The Hyuga clan that started in Konoha

With this friendship, even if they all became jonin in the future, they would still have to call Jiraiya "Teacher" when facing him.

"It seems like the old man needs to make a decision on that matter quickly." After finishing dinner, Jiraiya couldn't help but mutter.

"Teacher Jiraiya, what did you say?" Cang Si was the closest, so he was the first to hear Jiraiya talking to himself in a low voice.

Souji's words successfully drew the attention of the remaining three people to Jiraiya.

"It's good news, but I can't tell you now. You will know after a while." Jiraiya spoke mysteriously in a riddle.

After hearing what Jiraiya said, the others stopped asking questions. After all, the top priority now was to recover from his injuries and return to the team, and they would eventually find out what else they needed to know.

They chatted for a while, and because three of them were patients and it was better for their health to lie down, they quickly went back to their rooms to rest.

In the following days, Cang Si and the other two spent their days in a cycle of eating, sleeping, soaking in hot springs, and changing medicines.

As the injuries of several people were quite serious, they all took a medicinal bath in the hot springs.

Uzumaki Kushina, the only one in good health, is responsible for taking care of daily life and preparing various daily necessities for everyone.

Almost two weeks passed like this, and the injuries of Cang Si and the other two had basically healed.

Yes, in just two weeks, whether it was Soji's broken ribs, Namikaze Minato's broken arms, and even the most seriously injured Uchiha En's dislocated internal organs, they all recovered during this period of time.

"I still underestimated the self-recovery ability of everyone's body in this world." This is Cang Si's most intuitive feeling in the past two weeks.

Since it was the first time he suffered such a serious injury, Cang Si thought it was the same as in his previous life.

In their previous life, with injuries like these, the three of them wouldn’t have been able to move freely for at least three to five months.

But in the ninja world, people with stronger constitutions would probably be able to be alive and kicking in three to five days.

Here it specifically refers to the prophesied child of the future, who is also the son of two of Cang Si’s friends now!

Anyway, when Cang Si watched anime in his previous life, he never saw any record of Uzumaki Naruto lying in bed for more than a week.

"Ah, it feels so comfortable after soaking in the hot spring." Uchiha Yan, who had just walked out of the hot spring room, said while stretching.

"Yes, this hot spring town really lives up to its reputation. No wonder it has always been so lively and prosperous." Namikaze Minato also followed Uchiha En and exclaimed with a smile.

"Gudong, Gudong~"

Cang Si, who had come out a step ahead, was now drinking a cold drink.

"Wow, hot springs with iced drinks are amazing

It’s a pity that we can’t drink alcohol at our age.” Cang Si put down the drink bottle in his hand and said with regret.

"Oh, it turns out that little Cang Si is the one who understands this principle." Jiraiya followed him out and walked to Cang Si and patted his shoulder, showing an expression that showed that he was a teachable child.

"As expected, Xiao Cang Si is my kindred spirit." Jiraiya had already poured himself a glass of wine, and then continued with a cheerful voice.

Souji really wanted to slap Jiraiya's hand away from his shoulder.

Who is your fellow traveler?

My idea was just to have a drink!

Have a drink, understand?

He didn't want to be like Jiraiya and get himself half drunk or completely drunk every time.

Drinking is a pleasure. Drinking two or three cups at a time is the limit for Cang Si. If he is in a good or bad mood, drinking four or five cups is the limit.

If you drink any more, it won't be enjoyment, but suffering.

If Orochimaru knew this, I believe he would definitely treat Souji as his soulmate at the drinking table. The two of them have surprisingly similar ideas!

Orochimaru also likes to have a drink occasionally, but Tsunade and Jiraiya always come to ruin his good mood.

It's not because the three of them grew up together and became disciples of the Third Hokage together.

He would definitely catch the two of them when they were drunk and do experiments on them!

The scene of Jiraiya drinking wine with his arm around Souji's shoulder, as well as what Souji had just said, happened to be seen by Uzumaki Kushina who had just come out of the women's hot spring.

