Chapter 90: The Commission
"Another beautiful day..." Masahiko sighed, pushing open the window to the bright sunshine. "Er, I think I said that yesterday."
"The Land of Lightning... all thunder and no rain, right?" Masahiko muttered. He had been in the Land of Lightning for two days. He constantly heard thunder rolling from high above, but the sky remained clear.
"Time to pack up. Next time I come back, I won't be Namikaze Minato anymore... Wait, why is this guy here again? He even found me at the inn."
"Namikaze Minato, come with me." Same tone, same person, but Masahiko's answer was different.
"No!" Masahiko turned away with his bundle on his back. He was debt-free and light as a feather now.
B frowned. "It is my Big Brother who seeks you!"
Masahiko muttered, "Your Big Brother? Even your grandfather won't work."
"We dissolved our employment relationship yesterday, and I don't owe any debt. What do you want with me?"
B actually squeezed out a smile, pulled several bills from his robe, and handed them to Masahiko.
Masahiko took them and counted. It was actually five million ryo. He thought to himself, Was my money-grubbing act yesterday that convincing? He's actually bribing me. However, my mind is made up...
Before he could make an excuse to refuse, B spoke. "I have a mission here that is very suitable for you. It should only take ten days to half a month to complete. These five million ryo are the reward."
"A mission suitable for me? Five million reward? An S-rank mission...?" Masahiko raised an eyebrow. He wasn't short on money, but now he was a little curious.
Seeing Masahiko was tempted, B said, "Follow me. Let my Big Brother explain the details of the mission to you."
Masahiko arrived at the Raikage Building once again and met the Second Raikage.
This time, upon seeing him, the Second Raikage spoke immediately. "Namikaze Minato, what is your skill level in forging?"
Masahiko frowned, thinking, Asking me to help forge? That shouldn't be it... He quickly smiled and responded, "Level 8 Technician, guaranteed."
This time it was the Second Raikage's turn to frown, clearly pondering what a "Level 8 Technician" was.
After a slightly awkward silence, B coughed twice lightly.
The Second Raikage snapped back to reality, looked at Masahiko, and suddenly felt that entrusting the mission to him might be a bit unreliable...
Masahiko scratched his head. "What do you want with me? If it's nothing, I'm leaving. The caravan's gathering time is almost here."
The Second Raikage took a deep breath, accepting his fate. "There is a mission to entrust to you, related to forging."
"You went to the foundry before. Did you not sense that there was a shortage of blacksmiths?"
Masahiko nodded. "Weren't they transferred to build some kind of cannon?" He was also curious about this point. In his memory, Kumogakure didn't have any cannons...
The Second Raikage's expression stiffened. He cursed the Gold and Silver Brothers in his heart; their security measures were too poor, allowing an outsider to get wind of the news so easily.
He sighed and continued, "That is a special weapon called the Chakra Diffusion Cannon. The specific content of the mission is for you to infiltrate the blacksmiths, memorize the manufacturing method of this weapon, or even steal a finished product."
Masahiko smiled. "Interesting. The Raikage-sama of Kumogakure is commissioning me to steal Kumogakure's secret weapon. I'm busy, making millions every minute. Goodbye!"
"Wait!" The Second Raikage rubbed his forehead. Clearly, he couldn't quite keep up with Masahiko's way of speaking.
"B! Explain the details to him." The Second Raikage clearly didn't want to talk to Masahiko anymore.
Afterward, B gave Masahiko a detailed introduction to the cause of this mission and the stance of Kinkaku and Ginkaku in Kumogakure.
"So, you're saying the materials for this cannon they're building are the ones I escorted over? Will the power of this cannon be very strong?" Masahiko asked, muttering in his heart, frowning secretly. If it weren't for me, these materials for the cannon would definitely have been intercepted by the future Third Raikage. Did I accidentally cause a major disaster?
B fell silent for a moment. "I'm not sure about the specific power, but it is said to have the lethality of a Tailed Beast Ball. Oh, you might not know what a Tailed Beast Ball is..."
Masahiko didn't listen to B's explanation any further. He knew the power of a Tailed Beast Ball better than anyone; not only did he know it, he could fire one...
"Damn Kumogakure, how do they have this kind of black technology... and it's my fault it exists." Masahiko cursed silently. While a single shot of this power wouldn't affect him much, if there were five or more, it would be troublesome...
"Sigh, I caused this mess, so I have to clean it up, even with tears in my eyes..." Masahiko sighed, looked at B who was still explaining Tailed Beast Balls to him, and asked:
"Why commission me?"
The Second Raikage, who had been watching from the side, spoke up. "You are perfect for this mission. There aren't many ninjas who know forging, and you previously escorted the manufacturing materials for them, so it will be easier for you to gain trust."
Masahiko frowned. "I haven't taken any secrecy measures entering and leaving here these past two days. Wouldn't they get the news?"
"You don't need to worry about that," B said. "Kinkaku and Ginkaku haven't been in the village for a long time!"
Masahiko froze, then his face went dark.
"I went through all this trouble, and Kinkaku and Ginkaku aren't even here? No wonder they wouldn't see me before... If I had known earlier, I would have used the Kagura Shingan to sense the area first." Masahiko hadn't used the Kagura Shingan since arriving in Kumogakure; heaven knew if they had means to guard against sensory ninjas.
"So, I came to Kumogakure for a lap, gained nothing, helped create some ghost cannon, and now I have to get rid of it..." Masahiko felt that nothing went smoothly for him when he went out. Maybe he was just suited to be a quiet senior...
"Fine, I accept this mission." Masahiko agreed. He prepared to quickly get rid of this ghost cannon and go back to Konoha... As for Tobirama, he could just go with him to the alliance ceremony when the time came.
The Second Raikage nodded. "Then it's settled. I'll arrange to send you over in a while."
Masahiko was about to nod when he remembered something. "Wait, I need to say goodbye to the caravan."
The Raikage frowned. "The caravan... they are also Kinkaku and Ginkaku's people."
Masahiko shook his head. "It's fine. I only need to say goodbye to one person."
This time the Raikage didn't refuse. Masahiko hurried to Chūsuke-kun's lodging and ran right into Chūsuke-kun who was just about to go out.
"Big Brother?" Chūsuke-kun said in surprise. "I was just coming to find you!"
Masahiko smiled. "I suddenly accepted a mission. You go back first. It'll take me half a month at best, or a month at worst, then I'll go to the Land of Hot Water to find you."
Chūsuke-kun was stunned. "O-Okay, Big Brother!"
After a few simple words, Masahiko sent Chūsuke-kun off. The gathering time for the caravan had arrived.
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