Looking at Jiraiya who was practicing tree climbing there, Rei and Tsunade leaned on each other to rest.
After a battle and using so many ninjutsu, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he was exhausted, but he was still somewhat tired.
"Everyone performed well this time." Hiruzen, with his hands behind his back, slowly came to his students.
"Just after graduation, you were able to kill two jonin through teamwork. This achievement can be said to be the most outstanding since the establishment of Konoha." Hiruzen sat in front of
Rei, Tsunade and Orochimaru.
After enlightening Jiraiya, he naturally had to point out the shortcomings of Rei and others.
Upon hearing this, Rei perked up, and waited for Hiruzen's next words, as a Konoha jonin who had experienced a war and had rich combat experience.
No matter how eccentric Hiruzen is in normal times, his teachings are particularly precious to Rei.
"Especially Rei, who flexibly took advantage of the intelligence gap and used the power of the Sharingan at the right time. This tactic is very good." Hiruzen spoke to Rei with an admiring look on his face, and also to Tsunade and Orochimaru. "Of course, Tsunade and Orochimaru's cooperation is also very good."
"You acted out the role of a newly graduated Genin perfectly."
Tsunade and Orochimaru smiled a little embarrassedly when they heard this.
"But there is still one thing missing from you guys." It was not until this time that Sarutobi Hiruzen got to the point.
"I have to say, Tsunade's strength is really terrifying, but there is one thing you need to pay attention to. Don't use up all your strength every time. Keep some to deal with the enemy's next move."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Tsunade.
Tsunade nodded when she heard this. If Rei hadn't blocked Sakai with Heavenly Weeping technique, she might have been seriously injured.
Hiruzen said to Rei "You performed well but you should avoid close contact with enemy and tey to use kunai or shuriken to finish opponent, It's not that you are weak but your body has not developed yet so focus more on one hit ninjustu or shuriken and combine it with illusion."
Haru nodded seriously " I will"
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say anything more. Then, Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru's performance is much better than that of a newly graduated Genin, but in this battle, his performance can only be described as mediocre. In the final analysis, he has mastered too few techniques, so it is difficult for him to play a big role. He can learn these slowly later."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Orochimaru.
"Um." Orochimaru nodded when he heard this. This was an indisputable fact.
Compared to Rei, the skills I master are indeed too few.
Maybe more than Tsunade, but Tsunade specializes in super strength and medical ninjutsu.
It's not that she can't learn it, but that there is no need to learn it.
"Hiruzen-kun, are you still busy?" At this moment, Takenaka Heizo walked over with a chuckle and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"I'm done now. What's up, Heizo-kun?" Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Takenaka Heizo and stood up with a chuckle.
"Nothing, everyone is tired after a day, I have prepared some food here, everyone eat something, we will rest here today." Hearing this, Takenaka Heizo said to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Although the rebel ninja army of Kumogakure did make Takenaka Heizo very upset, he did not show this emotion.
After all, being irritable does not solve any problems, but instead makes the people who are helping you feel annoyed.
"good." Hiruzen nodded when he heard this, and went to eat with Rei and the others.
During the meal, Takenaka Heizo asked Sarutobi Hiruzen tentatively.
"Hiruzen-kun, if I ask you to wipe out the rebel ninja forces in Kumogakure, how much would it cost?"
"A mission like this should be classified as an S-level mission." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Takenaka Heizo.
Hearing this, Takenaka Heizo nodded. For an S-level mission, the commission fee starts at one million taels, with no upper limit. The specific fee depends on the content of the mission.
"Then would Hiruzen-kun be willing to accept this mission?" Takenaka Heizo asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Although the commission for a single escort mission was as high as one million taels, the profit of this trip had basically been cut in half.
But it was precisely for this reason that Takenaka Heizo decided to wipe out the Hidden Cloud Rebellion Ninja Force.
After it was wiped out, everything in its organization, including the heads of those senior ninjas, belonged to Takenaka Heizo.
