Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

Chapter 060 Trouble in the East Market

Haneda said, "Regardless of whether the mission is right or wrong, we cannot abandon the mission just because the employer has an unclear relationship with the daimyo of the Land of Fire."

"Moreover, abandoning the mission at the last minute will affect Konoha's reputation."

"Besides, the employer did not deceive us; the prices were all clearly stated."

Sakumo had received detailed information before coming to his employer's place, and he nodded approvingly.

Compared to Asuma's immaturity, Haneda's considerations were much more thorough.

Moreover, Haneda made a very good point: why assume that Sakata is a bad person?

Can you really tell just by what a few people say?

What's the point of having eyes then?

Sakumo said, "The mission continues. Asuma, Kurenai, and Haneda are right. We are ninjas, and many times we have to give up unnecessary emotions."

"But……"

Asuma had barely opened his mouth when Sakumo interrupted him.

"No buts. At the very least, you need to see the truth of the matter clearly before you make any decisions."

"What if that's the truth?" Asma pressed.

At this moment, Sakumo looked at Hata, his intention to examine him was self-evident.

Haneda replied without hesitation:

"Complete the mission before killing. Completing the mission is a ninja's professional ethics, while killing is a matter of personal conscience."

“This is the best way, after all, we are ninjas,” Sakumo said to Asuma.

…………

The Land of Water, which faces the Land of Fire across the sea.

Inside an underground base, an elderly man with gray hair sat in a chair with his eyes closed.

After a while, a humanoid creature, white on the left and black on the right, emerged from the ground.

Undoubtedly, the identities of those who came from them were Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.

"Lord Madara, Uchiha Haneda has left Konoha and is currently on the border of the Land of Fire, about to head to the Land of Waves."

"The team's instructor is Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, and the teammates are Asuma Sarutobi, the son of the Third Hokage, and his lover Kurenai Yuhi," Black Zetsu said.

"What mission did they accept?" Ban asked in a low, hoarse voice, his face expressionless.

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu quickly reported the details of the mission and also mentioned the situation in the Land of Waves.

Hearing about the hidden struggle beneath the surface of the Land of Waves, Madara chuckled a few times and slowly said:

"interesting."

"They've already come to Kirigakure to issue the mission..."

"Since that kid Sakumo is interested in training Uchiha Haneda, let's arrange for a Jonin to lead the team to test his strength."

"It's a good opportunity to let him see the dark side of the world."

…………

It took less than half a day to travel by boat from the Land of Fire's dock to the Land of Waves.

It was only early afternoon when Haneda and the others arrived at a city called Toyohama, meaning a bountiful coastal city.

Daimyo Prefecture is located here, and Toyohama is equivalent to the capital of the Land of Waves.

It's called the capital, but the entire city is about the same size as a town in the Land of Fire.

The streets were paved with yellow mud, and the better sections were paved with stone bricks.

The streets are lined with open-air shops selling fish, shrimp, bread, fruit, woolen clothing, and other food and clothing items.

Valuable items like jewelry are only available in the city center.

The poverty of the Land of Waves is evident.

After walking for a while, we arrived at Sakata's residence.

Two imposing stone lions stood at the entrance of the mansion. Inside, the interior was filled with carved railings and painted beams, surrounded by green hills.

Two marble lions stand majestically in front of the ebony door.

Stepping inside, you'll find artificial hills, flowing water, and winding bridges, surrounded by the "Three Friends of Winter" (pine, bamboo, and plum).

The corridors we walked through were well-arranged, with carved railings and painted beams everywhere.

This made Yuda feel like he had traveled back in time, with a sense of déjà vu of a garden in Jiangnan.

This classical and magnificent mansion would put even the Uchiha clan, the most powerful clan in Konoha, to shame.

"Gentlemen, I have a banquet tonight and will not be able to attend."

Sakata spoke to Sakumo and the others with a polite smile.

"No need to provide protection?" Sakumo asked.

Upon hearing this, Sakata thought for a moment and smiled:

"The security at the place I'm going to is very good. If you gentlemen don't mind, you can protect my good-for-nothing son."

"He should be in the East City area right now."

At this point, Sakata said to the middle-aged man beside him:

"Butler, go and entertain these gentlemen."

Seeing this, the steward bowed slightly to Shuo Mao and the others, and said:

"Please follow me, gentlemen."

After leaving Sakata's residence with the butler, Sakumo suddenly spoke:

"Butler, I have to leave temporarily. You can take them and go ahead."

“Alright.” The butler didn’t think much of it; he assumed that Sakumo didn’t want to protect the young master and politely declined.

After Sakumo left, Haneda naturally became the center of attention.

Asuma and Kurenai followed closely behind Haneda, and the butler could tell who was in charge, so he chatted with Haneda along the way.

As soon as I arrived at Dongshi, the noise came from across the street.

A group of people surrounded a dozen or so samurai with swords at their waists, and the young man was being protected by the samurai.

The young man's stall was smashed to pieces, and next to it lay an old man with a bruised and swollen face.

An elderly man is protecting a little girl.

"What are you all looking at? I beat people up and smashed up shops because this couple didn't pay this month's rent!"

"They don't have the money to pay, yet they dare to continue setting up their stalls. What kind of rule is that?!"

The leading youth paid no attention to the crowd around him and continued to speak arrogantly.

"Bullshit! You're clearly after Third Master's granddaughter!!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, which immediately drew a chorus of agreement.

"Exactly! Everyone here knows what kind of person you are, Yamano Kazuo!"

"Exactly! Bullying men and women, forcing people to buy and sell, how dare they talk about rules?!"

……

"If you dare to gather and cause trouble again, your rent will double by the end of the month!!"

As soon as Kazuo Yamano said those words, the room fell silent.

The Yamano family held absolute power in Toyohama, controlling almost all maritime traffic among their merchants alone.

Not only can they control the shops, but they can also control their daily lives, including their food, clothing, housing, and even their very existence.

"It's only right to pay back debts. That old geezer can't pay, so he's taking his granddaughter as collateral!"

"What are you all standing there for? Arrest them!!"

After Kazuo Yamano finished speaking, the samurai around him began to arrest people.

No one in the crowd dared to step forward to stop them; some glanced at them indifferently and silently left.

Their lives are hard enough; how can they care about others?

Just then, Haneda and his men stopped the samurai.

"Hey, hey, hey, how can you be so unreasonable? A few days' grace on the rent would have been fine, why did you have to hit me?"

Asuma, unable to tolerate someone even more arrogant than himself, a top-tier second-generation heir, spoke up.

"Konoha ninjas? Instead of helping my father complete his mission, you're meddling in other people's business?"

Asuma was so angry at the second-generation heir in front of him that he laughed: