Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 109 Commissioned Tasks

October 6th, Friday afternoon, Hokage's office building.

After waiting outside for a while, Ning Yuan was summoned by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was flipping through some document when he saw Ning Yuan enter. He gestured with his hand and said, "Please have a seat. I'll finish processing this document!"

"Okay!" Ning Yuan nodded and sat down, then looked around.

I was a little nervous when I first came because I wasn't familiar with Hiruzen Sarutobi, but now that I know him pretty well, I've naturally relaxed.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that this child seemed to be starting to trust him.

Although he had been targeting Ning Yuan, his methods were quite covert. Not to mention ordinary people, even a smart person like Nara might not be able to detect it.

After all, transferring a student skilled in medical ninjutsu to the medical class and giving the Second Hokage's admirer a sword technique created by the Second Hokage is, by any measure, an act of valuing talent.

Ning Yuan didn't know what the Hokage's office looked like during Minato Namikaze's time, but he did know what the Hokage's office looked like during Tsunade's time.

Tsunade doesn't like dealing with documents, so there are very few on her desk. She also likes to slack off, so there's a huge window behind her.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also had windows, but they were very small, only for ventilation, and they were set up very high.

If you want to see the scenery outside, you have to stand up.

In addition, there were photos of the four Hokage hanging on the wall during Tsunade's time, but there are none here for Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Is it because cameras hadn't been invented yet?

Ning Yuan then looked at the document in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand. Although he had awakened the Paper Release, he still needed chakra to control the paper, and his Byakugan could see directly through the paper.

He didn't mean to peek, but he wondered if the document was too thick and how long it would take to read.

He simply crossed his legs on the sofa and started playing with his fingers.

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently watched this scene, a slight smile playing on his lips, before continuing to read the documents.

All his evaluations of Ning Yuan were based on other people's descriptions of Ning Yuan.

Moreover, Ning Yuan was somewhat nervous when he met him before, and was unable to show his true personality.

The child is much more relaxed now, and he happens to have more time, so it's a good opportunity to observe him closely.

Sarutobi Biwako said that the child was very smart and talented, but lacked patience.

Tsunade said that this child is lecherous, flamboyant, loves to show off, and also likes to brag.

Kurenai Yuhi said that the child was very filial.

Minato Namikaze said that the child was very talented, but his ideas were a bit far-fetched.

Ideas and talents are hard to verify in a short time, and this lack of patience is definitely noticeable.

As for lust

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the table, and a female ninja came in carrying a cup of hot tea and placed it on his table.

Ning Yuan looked up, then shook his head.

This female ninja was actually quite young and beautiful, but she didn't catch the eye of Ning Yuan, who had seen countless women on Douyin.

Not only was her hair color and hairstyle unremarkable, but her clothing was also very old-fashioned; she was even wearing a ninja vest.

It's meaningless.

"As expected, he's very lecherous, and his standards are very high!" As a fellow lecher, Hiruzen Sarutobi easily understood Ning Yuan's expression.

Thinking about it carefully, Ning Yuan's mother, Kurenai Yuhi, and Kurenai Yuhi's mother, Tsunade, are all surrounded by super beautiful women. It's normal that he wouldn't be interested in ordinary women.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the documents and sighed, "Managing a village is really hard work. There are endless documents to process every day. I'm only in my forties, but I feel like I'm already 62!"

"Then you must take good care of yourself!" Ning Yuan blinked and asked with concern, "By the way, I've recently been studying medicine and have come up with a recipe for maintaining health. I'll write it down for my teacher so she can make you some soup?"

"Thank you so much!" Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled gently. This child is indeed filial!

They relaxed their vigilance towards Ningyuan somewhat.

Just like the ancient Chinese concept of governing the country through filial piety, Hiruzen Sarutobi also thought the same way.

Since this child is so filial, he shouldn't betray me, right?

We could adjust our strategy, suppress his talent, and then train him to be Shinnosuke's loyal assistant.

"You came to see me because of that FarRed Records thing?" Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe. "Do I really have to go?"

"I've already signed the contract!" Ning Yuan said. "If I can't go, I'll have to pay a penalty, and I can't afford that!"

"Is that so!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "But there's no precedent in the village for allowing a five-year-old child to leave!"

"But didn't you already agree last week?" Ning Yuan immediately became displeased: "I only dared to sign so many contracts because you agreed!"

Is this still my fault?

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and said, "I didn't mean to go back on my word, I just felt this wasn't quite right. Think about it, you and Kurenai are both only five years old, and you've only been in school for a few days. You don't have much strength at all. Let alone encountering wandering ninjas, you might even be in danger if you run into bandits!"

