Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 201 A-Rank Mission - Saving the Land of Waves?

Click!

The door opens.

Wearing dark blue overalls, a straw hat with the character for "alcohol" on his head, and a pipe in his mouth, bridge builder Dazner walked into the office amidst the expectant gazes of everyone.

As expected, it was Tazuna. Gray nodded secretly. It seemed that the mission to the Land of Waves had gone smoothly this time!

As she observed Tazna, the Class 7 group gathered in the room also caught her attention.

He first looked at the masked Kakashi, then glanced at the short-statured Naruto, Sasuke, and Hai, his gaze visibly darkening.

"This is Mr. Tazuna, the client for your mission," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, extending his hand to introduce the client to Team 7 as part of the formalities. Kakashi, their instructor, then stepped forward to negotiate.

"Are you kidding me?!"

A terrifying roar echoed in the Hokage's office. Tazuna ripped off his straw hat, ran to his desk, and glared angrily at Hiruzen Sarutobi with bloodshot eyes, as if he were ready to fight him at any moment.

The members of Team 7, who were immersed in excitement, were suddenly startled. Naruto and Sasuke were about to step forward when Kakashi stopped them with one hand each.

“Kakashi-sensei…” Naruto looked up at Kakashi, who was gently shaking his head, signaling the two not to come forward.

For ordinary people, a ninja with chakra is like a game-changer. Even the most ordinary genin can slaughter hundreds of ordinary people like chickens if they unleash their full power.

To ensure clients feel secure and are willing to hire ninjas to complete missions, Article 12 of the Konoha Ninja Code clearly stipulates:
When carrying out a mission, one should try to avoid direct conflict with the client, and never use violence against the client. If one arbitrarily harms the client, the serious case will be treated as a traitor.

Sasuke turned to look at Haili, only to find that she seemed to be detached from the crowd, standing there in a daze as if she was stunned by the situation before her!

What's up with her?
Sasuke was taken aback, before he could think further.

bass!
A flash of cold, sharp light.

The ANBU member standing next to Tazuna drew his short sword from his waist. The crisp sound of the sword being drawn startled Tazuna, who shrank back. His somewhat hazy eyes, which had been filled with alcohol, suddenly became much clearer and brighter.

"Suzaku!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi feigned a rebuke, and only after Suzaku slowly sheathed his short sword did he reveal a friendly smile as he looked at Tazuna: "Mr. Tazuna, we understand your anxiety very well, please don't get agitated..."

He skillfully calmed Tazuna down. Having been Hokage for so many years, he had seen all kinds of clients. Eight or nine out of ten of them were emotionally unstable, especially those with urgent missions, who were like powder kegs, ready to explode at any moment!

Startled by the sound of a sword being drawn behind him, and then comforted by the Third Hokage, Tazuna, though still gritting his teeth, eventually calmed down considerably.
"Lord Hokage, I've spent all my savings to hire powerful ninjas. What do you mean by sending these greenhorn brats to me?"

"You old geezer, what did you say?!"

Naruto, who was being held down by Kakashi, suddenly jumped up and down, while Sasuke also pouted unhappily. Only Hairi remained in that dazed state.

Tazuna dared not vent his anger on Hiruzen Sarutobi any longer, and turned to glare at Naruto:

"I'm talking about you, you shorty! I issued a terrifying A-rank mission, with Jonin among the enemies. You're just a lowly Genin brat, don't go looking for death!"

"A-level mission!?"

Tazuna's words startled Ming and Zuo. They had only graduated a month ago and had only carried out seven D-rank missions. They hadn't even gotten the hang of C-rank missions yet, and they were already going to carry out A-rank missions.

Kakashi was also somewhat surprised, not because of the difficulty of the mission. He had done countless S-rank missions, so an A-rank mission would be a piece of cake for him.

He was surprised that this unassuming old man, who reeked of alcohol, could issue such a high-level task.

As a Jonin in the village, he often carried out high-level missions, so he was very familiar with the rewards for missions of all levels. Even the simplest A-rank mission would cost at least 150,000 ryo.

This old man is quite wealthy!

Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Tazuna's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment. In order to find someone to defeat Gato, he had taken most of the villagers' working capital. He needed to hire a powerful Konoha Jonin to save the Land of Waves.

This squad doesn't look like a strong team at all.

