Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Chapter 132 Yagami Yoruichi: It's time to let them see blood.

"Congratulations, Yoruichi-kun!"

"Congratulations to Yoruichi on your promotion to Chunin!"

In the restaurant, Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara happily presented gifts to celebrate Yoruichi Yagami's birthday.

Although Yagami Yoruichi didn't think that being promoted to Chunin was anything to celebrate, she wasn't disappointed. She accepted the gifts from the two girls and said while unwrapping them, "After a while, once you've accumulated enough missions, you can apply for the Chunin Exams. Although being promoted to Chunin won't increase your strength, the village's cut of mission fees will be reduced, so you'll get more money."

This is also the fundamental reason why so many ninjas tirelessly pursue promotions.

Although it's only a few percent reduction in commission, it adds up to a considerable sum over time.

Genin, Chunin, Special Jonin, Jonin.

The percentage the village takes from the task rewards varies for each level.

Moreover, many higher-paying, high-level missions are not available to those without the required rank.

"Yoruichi-kun is a Chunin now, can we start taking on C-rank missions?" Kurenai asked impatiently. "I'm getting tired of doing missions like catching cats and dogs all the time. This is completely different from what I imagined a ninja to be!"

Like most teenagers, Kurenai Yuhi had very limited understanding of the cruelty of the ninja world, and simply thought that completing high-level missions was 'cool' and something to brag about.

During the mission, you fight and defeat ninjas from a rival village, securing huge profits for your village and returning home to bask in the admiring gazes of everyone...

Just imagining that scene would excite countless young men and women of that age.

Nohara Rin also showed a hint of interest, but not for the sake of showing off, but because the rewards for high-level missions were greater.

Her family was of modest means, and she became a ninja to earn more money to support her family.

If she had the opportunity to complete a high-level mission, she would naturally want to earn more rewards.

"You know, C-rank missions carry a high risk of combat. Although the chances of encountering ninjas are slim, if you're unlucky, it's possible that the mission could be upgraded to B-rank or even A-rank on the spot."

Yagami Yoruichi stretched out her finger and tapped Kurenai Yuhi on the forehead.

"Ouch!" Kurenai rubbed her forehead, looking at Yoruichi with a pitiful expression, and said, "I just didn't want to hold you back! Yoruichi-kun is so amazing, it's such a waste of his talent to spend all his time doing these D-rank missions with us!"

"Are you sure you're prepared?" Yagami Yoruichi looked at Yuhi Kurenai and said seriously, "There will be battles, there will be bloodshed, there will be killing. Are you sure you can handle that?!"

kill!

This is just the most insignificant aspect of the cruel world of ninjas.

Although she had long anticipated that this day would come, Yoruichi Yagami always wanted to protect the girl as much as possible and delay her exposure to these things.

Kurenai gritted her teeth and said, "I'm ready! It's just killing people, I can definitely do it!"

“I, I’m prepared for it too!” Nohara Rin quickly chimed in.

She was the weakest and least experienced fighter in the squad.

Having finally managed to latch onto a powerful ally, Nohara Rin didn't want to be kicked out of the team because of her 'bad mentality'.

Seeing the two women's expressions, Yagami Yoruichi was conflicted. After hesitating for a moment, he didn't insist anymore and nodded, saying, "Okay, then I'll take on a C-rank mission tomorrow."

"Yay!" Kurenai happily hugged Yoruichi Yagami, then snuggled into his arms and said sweetly, "Yoruichi-kun is the best!"

Yagami Yoruichi joked, "Don't be so scared you cry when the time comes."

"Hmph!" Kurenai turned her face away awkwardly and said, "I won't!"

Seeing the two so intimately together, a hint of envy flashed in Nohara Rin's eyes, but she quickly concealed her emotions, poured them drinks, and said with a smile, "C-rank missions usually require leaving the village, right..."

……

"To devour souls and shrink engines, you need to kill 'enemy heroes' to stack up the number of stacks. C-level missions generally don't involve enemy ninjas, at most you'll encounter bandits or robbers, and at most a few wandering ninjas, which doesn't meet the criteria for 'hero'."

"However, if it involves B-rank or A-rank missions with ninja combat, the risk for the two of them would be a bit too great..."

As Yagami Yoruichi pondered, he quickly selected a bandit-suppression mission that wasn't too far from Konoha.

The target's information was clear: they were a small gang of bandits who had only recently risen to power. They had foolishly offended a wealthy merchant from the Land of Fire, who then issued a warrant for their arrest and commissioned Konoha to eliminate them.

Because of the accurate and detailed intelligence, the chances of encountering ninja combat in this kind of mission are almost zero.

It's easy to deduce that this gang of robbers didn't have much wealth accumulated, meaning there wasn't much "profit" to be made.

The stronger teams in Konoha often tacitly leave these kinds of tasks to the newcomers to practice on.

For Yoruichi Yagami, this mission was of no value whatsoever.

But for Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara, it was the perfect 'practice mission'.

If they can get used to blood and killing, it's not too late to introduce them to more complex tasks.

"During this mission, should I try to kill a few ninjas? At my speed, I can create a shadow clone and cross the border in time. If I'm lucky, I can also stack a few layers of [Soul Devouring] and [Shrinking Engine]."

An idea popped into Yagami Yoruichi's mind.

After thinking for a while, I decided to do nothing.

Preparations for the mission had already been completed, and with reliable intelligence, Yagami Yoruichi didn't waste any time. She directly registered the departure information with the two women and set off.

