Konoha Village.
Naruto, a young blonde who had just emerged from the Hokage's office, hugged the back of his head with a complaining expression, "Hey, Kakashi-sensei, I don't want to do these childish missions anymore!"
"First, it's pulling radishes, then it's catching fat orange cats. When will I, Uzumaki Naruto, achieve something great!"
With Minato Namikaze as an example, Naruto's desire to become Hokage wasn't that strong. Who would compete for a position with no overtime pay, low salary, and not even enough free time to spend with Sasuke!
"Naruto, these are experiences that every ninja must go through. No one can avoid them."
"Really?" Naruto looked at Kakashi suspiciously, pouting, "Did Lin Yu-sensei also do so many D-rank missions back then?"
With Lin Yu-sensei's laziness being even greater than Kakashi-sensei's, Naruto wouldn't believe Lin Yu-sensei had done so many low-level missions in the past.
As if recalling, Kakashi raised his idle eyes, seemingly calculating something under his mask, then started counting on his fingers.
"I remember seeing Lin Yu-sensei's file before. D-rank missions seem to be... 910 missions?"
"910 missions!" Naruto exclaimed in shock, his eyes widening. Kakashi-sensei must be making it up!
He, Uzumaki Naruto, did not believe it!
Sakura also exclaimed, "More than 900 D-rank missions, how long would that take? A year? Two years?"
Even Sasuke showed a look of surprise. Did that great demon Lin Yu undertake so many D-rank missions during his Genin days?
910 missions, if he took one mission a day, it would still take two and a half years to complete.
Sasuke fell silent. He, who had disdained D-rank missions, also began to ponder.
Setting aside other things, he acknowledged Lin Yu's strength.
But even someone so strong undertook nearly a thousand D-rank missions during his Genin days, so what was he complaining about?
Naruto shouted "Impossible," "I don't believe it," and so on. How could there be such a boring person who did D-rank missions all day? Wasn't that foolish!
Kakashi shrugged and continued, "As far as I know, there are ninjas who have done even more D-rank missions than Lin Yu-sensei."
"Impossible, I absolutely don't believe it!"
"That ninja, Naruto, you know him too. It's Might Guy's father, Senior Might Dai."
"Might Guy's father!"
Naruto fell silent upon hearing Might Dai's name. If it was that eternally lagging Genin, Naruto felt it was somewhat acceptable.
Including Rock Lee, the stories of this family of three in Konoha had been heard since childhood. From the elder Might Dai to the younger Rock Lee, they were all single-minded individuals. It was entirely possible for them to undertake nearly a thousand D-rank missions.
Naruto pursed his lips and muttered, "Well, fine, I'll take a few more D-rank missions, just to earn some pocket money."
At this moment, Kakashi handed the mission request form in his hand to Naruto, saying with some guilt, "After so much training, I'm sure the three of you can complete the mission perfectly. Um, I happen to have something to do, so I'll wait for your good news in the village!"
"Hey, hey, Kakashi-sensei!"
"I wish you a smooth mission in advance!"
*Bang!*
Without giving Naruto and the others a chance to speak, Kakashi disappeared in a puff of white smoke.
"Honestly, I knew Kakashi-sensei was unreliable," Naruto complained, but without Kakashi's restrictions, Naruto felt a little excited.
If no one was watching him, didn't that mean he could go wherever he wanted!
"Let's see the mission first... Ah! It's finding a cat again!"
Sakura leaned in to take a look and shouted, pointing at the words, "It's a ferret! A snow ferret! Naruto, look at the characters properly!"
"Sorry, sorry, the picture looked like an orange cat to me."
Sasuke also glanced at it and said with slight surprise, "A request from a traveling merchant caravan? Not in the village?"
"Perfect! It's time for me, Uzumaki Naruto, to show my skills!"
...
Meanwhile, Lin Yu, who had just returned to Konoha with Yuugao, was rejected by Yuugao's statement, "I need some quiet to think properly."
Lin Yu didn't bother her. Yuugao did need to think, but no matter how much she thought, she was destined to be his. Otherwise, wouldn't he have fooled Gekkou Hayate for nothing!
Inside the house, Yuugao secretly watched Lin Yu's departing back and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It wasn't that she needed quiet; she was afraid Lin Yu would do something mischievous to her if he entered the house again.
After all, a certain someone had used the excuse of eating breakfast to do bad things. What if he said, "Yuugao, how about we have lunch together?"
"Yuugao, how about I stay for dinner?" "Yuugao, for supper I..."
Yuugao couldn't imagine Lin Yu staying. She unconsciously pressed her legs together. She really needed to think about the future.
But it wasn't about how to face Lin Yu, but how to face Lin Yu together with her other sisters.
"However, Lin Yu seems to like it when I call him Lin Yu-sama... especially when we're doing *that*..."
...
As noon approached, the streets of Konoha were bustling with people, all busy with their lives.
Ninjas needed to complete dangerous missions to earn rewards, and civilians also had to work hard to make a living, all with the goal of earning enough money to support their families.
Lin Yu had thought that the money he earned (or robbed) was enough, but unfortunately, the prodigal women in his household were increasing day by day. Kushina and Mikoto had been corrupted by Tsunade. He didn't know if Konan had also fallen victim to her.
If it was just being corrupted by Tsunade, Lin Yu could accept it. But couldn't she inherit Tsunade's tendency to lose every gamble!
Although she was a little better than Tsunade, losing nine out of ten times, it still couldn't withstand such extravagance.
Lin Yu made up his mind that he must find an opportunity to have a good talk with Konan and absolutely not let her learn from Tsunade!
As for where to talk, it would naturally be...
"Lin Yu-sama! What a coincidence, do you still remember me?"
Lin Yu-sama? This address seemed to be used only by Yuugao, and it was said with great feeling.
Lin Yu turned his head, and what met his eyes was a mature and beautiful face. Her long purplish-red hair was tied up, and she was wearing home clothes. The loose attire couldn't hide her mature, peach-like figure.
This was a woman who had fully ripened, exuding a tempting aura.
Natsu Hoshigaki!
Lin Yu remembered that he had interacted with her during the Chunin Exams a few months ago. He hadn't expected her to still be in Konoha, and judging by her appearance, she seemed to have settled down.
Lin Yu showed a gentle smile and replied, "No need to be so formal, just call me Lin Yu, Ms. Natsu Hoshigaki."
Seeing that Lin Yu hadn't forgotten her, Natsu Hoshigaki's beautiful eyes brightened. She subconsciously tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, pursed her thin lips, and said softly, "Just call me Natsu..."
Lin Yu's smile remained unchanged. He was also a bit surprised to run into Natsu Hoshigaki. He had thought she had already returned to the Star Village.
Just as they were at a loss for what to say, a burnt smell wafted from the small house behind them.
"What's that smell? Is someone's house on fire?"
Natsu Hoshigaki wrinkled her nose slightly, then, as if realizing something, exclaimed and rushed into the house behind her.
"Oh no, the curry in the pot is burning!"
Lin Yu's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He pointed at the two-story house and asked, "Natsu Hoshigaki, you live here?"
Natsu Hoshigaki turned back and smiled. Her rosy lips curled up, and she winked at Lin Yu like a young girl, playfully saying, "We'll be neighbors from now on, please take care of me!"