Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 21 C-Rank Mission

Three days have passed since the Qing team was reorganized.

Aside from the occasional guidance, Qing only led the three little ones through four of the simplest D-level missions over the past three days.

This was also to take care of Tachibana Kanagawa and Zabuza Momochi, who had just become genin. Through this simple task, they were allowed to familiarize themselves with the process of receiving and carrying out missions as ninjas.

Ninja missions are divided into five levels: D to S.

Rank D missions are usually the simplest missions that don't require combat, such as taking care of pets, fishing, or farming.

C-level missions are slightly more difficult, meaning there's a possibility of injury during the mission. However, they usually involve dealing with ordinary people, such as capturing wild beasts or eliminating bandits.

Rank B missions are significantly more dangerous and may involve battles against enemy ninjas. They now require at least Chunin rank to accept, and the mission content may even include dangerous activities such as assassinating ninjas or infiltrating enemy spies.

As for A-rank and S-rank missions, only Jonin can receive them. These two types of missions often involve crises and secrets of ninja villages or countries, requiring the confrontation with high-level combat forces of other countries, or even the annihilation of an entire ninja force.

Although the squad leader, Qing, is a Jonin, in newly formed squads like this, the Jonin in charge usually plays a guiding role and does not participate in missions.

Therefore, the team still accepts missions based on the combat strength of three genin, taking on D-rank and C-rank missions.

Qing was quite pleased with watching his disciples bustling around. With Terumi Mei, a seasoned expert who had graduated a year prior, guiding him, he could simply sit back and collect money.

However, since Kirigakure is different from Konoha, D-rank missions are not valued by the village, and recently, due to pre-war preparations, the number of such missions has become even scarcer.

So Qing agreed to take on a C-level mission today so everyone could practice.

Tachibana Kanagawa was in a good mood about this, just as she had guessed. The system had indeed approved the official mission issued by the ninja village.

I earned 5 gold coins from each of the four D-level missions I completed in the past two days. This means I have gained a new way to earn gold coins besides daily missions and achievements.

Today is a good day to find out how much gold coin reward there is for a C-level mission.

After picking and choosing for a while, the four left the mission center.

After leaving the Mizukage Building, Mei Terumi still complained somewhat resentfully.

"Teacher Qing, is the mission you chose, 'Rescue the child kidnapped by pirates,' intentionally designed to make things difficult for us? You might as well have chosen the previous one, which was to help the nobles of the Land of Water capture a pregnant weasel shark."

Qing was also a little embarrassed about this.

It's no wonder Mei Terumi thought the mission was bad. This mission was issued by villagers in a remote area on the border of the Land of Water.

The low reward for the missions is only one aspect. Also, because the villagers themselves don't have much intelligence capabilities, these kinds of missions usually only have the simplest basic information, such as a certain pirate in a certain sea area.

Moreover, most pirate raids often lasted a long time, making it difficult to find them on the vast ocean.

With low pay, long distances, and complicated tasks, it can be said to be the least cost-effective type of C-level task.

"There's no way around it. The number of missions in the village has been reduced recently, originally intended to prepare for war. But those big families are frantically taking on missions to support their clans. C-rank and B-rank missions are in high demand."

Tachibana Kanagawa had learned a bit about this from chatting with Keiko Saigyouji and Kisame Hoshigaki these past two days, so she offered to explain it to Ao.

"Ju is right. But this mission isn't without its advantages. Since it was just issued, the person who issued it doesn't seem to have left the village yet. We can get some information from them first."

Aomi Kanagawa Tachibana spoke up to explain for herself, quickly continuing the conversation.

However, Ao knew that Mei Terumi was just complaining; she would still be fully committed when carrying out missions.

Zabuza remained standing by, wearing a cool expression and saying nothing. Oh, no, it was more like a bandaged, cool expression.

The three arrived at the hotel where the person who issued the mission was located.

It's hard to believe that Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages, would have such a simple inn.

If it weren't for the fact that the words "hotel" on the hotel entrance were still slightly dented and not completely covered by dirt, probably no one would know that this was a hotel.

Seeing that the inn's door was half covered by vines, the four of them pushed the door open and entered with a slightly helpless expression.

For the purpose of training students, Qing would basically just stand by and watch such simple tasks.

"Hello, we're looking for Hugo." As a senior, Mei Terumi stepped forward and asked without hesitation.

The receptionist didn't say a word, but simply raised her chin and pointed to a simply dressed young man sitting in the corner of the lobby, lost in thought.

The young man's somewhat haggard face clearly bore the characteristics of a coastal fisherman. His clothes were simple short-sleeved shirts and trousers, bearing many salt stains left by the seawater after it had dried.

His skin, weathered by wind and sun, was dark and rough. Years of fishing and boating had also made his arm and shoulder muscles exceptionally well-developed.

It's just that she's been preoccupied with worries lately, and hasn't been eating or sleeping well, which has made her look haggard and weak.

Jianchuan Ju subconsciously analyzed the person in the corner and concluded that he was indeed the one who issued the task.

The three little ones quickly walked up to the person.

Although Mei Terumi's voice wasn't exactly quiet when she was at the front desk, given her mental state, she clearly didn't notice the earlier noise.

Only when the three approached did the middle-aged man raise his eyes to look at them.

"May I ask what business the three ninja lords may have?"

Since the three were clearly dressed as ninjas and wearing headbands from the Hidden Mist Village, Mr. Hugo naturally didn't treat them as just ordinary children, and his tone revealed a hint of respect.

Given Mei Terumi's personality, she wasn't shy at all and introduced the trio openly, explaining that the three of them were there to learn more about the situation.

The man began to speak in a low voice, his face filled with sorrow.

"Our village is an ordinary village near the border of the Land of Water. We make a living by fishing. Although we are poor, we are very happy."

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Seeing that this person seemed to be preparing for a long speech, Jianchuan Ju felt speechless and had no choice but to interrupt.

"Get to the point! What usable intelligence do you have?"

The fisherman was still somewhat dazed when his emotions were abruptly interrupted.

Mei Terumi glanced at Tachibana Kenkawa with a hint of reproach, but did not object.

Seeing this, the man continued.

"The pirates who attacked our village numbered about thirty or forty and had only one ship."

"Not only were our belongings looted, but seven children were also kidnapped. Money is not important; we just hope that you, sir, can rescue the children." The man composed himself slightly and looked at the crowd with hopeful eyes.

"The hostages who were kidnapped by pirates may not be alive." Zabuza calmly pointed out the problem.

Mei Terumi, however, felt a pang of pity and said, "Since the pirates specifically kidnapped the children, there must be a reason. They won't kill them so quickly. If we find the pirates' lair, we might be able to rescue these children."

"The prerequisite is finding the pirates' lair," Tachibana Kenkawa reminded Mei Terumi at the opportune moment.

However, the man named Hugo spoke up weakly at this moment, saying, "I might know where the pirates' lair is."

(End of this chapter)