Chapter 68 [The Sufferer Qingmei Yamanaka Ino]

A month later, in the early morning.

The Yamanaka clan’s territory.

“He’s mine, don’t bully me!” Yamanaka Ino suddenly jumped up from the bed.

I had this dream again…

“I was here first…”

With her messy blonde hair spread out in the sun, Yamanaka Ino gently stroked her face, breathing heavily.

She had always said in the Ninja School that Rock was hers.

She had already declared her sovereignty, but there were still girls approaching Rock.

“Fortunately, it’s just a nightmare.”

Yamanaka Ino patted her chest, she calmed down a little, slowly put on her clothes and got up from the bed.

In fact, she knew where her uneasiness came from.

That was that Rock didn’t actually belong to the Yamanaka clan.

She was just bluffing when she said those words in the Ninja School, hoping that others would give up.

The Yamanaka clan was too small to accommodate Wood Release.

Rock was originally from the Senju branch, that is, the Senju merged into Konoha, merged into various families, and gave up the surname.

This allowed the Yamanaka clan to pick up the loophole and met Rock when they sponsored orphans.

Of course, this was also specially selected by Yamanaka, because those with ninja blood in their ancestors are more likely to become ninjas.

But Rock not only became a ninja, but also awakened Wood Release...

The previous natural Wood Release owner was the God of the Ninja World.

And with the talent Rock has shown so far, he is indeed the most likely to reach that height.

The Yamanaka clan is like picking up a stone. They liked it very much when it was covered with dirt. After carefully wiping it, they found that it was actually an antique. But before they were happy for long, they found eight words engraved under the stone: "Ordered by Heaven..."

It directly numbed the Yamanaka.

The once wanton possession and the sudden loss later made Yamanaka Ino a little dazed.

"Snap!"

Ino stood in front of the mirror and slapped her cheek.

"Huh - cheer up! Ino! Today I have to carry out my first C-rank mission in my life!"

She looked at herself in the mirror.

Suddenly, she saw a bunch of flowers in a bottle from the corner of the mirror.

It was a bunch of daffodils -

The flower language in Konoha is to convey beauty and hope.

She remembered that these were the seeds that Rock picked up when he played with her when she was a child. At that time, he still called her "Miss".

Yamanaka Ino looked at the flower as if she was looking at Rock. Suddenly, she smiled gently:

"You finally bloomed and became a beautiful flower."

No matter what, Rock was her childhood sweetheart who grew up with her, and this flower was the proof.

She would never let those minotaurs succeed!

She gently picked one of the flowers and pinned it on her waist, and then went to the Hokage Building to prepare for her first C-rank mission in her life.

...

Hokage Building.

"Asuma, are you sure that Team 10 really wants to accept the C-rank mission?" Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked uneasily.

For some reason, as time goes by, he has always felt uneasy recently.

Not only the 10th team, but also the 7th team. Naruto and his team have been doing D-level missions for a month, and they are also clamoring for C-level missions recently.

‘Could there be an accident during their mission? ’

The smoke ran out of the pipe anxiously, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was still thinking about the source of this uneasiness. He was guessing who would have an accident.

He first ruled out himself. He was the Hokage and a ninja doctor. How could he die in Konoha?

Sarutobi felt that the most likely person to have an accident was Naruto.

The second was his son Asuma.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to explain this feeling of impending uneasiness.

‘But…’

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of Rock.

In order to obtain the qualification to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, Rock took the initiative to apply for the Anbu mission a month ago.

Rock, Yamato, and four other Anbu will temporarily be responsible for secretly protecting the core children of the ninja clan who are on missions outside.

Each group of two is responsible for a ninja class.

‘I remember that Rock and the others applied for the ninja squad to protect Asuma…’

In fact, with Rock and Yamato’s strength, protecting the ninja disciples is a waste of talent.

If it is to protect the Jinchūriki, it is understandable.

But…perhaps out of selfishness, Sarutobi Hiruzen hopes that Asuma will not have any accidents, so he readily agreed to Rock’s secret protection of Asuma’s squad.

“Okay! I agree!” Thinking of the Wood Release Ninja escorting them, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and said to Asuma’s squad.

“Great!”

Yamanaka Ino silently encouraged herself in her heart.

“Then let’s do this mission——” Sarutobi Hiruzen took out the mission scroll that had been prepared long ago: “Escort the goods to the Fire Temple.”

The cigarette at the corner of Asuma’s mouth trembled slightly.

‘What’s wrong with the old man recently? His style of doing things is unexpectedly cautious! ’

Sarutobi Asuma was once the Twelve Guardian Ninjas of the Land of Fire. The head of the Fire Temple, Dilu, is an acquaintance of him, and he is also very familiar with the route.

This time, a special mission was arranged for the Fire Temple...

It was just a C-level mission, but the old man was so cautious.

"No problem." Asuma finally lived up to the old man's kindness. He didn't want his disciple to have an accident in his first C-level mission.

"Ahem, Asuma!"

When Sarutobi Hiruzen handed the scroll over, he coughed twice quietly, giving Asuma a ninja signal.

'Will ANBU follow? ’

Sarutobi Asuma's head got big when he saw the code.

It can be said that the Fire Temple is taking care of me. Does it mean that the ANBU are looking down on me too much if they still follow me?

"knew!"

Sarutobi Asuma grabbed the mission scroll angrily, turned around, and pulled Inokacho out of the Hokage Building.

Nara Shikamaru on the side saw everything and could only sigh helplessly.

"Shikamaru, are you hungry?" Akimichi Choji looked at Shikamaru in confusion. He then looked down at the potato chips in his hand, hesitant to give some to Shikamaru.

Only Yamanaka Ino was worried and excited.

…

Team 10 soon got on the carriage heading to the Temple of Fire.

Sarutobi Asuma imparted mission knowledge to the three of them in the car: "Usually, C-level missions do not encounter enemies."

"But after all, we have left the village, so anything is possible."

"Bandits, wandering ninjas, pirates, and other ninjas from the ninja village. All factors may trigger a battle, so don't take it lightly, because the mission level may change at any time."

"So don't underestimate this C-level mission. He will most likely mutate into S-level."

Sarutobi Asuma felt quite guilty when he said it.

However, Shikamaru and Choji quickly responded to him: "Yes, Asuma-sensei."

The children in Class 10 are relatively honest and not as noisy as Naruto.

However, although there is no noisy character, there is a child who does not let Asuma worry.

"Ino, why are you absent-minded?" Asuma approached Ino Yamanaka and asked quietly, "Is there something on your mind?"