Chapter 144: Kosuke and Iruka Umino, This is Your Captain, Uchiha Itachi

Mission Assignment Post.

The Third Hokage was on duty, responsible for handing out missions. He was stunned for a moment upon seeing Uchiha Itachi, "Itachi, are you also here to pick a mission?"

"Yes, Lord Third Hokage." The young ninja nodded, placing the crow in his arms onto his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Teacher Jiraiya thinks it's necessary for me to carry out some simple ninja missions."

Jiraiya had indeed notified Fugaku and Hiashi, giving Uchiha Itachi a rather long vacation, the reason being that his disciple needed to carry out ninja missions.

The white-haired old man's proposal to have his disciple pay for the training ground repairs was actually serious… His skin was truly thick. After all, Itachi's fighting was relatively restrained; the most severely damaged part of the training ground was caused by his Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.

The Third Hokage had already reviewed the assessment mission report submitted by Jiraiya. This little brat's combat power, let alone a Chunin, even a Jonin would be defeated at Itachi's hands in a head-on battle.

He glanced at the red-eyed crow looking around, put down the pipe by his mouth, and nodded at his assistant beside him, "See if there are any A-rank or S-rank mission requests from other countries recently…"

"Wait!"

Uchiha Itachi quickly reached out his hand, "Actually, I don't have any experience carrying out missions alone. Are there any D-rank missions or the like? I want to start with something simple… If there's a squad short on members that I could join, that would be even more suitable."

He wasn't actually very picky about missions outside the village. Kitahara's Flying Thunder God could shorten the return time, and he also wanted to learn how to lead a team and improve his experience in this area.

"I understand what you mean." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and opened a file, "There are two Ninja Academy graduates resting over here. Is it acceptable to team up with them?"

The young genius's face turned slightly red, and he scratched his head in embarrassment, "Um… it would be better if there was a supervising teacher in the team!"

"..."

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi was a bit speechless, but then he was relieved, "That's right. Speaking seriously, you actually haven't carried out an ordinary ninja mission yet!"

That was quite true.

Uchiha Itachi's ninja career was very short, yet the worst mission he had taken on was an ANBU assassination mission led by Kakashi. He had hardly ever dealt with ordinary clients.

Lord Third Hokage flipped through the file, then couldn't resist picking up his pipe again, "The village has a large backlog of missions right now. Even Chunin are mostly out on C-rank or B-rank missions!"

"How about this! Itachi, you might have to serve as a Chunin captain, but it's alright…" Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the table and softly instructed the guard ninja beside him, "Go and call Kosuke Maruboshi and Iruka Umino here for me!"

After watching the guard ninja leave, the old man turned his head to look at Uchiha Itachi and said softly, "Kosuke has been a Genin in the village for many years and has carried out many missions. He can teach you a lot about matters related to mission requests… and even the responsibilities of a captain."

"Thank you very much! Lord Third Hokage!" Uchiha Itachi nodded with pleasant surprise. This was exactly the experience he needed.

Kitahara's head was buzzing. Isn't this development a bit off? It's understandable for Hiruzen Sarutobi to send out his treasured veteran Genin… but Iruka Umino, are you serious?

Iruka at this time was still an ordinary ninja graduate. Because he had messed up a C-rank out-of-village mission, he was disliked by his teammates.

Hiruzen Sarutobi squinted his eyes and smiled, "As for Iruka Umino, he's actually a very good kid. Because his mood has been a bit off, he's still resting in the village. It's just right for him to form a three-man squad with you."

The old man seemed very satisfied with his arrangement, "D-rank or C-rank missions, three people are actually enough! Anyway, I hope you can get along with your two future subordinates for a while!"

"...Yes!"

Uchiha Itachi agreed seriously.

Not long after, Kosuke Maruboshi, carrying a large pot on his back, appeared before Uchiha Itachi and Kitahara. He smiled kindly at the young ninja and walked slowly to his side.

Iruka Umino didn't delay much either. His mental state indeed seemed a bit off. Even though he had tidied himself up before going out, he still looked somewhat disheveled.

Kitahara pecked its cub's hair, "Caw!"

These two… are not simple at all!

The crow thought gloomily, if I cause trouble for Iruka, will he take revenge on the little cub in the future?

"Uchiha Itachi, Kosuke Maruboshi, Iruka Umino, the village will temporarily form you into a squad, with Itachi as the captain, to carry out the backlog of low-level missions in the village. Any objections?" The Third Hokage's eyes were exceptionally sharp, sweeping back and forth over the three.

This squad was clearly formed for Uchiha Itachi, so he naturally had no objections. Iruka Umino hadn't yet recovered from the mood of his last mission failure.

Old man Kosuke, on the contrary, was rather lively, scratching his head, "Lord Itachi is the village's genius ninja! It looks like we're going to carry out some high-level mission?"

Itachi was very humble when facing the elderly, "Senior Kosuke, you're joking."

Iruka Umino instantly panicked, "Then... then I..."

"No, it's a D-rank mission, helping villagers clear weeds from their fields." Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Iruka, sighed softly, and tapped the mission book in his hand.

After leaving the Mission Assignment Post, Kosuke Maruboshi knocked on the large pot on his back, "It seems we won't be needing this..."

Kitahara was the first to caw, "Caw!"

How could it not be needed! It will find a way to make this squad use it!

Uchiha Itachi pressed the crow's head, "...It should be useful! Perhaps we'll just take a little longer!"

"If it's a mission like clearing wild boars, it's possible. But if we're just weeding, it won't take too long!" Kosuke shook his head in disagreement.

"I... Captain and Senior can decide!" Iruka felt he could just go with the flow.

The fields in late May were a sea of green. Large patches of rice paddies were connected, stretching out as far as the eye could see, extremely vast.

Kitahara couldn't help but fly up from Itachi's shoulder, lightly landing on a scarecrow in a field, looking very pleased... Carrying out low-level missions was also very interesting!

Farmers and breeders in the ninja world indeed made a lot of money. Because the cultivated land area was not large, the price of food was not cheap. The reason many small country daimyos were wealthy was because their land was fertile. For example, the lord of the Land of Vegetables actually dared to help Tsunade pay off a large gambling debt!

Iruka rolled up his sleeves and pant legs, "Weeding missions are quite tough!"

Old man Kosuke also took off his gear, "That's why the owner of the fields委托 (wěituō - entrusts/commissions) the mission to the village!"

The young ninja mimicked their actions, rolled up his sleeves, and nodded seriously, "Then let's begin!"

While the three ninjas were enthusiastically doing farm work, the crow on the scarecrow looked strangely at its cub, who was moving in sync with Kosuke, "..."

Cub, why do you have to activate your Sharingan!

(End of this chapter)

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