“The destination of the mission isn’t far, but with your speed and stamina, it will still take two days,” Yagami Yoruichi said.

In fact, in terms of distance alone, the target of this mission is closer than the distance of Yagami Yoruichi's first bandit suppression mission.

However, Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara, especially the latter, cannot compare to Yoruichi Yagami's original team in terms of speed or stamina.

The same distance could have been covered in less than a day by Yagami Yoruichi, Hatake Kakashi, and Uchiha Inahi.

However, Nohara Rin needs at least two days to ensure that her physical fitness is at a safe level.

Nohara Rin thought Yagami Yoruichi was blaming her for holding her back, so she quickly said, "I'm sorry, I will try to increase my physical training after this mission."

Kurenai quickly comforted her, "Rin, Yoruichi-kun didn't mean that."

"Don't overthink it, I'm just talking about the mission plan." Yagami Yoruichi shook her head, opened the map, pointed to the marker on the map, and said, "The mission location is here, we'll take this route. Do you know why?"

Nohara Rin understood Yagami Yoruichi's intention to test her, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face. Soon, her eyes lit up, indicating that she had thought of the answer.

But she didn't answer immediately; instead, she turned to look at Kurenai.

Kurenai frowned and asked, "Is this not the shortest route because it's safer?"

"Then why is this route safer?" Yagami Yoruichi reminded her, "I've never been to this place before, and I'm not familiar with the route. I made the decision entirely based on the map."

"This..." Kurenai thought for a long time, then shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"Rin." Yagami Yoru looked at Nohara Rin and asked, "Have you figured out the reason?"

"This route is mainly flat and does not pass through large cities, which means it is not easy to be ambushed and there is no need to deal with the complex forces in large cities."

Nohara Rin recited the contents of the textbook: "During a mission, you should avoid contact with forces outside the mission as much as possible to avoid unexpected changes."

“That’s roughly it.” Yagami Yoru nodded, then pointed to a river marked on the map and said, “There’s another reason: walking along the river makes it easier to get fresh water, and the terrain is also advantageous to me.”

"That's right!" Kurenai's eyes lit up: "Yoruichi-kun's specialty is Water Release, so he'll definitely have an advantage by the river!"

"That's about it." Yagami Yoruichi put away the map and reminded, "These details may seem insignificant, but they can affect the success or failure of the mission, and even the safety of the team, so you must pay attention."

This can be seen as an opportunity to share my experience with the two women as much as possible through the mission.

Although Yagami Yoruichi's experience in missions is not extensive, she is still much better than complete novices like Yuhi Kurenai and Nohara Rin.

"Alright, let's go. There are only three of us, so many conventional formations won't work. I'll go first, and you two will follow me closely on either side, keeping a distance of five to ten meters."

To protect the two women, Yagami Yoruichi had no choice but to adopt a more compact formation for their journey.

As for the cost...

Yagami Yoruichi quickly formed hand seals and used [Wind Perception] to merge her chakra into the air and spread it with the wind.

Throughout the journey, Yagami Yoruichi planned to maintain a wide range of perception in order to eliminate any potential dangers along the way as much as possible.

As for the chakra consumption, it is indeed very high, but with Yagami Yoruichi's current chakra reserves, she can afford it even for ten or eight days, let alone two days, without affecting her combat power.

……

Shimura clan land.

A masked man delivers a piece of information to Danzo Shimura.

After reading it, Shimura Danzo slowly said, "That brat caused me to end up like this; I absolutely cannot let him off easily!"

“But Hiruzen and Tsunade are watching too closely; they'll detect our every move. If they find something on us again, even if Hiruzen needs me a lot, he won't reinstate me anytime soon. And ordinary ninjas aren't capable of threatening that brat…”

Despite his narrow-mindedness, Shimura Danzo knew that he couldn't act impulsively now.

He pondered for a moment, then instructed, "Go and inform Orochimaru. Hasn't he always been interested in that brat? Give him the information, and what he does is none of our business."

"Yes, my lord."

The masked ninja responded and quickly disappeared.

Chapter 133 Orochimaru Follows Us On

Inside a bandit's lair.

Yoruichi Yagami did not make a move; she merely observed and watched from the outside.

Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara, relying on kunai, shuriken, and physical skills that seemed a bit naive to Yoruichi Yagami but were completely devastating to these ordinary mountain bandits, quickly slaughtered the bandits in the village.

However, despite the two women's seemingly smooth and natural movements, Yagami Yoruichi keenly noticed that their bodies were trembling slightly.

Clearly, he was not comfortable with killing and forced himself to do it, suppressing his discomfort.

"It was still a bit too much of a stretch..."

Just as Yagami Yoruichi was hesitating whether to call a halt, she suddenly sensed something amiss and immediately flung the kunai in her hand behind her, while simultaneously forming hand seals to create three shadow clones.

Two shadow clones quickly rushed towards the location of Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara, while the main body remained in place to keep watch, and the last shadow clone immediately pounced on the location that sensed the 'abnormality'.

Bang~!

The sound of the shadow clone dissipating came, but it wasn't Yagami Yoruichi's shadow clone; it was the 'enemy's'.

"Crack, snap, snap!"

Orochimaru's figure rose from the soil, looking incredibly eerie.

He clapped his hands, making an applause gesture, and praised Yagami Yoruichi, "As expected of Yoruichi-kun, your senses are very sharp!"

"Orochimaru……"