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  March 15th. Leaf Vilge.

  It was early m and Daichi was in training ground 3 meditating. 'In 5 days Naruto and the others will graduate. But what will happen on that day? Will everything go the same or will be shot to hell… Since we hadn't gotten a k mission in a while I'm pretty sure I'll get ooday and that'll take me out of the vilge. But for how long? There is a ce that I'll miss their graduation and if anything happens I won't be here to run interference.'

  Daichi had beeing oher or not to leave a Shadow e behind just in case. 'No. That jutsu reduces my chakra. If Kakashi uses the Sharingan during the mission ahat my chakra is cut in half then he might have some questions I'd rather not answer.'

  Daichi opened his eyes a out a breath of air. He stood a he ke running through the training ground. He stood still and thought about everything and finally made a decision.

  'I 't babysit them. If there are any ges and if anything bad happens, then I o see if Naruto or the others ha on their own. For better or worse… I have a feeling I'm going to see the bigger ripple effey as from this point forward. I trust them to protect the future or do I o bear the burden and battle all the enemies myself to make sure the future is secure… What happens on the night of the graduation will decide my course of a in the couple of years.'

  "What's w you?" The sudden voice of Kakashi brought the Genin out of his thoughts. The Jonin rarely saw Daichi having su expression.

  The young ninja looked at his sensei and spoke after a few moments of silence. "It's nothing… and maybe everything."

  The Jonin raised an eyebrow at the cryptiswer. He thought about anything that could be b his student and after a few moments he had an idea. "Your former css is graduating in a few days? Are you worried that your friends won't pass the Genin exam?"

  "No. I'm sure they'll pass even the real Genin exam. But I'm worried about what es after. The giant obstacles and trails some of them would face…"

  Kakashi slightly narrowed his eyes at that statement. He knew Daichi was friends with Sasuke and that they would sometimes train together and he also knew from the Hokage that Daichi was aware of Naruto's e to the ails. 'Are you ed about Sasuke and Naruto? '

  The Jonin spoke. "Daichi, you 't hold their hands every step of the way. No one . Even we as teachers have limits. There are some things in life that you have to gh on your own. All you do is trust them and hope that they get through their trials and tributions and e out stronger."

  "Yeah… you're right sehanks." The Genin said with a small smile. The talk with Kakashi helped a out of his funk.

  "e o's get us a k mission."

  —-

  It was a little after 10 am. Daichi and Kakashi were making their way towards the Hokage tower. The two quickly reached their destination and were soon granted an audieh the kage.

  Hiruzen looked at the two ninjas and spoke. "I have a B Rank mission that I think would be best suited for the two of you."

  Kakashi g his student and Daichi just shrugged his shoulders. "B rank huh. We'll take it."

  Hiruzen nodded and began giving them the details. "Good. You two will be heading to the capital to meet with a man named Ryoma. He's a mediator of sorts. Someone who brokers peace between different pawo panies in the Land of Fire have requested his aid and he has accepted. Your mission is to protect him for the duration of the mission. You will travel with him from the capital to another destination and then once his business is cluded, safely escort him back to the capital."

  Ohe kage gave them the brief overview Daichi raised his hand.

  "Yes Daichi."

  "This mission is Ranked B. So that means we're expected to battle shinobi. But is there any information ohreat level? Is there any info on the pahat hired this Ryoma guy's services?" Daichi asked.

  "We don't have muformation but the two panies are rival corporations that have existed for over 3 decades. What I tell you is that there are many people who don't want to see an alliaweewo. You'll have more information when you meet Ryoma. He'll expin the mission in more detail." Hiruzen said and handed a scroll to Kakashi.

  The Genin nodded and the Jonin took the mission scroll. The two soohe Hokage tower and made their way to the gates of the vilge.

  Daichi looked at the new quest that appeared.

  [Quest created - Protect the Mediator ]

  [The Hokage has assigned your team a B rank mission. Protect your t from bodily harm for the duration of this mission to plete this quest.

  Bonus: Make sure the iatioweewo panies are successful and an alliance is formed.]

  .

  [Rewards:]

  [20000 Exp.]

  [4000 Exp. (Bonus)]

  [Reputation increases with t and everyone else involved.]

  .

  [Failure:]

  [Reputation decreases with t and everyone else involved.]

  [No B Rank missions for a while.]

  [Accept] (Y/N)

  'So the bare minimum is to protect the t but making sure the iations end up a success is a bonus huh. I he experience so I guess I might have to meddle in this if the need arises…'

  Daichi accepted the quest and the two soon reached the vilge gates.

  Kotetsu looked at the mission scroll and then at the Genin. "Man, I envy you. You're already going on B rank missions, meanwhile we're bored out of our minds here." The in said slumped oable.

  Izumo gave his friend a light hand chop to the head and spoke. "e on. We're doing important work here. 't you at least pretend to be serious."

  Daichi chuckled looking at their iions. "I'm sure you guys will get some good missions soon."

  "Yeah yeah… Good lu your mission you two. Imma take a nap." Kotetsu said and closed his eyes.

  Izumo just sighed and sat o his friend. He looked at Kakashi who was ign everything and had his nose buried in his favorite e book. 'He hasn't ged. With how this guy is, it's surprising that Daichi hadn't picked up any of his questionable habits.'

  The gate guard watched the two ninjas exit the vilge and then leaned ba his chair humming to himself.

  —-

  As the two ninjas hopped through the trees in the Land of Fire, Daichi asked his teacher a question. "So sensei, do you know anything about this Ryoma?"

