Weeding Mission

"No, no," the three of them shook their heads desperately. With that threatening look on your face, we wouldn't dare say even if we did.

"Since there's none, let's all introduce ourselves. We'll start with the one with white hair," Tian Qi pointed directly at Jiraiya.

"My name is Jiraiya, and I'm 10 years old."

"My name is Tsunade, and I'm also 10 years old."

"My name is Orochimaru, and I'm the same age as them."

"Oh, you're all the same age? I wonder who's older," Tian Qi was a bit shocked to hear they were all the same age. Jiraiya clearly looked older on the surface, yet they were the same age.

"Of course Tsunade is the oldest, then Orochimaru, and finally me," Jiraiya, who had just been intimidated, recovered and pointed at the other two.

"Jiraiya! I think you're asking for a beating, aren't you?" Tsunade exploded when Jiraiya said she was the oldest.

"You are the oldest, I didn't say anything wrong." Seeing Tsunade about to hit him, Jiraiya immediately hid behind Orochimaru.

"You're still talking! Let's see how I deal with you!" With that, Tsunade was about to rush forward and hit Jiraiya.

Seeing this, Tian Qi spoke up, "I didn't expect Tsunade, who looks the youngest, to be the oldest, and Jiraiya, who looks the oldest, to be the youngest. This is truly unexpected. Alright, stop fooling around, let's go to the mission hall to pick up a mission."

Hearing that they were going to pick up a mission, the group stopped fooling around and followed Tian Qi towards the mission hall.

And so, Tian Qi walked in front, with Jiraiya and the other two following behind.

"Who do you think is stronger, old man Sarutobi or this new captain?" Seeing that Tian Qi hadn't spoken all the way, Jiraiya secretly said to the other two.

"Do I even need to say? It's definitely Teacher Sarutobi who's stronger. He's the Hokage, and the Hokage is the strongest in the village," Tsunade said with certainty. Her grandfather was the Hokage, so she naturally thought the Hokage was the strongest.

Seeing Tsunade say old man Sarutobi was stronger, Jiraiya turned to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, what do you think? Who's stronger?"

"It's probably Teacher Sarutobi who's stronger, after all, he's the Hokage." Orochimaru thought about the scene where he was intimidated by Tian Qi today and said uncertainly.

"Okay, since you both say old man Sarutobi is stronger, let's make a bet. I think the new captain is stronger." Recalling the scene where he was intimidated today, Jiraiya felt that this Tian Qi was definitely the strongest, even surpassing the Hokage.

"Bet? Bet what?" Tsunade's interest was instantly piqued when gambling was mentioned.

"Whoever loses has to treat us to dinner tonight?" Jiraiya said to the other two.

Tsunade was known to be wealthy and had a large family, so she definitely wasn't short of money. As for Orochimaru, he was on the same side as Tsunade, so if he lost, Tsunade would definitely pay for him. He was so poor he could barely make ends meet. If he could win, he could get a free meal. Thinking of this, Jiraiya started praying that he wouldn't lose.

Hearing that the loser would have to treat them to dinner, Tsunade readily agreed. Orochimaru also nodded, as he also really wanted to know who was stronger.

Seeing that the two agreed, Jiraiya timidly approached Tian Qi. He couldn't help it; he had been too scared by him earlier. He then asked Tian Qi, "Captain, can I ask you a question?"

Seeing Jiraiya's timid demeanor, Tian Qi directly put his arm around his shoulder and said with a smile, "We're all buddies. I'm just a little older than you. Just call me Big Brother Tian Qi from now on. I'm very easy to talk to, so ask whatever you want."

Seeing that Tian Qi was so easy to talk to, Tsunade and Orochimaru also gathered around, listening carefully.

"Um, Cap... Big Brother Tian Qi, I really want to know, are you and, are you and Teacher Sarutobi stronger?" Even though Tian Qi said that, he was still a little scared, but for the sake of a meal, he still stammered out the question.

Tian Qi didn't expect Jiraiya to ask this. He then looked at Tsunade and Orochimaru, "Do you two also want to know?"

Orochimaru and Tsunade both nodded.

"Is that so? Gather around, I'll tell you secretly." Seeing them nod, Tian Qi's playful mood was stirred.

Soon, the three of them huddled together in a circle, eager to know who was stronger.

"Let me tell you, you shouldn't even ask such questions. Look at me, it's obvious that I'm stronger. What can Sarutobi Hiruzen compare to me? He's the Hokage, but he's just a little brother."

"Hahaha," Tian Qi said, then burst into laughter and left.

Watching Tian Qi leave with a laugh, the three of them were stunned. They thought he was going to say something important, but it was just that. The three looked at each other, "Should we believe what he said? I feel like he's joking."

The matter ended there, and the three followed Tian Qi to the mission hall.

As soon as they arrived at the mission hall, the ninja in charge of assigning missions greeted them enthusiastically. It wasn't that they had to be enthusiastic; this person used to be with Sarutobi Hiruzen. Now that Sarutobi Hiruzen had become the Hokage, this person's status had also risen significantly. Furthermore, it was rumored that this person's strength was comparable to that of Lord Hokage.

"Lord Tian Qi, are you here to pick up a mission today?"

"Of course, I'm here to pick up a mission. I don't usually come here if I'm not picking up a mission," Tian Qi replied.

Hearing Tian Qi say that, the ninja took out an A-rank mission scroll on his own.

"Lord Tian Qi, would this do?" the mission-assigning ninja said obsequiously.

Jiraiya and the other two looked at the mission with a fawning expression and were shocked. They weren't shocked by the fawning ninja's behavior; this ninja was the same when they came with Sarutobi. They were shocked that besides Sarutobi, there was a second person who could make this ninja act like a sycophant.

The three exchanged glances, and they all had a definite thought: this new captain was definitely not simple.

Looking at the A-rank mission placed before him, Tian Qi directly said, "I'm here to pick up missions for the Genin today. Give us a simple C-rank or D-rank mission." After saying that, he pushed the A-rank mission back.

"Is that so?" After saying that, he put away the A-rank mission and took out a D-rank mission.

Tian Qi didn't even look at it. He took the D-rank mission, threw it to the three of them, and walked out of the mission hall.

In the fields, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the other two were weeding. Tian Qi was sunbathing and sleeping on a rock nearby.

It turned out they had accepted a D-rank mission to weed, which led to the current scene.

Watching Tian Qi sleeping soundly on the rock while they were working hard weeding, Jiraiya said angrily.

"Big Brother Tian Qi, why are we working hard while you're sleeping, and we still have to split the reward equally? It's too unfair!"

"If you think it's unfair, you can quit. See how I deal with you when I wake up," Tian Qi said with his eyes closed.

Hearing the threatening words, Jiraiya immediately chickened out. If he got beaten up, he'd probably be down for half a year. Tsunade and Orochimaru, who were about to speak, also fell silent.

"Oh, right. It's just weeding a few dozen acres of grass. I advise you to finish it quickly before 3 PM, or don't blame me for being impolite. My time is very precious," Tian Qi continued.

Hearing Tian Qi's words, the three of them cursed Tian Qi's entire family and then sped up their weeding. They had only gone to pick up the mission near noon, and now they had to finish a day's worth of work in a few hours, and they hadn't even had lunch yet. Wasn't this a scam?

Thus, amidst their heartfelt curses, the three finally completed the weeding mission at 3 PM. They were all exhausted and sat down on the ground.