Yamamoto Kawa looked at Uchiha Izumi, he was about to say a few words to her, but the image of those corpses instantly came to mind, and he immediately bent over.
"Ugh—"
Izumi saw him and remembered the corpses she had dealt with; she immediately covered her mouth, suppressing her nausea, and then recovered after a long while.
She glared at the two of them, then followed Sarutobi Muraki back to the Village.
"Mom, I'm home." Uchiha Izumi flopped onto the sofa as soon as she got home, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Uchiha Hazuki asked, "What's wrong? You seem a bit down?"
Izumi waved her hand and said, "Ugh, don't even ask. We went to kill people this time, bandits, it was absolutely disgusting."
Uchiha Hazuki was startled, but quickly calmed down: "Oh? Killing bandits? It's good that you weren't injured. As for killing people, for a Ninja, it's commonplace. Your father used to do it too."
Izumi nodded and said, "Ah, yes, I feel much better now."
Uchiha Hazuki nodded and said, "Mm, back in the Sengoku period, we were fighting almost every day. You'll get used to this kind of thing."
"Mm."
In the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi listened to Sarutobi Muraki's report, took a puff from his cigarette, and then said to him, "It seems that this Uchiha Izumi is truly remarkable. At such a young age, she can use Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu. She's not simple, but she just happens to be from the Uchiha Clan."
Sarutobi Muraki asked, "So, should we let her return to the security force?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, then stood up and said to him, "The Uchiha are also a part of Konoha, and furthermore, we are currently short-staffed, so we will also have you take on slightly more difficult missions. I happen to have a B-rank mission here, which I will entrust to you then."
"No problem, you can rest assured and entrust it to me. However, for a B-rank mission, I'm confident in Uchiha Izumi and Akimichi Jiro, but Yamamoto Kawa, this civilian Ninja, might be a bit dangerous."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said to him, "You should know, the war hasn't been over for long, and it's the time for each Ninja Village to make a name for itself. We need our Ninja to grow as quickly as possible, so everyone is desperately taking on missions. Therefore, you team leaders are very busy. We need to quickly train a large number of Ninja to fill these vacancies."
Sarutobi Muraki asked, "But if there are too many Ninja in peacetime, we will be stretched thin."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at him and said, "You don't need to worry about that. We are a big country, unlike small ones, so this is nothing. And we are also controlling the number of Ninja. But the vacancies caused by the war must be filled, otherwise, if other Ninja Villages become stronger, it will be dangerous.
Now, after three great wars, no one knows if there will be a fourth. And currently, the number of Ninja is very small, but there are many missions, so we need to compete with other Ninja Villages to seize these resources, understood?"
Sarutobi Muraki bowed his head and said, "Yes!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi admonished him, "Just teach them normally. Don't listen to that Danzo guy's nonsense. Konoha is my call."
"Yes." Sarutobi Muraki's head bowed even lower.
Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and said, "You don't need to be so formal. We are currently short-staffed, so we will also have you take on slightly more difficult missions. I happen to have a B-rank mission here, which I will entrust to you then."
"Yes, I will lead them to complete the mission."
"Hey, Izumi, why are you late again!" Yamamoto Kawa looked at Izumi, who arrived last, and said helplessly, "Even the client is here. It's not good to make the client wait for you."
Yamamoto Kawa looked at Izumi and suddenly noticed that she seemed to have a lot of bandages wrapped around her, especially on her arms and legs.
Izumi rubbed her head and laughed, "Huh? Isn't it not time yet? You must be the client. You came so early, I'm really sorry, hahaha…"
The thin male client quickly shook his head and said, "Ah, it's okay, I woke up quite early and am used to it. But you all are really young. The opponents are Ninja, very powerful. Are you really sure?"
Izumi couldn't help but sigh. It's always like this, judging by appearances. She always has to explain.
Sarutobi Muraki explained to him, "You can rest assured. We are all Konoha Ninja, and the Ninja who occupied your Village are not strong. We can handle them, otherwise, we wouldn't have been given this mission."
"Oh, I see." After hearing this, he was still skeptical. But no one paid attention to him, after all, no matter how much he objected, it couldn't be changed. The higher-ups had already assigned them this mission, which meant they trusted them.
"Huh? There are Ninja? Does that mean we'll be fighting? Awesome! Finally, we can fight!" Yamamoto Kawa excitedly clenched his fists, ready for a big battle.
Akimichi Jiro and Izumi were also very excited; they could finally fight Ninja.
Akimichi Jiro asked, "Sensei, who are the enemies, and do you have any information about them?"
Sarutobi Muraki said to the client, "Could you briefly introduce them?"
"Sigh." The client said with sadness, "We live deep in the mountains, leading a peaceful life…"
Izumi understood. The general meaning was that a few Ninja had invaded their Village and occupied it, becoming the leaders there, and had also developed their own forces, recruiting some rogue Ninja. Their lives were miserable, so they hoped Konoha could help them drive out the enemies.
Izumi couldn't help but inwardly complain, "What a clichéd plot."
The group traveled for several days and finally arrived near the Village he mentioned.
"Ah, it's really remote." Even the well-traveled Sarutobi Muraki couldn't help but sigh at how truly remote this place was.
The client's friend also rushed over, bringing them new information.
"They will go out to transport supplies tomorrow, so we can set up an ambush."
Sarutobi Muraki said, "According to the intelligence, this group of enemies originally had two members, one Jonin and one Chunin. Now, two more Chunin and four Genin have been added, and of course, there might be more enemies."
Akimichi Jiro asked, "Sensei, how many can you handle?"
Sarutobi Muraki smiled and said, "I know these people. I've fought them before. I could even kill all of them by myself, but this is a trial for you all. So tomorrow, we will first ambush them using Izumi's Exploding Tags and your two traps. Then, I will hold off the Jonin who comes, and the rest will be up to you. You must be careful, understood?"
The three nodded and said, "Yes."
[ Sorry for Not Uploading any new Bonus chapters, My mental health was a bit down. So there will be few delays in my overall uploading Pace ]