Naruto: Dual-Pupil Uchiha-Chapter 551 - 550 : Genya’s Scheme!!

"Here’s the mission order. This time, the mission is basically yours to issue, and you can decide the deadline yourself!"

The two men handed the mission order to Genya with a tone of helplessness.

They still couldn’t figure out what this young Uchiha heir was thinking—paying for the mission himself and taking it on at the same time!

But what could they do? He had money, and as long as he paid for the mission, they didn’t mind issuing it.

After all, every time someone publishes a mission, the village takes half of the reward, and the remaining portion is distributed among the ninja who carry it out.

Heh, that half usually ended up mostly in the pockets of the Sarutobi clan.

If possible, they secretly hoped Uchiha Genya would make more foolish decisions and post more missions like this.

After all, fools with money weren’t that common. If too much time passed and he couldn’t find the missing people, maybe he’d cancel the mission entirely.

"Deadline? Then let’s just say... until it’s found!" Genya said casually, giving the deadline a completely flexible definition: whenever the person is found. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

As he said this, Genya looked at them with a faint, half-smile, which made the two men feel uneasy.

They couldn’t shake the feeling that something was about to happen, especially when they saw Genya’s teasing smile.

It reminded them of the last time he tried to trick them out of money.

Not wanting to linger and risk another surprise, they handed the mission order directly to him and urged, "Here’s the mission order. You can go now!"

The longer Genya stayed here, the stronger that uneasy feeling grew.

"Fine, then wait for me to deliver the mission!" Genya said with a calm smile and then left with his people.

"Thank you, Lord Genya!"

"Thank you, Lord Genya!"

"Thanks~~"

Even the other villagers at the back hurried out to thank him as he left.

Genya smiled slightly and comforted the families of the missing, telling them to go home and wait for news.

He also promised that if there was any news about their loved ones, they would be the first to know.

Finally, the villagers left with mixed relief and worry.

"Genya... this is the mission you came to accept today?" Kurenai asked as she watched the villagers walk away, her voice tinged with astonishment.

She still felt a little bewildered, increasingly unable to guess what Genya intended to do.

If he truly wanted to help find the missing, he could use the Uchiha’s power to speed things up considerably.

Yet...

Genya had indeed chosen this approach—having others come to accept the mission?

What is he trying to do?

She couldn’t quite figure it out, and she didn’t know what Genya was planning.

"Hehe. Kurenai-sensei, do you know who is behind the missing people?" Genya looked at Kurenai and asked calmly.

"Who?" Kurenai asked out of habit, then lowered her voice and continued, "Could it be... are you saying this has something to do with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura?"

These days, Uchiha Genya had always held hostility toward Danzo and Hiruzen, even subtly hinting that Hiruzen allowed Danzo’s actions.

Could it really be as Genya suspected?

"It seems, Kurenai-sensei, that you’ve already guessed!" Genya looked at her and smiled faintly.

"I’m just following your thoughts to guess!"

Kurenai quickly shook her head, then cautiously continued, "Genya, although you are the heir of the Uchiha clan, there are some things you shouldn’t speak about in Konoha. Otherwise, you could become a target of everyone’s suspicion!"

As she spoke, Kurenai kept a careful eye on her surroundings, making sure no ANBU were watching, before relaxing slightly.

Back then, Kakashi’s father, White Fang of Konoha, had been so prestigious, even having a chance to contend for Hokage.

But in the end, he committed suicide, and there had to have been the Hokage’s hand in it.

Even if a secret mission failed, the details would never have been leaked.

The people behind it wanted to ruin Hatake Sakumo’s reputation, but they didn’t expect him to take his own life.

If Genya truly opposed Hiruzen, although his strength would be formidable, his reputation would be destroyed.

"Hehe... I understand," Genya said calmly, then asked again, "Kurenai-sensei, do you know how many people went missing on our mission?"

Kurenai overestimated Hiruzen’s intelligence but underestimated the Uchiha clan.

Over the years, the reputations of the Uchiha and Sarutobi clans had become polar opposites, though common people only dared to be angry in private.

When the time was right, their downfall would come in an instant.

"How many people?" Kurenai was stunned.

"Over a hundred," Genya said calmly. "And most of them disappeared from areas under Sarutobi’s Police Force. My Uchiha Police Force tried to investigate the missing people, but they were stopped!"

"Over a hundred?" Kurenai took a deep breath, her tone growing serious.

Over a hundred people!

This wasn’t a small number, and it had only been a few dozen days since they went out on their mission!

"How is this possible?" Kurenai finally showed a look of shock on his face and continued, "So many people went missing... Won’t Hiruzen Sarutobi investigate? How is he going to explain this to the civilians?"

Genya spoke again, "Some families... the entire family went missing..."

Hiss—

Kurenai finally fell silent. She didn’t know what to say.

A vast web slowly spread out in Kurenai’s mind.

Within this web, too many high-ranking Konoha officials were involved.

After a long pause, Kurenai finally spoke, "So... what should we do next?"

"Go home and rest." Genya smiled faintly before continuing, "Hiruzen Sarutobi should learn about this mission within a day. After that, it’s up to their reaction."

With that, Genya took the mission scroll and went straight home.

Kurenai glanced at Hinata and the others, agreed on the meeting place for the next day, and then left.

After that, life in Konoha returned to a quiet routine.

Evening.

Two unlucky members of the Sarutobi clan brought the mission scrolls to the Hokage’s office.

"Hokage-sama, here’s the new mission list. A few new missions have been posted in the mission hall!"

As soon as they entered, they handed over the newly posted mission scrolls to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen squinted and glanced at them casually, but suddenly, his eyes froze.

A mission to search for missing people?

Missing people in Konoha?

Posted by: Senju ***, Senju ***.

All of them were members of the Senju clan, and the mission had been posted jointly.

Further down, those who accepted the mission were Kurenai, Hinata Hyuga, Genya Uchiha, and Shino Aburame.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s hand holding the mission scroll tightened sharply.

"Did you take over this mission and post it yourselves?"

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