章節 186: Chapter 186 - Observe the Diplomats
Daichi was in the backyard, in front of his canvas painting. He was recreating the underground treasure cave of the Phantom Thief on his canvas. Due to his absolute recall ability Daichi remembered every detail and was bringing the location to life.
'This would make a killing in the auction house. People aren't allowed to visit the hidden cave but that doesn't mean I can't draw it up and sell… Well, I would if I ever needed the money.'
The boy's goal was to make a masterpiece painting and improve his dexterity and the Level of his skills. He has completed several sculptures of his friends and various animals these last few days and has improved his sculpting skill.
'I need to create chakra puppets like the ones I took from Kenichi's home. But those items won't be of ordinary rank. And they would only be the start. I need the Creation skill to be at a much higher level if I want to create the things I have in mind. One of the ways to accomplish that is to level up my Painting and Sculpting skills. After that I'll examine the puppets more thoroughly.'
Daichi focused on his painting and slowly completed it. But it was not all he did. Several shadow clones were meditating or using Ninjutsu and improving their level. He made sure to utilize his time to the fullest. He kept getting system messages of level up but Daichi learned to ignore them long ago.
About an hour later he was done.
[You have created a masterpiece painting.]
[+2 Dexterity]
'Hmm… Not bad. Not bad at all…' Daichi thought to himself as he examined his latest work.
A few days passed by with Daichi improving his skills and completing D Rank missions. And soon he got another C Rank mission.
—-
Hiruzen looked over the list of foreign diplomats coming to the village to finalize the agreements made days earlier. 'I need to keep a close eye on every person entering the village. But I also can't just focus on the ones coming into the village. I'll have to make sure the forces at the border aren't weakened.'
"Sir, team Kakashi is here for their mission."
The Hokage nodded. "Send them up."
Soon the ninja duo was in the Kage's office.
"Kakashi, I have a C Rank mission for you today." Hiruzen said without wasting any time.
"Does this have anything to do with the foreign dignitaries and their guards?" Kakashi made an educated guess. He knew the shinobi forces would be spread thin and the village would be on high alert.
"Yes. Your mission is to observe the group from the Hidden Mist Village. They should be arriving at the gates soon. I'll have their schedule for you in a moment. There will be one diplomat and 2 guards. Your task is to keep an eye on all of them. Report if there are any unusual movements and detain if absolutely necessary."
Daichi knew the mission was serious despite its low Rank.
[Quest created - Observe the Diplomats.]
[The Hokage has tasked your team with keeping an eye on the foreign ninjas and diplomats. Do not let the targets out of your sight and take necessary action that will not put the village security at risk to complete this C Rank mission.]
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[Rewards:]
10000 Exp.
Reputation increases with the people of the village.
Reputation increases with Kakashi Hatake and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
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[Failure:]
Reputation decreases with the Hokage, Kakashi Hatake.
No C Rank missions for a while.
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[Accept Y/N]
Daichi immediately accepted the mission while Kakashi got the schedule and reports on the Mist village personnel.
The two ninjas left the tower and they could see that the village was full of activity. Ninjas were patrolling the streets and Daichi could see that they had their guards up.
'I didn't expect such an aftermath when completing that mission.' Daichi thought as he looked around.
"Come on. Let's move."
The Genin didn't waste time and obeyed his sensei. They quickly made their way to the gates and at that moment saw two ninjas with the Mist headband. They were alert the moment they saw the copycat ninja.
Kakashi and Daichi walked up to the group and the Jonin was about to introduce himself. "Welcome to the Leaf village. I'm-"
"Kakashi Hatake. We know who you are." A Mist ninja said, interrupting the silver haired Jonin. His eyes then briefly turned to Daichi.
Kakashi then turned to the diplomat representing the village. "Please follow me. Your accommodations have been arranged."
The man nodded without saying a word and the three foreigners followed Kakashi and his student.
Daichi was on full alert in the presence of these people. 'They're from the Mist village. If I'm right then Yagura must still be in charge and the rebellion must only be in its infancy right now. I need to be careful. One wrong move and I'll be on Obito's radar. If I'm not on it already…'
Daichi looked at the two ninjas and immediately used 'Observe' on them the moment he came near them. 'The diplomat is only a little bit stronger than a civilian. But the other two. Level 70 Shiroya and 78 Oboru. Based on their stats, I'm stronger than them and they are proficient in water and lightning style. I'll have to be careful. I also need to make sure no water clones or such escape my detection.'
