Such a Precious Ability, and You Use It to Grind Quests?

The Bounty Exchange manager had just finished speaking when he caught a glimpse of Xuan Yu standing beside Kakuzu, ready to turn and retrieve the mission request forms.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Yu suddenly called out to stop him: "Wait!"

Xuan Yu stepped forward and said with a beaming smile, "Give me a copy of all the mission request forms as well."

"This..."

The Bounty Exchange manager was stunned by these words, feeling somewhat hesitant.

If Xuan Yu had come alone, he certainly would have refused on the spot, but it was clear that Xuan Yu had arrived with Kakuzu.

"What is with the 'this' and 'that'?" Xuan Yu interrupted with an impatient frown.

After saying this, he once again threw an arm around Kakuzu's neck and grinned at the manager: "Kakuzi and I are teaming up to grind missions. If you don't prepare the same request forms for me, how am I supposed to have a good time teaming up with him?"

The Bounty Exchange manager pondered for a moment, and seeing that Kakuzu did not object, he had no choice but to nod and agree to prepare a set of mission request forms for Xuan Yu as well.

Kakuzu did not speak up to stop Xuan Yu's act of using his influence to get his way.

There was no other reason—he simply couldn't control Xuan Yu right now!

Before long, the Bounty Exchange manager returned and handed two identical sets of mission request forms to Xuan Yu and Kakuzu respectively.

Xuan Yu took the request forms and nodded at the man with satisfaction.

Afterward, he and Kakuzu turned and left the Bounty Exchange hall together.

The moment the two of them left, several receptionists in the hall couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"Hey, do you think that brat who was with Lord Kakuzu earlier is his disciple?"

"Nonsense! Didn't you see that little gentleman acting like a brother to Lord Kakuzu? In my opinion, he must be a powerful mercenary with strength comparable to Lord Kakuzu!"

"How is that possible? That little gentleman is so young; no matter how you look at it, he couldn't possibly possess the terrifying strength of Lord Kakuzu..."

For a time, everyone speculated about Xuan Yu's identity.

But because their knowledge of Xuan Yu was limited, no one could be sure what the relationship between him and Kakuzu actually was, nor could they gauge the depth of Xuan Yu's own strength.

After leaving the Bounty Exchange, Xuan Yu said to Kakuzu with great excitement: "Kakuzi, let's start grinding the missions with the highest bounties! Let's take out this Gang Leader with a thirty-million-ryo bounty first."

As Xuan Yu spoke, he lowered his head to examine the detailed information on the mission request form.

He had only been focused on the bounty amounts earlier and hadn't had a chance to look closely at the other intelligence.

Now that he glanced at the name of the target, he was nearly dumbfounded.

"What the hell? The target is Kishimoto Qi... Yi? Qi Yi? Hmm, well, at least it's not Shi." Xuan Yu muttered as he stared at the name on the request form.

Kakuzu frowned: "What are you mumbling about?"

Xuan Yu snapped back to reality, waved his hand, and said: "Nothing. Let's split up; let's take care of this Gang Leader entrenched near the Grass Village first!"

Kakuzu nodded, but still asked with some confusion: "Why split up for a target with such a clear location?"

Xuan Yu adopted the tone of someone with experience and explained earnestly: "Kakuzi, you're still too young. Once a Gang Leader like this knows he's been posted on the Black Market, how could he not have planted eyes and ears there?"

"As soon as he finds out that you've accepted the mission to hunt him, he'll either take precautions to make it difficult for you to strike, or he'll flee his lair the moment he realizes you're heading his way."

"But I'm different. I'm just a nameless new face, so he definitely won't be on guard against me. If we split up, even if I can't catch him off guard, I can at least keep a close eye on him so we don't lose him. What do you say?"

Kakuzu was left speechless by his logic. He chose a direction at random and strode forward, throwing back a single sentence without looking back: "Do as you say."

Watching Kakuzu's confident retreating figure, Xuan Yu revealed a meaningful smile.

How could he possibly go and honestly stake out the area near the Grass Village?

Xuan Yu had already made his plans to use his Chakra Clones to finish off all the remaining missions as quickly as possible before meeting up with Kakuzu.

After watching Kakuzu walk far away, Xuan Yu flashed into a nearby secluded forest and performed hand seals at high speed to cast his ninjutsu.

"Cloning Technique!"

"Poof—!"

Three clouds of white smoke exploded, and three identical versions of Xuan Yu appeared out of thin air beside him.

Unlike the basic Cloning Technique used only to deceive enemies, the three Xuan Yus that appeared beside him now were his Chakra Clones.

Each Chakra Clone consumed ten percent of Xuan Yu's chakra and possessed about ten percent of his original strength.

Xuan Yu's Chakra Clones were similar to Tailed Beast clones, possessing independent consciousness and considerable combat power.

After summoning the Chakra Clones, Xuan Yu immediately handed all the D-rank and C-rank mission requests he had on hand to them to complete.

D-rank missions were usually chores like finding cats or dogs, with a commission of no more than twenty thousand ryo.

However, D-rank missions released on the Black Market were often more difficult than ordinary cat-and-dog searches.

C-rank missions generally included escorting clients, delivering confidential documents, or wiping out bandits, with rewards ranging from thirty thousand to one hundred thousand ryo.

These types of missions might involve slight combat risks, but they usually did not involve direct confrontation with other ninjas.

Therefore, whether it was D-rank or C-rank, it was more than enough to leave them to Chakra Clones that possessed ten percent of Xuan Yu's power.

After arranging the low-level missions, Xuan Yu's original body also began to set out to execute the B-rank and higher missions.

With so many request forms in his hands right now, it would be hard for his harvest from this trip to be anything less than massive.

While Xuan Yu and his Chakra Clones were busily completing missions, Kakuzu was unhurriedly making his way toward Grass Village.

Kakuzu was in a rather good mood at the moment, thinking to himself as he traveled, "With that brat Xuan Yu's strength, he might actually be able to easily take down this bounty target with a surprise attack."

"If that happens, I might not even need to lift a finger and can get 15 million Ryo for free. Even if Xuan Yu doesn't succeed, it doesn't matter. As long as he can keep the target occupied and prevent them from hiding, it'll just be a matter of time before I arrive and finish them off."

However, Kakuzu had no idea that he was celebrating too early.

Xuan Yu wasn't paying any attention to the Gang Leader near Grass Village at all; he was busy grinding missions.

Therefore, when Kakuzu arrived at a small village near Grass Village, he waited for a full half-day without seeing Xuan Yu appear.

As Kakuzu grew impatient, Xuan Yu had already gone to the Empty District's Black Market, found Yoshino Yujin, the manager of the Bounty Exchange, and turned in a massive number of missions. Only then did he happily use his Body Flicker Technique to rush to the destination of this mission.

Xuan Yu's Body Flicker Technique was astonishingly fast, and with the boost from his Speed attribute of over 5000 points, traveling was no trouble for him at all.

Furthermore, he had long since reached an understanding with Yoshino Yujin, the manager of the Empty District's Bounty Exchange.

He specifically came to the Empty District to turn in missions, and as their cooperation deepened, Yoshino would grant him more and more additional benefits.

After turning in so much work at once, the additional commission Xuan Yu received from Yoshino Yujin was about to increase from 1% to 1.5%.