This C-rank mission only offered ten thousand Ryo more than the highest amount for a d-rank mission.
Naruto felt that instead of completing this time-consuming, laborious, and poorly compensated C-rank mission, it would be better to stay in Konoha and grind d-rank missions.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, being a shrewd man, how could he not see Naruto's reluctance towards this mission?
But he had no choice.
Giving Team 7 this C-rank mission was not a whim or random assignment.
Because Team 7 was incredibly efficient at d-rank missions.
Other squads would consider completing one d-rank mission a day to be highly efficient.
But they were different; they weren't satisfied with even ten d-rank missions a day.
If Team 7 continued like this, the d-rank mission reserves in Konoha Village would be depleted in no time.
Without d-rank missions, how would the other Genin survive?
They relied on doing missions of this level to earn some money and improve their lives.
No missions meant no money.
No money would breed a lot of crime.
For the prosperity and stability of Konoha, this time not only Team 7 had to leave the village, but also Team 8 and Team 10, as well as any Genin squad with even a little combat power, were dispatched to perform C-rank missions.
The Third Hokage had a good plan.
Sending these elite Genin squads out of the village to perform missions would, firstly, broaden their horizons.
Secondly, it would also use the time these squads were out of the village to increase the reserve of d-rank missions.
Killing two birds with one stone, simply perfect.
Therefore, for this purpose, even if Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and no matter how unwilling Naruto was, he absolutely had to make Team 7 perform the mission.
"How about this, Naruto."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the sulking Uzumaki Naruto, chuckled, and continued, "As long as you successfully complete the mission, I will personally reward you an additional forty thousand Ryo, making up the highest reward amount for a C-rank mission. How does that sound?"
In Hiruzen Sarutobi's opinion, the reason people sulked was nothing more than money.
Now that he was personally offering an additional forty thousand Ryo, totaling one hundred thousand Ryo, Naruto should have no objections, right?
Did Naruto have no objections?
Naruto had huge objections.
A mere one hundred thousand Ryo, he could earn that in two... at most three days.
Now he had to leave the village for a mission, and he didn't know how long it would take to return.
But what could he do?
The arm couldn't twist the thigh; who told Hiruzen Sarutobi to be the Hokage, while he was just a Genin?
At this moment, Uzumaki Naruto's desire to become Hokage grew even stronger... After reluctantly accepting this C-rank mission, Kakashi told everyone to go home and prepare; they would gather at the village exit in an hour.
Naruto and Sasuke had nothing to prepare; a single Kunai was enough for them anyway.
So, they headed directly towards the internet cafe, as leaving the village also required passing through that alley.
As for Sakura, she had to go home and tell her parents, and also buy some military rations pills, just in case...
"Huh~ Naruto, Sasuke, you two are here so early today, no missions?" Ge Liang, who was playing diablo ii with his mouse and keyboard, seemed a bit surprised to see them come in.
He knew that when Team 7 had missions, they usually came around three or four in the afternoon; only when they had no missions would they come in the morning.
Coming at this time probably meant they had no missions.
Sasuke was fine; he had money anyway.
But Naruto, is it really okay for you not to do missions?
"Don't even mention it, Grandpa Hokage insisted we go out of the village to perform a C-rank mission. We're in the preparation phase now, and we have to leave soon."
In the original work, Naruto would constantly clamor for higher-level missions, but the Naruto here had no desire to do those missions.
Not only did they take a lot of time, but they didn't pay much, and more importantly, there were no computers to play on.
"Uncle, you have new games again?"
Naruto, who was originally feeling depressed, brightened up when he saw the computer screen Ge Liang was playing on.
"Boss, is the internet cafe's business that bad today?"
Sasuke, however, was more concerned about the internet cafe's business.
"You know what happened yesterday, those Ninja who bought beginner magic swords also need to earn money."
"As for those who didn't buy them, they probably went on missions today."
Ge Liang first explained to Sasuke, then looked at Naruto and said, "That's right, this is a new game released today."
"Not only is there a new game, but also a new TV series for legend of sword and fairy 1."
"With the existence of the TV series, it will be easier for you to avoid 'going off track' when playing legend of sword and fairy 1."
Ge Liang's words made both of them very happy.
The appearance of new games meant another way to become stronger.
And the appearance of the legend of sword and fairy 1 TV series not only sped up their game completion but also accelerated their Cultivation speed.
The two hadn't forgotten that watching TV series in 'possession mode' could help them better understand the martial arts (skills) possessed by the possessed characters.
With thorough understanding, Cultivation speed naturally increased.
If Ge Liang knew what these two were thinking, he would probably tell them they were dreaming.
If it could really speed up Cultivation, what would be the point of the Training Room? Everyone would just come watch TV series.
It was indeed true that after possession, one could better understand the martial arts (skills) of the possessed person.
However, this also had to be based on the premise that you already knew this martial art (skill).
If you don't even know this martial art (skill) in reality, what understanding could you possibly have?
"Oh, by the way, let me ask, is your mission this time to protect a master bridge builder named Tazuna?"
As soon as he spoke, Ge Liang used a'Sound Isolation' System skill, preventing the other people in the internet cafe from hearing their conversation.
The main purpose of using this skill was simply to reduce trouble.
Otherwise, if Anbu reported it, Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely wonder how Ge Liang knew about the mission so soon after he just issued it. Could Ge Liang have an informant there?
To find out the truth, Hiruzen Sarutobi would surely come in person to investigate, and then he would inevitably have to engage in some hypocritical questioning.
Trouble!
"Ha, Uncle, you knew again."
"Boss, how do you know?"
The two of them didn't know their voices had been isolated.
At this moment, they both looked very surprised.
Especially Naruto; just a while ago, Ge Liang told him about the scroll of seals, and now he even knew the name of the mission target. This was simply too absurd.
"Why are you all so surprised, especially you, Naruto? Didn't I tell you that there's actually very little in this world that I don't know?"
"I don't believe it."
Naruto shook his head firmly, indicating that he didn't believe Ge Liang's nonsense.
"Tsk, now when I tell the truth, no one believes it."
Ge Liang also shook his head, indicating that times were tough and no one believed him when he spoke the truth.
"Alright then, since you say you know everything, Uncle, do you know who my parents are?"
Hmm?
Is this kid trying to trick me?
・_・?