In this way, not only will you not lose money, but you will even make a profit.
"An S-rank mission requires the approval of the Hokage before it can be issued. The team that accepts the mission also needs to be selected by the Hokage himself. I am just an ordinary jonin in the Konoha jonin class. I don't have the authority to decide on such things."
Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Takenaka Heizo with a smile on his face.
"Hiruzen, you are joking. I entrust you with the task and you do it. After the task is completed, I will pay you directly. Doesn't that mean you don't need the Hokage's consent?" Takenaka Heizo lowered his voice and spoke to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Hahaha..." Hiruzen laughed when he heard this, and Takenaka Heizo also laughed along with Hiruzen when he saw this.
After a long time, the laughter stopped, and Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke to Takenaka Heizo with a serious face. "no."
"Forehead..." The smile on Takenaka Heizo's face gradually disappeared with Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
"Heizo-kun, you have to understand one thing. Those who survived the rebellion in Kumogakure are basically all jonin. Even among the jonin, they are considered elites."
Having said that, Hiruzen pointed at the four people including Rei.
"I am the only jonin here, and I have to be responsible for the safety of my team members. If you want to entrust Konoha to wipe out this rebellious ninja unit from Kumogakure, that's fine, but you need the Hokage's consent. The reason why you need the Hokage's consent is not because of anything else, but because we need support."
Are you kidding me? I am going to wipe out an enemy by myself with a few newly graduated Genin without knowing any intelligence about them.
It's impossible. I can't do it. Don't even think about it.
As for whether such a direct refusal would lead to Takenaka Heizo threatening him with the commission money, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not afraid at all.
As long as Takenaka Heizo dared to do that, Sarutobi Hiruzen would immediately take rei6 and others back to the village.
In other words, Sarutobi Hiruzen actually hoped that Takenaka Heizo would do the same, and Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't really want to continue down this path.
Who knows what will happen next?
The rebellion happened four or five years ago. Since some people escaped alive, there must be more than just these three people in the past four or five years.
If we are really targeted by them, who is hiding somewhere unknown, we will definitely encounter dangers along the way.
What happens here still needs to be reported back to the village.
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it and finally made up his mind.
"well..." Heizo Takenaka couldn't help but sigh, and finally had no choice but to accept it.
There is no way. If Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't want to, Takenaka Heizo can't do anything about it.
Ninjas do respect their clients, but no client dares to treat a ninja as his employee.
In this world, strength is ultimately the only thing that matters.
After the meal, Rei and others began their own training, while Sarutobi Hiruzen recorded everything that happened today in the form of text and sent it back to the village.
What to do next depends on what the village decides.
A rebellion that was enough to cause the fall of the Raikage, which at least shows that the strength of the rebels was not much different from that of the Kumogakure at the time.
If such a group of people finally escaped, no matter what they had become now, thaat would not be something that Sarutobi Hiruzen and his people could deal with.
Moreover, Kumogakure claimed that he killed Kinkaku and Ginkaku, but what if those two guys were not dead?
Otherwise, if such a rebel army was looming near the Land of Lightning, why didn't Kumogakure eliminate it?
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want to gamble, nor did he dare to gamble.
For a mission like this, even Sarutobi Hiruzen thought one million in commission was too little.
After thinking about it, Sarutobi Hiruzen called Rei and the other four over.
"We will enter the territory of the Kingdom of Hot Springs tomorrow. Everyone should be careful. Rei is the strongest and acts cautiously, so you have to be the one to conduct the reconnaissance." Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Rei's shoulder and spoke to Banyue.
"Um." Rei nodded when he heard this and did not refuse.
"Everyone else, cheer up. Tonight, Orochimaru, Eeu and Tsunade, you three should have a good rest. Jiraiya will be on duty. No matter what happens, you must wake us up immediately. Do you understand?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Jiraiya.
"Don't worry, I will definitely complete this task." Jiraiya said excitedly after hearing this.
(End of this chapter)