The streets of Konoha.
Might Duy carried a basket filled with fresh vegetables and meat, his face glowing with a heartfelt smile.
A bead of sweat still clung to his forehead, a remnant of the intense physical training he had just completed, but his steps were incredibly light.
Today was another fulfilling day of hard work!
Ever since Lord Sawada Hiroki—the Fourth Hokage—had created the Flying Thunder God transportation network, his life had changed dramatically.
In the past, D-rank missions paid very little. He had to take on a huge number of missions just to barely support himself and Guy. Most of the time, their table held nothing but the simplest rice balls.
But things were different now.
He had received a new, permanent D-rank mission—assisting with chakra injections for "Flying Thunder God Logistics."
The mission was simple. He only needed to inject his chakra into designated white mice, then press a switch. He repeated it a few times each day, yet the total monthly payment was greater than what he had once earned from several D-rank missions.
Normally, a D-rank mission took a long time to complete! Sometimes, with missions like finding cats or dogs, they might spend an entire week searching without finding them. Only manual labor and ordinary guard missions took relatively little time—
And when he used to take D-rank missions, Might Duy had always felt that vegetables and meat products were outrageously expensive—
But ever since the Flying Thunder God logistics network had opened, the prices of vegetables and meat products had immediately begun to fall. Even his family's table could now have plenty more nutritious food!
All of this had been brought about by the Fourth Hokage.
However, something about the atmosphere on the streets felt off today.
As he passed a newsstand, he