Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 100 Naruto Advisor

Qingwu's smile widened; he knew that Iruka, who loved children, must always have some prepared.

Distribute New Year's candy to the children.

The children skipped and hopped away.

Iruka called out from behind, "The ramen will be ready soon, remember to come back and eat."

"Okay!"

"Irukasense!"

Qingwu stood up, watching the children file out, a gentle look in her eyes.

"Let's go!" Kakashi had already finished his ramen.

Qingwu leaned over and asked, "Did you just pull down your mask?"

Kakashi: "..."

……

Hokage Building.

In his office, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, frowned deeply as he looked at the annual financial report in his hand.

In order to appease our ally, Sunagakure, we will continue to provide assistance over the next few years.

The border skirmishes in Kumogakure have consumed a large amount of resources.

The border conflict with Iwagakure has forced Konoha to increase its border defense budget by 30%.

In addition to reconstruction, compensation, and research and development...

Even in the Land of Fire, the most prosperous ninja country in the world, Konoha inevitably faced a deficit crisis.

Aside from the daimyo's grants, the ninja village's income mainly comes from various missions.

However, if war breaks out again, the share of the mission will also be affected...

"Hokage-sama!"

The finance minister, sitting at his desk, wore a distressed expression. "The funding from the daimyo hasn't arrived yet, so this quarter's ninja allowances will likely be delayed..."

"I see!"

The third generation leader rubbed his temples. "You go first, I'll think of something."

The finance minister bowed and left.

The Third Generation was left alone in the office. He looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window and sighed.

"money……"

Looking at the towering pile of documents on his desk, the Third Generation slumped wearily back in his chair.

Being Hokage isn't easy.

He genuinely wanted to step down if a suitable person had been found, but unfortunately...

"Watergate..."

A look of nostalgia appeared in the Third Generation's eyes.

During those two years, he only needed to help the still-established Watergate with its affairs, instead of having all the responsibilities piled on his aging shoulders as they are now.

"Getting old... ah..."

Sensing that his energy was waning, the Third Hokage's negative emotions intensified.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

The third generation, forcing himself to stay alert, lit his pipe and straightened his back.

The door opened, and Kakashi walked in with Qingwu, Xiyan, and Tianzang.

"Hokage-sama!"

Looking at his Shadow Guard, the Third Hokage's deep-seated irritation dissipated somewhat.

The Third Hokage tossed a scroll to Kakashi and got straight to the point: "Regarding the rewards and compensation for your mission."

Kakashi opened the quick browse function and quietly read to his teammates:

"Tenzo promoted him to Chunin, S-rank mission reward... 200 million ryo?"

The reward for an S-level mission starts at 100 million taels.

At a higher level, the missions would almost always involve infiltrating deep behind enemy lines or assassinating important enemy figures.

However, Kakashi had been a Jonin for a long time and had participated in many Jonin meetings, so he knew that Konoha's current financial situation was not ideal.

In his opinion, although the mission was made more difficult by a series of unforeseen events.

However, since the third generation leader is personally involved, the reward should still be based on the standard of 100 million taels.

But how come...

As if guessing what Kakashi was thinking, the Third Hokage chuckled and said, "Back in the Land of Waterfalls, Seigo said he was short of money."

Kakashi, Yugao, and Tenzo all looked at Qingwu.

Qingwu touched his nose: "I did say that."

He rolled his eyes and made up a story: "I need some special materials to establish a medium for spiritual communication, and those materials are not only expensive, but some can only be bought on the black market."

Kakashi: "..."

That's nonsense. Your every move has been under my surveillance. Do you think I don't know whether you've been to the black market or not?

"Hehehe," the Third Hokage chuckled lightly.

"Rapid growth in strength naturally comes at a 'price,' especially since the rewards for killing two elite Jonin from Iwagakure, Wenya and Gari, will definitely be upgraded."

Seeing that the Third Hokage had no intention of investigating, Kakashi said no more.

That's true. If you can buy heads like Wenya and Shou with this amount of money, it's already a very profitable business.

Of course, carrying out tasks in the village cannot be calculated in that way.

"!!" Qingwu suddenly realized something.

He slapped his forehead... What a huge loss!

If you take the bodies of Wenya and Shou away, how much money can you get for them in the underground?

However, if that were the case, the Tsuchikage Onoki would probably go crazy and wouldn't retreat so easily.

"Neither arrogant nor impatient, neither greedy nor flattering..."

Qingwu silently comforted herself... What's meant to be yours will be yours, and what's not meant to be yours is useless to think about now.

Two million taels, if divided equally among four people, would amount to 500,000 taels, which is enough resources for the upgrade of the [Tree of Life] for the time being.

"The Shadow Guard has no missions at the moment."

The third generation leader smiled and said, "Besides your daily training, you guys should take a break for a while."

Qingwu, eager to return to his territory to upgrade the ancient tree, immediately bowed and took his leave.

……

The four members of the Shadow Guard had just left.

The door to the Hokage's office opened, and advisors Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado entered together.

"Danzo is going too far."

Mitokado Homura said, "Why is he always staring at a boy? The Anbu reported: Recently, Root ninjas have been scouting the Forest of Death."

Koharu Utatane, however, said, "The Root has an obligation and responsibility to investigate anything that poses a threat. I don't think this action is anything special."

The Third Hokage rubbed his temples. "Danzo is probably testing my attitude. Whatever, let his men investigate."

Raising his head, the Third Hokage said meaningfully:

"I believe that once Qingwu's battle report comes back, Root's investigations will be even more restrained. Ordinary ninjas... are no match for Qingwu."

Mitokado Homura chuckled: "Unless Danzo goes himself, if he's willing to lower himself."

"That kid named Senju Seigo..." Koharu Takuna frowned.

"Although there are some negative comments about him in the village, public opinion is mostly supportive of him. Hiruzen, a teenager, is being praised like this... is it really a good thing?"

The Third Generation and Mitokado Homura both looked at Koharu Utatane.

Xiaochun, who was turning over a new room, narrowed her eyes:

"This morning, the envoy of the Fire Country Daimyo said that the Daimyo is very interested in the 'Konoha Rising Stars' and wants to invite the Shadow Guard to the capital to attend the New Year's banquet."

Mitokado Homura's heart skipped a beat. "The daimyo wants to win over the Shadow Guard, which Hiruzen personally assembled?"

"This is a case of flattery to kill!" said Xiaochun from the next room coldly.

"Hiruzen wants to mold the Shadow Guard... especially that kid, into a hero. The Daimyo should just give it a push and make that kid's reputation even higher."

"But... the higher you're praised, the harder you fall. I don't think a teenager should enjoy his current reputation."

The third-generation leader took a puff of his pipe and said in a deep voice:

"Qingwu killed Shou and Wenya, and repelled the Tsuchikage... cough, the latter part is a rumor, but these things have probably spread throughout the ninja world by now."

"He is now the flag bearer of Konoha's younger generation, and whether I promote him or not... has little to do with it."