A maiden's... yearning.
Rin Nohara's eyes flickered. Perhaps even she herself did not understand these feelings.
But Akira Sarutobi understood very well. This was the innocence of adolescence, the secretion of hormones—not true love.
But if it continued, progressing step by step, it could become genuine affection.
"Sure." Akira Sarutobi smiled faintly and entered the entryway with Rin Nohara...
"Boss, the young master went inside."
The two ronin said.
"Mm, then we'll wait." Crimson Lotus spoke with an air of maturity beyond her years.
The three of them stood beneath a tree near the door.
Chapter 16: Wealthy Young Master Akira Sarutobi, Preparations Before the Third Shinobi War
"My lord, this is this month's income."
After Akira Sarutobi left Rin Nohara's home and returned to the Sarutobi Clan estate,
Crimson Lotus reported on this month's operations.
The post-war peace continued, and the economies of every nation flourished.
After the ports were consolidated, business only grew larger.
Looking at the string of zeroes following the figure in the bankbook before him...
Akira Sarutobi could not help sinking into thought.
As everyone knew, a D-Rank mission started at 3,000 ryo for the full commission.
A C-Rank mission started at 30,000 ryo.
A B-Rank mission started at 80,000 ryo.
An A-Rank mission started at 150,000 ryo.
An S-Rank mission started at 1 million ryo.
Note that this was before tax.
Generally speaking, when carrying out a mission, the village took a 50% cut.
The remainder was divided according to the number of participants.
In other words, a powerful Konoha Ninja carrying out an S-Rank mission alone could receive at most 500,000 ryo.
What did that mean?
In the original story, Minato Namikaze had completed 39 S-Rank missions.
It could be said that Minato Namikaze had earned perhaps 20 million ryo "through S-Rank missions