, and I happened to obtain this."
After speaking, Uchiha Yoichi took out the small box containing the Chakra Metal and opened it for him to see.
Uchiha Kanbayashi took one look, and astonishment appeared in his eyes. "Chakra Metal? You really are lucky, kid. A piece this large is probably worth several million ryo. You're planning to use it to forge a ninja tool, aren't you?"
"A ninja blade. I want to learn some swordsmanship, but I don't know how to contact the Cat Ninja Clan. So I wanted to ask Senior Jianlin for help. I'll pay for the forging myself."
"You don't need to pay. We have a partnership with the Cat Ninja Clan, so we can settle the bill together later. Besides, we support the younger members of the clan. You've never asked the clan for anything, and you even found the materials yourself. You don't need to pay this small forging fee."
Uchiha Yoichi did not insist after hearing that. He continued, "Then please pass on a request to Senior Jianlin. I hope they can favor the lightning attribute a little during the forging, so it will suit me better."
Some Chakra weapons had special metals added during the forging process. The Second Hokage's Lightning God Sword and Kirigakure's Lightning Blade: Fang were both examples of this.
After stating his request, Uchiha Yoichi left the Chakra Metal behind and departed. He had been away from home for nearly a month, and he still had to clean up after returning.
Elsewhere.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had already been annoyed that someone had interrupted him while he was watching the crystal ball. After hearing the Mission Squad ninja's report, his headache grew even worse.
A rumor was only a rumor when it was spread behind someone's back. Saying it to his face was no different from pointing at his nose and cursing him.
However, the fact that Uchiha Yoichi had attacked someone in the Hokage Building could not be erased. Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a while before calling over an Anbu member. "Notify Young Fugaku of the Uchiha Clan for me. Tell him I need to speak with him."
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