Chapter 202: Mission Complete, Summoning Contract

After Might Guy launched his attack, Obito fixed his eyes on Ilaka. Seeing Ilaka try to dodge, Obito immediately charged forward as well.

At this moment, Ilaka had already made up his mind to trade one for one, so facing Obito's attack, he neither dodged nor evaded, directly took the hit, and endured the pain as he swung his lightning-charged blade toward Obito.

Obito hadn't expected Ilaka to counterattack after taking his punch head-on, and he had no time to react to that lightning-fast blade.

Clang!

Just then, a short blade appeared in front of Obito's eyes, blocking the incoming lightning sword.

And Might Guy once again swiftly kicked toward Ilaka.

"Be careful, to keep the enemy from trading injury for injury." Kakashi's eyes were locked on Ilaka as he warned.

Unlike Obito and Might Guy, who had no mission experience, Kakashi had encountered this situation before: when enemies see no way out, they fight back desperately, disregarding life and death.

"Got it. I won't get hurt twice in the same place. Thanks." When he said "thanks" at the end, Obito's voice became extremely faint.

Although those two words weren't hard to say, the moment Obito thought about saying them to Kakashi, he felt they were the hardest words in the world to utter. But this time Kakashi really had saved him from injury, so Obito still forced them out.

Whether because he was too focused on the battle or simply didn't hear, Kakashi didn't respond to Obito and instead concentrated entirely on dealing with Ilaka.

Ilaka was no weakling, and his reckless determination to trade injury for injury made him far more dangerous. But with three people surrounding him, Ilaka gradually found himself unable to keep up.

Although he wanted to trade hits, there was no way he could just eat Obito's Great Fireball, and Kakashi and Might Guy wouldn't let him dodge too easily either.

Gradually, Ilaka's wounds increased, while the three from Konoha only suffered from stamina and chakra depletion.

"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"

Seizing the opportunity, Might Guy kicked Ilaka flying in one blow.

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

Kakashi immediately unleashed his current fastest and most powerful long-range Lightning Release technique.

A thick lightning spear shot at the thrown Ilaka at extreme speed, blasting a charred, bloody hole straight through his body.

"Whew, finally settled." Kakashi let out a sigh, feeling a bit relieved inside.

False Darkness, as a high-level Lightning Release, was known for its high consumption and high power. Anyone hit by something like that would be dead or half-dead.

"This enemy really wasn't much. We took him down without even needing Teacher Muyue to step in."

Seeing Ilaka killed outright by Kakashi's Lightning Release, Obito broke into a relaxed smile. He was already thinking about how he would recount to Rin Nohara the thrilling mission experience of the genius ninja-in-training, Uchiha Obito.

First he saw through the client's difficulty, then he touched the giant black eagle's huge head, then he quickly took out the enemy village ninja, and finally he helped the struggling Kakashi take down the last enemy together.

Obito thought for a moment and changed that last part to: the enemy Kakashi faced was a bit strong, so they all solved it together — after all, Kakashi had helped him this time.

"Their strength wasn't actually that bad. They were a pretty normal ninja squad." Kakashi shook his head.

Obito and Might Guy rarely saw real ninjas, but Kakashi had seen plenty — both from his own village and enemy villages. He knew it wasn't that the enemy was too weak, but that this team they had was really not weak.

In Kakashi's experience, if you took out the jōnin teacher, this team's overall strength could crush his previous squad.

Muyue, who had been watching from the sidelines, nodded inwardly. Obito and Might Guy's strength was gradually growing, and Kakashi was already an experienced chūnin. The three of them together could try challenging an ordinary jōnin.

"Everyone performed well. Your usual training wasn't wasted." Muyue walked over and said with a smile.

"Teacher Muyue!" Obito grinned and greeted him.

Hearing Muyue's words, Kakashi looked thoughtful and then asked:

"Teacher Muyue, were you nearby just now?"

Muyue didn't hide it, nodding as he replied: "When I left, I was worried you might run into enemies, so I split off a shadow clone to follow you. As it turned out, you took care of the enemy without needing me to do anything."

"Hehe, Teacher Muyue, how was my Fire Style just now?" Obito walked up to Muyue and chuckled.

Muyue ruffled Obito's hair and praised with a smile: "You did a good job seizing the opportunity. You didn't waste chakra on an ineffective technique."

In the past, Obito always tried to rely on the Great Fireball for damage, but he kept losing to Might Guy again and again. Now Obito had finally started using the Great Fireball as a means to force his opponent's movement, no longer expecting to take down the enemy with it.

Having gotten the praise he wanted, Obito showed a satisfied smile.

Muyue didn't play favorites. When it came to his students, he always gave them all equal attention. He then praised Might Guy and Kakashi for supporting each other in time and coordinating well.

Muyue sealed all three bodies into scrolls. Three chūnin — that would be a mid-difficulty B-rank mission.

"These Cloud Shinobi were commissioned by the town chief to deal with the giant eagle." Mu Yue told her disciple the information she had gathered.

Upon hearing Mu Yue say that the town chief forced the villagers to pool money to commission the expulsion of the giant eagle in order to seize land and forcibly buy the residents' daughters, all three disciples showed shocked expressions.

Even Kakashi, who was usually very calm, was extremely surprised. He didn't understand why the town chief would do this. Since he was the chief, wouldn't it be better for the town to prosper? Why was he extorting the residents?

"How can there be such a bad person in the world? If I had known, I wouldn't have killed those Cloud Shinobi; we even saved his life." Obito said with an indignant expression.

"He no longer deserves to be called a human." Might Guy displayed strong righteous anger.

