Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 156 Rain Hidden, Things Are Gradually Getting Better

[Mission Rank: S!]

Upon receiving the mission scroll pushed over by Hanzo the Salamander, the first thing that caught my eye was a large "S" symbol written in bold ink.

Ayane Amamiya remained unmoved.

S-rank missions are generally major missions that involve the ninja village or the nation.

This is the highest level of commissioned task, with a starting reward of one million taels and no upper limit.

Even a major ninja village like Konoha, when faced with an S-rank mission, usually assigns it to a Jonin-level ninja to complete in cooperation.

The ninjas who can single-handedly handle S-rank missions are all renowned masters in the ninja world, like Konoha's White Fang.

[Mission Description: Locate the whereabouts of Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, hidden in the Land of Iron, and bring him back intact within the specified time.]

[Note: This is a cooperative mission, to be completed jointly by ninja dispatched by Iwagakure and Amegakure respectively.]

[Mission Reward: Thirty-five million taels!]

Wow, a Jinchūriki!

Ayane Amamiya never expected that the target of this mission would be Rōshi, the Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails!

I was the one who leaked the news of Old Purple's defection to Iwagakure, and now I have to go and capture him.

Thinking of the grudges between the Akatsuki organization and the nine tailed beast jinchūriki in the original work, the girl's expression became somewhat subtle.

Could it be that the tailed beast jinchūriki and the ninja of the Land of Rain are destined to have this entanglement?

In a state of emotional turmoil.

She even overlooked the mission reward, which was exactly worth one Asma.

"According to the official information provided by Iwagakure."

Seeing that she had finished reading the mission information, Hanzo of the Salamander explained the background of the mission: "The Tsuchikage, Onoki, will be officially visiting the Land of Rain next week, and this mission request was initiated by him."

He smiled and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, your collaborator for this mission will be Onoki's son, Koto."

Upon hearing this, Ayane Amamiya's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

She didn't care too much about the loess soil.

To her surprise, Onoki would actually have nothing better to do than come to the Land of Rain.

In the original timeline, the Land of Rain is a very closed country that has always been isolated.

After decades of isolation, Tsunade had become the Fifth Hokage, but the people of Konoha still thought that Hanzo of the Salamander was in power in Amegakure.

Now, thanks to its own "butterfly effect," the Land of Rain is vaguely taking on the appearance of a "rising star in the ninja world," giving people the feeling that the world is focused on it.

Even Onoki, the Tsuchikage who usually stays in the mountains and doesn't have a strong presence, has now joined in the fun.

This change—should it be considered a positive one?

Hanzo the Salamander was unaware of the many thoughts that Ayane Amamiya harbored.

The girl glanced at him, then, with a probing tone, asked, "What do you think Onoki was thinking when he came south to visit us?"

Ayane Amamiya knew that Hanzo was intentionally training himself.

She pondered for a moment.

He then replied cautiously, "The mission of becoming the Four-Tails Jinchuriki must be one of the important reasons, but as the Tsuchikage, Onoki probably wouldn't do it just for that."

Ayane Amamiya said uncertainly, "I think—perhaps his trip was also to test our relationship with Konoha..."

What are their thoughts on the relationship between the Sand Village? Do they even want to form an alliance with us?

The details of the ceasefire treaty signed between the three kingdoms of Fire, Wind, and Rain are naturally unknown to the outside world.

From Onoki's perspective.

Konoha and Kumogakure ignored the daimyo's attempts to make peace and resumed their war.

However, the old enemies from Sunagakure and Amegakure on the other side did not take the opportunity to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi, but instead obediently chose to stay at home.

This is rather unusual.

Naturally, feelings of unease and suspicion arose in Onoki's heart.

Who knows, he might be thinking to himself right now: "These bastards, could they have secretly teamed up to trick and ambush this old man?"

Hanzo the Salamander was fairly satisfied with Ayane Amamiya's answer.

"That's right."

But then he changed the subject, adding, "However, you've overlooked one point."

Hanzo looked at the girl and said meaningfully, "You've overlooked yourself."

"I?"

Ayane Amamiya has memories of her past life and knows what the pinnacle of the ninja world looks like. She also knows that during the Fourth Shinobi World War, those who are currently dominating the scene probably wouldn't even be qualified to participate in the main battlefield.

Therefore, she always felt a little guilty, feeling that she still had a long way to go.

However, the reality is that in the current ninja world, the girl has become one of the most influential figures capable of stirring up a storm. Among the five great ninja villages, Konoha is undoubtedly the strongest by a wide margin.

Before the start of Shippuden, each generation of Konoha produced nearly ten Kage-level fighters, unmatched in the ninja world!

However, if we leave Konoha aside, the other four major ninja villages actually only have three to four Kage-level ninjas in each generation.

As for the small ninja village, it would be an even greater blessing if it could produce a Kage-level ninja.

This is actually the norm in ninja villages —

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the strength that Ayane Amamiya has shown so far, combined with her somewhat excessively young age, is enough to garner high attention and importance from all forces in the ninja world.

Thinking about all this, Hanzo the Salamander couldn't help but sigh.

Because of the unique geographical location of the Land of Rain, its position in the political games of major powers is quite delicate.

In the past, the Land of Rain was of low status, just a roadside village that no one paid any attention to.

During the First Shinobi World War, it became a battlefield for major powers, turning into a carnage of corpses and bloodshed.

