Anko's Request

"..."

Was Young Master being a little too good to that Watermelon Head Boy?!

Hyuga Bun wore a complicated expression, not knowing what to say.

But this was, after all, his Young Master's request. He only needed to carry it out!

"Yes!" A Tool Person did not need too many thoughts! Hyuga Bun set off immediately!

"Then I'll go home and wait for Guy to come over!"

Meanwhile~

"Guy, there currently isn't any mission suitable for you!" Minato Namikaze said with a wry smile as he looked at the anxious Guy before him.

Documents were piled like mountains in front of him, while the Third Hokage beside him leisurely drank tea.

Minato Namikaze's lofty ambitions had been crushed beneath an endless sea of paperwork!

To be honest, he was already starting to regret becoming Hokage! Rather than battling wits with these documents every day, he might as well go home, hold Kushina, and show off their affection!

But when he thought of his dream, Minato Namikaze pulled himself together again.

Still!

What was wrong with Guy?!

Don't give me a difficult problem when I'm at my busiest!

What kind of mission could earn 400,000 Ryo within three days?!

The war had only just ended! Which Ninja Village wasn't quietly huddled within its walls, licking its wounds?

There were pitifully few B-rank missions involving Ninja combat, much less A-rank missions!

Besides, Kid, did you think this was still wartime?! Could a Chunin really take an A-rank mission as an exception?!

Not to mention doing it alone!

Even if there were any, the village's Jonin were all eyeing them greedily!

How could it possibly be your turn?!

After a heartfelt talk, Minato Namikaze rubbed his temples and looked at Guy's determined expression.

In the end, he still took out a C-rank bandit extermination mission and gave it to Guy!

The first floor of the Hokage Building was the place specifically for Employers to register and issue missions, as well as for ordinary missions to be assigned.

Hyuga Bun took a deep look at the departing Guy, then silently turned to join the queue.

Who knew how miserable Hyuga Bun felt right now!

He was a Chunin too!

Meanwhile~

Before Bai Yue could return home, he was stopped.

"Bai Yue~" A crisp female voice rang out.

Bai Yue turned to look.

"What a coincidence, Sister Hong, Sister Anko." Bai Yue greeted them leisurely.

"What happened to you?" Kurenai Yuhi carefully looked Bai Yue up and down. Seeing that his originally pure white clothes were stained with quite a bit of dust, she asked curiously.

"I sparred with Senior Guy for a while..." Bai Yue said with a smile.

"Guy?!" At that, not only Kurenai Yuhi but even Mitaraishi Anko frowned.

It wasn't that they looked down on Guy, but that they looked down on Bai Yue. Though Guy was not yet well-known, his Taijutsu was undoubtedly the best among their Peers.

How could a skinny little kid like Bai Yue possibly be a match for a Brute like Guy?

"Yeah, is there a problem?"

"It's a huge problem! You're not hurt, are you?!" Kurenai Yuhi immediately stepped forward and began examining Bai Yue.

"Stop~" Bai Yue directly slapped Kurenai Yuhi's hand away and said with a dark expression, "Senior Guy isn't that reckless, and I'm not weak either!"

"..." Kurenai Yuhi froze. Recalling how Bai Yue had effortlessly resolved the Curse Mark that Konoha's greatest Sealing Jutsu Masters had been unable to deal with quickly, she immediately felt that her worries had been unnecessary.

"Rather than worrying about whether I'm hurt, I'm more curious why you came looking for me."

"I'm here to thank you!" Mitaraishi Anko's gaze was cold, completely unlike her usual cheerful self. Clearly, she had yet to move on from Orochimaru's betrayal.

"No need to thank me. It was only a small effort." Yeah, that's right!

His clothes were only a little dusty. No big deal.

"Besides thanking you, I have another request!" Mitaraishi Anko's tone was incomparably solemn.

"What is it?" Not only was Bai Yue curious about Anko's request, even Kurenai Yuhi beside him was somewhat curious.

Since she was more familiar with Bai Yue, Anko had dragged her along.

"Unlock the seal on the Curse Mark on my neck!"

"Why?" Bai Yue asked again. "Once I unlock the seal, the Curse Mark's erosion will cause intense pain. That agony that reaches deep into the soul isn't something simple willpower can overcome."

"Exactly! Have you gone crazy?!" Kurenai Yuhi hurriedly tried to stop her.

"That man treated me as an experiment and implanted this thing called the Curse Mark of Heaven in me!" Mitaraishi Anko said coldly. "Although this Curse Mark causes me pain, it can allow me to sense Orochimaru's presence!"

"What do you mean?" Bai Yue asked, pretending to be confused.

"Although I was under control at the time, I could feel it..." As she spoke, Anko touched the Curse Mark on her neck before continuing, "With this thing called the Curse Mark of Heaven, the closer Orochimaru is to me, the stronger the pain becomes. Conversely, the farther he is, the weaker it becomes!"

"So! I can use this Curse Mark to determine Orochimaru's location!"

"And then?!" Little Bear spread his hands~

"Then I'll kill him!" Anko said through gritted teeth! Her voice was filled with hatred.

Was this the transformation of love into hatred after being betrayed by someone she trusted?

In that regard, Orochimaru was completely inferior to Captain Blue.

Even after nearly being killed several times, Blood Cow Tao still wanted to move toward the person he admired most.

But Anko wanted to kill Orochimaru.

Still~ did she have that ability?

Bai Yue rolled his Byakugan!

Not to mention Orochimaru at the peak of his strength, even the future Orochimaru who had researched Forbidden Jutsu until his body was riddled with holes was not someone a mere Special Jonin like her could possibly challenge!

Even Orochimaru with his hands' souls sealed away was not someone a weakling like her could handle!

"If there's nothing else, I'm going home." Bai Yue turned to leave. "Grandpa is still waiting for me to eat dinner."

"Wait!" Anko used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Bai Yue. "Please unlock the seal!"

"I refuse!" Bai Yue waved his hand carelessly.

"Then forgive me! Even if I have to use force today, you must unlock the seal!" With that, Anko charged at Bai Yue.

What a joke~ did she really think he was someone she could manipulate however she pleased?!

Just as Bai Yue was about to make a move, Kurenai Yuhi beside him was even faster.

"Anko! Have you gone crazy?!" Kurenai Yuhi hurriedly stopped her.

"Get out of my way!" A powerful kick slammed directly into Kurenai Yuhi, who was blocking her.

Of course~ Kurenai Yuhi was no pushover either! She immediately raised an arm to block the kick.

Don't assume Kurenai Yuhi's Taijutsu was weak just because she specialized in Genjutsu.

In fact, as someone who would become a Jonin in the future, Kurenai Yuhi had no obvious weaknesses. Her talent for Genjutsu was simply more outstanding.

Jonin! They might have seemed no different from roadside fodder later on, but in truth, Jonin were powerful in nearly every aspect.

After all~ even a Village Shadow was nominally only a Jonin.

So~ no matter how watered down Kurenai Yuhi's Jonin title might have been, it was still not something Mitaraishi Anko could contend with.