D-rank and C-rank missions did not offer high payment, but there were many of them.
B-rank missions and above paid very well, but their numbers were limited and the danger involved was much higher.
Therefore, for every hidden village, the real economic backbone of ninja missions was still D-rank and C-rank missions.
"Is that so?"
After hearing Anko's explanation, Yagyu suddenly understood.
"No wonder. That makes sense. There are so many Genin and Chunin in the village constantly carrying out these missions, and new missions keep appearing."
Anko nodded.
She agreed with Yagyu's words.
"That's right. Lower rank missions are distributed by the staff and can be accepted directly. But missions above B-rank involve ninja combat and must be personally assigned by the Hokage before they are issued."
These were things Yagyu had to know.
Anko also understood that Yagyu might later be assigned special missions. Their squad was only temporary.
Her main role was simply to help Yagyu accumulate mission experience and understand how mission procedures worked.
While chatting.
Yagyu and Anko arrived at the gate of Konoha.
Two permanent Chunin guards were stationed there.
Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki.
After registering their departure.
Anko looked at Yagyu beside her.
"Then let's set off now and complete these three missions as quickly as possible. No problem, Sosuke?"
Yagyu smiled calmly, the corners of his mouth rising.
"I've already been prepared for a long time."
Whoosh.
In the next moment, a sharp gust of wind sounded as Yagyu used the Body Flicker Jutsu and vanished from the village gate.
"So impatient?"
Anko laughed and shook her head, a hint of anticipation appearing on her face.
"I wonder if this guy will vomit his guts out the first time he kills someone."
Whoosh.
Anko also used the Body Flicker Jutsu and quickly followed Yagyu. The two soon disappeared down the road.
…
In the blink of an eye, a week passed.
This night.
Under the dim moonlight, inside a mountain forest, a group of about forty or fifty bandits gathered around a blazing campfire and celebrated wildly.
This group of wandering bandits without a fixed base was Yagyu and Anko's final mission target.
The requirement was complete annihilation.
Step. Step. Step.
While the bandits were celebrating, the sound of footsteps approached.
The sound grew louder and quickly caught the attention of the bandits guarding the perimeter.
"Who's there?"
A shout interrupted the celebration.
"Everyone, someone's coming!"
In the next instant.
The bandits who had been celebrating suddenly became tense and murderous. They quickly gathered together and stared toward the direction of the approaching footsteps.
Soon.
Yagyu stepped out from the dark forest with the Chakra Blade on his back.
"I found you."
His face was cold like ice. His eyes faintly carried violent killing intent, and his voice was slightly hoarse.
"Out of the three missions, you were the hardest to track down. But no matter how well you run, you cannot escape forever."
Clang.
As he spoke.
Yagyu drew his Chakra Blade.
Under the dim moonlight, the blade reflected a cold and chilling glow that seemed to capture the soul.
Seeing that only a child had appeared, the bandit leader first relaxed.
But the next moment his expression changed drastically.
"That forehead protector… he's a ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village!"
Ninjas.
In this world, they carried tremendous intimidation. They were existences ordinary people could not oppose.
"A ninja?!"
"We're finished!"
"Boss, what should we do now?"
"…"
In an instant, the bandits became restless.
Ninjas alone were already terrifying, not to mention a ninja from Konoha, the strongest of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Even if it was just a Genin child, the intimidation was enormous.
Facing the chaos among the bandits.
Yagyu remained unmoved.
He calmly asked,
"Are you ready to go to hell? The Reaper has come to collect."
Clang.
As his words ended, the Chakra Blade in his hand spun.
A brilliant arc of blade light flashed beneath the dim moonlight.
Then.
A one-sided massacre began.
…
Three minutes later.
Slash.
With a clean motion, the bandit leader's body collapsed onto the ground.
Yagyu calmly sheathed his blade. His relaxed expression made it hard to believe that a week ago he had still been a graduate who had never seen blood.
Now he looked more like a veteran ninja who had long been accustomed to killing.
Whoosh.
The sound of wind cutting through the air appeared.
Anko landed beside Yagyu.
She glanced at the corpses scattered across the ground and spoke without changing her expression.
"Alright. The final mission is complete. After resting a little, we'll head back to Konoha. Tomorrow you can go on a date with your little girlfriend again."
Crack.
Stretching lazily, Yagyu's expression returned to normal.
"So it's finally over?"
A relaxed smile appeared on his face, and a hint of longing flashed in his eyes.
"These past few days really felt like years."
It truly felt like years.
His first mission was already a C-rank assassination mission.
And the targets were three groups of bandits.
In just seven days, more than one hundred and fifty bandits had died by Yagyu's hand.
If it had been someone else, both their mind and body would have collapsed under the pressure.
Even Anko, who had followed Orochimaru during her training, looked at Yagyu with a faint sense of shock.
Yagyu's willpower.
Was simply too terrifying.
It was so powerful that even Anko felt a chill in her heart.
"How fortunate that such a genius was born in Konoha."
Looking at Yagyu, Anko sighed sincerely in her heart.
"Truly fortunate."
After resting briefly among the corpses, the two immediately began heading back toward Konoha.
They moved extremely quickly.
Because Yagyu was eager to return.
…
Just before dawn, Yagyu and Anko returned to Konoha.
After reporting their return to the two Chunin guarding the gate, they went directly to the Hokage Tower.
After some time completing the mission report, they received the rewards for the three missions.
"Sosuke, take five days to rest."
Standing at the entrance of the Hokage Tower, Anko spoke to Yagyu.
"Recover your condition properly. The next mission will no longer be C-rank. We'll go straight to B-rank missions. Understood?"
Yagyu's eyes lit up slightly.
He nodded thoughtfully.
"I understand. I'll adjust my condition over the next few days."
The previous three missions had truly exhausted his mental focus and willpower.
He really did need some time to recover.
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