The captain was a masked one-eyed man who looked careless and unreliable.

Not to mention the three team members.

A blond idiot with a dirty coat and cat paw prints, a pretentious pretty boy with no weapons, and even a blind man mixed in with the team!
She looks alright, but after they talked for a while, she didn't react at all and seemed completely dazed. It's possible that not only are her eyes not working well, but her brain and ears aren't particularly sharp either. Can a team like this save the Land of Waves?

Going there would probably be suicide, or even...

Tazna carefully examined the beautiful blind woman. Kado was utterly wicked; there might be something even more terrifying than death.

"Lord Hokage, I need a stronger ninja..." Tazuna's voice was no longer as loud as it was when the Anbu 'Suzaku' was watching him. However, his tone was extremely firm.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tazuna," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile, shaking his head as he looked at his most trusted disciple, who was mixed in with the genin.

"They are the strongest ninjas Konoha can send out!"

"W-what?"

Tazuna was immediately startled, looking incredulously at the four unreliable people behind him—one big and three small. He would never have believed that these people were the strongest ninjas in Konoha.

"Hehehe, a mere A-level mission? This grandpa will take it!"

Naruto, who had just been acting like he was about to kill Tazuna, couldn't help but get carried away when he heard Hiruzen Sarutobi say that they were the strongest ninja in the village.

This made Kakashi and Sasuke extremely embarrassed, and the two of them unanimously distanced themselves from Naruto, wanting to sever ties with this idiot. Even the dazed Hai Li regained her senses at this moment and took a step back in disgust.

"Is this idiot the strongest ninja in Konoha?" Tazuna's face was grim.

"Haha, who is this idiot he's talking about?" Naruto laughed, hands on his hips, his slow-witted brain still unaware of who the other person was referring to.

"That's absolutely not the case."

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his forehead, speechless at Naruto's behavior. Luckily, Kairi wasn't like that, otherwise he would have truly severed ties with her as his master.

"In short, they are the most suitable people in the village to carry out the mission right now, and I am very confident that they can complete this mission perfectly."

"If Mr. Tazuna is really unwilling, then I can only cancel the mission and return the full commission. Please find someone else!" Having said that, Tazuna looked at Naruto, who was still grinning foolishly, and could only sigh softly.

He had traveled a long way to Konoha, the strongest village in the ninja world, to ask for reinforcements, with the funds raised by everyone. Now, how could he explain his humiliating return? No matter what, he had to lead his men back to the Land of Waves. Inari, Tsushima, and Kaisa were still waiting for him.

"Since the Hokage insists, then... I am willing to believe in the ninjas of Konoha!"

"There's no need to force yourself."

Seeing that the commission was officially established, Kakashi stepped forward and patted Tazuna on the shoulder:

"This is absolutely the wisest decision you've ever made in your life."

Tazuna looked at the confident Kakashi, then glanced at the three teenagers behind him. He wondered where the other man got his confidence from, but since things had come to this point, perhaps this one-eyed man really did have some skills!

That was the only way he could console himself, since he had already paid the money.

……

A few moments.

Since Tazuna's mission was quite urgent, Kakashi and the other three went back to pack some clothes and set off immediately.

Konoha Main Gate

A huge archway bearing the Konoha insignia slowly opened, and 'Genin Kairi', Kakashi, and the others waited for the gatekeeper ninja to check their exit permits.

As extraordinary beings, ninjas can cause great destruction in the world of ordinary people when they commit evil deeds. Therefore, under normal circumstances, ninjas must live in ninja villages. Leaving the village without a reason will be regarded as a rogue ninja.

The two ninjas guarding the village gate compared the photos on their ID cards, gave the four people a perfunctory check of their ninja credentials and mission credentials, and then politely let them pass.

Konoha technician, Nine-Tailed Fox, Uchiha orphan, genius blind girl... These people are so famous in Konoha that there is really no need to check them carefully.

Tazuna, being an experienced and shrewd man, noticed the attitude of the ninjas guarding the gate towards the group and thus sensed the strength of the team, which eased his unease somewhat.

The four left the village normally, heading east.

Hui Li and the others walked on that familiar dirt road. Looking back, a huge inverted jade bowl enveloped Konoha. This was the same dirt road she had taken six years ago when she fled from the Land of Water and finally arrived in Konoha.

