Chapter 531

Early morning, the sun had not yet fully risen, and a ray of morning light fell on the quiet Konoha street, reflecting the figure of a qualified cow and horse.

Inuzuka Taro, 35 years old this year, but still a Genin.

"The early bird gets the worm~"

Getting up early in the dark did not affect Inuzuka Taro's good mood. The reason he wanted to hurry early was to grab more mission lists with high rewards.

As a ninja who passed the Genin assessment in his early thirties, Inuzuka Taro was a ninja who successfully joined the establishment on the age line.

After getting ashore, his waist, which had been bent for nearly thirty years, finally straightened. The attitude of his parents, who usually ordered him around, changed 360 degrees, and the little beauty next door who ignored him also began to send autumn waves.

Even his old dog Wangcai, who had accompanied him for many years, received customized dog food distributed by the family.

After becoming a Genin, Inuzuka Taro could earn rewards through missions. The money he obtained was far more than the daily-paid work he did before. It was not only stable but also easy. Earning money to marry the little beauty was just around the corner.

Everything was developing in a good direction.

"Sure enough, I am the first!"

Because it was not yet dawn, there was no one on the street. Inuzuka Taro accelerated his pace, took his old dog Wangcai, and rushed to the entrance of the mission hall in one go. Looking at the gate that the guards had just opened, a proud smile appeared on his face.

"Old rules, D-rank."

Walking quickly into the mission hall, Inuzuka Taro found the mission issuer and familiarly reached out to ask for the D-rank mission list.

He must work hard today and vowed not to stop until he finished fifty orders.

"Taro, you are as early as ever."

The issuer who had just sat at his workstation raised his head, recognized that the person who came was the recent mission king, and immediately handed over a stack of mission lists with a smile.

"You take a look first to see if there are any suitable ones."

"Thank you."

Taking the mission list, Inuzuka Taro frowned slightly. He clearly felt that today's mission list was much thinner than usual, but making money was important, so he temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and read it carefully.

As a result, flipping from beginning to end, the more Inuzuka Taro looked, the darker his face became. These were all very troublesome D-rank missions, either weeding on hundreds of acres of farmland or cleaning up silt in river ditches. Each one was extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the rewards were not much.

"What about the errand missions?"

He put the mission list in his hand on the table and asked for advice.

As a qualified Inuzuka, what Inuzuka Taro was best at was running errands, especially after opening the Four-Legs Jutsu, his speed far exceeded that of Genin of the same rank, and he could complete more missions in a short time.

"Oh, you mean those missions? They have all been taken away by the crowdsourcing team."

Recalling the large-scale high-level personnel changes in the mission hall yesterday, the mission issuer thought for a while and gave him the answer patiently.

"Crowdsourcing team, what kind of ghost thing is that? Aren't missions first come, first served?"

Inuzuka Taro had never heard of such a team and immediately expressed the dissatisfaction he should have.

A Genin of his age, if he relied on this kind of time-consuming and labor-intensive D-rank mission, he couldn't support his family at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't come to grab orders before dawn every day, wasn't it for life?

As a result, now, the only way to make money was cut off. How could Inuzuka Taro not be angry?

"Sorry, we also received a temporary notice. Not only today, but from now on, D-rank missions will be prioritized for selection by the crowdsourcing team, and the rest will reach ordinary ninjas."

The word "ordinary" in the mission issuer's words fiercely stimulated Inuzuka Taro's fragile nerves.

"What ordinary ninja, I am the Inuzuka clan!"

No matter how useless Inuzuka Taro was, he was still wearing the Inuzuka name. In this era that values bloodline, ninjas who have a family as a reliance naturally have a sense of superiority.

"Sorry, according to the regulations, all ninjas other than the crowdsourcing team are ordinary ninjas."

The staff strictly implemented the new regulations that had just been introduced, even if he was a bit helpless in his heart, but the arm could not twist the thigh, so he could only act according to the rules.

"Damn it, then give me a few missions for walking dogs and training dogs."

Seeing the ninjas walking into the mission hall one after another to pick up orders, Inuzuka Taro gritted his teeth, temporarily gave up the entanglement with the new regulations, and turned to ask for specific missions that only their Inuzuka clan could receive.

Regarding missions for dog training, the issuer would generally prioritize requiring the Inuzuka clan, who are good at dealing with dogs, to take them.

So these types of missions were considered the exclusive channel missions of the Inuzuka clan. The rewards were not much, but they won in proficiency.

