章節 139: Chapter 139 External Transfer, Team 3
After lying around doing nothing for two days, Naruto asked Tsunade for a simple C-Rank mission. Leaving Kurama at home, he headed out of the village alone.
"So you finally remembered me?"
Tayuya sat on the rooftop of the inn, having changed all of her previous attire from Otogakure. Now, her red hair flowed down her back, her skin was fair, and she wore a floral dress.
She looked like a girl-next-door, stretching her pale legs on the roof to bask under the sun.
"Ah, after all, I'm your only creditor. How could I possibly forget you?" Naruto did not have any intention of hiding it, "I just happened to have some free time, so I found an excuse to come out."
"You really are shameless!"
Tayuya, a little annoyed, stood up from the roof and approached Naruto. She had planned to use her height to overwhelm him, but to her surprise, the blond guy in front of her had grown taller.
After just a few months, he had already surpassed her in height. The red-haired girl, feeling a bit unsatisfied, pushed him.
Naruto didn't get angry though, instead, he smiled smugly and asked, "Do you need more money?"
"You!!" Tayuya grabbed Naruto by the collar, "You tricked me into coming here. I've been thinking about it over and over again for the past few months and finally figured it out. Things are not what you said."
"But you've already sold your soul to me."
"Who cares about that kind of thing!" Tayuya retorted shamelessly, " There's nothing to prove it anyway, and for just a mere hundred thousand ryo. You're basically scamming me!"
"Anyway, I've changed my mind now."
Hearing this, Naruto found it somewhat amusing, "You could have left at any time. So why are you still waiting for me here?"
"Of course, I'm not someone who keeps promises. I'm just a little pissed off." Tayuya frowned and said, "If I just left quietly like this, people like you would probably just think that your pet ran away, and you wouldn't feel any regret at all."
"I waited until now to tell you face-to-face because I want you to feel the deep regret of losing something!"
The autumn wind swept across the rooftop.
Naruto blinked and said, "Although I really want to regret it and make you a bit happier, there is absolutely no way I can do it."
"Even if you run away, I'll only lose 200,000 ryo."
"Damn it, 200,000 ryo is already a lot!" Tayuya was a bit exasperated, leaning closer to Naruto and gritting her teeth, "How can you not feel bad about that?"
Naruto didn't reply. Instead, he took out another 200,000 ryo, and placed the neat pile of money directly in front of Tayuya.
"Here's another two hundred thousand. Maybe if you spend all this, I might start to feel some pain."
"Money???" Tayuya gulped. The visual impact of two hundred thousand ryo was too overwhelming for her, "Do you think I will be tempted by this?"
"Dream on!"
"If you don't need it, I'll just throw it away." The blond troublemaker said this and then pretended to toss the money off the roof.
"You're crazyTayuya stopped him. She knew that this guy was definitely capable of doing something like that, "Who said I didn't want it? What I meant is…"
Inside the room, Tayuya stared at the pile of money with a headache.
'That guy had gone out to buy food, completely confident like he'd won!'
'Damn it!'
'How can I make him regret it… Like, wanting to bang his head against a wall kind of regret!'
Tayuya stared at the pile of money, sinking into deep thought. At first, she just wanted to wait for Naruto to come see her again and then make it clear she was determined to leave.
The situation wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Originally, Tayuya had envisioned Naruto pleading desperately for her to stay, while she would mock him, then leave gracefully. From then on, she'd be free to go wherever she wanted.
But now, things seemed to have gotten more complicated.
'Damn it, just how much money does he have?'
'No matter how much money he has, I'm going to confront him! Of course, I'm definitely taking this two hundred thousand ryo with me. After all, it's mine now.'
The door creaked open as Naruto walked in, carrying food. Tanzaku Town was unusually bustling, with food stalls and shops everywhere downstairs.
As soon as Naruto entered, Tayuya had planned to make her intentions clear, but before she could, Naruto spoke first, casually saying, "Have some food. Afterward, I'll help you find a place to stay. Living here isn't a long-term solution."
Seeing Tayuya in a daze, Naruto looked at her in confusion, "What's wrong?"
The speech she had prepared got stuck in her throat again at this moment. Tayuya hesitated for a long time, and in the end, her face turned red, but she couldn't say anything coherent.
"… Nothing."
