The Troubled Kiyotaki

For several days, Qinglong had been busy with D-rank missions within the village, working tirelessly. He'd earned money but had no time to spend it.

Having not stepped outside the village gates for so long, Qinglong couldn't help but want to complain to Tsunade.

In fact, Tsunade was already itching to get out of the village and have some fun.

"Konohagakure is so big, yet there isn't even a casino!"

This was the Nth time Tsunade had complained about this in the past few days. Her gambling addiction was making her want to curse!

Seeing her disciple perfectly complete several D-rank missions, she couldn't wait any longer and accepted a C-rank mission.

"Qinglong, guess what mission your teacher accepted for you?"

How childish!

Qinglong pouted. "It's not a 'find the cat' mission, is it!"

The old lady's cat, named Xiaohu, always ran away. It was an old routine!

All the D-rank missions in the Hokage building had been taken, and the mission to find Xiaohu was constantly available.

"What are you talking about!"

Tsunade said in a displeased, lecturing tone.

"Village D-rank missions are for new genin. If you don't want to do them, the older genin can't even get them!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Qinglong acted as if he had learned his lesson.

"Then guess, what mission did I accept for you this time?"

Tsunade leaned in and said with a smile, like she was coaxing a child.

"Guess if I'll guess!"

Guess my ass, Qinglong ignored her. But judging by her demeanor, it was either a prank mission or one she liked and he would also like.

"You're no fun, kid!" Tsunade dropped her playful smile and prepared to announce the mission.

"It's an out-of-village mission, isn't it!"

Qinglong said calmly at this moment.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow. Fine! He guessed it, and he still said he wouldn't guess!

"You guessed correctly. Well then, little guy, you can pack your bags, we're going on an out-of-village mission!"

"Woohoo!"

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, Qinglong let out an excited shout and instantly disappeared, leaving Tsunade slightly flustered on the spot.

Qinglong quickly returned home, grabbed the backpack he had bought but hadn't had a chance to use, quickly packed his belongings, and included the ninja world strategy map he had prepared for a long time.

He finished all this in less than 10 minutes.

Tsunade had already caught up. She looked at Qinglong, who had his luggage packed, and was speechless.

"Uh, I said, the ninja mission doesn't depart until tomorrow. What are you rushing for?"

"This is your first out-of-village mission, and it will take quite some time. If you have any close friends or a sweetheart, you should go say goodbye to them today."

"Uh~"

Qinglong checked the time. It was still early, so he decided to go chat with his friends.

Naruto and Sasuke were already on their Land of Waves adventure. He had said goodbye to Naruto yesterday, and Qinglong had told him to go easy on someone named Haku if he met him.

Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino were still pulling weeds in the village. Hinata, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino were taking care of the village pets.

Qinglong told them about the out-of-village mission, then went to find Hanabi. He had eaten so many of her bento boxes, so for his first mission out of the village, he had to treat her to a big meal.

Hanabi's cheeks were flushed. Qinglong ordered a large table full of dishes for her.

"This food is delicious. Hanabi, you're still growing, so you need to eat more!"

"Mm!"

Hanabi nodded, her face full of joy.

"I'm going to dig in!"

At this moment, Hanabi also unleashed her inner big eater, her appetite approaching Hinata's, making her the second biggest eater in the Hyuga household!

Under Qinglong's persuasion over the years, Hinata had practically let go of her big eater nature. Only a sliver of pitiful self-restraint prevented her from eating her fill and maintaining a ladylike dining image.

Even Hiashi had accidentally let slip to others that he couldn't wait to marry off his daughter, claiming the two girls were eating them out of house and home!

Hanabi ate elegantly but not slowly. Usually, if she ate slowly, she feared Qinglong would finish it all by himself!

But this time, Qinglong was also eating elegantly.

"Kiyotaki-kun, why aren't you eating?"

Hanabi asked curiously. Qinglong's elegant eating posture was no different from not eating at all compared to his usual self.

"Hanabi, keep eating. This whole table is for you!"

Hanabi's face flushed, feeling a little embarrassed. She looked around to make sure no one she knew was there before relaxing. Then, she looked up at Qinglong with confusion.

"I've pretty much passed the stage where I need to replenish my energy with vast amounts of food, so my appetite is about the same as a normal person's now," Qinglong said with a smile.

"But you! Hanabi, you're still growing, you need to eat more!"

"Mm, also tell your sister to eat more. Naruto is about to enter a phase of rapid power increase. If you want to catch up to Naruto quickly, tell her not to go hungry."

"Hmph!"

Hanabi felt a little unhappy when Qinglong mentioned that other woman, even though that person was her sister.

She channeled her sadness into her appetite and, to the astonishment of the Hyuga guards, really finished an entire table of food.

As expected, a big eater's sister is also a big eater!

Next, Qinglong gave her some advice, like avoiding unnecessary close combat if possible with the Byakugan, because wouldn't ranged attacks be more satisfying!