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Chapter 116 The First Task Is A-Level?
🕑 Added 2025-04-19 16:15:25 +0000 UTC"I awakened my Sharingan! I can't believe it—I actually awakened it!"
Uchiha Obito, newly awakened, immediately started acting like a hyperactive husky.
"See? I told you I'm a genius of the Uchiha clan! A man destined to become Hokage!"
His exaggerated, villainous pose left Rin completely speechless and helpless.
Compared to Obito and Kakashi, who had focused on understanding Haki lately, Rin had continued her dedication to medical ninjutsu.
As she often said herself, “I don’t want to watch my comrades die right in front of me ever again.”
So recently, she’d been learning medical techniques from Katsuyu’s clone.
Meanwhile, Kakashi and Obito were repeatedly getting beaten up.
Kakashi cast a speechless glance at Obito but said nothing.
Sensing Kakashi’s gaze, Obito immediately jumped in front of him and said smugly:
"Dead fish face, I’ve awakened the Two Tomoe Sharingan!"
"I’m not the same person I used to be, so you better watch how you talk to me!"
Kakashi turned away, his voice as cold as ever:
"Sharingan is strong… but only in the hands of someone who knows how to use it. Even if an idiot like you awakened the Three Tomoe, you’d still be useless."
"What did you just say?!"
Obito, still riding high on the excitement of awakening his Sharingan, couldn’t tolerate such provocation. He rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight.
Luckily, Rei (Simu) landed right between them just in time.
With one hand, he calmly grabbed Obito’s head. In his other hand, he held a scroll.
Casually, he said:
"Alright, kids—mission time."
"Mission?"
The moment Obito heard that word, he immediately forgot about his quarrel with Kakashi. His entire attention shifted to the task ahead.
Watching him, Rei couldn't help but be reminded of Kushina when she had first joined his team. Back then, she too had been so eager to take on missions… dreaming of becoming Hokage one day.
"Here."
Rei tossed the scroll at Obito, then started walking out of the village.
"This mission’s urgent. We’re moving out immediately. Don’t worry about your families—they’ve been informed by the village. You can buy supplies on the road."
This was an order from the Third Hokage.
The goal was to avoid letting Obito return home and boast that he had awakened his Sharingan during training. It would be much more believable if it was said to have happened during a mission.
The higher-ups didn’t want to alarm the Uchiha clan.
They absolutely wouldn’t give them even the smallest excuse to grow bolder.
Kakashi frowned slightly, clearly sensing something wasn’t right.
Unless it was war, no mission should be so urgent that even packing time was skipped.
Rin, on the other hand, didn’t think too deeply. As always, she listened quietly and obediently to whatever Rei said.
The team soon arrived at the village gate.
They waited there for nearly half an hour before the client finally arrived.
It was the eldest daughter of the Kamizumi family—a wealthy merchant clan from the Fire Capital:
Haruko Kamizumi.
Their mission was to escort Haruko and her guards to the capital.
Of course, the real goal was to protect Haruko. Whether the guards lived or died was irrelevant.
"Why did she take so long to get here..."
Obito began to complain—then abruptly shut up.
Because at that moment, Haruko Kamizumi was slowly stepping down from her ornate carriage.
She was stunning—even though she was only thirteen or fourteen, still in her budding years, she already had a graceful aura.
If it were the old Rei, he might have been tempted.
But now, after being doted on by the three women in his household, Rei had long since lost interest in young girls.
Obito, however, was clearly awestruck.
"Obito, it’s rude to stare at someone like that," Rei said suddenly.
Startled, Obito jumped and immediately blushed.
"N-no, I wasn’t staring… I was just… spacing out!"
He turned to Rin, silently pleading for backup.
Unfortunately, Rin just shot him a faint glance and said nothing—not even a hint of jealousy.
Obito’s expression darkened instantly.
Kakashi stood off to the side, his expression indifferent as ever. His silver-white hair and calm demeanor made him at least a hundred times more attractive than Obito in that moment.
Meanwhile, Haruko Kamizumi blushed slightly and gave Rei a formal bow.
"Haruko greets Lord Simu."
Rei nodded gently:
"No need to be so formal, Miss Haruko. Just board the carriage and rest."
"Thank you, Lord Simu."
As she passed by Rei, her eyes swept over him but paused on Kakashi for just a moment longer. Then, with the help of a servant, she stepped gracefully into the carriage.
Haruko was accompanied by fifteen bodyguards in total, but all of them showed great respect to Rei.
"Master Simu," they greeted one after another.
Obito blinked in confusion.
"Why is Lord Simu so popular everywhere he goes?" he asked, utterly baffled.
After all, in the eyes of his single-minded head, Simu is just a little stronger.
But he's just a bad teacher who likes to do evil and make fun of students.
I didn’t expect this guy to be so popular outside.
The captain of the guard suddenly smiled when he heard Obito's words.
"Are you a student Master Simu just accepted?"
Obito nodded.
The man went on to say:
"Your teacher is now the hottest ninja in Konoha, and the completion rate of all tasks within two years is 100%.
"If it wasn’t for you to experience with the team, we wouldn’t have bothered Master Simu to handle such a small A-level mission like ours."
Obito was stunned.
"What did you say? A-level mission?"
Although it is a time of war, students who graduated from the ninja school want to go to the battlefield as soon as possible.
At the beginning, some more advanced tasks would be performed, but they were about the same as C-level.
It’s similar to some tasks, like clearing up bandits.
B-level tasks are more challenging.
This kind of task has already been intervened by ninjas, which is considered a relatively difficult task level.
