69novels Chapter 100 I may not remember who gave it to me, but I remember very clearly who didn't!
Chapter 100 I may not remember who gave it to me, but I remember very clearly who didn't!
Chapter 100 I may not remember who gave it to me, but I remember very clearly who didn't!
"Konoha ninja, thank you so much..."
"You're welcome. We'll naturally complete the tasks you paid to post."
"Those wild boars have been roaming the mountains lately, and we haven't gone hunting for several days..."
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"Not at all, it's what we should do. The wild boars in the area have been cleared out, so you can hunt with peace of mind."
"They even gave us wild boar meat! That's a top-quality tonic..."
"Haha, then please have some more."
Kakashi crossed his arms and leaned against the stone wall, his dead fish eyes silently watching the crowd.
To be precise, he was watching Uchiha Ike in the crowd.
Quite some time passed like this.
Uchiha Ike then pulled himself away from the enthusiastic villagers and walked over with a smile on his face.
Kakashi's Adam's apple bobbed as he asked, "You seem quite pleased?"
"What's wrong?" Uchiha Ike clapped his hands. "We successfully completed the mission, can't we be happy?"
Over the past few days, they have wiped out several wild boar herds, and together with Kurenai Yuhi's group, they have become part of Tsunade's target.
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"...You know that's not what I'm asking."
"Then what are you asking?"
"I don't understand why simply receiving gratitude from ordinary people makes you so happy."
"Why?" As if hearing a funny question, Uchiha Ike's smile widened: "Of course, it's because I'm a helpful and kind person."
Kakashi glanced at Uchiha Ike speechlessly, his lips twitching slightly.
Uchiha Ike is a helpful and kind person—that's the only thing he can't accept.
Kakashi had no interest in asking any further questions. He got up from the wall and walked out of the nameless village.
He didn't care about anything else as long as the task was completed.
"Hey, wait for me..."
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Uchiha Ike waved goodbye to the villagers as he leisurely followed Kakashi.
The two then left the village.
Kakashi remained silent throughout the journey, and Uchiha Ike naturally didn't bother to speak either, simply looking at the system panel suspended in the air with a smile.
[A token of gratitude from Chikawa Kaori was detected!]
Gain 4 points and increase defense by 0.8%!
[A message of gratitude from Momiji Momoko was detected!]
[Gain 5 points and increase defense by 1%!]
That's great.
Looking at the constantly refreshed message bar.
Uchiha Ike maintained his smile.
He is indeed helpful, but there are reasons why he is.
One afternoon not long ago, in the Uchiha clan's territory, Uchiha Ike encountered an old woman who had fallen down.
I thought White Zetsu was about to get beaten up again, but he ended up helping a real old lady.
It was around that time that Uchiha Ike discovered that his system had been triggered.
It turns out that as long as there is an emotional fluctuation, even an ordinary person can trigger the system.
Of course, this is on the premise that the fluctuation range is large enough.
Just like that old lady who fell down alone in a secluded alley. If no one had passed by, she might have been in mortal danger. After being helped up by Uchiha Ike, she was naturally extremely grateful.
Therefore, after Tsunade set the goal of "completing one hundred wild boar missions", Uchiha Ike immediately thought that the meat could be given to those in need.
So who is the person who needs it?
Naturally, these are the villagers who were troubled by hordes of wild boars and ultimately had no choice but to send missions to Konoha.
Although there were no ninjas among these villagers, and they were all ordinary people, even a small amount of food is still food, and together they could make a full meal.
When Uchiha Ike resolved their life's troubles, they sincerely thanked Uchiha Ike and received their first wave of gold coins.
When Uchiha Ike gives away the meat of the wild beasts that prevented them from hunting for free, their emotions will rise again, and a second wave of gold coins will be released.
Anyway, leaving these wild boars in the wild would only benefit other animals, so it's better to send them to these villagers.
In this way, the villagers filled their stomachs, and he gained emotional value—it was a win-win situation.
Furthermore, when they approach Uchiha Ike with trepidation, wanting to express their gratitude, they find that this ninja is unexpectedly approachable, which greatly pleases the villagers, thus generating a third wave of gold coins.
With Kakashi's aloof demeanor standing beside him as a contrast, Uchiha Ike's gentle image became even more deeply ingrained in people's minds. The increased friendliness among the villagers naturally led to him earning even more points.
All of this process combined resulted in a 20% increase in his defense and a full 100 more points than before he left the village. Even if he tried his best to tease White Zetsu or Obito, it would take two or three attempts to accumulate that many points.
Therefore, now when he sees villagers, his eyes light up, as if he is looking at crop after crop of leeks waiting for him to harvest, and he can't wait to run up to them and ask them what's wrong.
And when he was about to end his mission, he was filled with reluctance.
"What a pity, we have to go on to do other missions later."
Looking at the villagers waving goodbye at the village entrance, Uchiha Ike sighed.
Kakashi stared silently at the ground.
After a long pause, he said in a low voice, "Not everyone will thank you."
It's worth noting that his father, Sakumo Hatake, gave up continuing his mission to save his teammates' lives.
As a result, after returning to the village, he was slandered, with people saying that he had no regard for the village's interests.
Even the teammates he saved turned around and blamed him.
People can't trust each other, and the villagers in these villages are no exception. Kakashi just glanced around and saw that several people didn't express their gratitude to Uchiha Ike from beginning to end. They just took the wild boar meat and went home without looking back.
He felt sorry for Uchiha Ike.
It was as if I felt sorry for my father back then.
However, upon hearing Kakashi's words, Uchiha Ike simply smiled.
"I already know what you're saying... but it doesn't matter."
"Why?" Kakashi asked.
Uchiha Ike didn't answer, but instead smiled and asked a completely unrelated question: "Kakashi, do you think I'm a petty person?"
Kakashi paused for a moment, then nodded seriously.
Besides the fact that "Uchiha Ike is a kind person who enjoys helping others," this was the second thing he couldn't accept.
Seeing Kakashi nod, Uchiha Ike smiled broadly: "Very good, Kakashi, I'll remember you."
Kakashi choked on his words:
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Uchiha Ike smiled and shook his head: "You're still too young."
He knew, of course, that there were a few people in the crowd who hadn't thanked him, since he had been keeping a close eye on the system messages.
Uchiha Ike probably doesn't quite remember who is grateful to him.
But Uchiha Ike remembers all too well who wasn't grateful to him!