"Sorry, these types of missions have already been taken."

"Ha? Is there an Inuzuka earlier than me?"

Looking at the staff shaking his head, Inuzuka Taro asked in disbelief.

He was the man who got up earliest in the Inuzuka clan. Could it be that a new cow and horse was born?

"No, these types of missions were also taken by the crowdsourcing team."

"I want to complain!"

Inuzuka Taro was shaking with anger. He must reflect this situation to the high-level of the mission hall. The existence of that so-called crowdsourcing team was completely robbing the living space of their Genin.

"Sorry, the complaint room was demolished last night. It is said that it is going to be changed into a small shop."

"I eat lemon!"

After cursing, Inuzuka Taro realized that he had spent too long here. According to the usual progress, he was almost finishing the third order.

"Alright, alright, wait until I finish my work today and come back to reflect the situation to your leaders. Give me those missions just now."

Cursing is cursing, but life still has to go on as usual. If he didn't run a few D-rank missions, he might not have money for food today. So Inuzuka Taro chose to compromise and picked up the missions he had just discarded.

"This one, this one, and this one."

Picking out three missions that were still okay from them, Inuzuka Taro prepared to sign his name on the mission list, but found clues in the reward split column.

"Wait, hasn't the mission commission always been 10%? Why has it become 30% now?"

Don't underestimate the price difference in the middle; it's also a considerable amount when added up.

"The 100 Billion Village Subsidy activity has ended. From today on, the mission commission will rise to 30%, but don't worry, this is only temporary. It might even rise in the future."

The 100 Billion Village Subsidy activity was a benefit activity initiated by Uchiha Izuna out of his own pocket to stimulate mission retention and completion rates.

It was to keep every ninja doing missions enthusiastic and complete the missions issued by the employer with a 100% serious attitude, thereby improving Konoha's mission satisfaction and laying a good reputation for the village for long-term development in the future.

"The activity ended? Lord Izuna didn't say that. He promised that as long as he was still there for one day, the 100 Billion Village Subsidy would not stop!"

Inuzuka Taro recalled the speech Uchiha Izuna was giving in the hall when he came to pick up missions on the first day. The other party promised under the witness of everyone that the 100 Billion Village Subsidy would be executed indefinitely.

It was also because of Uchiha Izuna's promise that Inuzuka Taro would grab orders early and late every day, just to repay Lord Izuna's generosity while enriching himself.

"Lord Izuna did say that, but now..."

Speaking of Uchiha Izuna, a look of nostalgia appeared on the mission issuer's face. While speaking, he raised his hand and pointed in a direction of the hall. Inuzuka Taro moved his gaze over, and a look of surprise instantly filled his entire face.

In the due east position of the hall, the plaque that should have been hanging with the Uchiha clan's logo was removed at some point, replaced by a clan emblem that Inuzuka Taro was somewhat familiar with but couldn't name.

"That is?"

"Lord Izuna withdrew from the mission hall yesterday. The current mission hall is fully managed by the Shimura clan."

"Ha?"

At the same time, ninjas who had the same encounter as Inuzuka Taro all let out an exclamation involuntarily.

You know, under Uchiha Izuna's orderly management, the mission completion rate of the mission hall remained high, and the satisfaction of both employers and ninjas reached new highs.

Even Senju Tobirama, who was not on good terms with him, had praised Uchiha Izuna's extraordinary management skills.

"Shimura clan..."

Hearing this name, Inuzuka Taro frowned tightly. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and questioned loudly.

"That crowdsourcing team, it wouldn't be..."

"That's right, it's the official organization of the Shimura clan."

"I'm scorched!"

This Shimura clan is really not a thing. Not only did they cancel the 100 Billion Village Subsidy, but they also set up a crowdsourcing team that could prioritize picking missions with high rewards and low difficulty. It was simply treating them, these cows and horses, like Japanese people.

"Are you going to take it or not? There are people queuing behind!"

Looking at the furious Inuzuka Taro, the mission issuer, who knew he couldn't change the status quo, gradually became cold.

His work was no longer as easy as during Uchiha Izuna's tenure. Performance began to be linked to the daily output rate. If the Inuzuka Taro in front of him continued to waste time here, he would earn much less money today.

"Take it!"

In the end, Inuzuka Taro still bowed his head to life, gritted his teeth and took the missions that were left over by the Shimura clan, successfully transferring from an ordinary cow and horse to a professional cow and horse.

"Damn it! The Shimura clan is too much!"

