The battle is over, and the three Kumogakure rebels are all dead.
"Just camp here, then cook something to eat and prepare a hearty meal." Heizo Takenaka patted the followers beside him and gave instructions in a low voice.
"Thank you for your hard work, Hiruzen-kun. You are taught by the Hokage himself, and your reputation is well-deserved! Hahaha."
After saying that, Takenaka Heizo put on a bright smile and strode towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"You're too kind. I never thought that I would encounter the rebel ninja troops of Kumogakure during a B-rank mission."
Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, calmed his breathing, and spoke to Takenaka Heizo.
"Rebel ninja...troops?" The smile on Takenaka Heizo's face froze instantly. It was acceptable to encounter two or three rebellious ninjas occasionally.
But this army... is it too much?
"Well, at the end of the First Shinobi World War, Kumogakure split into two factions, one for war and the other for peace. Later, after signing a truce with Konoha, a rebellion broke out within Kumogakure. The rebel leaders Kinkaku and Ginkaku and the Raikage both died in the rebellion."
Sarutobi thought about it and felt that this information was of little value.
Basically, the entire ninja world knew it, so there was no problem in telling it to Takenaka Heizo.
After all, they had known each other for a while, and Heizo Takenaka was quite good to his team.
The mission reward was increased from 150,000 to 1 million, and Sarutobi didn't mind telling Heizo Takenaka this information.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't understand business matters, but he felt that this information should be quite important to Takenaka Heizo.
So, after a pause, Sarutobi continued to speak to Takenaka Heizo.
"Maki Kōrin, the underground bounty office has offered a reward of 30 million taels. Not only that, Maki Kōrin is also a typical advocate of war in the Hidden Cloud Village."
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No matter what Sarutobi said to Takenaka Heizo, the key point that Rei captured was Maki Kōto, 30 million ryo.
Rei stood up suddenly and trotted to the body of Maki koto's in two steps.
The sealing scroll was already in his hand.
Just as Rei was about to grab it, his hand suddenly stopped in mid-air. After thinking for a while, he created a shadow clone and sealed Maki Kōto's body and all the equipment on his body into the scroll.
Looking back at the two corpses lying on the ground behind him, Rei followed the same method and sealed them in the scroll as well.
"Just let Jiraiya do these things." Tsunade stood up, came to Rei's side and spoke to him.
"30 million taels, we're rich!" Rei nudged Tsunade with his elbow and whispered.
There was uncontrollable excitement in his tone.
"Who's rich? you..? I was the one who killed Maki " Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared next to Banyue in an instant without anyone noticing, Rei snatched the scroll that sealed Maki Kōto from Rei's hand.
Rei was stunned, and a feeling of emptiness instantly came over him, but after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with what Sarutobi said.
It was Sarutobi who killed Maki Kōto, one on one, a single kill.
Fortunately, the heads of the other two jonin should not be cheap either.
In this way, Rei felt a little more relieved.
Rei admitted that he was superficial before. It turns out that the extra income of the ninja profession lies here!
"Yours, yours, I'm just helping you clean up."
Rei chuckled and put the other two scrolls into his arms.
"No, don't your Uchiha family give out allowances?" Sarutobi said to Rei somewhat helplessly.
Really, shouldn't the Uchiha clan be the kind of people who regard money as dirt?
Finally, he reluctantly looked at the scroll that Rei had put into his arms, and Sarutobi Hiruzen thought with some distress.
Ishida, a Jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village, made great achievements in the war and was awarded a bounty of 25 million taels.
Sakai, a Jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village, with a bounty of 25 million ryo.
"The allowance will only be given next month, and I can only bear it for now. How much money can my family give me?"
Rei waved her hands when he heard this, and said rather uninterestedly, "Allowance is allowance, bounty is bounty, who would complain about too much money? Even if they complain, they would complain about other people's money being too much."
"Wait a moment." At this moment, Tsunade suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong?" Rei was stunned and looked at Tsunade in confusion, and Sarutobi Hiruzen also looked at Tsunade.
"You Uchiha clan are given an allowance even if you don't serve in the Konoha Police Force?"
Tsunade frowned tightly and asked Rei.
"Ah? What else? The allowance for each Genin is different depending on personal circumstances. For a talent like mine, it's probably 30,000 a month, right? The additional allowance for opening the Three tomoe Sharingan is 300,000 a month, about right, about 350,000 ryo a month."
Rei said to Tsunade that the Uchiha family was very generous in this regard.
After all, there were very few clan members who could open the Sharingan, and even fewer who could open three tomoe.
Therefore, every pair of three tomoe was a very precious treasure of the clan.
The family is not reluctant to invest in such members.
After all, every owner of a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan can be trained to become a strong person capable of standing on his own.
Tsunade didn't say anything when she heard this, but just frowned and clenched her teeth tightly.
Even Rei could hear the squeaking sound caused by the teeth biting too hard.
After a long while, Tsunade spoke word by word.
"I think I need to go and have a good chat with my dear second grandfather." Hiruzen pursed his lips and turned away silently, as if he had heard nothing.
"You've never received an allowance from the family?" Rei took two steps forward and asked Tsunade.
"No, never." Tsunade said to Rei after hearing this.
