B-Rank Mission

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Kushina Uzumaki was always decisive and efficient. Almost the instant she finished speaking, she was about to lead Uchiha Yue and the others to the Hokage Office.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze could only offer a wry smile to Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi. After all, Kushina Uzumaki had made the suggestion, and Minato Namikaze had no way to object. However, just as Uchiha Yue followed Minato Namikaze and the others to the Hokage Office, Uchiha Yue quietly approached Minato Namikaze from behind and whispered, "Minato- kun, I think Kushina seems to have some issues!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Minato Namikaze's smile suddenly froze. He then pulled Uchiha Yue aside and whispered, "Tsuki-kun, did you discover something?"

"That's right!"

Seeing Minato Namikaze's cautious expression, Uchiha Yue teased, "Minato- kun, I think Kushina is saving up for her dowry! Otherwise, why would she be in such a hurry to take on missions? I think you should hurry up and propose to Kushina! Don't keep Kushina waiting!"

"Well.."

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Minato Namikaze looked embarrassed, clearly recalling what happened at Kushina Uzumaki's house the day before.

After teasing Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Yue's mood improved considerably. On his way to the Hokage Office, he began analyzing the Hatake Sword Style he had just learned from Hatake Kakashi.

Uchiha Yue had also trained in the Hatake Sword Style and had even read the complete training scroll. However, when using his Sharingan Hatake Kakashi's Hatake Sword Style, Uchiha Yue discovered that his own Hatake Sword Style was completely different from Hatake Kakashi's. If Uchiha Yue's Hatake Sword Style followed a powerful and aggressive approach, then Hatake Kakashi's Hatake Sword Style was agile and relied on speed to win.

Of course, there's no inherent superiority of one over the other in the training of the Hatake Sword Style —either powerful or agile. It's simply that Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi have different personalities and levels of understanding, resulting in completely different styles of Hatake Sword Style. However, after using his Sharingan practice Hatake Kakashi's Hatake Sword Style, Uchiha Yue's Hatake Sword Style of it deepened, even incorporating some of Hatake Kakashi's agile style into his own powerful approach.

Immediately afterwards...

After Uchiha Yue fully integrated Hatake Kakashi's Hatake Sword Style, he arrived at the Hokage Office with Minato Namikaze and the others. Ordinary D-rank missions were no longer sufficient for Uchiha Yue and the others to gain any experience, so if Kushina Uzumaki were to accept a mission, it would have to be a rank 1 or higher. In fact, due to Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi's excellent performance, Kushina Uzumaki might even be able to accept a B-rank mission directly.

Later, when Uchiha Yue and the others arrived at the second floor of the Hokage Office, even the staff were slightly surprised. After all, Uchiha Yue and the others had just finished their mission not long ago, yet they were already here to take on another mission. However, this time, Kushina Uzumaki did not accept too many missions at once. Instead, she looked at the mission list in her hand and hesitated slightly, clearly choosing the most suitable missions for Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi.

However, just as Kushina Uzumaki was considering which mission to accept, Minato Namikaze suddenly sensed someone approaching from behind. When Minato Namikaze turned around, he solemnly bowed to the person and respectfully said, "Third Hokage, I've come with Tsuki-kun, Kakashi, and the others to accept a mission. I never expected to run into you."

"Hehe, Minato, don't be so formal!"

Looking at Minato Namikaze before him, the Third Hokage smiled, then his gaze swept over Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi, saying, "Tsukuyomi and Kakashi are both ninjas who recently graduated from the Ninja Academy. Minato, you must be careful about the missions you accept. Don't be overly ambitious and take on missions that are too difficult. Also, things are not peaceful outside the village these days, so it's best not to take on missions that are too difficult, understand?"

"Understood, Third Hokage."

Almost the instant Minato Namikaze Kushina Uzumaki, standing beside him, pointed excitedly at the mission list and exclaimed, "Alright, I've decided! This B-rank mission is the one! Yue, Kakashi, we can finally leave the village and have some fun for a while! And the reward for this mission is really high!"

Just as Kushina Uzumaki finished speaking, Minato Namikaze noticed that the Third Hokage's face had darkened, and then a bitter smile appeared on his face.

However, even with the Third Hokage present, he couldn't stop Kushina Uzumaki from accepting such a difficult mission, given that she was also the team leader. The Third Hokage could only solemnly remind Kushina Uzumaki Minato Namikaze to be extremely careful during the mission. Finally, after Minato Namikaze's repeated assurances, the Third Hokage sighed deeply and disappeared from Uchiha Yue and the others, clearly to attend to other matters.

Meanwhile, Kushina Uzumaki remained oblivious to the Third Hokage's arrival, still excited about the B-rank mission she had just accepted.

Then, after Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi reviewed the mission list, they understood why Kushina Uzumaki was so excited. This time, the B-rank mission Kushina Uzumaki had accepted wasn't particularly difficult; in fact, it was relatively easy—just an escort mission. However, the ninja world was currently in great chaos, and due to the recent end of World War II, the journey was difficult, leading to this escort mission being classified as B-rank.

Moreover, Uchiha Yue and his group were only escorting a merchant caravan, and there was no guarantee that any ninjas would attack them. Therefore, although this escort mission was rated B-rank difficulty, in peacetime it would be at most a Level 1 mission. Seeing that the mission wasn't too difficult, Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi weren't too excited. As for Uchiha Yue, he planned to continue his daily training during the mission, showing no excitement whatsoever about carrying out a B-rank mission.

However, just as Uchiha Yue and the others had accepted their mission and were about to assemble at the entrance of Konoha...

Suddenly, another team belonging to Konoha appeared in front of Uchiha Yue and the others.

Furthermore, the leader of that Konoha team focused his gaze on Uchiha Yue the moment he saw him.

"Oh?"

"You must be Uchiha Yue?"