Seeing her disciples' reactions, Mu Yue revealed a genuine smile. In this world, it was already not easy to maintain a relatively normal worldview.

"Mu Yue-sensei, how about we use Transformation Jutsu to disguise ourselves and teach this town chief a lesson?" Obito suggested.

Mu Yue shook her head and said, "You don't need to act. Someone who has done such heinous things is destined to be punished."

A beating would be too lenient; the idea of that Cloud Shinobi earlier was actually quite good.

"By the way, Mu Yue-sensei, it's true that the task description about the giant eagle harassing the villagers was false. Dahei didn't cause trouble for the people; only the town chief's house, which provoked it, was harassed." Obito told Mu Yue the information he had gathered.

Mu Yue nodded, and then she stayed with her disciples on the mountain for a week.

Ever since they ate Mu Yue's roast boar that one noon, the black giant eagle could never forget that taste. When Mu Yue and the others ate at night, the giant eagle would catch some prey and drop it there, then stare at Mu Yue eagerly.

At first, Mu Yue ignored the eagle, wanting to test its temperament.

Having not exchanged for delicious food, the giant eagle thought the prey wasn't enough, so it caught more, but Mu Yue still didn't give any.

Seeing the delicious food but unable to eat it, the giant eagle lowered its head, rubbed its head against Mu Yue, then looked at Mu Yue eagerly again.

If it were a cat, this appearance would surely be pitiful, but it was a giant eagle with a wingspan exceeding ten meters. The scene only made Mu Yue feel like a two-meter-tall muscular girl acting cute.

Although the image was a bit abstract, Mu Yue was still satisfied with the giant eagle's temperament. She just wanted a means of transport and didn't expect the giant eagle to be useful in combat.

The battles of high-level ninjas were not something a wild beast that couldn't speak could participate in.

Then Mu Yue tested whether the black giant eagle could understand human speech and gave some commands. Mu Yue found that the eagle's intelligence was decent; it could basically understand.

Besides daily grinding the summon beast's favor, during these seven days, the main body mainly led the disciples in training, while the shadow clone went down the mountain to gather evidence of the town chief's misdeeds.

Ninjas really were overwhelming to ordinary people; even just a Transformation Jutsu provided great convenience.

On the eighth day, Mu Yue prepared to leave with her disciples and leave a shadow clone to handle the rest.

Mu Yue threw a roasted large wild boar to the black giant eagle.

The giant eagle was overjoyed. Although it didn't know why it got to eat today without doing anything, having food was good. The black giant eagle quickly started eating.

"Eat slowly, save some for the next meal. You might not get to eat this anymore in the future." Mu Yue said with a smile.

Hearing that it wouldn't get to eat anymore, the black giant eagle stopped eating and looked at Mu Yue anxiously. It didn't want that.

The black giant eagle quickly pushed the remaining roasted boar back to Mu Yue with its claws. It could eat a little less.

It thought Mu Yue was dissatisfied because it ate too much.

"It's not that you eat too much, but I'm leaving here." Mu Yue explained.

The black giant eagle breathed a sigh of relief, glad it wasn't because it ate too much. It cooed gently twice and rubbed its head against Mu Yue.

The black giant eagle wanted to follow Mu Yue. This place wasn't its home originally; it had escaped here injured from elsewhere. But there were many wild beasts here, and residents fed it, so it had stayed.

Now it was no longer safe here. It hadn't forgotten that a few small people who could emit lightning wanted to capture it. Plus, Mu Yue's food was delicious, so it might as well follow Mu Yue.

"If you want to come with me, nod your head."

Hearing Mu Yue's words, the giant eagle nodded rapidly like a chick pecking at rice.

With the giant eagle's agreement, the rest was simple, and the contract was quickly completed.

"Since you're my summon beast, I need to give you a name." Mu Yue showed a thoughtful expression.

"How about calling it War Eagle? A giant eagle of battle." Obito enthusiastically participated in naming.

The black giant eagle shook its head rapidly; it didn't sound good at all.

"How about Leaf's Fierce Eagle? A fierce giant eagle of the Leaf!" Might Guy laughed and gave a thumbs up with his idea.

The black giant eagle pushed Might Guy with its wing; even worse.

Kakashi was a bit speechless. What kind of messy names were these? He thought for a moment and said, "How about calling it Black Bird? It matches the color."

Mu Yue felt that her disciples were really abstract when it came to naming things. Calling the Black Eagle "Black Bird" was quite something.

"Let's call it Black Feathers," Mu Yue said after thinking for a moment.

Although there wasn't any deep meaning either, it was still nicer to hear than "Big Black" or "Black Bird."

Black Feathers rubbed against Mu Yue, seeming fairly satisfied with the name.

Then Mu Yue brought her disciples and informed the client that the mission was complete—the Black Eagle would no longer appear in Kawakita Town—and then directly returned to Konoha.

After Mu Yue left, the Second Shadow Clone began to act. It spread news of all the wicked deeds committed by the town mayor, then disguised itself as a righteous warrior who draws a sword to help the unjustly treated and dealt with the town mayor.

In fact, Mu Yue knew this couldn't fundamentally solve the problem. Without Lord Huang, there would still be Lord Lv. But for now, she really had no way to eradicate the root cause. To push for change at that level, her strength was still far from enough.

In this twisted world, Mu Yue believed there were similar scenes in many places. Although the technological development level of the Naruto world was not low, it was still under a feudal system.

She wouldn't go out of her way to look for problems in places she couldn't see. But if something happened right in front of her that she could conveniently solve, and she didn't solve it, then the books she had read in her previous life would have been for nothing.