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"Yūsuke-sensei, we want to take on a B-rank mission!" said Shimura Danzō.

Hearing this, Renya and Koharu Utatane were both stunned.

Weren't they just talking about taking on a C-rank mission earlier?

Why the sudden change of plan?!

"Danzō, don't drag us into this if you're trying to get yourself killed!" Renya said irritably.

Although Renya had confidence in his own strength, it was still better not to take unnecessary risks.

B-rank missions were dangerous!

"Uchiha Renya, are you scared?" Shimura Danzō sneered at him.

Renya didn't deny it and nodded.

Shimura Danzō: "???"

"It's just a B-rank mission! What's there to be afraid of?"

Clearly, Danzō didn't understand the danger of B-rank missions.

Senju Yūsuke frowned. "You want to take on a B-rank mission?"

Ninja missions are categorized by the ninja's strength.

Fresh genin usually take on D-rank missions.

Of course, they can take C-rank missions too, but D-rank is more common.

The same applies to chūnin, who mostly do C-rank missions.

Whether a team can take a B-rank mission depends on the mission's requirements and the team's strength.

Jōnin usually take on B-rank missions, occasionally picking up A-rank ones.

As for S-rank missions, they are typically carried out by multiple jōnin working together.

Of course, that's the general system for ordinary ninja.

Genius ninja operate outside those rules...

"That's right, Yūsuke-sensei!" Danzō said firmly.

Senju Yūsuke stroked his beard and looked thoughtfully at the three of them.

With the strength of these three, D-rank missions wouldn't be very beneficial.

But taking on a B-rank mission might be too dangerous?

Most B-rank missions are only accepted by veteran chūnin teams.

After all, B-rank missions carry high risks—a single mistake could be fatal.

Especially considering these kids had just graduated a few days ago.

Senju Yūsuke shook his head. "No. B-rank missions are too dangerous."

B-rank missions usually involve infiltration or assassination.

What the hell would a fresh genin know about that?

If he approved this, wasn't he just sending them off to die?

"Yūsuke-sensei..." Danzō started to protest, but Senju Yūsuke cut him off.

"Forget it. B-rank missions are out of the question. With your current strength, you'd just be throwing your lives away."

These three were personally trained by Tobirama-sama.

If something happened to them on a mission, wouldn't Tobirama-sama rip him apart?

Renya agreed. "Yūsuke-sensei is right. We're better off taking a C-rank mission."

"Mm-hmm, Renya-kun is right," Koharu chimed in.

Seeing this, Danzō's forehead bulged with veins. He gritted his teeth.

"You two are useless teammates!"

Renya patiently persuaded him. "Danzō, B-rank missions are too dangerous. Let's just stick with a C-rank one."

"Danzō, why do you want to take on a B-rank mission so badly?" Koharu asked, confused.

Didn't they all agree yesterday to do a C-rank mission?

"Hiruzen told me yesterday—they took a B-rank escort mission," Danzō said coldly.

Renya was surprised. "They're already doing B-rank missions?"

Danzō nodded, then tried to persuade the other two.

"If they can take on B-rank missions, why can't we?"

"We all just graduated. Why should they get to do B-rank missions while we're stuck with these low-level ones?!"

To be fair, Danzō was quite the orator. With just a few lines, he had already stirred Renya's competitive spirit. No wonder he would go on to become the leader of the Root organization.

"Renya, what do you say?" Danzō suddenly asked.

He believed he had provoked Renya's pride—and he wasn't wrong.

For a moment, Renya really did want to accept a B-rank mission.

But he quickly calmed down. Facing Danzō's question, he answered:

"Maybe... because they're braver than us?"

Danzō twitched. "Braver? Are you serious?"

"A real ninja is forged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood—not by doing D-rank missions!" Danzō roared.

Renya was stunned.

Danzō's words struck a chord.

All this time, Renya's mindset hadn't fully shifted.

He knew that to survive in the ninja world, one had to be strong.

Since transmigrating here, he had been training hard to become stronger.

But Renya hadn't realized that training alone wasn't enough—real experience had to be earned through combat.

Missions were dangerous, yes—but they were also the fastest way to grow stronger!

"Danzō... you're right," Renya said, suddenly lifting his head. "We should take on a B-rank mission."

He had made up his mind. If he was already hesitating over a B-rank mission...

Then what would happen in the future ninja wars?

Yes, Renya was afraid of dying—but this was the ninja world. He didn't have a choice.

All he could do was keep growing stronger—until he could survive anything.

He believed in himself. He would become stronger!

In that moment, Renya's desire for strength eclipsed all else.

"Renya, your eyes..." Koharu's surprised gasp broke his train of thought.

"My eyes? What about them?" Renya asked, puzzled.

For some reason, he could suddenly see more clearly.

He could even make out the pores on Danzō's face.

"U-Uchiha Renya, y-you... awakened your Sharingan?!"

Shimura Danzō stared at the single tomoe in Renya's eyes, mouth agape as if he'd seen a ghost.

If he knew his own words had triggered Renya's awakening, would he have slapped himself in regret?

Renya finally realized what had happened—and his heart leapt with joy.

So that's why his vision had improved—he had awakened the Sharingan!

Four years. He had been in the ninja world for four years.

And now, finally, he had awakened his eye!

Even though awakening a one-tomoe Sharingan at the age of ten was a bit late compared to other transmigrators, he was still happy.

The difference between Uchiha with Sharingan and without was massive.

The Sharingan didn't just enhance vision and perception. It could detect genjutsu—and even reflect it.

Not only that, the Sharingan could copy the opponent's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

After all, it was only after Kakashi got a Sharingan that he earned the title of [Copy Ninja].

Now, he wouldn't have to worry about him not learning ninjutsu anymore!

"Haha! I finally awakened my eye!" Renya shouted, thrilled.

Awakening the Sharingan at ten could definitely be considered genius-level in the Uchiha clan.

He would be worth investing clan resources into.

Unfortunately, Renya's case was special. Ever since being adopted by Senju Tobirama, most Uchiha clan members had been unwilling to interact with him.

They subconsciously saw him as a "traitor."

Even Uchiha Shun had started avoiding him...

Renya didn't care about the Uchiha's attitude—in fact, he almost found it amusing.

This was clearly the clan compromising with the Senju. And yet they blamed him for it?

It only proved how incompetent the Uchiha leadership was.

Renya didn't get angry over it. He was an outsider—he didn't feel any real connection to the clan anyway.

...

The three of them went to Senju Yūsuke together and unanimously insisted on taking a B-rank mission.

Senju Yūsuke couldn't persuade them otherwise,

So he assigned them a B-rank mission—

A mountain bandit extermination.

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