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Chapter 70 Types of Early Death

Seeing that Kakashi wasn't fooled, Ryuji clicked his tongue in disappointment, lifted the hem of his raincoat, and sat down on the other side of Minato.

At this moment, Minato, who had been lost in thought since stopping Kakashi's impulsive act, came back to his senses.

He smiled at Ryuji and said, "Mr. Ayaki, what a coincidence that you're here for ramen so early!"

"Yes, it's quite a coincidence."

Ryuji shrugged innocently.

He knew that Minato suspected he had come to see him on purpose, after all, people in this world had a milder palate and few would come to eat ramen so early in the morning.

But I have a clear conscience.

Ryuji had no idea Minato was there; he was only there because of the "Ichiraku Ramen" sign.

After all, Naruto has made this GG famous.

If he comes all the way to Konoha, wouldn't it be reasonable for him not to try the food?

Moreover, he was from a mountain city in his previous life.

I have spicy noodles with chili oil for breakfast every day. It's so much stronger in flavor than ramen that there's no problem with the taste at all.

It's understandable that Minato might have suspicions about these things.

However, this is Konoha.

The Sand Village delegation was there for friendly exchanges, so he didn't pay them any special attention.

The two chatted casually, like old friends catching up after a long time apart. No one could imagine that they had gone through a life-or-death battle just a month ago.

This is a very normal thing in the ninja world.

Ninjas often clash due to conflicting missions, but if they don't inflict damage on each other, neither side cares too much.

Just like in the Land of Waves mission, when Gato brought out a bunch of thugs to take out Zabuza as well to save on commission, Kakashi, who had an absolute advantage, stopped.

Even though he hated ambitious people like Zabuza, he wouldn't continue fighting if there was no reason to fight.

When Naruto was carrying out other missions, he was often persuaded by the enemy to give up the mission when they first met, and the fight would only start after the persuasion failed.

Of course, those who are bloodthirsty and vengeful are an exception.

These mentally unstable individuals have no idea what they're thinking.

But neither Ryuji nor Minato are that kind of people.

The two started by exchanging greetings, then moved on to the situation of the Ninja World War, then looked to the future and hoped for world peace, and finally talked about Minato's team.

"Obito and Rin are new recruits who graduated a month ago. We need to take them on some odd jobs to familiarize them with the mission process first, and then gradually increase their mission level."

Minato had finished his noodles and was waiting for Obito.

This guy had just spilled his noodles, so he ordered another bowl. Now, while eating his noodles, he was asking Kakashi something, his eyes constantly glancing at Ryuji, his face full of surprise and disbelief.

Even Lin, who was standing next to her, kept covering her mouth.

I have no idea what they were talking about that made them so surprised.

"Konoha is really great, giving so many odd jobs to new genin to train them," Ryuji remarked with some emotion.

Ninjas encounter many common-sense issues during missions. It's helpful for new genin to do odd jobs to broaden their horizons, which will be very useful in the future.

For example, during the original Land of Waves mission, there were two demon brothers.

Even though it hadn't rained for several days, they pretended to be in a puddle on the road; that shows a lack of common sense.

Kakashi, knowing Yukito's habits, guessed that there were other unknown enemies and remained vigilant. As a result, he was able to detect Zabuza's attack in advance and give everyone a warning, allowing them to dodge the large sword flying from behind.

However, Sunagakure has a small population, and there are basically no odd jobs or tasks in the village. The easiest and most common task for new genin is delivering packages.

Traveling between cities in the desert, helping to deliver mail and shop... While this provides more experience, the danger also increases exponentially.

"What's so great about this?" Obito slammed his fist on the table and stood up, saying unhappily, "We're ninjas, yet we spend all our time cleaning streets, helping old ladies buy groceries, and unclogging sewers. It's a complete waste of time!"

"Obito".

Lin quietly tugged at his clothes, signaling him not to say anything out of line.

They had just learned from Kakashi that although this guy was very young, he was actually a ninja even more powerful than Minato.

Although they don't know how powerful Minato-sensei is, they at least know that he is a Jonin, so the other party is undoubtedly also a Jonin.

Regardless of seniority or ability, they shouldn't interrupt the conversation between the two.

"I heard from Kakashi that you are a very strong ninja. Your strength is probably related to the fact that your village doesn't have many chores. You've been carrying out tough missions since you became a genin, so it must be different."

Ryuji first glanced at Minato, who was sighing and rubbing his forehead, then turned his gaze to Obito, who looked smug.

Then, I looked away and continued eating my noodles.

"Slurp!"

He slurped up the remaining half bowl of noodles and swallowed it whole, then patted his slightly bulging belly with a satisfied expression.

Mmm, it tastes really good.

While it wasn't as exaggerated as I imagined, the taste was definitely much better than that of ordinary shops.

"Hey, what do you mean?"

Obito clenched his fists, his face showing dissatisfaction, displeasure, and a hint of resentment, as if he was ready to rush up and fight at the slightest provocation.

For reasons unknown, Minato, after a moment's thought, did not stop his student from provoking him.

Ryuji glanced at him in surprise, then looked at Obito with amusement, "Did you know that the ninja casualty rate is very high, especially for newly graduated genin? They die the fastest and the most."

"So what? Since you've chosen the path of the ninja, you have to be prepared to die."

"No." Ryuji shook his head slightly, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "What I mean is, you're the kind of guy who's most likely to die young."

"What did you say?"

Looking at the other party's disdainful expression, Obito felt his head getting hot, his mind filled with the idea of ​​defeating the other party to prove himself.

Then, he actually did it.

Obito stepped onto the stool with his left leg, used the momentum to stand up, and placed his right leg on the table. He then took out a kunai from the knife pouch on his thigh and was about to throw it at his opponent.

The entire movement was performed in one smooth motion, making it a pleasure to watch.

However, just as he took out his kunai and before he could throw it, the stool under his feet tilted, and he fell down.

"Ouch!"

Obito rubbed his buttocks and groaned.

Rin woke up with a start and rushed to check where Obito had fallen, while Kakashi glanced at him, saw that he was alright, and muttered "idiot."

"To have such a pleasant pastime first thing in the morning, looks like today won't be boring at all." Ryuji took some money out of his pocket and placed it on the table, then said to Minato, "I'll be staying in Konoha for a long time, let's talk again another time!"

Minato turned his gaze away from Ryuji's right hand and smiled, "Well, let's talk again next time."

Long Er nodded, put on his rain hat, and lifted the curtain to leave.

At that moment, Obito suddenly blocked his way.

"Wait a moment!"

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