[Ding—mission Complete: King of the Forest]
[Obtained mission Rewards: 2000 Experience, 2000 Points, Racial Talent · Forest Favor, Special Building · Beast King Hall, bloodline evolution opportunity ×1]
The system notification sounded in his mind, and a smile slowly spread across Yang Jiu's face.
"Another piece of good news."
With a thought, the system interface expanded before his eyes.
[strongest wolf clan system]
Race: Wolf Clan
Level: 2 (6400/10000)
Members: 80
Racial Talents: Wind Body, Bronze Skin and Iron Bones, Forest Favor
Racial Ninjutsu: Storm Blade, Chakra Refining Technique (Wolf Clan Exclusive Edition)
Racial Points: 6800
[individual wolf panel] [mission] [warehouse] [mall]
Yang Jiu glanced at it; his experience was more than halfway full, and his points had risen to 6800.
He clicked on the newly acquired racial talent.
[Forest Favor: When fighting in forest terrain, all attributes +30%, recovery speed +100%. Can stack with other talents.]
Yang Jiu's eyes lit up.
All attributes +30%!
Recovery speed doubled!
And it could stack with Wind Body and Bronze Skin and Iron Bones—this meant that in the forest, the Wolf Clan's combat power could more than double!
If Hei Sha's squad had possessed this talent bonus before, they wouldn't have died so easily facing that Konoha Chunin squad.
He then clicked on the special building.
[Beast King Hall: Can be built within Wolf Clan territory. Effect—Increases the majesty of the Wolf Clan, intimidating all beasts; all Wolf Clan members' cultivation speed increases by +50% when inside the hall;]
Yang Jiu licked his lips.
Good stuff.
Finally, he looked at the reward that made his heart race.
bloodline evolution opportunity ×1.
Yang Jiu took a deep breath.
This was the most precious one, allowing the bloodline to evolve once.
This was a transformation occurring entirely at the genetic level, raising the upper limit.
One could even say it was more important than the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
However, now was not the time to use it. He would handle the matters at hand first and save the bloodline evolution for after he returned.
[Ding—New mission Triggered]
[mission 1: Rise of the Wolf Clan—Improve the overall strength of the Wolf Clan]
[mission Objective: At least 30% of members reach Chunin level, 10% of members reach Special Jonin level]
[Current Progress: Chunin level (0%), Special Jonin level (0%)]
[mission Rewards: 5000 Experience, 5000 Points, Racial Ninjutsu ×1, Intermediate Physique Enhancement ×1, bloodline evolution opportunity ×1]
[mission 2: Village of a Hundred Ninjas—Create and support a human Ninja village]
[mission Objective: Transform mountain stronghold forces into an official Hidden Village, possessing at least 100 Ninjas]
[Current Progress: 3/100]
[mission Rewards: 5000 Experience, 5000 Points, Special Building · Ninja Village Contract Stele, Racial Talent · Human-Wolf Resonance]
——
Looking at these two newly released missions, Yang Jiu couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Hiss—
These rewards were frighteningly generous.
The first mission offered 5000 experience, 5000 points, along with a Racial Ninjutsu, Intermediate Physique Enhancement, and a bloodline evolution opportunity—any one of these alone was a gift-pack-level reward, and now they were all stuffed together.
The second mission also gave 5000 experience and 5000 points, plus a special building and a racial talent that sounded impressive: "Human-Wolf Resonance."
Added together, it was—
Ten thousand experience, ten thousand points, one bloodline evolution opportunity, one Racial Ninjutsu, one Intermediate Physique Enhancement, one special building, and one racial talent.
Yang Jiu swallowed hard.
If he completed all of this, the Wolf Clan would truly take flight.
But he quickly calmed down, his gaze falling on the mission objectives.
First: 30% of members reach Chunin level, 10% reach Special Jonin level.
With 80 wolves, 30% was 24 wolves. 10% was 8 wolves.
And now?
He glanced at the member list—aside from himself, whose strength was above Chunin, most of the other wolves were still lingering at the Genin level. Da Can, Hei Sha, and Dao Ba were barely approaching Chunin, but only approaching.
0%.
A long way to go.
The second one was even more exaggerated.
3 Wandering Samurai had to become 100 Ninjas.
However, out of these two missions, the most likely one to be completed first was this one.
After all, they were Ninjas; they didn't necessarily have to be personally trained to count.
Recruited ones worked too.
Aside from those Hidden Villages, there were many Wandering Ninjas in the Ninja World.
It was just that they lacked scale and resources.
Even their Ninjutsu were obtained through immense hardship; they had never undergone systematic training.
Some might just have a bit of Chakra and not even possess any Ninjutsu.
As long as he brought out some good things they didn't have, he believed most Wandering Ninjas would join.
Yang Jiu looked up at Kawajūrō and the other two standing before him.
Kawajūrō felt uneasy under his gaze, and cold sweat began to break out on his back.
"Wolf... Wolf King, what's wrong?"
Yang Jiu stared at him and slowly spoke:
"Kawajūrō, you should have channels to find a large number of Wandering Ninjas, right?"
Kawajūrō was taken aback.
Wandering Ninjas?
His mind raced. Although he didn't know what this Wolf King wanted to do, he still answered honestly:
"Wolf King, if you want to find Wandering Ninjas, the best places are the black markets in various towns and the bounty stations—those people go to take missions when they run out of money, and once the mission is done, they loiter nearby. You can find them by the handful."
He paused and asked tentatively, "Wolf King, do you need me to take the brothers and make a trip?"
"Not for now."
Yang Jiu shook his head slightly, his gaze falling on him with a bit of scrutiny and a bit of... something else.
Kawajūrō became even more flustered under this gaze.
Then, Yang Jiu spoke:
"I intend to establish a Hidden Village centered around this mountain stronghold."
Kawajūrō's pupils dilated slightly.
A... Hidden Village?
"We will subsequently need a large number of Wandering Ninjas to fill it."
Yang Jiu's voice was calm, yet it was like a pebble thrown into a still lake, stirring up layers of ripples in Kawajūrō's heart.
"And you—"
Kawajūrō's heart skipped a beat.
"Will manage this Hidden Village on my behalf."
As soon as the words fell, Kawajūrō froze on the spot.
He opened his mouth to say something, but found his mind was a complete blank.
Manage the Hidden Village on behalf of the Wolf King?
In other words... he would be the village head?
From a bandit leader to the... leader of a Hidden Village?
No, not the leader, but the acting manager.
The true leader was the wolf before him.
But even as an acting manager, that would be the second-in-command of a Hidden Village!
Kawajūrō's breathing became rapid.
He had been a bandit his whole life, fighting, killing, and hiding. When had he ever thought he would have such an opportunity?
"Wolf King, I..."
His voice trembled slightly.
Yang Jiu looked at him, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.
"What, unwilling?"
"Willing! Of course I'm willing!"
Kawajūrō almost knelt down, nodding frantically.
"It's just... I'm afraid my ability isn't enough and I'll delay the Wolf King's great matters..."
Yang Jiu waved a paw.
"If your ability isn't enough, you can learn."
"What's important is—loyalty."
His gaze deepened slightly, and faint arcs of electricity flashed in his deep blue pupils.
"Can you do it?"
Kawajūrō took a deep breath and lowered his head heavily.
"Kawajūrō swears his life in loyalty to the Wolf King!"