He was unwilling to accept this situation.

Therefore, roaring in anger, it rashly declared war on the five great powers.

But as it turns out...

No matter how strong you are, you can't get equal treatment from these great powers on your own.

But now, with Ayane Amamiya's emergence, Amamiya is gradually showing signs of a future.

indeed.

Amegakure's current basic conditions, whether in terms of the quality or number of ninjas, are far inferior to those of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

But as long as they wait for the girl in front of them to fully grow up, then Amegakure's future high-end combat strength will at least not be too far behind.

Onoki's visit is a good example of this.

This demonstrates that the Land of Rain's standing in the hearts of these great ninja villages is quietly rising.

"Rain Village is gradually getting better."

Meeting the girl's somewhat bewildered gaze, Hanzo smiled with satisfaction and said something she couldn't understand.

"If you're not busy, you can go ahead."

He waved his hand and added, "By the way, I've approved your application to build the Rain Shadow Orphanage. However, the amount of funding needs to be adjusted slightly."

Hanzo coughed lightly, then, with a childlike air of suspense, continued, "The funds will double!"

Ayane Amamiya was secretly delighted.

She understood what he meant!

After leaving Hanzo's place.

Instead of going home to continue her sealing technique training, Ayane Amamiya turned around and went to the underground headquarters of the Amamiya Anbu.

She skillfully put on the ANBU mask that she hadn't used in a long time.

Soon, Ayane Amamiya seamlessly transitioned from a genius girl from Amegakure who was renowned throughout the ninja world to the ruthless ANBU ninja Black Swan.

Somewhat surprisingly.

Even though she had been away from the Dark Division for nearly two months, many members still remembered her as their head instructor during the initial training.

Along the way, we were greeted by all sorts of friendly voices.

"If I hadn't left the Dark Division, with this reputation, I might have become a powerful vice-minister sooner or later?"

Ayane Amamiya felt a slight sense of disrespect, but she didn't stop and soon arrived at her former office.

I went inside and took a look.

Sure enough, we found two team members slacking off.

Takenaka Rin sank into her chair, her feet resting on her desk, looking quite relaxed, humming an unknown tune.

The woodpecker, whom we hadn't seen in a long time, was holding a stack of photos, flipping through them one by one with an extremely focused expression, as if he were looking at some kind of treasure.

"Slacking off again?"

Ayane Amamiya quietly walked over to Risa Takenaka and gently tapped her on the head.

Where?

Takenaka Ri was startled. When she saw it was her, she protested pitifully, "I've been so busy these past few days! I only had a short break, and you caught me—"

She pulled a stack of documents out of the drawer and handed them over like a precious treasure.

Ayane Amamiya took it and saw that it was Kokiin's project preparation plan.

From the building's construction design to the overall personnel structure and subsequent operation and maintenance, every aspect has been meticulously planned.

The fact that they were able to produce such a detailed plan in just a few days shows that they really put a lot of thought into it.

"Fine, I wronged you."

Ayane Amamiya gave a soft hum, bent down, and blew a breath onto her smooth forehead.

The girl's lips curled into a slight smile as she said, "Does it not hurt anymore?"

Takenaka Rin's face flushed slightly as she covered her forehead and retreated at lightning speed.

She had just thought that the awful captain was going to take the opportunity to kiss her!

Seeing that the other party had only blew a breath, Takenaka Rin was somewhat disappointed. She clenched her fists and pretended to be angry, saying, "How dare you! Don't treat me like some kind of easy child to coax!"

Amamiya Ayane ignored her and pulled up a chair to sit down, carefully reading the plan.

The woodpecker standing nearby got up, poured her a cup of tea, and said happily as he handed it to her, "Captain, my son is getting married next month, remember to come to the wedding!"

Ayane Amamiya was slightly taken aback.

Only then did I notice that the stack of photos he was holding was actually a couple's wedding photos.

In the photo, a young-looking man and woman are snuggling together, their smiles radiant, as if they are warmly embracing a bright future.

If I remember correctly.

The file states that Woodpecker's son is only sixteen years old this year.

So, in the ninja world, sixteen is the age when you can attend a wedding?

"No problem, I'll be there on time," Ayane Amamiya replied with a smile.

Takenaka Rin raised her hand again and shouted, "I want to sit at the kids' table with the captain! Neither of us are adults!"

Putting aside other things.

This girl, Takenaka Rin, is clearly a master at ceremonies.

Ayane Amamiya coughed, feigning reluctance, but secretly she was overjoyed.

With her current strength, which child at the table could snatch her chopsticks?

Hehehe!

Kids, I'm going to show you the harsh realities of society!

The woodpecker smiled and agreed.

Then Takenaka Rin asked curiously, "By the way, my dad's been busy attending all sorts of weddings and banquets lately. Are there a lot of weddings in the village lately?"

The woodpecker chuckled and said, "Yes, isn't the war over now? —"

"Ever since the leader returned a few days ago and announced the peace treaty signed with Konoha and Sunagakure."

"There are so many more newlyweds in the village now, and there are long queues at the shrine where you have to make an appointment in advance."

He sighed, "To be honest, my salary this month isn't even enough to cover the cost of giving out congratulatory gifts."

That being said.

But the woodpecker's tone contained no resentment, but was full of joy and hope.

In that instant, Ayane Amamiya suddenly gained a deeper understanding of Hanzo's words.

That's right.

Rainy Day is gradually getting better.