Undercurrent of Konoha

The huge Konoha Hidden Village is surrounded by countless towering trees, like a huge oasis between heaven and earth.

Heiji hid behind a big tree, only daring to slightly reveal half of his handsome and fair face.

His heartbeat had reached 120 beats per minute, and Heiji didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

In front of him and behind him stood Hinata Hinata and Kiba Inuzuka respectively.

Their faces looked extremely nervous and solemn.

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

"action!"

The three of them rushed toward the target 5 meters away.

This is a relatively open green grassland with few trees nearby, making it an excellent place to catch.

"Meow-woo!"

A tabby cat jumped up from the grass, and the hair all over its body stood upside down in an instant.

Surrounded on three sides, with only a gap left behind, the tabby cat panicked and could only flee.

"Want Want! Want Want!"

A white puppy, smaller than a tabby cat, barked and blocked its way.

The tabby cat has already experienced the suffering of this little white dog.

Although the other person is smaller than him and looks cute, he is actually a ninja dog with outstanding strength.

The disparity in strength between the two sides has made the tabby cat completely give up on resisting.

"The four-legged technique!"

Inuzuka Kiba lay on the ground like a wild beast, kicked hard with his hands and feet, rushed over, and firmly caught the tabby cat.

"Meow-woo!"

"Meow-woo!"

The tabby cat resisted desperately in Inuzuka Kiba's arms, leaving several bloodshot scratches on his face.

"Enough! I hate cats! Especially this big, fat tabby cat!"

At this time, Yuhi Hong's voice came from the headset.

"Are you sure the target is Dahua? His body is covered with yellow and white patterns, and he wears a sterling silver bell around his neck..."

The tabby cat still did not give up its struggle and resistance, and had a tragic spirit of fighting to the death with Inuzuka Kiba.

Heiji checked it carefully again and said into the headset: "Confirmed."

"Well done. D-level mission: Capture the lost pet 'Big Flower' completed."

Task distribution office.

A fair and fat lady hugged Dahua's neck tightly, very intimately.

She is the wife of a daimyo from the Land of Fire and a senior cat-sucking tribe.

Heiji felt a little guilty in his heart when he looked at the tabby cat who couldn't stand being sucked and had no life to love.

This mission is not about "catching a lost pet". It is clearly about sending a cat who longs for freedom and has dreams in his heart back to the abyss of hell.

"This is a small thank you..."

The daimyo's wife was so happy now that she took out a stack of thousand taels of banknotes and stuffed them into Yuhi Hong's hand.

"You have already paid the commission."

"You guys are much more agile than others! The last time I commissioned Kakashi's team, it took twice as long as you did! My poor big flower..."

The daimyo's wife hugged the struggling tabby cat and left with satisfaction.

Heiji looked at the stack of thousand taels of banknotes and immediately threw away the trace of sympathy he had for the tabby cat.

"Well done! The daimyo's wife hasn't rewarded me so generously for a long time!"

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, sat behind his desk and took a puff of his pipe comfortably.

"The next task is to help the daimyo's second wife take care of the children... Well, this can be done by myself."

"Also, help the wife of the barbecue restaurant clean the dishes in the kitchen... You can do this alone..."

"Send the letter to the next village 20 kilometers away."

Yuhi Hong smiled and said: "These three are all D-level missions. You can choose to take one of them one by one."

Hinata Hinata said cautiously: "I can help take care of the Daimyo's children... Growing up, I have always taken care of Hanabi at home..."

"I'll go to the next village to deliver the message!"

Inuzuka Kiba raised his hand impatiently.

He would rather run errands and deliver letters than wash the dishes and take care of the children.

"I can only wash the dishes..."

It seemed that Heiji had no other choice.

"Heiji, washing dishes and chopsticks can sharpen a person's character, and it is also a kind of practice."

The Sandaime Hokage looked at the weak and delicate Heiji and couldn't help but smile with concern.

"Hai. Thank you, Hokage-sama, for your advice."

Barbeque restaurant chef.

"Heiji-kun, I'll leave these dishes and chopsticks to you... Hehe, I've been feeling a little uncomfortable these past few days and I've caused you trouble..."

Heiji mechanically did the work of washing the dishes, feeling a little disappointed.

After becoming a ninja, he originally thought he could say goodbye to his previous trivial and ordinary life.

Who would have thought that taking care of children, washing dishes, running errands... these are obviously the tasks that I used to do!

Fortunately, I can still receive generous rewards from the daimyo's wife from time to time, and my life is indeed much better than before.

The pale face gradually gained a trace of blood.

However, Heiji was born with a body that is prone to weight loss. No matter how much he ate, he never gained even a pound of extra meat.

"Lady boss, please have a beef tenderloin, a cecum, a pork liver..."

When a customer came to the door, a flower suddenly bloomed on the face of the fat landlady.

Heiji's expression suddenly changed.

The system interface suddenly has an additional side task.

Heiji continued to wash the dishes and chopsticks calmly. The kitchen was only a few steps away from the restaurant. The sound of oil coming out followed by the rich fragrance went straight into his nostrils.

However, Heiji seemed completely immune to the smell of barbecue.

His hands were still moving mechanically, but all his attention was focused on the diner who was enjoying delicious barbecue in the restaurant.

Since he was six or seven years old, Heiji has been helping people in the village with various chores.

He finished a simple task like washing the dishes quickly.

In the restaurant, the diner has also entered the final stage of the meal, and the "ding-dong" sound of the chopsticks hitting the inner wall of the porcelain bowl is particularly cheerful.

"Huh - I haven't been so full for a long time."

"Thank you for your patronage, welcome to visit next time!"

Heiji washed his hands, arranged his clothes, took off the ninja forehead protector from his forehead, and hid it in the space in the system interface.

Since the system rewarded him with a chakra fruit last time, he had a small storage space that could fit something as big as a ninja forehead protector.

"Madam boss, the dishes and chopsticks have been washed. Please check and accept them."

"Heiji, you are so nimble with your hands and feet! It's a pity that you still have to be a ninja... I originally wanted to teach you the skills of the barbecue restaurant. It will make you more money than being a ninja, and it is not life-threatening... "

It was lunch break, and the streets of the village were deserted.

After Heiji put away the ninja forehead protector on his forehead, he looked soft and frail, like a harmless ordinary boy.

Not far ahead, the diner was white-haired and tall, walking on the street with his head held high, looking at the passing pedestrians and the shops on both sides of the street with interest, as if he was interested in everything about Konoha Village. Deep interest.

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