Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 73 Catching Cats

Inside the Hokage Building

Uchiha Toshiro, along with Tetsuya and Homura, followed behind Shigeaki.

Submit your mission completion report at the Hokage's office building.

At this moment, Uchiha Tetsuya was holding a fat orange cat in his arms, with a look of disgust on his face.

It's not entirely his fault; the fat cat was just too mischievous. The process of capturing it caused Uchiha Tetsuya a lot of trouble.

Cats are among the most agile of all small animals. Their daytime laziness also makes them even more difficult to locate.

Even after it is found, its agile movements and nimble footwork, along with its petite size, allow it to traverse places that are difficult for humans to pass through.

Taking advantage of Uchiha Tetsu's capture and embrace, she fought back fiercely, scratching four claw marks on Uchiha Tetsu's face with one claw.

This caused Toshiro and Homura to burst into laughter and make sarcastic remarks, making him lose face.

The person handing over the reins to Shigemasa at this moment was not the Third Hokage, but a civilian employee of the Sarutobi clan inside the Hokage's office building.

[It seems that not everyone who completes such a low-level task will get to meet the Hokage and exchange duties with him!]

It makes sense, considering that Konoha has so many registered ninjas. Every year when the ninjas graduate, the village issues a large number of low-level missions to train these young ninjas.

However, not everyone deserves the Hokage's special attention. It's only natural to delegate some low-level tasks to these clerical staff.

Speaking of these low-level tasks, Toshiro has to complain that they are really all kinds of things.

It completely shattered his imagination of ninja missions, the kind of life filled with sword fights and thrilling dangers.

These D-level missions range from finding lost cats and dogs, taking care of children, repairing roofs for the elderly, to even farming, logging, and finding medicinal herbs.

Moreover, the reward for each mission was pitifully small, ranging from three thousand to twenty thousand taels. Of that, the village would take three-tenths, and the team leader, Teacher Chongzheng, would take thirty percent, leaving only the three of them with what was left.

When the money finally reached them, it was pitifully little. Toshiro sometimes couldn't help but sigh that it was better to work for a platform, where you could just sit back and earn money!

This tedious and unremarkable task quickly became incredibly tiresome for Toshiro, Homura, and Tetsuya within just one month.

"Professor Chongzheng, when can we take on some advanced missions?" He handed the fat cat to a middle-aged woman who was waiting nearby.

Seeing the other person holding him in their arms and fondling him so freely, Uchiha Tetsuya felt a pang of pity. He turned to his teacher and asked a question.

"Zhe, you want to do high-level missions? No problem, but you should take care of those claw marks on your face first!"

As Uchiha Tetsu turned his head, the four clear claw marks on his cheeks looked even more comical, causing Uchiha Homura to burst into laughter.

The girl never tired of mocking and attacking her childhood sweetheart.

At that moment, she covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes narrowed into slits with laughter. Her slightly chubby face was filled with joy.

"Homura, these are just accidents! Accidents, you know! The wounds will heal by tomorrow morning!" Seeing his companion laughing so happily, Uchiha Tetsuya couldn't hold back any longer. Veins bulged on his forehead as he loudly defended Homura.

However, the effect seemed somewhat unsatisfactory; the more annoyed he looked, the happier Yan laughed.

These two are truly a match made in heaven; one is a bit clueless and naive, while the other is mischievous and enjoys teasing the other!

Watching the little love story unfold before him, Toshiro couldn't help but sigh, realizing that only in the most innocent years can feelings between people be truly pure and beautiful.

As we grow older and more mature, these cherished childhood memories fade further and further away, until they become the mundane realities of daily life. (▽)

"But you idiot Tetsuya, what you said makes a lot of sense! Shigemasa-sensei, when will we be able to carry out some more advanced missions?"

"Idiot Tetsuya" was Homura Uchiha's affectionate nickname for Tetsuya. She turned to look at Shigemasa-sensei with hopeful eyes. Clearly, she had lost interest in this low-level task.

"Yes, Professor Shigemasa! I'm almost unable to support myself by constantly taking on these low-level tasks!"

Toshiro, who was waiting nearby, couldn't help but speak up, saying that he had no other choice but to speak.

Since graduating from the Ninja Academy, the monthly allowance he received from Konoha has stopped. Even the 1000 ryo monthly subsidy from his clan is gone, and the monthly allowance he imagined from the security forces is also nonexistent.

In the words of his teacher, Shigemasa, he was fortunate enough to be registered in the Uchiha Police Force, as a newly graduated ninja from the Ninja Academy.

Wanting a salary and a permanent position without participating in patrol duties? There's no such thing as a free lunch. You should just stick to being a rookie genin.

Upon hearing this, Toshiro was utterly devastated. These past few days, he had been living beyond his means, and his daily mission commissions were barely enough to feed himself.

If this continues, he'll have to use up his savings. That won't do; he should take on some higher-paying tasks.

Maintaining three shadow clones for training every day is really exhausting!

With my recent practice of Yin-Yang Escape, things are slowly getting back on track. My daily food consumption is also increasing day by day.

Toshiro couldn't help but sigh! Every time he went to a grocery store, he felt like his wallet would be emptied.

Life is simple, so let's cherish every moment. (▽)

Looking at his three students complaining, Uchiha Shigemasa was not surprised at all; he had been through the same thing.

I remember when I was a teacher, talking to my classmates and me in the same way. Now, in the blink of an eye, I'm a teacher myself, and my teachers…

For a moment, Uchiha Shigemasa was lost in his past memories. He didn't even notice the desolation that had settled over him.

"Taking on some high-level missions isn't out of the question, but I'll need to give you several weeks of special training. Only after you've passed my intensive training will I take you on missions of C rank or higher!"

The recollection didn't last long. Looking at his students, Uchiha Shigemasa replied. At the same time, he secretly vowed to protect these three students, even at the cost of his own life.

(End of this chapter)