Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Upon hearing Yu Ming's immediate agreement, Tsunade smiled and said, "Very good. I'll assign you three genin. Although we're outnumbered, I believe you can defeat them with your strength."

Although the rogue ninja group from the Land of Water numbered over a dozen, including some Chunin and even a Jonin, Tsunade believed that Yu Ming's strength was sufficient to handle them.

The three genin were simply sent by Yu Ming to broaden their horizons and, incidentally, train them.

Although Yu Ming didn't need any assistants, after thinking about it, he understood Tsunade's meaning and said nothing.

They followed Tsunade to the Hokage's office.

The two appeared suddenly in the Hokage's room using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

As soon as Yu Ming appeared in the Hokage's room, he saw Hinata, Ino, and Shino waiting inside.

The appearance of Yu Ming and Tsunade surprised all three of them.

"Lord Hokage".

Upon seeing Yu Ming, Hinata immediately jumped up and hugged his arm, calling out, "Yu Ming!"

The sound was so loud that Yu Ming frowned, while Tsunade remained expressionless on the surface.

But you could tell from the slight tremor in her brows that she was somewhat displeased.

After Yu Ming pinned Ino down, he laughed and said, "So you guys are my partners this time."

Hinata looked at Yu Ming, her face slightly flushed, and said with her head down, "Yu Ming-kun, I heard that you became a Jonin."

Yu Ming smiled and said, "It's just a special Jonin."

"However, because the village doesn't have enough Jonin this time, I will lead you on this mission."

"This is an A-level mission."

Actually, they shouldn't have been the ones to complete the A-rank mission, but with Yu Ming around, Tsunade felt comfortable entrusting this mission to them.

Ino, Hinata, and Shino, who had been silent all frowned. "An A-rank mission is indeed a very difficult mission."

They weren't Naruto; they were well aware of the mission's level of danger.

After Tsunade explained the mission to the three of them, she looked at them and said, "Yu Ming will be leading you on this mission. Although I know you are from the same year, Yu Ming's strength and ability far surpass yours. I hope you will follow his command during this mission."

Ino and Hinata smiled and said, "Mm."

Shino nodded silently.

Shino is different from the others.

However, his strength is indeed very high.

Now, 8521 definitely has the strength of a Chunin.

Moreover, he was very calm and composed.

It's just that its presence wasn't very strong before.

Fortunately, none of the three are like Naruto or Sasuke. Hinata and Ino knew that Yu Ming was very strong, so it was normal for him to become the Jonin leading the team.

Shino also rationally analyzed that only Yu Ming and Shikamaru became Chunin this time. In particular, after Yu Ming was promoted to Chunin, he was immediately promoted to Special Jonin. This shows that in the eyes of Jonin, Yu Ming's strength is definitely at the level of a 277 Jonin.

Adding to the overwhelming aura Yu Ming exuded during the first round of the Chunin Exams, he knew that Yu Ming had reached Jonin level at that time.

Because he uses insect magic, one can sense how terrifying Yu Ming is just by feeling the insects.

Therefore, Shino also approves of Yumei becoming the leader of the Jonin.

After receiving the mission order from Tsunade, Yu Ming led the three of them away from Konoha.

Standing in the Hokage's office, Tsunade frowned as she watched Yu Ming and his group of four heading towards the entrance of Konoha Village. "After you complete this mission, take on a few more S-rank missions, and I can promote you to Jonin."

"Yu Ming, you are destined to become a great ninja like my grandfather. I hope you can shut up other people's mouths with your achievements and missions."

Tsunade wouldn't elevate Yu Ming to a high level just because she was the Hokage. She knew that with Yu Ming's strength, accumulating missions was only a matter of time for him, and there was no difficulty at all.

The reason Ino and Shino assigned Hinata to Yu Ming was to strengthen ties between Yu Ming and the Hyuga, Aburame, and Yamanaka clans.

This was very beneficial for him, who came from a common background.

Before Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage, he often teamed up with ninjas from the Aburame clan, the Akimichi clan, and many other large clans.

In reality, it was also an opportunity given to Minato Namikaze by the Third Hokage to strengthen ties with the major clans of Konoha.

Chapter 158

After leaving the village, Yu Ming, along with Shino, Hinata, and Ino, headed towards the Land of Water.

Even at their fastest speed, it would take them more than ten days to get to the Land of Water.

Because Yu Ming had never been to the Land of Water, he was unable to use the Flying Thunder God Technique or teleportation to get there.

Moreover, even if he left behind the Flying Thunder God Technique formula in the Land of Water, he would not use the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel.