"Then your usual money." Rei was stunned when he heard this and asked Tsunade, Tsunade was usually very generous.
"That's my great-grandfather's private money!"
"What's wrong? Jiraiya." Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around and saw Jiraiya looking at them from a distance.
Looking at the angry Tsunade, the gentle Rei and Orochimaru who was sitting on the ground and breathing softly, at this moment, Jiraiya felt that the three of them were a team.
And I am just an outsider.
In this sudden encounter, not only did he not play any role, but even the task of cleaning the battlefield was contracted to Rei.
Even if it's like Tsunade said, and I'm asked to clean up the battlefield, I would at least have some sense of participation.
"Nothing, Sarutobi-sensei." Jiraiya had a wry smile on his face and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"It doesn't look like nothing happened."
Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled when he heard this and said to Jiraiya.
it is true that Jiraiya's current strength is very weak, but a ninja's performance in childhood cannot fully represent his achievements when he grows up.
Jiraiya still has a long way to go in his future. As his teacher, I actually play a big role in determining how far Jiraiya can go.
Jiraiya just shook his head when he heard this and said nothing.
Everything that happened today really made the young man's heart uneasy.
"Do you feel that they are all very strong, but you are very weak?" Seeing that Jiraiya didn't say anything, Sarutobi Hiruzen took two steps forward and pulled Jiraiya to sit on the ground.
Jiraiya said nothing when he heard this, but sometimes, keeping silent means accepting.
"Rei, has been receiving training from the Uchiha family since he was four years old. His parents, Uchiha Kenji and Uchiha Jasmine, are both jonin of the Uchiha clan. They can give Rei the best and professional guidance from the beginning of his training. Rei himself has good talent. After he grew up, he and Tsunade were personally guided by the Second Hokage for five years. So Rei is very strong. Isn't this natural?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Jiraiya that there is no such thing as happy education in the ninja world.
"Compared to that, what was Jiraiya doing when he was four?"
Jiraiya pursed his lips when he heard this and said nothing, but in his heart he remembered what happened when he was four years old.
Without any training pressure, every day is carefree.
"When you think about it this way, don't you feel that things are supposed to be this way?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya remained silent after hearing this. Indeed, that was the fact. Rei was strong.
Looking at everything Rei had experienced, it was natural for Rei to have such strength.
Jiraiya admitted this fact, but Hiruzen's words made Jiraiya even more introverted.
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Jiraiya and could basically guess what Jiraiya was thinking. He changed the subject and continued to speak to Jiraiya.
"But Jiraiya, don't be discouraged. The standard of the ninja school is that you can graduate after learning the three-body technique. Now that Jiraiya has graduated, it means that Jiraiya is already a qualified ninja recognized by the village."
Having said that, Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and continued speaking to Jiraiya.
"The past cannot be changed, but the future may have some hope. Twelve to eighteen years old is the age when a ninja's strength grows fastest. Since Jiraiya has seen the gap between himself and Rei, Tsunade and Orochimaru, why not ask them how to better improve his strength?"
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya subconsciously raised his head and looked at Rei. At this moment, Rei also raised his head and met Jiraiya's eyes. Rei smiled at Jiraiya in a friendly manner.
Rei naturally saw the scene where Sarutobi Hiruzen was counseling Jiraiya. If Jiraiya really came to ask him some questions about ninjutsu, Rei would not refuse Jiraiya.
After all, Rei still liked Jiraiya and had a good impression of him.
Moreover, what is a teammate?
It is someone you can trust with your back. Such a person is naturally better if he is stronger.
In the future, we will all be friends who will share life and death.
Of course, all this is based on the premise that Jiraiya takes the initiative to ask for advice.
Rei can't rush to teach others. He can't do it at all.
"What are you waiting for? Orochimaru has already asked him for his advice. Do you still want to wait for Rei and Tsunade to teach you?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled and patted Jiraiya on the back, saying with a smile.
Even though Jiraiya's existence is dispensable in this team now, Sarutobi Hiruzen will not give up on Jiraiya.
On the one hand, it is because Jiraiya is the disciple he is chose to, and Jiraiya also possesses some potential that other ninjas do not have.
On the other hand, he couldn't let down his teacher's trust in him. How could he let down the teacher who let him teach four disciples alone?
Moreover, Rei, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, all three children were geniuses. What kind of ability is it to cultivate geniuses?
To cultivate a child like Jiraiya, who not only has average talent but also lags far behind others, into a strong man who can stand on his own, that can prove his ability!
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and watched Jiraiya stand up and walk towards Rei.
His face was full of satisfaction. When meeting someone who is much stronger than himself, the first thought in his mind should never be to stay away, but to find a way to see if he can use such a person to make himself stronger.
Rei, can you give me some advice?"
Jiraiya was still not used to saying such words to a person of his own age in front of all his teammates.
"Can you be a little more specific?" Rei chuckled and nodded when he heard that, then asked Jiraiya.
"Actually, I don't know. After graduation, I seldom practiced." Jiraiya shook his head when he heard that.
Without anyone to guide him, after graduation, Jiraiya's training was basically limited to basic physical training.
At this time, Jiraiya actually did not have a clear goal.
"Then let's start with the basics."
Upon hearing this, Rei said to Jiraiya.
(End of this chapter)