Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 142, the upcoming dungeon.

Thus, after successfully recruiting Kakuzu and Uchiha Shisui, the [Jin] organization once again welcomed its third core combatant—Deidara, a Explosion Release genius from Iwagakure.

After the breathtaking "art exhibition" in the desert, Menma looked at Deidara's almost burning, fanatical, and worshipful gaze and became absolutely certain that even if he told Deidara to leave now, this blond boy would do everything in his power to stick to him until he was accepted.

What followed was simple and logical. Menma successfully activated the Flying Thunder God Technique again, taking Deidara, who was still immersed in extreme excitement, directly back to the [Jin] organization's base located in the hidden underground of the Land of Hot Springs.

He brought Deidara to Hizashi and gave him a brief introduction. Hizashi looked at the boy who had not long ago been on the intelligence roll and was a direct disciple of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and was now being "recruited" back by his leader so quickly. He couldn't help but feel a surge of sincere admiration. His leader's efficiency was always astonishing.

However, after a brief moment of admiration, a rather awkward reality arose: the current [Jin] organization did not seem to have any immediate use for Deidara.

Unlike Kakuzuna, who immediately grasped and demonstrated amazing talent in financial management and business operations, and Shisui, who was able to quickly reorganize the Uchiha clan and build and train the Anbu, Deidara's highly destructive Explosion Release art, at a time when the organization is focused on infiltration, management, and accumulation, cannot find a suitable position where he can fully utilize his abilities.

Faced with this situation, Menma offered a pragmatic and long-term solution. He clearly pointed out that Deidara was currently in a golden period of rapid growth in strength, and rather than forcibly assigning him tasks that were not suitable for him, it would be better to let him focus wholeheartedly on his own improvement.

"At this stage, your task is to diligently hone your art, deeply develop and study your Explosion Release technique, and continuously improve," Menma said to Deidara. "What you need is a place where you can unleash your full potential without worrying about attracting attention."

Hizashi immediately understood the leader's intention and efficiently used the organization's resources in the Land of Hot Water to quickly build a fully equipped private training ground for Deidara in a remote mountainous area far from towns and people.

This place is spacious and secluded enough for him to experiment with various explosives and develop his own higher form of "art".

Menma also fulfilled part of his promise, explaining the core principles of energy compression and form stabilization of the [Spiral Wheel] to Deidara in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Deidara listened intently, his eyes sparkling with understanding, nodding thoughtfully.

Finally, he clapped his hands, his face beaming with excitement and a burst of inspiration.

"It's decided! From now on, the name of my ultimate art technique will be 'C5: Exploding Spiral Wheel'! Hmm!"

...Never mind, as long as he's happy. Menma looked at Deidara's smug expression, as if he had already witnessed the blossoming of a new art form, and decided not to dwell on the naming issue.

Before leaving, Menma gave Deidara a final instruction: if he encountered any technical difficulties that were hard to understand or overcome during his training, he should write them down in detail, and he would answer them for him when he came next time.

Thus, Menma's mission to recruit Deidara has finally come to a successful conclusion.

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The camera then shifts back to Konoha Village. During this period, Naruto, Satsuki, Sakura, and their mentor, Jonin Kakashi, were almost completely immersed in a repetitive "working class" routine.

Finding cats, finding dogs, helping villagers buy groceries, taking care of noisy children... the daily D-rank missions are utterly monotonous. Today, Class Seven has once again been assigned a seemingly ordinary cat-catching mission.

However, this employer is no ordinary one. The client is none other than the wife of the daimyo of the Land of Fire, and the person they need to find is her beloved Hakimi, Little Tiger.

What breed of cat is this? Naruto was puzzled. He remembered that the Fire Country Daimyo's residence was in the Fire Capital. Why had this cat come to Konoha?

The mission itself wasn't difficult. Using their ninja tracking skills, they quickly found the escaped Hakimi in the woods on the edge of the village.

But when they watched the plump daimyo's wife rub her powdered face affectionately, almost suffocatingly, against the obviously frightened and struggling cat, Naruto seemed to understand why the cat had chosen to run away time and time again.

After handing over the mission and receiving the generous reward, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting behind the mission distribution table, and Iruka-sensei standing to the side, both looked at them with gratified eyes.

"Kakashi, Naruto, Sakumo, and Sakura," the Third Hokage said slowly, taking a drag on his pipe, "Your group's efficiency and performance in completing missions have been outstanding and consistent lately. I think it's time to assign you higher-level missions."

Upon hearing this, Satsuki and Sakura, who had been somewhat listless due to doing odd jobs for a long time, instantly brightened up, their faces showing anticipation.

"Wait a minute, Hokage-sama," Iruka-sensei said with some concern, "Isn't this a bit too early for them? After all, they've only been genin for a short time..."

"Don't worry, Iruka," the Third Hokage gently interrupted him. "Naruto and the others aren't ordinary genin. Besides, this is only a C-rank mission for them, mainly involving protection work, so theoretically they won't encounter any battles between ninjas. Plus, with Kakashi personally looking after them, there won't be any problems."

After calming Iruka down, Naruto suddenly understood. It seemed the Land of Waves arc was about to officially begin. The infamous NPC, the bridge-building master Tazuna, known for his moral blackmail and exaggerating mission levels, was finally about to make his appearance.

But at the same time, another thought arose in Naruto's mind. If the mission's destination really was the Land of Waves... it would be an excellent opportunity. He could conveniently pull those two into the [Jin] organization. It would save Naruto the trouble of searching the world for them.

Just as Naruto was secretly calculating, the Third Hokage spoke towards the door. "This C-rank mission requires you to escort someone. Alright, client Tazuna, you may come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open. An old man, reeking of alcohol and walking unsteadily, walked in. He wore a straw hat, carried a simple bag, and most noticeably, he was holding a bottle of liquor, which he was drinking without any restraint, looking completely drunk.

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(There will be one more update today. I hope the start of school won't affect my data usage too much.)