"Senior Jonin Mitokado, I came this time to exchange for ninjutsu and some bladed tools and supplies. I don't plan to exchange for a Sand Falcon summoning beast."
Umino Sasuke directly stated his purpose. He also mentioned that Akimichi Toribo had previously advised him that although this batch of Sand Falcon summoning beasts had considerable potential, their training cycles were too long and not particularly cost-effective. He had told Sasuke to spend his Mission Merit Points where they mattered most.
"Sasuke, you have no idea how powerful these Sand Falcon summoning beasts are. They're high-level flying summoning beasts. Once you miss them, they'll be gone for good."
Mito Kadomon kept trying to persuade him, stressing how rare and hard to come by these Sand Falcons were, saying that anyone who exchanged for one was making a profit.
"Senior Jonin Mitokado, my Mission Merit Points are very limited. I still need to exchange for ninjutsu and some bladed tools and supplies."
"No Mission Merit Points? That's easy. You can buy them with money."
Mito Kadomon immediately offered Umino Sasuke an idea. As long as he had money, he could buy however many Mission Merit Points he wanted.
"What? One point costs a thirty percent premium?"
"Sasuke, that really isn't much. Points are hard to come by, as you know. They can be exchanged for all kinds of scarce supplies from the Logistics Department, so they normally already carry a ten or twenty percent premium. A thirty percent premium for a single point really isn't much."
"But I don't have any money either."
Umino Sasuke spread his hands, looking every bit the pauper, while inwardly becoming even more vigilant. Mission Merit Points had always been scarce and rarely circulated outside official channels. Ordinary lower-ranking ninja had no way to obtain them at