"Guy!"
"Your efforts won't be in vain; they will definitely be rewarded!"
Guy looked up and met the tear-filled eyes of Might Duy.
"Dad, can I really do it?"
"Will effort really be rewarded?"
"Of course!"
Might Duy gave a thumbs up, his pearly white teeth sparkling.
"If we can't enroll, we'll run a hundred laps around the training ground. If we can't finish a hundred laps, we'll do a thousand push-ups. If we can't finish a thousand push-ups, we'll do a thousand sit-ups!"
"This is youth!"
Shimura Kaede: "..."
"This must be a monster, right?"
"This must be a monster, right?"
Obito looked at Might Duy and his son with disbelief.
The two who were just crying were now embracing, constantly shouting about 'youth' and such.
Young Obito was stunned by this scene.
"Obito! Don't mock people who are working hard!"
Shimura Kaede lightly tapped Obito's forehead, then turned to look at Might Duy and Guy, softly saying,
"I believe he will definitely become a true powerhouse!"
"Thanks for the support!"
The next second.
Might Duy and Might Guy gave a thumbs up in Shimura Kaede's direction, then started running around the training ground.
"A powerhouse? Him?"
Obito's eyes were full of disbelief.
If a guy like him could become a powerhouse, then Uchiha Obito could become the second Six Paths Sage!
"You, of all people, have no right to mock others, do you?"
"Dead last."
Kakashi rolled his eyes at Obito and scoffed.
However, Kakashi clearly didn't believe that the guy in green clothes with a kappa-like hairstyle, looking like a green toad, would become any kind of powerhouse.
"Kakashi, you arrogant jerk!"
"I challenge you!"
Ignoring Kakashi and Obito's squabble, Shimura Kaede was already drawn in by the system prompt in his mind.
[Buried Genius: As the sect's second-generation and direct disciple, you should build your own influence and contend for the position of sect master. Please unearth the buried Taijutsu genius!]
"Buried genius, huh?"
Shimura Kaede stroked his chin, automatically ignoring the system's abstractness.
Sect Master position? No one would want that!
"This system mission should be referring to Might Duy."
In the original work, Might Duy was just a Genin, living on the very outskirts of the Village.
Because he couldn't take on missions above C-rank, he had been doing cat-catching and trash-cleaning missions in the Village to supplement his family's income.
Life was very tight.
There were even scenes where he knelt for missions.
As for Might Guy, that wasn't the case.
Although he wasn't as prominent as Kakashi, he was one of the fastest to improve in their batch.
At twelve years old, Might Guy had already become a Chunin.
He definitely couldn't be considered 'buried'.
"I wonder what reward I'll get after completing this mission!"
Shimura Kaede's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Although such missions from the system were rare, every reward had greatly satisfied Shimura Kaede.
Not to mention the first Heavenly Spiritual Root.
It was definitely Shimura Kaede's most powerful means of becoming stronger.
Its upper limit was incredibly high, reliably allowing Shimura Kaede to reach the threshold of the Kage-level and beyond.
The reward for becoming Sakumo Hatake's disciple was also very practical, greatly helping Shimura Kaede's strength, and its upper limit was terrifyingly high.
[Host: Shimura Kaede.]
[Age: 4.]
[Bloodline: None.]
[Talent: Wind (Heavenly Spiritual Root)]
[Divine Abilities: Wind Mastery, Wind Sword Intent!]
[Jutsu: Wind Guardian, Hatake Style: Flash, Hatake Style: Iai Slash, Hatake Style Basic Kenjutsu, Three Basic Jutsu, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, Wind Release: Wind Cutter, Wind Release: Violent Wind Palm, Wind Release: Vacuum Orb, Wind Release: Wind Wall!]
Wind Sword Intent.
That was the reward Shimura Kaede had received earlier.
Shimura Kaede had only developed a part of it, but he could already infuse wind-attribute Chakra into his weapons, which not only greatly increased damage but also allowed him to unleash long-range slashes.
If he fully activated the Sword Intent, Shimura Kaede drooled just thinking about the effect.
Shimura Kaede had also learned many Ninjutsu this year.
Both offensive and defensive.
As long as Shimura Kaede thoroughly understood these Ninjutsu and abilities, he could basically unleash the combat power of a Special Jonin.
Coupled with his Wind Guardian, even a regular Jonin wouldn't be able to gain an advantage against him... Night.
A weary Might Guy wolfed down the food in his bowl.
"Father, why aren't you eating?"
Might Duy gently stroked Guy's head:
"I'm not hungry, you eat first."
"Yosh!"
Guy didn't understand the complexities yet and directly gobbled down most of the meal.
After seeing Guy eat his fill, Might Duy quickly began to clear the leftover food.
"Sleep, Guy."
"Okay, Father."
Within a few seconds, snoring echoed through the room.
Might Duy gently tucked Guy in, then got up and walked out of the bedroom.
"There's not much money left at home, but I can't take on C-rank missions or higher..."
Might Duy sighed.
Konoha's missions were all obtained at the Mission Center.
Only the true direct descendants of the Hokage could receive them directly from the Hokage.
For a civilian Ninja like Might Duy, who had no teammates or supervising Jonin, wanting to take on high-level missions was like dreaming.
He usually could only take on low-level missions like catching cats and cleaning garbage.
Not everyone was a 'prince' who could directly rush into Hiruzen Sarutobi's office and demand missions.
Rubbing his somewhat hungry stomach, Might Duy sighed heavily.
"At this rate, we won't be able to make ends meet at home."
Just as Might Duy was lamenting, a figure suddenly appeared.
"Who?!"
Bang!
Aburame Ryoma blocked Duy's whip kick, retreating more than ten meters at high speed to dissipate the force.
"I am a Root Ninja!"
"Root?"
Might Duy finally saw who it was.
The person in front of him wore a black combat suit and an Anbu mask, no different from the Anbu Ninja he usually saw.
Root's attire was similar to Anbu's, just without the tattoos.
But Aburame Ryoma was wrapped very tightly, so Might Duy naturally couldn't tell the difference, thinking that Root and Anbu were the same.
He immediately believed Aburame Ryoma's words.
"I'm sorry! Sir!"
"I thought you were an enemy!"
"Hmph!"
Aburame Ryoma snorted in dissatisfaction, his hand behind his back already trembling slightly.
"This guy's kick is so heavy, I think I might have fractured something. Is this a work-related injury?"
Composing himself, Aburame Ryoma directly threw an envelope to Might Duy and said coldly,
"I am acting on Young Master Feng's orders to hire you as Young Master Feng's Taijutsu instructor. Someone will also handle your son's enrollment!"
"Report to Training Ground Seven tomorrow at 5 PM!"
Whoosh!
A leaf drifted down. As Might Duy was about to ask, Aburame Ryoma instantly shunshined away.
He still had to go to the hospital... "Young Master Feng?"
Might Duy opened the envelope with a puzzled expression, and the next second, his eyes lit up.
"This!"
"200,000 Ryo?!"
Might Duy's mouth gaped open; he had never seen so much money in his life.
Normally, a D-rank mission only paid a few thousand Ryo.
And a portion would be deducted by the Village, leaving him with only about two thousand Ryo.
Even so.
Might Duy couldn't take on many missions, earning less than 10,000 Ryo a month.
After deducting training expenses, very little was left.
What excited Might Duy the most was that his son's enrollment was now possible!
"Thank you! I will not let you down!"
Might Duy tightly clutched the envelope, his eyes filled with determination, a feeling of being needed and recognized filling his entire body.