"Since you've put it that way, then just say it. What kind of commission does Kirigakure want to issue?"
"But you'd better be prepared when it comes to the reward. A village-level commission is no joke."
"Hidden Sand will probably bleed heavily this time. They chose to pay with mineral resources, and we'll likely drain nearly all of their mineral reserves."
"Prepare yourself for that. Think about how Kirigakure intends to pay the reward."
Senya's words made Mei Terumi's heart skip a beat. She knew the reward for a village-level commission might be high, but she had never imagined it would be this high.
All of Hidden Sand's mineral reserves? How much would that even be? Hidden Sand lived off those mineral resources...
What she didn't know was that Rasa was currently suffering and rejoicing in the middle of the desert, working as a gold miner.
He kept hypnotizing himself: Being tired is good! If I work a little harder, Hidden Sand can have another patch of forest and oasis.
It was only because he still didn't know Hashirama would be the one coming to plant trees for them.
Once he met Hashirama, he would probably want nothing more than to cling to Hashirama's thigh.
Please, bro—no! Sir! Plant some more trees! Don't treat me like a person! If that's not enough, bring my teacher back with Impure World Reincarnation too. I'll pan for gold, and he can mine. He mines even faster than I do!
After a long while, Mei Terumi finally weighed the pros and cons in her heart and decided how to "pay" the mission reward. Her gaze became resolute, filled with determination.
"I wish to commission Konoha, in the name of the Mizukage, to build two cross-sea bridges for Kirigakure: one connecting Konoha to Kirigakure,