Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 168 Xiao Nan: It turns out I was the latecomer.

Rain-Hidden Village.

"This is your due reward for this task."

As Hanzo the Salamander spoke, he pulled out a few bills from a stack of banknotes and handed them over.

Although the mission to retrieve the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was only an "S" rank, the reward was an astonishing 35 million ryo.

According to the rules of division, Ayane Amamiya can take half of it.

As for the two million taels for unlocking, that's a private job and not included in the price.

Being a ninja is such a high-paying job!

She stuffed the banknotes into her pocket, silently thinking: "No wonder it's so dangerous, yet everyone flocks to it."

Hanzo counted the banknotes in his hand, which still smelled of ink, and a rare look of happiness appeared on his face.

Orders like this, worth tens of millions of taels, are rare, perhaps only occurring once every few years.

"Should we continue taking on missions, or rest for a few days first?"

He considerately said, "I have a few tasks here that are suitable for you, but they are not urgent and can be postponed for a few more days."

"Are there many missions?" Ayane Amamiya asked curiously.

"Yes—that's how it is."

"Because the village didn't have enough manpower in the past, we in Amegakure tried to avoid taking on many high-level and difficult missions to avoid failure."

Hanzo smiled and said, "But now that you're here, we can take on some more challenging missions."

He sounded somewhat relieved: "Moreover, the frequency of these kinds of high-difficulty missions is basically linked to the reputation of the ninja village outside. Normally, large ninja villages take on more of these missions, while small ninja villages take on fewer."

"but----"

"After the last Chunin Exams, the number of high-level missions in our village suddenly increased significantly. I don't need to explain why; you probably already know."

Ayane Amamiya naturally understood.

She thought to herself, "Am I now an internet celebrity?"

The girl took the task list from Hanzo, glanced through it, and found that some of the tasks were indeed quite difficult, and some even required the cooperation of several Jonin.

There are actually quite a few Jonin in Amegakure.

However, most of them are counterfeit goods.

For example, Woodpecker is a Jonin-level ninja in the Anbu (Anbu) rankings.

In terms of strength, he surpasses some of the ordinary Jonin in the village.

However, if his strength were placed in Konoha, he would probably be equivalent to a special Jonin specializing in taijutsu, roughly equivalent to future Yugao Uzuki or Hayate Gekko.

Another example is the elite Jonin-level Salamander, Tadashi, who also belongs to the Shadow Guard.

His strength is most likely at the level of Yuhi Shinku, and he might not even be able to surpass Kato Dan, who has mastered the Spirit Transformation Technique, let alone the Sannin mentioned above.

To be honest, Amegakure's current fighting strength consists only of themselves and Hanzo.

Ayane Amamiya shook her head helplessly.

Through this task list, she seemed to foresee her life as a beast of burden for some time to come.

"Since we can postpone it—let's wait a couple more days."

The girl thought for a moment and said softly, "I have some personal matters to take care of recently."

Seeing Hanzo's suddenly gossipy look, she said speechlessly, "Don't overthink it. It's not about dating, it's about going to a parent-teacher conference!"

Hanzo the Salamander was momentarily stunned, then remembered the other party's information.

"Oh, you mean those three little ones?"

Hanzo chuckled: "You've only been out of school for less than a year, right? Going to parent-teacher conferences and seeing your old teachers, don't you feel embarrassed?"

Ayane Amamiya walked out of the office, waving her hand proudly, "How could that be? Those three took the top three spots! I'm too proud to even be proud!"

At dusk.

Ayane Amamiya, looking travel-worn, pushed open the gate to her family's courtyard.

The bright yellow lights inside the room illuminated the shadows of people on the windows, which flickered and appeared indistinctly.

She stepped into the entryway, calling out as she changed her shoes, "I'm home!"

An impatient voice came from the inner room: "I know, shut up!"

Amamiya Ayane walked over out of curiosity.

Takenaka Ri was kneeling on the tatami mat, intently playing shogi with Konan.