None of the people spoke and the ninjas moved in silence observing each other and everything around them. The group soon reached a large building and Kakashi led the ninjas to their assigned rooms.
Kakashi handed the diplomat a scroll. "It contains the itinerary and details the time of the meeting. We'll come to pick you up. Please do not leave the premises without one of us." Kakashi motioned to himself and his student.
The man nodded and the trio went inside. Kakashi and Daichi soon left and got outside the building. "Come on. I know where we can get a good vantage point."
Meanwhile
Meanwhile with the Mist ninjas they were looking around the room. "There are no seals or traps of any kind. Well, nothing I can find anyway." Oboru, the leader of the two guards said.
"Hey captain, you want me to look around the village? Who knows what I might find." Shiroya said with a smile. It soon formed into a grin. "I didn't think we'd run into that brat the moment we set foot here."
"Don't cause any trouble here you two." The diplomat said.
"Come now Kuma. I was joking." The laugh and sadistic grin coming from Shiroya didn't convince the diplomat Kuma at all.
Oboru, who was done inspecting the entire room, spoke. "The location of this room was within my expectations. The Leaf ninjas placed us here so they can keep an eye on us at all times."
"Obviously. It was only a few years ago that the Hyuga incident took place. They won't take any chances this time. And not with such a large group." Kuma said as he sat on the bed.
"What about the border patrols? Surely with so many foreign ninjas the Hokage would have pulled some back to the village…" Shiroya speculated.
'I wonder about that.' The diplomat Kuma was much smarter than the two guards. 'Hiruzen has decades of experience. He wouldn't make a stupid mistake like that. I doubt the defenses at the Leaf border have been weakened because of this.'
Shiroya thought about the team assigned to keep tabs on them and slightly frowned. "It's strange that the Hokage would task a Genin with spying on us. Either that was a critical mistake or…"
"Or that Genin is indeed capable of spying on experienced Jonin and even capture us if need be. The Hokage isn't a fool… If he had assigned that boy to keep an eye on us then he's much more than he seems…" Oboru finished.
He closed his eyes and thought about how to proceed and after a minute made a decision.
"The Mizukage has tasked us with investigating that child if possible… Based on the intel we have, he isn't from any clan. So I'm not certain he has some special tracking skills but we can't be sure of that. I'll lure the Sharingan ninja away when the time comes, you try and see if you can escape the boy's sight and investigate." Oboru said.
Kuma sighed as he recalled what the Mizukage said. "Don't forget. That is still a secondary task. Right now your mission is to protect me for the duration of this journey. Gathering intel on that child and the village is a secondary mission. And a non priority. Don't cause any commotion."
The two ninjas nodded and waited.
—-
"The building has one main exit and one emergency exit. Aside from us there are also patrol ninjas roaming the area. And their room is in a corner so we can keep a close watch over them." Kakashi gave his student a brief overview of the building layout and the surrounding area.
Daichi nodded. He also used Mana Scout skill to keep tabs on the guests.
The meeting between the Hokage and all the foreign diplomats was tomorrow and the team from the Mist village was one of the early ones to arrive. Time went by and soon it was night.
Kakashi and Daichi noticed a ninja they knew as Oboru leave the building through the main exit.
"Sensei, looks like that guy is looking to take a stroll…"
Kakashi's one visible eye slightly narrowed. "I'll go keep him company. You can keep an eye on the others can't you Daichi?"
The boy nodded. "Yeah I'll be fine."
Kakashi disappeared and Daichi paid attention to the two remaining inside the room. 'They must know that we're watching them… So I doubt they would do anything foolish… Still, I shouldn't let my guard down.'
Daichi used Chakra Sense and Mana Scout and made sure they wouldn't give him the slip. 'The Diplomat is asleep and the other guy is just sitting in his bed.'
Daichi kept a close eye on them and felt nothing wrong. That was until a few minutes later when he sensed the minute fluctuations of Shiroya's Chakra. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the shadow of the man. 'What are you up to?'
—-
Back in the room Shiroya carefully made a few hand-seals and a small puddle of water began to form at his feet. The puddle of water then as if it had a life of its own moved forward and under the door, right out the room. All without leaving a trace.
