Chapter 25 Tetsuya’S Dream: Makes Chiba’S Name Famous In The Ninja World

In Konoha, during the early tenure of the Third Hokage, there were no drastic reforms, nor was there any rush to implement any new policies.

Contrary, he leads Konoha one step at a time, endeavoring to minimize the negative impact caused by the passing of the Second Hokage.

In a nutshell, all I can say is that Konoha is lucky.

Right when the war concluded, the Second Hokage survived and the village did not undergo major trials due to the change of shadows like other ninja villages.

And precisely because Second Hokage gave the village an ultimatum regarding his successor, The backlash for Third Generation's election is negligible as opposed to other villages.

In Hokage's office, looking at the documents on the table, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked overwhelmed, rubbed his brows, took out his pipe from the drawer and lit it.

After taking a few puffs, smoke filled Hokage's office. His frown relaxed a bit under the influence of nicotine.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk~!"

"Please come in."

The door to Hokage's office opened, and a person Sarutobi Hiruzen never expected walked in.

"Boss Chiba? Why did you visit today? Do you recquire any assistance?"

"Hello, Third Generation."

Tetsuya grinned and walked to stand opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Oh, you're welcome, please have a seat. The ramen shop is closed today? Don't you usually have to oversee the shop?"

"Haha, no, I hired an apprentice, and now he look after the store, plus my avatar is still present , it doesn't really matter wether i am present or absent."

"Oh? Have you successfully learned the cloning technique?"

Compared to recruiting an apprentice at the Chiba Ramen Shop, Hiruzen Sarutobi was more interested in Tetsuya learning the clone technique.

Although the clone technique is only one of the most basic three-body techniques for ninjas, it is not an easy feat for a ninja with lacking talent to learn.

"Yes, hehe, I learned it, though it took me a lot of time and a lot of money."

"It cost a lot of money?"

"Yes, I am a slow learner, so I paid a few more ninjas to teach me. Isn't this due this very advantage of the clone that i dilligently studied the art. "

"Haha, that makes alot of sense."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled kindly and then asked.

"So, why did you come to see me today?"

Tetsuya nodded and said seriously.

"I'm facing a minor problem, Mr. Third Generation, I feel that the development of my shop in the village has reached its limit, so I want to do business outside."

"Do you want to do business outside? The Fire Nation? Or the entire Ninja World?"

"Well, currently my goal is only the Fire Country."

As he said that, Tetsuya suddenly became excited.

"But I believe that as long as you give me a certain amount of time, I will be able to open Chiba Ramen shops all over the Ninja world! Even if I can't become a ninja, I will still spread the name of our Chiba family all throughout the Ninja world!"

Seeing Tetsuya's excited look, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and nodded. He admired Tetsuya's confident look.

"Yes, it's a very good dream. I believe you can achieve it. The village allows everyone in the village to venture out to do business. You don't need to inform me about this kind of thing."

Tetsuya smiled and said his purpose.

"Well, to be honest, I'm here to issue a mission."

"Oh? issuing a mission, I see."

When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this, he nodded and took out the task scroll from the drawer on the side of the table.

"Tell me, what kind of task do you want to publish? I'll write it down for you and post it on the task board when the time comes."

"I want to issue an escort mission."

"Guard mission?"

"Yes, I plan to go around various cities in the Land of Fire first and do some field research. Only after I have enough understanding of the cities in the Land of Fire can I make careful plans for the future of the ramen shop."

Truthfully, this escort task is abit redundant. At the present, Tetsuya feels that any ninja in the village is not worthy of escorting him anywhere.

Unless the Kage of a certain village takes action personally, he is really not something that some randoms can deal with.

Realistically, the Kage of a village would never target me. What kind of Kage with their responsibilities and status would target an ordinary person who owns a ramen shop. Are they bored out of their minds ?

In the 0.0001 chance that it did happen, in spite all the power and technique of a Kage, Tetsuya is fully confident that he can escape. Not to brag, but the speed of Lightning Style Chakra Mode is not feared for no apparent reason.

Moreover,in the eyes of others, I am merely a loser who barely learned the art of cloning after spending a substantial amount of time and money. If I dare to travel out of the village alone, then some people will grow suspicious.

If you want to perform an act, be more realistic and comprehensive, issue a mission, and ask a ninja to come over and protect you.

Sarutobi Hiruzen fully agreed with Tetsuya's idea of ​​asking for a guard.

"He is very cautios and is worthy of being a Chiba descendant who is able to open a prosperous ramen shop."

"Hokage-sama compliments me too much."

"No, I really think that Boss Chiba, has an enviable business accument."

With all said and done, Sarutobi Hiruzen completed the written mission request.

"Okay, Boss Chiba, I have written your task for you.

How about giving you the highest C-level task? After all, you are only opperating in the land of fire, so you shouldn't encounter hostile ninjas from other villages.

Plus, you should follow the highest standards when you travel around the Land of Fire for an extended duration, ."

"no problem."

"Okay, then it's settled. I'll give you another permit to enter and exit the village. This will simplify the process for you to leave and enter the village."

"Thank you, Third Generation."

Sure enough, during his youth, Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite amiable to communicate with.

Shortly after, Tetsuya paid the deposit and left the Hokage office with his belongings. Before leaving, he handed a membership card to Hiruzen Sarutobi. Although Hiruzen was not short of money, what he granted was exclusivity. After all, he was the only member in Konoha at the moment.

Back at his ramen shop, Tetsuya couldn't help but feel curious.

"I wonder who will be commissioned to escort me around the Land of Fire tomorrow."

To be honest, he was quite looking forward to it. During this period of free time, he learned some Genjutsu from Huang Bai.

He also wanted to test the waters and see if his Genjutsu could affect ninjas.

"Well, for a C-level mission, it should consist of at least one guaranteed Chūnin. It's hopefully not a team consisting of one Jōnin and three Genin."

While daydreaming about tomorrow's itinerary, I leaned lazilly in front of the counter and stared at the passers-by outside the shop.

Being able to use the clone openly and honestly, Tetsuya felt an unexpected sense of freedom.

The business in his store was mediocre during this period, the sales of cup noodles however, exceeded that of ramen.

This made him consider openning a branch and selling cup noodles directly in various cities in the Land of Fire?

The next morning, Tetsuya arrived at the ramen shop early.

"Ichisama, I'll go out and leave the store to you. My clone will stay in the store. If you don't understand anything, just ask him."

"No problem teacher."

Although Ichisama looks about the same age as Tetsuya, he still calls Tetsuya his teacher honestly.

When Ichisama came to learn how to make ramen from him, Tetsuya was shocked. He thought that the young man in front of him was the future boss Ichiraku, but it seemed that it was still too early.

After some questioning, he determined that this hand was not Ichiraku, but most likely the father of the legendary Ichiraku.

When he dreamed about the future Ichiraku happily calling himself master, Tetsuya immediately agreed to accept him as his disciple.

After explaining the precautions for the machines responsible for cup noodles, Tetsuya strolled blissfully to the gate of Konoha .

The ninja who took over the escort mission had been waiting for quite some time.

"Hey——! Boss Chiba, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Sakuya?! I didn't expect that you would be the one to take over the mission."