"No way!" Ning Yuan immediately shook his head: "I've already learned the sword technique you gave me, and I feel I've improved a lot. Thirty or fifty ordinary people couldn't even get close to me!"

"Really!" Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't believe it. Even the authentic Konoha style wasn't this monstrous, let alone a five-year-old child.

And I only taught you this sword technique half a month ago!

In just half a month, you might not even be familiar with the moves, especially since you're figuring it out all by yourself!

More importantly, this is still a ninja sword technique, and its power lies entirely in the word "ninja".

How much chakra can a five-year-old child unleash the power of swordsmanship?

I remember Tsunade saying that this kid likes to brag, so is he bragging again?

"You're impressive, but what about Kurenai?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked. "Is Kurenai as strong as you? What if thirty or fifty people were to harass you, and the rest of the people went to fight her?"

Ning Yuan was speechless.

The third generation chuckled, stroking his stubble. "How about that? Out of options now? You've realized how difficult it is to leave the village!"

"Hmm!" Ning Yuan nodded emphatically. "Then what should I do? I can't just not go!"

"Actually, it's not like there's no way!" Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed. "Have you forgotten what Konoha is all about? If you're weak, we can just entrust a ninja to protect you, right?"

"Um..." Ning Yuan thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "It seems...that's how it is?"

"I see!" Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed. "The escort missions that require leaving the village are C-rank missions, but since you only need to leave the village for two days each time, I can lower the commission fee a bit. Two days, 10 ryo, how about that?"

"Huh?" Ning Yuan's face immediately darkened. "That's way too expensive! I might not even earn 100,000 in two days!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, heh heh, do you think I didn't hear you? You earned a total of 35 taels from your two performances over the next two days!

Taking 100,000 from you is really not much!

"But your request is unusual!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Your mission is safe, but the place you're going to is very far. You have a bird summoning beast that you can ride to fly there, but no one else in the village has a similar ninja beast. So I need to find an extremely fast ninja to carry out this mission and keep up with your speed! And such a ninja would at least be a Chunin. I can't possibly send a Chunin on a D-rank mission!"

Ning Yuan hesitated for a moment, it seemed that was indeed the case?

"Besides, you didn't spend this 100,000 taels for nothing. Part of this money will be distributed to the ninjas who go on missions, and the rest will be used to build up the village. Don't you want to see the village get better and better?"

"Stop talking!" Ning Yuan slammed his hand on the table. "Ten thousand it is, but I don't have it right now. I can only give it to you after the performance!"

"No problem!" Hiruzen Sarutobi smirked and handed over a service request form. "Since you have no objections, please sign this form!"

100,000 taels a week, that's 400,000 taels a month! And 4.8 million taels a year!

This is already the income from an S-level mission, because S-level missions are usually conducted on a monthly basis!

Ironically, this task isn't difficult at all!

It's just protecting two little kids while they sing, what danger could there be? At most, we'll fight off some thugs!

If this kind of task were assigned to the commissioning department, every ninja would be vying to do it!

Even Jonin would be tempted!

However, such a good task should not be given to others.

While watching Ning Yuan fill out the authorization form, he pondered who would carry out the mission.

First, excluding their own family members, the Sarutobi clan is not short of money.

There's no need to worry about speed; any Chunin could catch up with White Pearl.

Since the task doesn't discriminate and our own people aren't needed, we have to choose someone from another ethnic group whom we need to win over.

In an instant, the image of a handsome young man with blond hair and a sunny smile appeared in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's boyfriend comes from a poor family. He is a Chunin, fast, and, remarkably, has a good appearance and demeanor.

Sending him on this mission would not only win over Minato, but also indirectly improve Ningyuan's favor by leveraging Minato's affability—a win-win situation!

"All filled out!" Ning Yuan handed over the authorization form, then asked, "By the way, who is responsible for this task?"

"You'll find out when you come to the office building tomorrow morning. All I can say is, you won't be disappointed!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll come at six o'clock tomorrow morning!"

"Huh?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback. "Why are you here so early!"

He was looking forward to sleeping in on a Saturday when he had less to do.

"I have to get up early to travel!" Ning Yuan replied matter-of-factly. "This distance would take an ordinary person two days to walk, but I only have half a day, so I have to get up early!"

"Alright!" Hiruzen Sarutobi scratched his head, suddenly realizing something was wrong.

If this happens every week, doesn't that mean he won't get to sleep in every Saturday?

(End of this chapter)