Power of Reformation

Jiraiya did not dare stop at all, running all the way to the next town before finally pausing to catch his breath.

He asked, "Minato, how much money do you have left?"

"None. Not a single ryo."

"What happened to your money?"

"I left it with the farmers of Nuanhe Town to atone for your peeping."

As a ninja, Minato Namikaze could not easily leave Konoha Village. But Guangxia could go to Konoha Village as the client who commissioned the mission and meet him there.

Before leaving, Minato Namikaze told Guangxia about his money and how to find him in Konoha Village.

He hoped Guangxia, whom the Reformation System had deemed the "Future Agriculture Saint," would grow stronger as soon as possible, achieve enough to reform the ninja world, and grant Minato more Power of Reformation.

Jiraiya asked Akimichi Jirokuma again, "Yoshimaru, where's your money? You're from a ninja clan. The Akimichi Clan monopolizes Konoha Village's large restaurants, so don't tell me you have no money."

"I spent all my money on potato chips. Sensei, do you want some?"

"Haneina... forget it. Haneina is an orphan like Minato, and she's a girl too. She should keep her money for herself." Jiraiya sounded somewhat melancholy. "Without money, how are we supposed to get back to Konoha?"

Haneina asked, "Sensei, where's your money?"

"I lent it to my classmate Tsunade. You know how women are—they always need to spend more money."

Minato said, "I'll figure something out."

Outside the second town, Minato once again used his original Earth Release Ninjutsu to till the farmers' fields.

However, there was no one like Guangxia among the farmers of this town. The system gave no response whatsoever. It seemed that someone capable of bringing reform to the ninja world, like Guangxia, was something one could only encounter by chance.

At last, he understood why Jiraiya treated him so well. To Jiraiya, he was like Guangxia was to him.

Minato Namikaze put up a sign bearing the letters "GG."

"Direct disciple of Jiraiya, one of the Konoha Sannin! Earnestly offering Ninjutsu field tilling services! Fast and efficient! Only 100 ryo per acre!"

The reward for a D-rank mission was around 5,000 ryo. To a ninja, 100 ryo was already an incredibly, incredibly low price.

To strengthen himself, Akimichi Jirokuma followed his teachers, Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, in doing something ridiculous. He began shouting loudly from the side:

"No need for 10,000 ryo! No need for 1,000 ryo! For only 100 ryo, a disciple of Jiraiya, one of the Konoha Sannin, will till your fields!

"Whether you need deep plowing, shallow plowing, or wasteland reclamation, we can meet all your needs!

"One hundred ryo! Don't miss out!"

Haneina was a little embarrassed, but she still read from the note in her hand:

"Earth Release: Overclocked Seismic Fracture, Thousand-Acre Tilling in One Day, Type Two—the absolutely invincible strongest Earth Release in the ninja world, bringing you an unprecedented tilling experience..."

Jiraiya, standing behind them, felt deeply moved. His teammates were working so hard just to earn enough money to return to Konoha.

He exaggeratedly danced along at the side and waved a flag, not feeling in the slightest that such behavior was inappropriate for one of the Konoha Sannin.

At the same time, a trace of curiosity flashed through his eyes.

The previous Ninjutsu had been called something-or-other Tilling Type One, and now it was something-or-other Tilling Type Two. Had Minato made progress again?

One farmer's interest was piqued. Seeing that the Konoha forehead protectors worn by these ninjas were genuine, he took out 1,000 ryo and said, "Mr. Ninja, I don't know what the Sannin are, but they sound like the three strongest people in the world. I'll pay 1,000 ryo. Please till my fields."

Minato Namikaze walked to the farmer's field and formed hand seals.

Among the twelve Earthly Branches, Dragon, Dog, Ox, and Goat were all earth-natured. Therefore, Minato Namikaze formed the Dragon and Dog seals before slapping both hands against the ground.

A sharp gleam flashed through the eyes of Jiraiya, who had been watching from behind with an amused and curious expression.

What a massive amount of chakra...

A wide-area tremor suddenly spread through the farmland. Two acres of fields seemed to be pushed up from below, quickly turning over.

Jiraiya understood. This Earth Release had no destructive power. If used in battle, it would at most make an enemy's movements slightly inconvenient and leave their footing unsteady. But its range—two acres, over a thousand square meters—still astonished Jiraiya.

Minato Namikaze had displayed his powerful Body Flicker Technique in front of Tsunade, and this enormous chakra reserve was just as astounding.

No wonder its name had changed to something-or-other Type Two. Minato had become stronger.

After only a brief recovery, Minato headed toward the distance.

After another Ninjutsu, another two acres of land had been tilled.

Seeing this, the other farmers rushed forward, scrambling to wave their money at Haneina.

This was way too fast. Wouldn't a week's work be finished in just one morning? They could use the freed-up time to chop and sell firewood, earning back that 1,000 ryo.

In a single morning, Minato finished tilling all the farmland outside the town and left with 34,000 ryo.

Jiraiya used the money to enjoy a hearty lunch in town and drank three bottles of shochu.

He watched Minato's condition and found that Minato showed no signs of chakra exhaustion, proving that both his chakra reserves and recovery speed were astonishing.

He was completely certain that his disciple possessed the chakra reserves of an Elite Chunin.

It was truly terrifying. An eleven-year-old child who had only graduated from the Ninja Academy three months ago already possessed such strength.

"Minato, to think you could make so much money in a place like this without resorting to robbery. As expected of my disciple—just as capable as I am."

Minato Namikaze leaned against the window and looked at the distant fields, feeling somewhat melancholy.

This time, he had used Ninjutsu to help the farmers till their land, but next year, the farmers here would still need oxen and horses to plow their fields. It would not bring any substantial change to the ninja world.

It seemed he still had to rely on people. He had to cultivate more people like Guangxia to bring reform to the world.

Fortunately, when they reached the fifth town, the system descended once again.

The Host's chakra reserve is 96 units.

Due to the Host's reform, the son of a farmer in the town has been greatly influenced and will become an important disciple of Agriculture Saint Guang Xia in the future.

The Host is rewarded with 1 unit of chakra. The Host's chakra reserve is now 97 units.

Whenever they left a town, Minato Namikaze could take away tens of thousands of ryo, but the system's rewards were scarce.

After passing through many towns and cities, Minato's chakra reserve finally reached 101 units.

When he saw Konoha Village's walls and gates in the distance, Minato Namikaze felt a little regretful.

There would not be many opportunities to travel leisurely through the ninja world like this in the future. Unless he possessed strength equal to the Konoha Sannin, he would not even be able to leave the village without permission.

This time, Jiraiya had become addicted to peeping, Tsunade had taken Jiraiya's money, and Yoshimaru and Haneina were unable to travel long distances. Through this strange series of coincidences, Minato had been given the chance to slowly investigate the system's secrets.

Power of Reformation. Strength. He needed strength.