The large-scale changes in the rules of the mission hall quickly spread throughout Konoha. The members of the Ninja Clan Alliance who knew the inside story were all gnashing their teeth with anger.

The Shimura clan was also a member of the Ninja Clan Alliance. Reasonably speaking, having obtained such great authority, they should seek benefits for other members of the Ninja Clan Alliance.

Now it's good, not only are there no benefits, but the exploitative clauses are one after another.

Looking at this, the Shimura clan is determined to tear their faces with other ninja clans for the sake of profit.

"Kenichi, what you did is indeed a bit inappropriate."

Soon, Sarutobi Sasuke, who received complaints from members, rushed to find Shimura Kenichi, who was drinking and eating pork head meat at home. Looking at the other party's ruddy big face, he frowned and said.

"Inappropriate? What's inappropriate? The mission commission of other villages is originally 30%. Our Shimura clan is not as rich as the Uchiha."

Shimura Kenichi, who was chewing greasy pork head meat in large mouthfuls, put down the wine glass in his hand and glanced lightly at Sarutobi Sasuke, whose face was slightly cold.

"The commission doesn't matter. I'm talking about that crowdsourcing team. If you do this, you don't want the grassroots ninjas to live, right?"

Sarutobi Sasuke could turn a blind eye to the commission, but the crowdsourcing team was indeed resisted by all grassroots ninjas, and the matter of disbanding was imminent.

Slap——

"They live? Then who lets me live!"

Shimura Kenichi, who was eating meat with squinted eyes, suddenly exploded, slapped the table made of marble, and his two eyes squinted into slits suddenly widened.

"Sasuke, ask yourself, how much has our Shimura clan contributed to the future of the Ninja Clan Alliance?"

"Uh..."

"Hmph! Let me say it! 50 billion! Do you know how long it takes to save 50 billion?"

"This..."

After being squeezed into the wall corner by the aggressive Shimura Kenichi, a bitter smile appeared on Sarutobi Sasuke's face.

50 billion is not a small amount. According to the annual financial report of the Sarutobi clan, if they want to save enough, all the people in the family need to tighten their belts for ten years.

"Sasuke, don't worry, I only engage in D-rank missions. When I save enough, I will stop."

The reason Shimura Kenichi chose the target of crowdsourcing on D-rank missions was partly because D-rank missions were large and sufficient, and partly because the difficulty was low, and any ninja could do it.

"Then at least return the dog training missions to the Inuzuka clan!"

"Can't our Shimura clan have a natural dog-raising saint body?"

The employer's remarks prioritized Inuzuka, but didn't say it must be Inuzuka. Isn't it just training a dog? Feed it pork head meat and it will definitely be obedient.

"You!... Rat tail juice."

Looking at Shimura Kenichi who refused to give in, Sarutobi Sasuke, who was stagnant, left a sentence and left without looking back.

In the next period of time, the incident in the mission hall fermented again. Because crowdsourcing took away a large number of high-quality orders, ninjas with no orders began to make trouble collectively, threatening to go to the village high-level to find them to support justice.

Among these ninjas, there was no shortage of members of ninja clans allied with the Shimura clan. They went back to their clans to cry and complain, requesting their respective leaders to find the Shimura clan for an explanation.

Konoha Street,

Not long after walking out of the clan grounds, Shimura Danzo keenly sensed several sneaky figures behind him. At first, he didn't take it to heart, just thinking they were fans who admired him.

As a result, the moment he was about to turn his head to say hello, a stinky egg went straight to his face.

Slap——

Only hearing a crisp sound, the stinky egg blossomed on Shimura Danzo's head, and the stench came to his face.

"Young Clan Leader!"

The clansmen walking with Danzo saw this and immediately stepped forward to help the other party clean up the filth.

Before long, the egg liquid wrapped around Danzo's head disappeared without a trace, but the stench could not be eliminated no matter what.

"Bastard, I'll go catch them now and let the Young Clan Leader deal with them!"

"No need, the meeting is important."

Danzo shook his head expressionlessly. Today was the day of his first meeting as a newly promoted elder, and he must not be late because of such a small matter.

Creak~

Standing at the door of the Hokage's office and brewing emotions for a while, Danzo tidied up his attire and pushed the door in.

"Monkey, I'm here..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been waiting in the office early, held a cup of freshly baked little sweet water and just took a fierce sip, but an inexplicable stench drilled into his nose at the same time.

"Ugh... this smell, Danzo, didn't you wipe your butt clean?" (End of chapter)