It climbed the wall under the nearest open window and escaped out the building. The water puddle soon reached into the alley and in the shadows soon began to take the form of an unassuming man.
Shiroya in disguise looked around. 'So that brat's not all that great. Looks like I'll be fine… Time to snoop around and see if I can't take anything of value.'
As the mist ninja in disguise was making his plan he suddenly felt a presence behind him. He quickly turned around and saw Daichi casually sitting on the balcony of the nearby building.
"Hi there… Mind telling me why you were sneaking out?" Daichi asked the ninja. His face was expressionless and the look in Daichi's eyes somehow unnerved the Mist ninja.
'This brat found me? But I used the bare minimum of chakra needed. He'd have to be a sensor to track me. I know the captain said no fight but…'
Shiroya couldn't help but sport a bloodthirsty grin on his face. "Why don't you make me."
Daichi didn't look impressed and just kept staring at the man. A few moments of silence later he spoke. "Do you really think a water clone is sufficient to battle me?"
The Mist ninja grinned. "This is a special water clone jutsu. It's much stronger than the normal one."
Daichi looked at the confidence the man exuded and spoke. "You know the thing about water clones? Once they're destroyed, the user will know they're destroyed but nothing more than that. They won't know how or who."
"And you think you can take me down?" The ninja had a mocking smile.
"I do." It wasn't the Daichi in front of the ninja that spoke but one standing behind him.
Before Shiroya could even react, over a dozen wind bullets tore through his body and reduced him to a puddle.
The two Daichi's looked at the puddle and narrowed their eyes. 'There is still some chakra left in the water.'
A small fire ball jutsu from the Genin reduced the water to vapor. They looked around and noticed a patrolling Jonin looking at the scene. The Jonin gave Daichi a small nod and left. Their task done, the two Daichi's vanished in a puff of smoke the next second.
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章節 187: Chapter 187 - Another Ripple...
Kakashi returned to his position and saw Daichi with a bored nonchalant look on his face? "Were there any problems with the other one?"
"He used a water clone to try and sneak away but didn't get that far…"
Kakashi turned his attention towards the building and his eyes slightly narrowed. 'They're trying to test our limits… With all that's happened in the village these last several years it's no surprise.'
The team kept a vigilant watch over their targets and it didn't look like they were going to try again. Daichi and his teacher took shifts and soon it was morning.
"Time to greet our guests…" Kakashi said as he knocked on the door.
A few seconds later the guard Oboru opened the door. He walked out followed by the Mist village diplomat and then the 2nd guard.
The group made it to their location without any problems. But during the journey Daichi sensed that the two ninjas were vigilant towards him. 'Do they know I'm the one that took the clone down? Highly unlikely… But still even if they do, it won't matter…'
The meeting between the parties started and it lasted two days. Aside from the first incident Daichi and Kakashi didn't encounter any problems. Before long everything was settled and the foreign ninjas left the village.
—-
"Well done you two. The mission was completed without any incidents." Hiruzen congratulated the team.
The quest completion boxes appeared in front of Daichi as he said those words.
[Quest 'Observe the Diplomats' Completed.]
[Rewards:]
10000 Exp.
1500 Exp.
[Reputation increases with the people of the village.]
[Reputation increases with Kakashi Hatake and Hiruzen Sarutobi.]
Daichi dismissed the box and asked a question that's been on his mind. "Lord Hokage, if you don't mind me asking, why did you select us for this mission?"
Hiruzen slightly tilted his head and looked at Daichi as if puzzled by the question.
"Don't get me wrong, it's not that I didn't want the C Rank mission. It's just, this was an important mission. If they were able to escape my senses somehow it would have been a headache for the village. I get why Kakashi sensei was on the job, but my question is, why did you select me, a Genin for this mission? And why was this mission a C Rank? If there was a possibility of confrontation with the Mist shinobi, then shouldn't this have been a B or an A Rank mission?" Daichi quickly explained himself and then asked the kage.
Hiruzen nodded and hummed at that. "To answer your first question. It's true, this was an important mission. And yes, you are a Genin…" He let out a small breath and looked at the young boy. "But then, that title is only in name isn't it. You and I both know your strength far exceeds that rank."
Daichi was silent as he heard that assessment. The Hokage continued.
