69novels Chapter 25 Tetsuya's dream: Making Ye's name known throughout the ninja world.
Chapter 25 Tetsuya's dream: Making Ye's name known throughout the ninja world.
When the Third Hokage came to power in Konoha, he did not implement sweeping reforms or rush to introduce any new policies.
Instead, he led Konoha step by step, trying to minimize the negative impact of the Second Hokage's passing.
All I can say is that Konoha is lucky.
When the war ended, the Second Hokage was still alive, and the village did not experience any fluctuations due to the change of Kage, unlike other ninja villages.
Because the Second Hokage gave the village a much-needed respite after the war, the Third Hokage, after becoming a Jonin, had a much easier time than the Third Hokage of other villages.
In the Hokage's office, looking at the documents on the table, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples, took out his pipe from the drawer, and lit it.
He took a few deep drags, and the smoke filled the Hokage's office. Under the influence of nicotine, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.
"Knock knock knock~!"
"Please come in."
The door to the Hokage's office opened, and someone that Hiruzen Sarutobi never expected walked in.
"Mr. Chiba? What brings you here today? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Hello, Third Generation."
Tetsuya grinned and walked to stand opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Oh dear, don't be shy, please have a seat. Is the ramen shop closed today? Don't you usually have to be at the shop?"
"Haha, no, I've hired an apprentice. Now the shop is being looked after by it, and with my clone providing guidance, it doesn't matter whether I'm there or not."
"Oh? You've learned the art of creating clones?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was more interested in Tetsuya learning the Shadow Clone Technique than in Chiba Ramen Shop hiring an apprentice.
Although the Shadow Clone Technique is only one of the three most basic body techniques for ninjas, it is not easy to learn for someone who does not have much ninja talent.
"Yes, hehe, I've learned it, although it took me a lot of time and money."
"It cost a lot of money?"
"Yes, I learn relatively slowly, so I spent money to hire ninjas to teach me several times. I was thinking that if I learned how to use clones, I could get more things done."
"Haha, I see."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled kindly and then asked.
"So, is there something you want to see me about today?"
Tetsuya nodded and said seriously.
"That's right, Third Hokage. I feel that my little shop has reached its limit in the village, so I want to do business outside."
"You want to go out and do business? In the Land of Fire? Or the entire ninja world?"
"Well, my current goal is only the Land of Fire."
As he spoke, Tetsuya's expression suddenly became excited.
"However, I believe that given enough time, I will definitely be able to open Chiba Ramen shops all over the ninja world! Even if I can't become a ninja, I will still make the name of the Chiba family known throughout the ninja world!"
Seeing Tetsuya's excited expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and nodded. He admired Tetsuya's confident demeanor.
“Sure, that’s a great dream, and I believe you can achieve it. But the village allows its residents to go out and do business, so you didn’t need to tell me about it, did you?”
Tetsuya smiled and revealed his purpose.
"Um, actually I'm here to post a task."
"Oh? You've issued a task, I see."
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and took out a mission sheet from a drawer on the side of the table.
"Tell me, what kind of task do you want to post? I'll write it down for you and then post it on the task board."
"I want to issue a guard mission."
"Escort mission?"
"Yes, I plan to visit various cities in the Land of Fire first to conduct on-site research. Only after I have a sufficient understanding of the cities in the Land of Fire can I make a future plan for the ramen shop."
Actually, this guard duty is unnecessary. At this stage, Tetsuya feels that he is not afraid of any village's ninjas.
Unless it's the Kage of a certain village personally taking action, it's really not an ordinary person who can deal with me.
But, only someone with nothing better to do would target an ordinary person like me who runs a ramen shop.
Moreover, even against the village's Kage, Tetsuya was absolutely confident he could escape. After all, the speed of Lightning Release Chakra Mode was not something any Tom, Dick, or Harry could easily outmaneuver.
However, in other people's eyes, he is now a useless person who has barely learned the art of creating clones. If he dares to travel out of the village alone, people will definitely be suspicious.
If you're going to put on a show, make it real and comprehensive. Issue a mission and ask a ninja to come and protect you.
Hiruzen Sarutobi fully agreed with Tetsuya's idea of asking for a bodyguard.
"That's very thoughtful. No wonder Mr. Chiba is able to run such a successful ramen shop."
"You flatter me, Lord Hokage."
"No, I genuinely believe that you, Mr. Chiba, have a very good business sense."
With that, Hiruzen Sarutobi finished writing the mission request.
"Alright, Mr. Chiba, I've written up your mission request for you. How about I give it the highest level, C-rank? After all, it's only within the Land of Fire, so you shouldn't run into ninjas from other villages. However, you'll need to travel all over the Land of Fire, which will take a while, so I'll go with the highest level."
"no problem."
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll also issue you a pass to enter and leave the village, so it will be more convenient for you when you come in and out of the village."
"Thank you, Third Generation."
As expected, young Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite pleasing to the eye.
Soon, Tetsuya paid the deposit and left the Hokage's office with his belongings. Before leaving, he gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a membership card. Although Hiruzen wasn't short of money, he wanted a membership card, since he was currently the only member in the entire Hidden Leaf Village.
Back at his ramen shop, Tetsuya couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"I wonder who will accept the commission to accompany me on my tour of the Land of Fire tomorrow."
To be honest, he was quite looking forward to it, since he had learned some illusion magic from Wong Tai Sin during his free time.
He also wanted to test the waters and see if his illusion techniques could work on ninjas.
"Hmm, a C-rank mission should guarantee at least one Chunin, and it's best if it's not a combination of one Jonin and three Genin."
While imagining tomorrow's itinerary, she leaned over the counter, watching the passersby outside the hall.
Now that he could use his clones openly, Tetsuya had some free time.
However, business at his shop has been so-so lately, with cup noodles outselling ramen.
This made him think, why not just stop opening branches and sell cup noodles directly to various cities in the Land of Fire?
The next morning, Tetsuya arrived at the ramen shop early.
"Typed by hand. I'm going out for a bit. I'll leave the shop to you. My clone will stay in the shop. If you don't understand anything, just ask him."
"Okay, teacher."
Although Tetsuya looks about the same age as Tetsuya, he still respectfully calls Tetsuya "teacher".
When Tetsuya first came to learn how to make ramen from him, he was quite surprised. He thought the young man in front of him was the future owner of Ichiraku Ramen, but it seemed the timing didn't match up.
After asking around, he confirmed that the handwritten note was not from Ichiraku, but most likely from the father of the legendary Ichiraku.
The thought of Ichiraku Otsutsuki calling him "Master" in the future made Tetsuya immediately agree to take him as his apprentice.
After explaining the precautions for typing, Tetsuya headed to the main gate of Konoha Village.
The ninja who had been assigned the guard duty had been waiting for a long time.
"Hey! Mr. Chiba, I've been waiting for you for ages."
"Shuoye?! I didn't expect you to be the one who accepted the mission."