Konoha: Naruto Returns from Sekiro

Sand Hidden Village, Mission Acceptance Office.

"I'll go, the price is so high, why don't you go and grab it?"

An exclamation attracted everyone's attention, and a man with a white cloth on his head looked at the quotation in his hand in disbelief.

Seeing the man's short stature, everyone was slightly taken aback. In their opinion, a man with such a vigorous voice should be a man with a stalwart figure.

As for what the man called out, they said it was normal.

People who enter this mission hall for the first time will be surprised when they see the quotation that Sand Shinobi handed over. At most, this man's reaction is slightly bigger than others.

"My guest, Shayin Village, as one of the five hidden villages, has the confidence and ability to complete the tasks you issued." Shayin, who is in charge of guiding, said confidently.

"Really..." Naruto dressed as a dwarf muttered.

Although his body development is good compared to his peers, he still looks a bit short compared to an adult.

Excessive disguise may cause discomfort, but disguise on a reasonable basis will be much better.

So he made some simple modifications on the basis of his original appearance, and dressed himself as a man with a short stature but a unique voice.

I walked around for a long time yesterday, but I didn't even see a single hair on Gaara's body, let alone find anyone.

So today he changed his mind and directly hired Gaara as his guard.

Gaara's genin team has a very high reputation, with a 100% mission completion rate, making it a good choice for employers with limited funds.

But it is precisely because of the high quality of the Gaara team that the price of hiring them is somewhat inflated.

For a normal C-level escort mission, the average hiring fee for a genin team is 5 to 10 taels at most, but the hiring fee for the Gaara team was doubled.

"Can it be cheaper?" Naruto looked around and asked in a low voice.

"Guest, you get what you pay for when you buy anything. Look at Gaara's team's mission completion rate, even the Chuunin can't compare with it." The instructor smiled slightly and rejected his suggestion.

Generally speaking, the normal task process is to issue a task to Hidden Sand Village, after being reviewed and rated by Hidden Sand Village, Sand Nurse will handle it, then pay, and finally complete the task.

But the escort mission is different. Every employer hopes to hire reliable ninjas, even if the price is higher.

After all, if money is gone, it can be made again, and if life is gone, it is really gone.

Therefore, various hidden villages have also followed the market and introduced different price ranges and different levels of guard team options.

"Think about it, the Kingdom of the Wind is so big, sometimes you encounter more than just wandering warriors and ninjas, and the bad weather is also extremely dangerous. A strong team can ensure that you can rest easy and reach your destination smoothly during your trip. Why not be taller?" Seeing that he seemed to be still hesitating, the guide rushed to pursue the victory.

"Alas..." Naruto sighed slightly inwardly.

It took so many years to save up!

He seemed to understand somewhat of Mr. He Yan's deep hatred for ninjas.

"When can we leave?" The moment he said these words, Naruto felt as if his body had been hollowed out.

Although his financial situation in the first life was not considered difficult, it was not related to being rich; in the second life, it was about Wei Ming’s poor mountains and rivers, and the solidification of the class that made people see no hope. Whether he had money or not was not too much. The situation in this life has improved. After all, no matter how bad the reputation of ninja is among the general population, it is still a high-income occupation.

After working so hard for so many years, I never expected to go back to the beginning because of a task.

【My love Luo, let's write down this grudge...】

Involuntarily, Naruto was full of resentment towards that bitter and vengeful gourd boy.

"Is it okay to leave tomorrow?" The guide took out a booklet, flipped through it, and asked.

"Why?" Naruto frowned, I spent money.

"Team Gaara is on a mission." The instructor spoke concisely and quickly explained the problem.

Normally, this kind of thing should not be revealed.

But not long ago, Sha Yin was rubbed against the ground by Konoha again, and they were still rude, and it was unrealistic to cede the land, so they had no choice but to pay compensation.

If you want to ask the reason, just one word - poor!

That's right, Sha Yin Village, one of the dignified Five Great Hidden Villages, is poor.

Because of the defeat in the three battles, the daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind was greatly disappointed with Sunagakure and cut off nearly half of the military subsidies with a wave of his hand.

The fourth generation of Kazekage was in power. Fortunately, the fourth generation of placer gold ninjutsu dug holes from time to time to make up for the financial deficit. Although it is still difficult, it can be seen in the past.

but now?

The fourth Kazekage died at the hands of Orochimaru, and he had to pay Konoha boss a sum of supplies.

This makes Sunagakure, who is already not wealthy, even worse.

Not long ago, the superiors even gave them instructions that anyone who stepped into this mission hall must be asked to issue missions.

Even if one escapes, they are all sinners!

"Hurry up! I spent the money!" Naruto said bitterly.

"You can completely believe in Sunagakure Village!" the guide smiled.

Reluctantly handing over most of the family fortune, Naruto walked out of the mission hall angrily.

"Hey!" Looking at the sun that had just risen not long ago, Naruto sighed slightly. No wonder he couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked for it yesterday. His feelings were on a mission.

"The sand bath in the Kingdom of Wind seems to be very good. I happen to be free today. Let's go and have a look..."

……

The next day.

dong dong!

Naruto opened the door, and a man about his height with red dye all over his face stood on the spot with his arms crossed.

"I'm Kankuro, she's Temari, and he's Gaara, responsible for guarding your trip this time." Kankuro pointed to the two people behind him, and briefly introduced.

"Can we go now?"

Naruto nodded slightly, all his belongings are the suit he is wearing now, there is nothing to clean up.

The three of them followed Naruto closely, Temari looked at the back of his employer, and the sense of familiarity in their hearts not only did not fade away with the passage of time, but became more serious.

"Do you think this person's back is a bit familiar?" Teju asked in a low voice.

"Is there any?" Kankuro asked doubtfully, "Just pay more attention."

Temari nodded slightly. In fact, she was not sure, it was more of an intuition.

Gaara listened to the conversation between the two and remained silent.

Although the two siblings communicated in lowered voices, Naruto was also very human, so he naturally heard the exchange between the two clearly and couldn't help but smile.

He has been a ninja all his life, and he has a little experience in disguise.

Perhaps compared to ninjutsu such as transformation, his disguise method is not that effective, but it can still be used.

His breath, voice, and appearance have all changed drastically. Temari's familiarity with him is more of an intuition that is better than ordinary people and cannot be directly determined.

After walking through the streets that were not busy compared to Konoha and passing through the narrow natural barrier, Sunagakure Village could no longer be seen.

Gaara suddenly asked: "You came to me, what's the matter?"

Temari, Kankuro: "???"

Temari even took off the three-star fan from her back and looked at her employer in front of her warily.

There is no ordinary guy who can be remembered by Gaara.

"Did Shuzuru tell you? It seems that you get along well." Naruto smiled, looked sideways at Temari, who was pretty and nervous, and said:

"Miss Temari doesn't have to be like this. If you really have thoughts about you, you would have died in the battle a month ago."

Hearing these words, Temari felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and he unfolded all the three-star fans, and Kankuro also took off the crow on his back.

"Don't be nervous, Temari, Kankuro." Gaara stepped lightly, blocking the two of them behind.