Outside Konoha Village, in a certain secret stronghold.
Minato was sitting in front of a desk, looking at the mountain of files piled up in front of him, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Although it was normal for a ninja to collect intelligence, decipher information, and analyze the situation...
But why did it feel like he was working for free!
However, Kaze Shimura said that internships were like this. At least they provided meals here, which was quite generous, right?
"Hoo~~ Hoo~~ Hoo~~"
Hearing this familiar sound, Minato put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his throbbing temples, and looked to the side.
"..."
Sure enough, that guy Kaze had already fallen asleep, sitting in front of the table with his head bobbing up and down.
=(「*))) Sigh.
Minato let out a soft sigh. He felt like he was such a sucker.
"To be honest, young master's work attitude is really touching!"
"Yeah, yeah. The young master is so dedicated that he won't even go home to sleep even when he's this sleepy!"
Accidentally overhearing the whispered conversation of several people around him, Minato was utterly bewildered.
Kaze regained some consciousness in a daze. Just as he was about to lie down and go to sleep, a sharp reminder from the system suddenly rang in his mind, almost giving him a heart attack.
[Option 1: Keep sleeping. Your body is important. Completion reward: None. What reward does a lazy dog deserve?]
[Option 2: Deal with the files seriously and don't waste time. Completion reward: Speed increased by 1.]
[Option 3: I won't rest, and I won't work either. Yeah, I'm just messing around. Completion reward: 1 free attribute point will be awarded.]
Kaze, still shaken, asked in his mind, "System, what the heck are these attribute points for?"
[The host's current attributes are as follows:
Killing power: 8
Speed: 12
Defense: 9
Chakra: 11]
As a time traveler, Kaze took a quick glance at the interface and understood the meaning of the attributes.
Killing power includes any damage that can be inflicted on the enemy, either through [Taijutsu] or [Ninjutsu].
Speed includes attack speed, evasion speed, and [Hand Seal] speed.
Defense represents physical strength, resistance to [Ninjutsu] and [Genjutsu], etc.
As for Chakra, there's no need to say more. It's just that the unit of measurement is not "Kakashi".
The system had set the attributes of an ordinary [Genin] at 10 and then calculated Kaze's attributes.
That means that Kaze is barely at the level of a [Genin].
As the eldest son of a great clan, this level at the age of eight is really disappointing. It's also a disgrace to all the time travelers.
Other time - travelers can awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan at the age of eight, and there are a lot of them whose strength surpasses that of a [Kage]!
"Then I'll definitely choose Option 3."
Kaze mentally picked Option 3. Then he got up and started wandering around aimlessly, looking like he was inspecting a family business.
For several consecutive days, Kaze Shimura and Minato spent most of their time at this secret stronghold.
Minato calmed himself down and devoted himself to processing documents. He really learned a lot.
As for Kaze... He obtained 1 free attribute point and allocated it to defense. It could be considered a gain.
One day, when Kaze and Minato just arrived at the entrance of the stronghold, a big, muscular man with a scar on his side face stepped forward to greet them.
"Uncle Yuto!" Kaze greeted the man with a smile.
"Senior Yuto!" Minato also quickly said hello.
Yuto Kurosaki, thirty years old this year, was a Jonin and one of Kaze's mentors. In the past few days, he and Yukino had been instructing the two of them.
Yuto grinned, making the scar on his face twitch, showing a seemingly kind but still grim expression.
"Boys, do you want to go out and carry out a real mission?"
Kaze and Minato exchanged glances, both looking interested.
Behind Yuto, Yukino appeared with her long legs striding. She walked to Yuto's side and added,
"There's a level - one intelligence verification mission. If you want to experience it, Senior Yuto and I can take you along."
Yuto immediately followed up, "But you have to think it through clearly. Getting injured or even dying during the mission is a possible scenario!"
Although Yuto said so, in fact, this mission wasn't very dangerous.
If nothing unexpected happens, it'll just be a round - trip. He and Yukino didn't dare to joke about Kaze's safety.
Minato fell into deep thought. Kaze didn't answer immediately but looked at the light screen that appeared in front of him.
[Option 1: A prudent person avoids unnecessary risks. Definitely don't do dangerous things! Reward for completion: Defense +1.]
[Option 2: I, Kaze Shimura, have the potential to be the Hokage. A district - level mission is nothing to worry about! Let's do it! Reward for completion: Wind Release: Separate Wind.]
[Option 3: A district - level mission is nothing to worry about. For my first mission after debut, I want an S - level one! Reward for completion: Chakra - conductive metal coffin *1.]
After reading Option 3, Kaze cursed in his heart. Then he clicked on Wind Release: Separate Wind to read the Ninjutsu introduction.
[Separate Wind: An A - rank seal - less instant Ninjutsu. It instantly releases a large amount of Chakra around the body to form a wind domain to block attacks. The defense strength is affected by the Chakra Reserves Amount.]
This Ninjutsu is really awesome! And I really want to experience going on a mission. After all, I'll have to go through it sooner or later...
Kaze had made up his mind. He whispered to Minato and found that the other person had the same idea as him.
Without further hesitation, he first selected Option 2 and then said to Yukino and Yuto,
"We've thought it through. Please take us on this mission."
[Selection successful. Reward obtained: Wind Release: Separate Wind!]
In an instant, countless memories flooded into Kaze's mind, and all of them were about him practicing Separate Wind day and night.
The next moment, Kaze Shimura felt that as long as he had a thought, he could instantly and skillfully release Wind Release: Separate Wind.
Damn! This [System] is so cool!
Yuto nodded in satisfaction and highly appreciated the decision of the two. "Real men shouldn't be afraid of danger. You two kids are great!"
Under the leadership of Yuto and Yukino Shimura, the two prepared their ninja tools and took enough [Military Rations Pills]. Then they set off on their first mission.
The four of them traversed the forest, which resembled a green ocean.
Yuto led the way in the front. Yukino Shimura walked side by side with Kaze Shimura and Minato, explaining the requirements of this mission to them.
"Not long ago, a stronghold in the northwest of the [Land of Fire] sent intelligence saying that there seemed to be suspicious people in the vicinity.
[Konoha] immediately sent ninjas to investigate. They found that everything in the vicinity was normal. The ninjas at the stronghold also said that they had been overly cautious before. There have been no abnormalities at the stronghold recently."
Kaze Shimura asked puzzledly, "If everything is normal, why do we still have to go to that stronghold?"
Minato also showed a confused look.
Yukino Shimura explained, "This is a rule issued by Lord Tanzō. Only we know that we need to conduct surprise re-investigations on all potentially suspicious intelligence to confirm whether the intelligence is true."
Kaze Shimura felt a chill in his heart and thought of a lot from Yukino Shimura's words.
Is [Root] starting to monitor its own people now?
Kaze Shimura shook his head and suppressed his complex emotions.
He was still insignificant now and couldn't do much. He'd better wait until he gets stronger before talking about changing [Root] and even [Konoha].
He used to be timid, but now that he has the [System], he can definitely take decisive actions and convince people with reason in the future!
But this mission is so boring. It's almost a foregone conclusion. What's there to investigate... Kaze Shimura thought to himself.