Chapter 39: D-rank Mission

Riverside assembly point.

"Lian Yejun, you changed your sword?" Xiaochun Zhuanqin said in surprise.

"Mm." Lian Ye nodded, gently stroking the scabbard.

"Does this sword have a name?"

"I named it Wuku."

Qianshou Feijian had once told Lian Ye that this sword would not stain with blood when slaying enemies, so he named it 【Wuku】.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang stared at 【Wuku】 with burning eyes.

He could tell this was a fine sword, even better than the weapons used by the Jonin of their clan.

This could not help but make Tuan Cang feel jealous.

Why should this Uchiha Lianye have such a good weapon?

Lian Ye's strength was already greater than his, and with this fine sword added to that, it would be even harder for him to catch up to Lian Ye's footsteps.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang thought: "No, I need to have a good weapon too!"

Before long, Qianshou Xiongke appeared in a Body Flicker before the three of them.

He noticed the sword in Lian Ye's hand and praised, "Nice sword."

Hearing this, the flames of jealousy burned in Tuan Cang's eyes.

A weapon that even Xiong Jie-sensei praised was absolutely extraordinary!

If only he could have a weapon like that too...

Qianshou Xiongke glanced at Tuan Cang, who immediately restrained his expression and pretended nothing had happened.

"I'll take you to accept missions."

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Mission Assembly Hall.

Lian Ye's gaze swept the surroundings, and he found that missions of different ranks each had their corresponding zones.

Qianshou Xiongke brought them to the D-level Task Area.

"Wait here a moment, I'll pick out missions for you."

Saying that, he began flipping through the mission information above.

"Heh heh, we'll be doing missions soon." Tuan Cang excitedly clenched his fists.

This was his first time accepting a mission since becoming a ninja.

He was already prepared to slaughter in all directions!

Starting from the first mission, he would gradually become a powerful ninja!

"Wow, first time doing a mission, I'm a little nervous," Xiaochun Zhuanqin muttered quietly.

Lian Ye stared at the two with a complicated expression. "It's just a D-rank Mission, what are you getting fired up about?"

If he wasn't mistaken, D-rank Missions were all things like chasing cats and finding dogs, right?

"Lian Yejun, what do you mean by that?" Xiaochun Zhuanqin asked, puzzled.

Lian Ye had no intention of explaining. "You'll find out soon enough."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang snorted coldly. This bastard was being deliberately mysterious again.

Soon, Qianshou Xiongke came over carrying a pile of Scrolls. "I've picked out the missions for you."

"Xiong Jie-sensei, this... isn't it too many?" Xiaochun Zhuanqin gulped.

With this many missions, how long would it take them?

"It's fine, you should be able to finish them today," Qianshou Xiongke said.

With the brats' strength, completing D-rank Missions was still very easy.

That was why he had accepted a whole pile of missions.

Hearing this, Zhi Cun Tuan Zang stared wide-eyed in shock. Xiong Jie-sensei simply wasn't treating them like human beings!

Since when were a ninja's missions so easy to complete?

"Take a look at the missions."

Lian Ye opened a Scroll, the corner of his mouth twitching. "Just as I thought..."

Hearing Lian Ye's words, the two looked confused. "What kind of missions are they exactly?"

They each opened a Scroll, and the expressions on their faces instantly froze.

"Xiong Jie-sensei, these are our missions?!" Zhi Cun Tuan Zang had a look of astonishment.

"That's right, these are your missions. It'd be best to finish them before the Hour of the Horse," Qianshou Xiongke said.

Tuan Cang refused to believe it and opened the second Scroll. After seeing the contents clearly, he fell completely silent.

Unbelievable, that these were actually missions for a ninja to carry out...

Mission One: Hold a beauty contest for the pigs at Xingcun Uncle's house on the east side of the Village.

Mission Description: Xincun Uncle had a sudden whim to hold a "Konoha Most Beautiful Little Pig Competition" for his ten spotted pigs, and needs ninja to help set up the venue and organize the audience.

Mission Reward: 2000 ryo.

Mission Two: Mediate a conflict between two dogs that love to fight.

Mission Description: Two stray dogs in the Village square frequently fight, frightening the children so they don't dare play in the square. Ninja are needed to understand the reason for their fighting and mediate the conflict between both sides.

Mission Reward: 1000 ryo, plus a box of Dog Bone Biscuits.

Mission Three: Change diapers for the children at the Orphanage.

Mission Description: The caregivers at the Orphanage have taken leave, and several ninja are urgently needed to come to the Orphanage to change diapers for hundreds of children.

Mission Reward: 5000 ryo.

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Even though Lian Ye was mentally prepared, he still couldn't quite hold it together when he saw these missions.

What the hell kind of D-rank Missions were these.

"Xiong Jie-sensei, can we skip these missions?" Lian Ye asked.

Qianshou Xiongke raised an eyebrow. "If you accept them and don't do them, it'll be regarded as voluntarily abandoning the mission, and money will be deducted."

Lian Ye: "..."

To be honest, he didn't want to do this kind of mission with too much work and too little pay.

D-rank Missions already had low pay to begin with, and the Village took a 30% cut; the remaining 70% was then split based on the four people's performance, so there was hardly any money left in hand.

"Alright, you guys go do the missions. Split the pay among yourselves — I won't take any," Qianshou Xiongke said.

As a Jonin, he naturally disdained splitting mission pay with a few kids, especially when it was a D-rank Mission...

The three sighed helplessly and left the Task Main Hall.

D-rank Missions weren't dangerous, but they paid little and involved a lot of work.

The three of them bustled about the entire day, nearly running their short little legs off, before they finally finished these missions.

After a full day of missions, the faces of Zhi Cun Tuan Zang and Xiaochun Zhuanqin no longer held the anticipation of their first mission — instead, they wore expressions of numbness.

Heaven knew what they had been through that day.

The two finally understood what Lian Ye had meant by that remark.

So D-rank Missions were like this...

Lian Ye looked at the two, who looked like they had nothing left to live for, and consoled them: "The missions weren't great, but we earned money, didn't we?"

Hearing this, the two's expressions finally improved a little.

"Lian Yejun is right — at least we earned some money," Xiaochun Zhuanqin said with a smile.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang nodded inwardly; with money, he could buy the weapon he wanted.

The three headed to the Task Main Hall full of anticipation.

They had completed over a dozen D-rank Missions today, so they should definitely earn quite a bit of money, right?

Task Main Hall.

"You completed a total of 15 D-rank Missions. Here is your pay — 18,000 ryo. Please take it."

"Eighteen thousand? You've got to be kidding!" Lian Ye exclaimed.

They had worked themselves to the bone for a whole day, and only got 18,000 ryo in hand.

No, wait... after splitting it three ways, they would only have 6,000 ryo each.

It felt like the sky had collapsed!

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang and Xiaochun Zhuanqin both looked equally grim.

Working hard all day for only this little money.

No one would be happy about this.

Though ninja earned money quickly, they spent it even faster.

After buying the Ninja Tools they needed, there was nothing left in their pockets.

Lian Ye split the money between the two of them.

Tuan Cang took the money with a dark expression and said, "Tomorrow, have Xiong Jie-sensei assign us a C-rank Mission!"

Lian Ye nodded in deep agreement. "Exactly."

D-rank Missions held little meaning for the three of them at their current level; they did indeed need to increase the difficulty.