The Master of Konoha's Legacy

Minato Namikaze's lips twitched slightly. "Kushina, what are you doing?"

"Clang~" Kushina seemed to be startled, and the trash can overturned to the ground, burying it with the overflowing garbage.

Kushina jumped out of the garbage heap in a flash, her mind racing, and stammered:

"Ah~ no...it's nothing..."

Before she could finish speaking, she cried out in alarm and ran off into the distance.

"I have something to do, I'll head back now!"

.......

Under the eaves of a dilapidated courtyard in the heart of Konoha.

An old man with a fierce face sat in a wheelchair, looked at Minato Namikaze and the other two, and said:

"You are the ninjas who took on this mission, right?"

Minato Namikaze smiled slightly and patted Kakashi and Uchiha Tonan on the shoulders with both hands, saying, "Yes, these two little guys will help you clean the house this time."

The old man nodded indifferently and said:

"Well, you two little ones, be careful. If you break anything, you'll have to pay for it."

After saying that, he pushed the wheelchair into the house, while shouting.

"I won't sign the task sheet if the cleaning isn't thorough."

Don't think that just because I'm old you can easily make money off me.

Minato Namikaze instructed the two, "I'll be going now. Come find me on the rooftop of the Hokage Building after you've completed your mission."

Having said that, his figure vanished instantly.

For D-level missions like this, the supervising teacher doesn't need to do anything personally; they only need to supervise.

Cleaning a room is not like catching cats or dogs; there is absolutely no danger involved, so Minato Namikaze was too lazy to waste his time here.

Uchiha Tonan and Kakashi exchanged a glance, then rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

Kakashi rarely does housework, but fortunately, Uchiha Tonan gave him a hint, telling him to tidy up his things first.

However......

"Clang~"

Kakashi stared dumbfounded at the teapot lying on the ground, speechless.

Just now, Kakashi tried to put the teapot back in its place, but as soon as he picked it up, the handle broke off at the joint.

"You wretched brat! This is a teapot from the time of the First Generation Master!" The old man rushed over angrily upon hearing the voice.

Kakashi simply replied indifferently, "I'll pay."

Upon hearing Kakashi offer to pay compensation, the old man's anger subsided considerably, and he pulled out a small abacus from his pocket and began to calculate.

"When I bought it, the price was twenty taels. Considering the current price increase, it's still a reasonable price."

You owe me...two thousand taels.

Kakashi nodded, expressionless, and took out his wallet from his ninja tool pouch, starting to count the money.

Uchiha Tonan, who was putting odds and ends into a drawer, quickly stood up, stopped Kakashi who was foolishly handing over money, and said to the old man:

"Grandpa, go buy a new teapot now. The most expensive one won't cost more than two hundred taels."

Unexpectedly, the old man snorted coldly and looked at Uchiha Tonan with displeasure, saying:

"So many years have passed, this is now an antique. The item itself isn't expensive, but its age and significance are."

"Can we discuss this? Kakashi just picked it up normally, and he didn't expect the handle to suddenly break."

Kakashi, unwilling to waste time arguing over such a small amount of money, brushed Uchiha Tonan's hand away and said:

"Stop talking, I'll pay for it."

The old man took the two thousand taels of silver from Kakashi and stuffed it into his empty wallet.

"Hmph, that's enough, you can continue."

Uchiha Tonan sighed helplessly and said to Kakashi:

"Kakashi, you should go back first. I'm better at cleaning rooms."

Kakashi didn't really want to do these tedious missions, but he still said in a low voice, "But this is my mission."

Uchiha Tonan smiled gently and patted Kakashi on the shoulder, saying:

"This is our task; we just need to complete it."

Go back and train hard; increasing your strength will be the greatest help you can give our team.

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Okay."

The old man glanced at Uchiha Tonan and warned:

"Kid, you've already accepted the mission, so you can't give up now, especially since I've already paid you."

Uchiha Tonan smiled gently and said:

"Don't worry, grandpa, I will do my best to clean your room."

After saying that, he continued to tidy up the messy clutter.

Seeing Uchiha Tonan carefully tidying up, the old man finally felt relieved and went to bask in the sun under the eaves.

Just as Uchiha Tonan was helping to tidy up the bedroom, he suddenly noticed a short blade hanging on the wall.

Uchiha Tonan narrowed his eyes slightly, took the short blade, and slowly pulled it out.

The short blade was gleaming white, subtly reflecting a chilling light.

Uchiha Tonan recognized the short blade as a precious chakra weapon in an instant.

He discreetly put the short blade back in its place and began tidying up.

An immature idea surfaced in Uchiha Tonan's mind.

[Chapter 45. After cleaning up, she took the initiative to cook.]

Under the eaves, the old man dozed off in the sunlight.

Suddenly, Uchiha Tonan's gentle voice came from inside the room.

"Grandpa, were you a ninja before?"

The old man opened his eyes, shook his head, and became a little more awake. He subconsciously spoke:

"Hmph, have you ever heard of the Sanhe family?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something else.

He gazed absently at the flowers and plants in the yard, his expression slightly forlorn, and said:

"You probably haven't heard of this, because I'm the only one left now."

The Sanhe family was a renowned warrior family in ancient times.

Later, ninjas flourished, and the Sango family became a ninja clan.

However, during the Warring States period, only a handful of family members remained after their deaths.

By the time the First Hokage established Konoha, I was the only one left in the entire Sango clan.

Not long after, the First Shinobi World War broke out, and our whole family went to the battlefield.

That's when I became crippled, and my son and wife died.

As people get older, they can't stop chatting once they start.

When the old man stopped, he realized that he had probably said a bit too much.

However, Uchiha Tonan showed no surprise. Instead, he asked through the wall with curiosity:

"You must have been very strong back then."

The old man raised an eyebrow, speaking with a hint of arrogance:

"Of course, I used to be a squad leader in the secret service."

He has led teams in carrying out S-level missions.

It's just a pity..."

The old man gently patted his paralyzed legs.

"War is just that cruel..."

Inside the room, Uchiha Tonan put the last miscellaneous item into the cabinet.

Sunlight streamed into the room from the window behind him, obscuring Uchiha Tonan's expression.

Uchiha Tonan slowly got up, picked up a handkerchief, and walked towards the toilet.

Now that the clutter is tidied up, all that's left is to wipe away the dust.

However, when Uchiha Tonan opened the toilet door, the scene before him made him frown slightly.

The toilet was filled with filth, and the toilet bowl had been clogged for who knows how long.

An indescribable odor wafted out, slightly irritating to the eyes.

Based on the old man's previous behavior, Uchiha Tonan roughly guessed why he was so stingy and still wanted to hire ninjas to clean.

Just then, the old man pushed the wheelchair up behind Uchiha Tonan, coughed lightly with a guilty look on his face, and said:

"Ahem, little guy, abandoning a mission will leave a mark on your resume."

Uchiha Tonan turned around, squinted at the old man, and smiled, "Don't you have a toilet plunger at home?"

"No," the old man shook his head.

Uchiha Tonan nodded, bowed, and said, "Please wait for me a moment."

After saying that, he walked out of the courtyard.

A short while later, Uchiha Tonan returned with his tools under the old man's anxious gaze.