"Although I also think this mission is unreliable, now that it's been assigned, we need to do our best to complete it. Everyone, get moving. Don't disappoint our teacher or the client."
Clapping his hands, Hikaru drew the attention of the other three and spoke loudly.
"I refuse!!!"
The moment Hikaru finished speaking, Tsunade protested. No matter what, she did not want to do this mission. It was too disgusting, wasn't it?
"What about you two?"
Hikaru was not surprised by Tsunade's refusal, nor did he say anything or even try to persuade her. He simply turned to Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
Orochimaru silently took out a bandage as his answer.
You might become very dark in the future, but right now, I have to give you credit. Giving Orochimaru an approving look, Hikaru turned to Jiraiya.
"Well... well..."
Jiraiya looked at Hikaru, then at the unwilling Tsunade, scratching his head hard with a troubled expression.
Hikaru did not pressure him. Smiling faintly, he said, "Don't feel pressured. If you're unwilling, I won't force you. Of course, I won't force Tsunade either. I'm only the team captain, not your teacher. Whether you want to carry out this mission depends on yourselves."
"Although our teacher might scold me, I won't force anyone."
After saying that, Hikaru looked seriously at Jiraiya and Tsunade.
Uchiha Hikaru had already made himself clear. As for whether they were willing to do this mission in the end, that depended on Tsunade and Jiraiya's own decision.
It would naturally be best if the two of them agreed. If they were unwilling, Hikaru would not say anything.
Even if the Third Hokage reprimanded him, Hikaru would accept it. This mission really was hard to stomach.
"I'll go, I'll go!!"
Jiraiya had originally not wanted to go, but as soon as he heard Hikaru say that, he immediately changed his mind. Disgusting or not, it was still better than getting Hikaru scolded by the Third Elder because of him. I, Jiraiya, am not the kind of person who drags down teammates and friends.
"Then let's go!!"
With Jiraiya agreeing as well, Hikaru stopped wasting time. He tied his headband around his forehead, covered it with his medium-length hair, put away the Mission Scroll, and led Orochimaru and Jiraiya toward the mission site.
"Hey!!! You... you... You're making me so mad."
Seeing that Hikaru truly had no intention of saying anything more, Tsunade puffed up in anger. If Hikaru had just said a few more words, she definitely would have agreed. Who knew this guy would act as though it made no difference whether she came or not?
Jiraiya did not want Hikaru to get scolded because of him, and neither did she. Tsunade also saw Hikaru as her closest, best friend. Would it kill him to persuade her a little more?
Stomping her feet in dissatisfaction, Tsunade watched the three of them walk farther and farther away, then had no choice but to chase after them. "Hey!! You three, wait for me!! Don't run off!!!"
In the end, even though Tsunade was unwilling, she still followed them. The team's first mission had begun!!!
What a headache~~~
At that moment, all four team members had bandages wrapped around their faces, mainly over their nostrils, their expressions full of helplessness.
"Let's begin."
Hikaru had never dreamed that his first mission would be scrubbing toilets...
He really wanted to know how such a mission had even been posted. How was the payment calculated?
How much could one earn from scrubbing toilets?
A headache, still a headache. Aside from having to placate his teammates, there was a whole series of troublesome matters waiting for Hikaru. He even suspected that their teacher—no, the Third Elder—was deliberately tormenting them.
Hikaru, who had originally called him teacher, now directly called him the Third Elder. Simple, quick, and effortless!!!
Could this public toilet have been contracted by the Sarutobi Clan?
Hikaru was very suspicious of that.
"Ugh~~~ It reeks."
Tsunade nearly threw up at the smell that carried for miles, her face full of grievance. Unfortunately, acting aggrieved was useless now, because everyone felt equally miserable.
Picking up a bucket, Hikaru was the first to get moving. As the captain, if he did not take the lead, could he expect the other three to volunteer?
"It reeks, it reeks!!!"
Jiraiya covered his nose with one hand and carried a bucket with the other, muttering nonstop.
"Damn it, they actually made me scrub toilets. The Third Elder is the worst!!!"
Tsunade was muttering too. As for Hikaru and Orochimaru, they remained silent, quickly carrying buckets and working. Rather than waste time grumbling, they might as well get to work, finish early, and call it a day.
Full of pent-up frustration, the four of them kept carrying buckets back and forth to the toilets, doing their best to complete their first mission. They could not let the team lose its credibility, so they could only work hard to ensure the mission did not fail.
So the client who had posted the mission would have no complaints.
A client willing to pay money just to have someone scrub toilets left Hikaru speechless.
But it seemed that many D-rank missions were like this. They were best suited for drifters: the pay was low, but the difficulty was not high, and one person could complete them.
Scrubbing toilets, pulling weeds, picking up cow dung at farms, collecting trash, and so on—those low-level missions were the ones drifters liked.
Tasks like catching cats and walking dogs were easier. They were much better than scrubbing toilets or carrying a basket to collect trash, provided the dogs did not poop.
Just thinking about those missions made Hikaru's scalp tingle, but what could he do? He could only keep doing them.
The first time or two would make him angry, but after enough times, a person would simply become numb.
"Ah!!! It stinks so much, I'm never scrubbing toilets again! What kind of damn mission is this!!!"
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