"Truth is, letting you complete D Rank and low risk C Rank missions is a waste of resources for the village. I wanted to see how you would perform when on a mission to observe and track other ninjas. I created your team with the intent that you and Kakashi would act as back-up for other Genin or Chunin teams. I was going to wait before I tested your skills but when an opportunity presented itself, well I took it."
Daichi silently nodded. The Hokage continued.
"You're right. They had two Jonin ninjas with them. Usually a mission like this would be marked as an A Rank mission. But I made certain exceptions here. This mission was taking place within the walls of our village. The Mist ninjas came here on a diplomatic mission. If they caused an incident it would have serious consequences for them and their village. So the possibility of a confrontation was very small. But on the remote chance that they would try something, I added another Jonin team to observe and patrol the area. It was one of their members you saw after you destroyed that water clone."
Hiruzen explained his decision to lower the rank of the mission. 'There are also several parties in and out of this village who have their eyes on you. Having you a 'Genin' participate in a Rank A mission would certainly raise a few eyebrows and question my judgment as well. But this way, all that headache is avoided and I got to see your skills. A win-win scenario.'
"Thank you for telling me, Lord Hokage." Daichi nodded his head at that. "Does that mean you'll be sending me on higher ranking missions?" He was slightly excited at the prospect of going on tougher missions.
Hiruzen chuckled seeing Daichi's eager expression. "Not yet. You are still a fresh Genin. At least on paper. But in a couple months we'll see…"
Daichi nodded. "Thank you Lord Hokage."
"Well, I guess we'll take our leave then." Kakashi said.
"Oh wait, before I forget." The Hokage called out to them. He took two scrolls from his desk and tossed them to Daichi and his teacher.
"Each of those scroll has 30 million Ryo. That's your reward for finding the treasure. The village took a small portion as tax from the 68 million. The remaining is rightfully yours." Hiruzen said.
Daichi was surprised at the amount. 'I thought he would take a larger cut out of the reward and use it for the village and give us a small amount. I expected somewhere below 5 million. So this is certainly a welcome surprise.'
"You're really giving us this much?"
Hiruzen expected the surprised tone in Daichi's voice.
"Are you sure about this lord Hokage?" Kakashi was also mildly surprised. He had no problem if the money was used to boost the village's economy.
"Yes. You two are the ones who found the treasure. So the reward belongs to you." The kage said with a smile.
Daichi didn't argue any further and just bowed his head. Kakashi looked at the scroll and then pocketed it. The two ninjas bowed and left the tower.
"Well this is a nice chunk of change." Daichi said.
"Be careful not to spend it on frivolous things. Don't waste that money." Kakashi advised Daichi even though he knew it wasn't necessary.
"Don't worry. I won't… Will there be a mission or training tomorrow?" The boy asked his sensei.
"No. Take a week off. It's the beginning of June. Train your chakra nature, relax, whatever it is you do. Well, meet up after a week." The silver haired Jonin said and vanished in a pile of leaves the next moment.
Daichi shrugged at the exit. "Alright…" The young Genin sighed and looked around the bustling street. 'Okay, where to next?'
Daichi thought about his next move and had an idea. 'Well, I guess I'll head to the academy next. Why don't I see how Shikamaru and the rest are doing?'
With a decision made the gamer ninja headed to the academy.
—-
"Oh man I know classes started three months ago but still, it's only the beginning of the year and Iruka sensei is already going hard on us…" Kiba said in a whining tone as he fed Akamaru some dog treats.
"Indeed he would. Why? Because it's the final year and he wants us to be prepared." Shino spoke in a low voice from behind Kiba.
The young Inuzuka had a shudder go through him as he heard the voice. 'Gha… Still not used to that.'
"Hey Shikamaru, are you planning on just scoring the passing marks again? You know your grades are almost as bad as Naruto's right?" Ino said looking at the relaxing Nara.
"Hey! My scores aren't that bad." Naruto tried to defend his academic marks but it was futile.
"Who are you kidding? You only got by thanks to Sakura cramming all that info into that thick head at the last moment." Ino had a smirk as she looked at Naruto.
The blond Uzumaki gritted his teeth as he looked at the girl's challenging face.
"Um.. I think you did well… Naruto." Hinata's meek but encouraging voice brought a smile to Naruto's face.
"Thanks Hinata. I knew you'd get how awesome I am."
The Hyuga girl got red and just dreamily sighed.
