Person in Konoha, Attributes Double Every Day!

Ten thousand ryō for a piece of intel?

Immediately, he thought of Han Guang from Team 9, who had been gifted a large bathhouse by the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water.

No wonder!

Opening the intelligence scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi scanned the contents.

"As expected, the Stone Ninja can't hold back any longer, can they?"

Looking at the intel on the scroll, he directly discerned the Stone Ninja's intentions.

Iwagakure was reinforcing their border outposts, a clear sign they intended to take advantage of the situation.

"Kakashi, you completed this mission very well."

Looking up at Kakashi, Hiruzen Sarutobi praised him.

"You and Team 9 get a good rest tonight. You have another mission tomorrow."

With that, he buried his head back into his paperwork.

Kakashi was a bit stunned.

He wondered if the Hokage was too busy and had forgotten about the 500,000 ryō in the mission report.

So, he decided to remind him.

"Hokage-sama, about the 500,000 ryō our Team 9 paid upfront?"

"Hmm?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, his expression showing difficulty.

"Kakashi, the village's finances are very tight right now, you need to consider the bigger picture."

At the same time, he thought to himself: You have that rich guy Han Guang in your Team 9, this 500,000 ryō is nothing to him, right?

Team 9 was waiting to get paid.

However.

It seemed to take Kakashi a bit longer than usual to report back from the mission.

"Did Kakashi run off with the money?" Obito suddenly blurted out.

"How could he?" Rin shook her head, refusing to believe it.

"Isn't that him over there?" Han Guang pointed into the distance.

Kakashi walked towards them, his face etched with difficulty, his hands empty.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Han Guang's First Black Hole-Level Ninjutsu!

Team 9 was very angry.

It wasn't about the money itself, but the Third Hokage's actions were unacceptable.

"The village's finances are tight, he could have given us a little, but to give us nothing at all!" Obito grumbled angrily.

"I also think it's too much," Rin echoed the same sentiment.

Her 50,000 ryō was in there too, and now she wouldn't get a single cent.

After listening to their complaints, Han Guang, with a blank expression, turned to Kakashi.

"What do you think, Kakashi?"

"I'm a bit uncomfortable," Kakashi replied coldly.

In Kakashi's view, if this incident were to be exposed, other teams' trust in the Third Hokage would surely decline.

Did the Third Hokage not understand such a simple principle?

"You have to understand, some people have short-sightedness!"

Han Guang said meaningfully.

He believed that his team had begun to see the Third Hokage's short-sightedness.

That was enough.

"Oh, right. The Third Hokage said we have to continue with the next mission tomorrow," Kakashi added.

"So soon?"

Han Guang was stunned.

The team had only returned to the village this evening, and they were already going on another mission tomorrow?

Even a donkey on a production team wouldn't be worked this hard.

"We don't even get a rest period," Obito's resentment deepened.

"We traveled for two days, I'm so tired," Rin also expressed her dissatisfaction.

Their Team 9 had just returned from the Land of Grass, already exhausted. And they had another mission tomorrow?

Finally.

Amidst Team 9's complaints and curses, the squad disbanded.

Han Guang returned home and sat on a wooden chair in the courtyard, gazing up at the night sky.

"I just wanted to enjoy life, but instead, the missions are endless!"

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the courtyard.

Han Guang seemed unfazed, still staring at the night sky.

"You're not surprised?" Minato Namikaze was a little taken aback.

He had intended to give his student a surprise, but instead, he was being ignored?

"Teacher, I've been screwed over," Han Guang said slowly, turning his head with a wronged expression.

"Oh? What happened?" Minato frowned slightly.

Han Guang then began to embellish the story, recounting Team 9's difficult journey. Finally, he claimed that the 500,000 ryo was all the survivor's benefit his parents had left him.

"Teacher, I bought the intel, but the Third Hokage won't reimburse me."

"How could the Third do that?" Minato became a little angry, feeling that the Third Hokage's actions were truly inconsiderate.

Never mind the expenses Team 9 incurred after entering the Land of Grass. Simply purchasing important intel was equivalent to buying it for the village; there was no reason for his student to bear the cost alone.

"I'll go ask him again tomorrow," Minato took on the responsibility.

"Thank you, Teacher." Han Guang immediately perked up.

With the teacher involved, one teacher was worth more than the entire Team 9.

But then, his expression became wronged again.

"You have other grievances?" Minato's eyelids twitched.

"The Third Hokage wants us to go on another mission tomorrow," Han Guang sighed.

"So soon?"

Minato found it hard to believe.

He himself had just returned from a mission and had a three-day rest period.

But Team 9?

They didn't even get a rest period?

"I'll talk to the Third tomorrow and ask for a few days of rest for you all," Minato took on this matter as well.

"Teacher, you're too kind!" Han Guang immediately stood up and offered his chair to Teacher Minato.

"Alright, is there anything else?"

Minato looked puzzled and confirmed.

"No," Han Guang shook his head.

"Since you're all set, it's time for me to talk about my business."

Minato said this mysteriously.

In the courtyard.

Han Guang's eyes widened as he watched the sphere of chakra in Teacher Minato's palm.

"Rasengan?"

His heart was completely calm, but his face displayed an expression of shock.