Please show your mission certificate; I'll record it here."
After Hyuga Mirai finished speaking, he took the mission scroll from the Chunin in front of him, unfolded it for a glance, and then returned it.
"B-rank patrol mission, patrol area is the south of Iwagakure County in the Land of Rivers. The squad has four members. A total of one hundred and twenty Shuriken, forty Kunai, thirty-two Exploding Tags, and emergency medical supplies like bandages are being issued. Here's the list."
Following the procedure, Hyuga Mirai had the other party record their signature, then distributed the requested ninja tools one by one.
Only after sending off this Chunin team did Hyuga Mirai get a moment to rest.
The Sand Ninja's probing actions were becoming more frequent, so Konoha Village also dispatched many patrol or enemy-clearing teams daily; Lord Orochimaru could lead a surprise attack unit to ambush the Sand Ninja, but he certainly didn't want the Sand Ninja to lead a surprise attack unit to ambush their camp.
Two layers of reconnaissance defense lines were set up outside the camp and rotated daily.
Although this was a bit ostentatious, the safety of the Konoha Village camp greatly improved; Jonin Minato Namikaze, Nara Shikaku, and other Jonin all strongly agreed with this, otherwise, if they were ambushed by the Sand Ninja, Konoha Village would lose face.
Lord Orochimaru's move also had a slight selfish motive; the more missions he dispatched, the more military supplies were consumed, which made it easier for Hyuga Mirai to act; in nearly a month, more than half of the supplies had been consumed, with one-third of them being stored by Hyuga Mirai in sealing scrolls and the stomachs of the large snakes in Ryuchi Cave.
By packing items in corrosion-resistant metal, they could be summoned externally through a Shadow Clone, allowing the supplies to be transferred out in an instant.
Aside from being a bit troublesome, Hyuga Mirai had already hoarded enough items; if he didn't sell them soon, he would have to open another storage location.
"Summoning Technique!"
After activating his Byakugan and seeing no one around, Hyuga Mirai summoned a small purple snake and told it, "Go urge Lord Orochimaru."
The small purple snake was now very intelligent, essentially able to understand Hyuga Mirai's meaning and express it.
Upon receiving Hyuga Mirai's command, the small purple snake immediately burrowed into the ground, searching for Lord Orochimaru.
Having endured for so many days, Hyuga Mirai was almost unable to resist the urge to create bio-mechanical assistants; he had already optimized the design to the point where it couldn't be improved further, yet he was confined to the camp due to the war.
It was a bit frustrating.
After a while, a ninja suddenly arrived from outside and said to Hyuga Mirai, "Chunin Hyuga Mirai, Lord Orochimaru is summoning you."
"Understood, I'll be right there."
Hyuga Mirai thought to himself, 'Finally, I can go out,' so he tidied up the scroll files, sealed them properly, said goodbye to the ninja guarding the place, and then left.
Upon arriving at Lord Orochimaru's tent, there were far fewer people inside this time, only Nara Shikamaru, Jonin Minato, and Lord Orochimaru.
Perhaps the other Jonin were out on missions, Hyuga Mirai thought to himself; the Sand Ninja were launching more and more offensives, so it wouldn't be long before they launched a full-scale assault.
"Mirai-kun, the military supplies are well organized, and the records are very clear."
When Lord Orochimaru saw Hyuga Mirai, he first praised him with a smile, then his expression became a little more serious as he continued, "Now there's a mission that requires you, Mirai-kun, to go. After all, besides you, no one in the frontline camp is more suitable for this mission."
Hyuga Mirai already knew in his heart but still pretended not to understand much and asked, "Is it related to military supplies? Logically, the next batch of military supplies should have departed, but there's been no news yet."
Jonin Minato's face showed a hint of surprise as he said, "As expected of Mirai-kun, your observational skills are truly extraordinary."
Hyuga Mirai humbly smiled and said, "Jonin Minato, you flatter me. After all, I deal with military supplies every day now."
Lord Orochimaru interrupted their praise and said, "Mirai-kun, your mission this time is to go to the Fire Country Capital and procure military supplies with the ninjas there. After all, Mirai-kun should be quite clear about how much military supplies the camp needs."
"Understood, this mission…"
"It's a C-rank solo mission, Mirai-kun. You'll depart shortly."
That's more like it. Thank you, Lord Orochimaru!
Hyuga Mirai showed a smile that only he and Lord Orochimaru understood, then immediately said, "I understand, Lord Orochimaru."
After receiving the mission certificate scroll, Hyuga Mirai returned to arrange the handover of military supply distribution; Hyuga Kiyomi and Kurenai Yuhi were out on missions, so he wouldn't leave them a message.
The handover took less than ten minutes, and Hyuga Mirai then left the Konoha Village camp with the mission scroll.
"Finally out, but there's not much time. Looks like I'll have to use the Shadow Clone Technique."
Hyuga Mirai calmly considered; the mission time was only a few days. If he went to the black market, he wouldn't make it to the meeting in the Fire Country. If he went to the Fire Country, he might not have time for the black market.
To handle both sides, he could only use the Shadow Clone Technique.
There shouldn't be much danger within the Fire Country Capital, so Hyuga Mirai could send three Shadow Clones to the Fire Country to complete the mission, providing several layers of insurance; if one clone was dispelled by accident, there would still be two clones.
If the remaining two clones also suffered heavy damage and were dispelled, Hyuga Mirai would directly report to Konoha Village that there was an unknown ninja force in the Fire Country Capital targeting the military supply manager of the Land of Rivers frontline camp.
If three clones were consecutively heavily damaged, it could only mean someone was targeting him, in which case Hyuga Mirai could directly abandon the mission and choose to report it.
This reason was quite sufficient; if the Third Hokage asked Hyuga Mirai why he used the Shadow Clone Technique, he could only say that when performing a mission alone outside, stability must be prioritized.
Having made up his mind, Hyuga Mirai formed a hand seal and created three Shadow Clones.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Currently, Hyuga Mirai's Chakra reserves were greater than a Jonin's, and he felt he was still growing; his Chakra reserves would peak when he was in his early twenties.
The Chakra allocated to the Shadow Clone Technique, as long as they didn't engage in combat, could last for about seven days, which perfectly matched the mission duration.
After the Shadow Clones departed, Hyuga Mirai went to the place where the military supplies were buried; during this time, he had intercepted tens of thousands of Shuriken and Kunai, Exploding Tags, and some other supplies. Although not as numerous as the Kunai and Shuriken, they could still fetch a lot of money.
Upon reaching the burial site, Hyuga Mirai immediately used the Summoning Technique, summoning a Ryuchi Cave snake seventy to eighty meters long.
"Take out the things from underground and put them in your stomach first!"
Sealing scrolls couldn't hold so many items, so they could only be temporarily stored in the snake's belly; with the anti-corrosion material on the outside, it could probably last for another day.
"I need to get to the black market quickly."
Hyuga Mirai opened the black market intelligence Lord Orochimaru gave him; some black markets were specifically for posting missions, and some smaller places were for exchanging bounties, also called exchange offices.
The only place where large quantities of illicit goods could be bought and sold was the exchange office in the Land of Waterfalls.
Selling everything here, then going to the black market in the Grass Country to buy all the necessary items, seven days should barely be enough.
With Hyuga Mirai's current strength, not sleeping for a day or two had little effect.
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