This is not something a normal person would do.

Even if he couldn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique or the Mangekyou Sharingan's ninjutsu, Yu Ming could still use Lightning Instantaneous Body to get to the Land of Water.

However, Shino and the other two were unable to keep up.

Using the Lightning Instantaneous Body technique, Yu Ming could shorten the time from more than ten days to just a few hours.

It took them more than five days to travel from the Land of Fire to the port connecting the Land of Fire to the Land of Water.

For the rest of the time, they need to take a boat to the land of water.

After boarding the boat, Yu Ming stood on the deck and looked at the sea.

Hinata was standing next to him.

Hinata was eager to know what she had been doing all this time.

I just don't know how to ask it.

Yu Ming looked at Hinata and smiled, "Say what you want to say, Hinata."

Hinata blushed slightly and looked up at Yu Ming. "Yu Ming, have you had any missions lately?"

Yu Ming thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "I don't have any missions, I've been staying at home."

As soon as Yu Ming finished speaking, Hinata muttered under her breath, "Liar."

Hinata went to Yu Ming's house several times to look for him, but he was never there.

Yu Ming had excellent hearing, so upon hearing this, he smiled wryly and said, "Alright, actually I was cultivating."

"And now that I'm the Hokage's bodyguard, I naturally spend most of my time with her."

"You didn't notice me simply because I hid myself well."

Of course, it's not really appropriate to talk about hiding it from the Hyuga clan.

However, Hinata doesn't just keep her Byakugan active all the time.

However, Hinata still believed Yu Ming's reason.

After chatting with Hinata for a while, Yu Ming led her back to the cabin.

Inside the cabin, Ino had already bought food with the captain.

Looking at the sumptuous meal, Yu Ming smiled and said, "Ino, you've gone to great lengths."

Ino sat down next to Yu Ming and said with a smile, "It's not easy to team up with you, so of course we should treat it as a trip."

Ino hasn't seen Yumei for several months and misses him very much.

Shino and Hinata also thanked Ino, as the meal was clearly quite expensive.

However, Yu Ming sensed something was wrong with the food as soon as he picked up his chopsticks.

Looking at Ino, Shino, and Hinata, I realized that they hadn't noticed at all.

Yu Ming examined the food with his chakra and found it to be nothing more than some sleeping pills.

Therefore, Yu Ming hoped that even one of the three could see that the situation was not as simple as he was. He was somewhat disappointed to see the three of them happily eating.

"Looks like I still lack experience."

"The captain of this boat must be one of those rogue ninjas."

Yu Ming calmly ate all the food.

Given his physical condition, these drugs had no effect on him.

After the four finished eating, outside the cabin, the captain and several sailors looked at them and laughed.

The captain and several sailors whispered, "Don't make any rash moves now. Wait until they're completely down before going over. Ninjas are very cunning; don't fall for their tricks."

Several sailors nodded.

These people were all ordinary people, so Yu Ming didn't suspect them at first, let alone Shino and the others.

By the time Shino and the others discovered the problem with the food, they were already exhausted and collapsed.

Seeing the state of the three of them, Yu Ming also collapsed.

It was more than ten minutes after the four men collapsed that the captain and several sailors dared to enter the cabin.

Looking at the four fallen, he laughed and said, "What ninjas? They're just a bunch of brats. Alright, tie them up. Remember, tie their hands to prevent them from forming hand seals."

"We can get around 500 million taels by handing them over to Akita. One Jonin and three Genin, 500 million taels would be a loss for us."

However, some sailors were worried, "If Konoha finds out, will we face retaliation?"

The captain slapped one of his sailors and scolded, "Are you stupid? We'll hand these people over to Akita and his men, get the money, and leave. Akita and his men will definitely kill these people anyway, and no one will know that we did it."

"Besides, once we get 500 million taels, we can just change our shipping route and go somewhere else. Why stay in the Land of Fire?"

Although 500 million taels is not a high price for ninjas, it is definitely a huge sum of money for boatmen who rely on transporting people all year round.

Keep in mind that even an elite Jonin like Asuma is only worth a little over 3000 million.

So once a boat captain pulls off this job, he doesn't even need to work in this industry anymore; he can live a very comfortable life in other countries.

Several sailors nodded, agreeing with the captain.

Just as they were about to tie up Yu Ming and the others, Yu Ming, who had been lying on the ground, disappeared.

The boat captain knew something was wrong the moment he saw Yu Ming disappear.

Just as he was about to run out of the cabin, a short knife was held to his neck.