Chapter 204: Super Intern
After returning to Konoha, Mugetsu first brought his disciples to the Hokage Building to submit their mission report.
"There was an unexpected incident during this mission—we encountered three Cloud Ninja," Mugetsu informed the Registration Ninja.
The last time he had reported directly to Hiruzen Sarutobi, it was because the matter had been serious. This time, however, the enemies were only Chunin, with no Jonin involved, so there was no need to trouble the Hokage.
"Another unexpected incident?" the Registration Ninja said in disbelief.
He remembered that Mugetsu's team had only completed two C-Rank Missions so far—both of which had gone off-script. One had escalated into an A-Rank, and now this one had turned into a B-Rank. Such luck was almost unbelievable.
Mugetsu handed over the scroll containing the sealed Cloud Ninja corpses and briefly described their strength.
"Let's classify it as a B-Rank Mission for now," the Registration Ninja said after a moment's thought. "I'll send the bodies for verification. As for the reward, we'll issue the base commission first. The additional compensation will be calculated after confirmation."
Mugetsu nodded in agreement. He didn't care much about the money anyway; the secret medicines from the system's store weren't expensive.
Ever since the elixirs became available, each of his disciples consumed one every half-month.
"See? We can already handle A-Rank and B-Rank Missions easily," Obito said proudly to the Registration Ninja. "From now on, let us take higher-level missions too."
"I think you're trying to get me fired," the Registration Ninja muttered dryly.
"You're still an intern," he said sternly. "Even doing C-Rank Missions is already a special privilege granted by Lord Third. Every other intern can only take D-Rank Missions. Don't even think about anything higher."
Rules were rules. Even if Mugetsu's class was strong enough for B-Rank Missions, the clerk couldn't assign them one. If they succeeded, he wouldn't get credit—but if anything went wrong, he'd be the one blamed.
Slap!
Mugetsu lightly tapped Obito on the head. "Don't cause trouble. Doing C-Rank Missions is already good training. Besides, we haven't even officially completed one yet—don't waste the opportunity Lord Third gave us."
Kakashi sighed inwardly. He wasn't wrong—they hadn't finished a single C-Rank Mission properly. One turned into an A-Rank, and the other into a B-Rank.
Obito and Guy might be the first students in history to complete an A-Rank Mission before even graduating. They certainly had no predecessors.
Even Kakashi himself had rarely experienced missions of that level before.
"Hehe, I was only thinking that low-level missions might waste your strength, Mugetsu-sensei," Obito said, feigning innocence.
Slap!
Mugetsu's hand swiftly corrected his behavior again.
After leaving the Hokage Building, Mugetsu divided the mission reward evenly among his disciples.
"We'll rest today," he said. "Take the day off. Tomorrow, we'll resume training as usual. But if anyone really wants to train, I'll be in the forest later."
The three nodded. Kakashi had initially planned to go home—Mugetsu's training regimen was relentless. Even during missions, if there was spare time, he made them train.
But seeing Obito and Guy both heading toward the southern training forest, Kakashi followed. If Obito could work that hard, he couldn't justify slacking off either.
As the three walked together, Obito began to sweat nervously. He'd only gone there because Rin Nohara was training nearby and he wanted to tell her about his heroic exploits. Now that Guy and Kakashi were tagging along, he had no excuse to relax.
"Haha! Everyone's youth is burning bright today! True youth means more training!" Guy declared enthusiastically, giving them both a thumbs-up.
Obito: …
Kakashi: …
Meanwhile, Mugetsu was reviewing the results of the mission through the system panel.
[Disciple Might Guy worked diligently to complete the entrusted mission, gaining a growth reward of Chakra +200, with an additional reward of Chakra +100 for being personally led by the teacher.]
[Disciple Uchiha Obito worked diligently to complete the entrusted mission, gaining a growth reward of Chakra +200, with an additional reward of Chakra +100 for being personally led by the teacher.]
[Disciple Kakashi worked diligently to complete the entrusted mission, gaining a growth reward of Chakra +200, with an additional reward of Chakra +100 for being personally led by the teacher.]
The total Chakra gain was nine hundred points—far more than Mugetsu expected. He had assumed the reward would be only four or five hundred.
The enemies this time were much weaker than the elite Cloud squad from before. That team had included two Jonin, one of whom was an elite Jonin with a Bloodline Limit.
Yet the previous mission had only yielded thirteen hundred and fifty Chakra in total—just four hundred and fifty more than this one.
By comparison, this reward seemed disproportionately high.
Mugetsu thought for a moment and found a possible reason.
During the last mission, he had done most of the fighting himself, while his disciples handled only two of the enemies.
This time, however, his disciples had done everything. He merely provided backup from the shadows.
"The greater the role the disciples play, the higher the reward?" Mugetsu guessed thoughtfully.
If that were true, even an S-Rank Mission might not grant massive rewards—since in such cases, Obito and the others would mostly be spectators. He'd be the one doing all the real work while they just "ga ga'd" in the background.
He then glanced at his current stats.
[Name: Hayate Mugetsu]
[Chakra: 38,300]
His total was steadily rising—nearly forty thousand now. He was getting closer to his personal goal of fifty thousand Chakra.
Returning to his home in the Main District, Mugetsu didn't enter immediately. Activating his Byakugan, he glanced toward Minato's house—empty.
At his doorstep, however, he spotted a letter sealed with a Restriction Tag.
Removing the seal carefully, Mugetsu took out the letter. It was from Minato.
He opened it as he walked inside, curious about its contents.
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