In an instant, Souji was stared at by Uzumaki Kushina with a look that said, "So you and teacher Jiraiya are the same kind of people."

"No, Kushina, please listen to my explanation. I..."

"No need to explain, Cang Si, I understand."

Just as Cang Si was about to explain something, he was interrupted by Uzumaki Kushina with words and an expression that said, "I understand everything."

What do you know?

Cang Si really wanted to cry but had no tears.

Uchiha En and Namikaze Minato were watching all this with a gloating look on their faces, and did not go to help Cang Si explain.

Then Minato Namikaze and the other two went straight back to their room to prepare for dinner.

"Teacher Jiraiya, you have ruined my reputation. Will you compensate me?" Cang Si turned his head and looked resentfully at Jiraiya who was drinking one glass of wine after another.

And at this moment, the person who caused all this doesn't care at all.

"Xiao Cangsi, only we can live a wonderful life like this. Ordinary people won't understand. Don't care about their opinions."

"But I don't want to understand either!" Cang Si held back the last few words.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. Thinking too much will make me angrier.

It seems that Minato and the other two have gone back to eat.

Hmm? Let's go eat!

"Minato, En, Kushina, wait for me." Then, Cangsi immediately left Jiraiya behind and chased after his friends.

"Tsk tsk, young people are just impatient and need more training." Jiraiya, who was still standing where he was, continued to make sarcastic remarks.

After eating and drinking their fill, the three patients including Cang Si no longer needed to take medicine, wear bandages or plaster.

Because today is the last day that several people stay in the hot spring town.

Cang Si and the other two have been recuperating for half a month, and Jiraiya has been going out every day to gather intelligence for half a month as well.

Now the injuries of Cang Si and the other two have basically healed. Jiraiya has also gathered most of the intelligence as he said, and they should continue their mission tomorrow.

After all, this is a four-year mission, and the end of the mission is far from over. There is no time for them to stay in the hot spring town and enjoy themselves.

"toot"

Just when Cang Si and his companions were preparing to rest, there was suddenly a knocking sound at the window.

Several people became alert instantly because normal people would knock on the door, and the hotel room where Cang Si and the others were staying was on the second floor, so no normal person would knock on the window so late at night.

It is clear that the person knocking on the window outside is definitely not a serious person!

Cang Si and the other three all took out their kunai, so that if someone outside rushed in, they could immediately launch an attack.

Jiraiya didn't care at all and walked straight to the window and opened it.

Seeing Jiraiya's reaction, several people put away their kunai, thinking that this person or thing was not someone who could bring them danger.

As soon as the window opened, a nimble black shadow jumped in.

When they looked, they saw that it was a carrier eagle, the kind used by Konoha's Anbu to transmit information.

It seems that Hokage has passed on a message to Jiraiya or them.

Jiraiya reached out and untied the scroll tied to the hawk's feet, then released the hawk from the window.

The carrier eagle did not stay for long. It just called once and then flapped its wings to fly towards the sky, and soon disappeared into the dim night.

Jiraiya opened the scroll and quickly glanced through it, then raised his head and looked at Souji and the other three with a serious look.

Cangsi and the others thought that the Hokage had received some new mission, and they all sat upright.

This situation has happened before. During the period when this A-level mission was just beginning, the Third Hokage would occasionally assign some small tasks to a few people.

These are all D-level and C-level missions that Cang Si and his team can complete during their journey. Anyway, the duration of this A-level mission is 4 years, so there will be no conflict in taking on other small missions during this period.

What's more, it would be unreasonable to only complete one A-level task in four years.

It just so happened that these D-level and C-level tasks were assigned to Cang Si and his companions, which could be considered as adding some experience to their resumes.

After all, the promotion of a ninja's position depends on the accumulation of tasks.

So, this time, it was natural that Souji and the others were prepared to listen to Jiraiya telling them about the new mission that the Third Hokage had given them.

Feeling that the atmosphere was almost brewing, Jiraiya finally spoke.

"Congratulations, you will be promoted to Chunin from today!" Jiraiya said with a smile.

