Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 226 Tetsuya: Come on, Sasuke, let's go out and show off!

"Alright, that's settled then. I understand. Now that the Land of Waves is one of the member states of our alliance, I will definitely help you if you ask me for help. I will send people over when the time comes."

"Thank you very much, Lord Chiba."

"That's all for now."

After hanging up the phone, Tetsuya looked at Gato's name in the call log and a playful smile appeared on his face.

"Heh, what an impatient guy. He's only just joined the alliance and he's already thinking about climbing the ladder and taking advantage of others."

When Kado found out that someone had gone to Konoha to post a mission and ask for help, he panicked a little.

Although he had gathered a considerable number of subordinates, including some powerful rogue ninjas, these guys were not even in the same league as the ninjas of Konoha.

That's why the phone call just now happened.

“Perfect timing. I was just thinking of finding an opportunity to get rid of this guy and indirectly take control of the Land of Waves. Now, this is the perfect opportunity.”

"Speaking of which, I wonder if Team 7 still takes on missions from the Land of Waves. I heard from Rin that Naruto, Hinata, and Sakura formed Team 7, and Kakashi is still their teacher."

"In other words, Hinata has her eye on Sasuke's position. That's good; the Crown Prince and Crown Princess can start cultivating their relationship in advance."

"but......"

Tetsuya looked outside and saw Sasuke sweeping the yard with a broom, a grin spreading across his face.

"Hehe, how could the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura's chakra not meet?"

Sasuke, who was aimlessly sweeping with a broom, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

"What's going on? Is someone trying to assassinate me? That can't be right. I'm in Daming Prefecture right now. Who would dare to do that?"

Sasuke shook his head, banishing the distracting thoughts from his mind.

"Ugh! Damn it, I still have to sweep the floor here. Who said sweeping is a form of cultivation? I don't feel any sense of getting stronger at all!"

"This shows that you haven't grasped the essence of sweeping yet."

"Chiba Daimyo!"

When Sasuke saw Tetsuya come out of the house, he immediately became obedient.

After all, as Uchiha, admiration for strength is ingrained in their bones, and for Sasuke, this Chiba Daimyo was an absolute powerhouse.

"What, you're not happy that I assigned you to sweep the floor here?"

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied, I just don't understand, Daimyo Chiba, what exactly is the essence of sweeping that you're talking about?"

If someone else had said this to him, he would never have believed it, but since it was Chiba Tetsuya who said it, he was the one who said it.

This is a ruthless person who can reverse life and death and manipulate the entire world.

Since he said that, he must have his reasons.

Tetsuya coughed lightly and said seriously.

"Ahem, Sasuke, what do you think I'm asking you to sweep here for?"

Sasuke tilted his head, answering with a puzzled look.

"What else is there to clean? It's just cleaning the yard, isn't it?"

"Wrong! Utterly wrong."

Tetsuya rejected Sasuke's answer.

"What really needs cleaning is not the yard, but your heart."

"Heart?"

"That's right, you have too many distracting thoughts. When you can sweep away all those distracting thoughts, just like you would sweep this yard, then you will be able to start growing continuously."

After listening to Tetsuya's words, Sasuke actually started to think about it seriously, but it seemed that he couldn't figure it out.

"Alright, if you can't figure it out now, don't think about it anymore. Let's go, I'll take you out for a couple of days."

"Going out to play?"

“That’s right. Apart from fighting Kimimaro and the others, you haven’t really fought against anyone else, have you? I’ll take you to experience a real battle.”

"A real battle? Good, I'd love to see how real ninjas fight and kill each other."

"Haha, let's go then. Maybe I can even introduce you to your old classmates. Do you remember Naruto Uzumaki?"

"Naruto Uzumaki? Of course I remember him, that loser."

"Hehe, Naruto Uzumaki is different now. He has successfully graduated and is now a proud Konoha genin."

"Who? That bottom-of-the-class Naruto Uzumaki? He's already a genin?"

Sasuke was clearly somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected that the perennial loser could become a genin. But when he saw Tetsuya nod, he immediately let out a cold laugh.

"Heh, Konoha is really getting worse and worse. Even a loser like him can become a genin. Is there really no one else they can use?"

"Haha, don't be too happy yet. Naruto has changed quite a bit. You'll see when you have the chance to meet him."

Meanwhile, even without Sasuke, the new Team 7, after carrying out a series of tasks such as catching cats and dogs and helping old men with farm work, finally received an escort mission to leave the village.

Escort Tazuna, the architect from the Land of Waves, back to the Land of Waves.

At first, apart from the unpleasant smell of alcohol, the drunken old man didn't seem to have any other problems.

It wasn't until he encountered the Hidden Mist Ninja's assassination attempt on the road that Kakashi realized something was wrong.

However, at Naruto's and the others' insistence, and with Tazuna constantly feigning pitifulness, Kakashi ultimately decided to continue leading the three on the mission.

"Let's get this straight: you concealed mission information. According to the rules, we can withdraw and cancel the mission at any time. So, you can't hide anything from us anymore, understand?"

Dazner nodded repeatedly.

"I know, I know, don't worry, I won't hide anything anymore."

"Those two ninjas weren't the real main force. Among the rogue ninjas recruited by Gato, there's one even stronger than them, but compared to you, he's still considerably weaker."

In closing, Tazuna added a flattering remark, as if afraid Kakashi would turn around and leave if he knew there were other powerful opponents.

Kakashi nodded, then looked at Naruto and the others before finally speaking.

"Naruto, if anything unexpected happens, remember to prioritize protecting your teammates, understand? As for missions and such, those are secondary."

"Sigh! But wouldn't that be different from the ninja code taught at the ninja academy? Shouldn't we ninjas prioritize missions?"

Sakura answered from the side.

“Idiot Naruto, as ninjas we should do the right thing for a normal mission. But because he concealed crucial information, the mission rating was wrong, and we accepted a mission that exceeded our strength rating. According to the rules, we can abandon it at any time.”

"Naruto-kun isn't stupid, he's just more gentle."

When Sakura called Naruto an idiot, Hinata couldn't help but speak up in Naruto's defense.

Naruto didn't seem to care, and instead patted his chest to assure him.

"Don't worry, Kakashi-sensei, I will protect everyone!"

Kakashi glanced at the confident Naruto, then turned away.

"Seriously, whatever. Let's keep going. Hopefully, the road ahead will be smoother."