In the 39th year of Konoha, the Second Ninja World War ended.
Since the 36th year of Konoha, the war between Tang Village, Kumogakure Village and Kirigakure Village has lasted for 3 years.
There were hundreds of battles in three years, and hundreds of casualties on all three sides. The death toll from each of the two major ninja villages was more than that of the Tang Ninja Village.
In other words, in this war, Tang Village, as a small ninja village caused more than twice the casualties of the two large ninja villages.
Because of the active performance of Tang Village, the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning signed a peace treaty with the Land of Hot Spring.
The Water Kingdom acknowledged that the two northern islands belonged to the Soup Kingdom, and the checkpoints set up by the Soup Kingdom in the Wave Kingdom were also recognized by the Water Kingdom. In future trade between the Water Kingdom and the Wave Kingdom, the Kingdom will impose certain tariffs on the Soup Kingdom and will no longer accept commissions in the Wave Kingdom.
The Land of Lightning also promised not to send ninjas to the Land of the Moon, and recognized the checkpoints set up by the Land of Hot Springs on the border of the Land of the Moon. Commercial capitals passing by also imposed certain tariffs on the Land of Hot Springs.
The Rain Country, with its small country and small ninja village, fought against the Fire Country, the Wind Country, and the Iron Country, but was defeated.
The Kingdom of Hot Springs, with its small country and small ninja village, fought against the Kingdom of Lightning, the Kingdom of Water, and the Kingdom of Waves and won.
In this way, with such a comparison, especially since there are no particularly powerful ninjas in Tang Village, and only ordinary ninjas can achieve this level, the entire ninja world has a new respect for Tang Village.
And under this world's attention, in the second year after the end of the war, in the 40th year of Konoha, a "civil strife" broke out in the Tang Village.
According to "rumors", other ninja villages learned that there was a power struggle within the Tang Village, and the shadow of the Daimyo of Tang Country was behind it.
After about a month of civil unrest, some ninjas from the Kingdom of Hot Springs "left" the Hot Spring Village and changed their identities.
The remaining part was directly under the jurisdiction of the Daimyo of Tang Country, and a ninja organization exclusively for the Daimyo was established, which no longer appeared in the form of a ninja village.
The five major ninja villages laughed when they saw this, mocking the short-sightedness of the Daimyo of Tang Country who would go to such lengths to control the Tang Ninjas. The Tang Ninjas who abolished the ninja village system would inevitably lose talent and go downhill in the years to come.
And many people also believe that the ninjas in Tang Village could not bear the horrific "mortality rate" in the previous war, so they launched this coup.
This once powerful ninja village eventually perished because of its cruelty.
In the same year, "perhaps realizing the impact of the disappearance of Tang Ninja Village", the Daimyo of Tang Country proposed an alliance to the Daimyo of Fire Country and sent several extremely beautiful women.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire was very satisfied with those beauties. He sincerely expressed his cherishment for the friendship released by the Land of Hot Springs and expressed his willingness to establish eternal friendship and be good neighbors with the Land of Hot Springs.
Because of the friendly alliance with the Fire Nation, Tang Village can hire Konoha ninjas according to the Fire Nation's procedures for Konoha Village, which saves a lot of trouble in commissioning tasks from other countries.
Before the year was over, Konoha received a large commission from the Land of Hot Springs.
A-level commissioned missions: missions related to the country or village's movements. Joining a war at the request of another country. Missions with rewards between 150,000 ryo and 1 million ryo. Guarding important people, defeating ninja troops, etc.
The ninjas who accepted the mission were: Minato Namikaze, Shiwei Aburame, Choza Akimichi, Jaw Inuzuka, and Kakashi.
Mission description: Follow the caravan to the Kingdom of the Moon and clear out the bandits encountered on the road, which may include ninjas.
"They are just bandits, why are they giving A-level commissions? Do they have money but nowhere to spend it?" Qiu Dao Ding Zuo was very confused.
"It might include ninjas, but that probably doesn't mean they're bandits." Aburame Shiwei pushed up her sunglasses and said calmly.
"He's a ninja from a certain ninja village disguised as a bandit. The most likely one is from the Hidden Cloud Village." Kakashi also analyzed.
"As expected of you, you've become a Chunin at the age of 6. You can think of these things so quickly. Kakashi, you will definitely become an excellent ninja in the future." The captain, Minato Namikaze, praised with a smile.
"It's just this level of reasoning, it's not certain whether it's right or wrong." Kakashi developed a expressionless face at a young age, and he didn't look happy at all even when being praised.
Regardless of the specific details of the mission, a team of four jonin and one chunin is more than enough to handle A-level missions.
The five people came to the country of Tang and met the daimyo of the country of Tang.
They had a general understanding of the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Springs before seeing him, so they were not surprised when they saw a little old man who was only about 1.5 meters tall walking out with a cane.
"Greetings, Daimyo-sama." Namikaze Minato and the other four knelt respectfully on the tatami and saluted.
"Well, ninjas from Konoha, I'm glad you can come." Kaito sat not far in front of the others, with a coffee table in front of him and his crutches placed at his side.
"But." Kaito looked at Kakashi, who was only six years old.
"Is Konoha losing its talent? They actually sent such a young child on a mission. Even our country's Tang Village, which was called brutal by the ninja world, never sent such a young kid on a mission."
"Or are you treating this mission as a joke? If that's the case, I might as well use my shadow guard, who is more reliable." Kaito stroked his beard and shook his head and sighed. Then he picked up the teacup and drank it up. He looked like an old man enjoying comfort.
"Please forgive our offense, but please don't judge a person by his appearance, Daimyo-sama. Although this team member of mine is only six years old, he has already achieved the ninja rank of Chunin. Letting him follow us shows that we value this mission." Namikaze Minato replied appropriately.
"Hmm..." Kaito used the teacup lid to stir the tea leaves in the cup, glanced at Minato Namikaze and the others, and then looked at Kakashi.
"Captain Namikaze Minato, team members Akimichi Choza, Aburame Shiwei, and Inuzuka Jaw are all ninjas whose names match their appearance, so your name must be Kakashi," said Kaito.
Before they arrived at the Land of Hot Springs, the receipt for accepting the mission had arrived, along with the information of the team members who had accepted the commissioned mission.
"Yes." Kakashi responded.
"You became a Chunin at the age of six. If this is true, then you, little brat, have the qualifications to become the future Hokage."Kaito said with a smile.
"Thank you for the compliment." Kakashi remained calm and composed.