"Hinata's just being nice. You really need to study more if you wanna pass with us Naruto." Even though Ino said it in a smug tone, there was a hint of worry hidden underneath it. She didn't want to see Naruto or any of her friends fail the Genin exam.
"Yeah yeah… Well, I did learn everything in the scroll Daichi gave me." Naruto said with a wide grin.
"Really? You learned the tree walking chakra control exercises?" Choji asked in surprise.
"Yep. Took me a couple weeks. But I did it." The blond boy said with a peace sign.
"And all Daichi needed to do was tell you that Sasuke could do tree walking to get you to train." Sakura said with a small laugh.
"Hey, I did it for me." Naruto crossed his arms as sat down, turning his head away in mock anger. "Hmph!"
"Calm down you knucklehead. I was joking."
"That technique isn't that difficult. I asked my sis to show me and I got it down in a week too." Kiba spoke. "Arf."
Naruto laid down on the ground under a nearby tree and looked at the clouds. "I need to see if Daichi has any more special techniques like that. I'm gonna be an awesome ninja by the time I graduate."
"I do know some techniques." The voice came from up in the tree. Daichi jumped down and greeted his friends with a smile.
"I know how to do the tree walking technique now. Wanna see?" Naruto was excited to show his friend how far he'd come.
Daichi nodded with a smile and Naruto took a few steps back. The others were also paying attention to the boy.
Taking a deep breath, Naruto ran straight at the tree and jumped. His foot landed on the trunk and his chakra kept him glued to the tree. Naruto kept running as high as he could and quickly reached the top.
"See, I told you. I'm one step closer to becoming Hokage." The blond said with a wide smile.
"Not bad Naruto, that's impressive. Looks like you got the first chakra control exercise down."
Daichi's praise made the boy happy and he jumped down and landed on his feet.
As Daichi was congratulating Naruto he sensed a malicious intent. He subtly looked around and saw Mizuki spying on them. 'This guy is going to be a problem.'
—-
The classes for the day had ended and the academy instructor Mizuki was walking down the halls. His mind was on the last time he met the Sannin Orochimaru and the words the snake Sannin told him. Mizuki thought about his future in the Leaf village and it didn't make him happy.
'This village won't help me. And the fact that they won't promote me is proof of that. Even though I did what was best for the mission they… I will only be crippling myself if I stay here. He's the future… But I can't just go to him empty handed. I need something that will prove my loyalty. The Forbidden Scroll. It would be of great use to him. And I'm sure he'll reward me for something as valuable as that.'
Mizuki frowned as he thought about how to accomplish the task of getting the precious scroll. 'Taking the forbidden scroll won't be easy. I need to make sure I have enough time to get away once I have it. And for that I'll need a diversion…'
At that moment he walked by a window and saw Naruto and company at their usual spot. A small grin formed on his face as he looked at the blond Uzumaki.
'Yes. I'll use him. He'll do nicely as a bait. I get the scroll and get to kill the demon brat as a bonus.'
As Mizuki was making plans he saw Daichi jump down from the tree and join the gang. The teacher was further surprised when he saw Naruto's demonstration of the tree walking technique and he almost couldn't contain the anger.
'That brat. He shouldn't have known that technique… It must have been Daichi… He must have taught Naruto that technique…'
Mizuki's fists clenched shut and were slightly shaking. 'Damn it. That brat is getting good. And his grades are also improving. The progress is slow but it's a steady growth… If he keeps improving at this rate, he'll surely pass the final exams…'
The instructor looked at the kids surrounding the smiling Naruto.
'I thought they would get tired of him and leave and then he wouldn't have anyone to help him. But it seems I'm wrong…'
At that moment Mizuki noticed Daichi looking in his direction. Quickly schooling his features he placed a gentle smile on his face and waved.
'Did he see anything?' The man was nervous inside. He didn't know if Daichi saw his anger. But he soon sighed in relief when Daichi smiled and waved back as if he didn't notice anything wrong. 'That was close. I need to be more careful.'
Mizuki then walked away with a gentle smile but inside he was fuming. 'It seems just using the demon brat won't be enough. I thought framing him would be all I need to do but now I know that that alone is not going to work. With all those other brats in the way, I'll have to adjust my strategy a bit.'
—-
While almost everyone in the group was excited about Naruto's achievement, only two people saw the interaction between Mizuki and Daichi. Shikamaru Nara and Hinata Hyuga.
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