I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 15: A guaranteed minimum reward for a short time is great, but a guaranteed minimum reward all the time is even better! (Please add to your favorites and recommend!)

"A mere B-rank mission is a piece of cake for me!"

Tsunade was very satisfied with Nara Ranka's "well-behaved and sensible" manner, and looked back at the old man again, saying without any politeness.

"Even if a few more B-rank missions come along, it's no problem!"

A few more B-rank missions?

Does this mean we need a few more B-rank ninja scrolls?

Nara Rinka quickly completed the conversion calculations in his mind, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked expectantly at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Having just completed the missions of "Capturing Spies" and "Police Force Members," Nara Rinkei has basically determined his own strength level and is very confident in completing the B-rank commission mission issued by Konoha.

After all, the highest level of enemies encountered in B-rank missions is no more than Chunin.

Even if things go wrong by accident, and the enemy goes from Chunin to Jonin...

But Tsunade is there to keep things in order, isn't she?

Nara Rinka glanced at the big fat sheep next to him and made up his mind.

This time, he will definitely be a dutiful shepherd!

We absolutely won't let the sheep get away!

"You guys are really something..."

Seeing the duo's perfectly synchronized expressions, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but chuckle.

Who says Tsunade is neglecting her duties?

Who says Nara is full of lazybones?

Don't rely entirely on written information!

Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his gray and white goatee.

For an elite ninja of Tsunade's skill level, a B-rank mission is nothing special.

A-level missions, or even S-level missions, are where she should truly demonstrate her abilities.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was well aware of the situation of the special duo, "Tsunade and Nara Rinka".

A B-level mission is basically the limit that the duo can reach at the moment.

If the difficulty level increases further, the risk of combat will also increase dramatically...

Moreover, with the threat of war drawing ever closer, Tsunade hasn't been involved in high-level missions for far too long.

Using some relatively simple B-rank missions to help Tsunade regain some of her professional ninja skills might not be a bad idea.

Having thought things through, Hiruzen Sarutobi opened a drawer in his desk and took out a scroll.

"This is the list of most of the B-level commissioned tasks currently received by the village."

Hiruzen Sarutobi handed the scroll to Tsunade, who accepted it without hesitation.

"If you're interested, you can choose a few more to complete."

Tsunade didn't intend to be overly selective about B-rank missions.

She unrolled the scroll, glanced at it briefly, and randomly picked a task name that looked good.

"This one will do!"

"Should we clear out the bounty hunters?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took the quest scroll, glanced at it, and nodded slightly. He was very familiar with the contents of most of the high-level quests in the village.

"Recently, there have indeed been many bounty hunters active in the Land of Fire, and many caravans heading to Konoha have been affected."

"This B-level mission was also initiated by several small caravans, and the mission amount reached the upper limit of 150,000 taels for B-level missions."

"Looks like my judgment was pretty good!"

Tsunade said with a chuckle.

"I just randomly picked the one with the highest task amount!"

As she said this, Tsunade's clear brown eyes suddenly darted around a few times.

Today seems...to be lucky...should I...?

The legendary fat sheep was pondering whether or not to send money to the gambling den.

In contrast to Tsunade's relaxed demeanor, Nara Rinka was taken aback by the mission information displayed on the panel.

[A Rank B Ninja Quest has been detected]

[Rank B Mission: Bounty Hunter]

[Mission Objective: Clear out the bounty hunters loitering around the main road from Konoha to the capital of the Land of Fire]

[Mission Reward: One Rank B Ninja Scroll]

"A mission to leave the village?"

As a semi-native Konoha resident, the farthest place Nara Rinka has ever been is the forest outside Kikyo Castle.

To be fair, he was still somewhat curious about the outside world.

If this were a peaceful era, Nara Rinka might have given Hiruzen Sarutobi a resignation letter saying, "The world is so big, I want to go see it."

However, the current situation is turbulent and war is about to break out.

Secondly, "traveling" and "performing a mission" are two completely different life experiences.

The thought of having to rely on his two fleshy legs to run back and forth on the official roads of the Land of Fire sent chills down Nara Ranka's spine.

"Is this some kind of ninja or animal work?"

Just as Nara Rinkasa was hesitating about whether to take Ookaku along on this mission.

croak——

An untimely croaking sound suddenly rang out from the solemn and dignified Hokage's office.

"A toad?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade exchanged a glance, a hint of joy flashing in both of their eyes.

"Jiraiya's back in the village?"

Ninja Art: Toad Concealment Technique!

A dark green toad that had somehow jumped onto the windowsill of the Hokage's office opened its mouth, and then a rough, large hand emerged from it, followed by a complete human figure.

Mount Myōboku, the toad spirit, the immortal Taoist, known as the Toad Sage Jiraiya, makes his appearance!

"Yo, teacher, it's Tsunade!"