The rules of this game are similar to those of chess in her previous life. Although there are some differences, Ayane Amamiya has a foundation from her previous life, so she naturally knows how to play it.

The two were evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand.

She couldn't resist pointing and commenting.

"Ugh! What kind of move was that?!"

"Hey, why are you being such a coward? Do you even know what 'better to lose one horse than to lose the initiative' means?"

Soon, Konan and Takenaka Ri couldn't stand her guidance anymore and glared at her angrily.

In her confusion, Takenaka Rin accidentally found herself in a deadly predicament and was taken over by Konan-sama (the general).

She roared, "If you're so capable, you do it!"

Amamiya Ayane was just waiting to hear those words!

She chuckled and rolled up her sleeves: "I'll do it!"

The girl initially thought that Xiao Nan looked young and must be a novice.

Who knew that after only a few moves, his expression would suddenly become serious.

Risa Takenaka stood to the side, arms crossed, watching the situation on the chessboard, and sneered repeatedly: "Hmph~ Still thinking about upgrading to Dragon King? Why don't you take a look at your old home?"

Ayane Amamiya looked down and instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

That shouldn't be happening!

If she can go toe-to-toe with that silly girl Takenaka Rin, how strong can Konan be?

But the more she drank, the more she felt something was wrong.

Looking up, she saw Takenaka Risa grinning mischievously as she whispered something in Minami's ear.

Considering the situation on the field, Ayane Amamiya immediately sensed something was wrong: Damn it, these two bastards are going to shave my head bald!

The girl's eyes darted around, and an idea came to her.

She silently attached a small amount of Lightning Release chakra to the chessboard while playing chess.

Xiao Nan waited until she finished playing her piece before making her own move normally.

But as soon as I loosened my grip, the chess piece inexplicably slid forward one space!

Xiao Nan: "???"

Takenaka Rin immediately realized, "You're cheating!"

Ayane Amamiya knew this move was dishonorable, but she still blushed and stubbornly said, "What do you know? The outcome of a game of Go often happens outside of the game itself! This was taught to me by a Go master surnamed Liu!"

"What chess master or anything!"

Rin Takenaka was furious and pounced on her, tickling her: "So what if it's an underhanded tactic? I have those too!"

Ayane Amamiya offered no resistance and collapsed under the force of the fall.

She flipped the chess piece in her hand, and as if by accident, knocked over the chessboard.

Splash!

Chess pieces were scattered all over the ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Nan shook her head helplessly.

Sometimes I really don't know if Takenaka Ri is on my side or on Ayane-nee's side.

They laughed and joked around for a while.

Ayane Amamiya, her hair disheveled and her cheeks flushed, climbed up from the tatami.

She grabbed Takenaka Ri's two restless hands, waved her hand, and said generously, "Come on, the mission reward came out today, let's go out for barbecue, it's on me!"

Konan blinked, immediately remembering her two friends: "Yahiko and Nagato—"

"I don't eat with slackers!"

Ayane Amamiya waved her hand dismissively and said arrogantly, "Those who aren't first in their class aren't qualified to attend this banquet!"

Xiao Nan immediately covered her mouth and laughed.

Thanks to her awakened Paper Release and Ayane Amamiya's special training, she achieved first place in both practical and written exams this year.

Despite her best efforts, Nagato could only come in second place.

Yahiko is the third son.

"What about me? What about me?"

Takenaka Rin, a girl who can be both naive and shrewd, scratched her head and inadvertently admitted, "I don't think I ever got first place in my class when I was in school—"

Ayane Amamiya patted the silly girl's head and comforted her, "It's okay, you're number one in the Black Swan Squad."

Xiao Nan asked instinctively, "What's first?"

The girl met Takenaka Ri's bright, blinking eyes and said earnestly, "Is my number one cutest girl enough?"

Takenaka Rin blushed and fell silent.

Xiao Nan, who was standing next to her, sighed.

It's confirmed, these two are in cahoots.

I'm the one who came later!

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