Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

Rain Country, Amegakure

A group of ninjas were gathered in front of the Rain Shadow Building.

Just a few days ago, they learned that their former leader, Hanzo, had been killed.

Subsequently, Xiaoguang took over Amegakure at lightning speed.

Contrary to their expectations, the Akatsuki did not carry out a large-scale purge of Amegakure.

Instead, they left enough food for the residents of Amegakure to last a week.

Although it was puzzling, they didn't seem to be so opposed to the downfall of the Hanzang regime.

But seven days passed quickly, and a new problem arose in their minds.

What should they do next?

Some ninjas did not trust the Akatsuki, and they chose to leave Amegakure and live in other regions.

Perhaps they hunt for themselves, or perhaps they smuggle themselves to other countries.

But anyway, I've left Amegakure.

There was another group of ninjas who chose to believe in Akatsuki.

They believed in Xiaoguanghui's "more work, more pay" mechanism.

So they gathered at the Rain Shadow Building, the place where Hanzo had once issued the mission.

They exchanged a glance and walked into the Rain Shadow Building.

The interior of the Rain Shadow Building is no longer decorated as before. Compared to the original Hanzo's decor, it has become more solemn and looks warmer.

Four huge televisions were mounted vertically on the ceiling of the entire hall.

The screen displays a series of tasks in turn.

The four televisions correspond to four different levels of tasks.

The ninjas looked at the television screen on the far right.

These are the tasks they can take on now.

Under the mission system reform of the Xiaoguang Society, each ninja must complete a full twenty D-rank missions before they can undertake C-rank missions.

This change is to prevent ninjas from being overly ambitious and taking on missions that are far beyond their capabilities, which could lead to mission failure or even death on the spot.

For Watanabe Toru now, these ninjas are his valuable assets.

He couldn't bear to watch these valuable assets go to their deaths.

In addition, completing enough tasks can also cultivate a ninja's sense of responsibility and belonging.

On the left side of the large screen is the sequence of each task.

In the middle of the screen, the content and name of each task are simply stated.

On the far right is the reward for the task.

These include food rewards, monetary rewards, and points rewards.

However, for D-level missions, these rewards seem a bit meager.

An ordinary ninja with mediocre skills looked at the large screen on the far right.

That's a list of D-level missions.

It was a task he could take on.

During Hanzo's reign, he could only do C-level and D-level missions to make a living.

Even C-level missions were extremely difficult for him.

After all, many C-rank missions rely on ninja skills and require infiltration and reconnaissance.

And the D-level missions provided by Xiaoguang...

[13. Construct the Xiaoguang Memorial Monument. Reward: 4 jin of grain, 800 liang of silver, 5 points]

[17. Expand the agricultural park. Reward: 4 catties of grain, 700 taels of silver, 5 points]

[24. Transport grain. Reward: 4 catties of grain, 600 taels of silver, 5 points]

【51. Clean the streets of Yuyin Village. Reward: 2 catties of grain, 400 taels of silver, 5 points】

This reward is a bit too generous...

He originally thought that the rewards from these tasks would only be enough to barely fill his stomach.

But looking at it this way...

It seems there is several times more surplus.

Tasks like cleaning the streets of Rain Village can provide three days' worth of rations.

The cleanup should take only four or five hours.

In extreme cases, with the help of Shadow Clone Technique or Wind Release, it might only take an hour to finish.

Even so, they were still able to provide enough food for about four days.

Next, let's look at the reward points.

After thoroughly studying the Xiaoguang Society's mission rules, he already knew that points could be exchanged for ninjutsu.

You only need to complete 20 D-rank missions to obtain the E-rank Chakra Refining Technique.

These D-level missions are all tasks that ordinary people can accomplish.

For a grassroots ninja like him, the meaning was all too clear.

Under this mission mechanism, ordinary people also have the opportunity to acquire chakra refining techniques and become ninjas.

He recalled what the ninja from Xiaoguang had said at his house earlier.

"Lord Watanabe will provide the people of the Land of Rain with a fair and reasonable path for advancement."

Points can be redeemed for ninjutsu, which are most needed by ninjas.

This mechanism made him, an ordinary ninja, want to take on missions on his own initiative for the first time.

After all, completing tasks can yield very generous rewards.

This is what they mean when they say, "You don't hate going to work, you just hate not getting the wages you deserve."

The same applies to this group of Rain Ninja.

Previously, under the threat of food shortages, they had no choice but to take on dangerous missions.

But this is passive, painful, and unwilling.

But now, Watanabe Tetsu has increased the rewards for the mission, which instantly boosted the morale of these ninjas.

Under such circumstances, there is no shortage of people willing to take on the task.

Because completing tasks is equated with gaining something.

You can earn money by completing tasks.

You can eat your fill by doing tasks.

By completing missions, you can acquire ninjutsu and become stronger.

Even ordinary ninjas have ways to obtain C-rank ninjutsu.

The price to pay is having to do more tasks.

Even tasks with extremely low levels of danger.

Such conditions are extremely rare, even among the major ninja villages.

The ordinary ninja chose the mission he wanted and then walked to the counter in front of him.

A receptionist wearing the Xiaoguang Association logo looked at him.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

This polite attitude made the ninjas who had spent years in Amegakure feel somewhat uncomfortable.

He paused, then asked.

"I want to take on mission number 51."

"Okay, I'll check for you."

After a while, the receptionist handed over a piece of paper after some maneuvering.

"Mission No. 51: Clean up the streets of Amegakure. The specific mission details and requirements are attached to this sheet of paper."

The ninja took it and carefully read the paper.

What is the mission location, mission objective, what constitutes mission completion, and where can I claim the mission rewards?

Everything is written down clearly.

Just as the ninja was about to leave, the receptionist called him back.

"Is this your first time accepting a mission? Please register first."

The ninja turned around and looked at the receptionist who always wore a professional smile.

"Oh well."

A brand new registration form appeared in his hands.

Name, age, ninja skill level, special skills and abilities, desired mission type, dreams and goals.

What is this? Still have dreams?

Below the table is a summary of the tasks accepted.

[S-Rank: 0 times]

[Grade A: 0 times]

[Grade B: 0 times]

[Grade C: 0 times]

[Level D: 0 times]

Of course, for someone who had never taken on a single mission, it was all zero.

After quickly filling out the form, he left the Rain Shadow Building under the smiling gaze of the receptionist.

The rain was still falling outside, and the oppressive, dark gray buildings reappeared in his mind's eye.

But he felt that something was different.