This time, Naruto had specifically taken on a C-rank mission within the Land of Fire, collecting rare medicinal herbs. The quest had long deadline, enough for him to go back and forth to Tanzaku Town.
Midway through eating, Naruto suddenly looked up and asked, "Can I have some of what's in your bowl?"
They were both eating the same food, with no difference between their dishes. Tayuya frowned and then pushed her bowl over to him, "What's the difference?"
"There doesn't seem to be any difference. Never mind."
"You're so weird." Tayuya muttered coldly, pulling her bowl back. She ate a few more bites before stopping and asking, "Am I supposed to stay here forever?"
"Not at all. You can go wherever you want. I just thought you needed a place to settle down." Naruto paused and then added, "I also need a place to stay. It's nice to stay in the village, but I occasionally also want to get out and take a breath of fresh air."
"Oh, I thought it was all mine." Tayuya said, poking the char siu in her bowl with her chopsticks, "So it turns out I have to share it with someone like you."
"That's not necessary. If you want a house to yourself, I can just buy another one next door."
"That's such a waste!" Tayuya suddenly said angrily.
"What's the big deal?"
" Of course, it's a big deal! Even though... even though it's not my money, ever since I found out what a hundred thousand ryo can buy, I can't stand people like you who spend money so lavishly!"
"Alright, then I'll get just one." Naruto agreed smoothly. Then he added, "I have a few nice dresses…"
By nightfall, they finally bought the house, which was a small two-story house.
Once everything was settled, Naruto realized that half of the time for the mission had passed. Without a proper goodbye, he left in a hurry, saying he'd be back in a while.
Then, he hurried out the door and disappeared into the pitch-black night without a trace.
Naruto spent three days in the mountains before finally finding the herbs. After reporting back to the village, he was immediately summoned by Tsunade.
"An external assignment with Team 3?" Naruto squinted as he sat in the rocking chair in front of the Hokage's desk. Pouring himself a cup of tea, he looked at Tsunade, who was standing by the window, and complained, "I've completely become a temporary worker now!"
"Complaining about your missions? Do you want to get beaten up?" Tsunade, who was already on the verge of exploding from the stress of work, turned around and glared at Naruto fiercely.
"If you say one more word, I'll throw you out of here!"
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章節 140: Chapter 140 Land of River's Mission Line
"Then, I want to be the team leader." Naruto demanded.
"No!" Tsunade refused without hesitation, "The members of Team 3 are all honest people. If I let you be the team leader, you'd have them wrapped around your finger in no time."
"If things go wrong, the reputation of the entire Konoha will be ruined by you alone."
"It's not that exaggerated, right?" Naruto scratched his face, "I'm also an honest person."
"Huh?" Tsunade's eyes narrowed as she quickly walked over, grabbing Naruto by the collar. Her large chest pressed against him, almost making it hard for him to breathe, "You'd better not trick them into doing anything weird."
"If I find out, you're dead!"
"I won't, I won't!" Naruto laughed awkwardly.
Tsunade let go of him, still looking displeased as she poked his forehead and said, "Jiraiya offered to take you for training, but you refused to go. If you don't take on more missions, how are you going to improve your strength? I went out of my way to pick a mission for you, and now you're being picky."
"Next time I hear you say something like that again, you're going to be doing office work as a punishment!"
"Got it."
Seeing that Naruto had finally behaved himself, Tsunade tossed him back into the Hokage chair and poured herself a cup of water.
"This mission is a little special." Her red lips parted as she said bluntly, "A mining village in the Land of Rivers has been occupied by a group calling themselves the Kurosuki Family."
"It's highly likely that the person in charge of Kurosuki Family is Kurosuki Raiga, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen."
"Is that guy strong?" Naruto couldn't really remember who the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were. His impression was that the previous generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had been turned into a laughingstock by Might Duy.
The only one he vaguely remembered was Biwa Juzo, Itachi's former teammate, who was an Elite Jonin of Kirigakure, but was kicked into a nobody in the Shinobi World by Might Duy.
Whenever he meets a Shinobi from Konoha, he will ask if they know a Genin named Might Duy.
"Strong? Not really." Tsunade thought for a moment before tapping her head and said, "But that group of Seven Ninja Swordsmen escaped from the Blood Mist Period, so they're generally not quite right in the head."
"Originally, I was going to let Guy lead the team, but he was specifically asked by the Daimyo of another country to take on a protection mission, so I had no choice but to send you."