Back then, she was disguised as an ordinary person, carrying a cane and a large bag, but she was discovered by the gatekeepers, Gangzi Tetsu and Izumo Kamui. Now, she has become the strongest ninja in Konoha besides Guy. The Third Hokage is her mentor, and the hidden Root is her henchman.

Just as she was accepting the mission from the Land of Waves, her main body had already completed the fusion of Wood Release and transferred a large amount of chakra to her to synchronize the information.

She was in a daze in the Hokage's office just now, which was actually synchronizing with her main body's Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. Now she is a shadow clone of a ninja who possesses a total of five Kekkei Genkai!
Time really flies!
Stepping onto the road he had come from, Hui Li was overwhelmed with emotion.

"This is my first time leaving the village. I heard you came from the Land of Water. What's the outside world like?"

Naruto walked along, punching as he went, his excitement visibly evident. Sasuke also looked around with bright eyes, though the flowers, plants, and trees before him were still the same.

"I don't know either, I left in a hurry," Hui Li said, spreading her hands.

In order to get to Konoha as quickly as possible, she took the most remote mountain paths and rarely went into cities except for resupply. The only major city she visited was Peichuan Port, where she picked up some silver notes and almost boarded that wrecked ship.

Later, fearing pursuit from Kirigakure, she rushed to Konoha under the stars and moon, paying no attention to the scenery along the way.

"Hey, are you guys really reliable?"

Tazuna, who had been eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but feel a little impatient. These people had never left the ninja village, which proved that they hadn't carried out many ninja missions and were just recent graduates from the ninja academy.

Having spent over 100,000 yen in deposits to hire this group of students, Tazuna felt that he had been set up by Konoha. Could it be that they accompanied him to the Land of Waves, only to turn around and run back to Konoha?
"It's OK, it's OK!"

Kakashi could understand the client's distrust, but he was also helpless about it.

Sasuke didn't even glance at the old man. Some things are useless no matter how much you say; he just needed to find an opportunity to prove his strength to the other party.

That's what I think.

Unfortunately, the group walked until the waning moon shone brightly, and the forest was as dark as ink, without encountering any danger. Even more miraculously, not a single beast attacked them in the forest, which greatly disappointed Naruto and Sasuke, who were eager to put on a show.

To accommodate Dazner, they didn't rush. The monotonous forest around them completely wore away their initial excitement at leaving the village.

It was already late at night. Kakashi found an open space and started a fire. The group sat around it and silently ate their dry rations, falling into a rare silence.

This also gives Hui Li the opportunity to calm down and think carefully about the mission.

Actually, there is nothing to think about.

Although the Land of Waves mission was affected by her butterfly effect, Tazuna did not use a C-rank mission to deceive people, and he also learned that the other party had Jonin, which should be Zabuza and Haku if nothing unexpected happens.

She was sent out by the main body this time, and her target was Bai!

The normal synthesis of Wood Release bloodline limit indicates that Yang Release Hai Li's research on bloodline limit theory is correct, and it also means that she no longer has anyone to learn from.

The best way to obtain a new bloodline limit formula is to find a ninja who possesses that bloodline limit and observe their chakra structure. Once they have the chakra structure diagram, they can quickly obtain the bloodline limit by cheating with shadow clones.

Haku is the only Ice Release bloodline limiter she knows. If she takes him back to Root for a period of time to study him, there's a high probability that her main body will be able to add another Ice Release bloodline limit.

Besides.

The main body integrates Wood Release chakra, but it is not an instantaneous attainment of Hashirama Senju's power. Wood Release, like Wind Release and Water Release, is a nature transformation, and it also requires a long period of training to unleash its combat power.

Unlike Obito Uchiha and others who directly inherited Hashirama's Wood Release nature transformation after fusing with his cells.

Hui Li did not transplant anyone else's power, but created Wood Release by relying on her own chakra. This special nature transformation is still relatively raw, and she does not know any Wood Release ninjutsu at all, so she cannot form a combat force for the time being.

Furthermore, although Wood Release modified her chakra seed, it did not cause many changes to her body. It might have a slight effect on enhancing her vitality, but since she already possessed the Sage Body, this passive ability was relatively minor and practically negligible.

Hopefully, Haku's Ice Release will bring her more surprises!

(End of this chapter)