  Kakashi hummed as he recalled what little information he had about the man. "Hmm… I've heard some rumors about him. As Lord Hokage said, he's a peace breaker of sorts. Some call him the 'Dealmaker'. There are rumors that he joins 2 warring fas through mutual self i, manipution of both parties and in some rare cases violence. But these are rumors and they haven't been firmed or anything."

  Daiodded ahe information in mind. 'o use 'observe' on this guy as soon as he's in sight. I get the feeling I'm not dealing with the average mediator.'

  The two man Genin team kept their pad reached the capital in a few hours without fag any problems. They made their way to their t's home and soon came in front of a wealthy mansion.

  "Looks like this Ryoma guy is pretty loaded." Daichi whistled as he looked at the giant gates and the building behind it.

  "e on." The two met the guards outside and were escorted in.

  As the two ninjas ehe living room they saw a man ihy garments waiting for them. He was in his te 40s, tan skin and had a lean body with long bck hair. He had sharp jaws, bck eyes and two piergs in his right ear.

  The man smiled as he looked at the two ninjas. "Wele, wele. I reize young Daichi so then you must be Kakashi Hatake. I expected a in team but I'm satisfied with the two of you. I'm Ryoma."

  The Jonin just smiled at the man while Daichi calmly stood in his spot. 'Observe'

  The gamer ninja quickly read the details and had a more thh uanding of his t.

  'Age 44 and his level is 42. High Genin level and average physical stats but his intelligeat is slightly higher than normal but isn't hy. A ing man who's talent y in business.'

  At this time Kakashi spoke. "Lord Hokage mentiohat you would need prote for the whole duration of our mission. Since you asked for a B rank mission I'm assuming you believe there will be ninjas after you?"

  Ryoma nodded in agreement.

  "Then I will need more details on our mission. The routes, destination, the parties involved and the likes."

  "Of course." Ryoma smiled and g the servant standing to the side. "Bring something to drink for my guests here."

  After the maid bowed and disappeared the wealthy man turo the two ninjas and motiohem to the nearby chairs.

  The older man began to expiuation in more detail. "Alright to begin with, there are two pahat have requested my aid in seeing if an alliance be made betweehe Satoru corporation and the Rising Sun corporation. I'm sure you're aware of their business."

  Kakashi leaned back as he thought about the two famous panies. "I've heard of them. They deal with resathering, processing and even transportation through the Land of fire and its b small nations."

  "Yes. Exactly. Wood is a crucial resource used in stru, furniture and on making. These two panies are the biggest ohat's responsible for sustainable logging of trees, transportation of timber and its processing into usable forms."

  Daichi had also heard about the two aforementioned corporations. "I heard they expaheir reato agricultural resources. They've even released a few food products." The Genin spoke.

  Ryoma was surprised that the Genihat information. "Very good Daichi. I'm impressed. You know not many Genin have susight on what happens outside their borders. Especially if it doesn't have anything to do with the shinobi world."

  "I like to keep myself apprised of major events happening in the world. Maybe i if a good opportunity arrives…" The Genin said with a shrug.

  Ryoma nodded. "A wise policy."

  At that moment the maid came and served drinks to the three. Daichi and Kakashi were cautious as they tasted the drink and after making sure there wasn't anything harmful or unusual they drank it.

  Seeing the ninja accept his polite gesture the man tinued. "Yes. They've only been in the agricultural field for a little over a year but they are already making waves. The Satoru corporation has been the major supplier in the northern part of Land of Fire while the Rising Sun is the supplier in the Southern region. Decades ago when it was fouhe two panies were inally one and were managed by two friends. But a few years ter they had a falling out and each started their own businesses. Ever sihen they were both rival panies looking to outdo the other. Now they're expanding their territories and looking to take more. And so as you imagihey have cshed. There have been a few small is so far but nothing major and no damage that 't be u if this keeps happening things will escate and one of them will get destroyed. It will have an impa our ey and no matter how big or small that effect is, we must avoid it."

  "And they asked you to mediate or did you approach them?" Kakashi asked.

  "They came to me. They couldn't trust each other so they decided to ask for an outside party to help. Their representatives came to the capital st week to meet with me. They knew I have experiences in matters like this and I decided to take their case." Ryoma replied.

  "The two panies you mentioned are the biggest ones in the market. And if they form an allia will push some of the smaller ones out of business. So there are at least a few people who don't want to see this allian. You believe they are the ones who'll send ninjas after you." Kakashi deduced as to the reason why this was marked a B rank and who their enemies could possibly be.

  "I believe so but there's more… I did some iigating of my own and found that there are elements within their own pahat don't want this alliance. So if enemies e there is a possibility that they could be sent by certain fas iwo families… It's not a certainty but a possibility." Ryoma said as he sipped his drink.

  "When and where is the meeting taking pce?" Kakashi asked.

  "Tomorrow. Tanzaku Town. We'll o leave in an hour and reach there before sundown. Then tomorrow I'll be sitting down with the heads of the two panies and otiations will begin. Now keep in mind that this could take a few days and maybe even a week. It depends on them."

  "We uand." Kakashi and Daiodded as they had a better uanding of the situation.

  "Will you be traveling in a carriage or…?" Daichi asked.

  Ryoma chuckled and replied. "I may not look like it but I'm quite capable of moving like a shinobi. Battling… not so much. Besides, being stuffed in a box and carried around is not my style… Alright. Now that you two know what to expect, let me get ready. We'll move in an hour."

  With that the wealthy broker left the room while Kakashi and Daichi waited for the man outside. Around an hour ter Ryoma met his escorts and the three began their jouro Tanzaku Town.