Chapter 325: Chapter 325: B-Rank Mission
Time quickly passed, and a month had gone by.
During this month, Kurenai repeatedly visited the Third Hokage, trying to resign from her position.
Meanwhile, Kiba and Sakura finally adjusted to their new roles as working ninjas instead of students.
As for Shishou, he continued his tedious Senjutsu training, spending every night on the moon carving statues of Di Fa and Alice.
However, no matter how beautiful the statues were, carving them eventually became monotonous.
So, while Kiba and Sakura found the missions extremely dull, Shishou saw them as a way to relax and lighten his mood.
Only by maintaining a peaceful mindset could he continue his long and tedious Senjutsu training steadily.
On the other hand, despite Kurenai's constant desire to resign,
she remained a very dedicated teacher.
During this month, besides guiding the team on missions, she patiently taught them various ninja techniques and some ninjutsu.
Of course, her main focus was on Sakura.
Since Shishou and Kiba were both from ninja clans with their own secret techniques, they didn't need much of her guidance.
But as a civilian student, Sakura was the one who needed it the most.
Although Sakura had a talent for genjutsu, Kurenai didn't teach her much in that area. Instead, she had her practice taijutsu, sensory techniques, and the Body Flicker Technique to increase her chakra and survival abilities.
Additionally, Kurenai taught Sakura the Shadow Clone Jutsu and other C-rank and B-rank ninjutsu.
Thanks to Sakura's high learning aptitude, she quickly mastered these jutsu.
This prevented her from being limited to just the basic three jutsu and a bit of genjutsu during the Chunin Exams, as in the original story.
In this regard, being assigned to Kurenai was more suitable for Sakura.
Of course, there were downsides.
Although Kurenai didn't hold back on teaching Sakura, her teaching style was far from gentle and was instead very strict and harsh.
As a result, Sakura was constantly being beaten or on her way to being beaten, living a very tough life.
At noon,
Kurenai, once again failing to resign, arrived at the mission assignment center, where Shishou, Kiba, and Sakura were waiting.
"I'll go get the mission. Wait here for me," Kurenai said, glancing at the three before walking into the center.
According to Konoha's mission assignment regulations,
in general, genin could only take on D-rank and C-rank missions.
Chunin could take on B-rank and C-rank missions.
A-rank and higher missions required special jonin status.
D-rank missions involved trivial tasks like weeding and other chores, with rewards starting at 500 ryo.
C-rank missions included escorting or delivering non-sensitive documents, with little chance of combat, starting at 10,000 ryo.
B-rank missions had a high chance of combat but weren't overly dangerous, with rewards starting at 50,000 ryo.
A-rank and above missions guaranteed combat and encounters with other ninjas or samurai, with rewards starting at 150,000 ryo.
After selecting for a while, Kurenai chose a B-rank mission to eliminate bandits outside Konoha.
A B-rank mission was beyond the scope of genin missions, but with Kurenai, an elite jonin, leading the team, it wasn't a problem.
Kurenai chose this mission for a simple reason:
to let her three students see blood and truly understand the harsh reality of being a ninja.
Only through this could they take their training seriously and diligently, and it would also prepare them for what they had to face in the future:
killing.
After taking the mission, Kurenai returned to the gate and told Shishou, Kiba, and Sakura, "We're going out of the village for a mission. Go pack your things; we'll be outside the village for the next few days."
The mission location was far from Konoha, even for ninjas, it would take a few days.
"Yes, Kurenai-sensei."
Excited about going out of the village for a mission, Kiba and Sakura ran home to pack.
Seeing Shishou still standing there, Kurenai frowned, "Ame-no-Shishou, aren't you going to pack?"
Because Shishou shared the same name as her crush, she always called him by his full name.
Shishou took out a scroll and smiled, "Kurenai-sensei, I've already packed."
With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could easily return if needed, making packing unnecessary.
Seeing the storage scroll in Shishou's hand, Kurenai said nothing more but gave him a wary glance.
She felt this young boy from the Aburame clan looked at her strangely, not like a student looks at a teacher.
But she couldn't pinpoint what was odd about it.
Moreover, over a month of contact made her feel a familiar aura from this boy, causing her to keep an eye on him.
This made Kurenai slightly wary.
She liked the Flying Thunder God user Shishou, not Ame-no-Shishou.
Thinking about it, Kurenai used the Body Flicker Technique to disappear, not wanting to stay with this boy any longer.
Seeing Kurenai leave, Shishou was speechless.
Despite her confessing her feelings, she was now even more distant.
But he couldn't blame her; he was hiding his identity.
However, given his current young age, if Kurenai found out, she would probably sever all ties with him out of embarrassment.
At that point, it would be hard to become her student.
Feeling a bit helpless, Shishou stayed at the mission center gate, patiently waiting.
After some time, Kiba and Sakura returned, packed and ready, rejoining Shishou.
Kurenai reappeared and led the three out of Konoha.
At the village gate, after signing the register with Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane,
Kurenai led the team out of the village toward their mission destination.
The four didn't move quickly; Kurenai shared mission experiences and techniques with Shishou, Kiba, and Sakura as they traveled.
Outside Konoha, Kiba and Sakura were visibly excited, continuously asking Kurenai about her past missions and stories.
It was their first time leaving the village.
Kurenai understood and patiently shared her experiences.
However, she was surprised by Shishou's calm demeanor.
But remembering he was from the Aburame clan, she understood.
Members of the Aburame clan were always reserved.
Nothing strange about that.
Note: "Ame-no-Shishou" is a valid construction in Japanese and can be understood as "Heavenly Shishou" or "Divine Aspiration," suggesting a lofty or noble intent associated with the character Shishou. So it is like a nickname
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