Chapter 41: Chapter 41 : [41] : Mission Assignment Office
"...Huh?!"
Kakashi's eyes instantly widened when he heard Shin propose teaming up with Might Duy, showing a look that said, 'It's not that serious, is it?'
What kind of move was teaming up with Might Duy?!
Even if he wanted to help Might Duy, it didn't have to be like this. It was clear that Might Duy was extremely prone to making mistakes during missions, and he had already been kicked out of other teams.
Going on missions alone and then giving a portion of the commission to Might Duy as a subsidy or a loan would be better than teaming up with him.
"Eh?"
Kurenai and Rin were also a bit surprised.
They hadn't expected Shin to propose teaming up with Might Duy. This was clearly an attempt to help Might Duy as much as possible, just because he was the father of a classmate?
That was too... bright.
Perhaps Shin could become Hokage.
Kurenai and Rin both had this thought at the same time, and they didn't think it was impossible; in fact, they increasingly felt that it might happen in the future.
Might Duy was also a bit surprised to hear Shin's words. He didn't try to figure out what Shin meant by "special circumstances," but hesitated:
"This... wouldn't be very good, I might cause trouble."
If it were another adult, he would immediately accept with gratitude and promise to do his best. But with Shin, he hesitated.
Shin was, after all, a student in the same class as Guy. He also knew his own situation; he always caused problems. If he teamed up with Shin, he was worried that he wouldn't do well and would drag down Shin, his junior.
"I believe in you, Senpai."
Shin said earnestly.
If he couldn't even believe Might Duy, who could open all Eight Gates, then there weren't many people left in Hidden Leaf he could trust. The current Might Duy was capable of opening Eight Gates and beating the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, along with Danzo, into the ground!
Feeling the genuine trust in Shin's tone, Might Duy's nose tingled, and tears welled up in his eyes. He couldn't help but step forward and hug Shin, saying,
"Thank you, thank you... My youth will continue to burn!"
This scene was witnessed by many nearby ninjas, who couldn't help but show strange looks.
Kurenai and Rin's expressions were also a bit stiff, only able to show somewhat awkward smiles.
Kakashi, beside them, pouted, shrugged at Shin, and showed an expression that said, 'I knew this would happen, you brought it upon yourself.'
"..."
Shin's mouth also twitched.
Actually, he wanted to dodge, but after a moment of hesitation, it happened.
He had previously been subjected to strange looks from many people because Kakashi was too dazzling. He could probably be immune to those looks, but Might Duy's rather flamboyant actions and eye-twitching words, combined with the strange looks from those nearby...
The damage was immense!
Shin subtly stepped back, breaking free from Might Duy, and showed a smile that was still somewhat sunny but clearly a little awkward.
"Senpai, let's go accept the mission."
Going on missions with Might Duy, with safety not being a major concern, would be an excellent opportunity for him to gain experience.
Although he knew his own strength, practical combat and theory were two different things. It was like how if Guy, with his Eight Gates opened, had kicked Madara Uchiha in the head, it might have been the end of the story right then and there.
Being slightly off resulted in not only not solving the problem, but also creating more problems.
"Sorry... sorry... I got a bit carried away..."
Might Duy also seemed to realize that he had caused Shin trouble. While apologizing, he quickly wiped away the tears of emotion streaming down his face with his sleeve.
Shin inwardly exhaled, calming his emotions, then turned to Kurenai and the others, saying,
"Kurenai, Rin, I'm going to go find a mission with Duy-senpai first... Oh, and Kakashi, please take these back."
As he spoke,
Shin placed the two large bags he was carrying in front of Kakashi.
"???"
Several question marks popped up over Kakashi's head, and his face instantly fell.
That's what you get for gloating just now!
Shin glanced at Kakashi. Of course, he had to make good use of his younger brother. He gestured to Might Duy and walked towards the Hidden Leaf Mission Assignment Office.
...
For ninjas, missions and requests were the most important things for survival and the meaning of their existence. Therefore, the importance of handling mission requests was self-evident.
The Hidden Leaf Village's Mission Assignment Office was located on the first floor of the Hokage Building.
Ninjas had to report and get approval from the Hokage, Hiruzen, for missions of B-rank or higher. C-rank and D-rank missions, on the other hand, were directly handled by the Jonin in charge of the office, who would simply record the mission results in the ninja's personal file to report to Hiruzen.
"Still no D-rank missions."
Might Duy walked into the Mission Assignment Office and immediately looked at the outermost bulletin board. This board was for D-rank missions, and it was currently empty.
D-rank missions usually involved things like finding lost cats or helping to dig up potatoes. Such missions were common in peacetime, but in the tense situation approaching wartime, even normal subsistence required careful planning, so naturally, few people were posting such requests.
Seeing the D-rank mission bulletin board empty, Might Duy walked towards the C-rank mission bulletin board.
"Huh, you're here again?!"
A Chunin in charge of processing missions sat by the bulletin board. Noticing Might Duy approaching, he said impatiently,
"If you're alone, there's no way I can let you take a C-rank mission. That's a village rule. Your previous team didn't want to take you back?"
These words made Might Duy a bit embarrassed. Just as he was about to say something,
Shin, standing nearby, looked at the Chunin and spoke calmly:
"Excuse me... this person is now a ninja in my team."
"Hmm?"
The ninja at the mission office was slightly surprised.
Shin's words mentioned 'my team.' Genin couldn't form teams, they could only join teams. Only Chunin could form teams and act as squad leaders. This meant that Shin, standing before him, was a Chunin, but he didn't recall ever seeing Shin come to accept missions.
Wait.
Silver hair...
He stared at Shin for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered the Chunin Exams a few months ago. It was rumored that the only one who passed the exam was a silver-haired boy.
"Are you Shin Hatake?"
The ninja at the mission office asked with some hesitation.
He hadn't met Shin, but he had seen Shin's personal information file and remembered that Shin should be around ten years old, while the boy in front of him looked to be twelve or thirteen.
"Hmm."
Shin nodded and reported his ninja registration number.
The ninja at the mission office said, 'Please wait a moment,' and quickly searched for the corresponding data according to the number, soon confirming Shin's identity.
After confirming, he looked at Shin with some surprise and asked,
"The registered data says you're only ten years old, right? How come you look so much..."
"I just grew a bit faster."
Shin chuckled casually and said,
"Can I accept missions now?"
The ninja at the mission office looked strangely at Shin and Might Duy, then said,
"You can... but are you sure you want to team up with this ninja? His C-rank mission failure rate is the highest among Genin, and he has multiple records of making mistakes."
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