#98 - Chapter 98: The mysterious boss lady's unregulated racing competition?

"That's even better since you know him!"

Elder Jiro laughed heartily, his expression suddenly turning serious as he bowed deeply to Naruto and the others. "I'm counting on you from now on!"

Sakura didn't expect the head of the organization, Elder Jiro, to give them such a grand salute, so she said after a moment of愣, "Don't worry, Elder Jiro. Our team has a 100% mission completion rate so far!"

"One hundred percent?"

Elder Jiro was overjoyed.

Originally, he was worried that this ninja team was too young to be a match for the ninja hired by the Karashi family, but now he could finally relax!

Tsunade is truly a good friend!

After leaving the Wasabi family, Naruto and his team needed to stay with Morino Idate at all times to prevent the opposing ninja from launching a sneak attack before the race!

However, Naruto didn't quite agree with this method of protection.

If he could, he wanted to go directly to the Karashi family and take care of all their contestants.

Wouldn't that solve the problem better?

He felt that the Wasabi family was too weak. The enemy was already using underhanded tactics, yet they were still adhering to their principles and only playing defense.

However, he hadn't been paid to assassinate anyone, so he didn't go the extra mile.

In the evening,

Morino Idate was shopping and strolling around the streets, while Naruto and the others followed and protected him, also strolling around the streets.

Sakura came to a general store and saw several wallets inside.

"Naruto!"

Sakura picked up a wallet from the general store and asked, "This dog looks like Kakashi-sensei's summon, Pakkun. How could it be made into a wallet and placed here?"

Naruto curiously came over and discovered that this general store really had something special.

Not only Pakkun, Kakashi's summon, but also Gamabunta, Gamakichi, Manda, Katsuyu, and even Ton-Ton the pig were there!

This shop owner has seen the world!

Naruto glanced at the price, 300 Ryo for one wallet.

A little expensive!

"Boss, I want this dog wallet!" Sakura suddenly said to the shop owner.

Naruto looked at Sakura in confusion. "What are you buying this wallet for?"

"I plan to give it to Kakashi-sensei. He should like it!" Sakura said with a smile.

What a good subordinate!

Naruto thought.

He looked at the remaining wallets, hesitated for a moment, and bought them all.

"Madam, can I ask who made these wallets?"

"I made them. How is it? Not bad craftsmanship, right?"

Facing Naruto, a big customer, the shop owner beamed with joy.

Naruto sized up the madam, who was old and haggard and bore a slight resemblance to Jiraiya, with some surprise.

Could it be that this madam was once a resident of Konoha?

But why is even Gamakichi here?

Gamakichi has only grown up recently, right?

The more Naruto thought about it, the more strange he found the madam.

However, before Naruto could continue to ask, there was a commotion outside.

Bang!

With the sound of a wooden plank breaking, a middle-aged man was thrown out of the store.

"Plea...please, let me go!" The man sat on the ground, pleading.

"Hmph, who do you think you are to be able to do business here? How dare you offend someone from the Karashi family!"

The three people who claimed to be from the Karashi family stared fiercely at the man, their words full of threats.

"I...I don't mean it that way, but I still need you to pay," the man said timidly, lacking confidence.

"It seems you haven't figured out the situation yet!"

"Let me teach you a lesson, idiot!"

Hearing that the man still wanted them to pay, one of the three cracked his knuckles, signaling his two companions to go into his shop.

He grabbed the man's sleeve, pulled him up, and threw a punch at him!

Just as the fist was about to hit the man, Sasuke caught his fist.

"Get lost if you don't want to be beaten," Sasuke said coolly.

"Who are you, brat!"

Seeing that someone dared to stand up for him, the three didn't care whether Sasuke was a ninja or not and threw their fists at Sasuke.

But the three were just ordinary hooligans, how could they be Sasuke's match?

In just a few moves, the three were beaten so badly that their own mothers wouldn't recognize them.

"Kid, you know how powerful we are now, right?"

"Pay attention next time. We'll let you off this time!"

The three who were beaten had bruised noses and swollen faces, but their verbal skills didn't diminish.

But after Sasuke cracked his knuckles, the three immediately scurried away.

Before running away, they threw their wallets to the man who had been beaten earlier.

"Tha...thank you!"

The man thanked him gratefully, but Sasuke ignored him and went straight back to Morino Idate's side.

"Sasuke-kun, you're so handsome!" Sakura said with admiration.

"It's really satisfying. Those guys from the Karashi family are really too much!" the shop owner complained indignantly.

"I hope the Wasabi family can win this competition."

It was obvious that compared to the Karashi family's violent rule, the villagers here preferred the Wasabi family's benevolent rule!

But Naruto didn't bother with this kind of thing. He would go back tomorrow after finishing the mission.

Anyway, as long as no one died.

"Here!"

Naruto threw a wallet to Sasuke.

Sasuke subconsciously took it and found that it was a purple snake-shaped wallet.

"What's this?" Sasuke looked at Naruto in confusion.

"Trust me, you'll need it in the future!" Naruto said seriously as he looked at Sasuke.

Will need it in the future?

Sasuke didn't understand, but since Naruto said so, he still put it away.

But when he changed wallets, Naruto took away 3,000 Ryo from him!

The original price was 300 Ryo, and this resale was 3,000 Ryo, a tenfold difference!

And Naruto's explanation was also very simple - I foresaw your future, what's wrong with charging you a little bit for the cost of foreseeing the future?

The next day,

Before dawn, thousands of people gathered at Izumi Port to wait for the start of this grand shrine festival competition!

After all, this was not a simple festival activity, but a festival concerning the fate of the people of the entire town!

Each town's residents had their own supported organization, hoping they would be victorious!

That's right, Elder Jiro, who was known for his benevolence, was not liked by all the town's residents.

Many town residents also benefited from the Karashi family, so they didn't want the Wasabi family to win!

"The competition is about to start. Let's first understand the rules of the competition." Naruto handed a piece of paper to Sakura and Sasuke.

Because the mission was to protect Morino Idate, they needed to understand Morino Idate's subsequent actions.

"Let me see...The starting point is Karashi Port. After departing, head towards the Sozurogi Shrine, but it seems like you have to take a boat because of the sea!"

"After arriving at the Sozurogi Shrine, you need to obtain one of the Dragon and Tiger Treasure Orbs, and then run to the Hōda Shrine on Ōuzu Island to enshrine it to complete the task!"

"And there are no other rules besides these. Setting traps and stopping teammates are all fine. That's why their festival activities can hire ninjas!"

After knowing the rules, Naruto had only one thought in his mind - QQ Speed ​​Prop Race (Real Person Edition)!