With a bright smile, Jiraiya greeted his teacher, whom he hadn't seen for many years, and the goddess, while also remembering another child.

Hello, little sister.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade's expressions became very strange.

A blue vein was visible on Nara Rinka's forehead.

"I'm not a little sister..."

Jiraiya was taken aback and looked Nara Rangsuke up and down.

There are some special ninjas in the ninja world who, even after reaching adulthood, remain small in stature.

Not to mention anything further back, the "old toad couple" in Mount Myōboku who have cultivated for over eight hundred years are quite small in size.

"Okay, how old are you?"

"12 years old."

"This toad immortal lived to the age of 35."

A confident smile returned to Jiraiya's face.

"Is it alright if I call you little sister?"

"First, 'lifespan' is a respectful term that refers to the age at which a deceased person lived."

Nara Rinkasa calmed down; he realized there was no need to argue with a fool.

"Secondly, I am a boy."

"What?!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened.

"A male sister?"

boom!

After enduring for a long time, Tsunade finally couldn't hold back and decisively delivered a "friendship-breaking punch" to her idiotic teammate.

After several years, Jiraiya is still the same Jiraiya.

If we let him continue talking...

Tsunade felt that her heroic image in Nara's eyes would also become foolish.

Jiraiya's body twisted involuntarily. He spun 720 degrees in the air, did a backflip three and a half times, and crashed into the wall of the Hokage's office in an extremely difficult pose.

Perhaps Tsunade showed mercy.

Perhaps the walls of the Hokage's office were reinforced by some kind of ninjutsu.

Jiraiya was plastered on the wall in a starfish shape, like a human-shaped painting, completely shattering the eerie and fantastical aura he exuded when he first appeared.

"How is that possible..."

As he slid down the wall, Jiraiya was still lost in thought.

"So cute, how could he be a boy..."

Tsunade moved away with obvious disgust, while simultaneously encouraging Nara to join in.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting behind his desk, couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead.

What was his perspective when he chose Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade as his personal disciples?

"Old man, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now!"

Tsunade, clutching the newly acquired B-rank mission scroll, waved at Hiruzen Sarutobi, not even glancing at Jiraiya.

"There are still tasks to be done."

"Go..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved to Tsunade.

He didn't dare look at Nara's laurel blossoms right now.

Everyone in Konoha knows that the Sannin were his disciples, the Third Hokage.

And yet, this education produced a "genius" like Jiraiya, who still made such a huge blunder in front of the Nara Magnificent...

Hiruzen Sarutobi is very sorry for being born as a human.

"Wait, Tsunade, you can't leave yet. We have something important to discuss."

Jiraiya, who had been ignored by everyone, finally spoke up, forgetting his lament.

"I have some urgent intelligence here, from Sunagakure."

"About a week ago, the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure went missing!"

"Stop spouting nonsense, Jiraiya!"

Tsunade had initially taken it somewhat seriously, but after hearing the other party's so-called "information," she immediately scoffed.

"The Third Kazekage possessed a unique Magnet Release bloodline limit and was hailed as the 'strongest Kazekage of all time'."

"How could such an important person suddenly disappear?"

This so-called "urgent intelligence" sounds so outrageous that it's almost comparable to White Tooth's suicide three years ago.

"Jiraiya, stop fooling around!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi also frowned, tapping his knuckles hard on the desk.

"The Third Kazekage was in his prime, how could that be..."

Crunch!

Just then, the door to the Hokage's office was pushed open from the outside.

"Hiruzen, the information provided by Jiraiya is accurate."

Root leader, Shimura Danzo, stepped into the room, his gaze subtly sweeping over the Nara family child.

"The same news is circulating in Iwagakure. My subordinates conveyed this information before, and I also sent people to confirm it."

"The Third Kazekage has indeed disappeared!"

Nara Rinka glanced at Tsunade, who then looked back at him.

"Come out with me!"

Tsunade grabbed Nara Lan Ke's arm and quickly led him out of the Hokage's office, while the others ignored it.

With the Third Kazekage missing, Konoha's leadership urgently needs to devise a strategy to address the situation.

As a genin, Nara Rinka had no right to even stand guard outside the door, let alone listen in.

"I'm sorry, Nara."

Outside the Hokage's office, Tsunade forced a smile; she didn't like war.

"I was planning to take you on more B-rank missions, but it seems like that's not going to happen."

Nara Ranka shook his head and silently settled the B-rank mission [Bounty Hunter] that he had just triggered, and once again received a C-rank minimum guarantee.

"I was originally planning to give you this scroll later."

Tsunade pulled out a jet-black scroll from somewhere and shoved it into Nara Ranka's hand.

"Now..."

"You're a fully-fledged ninja now; it's time to learn ninjutsu on your own!"

(End of this chapter)