Upon hearing this, Naruto's face turned dark and he crossed his legs while sitting on the Hokage's chair.
"What do you mean you had no choice but to send me there? Being a temporary worker is already tiring enough. If I'm going to work like a horse, there should be some real benefits, right?"
"Hmm?" Tsunade's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"No, I mean... paid leave."
"What do you think of me? Although I am the Hokage, I can still clearly distinguish between public and private affairs." Tsunade dragged Naruto to the door and tossed him out directly, "If you can't complete this mission, you might as well stop doing missions altogether and come work in the office."
As soon as she finished speaking, the office door slammed shut with a bang.
'Distinguish between public and private affairs?' Naruto felt a bit speechless, 'That was not what she said some time ago. Women are really fickle.'
After shaking his head, he stood up, patted the dust off his clothes, and left.
There were still two hours before departure, and he was planning to go home and pack his things, but the client urged them to hurry up, so before he even left the Hokage Tower, Lee called him from behind.
"Naruto, wait up."
"We have to leave now." Lee, dressed in his signature green bodysuit, said.
Hearing this, Naruto looked back.
Lee stood under the sunlight with expression serious, as if something monumental had occurred.
In the irregular shadows cast by the Hokage Tower, two figures emerged, one on each side, slowly walking out. They were Neji and Tenten, both of whom Naruto had met before.
Both looked unusually stern, a seriousness that Naruto could tell wasn't directed at him but rather at the mission itself.
In other words, the preparation time for the mission had been canceled.
"What do you mean by leaving now?" Naruto asked with a smile, "Don't we still have two hours to prepare?"
"Sorry, but Rokusuke is too worried about Kanpachi in the village." A burly, rough-looking man stepped out of the Hokage Tower. He was dressed like a villager, with a bushy beard covering his face.
His face was wrapped in bandages, as if he'd been hit by a blunt object like a shovel.
Behind him, two more men, also dressed as villagers, emerged. They were both skinny, looking to be in their thirties, with thick calluses on their hands from hard labor.
One was dressed in a deep blue outfit, with thin lips and an expression that screamed he wasn't easy to fool. The other was a man with squinted eyes, who appeared to be a mild-mannered and straightforward person.
After a quick glance, combined with the information Lee just said, and the bearded man said that Rokusuke was worried about Kanpachi. He guessed that Rokusuke should be the one with thin lips, and Kanpachi was probably a villager who was in danger.
Naruto couldn't recall every detail, but he vaguely remembered that Team 3 had once taken on a mission to eliminate Kurosuki Raiga. The entire process had been somewhat frustrating to watch.
As for the source of the frustration… Naruto looked at the three villagers who had requested the mission, his brows furrowing instinctively.
'So this was the special aspect of the mission that Tsunade had hinted at.'
"Let me explain." Neji stepped forward, his voice devoid of any emotion, "Their village is currently being oppressed. Anyone who offends the Kurosuki Family will be nailed into a coffin and buried alive."
"These three risked their lives to escape and seek help, hoping Konoha can help eliminate the Kurosuki Family and free them from living in constant fear of death."
"Their companion, Kanpachi, was buried alive. We might need to leave immediately."
"Exactly!" Lee agreed energetically.
Tenten also seemed to have no objections. The three of them looked at Naruto, as if waiting for him to say something like 'Let's set off now!'
But…
"I disagree."
Naruto's response caught everyone off guard, and the atmosphere instantly became tense. Most of the resentment and dissatisfaction came from the thin-lipped villager, Rokusuke, while Lee, Neji, and Tenten were more surprised than anything else.
"Why?" Neji asked, not in an accusatory tone but out of genuine curiosity.
"I don't have anything ready for the trip," Naruto explained, " Besides, Lee obviously had just finished training. If he doesn't rest, he won't be able to keep up the pace for long."
Lee scratched his head, "I can hold on."
Neji didn't argue, instead, he took a few seconds to think it over seriously, then nodded, "Then, we'll set off at the scheduled time. No need to rush."
Tenten gave a faint smile, indicating she was fine with whatever decision was made.
But the thin-lipped villager, Rokuro, who had been silent until now, suddenly became agitated, and shouted loudly, "Are you kidding me?"
"My companion is still buried alive and his fate is unknown. You cold-blooded Shinobi have no heart at all!"
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