As for Simu’s team, it was an A-level mission from the very start.
It’s not surprising that a Jōnin appears among the enemies in this kind of mission, hey!
The captain of the guard froze for a moment.
"Didn't Master Simu tell you?"
The three of Obito looked at each other.
They shook their heads silently.
Obito immediately swaggered towards Simu.
"Mr. Simu, is this mission an A-level mission?"
Simu nodded casually.
"What's wrong?"
Obito puffed his cheeks and said:
"Why didn’t you notify us in advance about a mission of this level?"
Simu waved his hand.
"Didn't I say it? This mission is relatively tight.
"And it’s just an A-level mission, so there’s no need for any preparations, right?"
Obito was speechless for a moment.
What is an A-level task?
If ordinary people say this sentence, everyone will only think that he is bragging.
But when Simu says it, the most you can say is that he is exaggerating.
After all, for him, the most important A-level tasks are trivial matters.
Simu looked at Obito and said jokingly:
"Isn't your dream to become Hokage? If you’re afraid of even an A-level mission..."
This aggressive method is simply too effective for someone like Obito.
He immediately turned his head, patted his chest, and promised:
"It’s just an A-level mission, I, Obito, can handle it by myself!"
"Don’t forget, I’ve already activated..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Kakashi's violent coughing.
Lin also took the opportunity to stare at him.
Simu didn’t move much.
Obito hastily shut up.
Simu emphasized during training:
No matter when, you can’t reveal your history in front of outsiders.
In ninja wars, information is crucial.
When others figure out your information, you’re not far from death.
The most typical example is Hidan, the follower of the evil god in Future Dawn.
His ability is very strange; as long as he gets your blood, he can directly kill you with a curse.
And it also grants him a certain degree of immortality.
Those who don’t know this information will be at a huge disadvantage.
But if you know it in advance, you can seal him...
Or use high-explosive ninjutsu to directly blast him into powder, which cannot be recovered.
Like in the original book, his ability was used in reverse to kill a partner’s heart, Kakuzu.
This is why intelligence matters.
Obito gave Simu a guilty look.
Instead of responding harshly, Simu slightly healed.
But instead of feeling at ease, Obito panicked even more.
Whenever he made a stupid mistake during training, Simu would look at him like this.
The next step was naturally an enhanced version of Thunder Eight Trigrams.
Still the kind that would make Katsuyu Rishi not fully heal and would leave him in pain for days.
Obito swallowed secretly, not daring to say anything more.
The captain of the guard also smiled knowingly.
These children may not realize it now.
How lucky they are to be students of such a powerful ninja.
It was getting dark.
He waved his hand to signal the convoy to stop and set up camp by the river.
If it were Simu, they could, of course, drive overnight to complete the task as soon as possible.
But Haruko Kamizumi is different; she is just an ordinary person.
If she doesn’t get enough rest, they might arrive at the capital of the Land of Fire and find there’s no one to protect.
"Master Simu, let us take care of the defense at night," the captain of the guard volunteered.
Even if he said so, could it be that this prestigious golden flash would really make them fail their vigil?
Simu scratched his head.
He was indeed ashamed to let the guards keep watch by themselves.
So he decided to let Obito and the others guard with the guards.
"Since you've said that..."
Simu looked to Obito and the others.
"The three of you will watch the night with Mr. Captain. Remember to call me if you need anything."
After all, Simu smiled slightly at the captain.
Then he pulled out a scroll and released a tent from it.
There were all kinds of quilts, pillows, and other items for sleeping.
The worst part was a huge mattress!
Is this guy here to perform a mission, or to travel?
Looking at Simu, who set up the tent and fell asleep,
Obito could only grit his teeth and shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Miss Kamizumi.
Lin explained to the captain of the guard with some embarrassment:
"That’s embarrassing, our teacher is more... lazy."
The captain of the guard didn’t mind.
"Understood, a strong ninja always has his own personality."
Then they heard grunting coming from Simu's tent.
Everyone's face froze.
Even Kakashi was embarrassed.
At this time, underground, dozens of kilometers away, there was a lot of noise.
This was one of the largest gold exchange offices in the Land of Fire.
And the two rewards that had attracted so much attention tonight were being enlarged by the boss of the gold exchange and nailed high on the wall.
Everyone could see these two rewards as soon as they entered the door.
The first one was a familiar face:
[Konoha’s Golden Flash] Hanyu Simu.
A bounty of 100 million taels!
This amount of 100 million taels was enough to make someone prosperous and wealthy for several lifetimes.
But the reason no one had torn it off was because...
This guy was named Hanyu Simu.
This was a ruthless person who could fight the Cloud Shinobi AB combination alone, kill the third Kazekage alone, and perform dozens of S-level missions in two years.
If you shoot him, isn’t that courting death?
So, everyone looked past the first reward and onto the second one.
[The eldest daughter of the Kamizumi Clan in the Land of Fire] Haruko Kamizumi.
A reward of 80 million taels.
There was also a note below.
Haruko Kamizumi is currently under the protection of Hanyu Simu.
It also provided details of the route for Simu and others to travel to the capital of the Land of Fire.
If Simu was enough to deter them, they wouldn’t dare to act rashly.
What about an ordinary person worth 80 million taels?
If they can’t beat the Golden Flash, can they bypass him and kill Haruko Kamizumi?
Everyone looked at each other.
They saw the greed in each other’s eyes.
They may not be able to fish in troubled waters and make a fortune.
Soon, the mission hall that was still overcrowded just now became empty.
Thousands of people took their weapons and ran towards the camps in different routes.
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