The Legend of Hinata of Konoha

Chapter 9 Commission
Boom, boom, boom!Boom, boom, boom!
A series of rapid knocks on the door fell into the ears, waking the sleeping Yizhe from his dream.He couldn't remember how he fell asleep last night.

Boom, boom, boom!
The knock on the door continued.

"Who? Early in the morning!" He was a little displeased, so he had to be patient, got up and walked towards the door.

"you are?"

Opening some blurred eyes, he opened the door.He saw a short, fat middle-aged man with a round face, a long beard and a little felt hat standing at the door.

"My lord, I'm sorry to interrupt you!" The short, fat middle-aged man apologized.

"I am the leader of the 'White Horse' caravan, and my name is Qingshi!"

"Huh? What's your business?" He replied impatiently.

Although he pretended to be ignorant, his heart was already clear.

The fat leader must have gotten the news from the old man in the inn that he was staying here and wanted to invite him to join the caravan.

Moreover, the fat team leader came to knock on the door early in the morning, presumably because he was afraid that he would check out and leave, and miss the opportunity.

"My lord, I heard that you are a ninja practicing outside?" Qing Shi asked cautiously.

"Ok!"

"I also heard that you plan to go to the Iron Country. May I ask if you have any entrusted missions from others?" Hearing that the other party confirmed his identity as a ninja, Qing Shi smiled a little more on his face.

It seemed that the old man at the hotel hadn't lied to him.

"No!" Yi Zhe replied coldly.

Until then, the reason for the fat team leader's visit was clearly revealed.

"Great! Excuse me, would you like to accept the entrustment of our caravan and protect us to reach the Iron Country safely!" Qing Shi was very happy to hear that he had no entrustment, and he expressed his request happily.

"Have you stayed here for several days?" Yi Zhe looked up at the ceiling and asked seemingly casually.

"Well! Because we couldn't find a ninja to join, we never dared to set off!" Qing Shi said worriedly.

"On weekdays, you businessmen hire a few warriors to be bold, choose such a remote route, and bet that you won't encounter robbers. The profit of this business trip is enough for you to venture forward!"

"But now I'm hiding here, and I haven't dared to move. I must have known that there must be someone intercepting the road ahead. Only a few warriors are not enough to protect, so I postponed the trip and dared not go on the road!"

"Am I right? Leader Qing Shi!" Yi Zhe stared at him with a half-smile on his face.

"Yes, yes, yes! Unexpectedly, little brother, you are so outstanding at such a young age, and you are as careful as a hair!" Qing Shi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, smiled apologetically and praised at the same time.

"The person who intercepted you must also be a ninja, right? Otherwise, just relying on samurai guards is enough for you to break through!" He continued to ask.

"That's right! The other party is a group of robbers, with two ninjas as the leader! We have fought against them once, and several guards died!" Qing Shi revealed a part of the situation with a heartache.

He asked curiously, "What are the strengths of those two ninjas?"

"Both are ninjas!" Qing Shi replied with certainty without thinking.

"So clear? You don't know each other, do you?" Yi Zhe narrowed his eyes, looking suspicious.

"Heh, heh!" Qing Shi wiped the cold sweat off his forehead again, and said embarrassingly, "They are a famous gang of thieves on this route, named 'Red Ants'. Because the two leading ninjas are not very strong, Therefore, we can only dominate on this remote route. Our caravans often take this route, so we have dealt with them a lot, and we understand more or less!"

"Since we have dealt with each other before, don't you just pay some tolls? What are you afraid of?" He was very puzzled. Killing chickens to get eggs was not done by a wise man. As a leader of thieves, it is impossible not to understand this truth.

"My lord, you don't know! The goods our caravan transported this time are not ordinary materials!" Qing Shi swept around, and then whispered: "What we transported is a batch of weapons!"

"No wonder!" Hearing that the goods of the caravan were weapons, he suddenly realized.

Although the entire ninja war has just been settled, it is still impossible to relax the arms.Weapons and supplies are even more essential. Even in peaceful times, such supplies are a profitable business, let alone the present!
No wonder those thieves wanted to snatch it.

"But, I'm afraid I'm powerless to defend against two ninjas alone!" Yizhe sneered.

"My lord, don't worry! You only need to restrain the other two ninjas at that time, and leave the rest to the guards! Presumably, the 'red ants' thieves will also retreat when they see this!" Qing Shi cautiously talking.

"What about the reward? How will my reward be calculated? It's a very dangerous job for you to restrain the opponent's two ninjas!" Ever since he knew that the opponent only had two ninjas, his mind became active.

As long as the commission is not too dangerous and life-threatening, he can still take it.

"As for the reward... a deposit of three thousand! How about another seven thousand after you safely arrive at the Iron Country?" Hearing that Yizhe intended to accept the commission, Qing Shi shook the fat on his face excitedly.

"Ten thousand?" Unexpectedly, the fat team leader offered a reward of ten thousand so readily, which made him have to raise the risk of the mission in his heart.

You must know that the remuneration for entrustment at the ninja level generally does not exceed [-].

"Look..." Qing Shi asked softly, this was the highest price he could offer in his heart.

"Hmm..." He looked worried, and said softly, "Give me some time to think about it!"

"Is that so... I'm sorry to bother you!" Qing Shi was a little disappointed, forced a smile and said: "I will wait for you in the lobby downstairs, looking forward to your good news!"

"Our caravan's itinerary has been delayed for several days. If we continue to delay, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the destination on time! We will set off this afternoon at the latest! I hope you can help us!" Qing Shi dragged Just as the fat body was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and added back.

"Well! Remember it!" He replied softly, without expressly agreeing.

After Qing Shi left, Yi Zhe closed the door, lay on the bed, and carefully considered whether to accept this commission.

At the beginning, he was quite relieved when he heard that the other party had only two Genin.

His own strength has reached the edge of Chunin, and with the "return to heaven" style to protect himself, even if he is in danger, he still has great confidence in escaping from the sky.

It's just that the fat team leader offered a "high salary" commission of [-] so happily, which made him re-evaluate the danger of those two ninjas.

You know, he is a desperado who spends his life on the knife's edge every day, and he must have a lot of actual combat experience.It's not that a young bird like him who just graduated from ninja school can be compared.

However, when he thought of his belongings, he hesitated again.

"Forget it! How can I grow without experiencing life and death? My practice should start here!" After thinking about it, he finally decided to accept this commission.

Tap, tap, tap!
That was the sound of someone coming downstairs.

Qing Shi, who was waiting anxiously in the hall, heard the reputation, and saw a young man in a white dress, black hair shawl, and a white headband slowly walking down.

"My lord, what are you thinking about?" Qing Shi trotted over with a smile on his face, and asked the boy nervously.

"I accept the commission from your caravan!"

What Qing Shi got was a delightful answer.

(End of this chapter)