"Teacher Jiraiya, could you please say what you just said again?" Uzumaki Kushina still doubted whether she had heard something wrong.

"Haha, don't be surprised, little guys, you heard it right. Since we are on a mission outside now, I will inform you clearly on behalf of the Hokage that you are now a Chunin of the Konoha Ninja Village."

No longer maintaining a serious expression, Jiraiya once again repeated the meaning of what he had just said.

"But, Lord Jiraiya, it's only been about three months since we graduated from the Ninja Academy, and we haven't done many missions. Is it okay to be promoted so quickly?" As Jiraiya's disciple, Minato Namikaze asked this question on behalf of everyone.

"Don't worry. Think about it. With your strength, you should have no pressure against a jonin now. Even an elite jonin like Cyborg, who has mastered a bloodline limit, was defeated by you. You must have confidence in yourself."

"Also, from your cooperation in killing Cyborg at the end, we can see that you are both brave and resourceful."

"Teacher Jiraiya, I didn't help at all in that battle." Uzumaki Kushina was a little helpless thinking about her impact on the battle.

"The last ninja that Kushina dealt with was a jonin from the Land of Grass. Without you, Minato and his companions would have been at their mercy. How could you not have helped? Besides, the Anbu got important information from that Grass Ninja."

Jiraiya's words were not meant to comfort Uzumaki Kushina.

But the information obtained from that Grass Ninja was too important, even more important than the fact that Cyborg was killed by Souji and his men!

However, it is not appropriate to tell this information to a few people now.

Even the Konoha high-ranking officials are too busy to think about this matter right now. They can only hope that the Kusanagi ninjas won't cause any trouble during this period.

After hearing Jiraiya's words, Uzumaki Kushina nodded as if she understood.

She roughly understood that if Minato, Souji and En were promoted to Chunin, it was because they eliminated a powerful enemy.

Then I must have accidentally allowed the Konoha high-level officials to obtain some incredible information from that Grass Ninja.

"In addition, the Hokage has upgraded this A-level mission to an S-level mission. Among the group of ninjas you have eliminated, there are elite jonins who have mastered bloodline limits, so you will be extra marked.

An A-level mission for everyone."

While Cang Si and the others were still happy about being promoted to Chunin, Jiraiya once again announced a piece of great news to them.

"Really? That's great. Long live Sensei Jiraiya!" Uzumaki Kushinai was the first to jump up and shouted happily.

Although Cang Si and the others did not show it, it was not difficult to see their inner joy from their excited expressions.

Of course, the more experience you have with high-level tasks like this, the better.

Not only can you exchange money and ninja tools in the village, you can also exchange ninjutsu.

No one would complain about completing too many tasks, let alone A-level tasks.

As for being promoted to Chunin, one is actually considered as the middle-level management of Konoha, and is no longer a soldier.

A Chunin is already capable of leading a team of Genin, and even the teachers in ninja schools are usually Chunins.

Compared to Genin, Chunin not only receives benefits from the village, but can also take on more advanced missions.

Under normal circumstances, Genin can only accept D-level and C-level missions, Chuunin can accept C-level and B-level missions, and Jonin can accept A-level and S-level missions.

However, Team Cang Si is obviously not in a normal situation, so the last point can be ignored.

And this is the benefit that Jiraiya helped Souji and the other three to apply for from the Third Hokage half a month ago!

Now, these benefits have finally reached the hands of a few people!

Cang Si and the others were very excited to hear these two good news before setting out on the journey again the next day.

We had already decided to go back to our rooms to sleep, but it dragged on for another two or three hours.

Finally, when they were tired, they went back to their rooms and fell asleep with joy in their hearts.

Chapter 53 Four Years Later

Time passes quietly without taking away a cloud.

Four years have passed since Souji and his three companions were promoted to Chunin and set out on their journey again.

Now, the wheel of time has rolled to the summer of the 37th year of Konoha. In another half a year, it will be the 38th year of Konoha. Everyone is about 14 years old.