Chapter 19: Hanako's Refusal! Power Attribute Doubles to Jonin Level!

After the dinner gathering, Hanako didn't immediately go home. He noticed that Minato-sensei hadn't left yet, so he suspected that there was something else the teacher wanted to discuss.

And he was right.

"The Third Hokage has assigned a B-ranked mission for Team 9 to complete," Minato-sensei slowly began.

"A B-ranked mission?" Hanako frowned.

"That's correct."

Minato-sensei handed him a scroll.

"You can take a look at it."

Opening the scroll, Hanako scanned the mission details, and his expression instantly turned ugly.

This mission involved infiltrating the Grass Country to gather intelligence.

Has the Third Hokage lost his mind?

The Grass Country? Wasn't that a mission only suitable for Genin?

From Hanako's understanding, the Grass Country was extremely chaotic, surviving by selling intelligence from the three major ninja villages.

Based on this, it was certain that the Grass Country was filled with many spies from various ninja villages.

Moreover, being caught between the Fire, Wind, and Earth countries further intensified the chaos within the Grass Country.

Closing the scroll, Hanako respectfully returned it to Minato-sensei.

Then he said, "Sensei, I refuse to accept this mission."

"Hmm?" Minato-sensei was taken aback, not expecting this answer.

After all, he was a genius, with a record of defeating a Jonin when he was still a Genin.

So in Minato's eyes, the mission assigned by the Third Hokage was reasonable.

"Hanako, this is a mission designated by the Third Hokage," Minato-sensei reminded him.

"Our team is currently in the resting period, which is seven days, right, sensei?" Hanako asked.

"That's correct," Minato-sensei nodded.

"And according to Village Regulation 75, during times of peace, the village cannot force a Genin team to execute a specific mission."

Upon hearing this regulation, Minato-sensei was stunned.

How come he didn't know about it?

"The village has such a regulation?"

"Yes," Hanako affirmed confidently. "And it was enacted by the Second Hokage."

Well, well.

How did you know about a regulation passed by a previous Hokage?

Minato-sensei wanted to ask, but considering that he himself wasn't aware, he held back.

"However, by doing so, you would be disregarding the Hokage's orders and not abiding by the ninja rules," Minato-sensei reminded him once again.

"Sensei, am I really the one who doesn't abide by the rules?" Hanako asked seriously.

At that moment, Minato-sensei froze.

It seemed that...

The one not abiding by the rules was the Third Hokage?

Seeing Minato-sensei lost in thought, Hanako added fuel to the fire.

"Sensei, compared to the Third Hokage not abiding by the rules, I believe you are the most suitable candidate for the position of Hokage."

"Shut up!" Minato-sensei's expression turned serious, his tone admonishing.

"Don't say such things in the future."

"Oh." Hanako hurriedly nodded.

After a moment, Minato-sensei took back the scroll.

"I will help Team 9 decline this mission."

"Thank you, sensei!" Hanako was overjoyed.

With this, he could continue to spend his days in the village.

Why should he go on missions when he could become stronger just by staying in the village?

He still had lingering shadows from the previous escort mission.

And Hanako was well aware that his four-dimensional attributes were increasing exponentially. As long as he could get through a period of time, he could easily punch through a small mountain.

So the Third Hokage assigned him a B-ranked mission, huh?

By then, he would make Apejōn do missions every day.

Just wait and see!

Before leaving, Minato-sensei asked a few more questions.

"Now that you're the captain of Team 9, what suggestions do you have for the team?"

Without hesitation, Hanako replied, "I believe the team's biggest problem at the moment is a lack of mission experience."

"And?" Minato-sensei prompted.

"So, starting from tomorrow, I've decided to lead the team in taking D-ranked missions to hone their mission experience."

Minato-sensei left.

Hanako could see a tinge of sadness on his teacher's face.

"Having a good team leader is really important~~"

He sighed and went home to sleep.

After all, the resting period was over.

The sun was shining brightly.

The sound of cicadas filled the air.

Hanako rubbed his eyes and realized he had overslept again.

As usual, he opened his attribute panel.

And when he saw it, he jumped off the bed in disbelief.

Name: Hanako

Age: 12 years old

Strength: 112 (56*2) [Jonin-level]

Constitution: 72 [Jonin Level] Agility: 90 [Jonin Level] Spirit: 80 [Intermediate Immunity] Chakra Capacity: 354 Skills: None Ninjutsu: None Overall Strength Evaluation: Novice Genin

"My strength doubled to Jonin level?"

To be honest, Hanako thought the system would give him an elite Jonin level or something similar. He didn't expect his strength to directly reach Jonin level.

Delighted, he shifted his gaze downward.

Then, his expression froze.

"Why is my overall strength still evaluated as a novice Genin?"

Is this even logical?

After thinking about it for a while, he realized that it seemed logical.

"If this strength evaluation is based on ninja ranks, then as someone who hasn't mastered any ninjutsu, I am indeed a Genin."

That's right!

I'm just a Genin.

Closing the panel, Hanako walked into the yard and lay down on the wooden chair.

"The strength attribute for an ordinary person should be around 10 points."

He noticed this since the system was activated.

"Which means my current strength is eleven times that of an ordinary person?"

With this thought, Hanako suddenly realized that his current strength might not be as impressive as he initially thought.

Can this strength really demolish a small mountain?

Clearly, that's not possible.

Calculating purely based on physical strength, it would require an extremely powerful impact.

"However, if my strength attribute doubles a dozen more times, then I will have strength a hundred or a thousand times stronger than now."

"I can't rush it. I have to remain steady."

Hanako silently reminded himself.

"So, the strength attribute of a Jonin is just a measuring standard."

To put it plainly, simply having 100 points of strength doesn't mean one is a Jonin-level powerhouse.

After understanding this, Hanako felt a bit hungry.

"Wait a minute! What am I forgetting?"

He couldn't recall something important.