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After leaving the Hokage building, Chika and Kakashi looked at Minato and asked, "Minato-senpai, what is the mission this time?"
"It's a mission to obtain intelligence. We need to go to a small town in the country of Kawano to collect intelligence."
Minato briefly explained the mission content.
"Uh, shouldn't this kind of intelligence receiving mission be a C-level mission? Why is it a B-level mission this time?"
Chika asked.
"Here we have to talk about the country of River Country and the feud between us and the Sand Ninja."
Minato roughly explained the problem to him.
The country of River Country is located between the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind.
Logically speaking, the location of this country would be one of the main battlegrounds between the Sand Shinobi and Konoha.
But this country is very smart, and the daimyo is also tactful. They did not establish a ninja village at the beginning. Instead, they handed all the commissions to the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire.
A large sum is paid every year.
As a major customer of both countries, it would be inappropriate for Konoha and the Sand Ninja to fight to the death in the home of such a major customer.
However, although the war will not be fought in the Kingdom of Rivers, minor frictions will not be a big deal.
Moreover, Konoha and the Sand Ninja are in a competitive relationship. They cannot take action against their employer, but there is no problem in taking action against you as a worker.
Ninjas from both sides who are doing missions in River Country will be targeted.
Compared to Konoha, the Sand Ninja needs the commission from River Country more.
The Kingdom of Wind is located in desert with very few resources, so they can only rely on mission commissions to earn fees.
Therefore, the Wind Country has always wanted to eliminate Konoha's ninjas in the River Country and monopolize the missions in the River Country.
At this point, Chika also understood why an intelligence receiving mission would be a B-level mission.
"Come to think of it, Chika, you haven't left the Fire Country yet, right?"
After Minato introduced the key points, he asked him with a smile.
Chika nodded.
Minato continued, "It just so happens that we have plenty of time during the mission, so I can take you to see some exotic scenery if I have the chance."
Chika didn't feel excited when he heard this. In his previous life, he stayed at home so much that he didn't even see the scenery in his own state.
Minato looked at the sky, then spoke to Chika and Kakashi.
"Okay, let's stop here today. Our mission this time will take about ten days. Go back and pack your luggage. Don't leave anything behind. Even if it's just an intelligence gathering mission, you can't take it lightly. Bring all the ninja tools you may need, then have a good night's rest and gather at the gate at six o'clock tomorrow morning."
He was mainly talking to Chika. Kakashi had been a ninja for more than a year and had already developed a habit of preparing for a mission.
On the contrary, Chika has only been a Genin for two months so far, and one month of that was spent in confinement at home.
Minato was also afraid that Chika would miss something.
After giving his instructions, Minato prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Chika smirked and asked, "Is Minato-senpai going to look for Kushina-sensei again?"
"Yeah!" Minato glanced at Chika, nodded heavily, and said, "We'll be apart for ten days. Is it not too much for me to go and say goodbye to Kushina?"
"Of course, after all, you can't let Kushina-sensei worry at home!"
Chika nodded in understanding and said, "Then please Minato-senpai tell Kushina-sensei that I have ended my confinement and have temporarily joined your team, Minato-senpai."
"Yeah, okay."
Upon hearing this, Minato slapped his forehead in annoyance. When he met Kushina before, he was so busy being affectionate with her that he forgot to tell her about this matter. Now it was Chika himself who brought it up.
Chika continued, "There are also three sealing ninjutsu she gave me. I have already learned two of them, but I still have some problems with the third one, the two-yin and yang seal. I will ask her for advice when her confinement is over."
"Yeah." Minato remembered what Chika said, and then said, "As for the two-yin seal, I know a little bit, you can also ask me on the way."
Chika thought about it, shook his head and said: "Forget it, I should at least show Kushina-sensei some respect as a teacher."
"That's true."
Minato also laughed when he heard that.
But he knew that Kushina was still very satisfied with Chika, and if he took away the teacher's responsibility of teaching, answering questions and solving problems, she would be angry with him.
At the same time, Minato nodded inwardly in satisfaction to Chika.
Chika knows Kushina's temper and takes care of her. From this point of view, Chika also cares about Kushina.
The relationship between ninjas requires the establishment of a bond, and Chika and Kushina have already made some initial progress.
Minato asked gently, "Is there anything else you would like to explain?"
"Tell her not to worry, I will eat on time, and I am not picky about food."
"Um!"
"Also, I will not fall behind in my studies and ninjutsu and will study hard. If I encounter difficulties, I will write them down and ask for advice from Kushina-sensei after the confinement is over."
"Um!"
"Also, are you sleeping at Kushina-sensei's place tonight?"
"Uh-huh?"
[Negative emotions from Namikaze Minato, emotion value +80!]
At this moment, Minato wished very much that his personality could be like Kushina's, who could beat someone up at any time.
Minato rolled his eyes at Chika and said, "This is not a question you should know!"
"Disband!"
Minato waved his hand. He was afraid that if he continued talking, all the little secrets between him and Kushina would be revealed by Chika.
In a huge underground cave.
"Mr. Madara, one of the candidates, Uchiha Chika, will leave Konohagakure tomorrow."
an old man, who was now gray-haired and already having half a foot on the grave, opened his cloudy eyes after hearing White Zetsu's words.
During this period, because of the need to control the Water Kingdom, all his energy was concentrated there, and he also had to devote some attention to the pair of Rinnegan that he had given away.
So, he didn't have much energy to pay attention to Konoha.
Fortunately, he has White Zetsu, his right-hand man, who can grasp all the developments in the ninja world through his all-pervasive intelligence gathering capabilities.
"It's a really unpleasant feeling."
Uchiha Madara murmured to himself that his broken body could not last for many more years.
It's time to find a spokesperson to carry out his follow-up plans.
"Uchiha Chika."
But when he thought of what was written in Chika's document, a little hesitation appeared on Madara's old face.
Seeing this, White Zetsu asked curiously, "Lord Madara, are you dissatisfied with the candidate Uchiha Chika?"
Madara nodded and then shook his head.
Anyone who can awaken the Sharingan at the age of seven must have extraordinary talent.
But the word "cheerful" in the information was so shocking that not only was Sarutobi Hiruzen confused, but even Uchiha Madara had never seen such a member of the Uchiha clan.