Chapter 40: Open Eyes

"Teacher Xiong Jie, we want to do a B-rank Mission!" Zhi Cun Tuan Zang said.

Hearing this, Lian Ye and Xiaochun Zhuanqin were both stunned.

Hadn't they already agreed to take a C-rank Mission?

Why the sudden change of mind?!

"Tuan Cang, if you want to die, don't drag us along!" Lian Ye said in exasperation.

Although Lian Ye had confidence in his own strength, it was still better not to take risks.

B-rank Missions were very dangerous!

"Yuzhi Bo Lianye, are you perhaps afraid?" Zhi Cun Tuan Zang looked at Lian Ye with disdain.

Lian Ye did not deny it and nodded.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang: "???"

"It's just a B-rank Mission, what's there to be afraid of!"

Clearly, Tuan Cang did not understand the danger of B-rank Missions.

Qianshou Xiongke frowned and said, "You want to carry out a B-rank Mission?"

The mission levels that ninja accepted were divided according to their own strength.

Usually, freshly graduated Genin basically all did D-rank Missions.

Of course, they could also take C-rank Missions, but there were more D-rank ones.

Chunin were the same, mainly doing C-rank Missions.

B-rank Missions depended on the mission requirements and the squad's strength to decide.

And Jonin mainly did B-rank Missions, occasionally taking a few A-rank Missions.

As for S-rank Missions, they were generally completed jointly by several Jonin.

Of course, this was only the mission selection for ordinary ninja.

Those genius ninja were not included in this...

"That's right, Teacher Xiong Jie!" Tuan Cang said.

Qianshou Xiongke rubbed the whiskers on his face, looking at the three of them and falling into thought.

With the three of them doing D-rank Missions, the results would indeed be limited.

But wasn't taking a B-rank Mission a bit dangerous?

Ordinary B-rank Missions were usually only accepted by veteran Chunin squads.

After all, the Danger Coefficient of B-rank Missions was relatively high; the slightest carelessness could cost you your life.

Especially since these little brats had just graduated only a few days ago.

Qianshou Xiongke shook his head and refused, "No, B-rank Missions are too dangerous."

B-rank Missions typically involved infiltration and assassination.

What did freshly graduated Genin know about that!

If he agreed, wouldn't he just be sending them to their deaths?

"Teacher Xiong Jie..." Tuan Cang was about to say more, but was interrupted by Qianshou Xiongke, "Forget about B-rank Missions. With your strength, taking one would just be throwing your lives away."

The three of them were disciples personally trained by Lord Feijian.

If the three of them accidentally died on a mission, wouldn't Lord Feijian tear him apart?

Lian Ye agreed, "Teacher Xiong Jie is right. We should just take a C-rank Mission."

"Mm-hm, Lian Yejun is right," Xiaochun Zhuanqin chimed in.

Seeing this, Tuan Cang's forehead veins bulged as he gritted his teeth and said, "You two are terrible teammates!"

Lian Ye persuaded earnestly, "Tuan Cang, B-rank Missions are too dangerous. Let's just take a C-rank one."

"Tuan Cang, why do you want to take a B-rank Mission?" Xiaochun Zhuanqin asked in confusion.

Hadn't they agreed yesterday to take a C-rank Mission?

"Ri Zhan told me yesterday that they took a B-rank escort mission," Tuan Cang said coldly.

Lian Ye was somewhat surprised. "They're already doing B-rank Missions?"

Tuan Cang nodded and egged them on, "Since they can take B-rank Missions, why can't we?"

"We all just graduated. Why can they take B-rank Missions while we have to do these low-level missions here?!"

It had to be said, Tuan Cang had a gift for speeches. Just a couple of sentences stirred up Lian Ye's competitive spirit. No wonder he would become the leader of Root in the future.

"Yuzhi Bo Lianye, you tell me, why?" Tuan Cang suddenly asked.

He believed he had stirred up Lian Ye's competitive spirit, and indeed he had.

For a moment, Lian Ye actually wanted to take a B-rank Mission.

But he quickly calmed down. Facing Tuan Cang's question, he answered, "Because they have more guts?"

Tuan Cang's mouth twitched. What the hell kind of answer was "more guts"?

"A true ninja fights their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood—they're not made by doing D-rank Missions!" Tuan Cang roared.

Hearing this, Lian Ye froze.

Tuan Cang's words awakened him.

All along, Lian Ye's mindset hadn't completely shifted.

He knew that to survive in the Ninja World, his own strength had to be powerful.

Ever since transmigrating, he had been training hard to become stronger.

But Lian Ye hadn't realized that training alone wasn't enough—he also needed to accumulate experience through life-and-death combat.

Although carrying out missions was dangerous, it was also the fastest path to becoming stronger!

"Tuan Cang... you're right." Lian Ye suddenly raised his head. "We should take a B-rank Mission."

He figured it out — if he was this timid even about taking a B-rank Mission now,

then what would he do in the ninja wars to come?

Lian Ye was indeed afraid of death, but this was the Ninja World; he had no choice.

The only thing he could do was strive to become stronger, and then survive!

He believed that he would definitely become stronger!

At this moment, Lian Ye's obsession with growing stronger surpassed everything.

"Lian Ye, your eyes..."

Xiaochun Zhuanqin's exclamation interrupted Lian Ye's thoughts.

"What about my eyes?" Lian Ye asked in confusion.

For some reason, he felt his vision had become clearer.

He could even see the pores on Tuan Cang's face distinctly.

"U... Yuzhi Bo Lianye, you... you've awakened your eyes?!"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang looked at the One Tomoe Sharingan in Lian Ye's eyes, his mouth gaping in shock, his face wearing an expression as if he'd seen a ghost.

If he knew that his own words were exactly what caused Lian Ye to awaken his eyes, would he slap himself twice in regret?

Only then did Lian Ye realize, and a wave of joy rose in his heart.

No wonder his vision had suddenly improved — so he had awakened his eyes!

Four years — four years since coming to the Ninja World, and he had finally awakened his eyes!

Although awakening the Ichi Goukaku at age ten was embarrassing compared to those Transmigrator predecessors, he was still very happy.

For the Uchiha Clan's Members, the gap between having the Sharingan and not having it was enormous.

The Sharingan not only enhanced visual and perceptual abilities, but could also identify Genjutsu, and even cast Genjutsu in return.

Not only that, the Sharingan also had the ability to copy an opponent's Ninjutsu, Body Technique, and Genjutsu.

One should know that after Kakashi obtained a single Sharingan, he earned the title of Copy Ninja.

Mom would never have to worry about him failing to learn Ninjutsu again.

"Haha, I've finally awakened my eyes!" Lian Ye said excitedly.

Awakening the Sharingan at age ten could be considered genius-level within the Uchiha Clan.

It was worthy of the clan pouring all its resources into cultivating him.

Unfortunately, Lian Ye's situation was somewhat special — after he was adopted by Qianshou Feijian, the Uchiha Clan's Members were clearly unwilling to have too much contact with him.

They subconsciously regarded Lian Ye as a "traitor."

Even Uchiha Shun had begun deliberately avoiding him...

Lian Ye didn't care at all about the Uchiha's behavior, and even felt like laughing.

This was clearly the Uchiha's concession to the Qianshou, yet they still pinned it on him — it only showed that the Uchiha's higher-ups were too incompetent.

Lian Ye wasn't angry about this matter; he was an "outsider" and had no sense of belonging to the clan.

The three found Qianshou Xiongke and unanimously demanded to take a B-rank Mission.

Qianshou Xiongke couldn't prevail against the three,

and accepted a B-rank Mission to exterminate bandits in the mountains.