Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 179 Accepting the Mission and Leaving the Village

Stepping out of the laboratory, the sunlight streaming down from the sky was somewhat dazzling.

Jin raised her hand to cover herself.

Who exactly started putting the research lab underground? Is the research something shameful?

He also put it in the basement.

That's fine.

Behind him were Hiruko and Hyuga Kiyoshi, and in front of him stood Orochimaru.

"Jin, do you want to come with me?"

Orochimaru licked his lips and asked Gin, because a team like Gin's doesn't need a Jonin to lead it; they can take on missions on their own.

Jin smiled and said to Orochimaru, "No need, Orochimaru-sensei. Our team needs some time to gel."

Going on missions with Orochimaru would be very inconvenient.

Orochimaru nodded, and his figure vanished into the smoke.

Jin frowned slightly as he watched Orochimaru's figure disappear.

He's really curious about how much Orochimaru actually knows.

I gathered my thoughts.

"Let's go."

The three of them went straight to the Hokage Building.

All mission handovers in Konoha take place inside the Hokage Building, which is also under close surveillance by the Anbu.

Inside the Hokage Building, one can often see non-ninja merchants and nobles coming and going.

Now that the war is drawing to a close, Konoha has begun to gradually start accepting missions.

During wartime, large-scale missions are usually halted.

The Ninja Wars were also a war of attrition. The economic resources during the war came from the economic support of the daimyo and the supplies stored up from previous years.

However, the key point is still the support given by the daimyo.

Without the support of the daimyo, the Ninja War could not have started at all, since each Ninja War depletes the village's manpower.

Although the war has not yet ended, Konoha has started accepting missions. The money given by the Daimyo is still not enough, and starting missions now is to help Konoha recover some losses.

Enter the office where the task was posted.

Jin glanced around and saw that the office staff in the Hokage Building were all ninjas from the Sarutobi clan, which was why he rarely saw members of the Sarutobi clan when doing missions.

Except during times of war, most of the Sarutobi clan members have disappeared, because the Sarutobi clan ninjas are responsible for maintaining the operation of the Hokage Building.

The blackboards in the middle are covered with information about missions. Although Konoha has started taking on missions, there are still not as many missions as before the war.

There were only about a dozen.

Nowadays, only a small number of people dare to issue tasks.

If they don't have guards to back them up, then they're not afraid of death.

Because no one knows if a fighting ninja might walk by above them.

The war may be smaller in scale, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. No one knows where there might be a battle between ninjas.

Scan the task on the blackboard.

Kim quickly spotted one of the tasks.

"Level A Mission: Eliminate the wandering ninjas."

The above describes a wandering ninja who constantly roams and robs, and needs to be eliminated.

"A wandering ninja."

Jin stroked his chin. At this time, there wouldn't be any wandering ninjas wandering around. During wartime, wandering ninjas were as if they never existed; they would basically disappear.

Aside from the Land of Hot Springs, there are quite a few lunatics there.

Furthermore, wandering ninjas are not qualified to reach rank A.

"This is it."

They must be ninjas from some major power who came to cause trouble.

After handing over the task to the staff, Jin left with the two of them.

They walked out of the gates of Konoha.

Jin looked back at the two men in green vests, then looked down at his own outfit, which resembled that of a wandering samurai.

"Should I wear the same clothes as you guys?"

The green vest was a combat uniform issued during the Chunin era. It had many pockets and a certain level of defense, and it was frequently worn by Konoha ninjas.

"There are no strict rules about what Jonin wear."

Hiruko snapped out of his thoughts and said.

Actually, Konoha doesn't have any strict rules about clothing. Green vests are popular because they offer good defense and represent status.

Hiruko turned to look at the gradually disappearing Konoha ninja village.

"Isn't it a bit too early to betray the village at this time?"

Hyuga Kiyoshi remained unmoved by Hiruko's words, while Kin looked at Hiruko with a panicked expression.

"Mr. Hiruko, how could you have such a terrible idea?"

"We love our village so much, how could we betray it? We have to complete the mission."

Hiruko was speechless; he simply couldn't understand it.

Why is Uchiha Kin, who is clearly an ambitious person, so unconventional in personality?

"I told you there's nobody here, what are you pretending for?!"

"Bei Liu Hu said in a deep voice."

He wouldn't follow Kim's lead, as that would give him the illusion that his IQ would be lowered and he would be defeated by Kim's rich experience.

"Mr. Hiruko, you really have no sense of humor at all."

Jin shook his head, saying that Kushina and Minato Namikaze were more suitable as the straight men, while Hiruko and Kiyoshi Hyuga were too rigid.

I looked up and gazed into the distance.

"Furthermore, Mr. Hiruko, I have never considered betraying the village."

Jin spoke with a gentle smile.

Hiruko pursed his lips, offering no rebuttal; he simply didn't believe it.

Hyuga Kiyoshi did not react at all.

"After all, there aren't many places as peaceful as Konoha."

Jin shook his head, despite being targeted by the village in various ways because of his Uchiha identity.

But now he's sleeping at home, so he doesn't have to worry about enemy attacks at all, since his filial son hasn't even been born yet.

Given Fugaku's indecisive nature, it's unlikely he would actually take action within the clan.

Stability was the fundamental reason he stayed in Konoha.

Nowadays, outside of Konoha, except for the four great ninja villages, one can encounter danger at any time, even in the capital cities of the great nations.

Other ninja villages also suffer from unfavorable geographical conditions.

It's either high mountains or deserts, and even the better places are just hills. Where can you find a place with such favorable conditions as Konoha?

There's also Kirigakure, the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water, which might be even more dangerous than the outside ninja world.

"So our main priority now is to complete the mission and delay our return to the village for a while."

Jin stroked his chin.

A decision has been made.

After all, it's troublesome to find wandering ninjas. As long as we capture all these ninjas, we can delay for a while before going back to complete the mission.

If it's delayed for ten days or half a month, no one can say anything.

This is also why he chose this mission.

"So there are still things you want to do?"

Hiruko curled her lip. "You make it sound so nice, but you're still doing things behind Konoha's back. What if you get caught?"

It's still the fate of defection.

It's just a matter of time.

Just then, Hyuga Kiyoshi suddenly opened his Byakugan and looked at Hiruko.

"Be polite to Lord Kim, otherwise..."

"I'll kill you!"

Hyuga Kiyoshi had endured Hiruko's rudeness for a long time, and this time he had left the village.

He didn't want to endure it any longer.

(End of this chapter)