"One hundred million taels? Is that a lot?" Shiyu had his reasons for asking for that price.
In the World of Naruto, one ryo is equivalent to ten yen, which is roughly equivalent to 6 mao in Shiyu's previous life. Completing S-rank mission once is equivalent to earning 600,000 yen!
And what about prices? A bowl of Ichiraku Ramen costs 60 ryo, which is equivalent to about 36 yuan in our currency.
Even Genin can earn between three thousand and thirty thousand yen by completing a single D-rank mission!
Finding cats and driving away wild animals that trample crops often involved villagers pooling their money to hire ninjas to solve the problem.
This is why the bearded man concealed the mission's level Shiyu completed his first mission—he simply couldn't afford the reward.
That's why it's said to be a world of ninjas.
Ninjas are the core of this world, so they are generally wealthier than ordinary people. Ordinary people can only open shops or do odd jobs. Even samurai from places like the Land of Iron can only take on tasks like guarding and escorting. In terms of mission execution, they are definitely not as good as ninjas.
One hundred million taels? That's equivalent to sixty million. It's absolutely impossible for an ancient clan to not even have one hundred million taels, let alone the Uchiha Clan, which is currently the largest clan in Konoha. They also have their own missions within the clan, and they issue and accept quite a few S-rank mission.
"You bastard! When the Hyuga Clan came looking for you, they didn't ask you for money at all!"
"You're asking for way too much! One hundred million taels? Why don't you just rob someone?!"
Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Yoshitsugu pale; they both thought Shiyu had lost his mind.
Even Uchiha Masamune said, "Could you lower the price a bit? One hundred million ryo is indeed beyond our budget."
"So many of you are asking me to enhance your potential? Charging 100 million ryo isn't excessive at all. If you divide it up among everyone, it's not much, is it? I'm the only one in the world with this kind of power. If you don't agree, there's nothing I can do." Shiyu's actions can be considered a monopoly. His asking price of 100 million ryo is probably just right. Any more Uchiha can't afford it; any less and he can't afford to severely damage the Uchiha.
Masamune then said, "How about this? Ninety million taels?"
"The Uchiha Clan is the largest clan in Konoha! Can't they even afford one hundred million ryo?" Shiyu retorted sarcastically.
Masamune's expression also changed slightly.
Fugaku and Yoshitoki were about to say something when Masamune stopped them.
"It's settled! One hundred million taels! All of these people, including myself, will be promoted!" Masamune finally relented.
"This guy actually agreed. I thought there would be a stalemate for a while. I underestimated the Uchiha's resources." Shiyu then nodded in agreement.
"Hurry up and say it! Didn't you have two more conditions?" The higher-ups of the Uchiha Clan were also starting to get impatient with Shiyu.
Shiyu shook his head and said, "What's the rush? My second condition is that I want to choose any three Uchiha Clan secret techniques to learn."
Uchiha Masamune hesitated for a moment before nodding. He had initially intended to say that the Uchiha secret techniques were only suitable for the Uchiha Clan, but upon seeing that Shiyu was also from the Uchiha Clan, he ultimately agreed.
"I agree. Now, tell me your last condition?" Masamune asked directly.
"The third one?" Shiyu sneered, then said, "I want to know everything about my father!"
It was fine as long as Shiyu didn't mention his father, but as soon as he did, the whole scene fell silent.
Both Fugaku Uchiha and Yoshitoki revealed unfriendly smiles.
"Oh? What? Are you mute? Or are you not going to agree to this condition?" Shiyu said directly.
Uchiha Masamune then said, "This third condition is not something I can promise you and then say. How about this, Shiyu, since you want to know about your father, why don't you go and see for yourself?"
"Clan leader! That's forbidden territory for the Uchiha Clan!"
How can outsiders enter!?
Fugaku and Yoshitoki immediately tried to stop them.
"Shut up! Uchiha Shigure has the right to go in there." Shisui also suddenly stepped forward.
"Shisui?" Shiyu was also somewhat surprised. Among so many Uchiha, only Shisui dared to stand up and speak for him.
"Shisui! Why are you helping this kid!?" Fugaku and Yoshitoki were also somewhat surprised.
Masamune waved his hand and said, "Alright! Shisui, you two can leave now. Do I still stand by my word? Fugaku, Yoshitoki?"
"Let's do the math." Both of them bent over helplessly.
"In that case, Fugaku, go and prepare one hundred million ryo! Yoshitoki, you will lead Mr. Shiyu to select the secret techniques of my Uchiha Clan! Once these two matters are accomplished, Mr. Shiyu, I will send you to the forbidden area of my Uchiha Clan. There you will surely find the answers regarding your father!"
Masamune's arrangements were so well-organized that they won Shiyu's favor.
"Masamune truly lives up to his reputation as the head of the Uchiha Clan; his abilities are truly exceptional. Captain Yoshitsugu, Yoshitoki lead the way." Shiyu then followed Uchiha Yoshitsugu directly to the Uchiha's storage room.
This place is very old, and there's a lot of dust and the smell of rotting wood.
Those techniques were all written in ancient scrolls. Shiyu scanned through all the techniques with his White Rinnegan and already had a general idea of what they were.
"You can only choose three spells; no more than one," Yoshitoki said, being extremely stingy.
Kiri Shiyu ignored him, after all, he only had three techniques, which was enough for him, Uchiha didn't really have any good ninjutsu.
"These three will do." Shiyu seemed to pick casually, but in reality, she had already carefully chosen them.
"This guy! He just picked it out randomly! This is really great!" Yoshitoki didn't even look at it carefully before handing the ninjutsu scroll back to Shiyu.
"Okay, these three techniques will do." Yoshitoki walked out triumphantly.
Back in the hall, a huge wooden box was already in front of Masamune. Shiyu approached, Masamune opened it, revealing it filled with the largest denomination Konoha currency. Masamune then smiled and asked, "Mr. Shiyu? Have you chosen your ninjutsu so quickly?"
"Are you sure it's these three?" Masamune then looked at Shiyu and Yoshitoki with a questioning gaze.
Yoshitoki nodded slightly.
However, after receiving the scroll, Uchiha Masamune's expression changed instantly, turning pale and his eyes revealing disbelief.
"This is.
"Three ninjutsu: Great Fire Destruction, Great Fire Arrow, and the last one is Dragon Flame Song."
"These three ninjutsu are the most powerful and practical ninjutsu used by Madara Uchiha."
Yoshitoki was also taken aback and couldn't help but say, "That's not right! I clearly saw him."
"Shut up, Captain Yoshitoki!" Masamune's expression was murderous.