I Have Special Material Exchange Skills

"A material exchange point?"

The recording ninja took the scroll Zhou Duan handed back. He put it back into the drawer. As the seal runes on the drawer flashed, the recording ninja's expression relaxed, and he spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Go out, turn right, and the house with two kunai crossed on the door is it. Oh, right, if I'm not mistaken, there should be a line there right now!"

"Mhm, thanks!"

Zhou Duan turned around and led the way towards the door:

"Everyone, let's go. We still have a pile of damaged spoils to exchange!"

"Huh? That's not right, Zhou Duan!"

Zhou Duan hadn't walked a few steps before Nawaki stopped him:

"I remember I didn't search for many spoils, almost all of them were usable. Where did you find a pile of damaged spoils?"

"Tsk! That's why I told you to listen to my instructions more and pay more attention to my actions!"

Zhou Duan gave Nawaki a helpless glance and took out a stick-like object wrapped in several layers of gray cloth from his ninja tool pouch:

"This is the scroll from our last Chunin opponent, the guy who used forbidden ninjutsu. The reason you didn't see it is because you were afraid I'd make you search for spoils again and hid far away. See, even though this scroll is damaged and some of the ninja tools can't be retrieved, quite a few can still be taken out. And even though these ninja tools are damaged, they can still be exchanged for some good stuff!"

"Really?"

Excited, Nawaki snatched the scroll and peeled off the gray cloth. Inside, a red scroll was indeed revealed. Although a large part of it was damaged, greatly reducing its actual value, Nawaki was still extremely excited and planted a kiss directly on it!

"Uh, Nawaki!"

Seeing Nawaki's actions, Zhou Duan's mouth twitched, and a strange expression appeared on his face:

"We've been a team for a while now. For old times' sake, I'll give you a piece of advice: no matter the circumstances, never kiss an enemy's ninja tool. They might have put something on it!"

"Huh? No way?"

Seeing Zhou Duan's expression, Nawaki instinctively sensed something was wrong and immediately became worried:

"Is this scroll poisoned?"

"Uh!"

Zhou Duan shook his head:

"This scroll isn't!"

"Then does it have special explosive tags that will detonate if I kiss it?"

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"Then it's fine, right?"

Nawaki relaxed and gave Zhou Duan a displeased look:

"Then what's bad about this scroll?"

"Because of where I found it..."

Zhou Duan looked at Nawaki with pity and said calmly:

"It was found inside the rectum of that Chunin who used forbidden ninjutsu!"

"You bastard, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Nawaki looked at Zhou Duan in despair, then couldn't hold back any longer and knelt on the ground, starting to retch!

"Although I also can't stand Nawaki's thoughtless behavior..."

Bai Zhang, standing nearby, twitched his eyebrows as he looked at Zhou Duan:

"But isn't this punishment a bit too harsh? You saw him try to kiss the scroll and immediately stopped him, telling him the reason, wouldn't that have been enough?"

"For most people, a warning like yours would be enough..."

Zhou Duan scoffed dismissively and pointed at Nawaki, who was still retching on the ground:

"Do you think a warning would make this guy learn his lesson?"

"..."

Bai Zhang fell silent. A second later, he grabbed Nawaki by the back of his collar and led the way out!

The Konoha Material Exchange was a long, narrow building divided into over a dozen connected rooms. Each room had a small door, providing exchange services for the ninjas in Steel Rock Valley. However, even so, there was a considerable line in front of each door. Zhou Duan didn't rush to join a line; instead, he lingered by each one for a while before finally choosing a queue with the fewest people, mostly Genin.

"Hey, Zhou Duan, why are we lining up here?"

As soon as they stopped, Bai Zhang asked:

"Although the other lines will take longer, they prove the exchange is fair. Look at our line, it's almost all newly graduated Genin, with hardly any Chunin. This means the personnel responsible for exchanging spoils inside are unreliable, right?"

"Huh?"

Nawaki, standing nearby, widened his eyes in surprise:

"There's such a thing?"

"Of course there is!"

Zhou Duan glared at Nawaki with disappointment, then turned to Hyakuho and said:

"Most people would get ripped off badly, but don't forget, I'm Hatake Sakumo's adopted son, and Nawaki is the First Hokage's grandson. One of us is a second-generation official, and the other is a third-generation official. Who would dare to scam us? Not only would they not dare, but they'd also give us extra benefits. As for other ninjas who strictly follow the exchange rules, that's one thing. But for those who are used to scamming ordinary ninjas, we are existences they need to grovel before!"

"You mentioning it, I almost forgot about your identities!"

Hyakuho recalled the second-generation heirs in the village. They all had cold, serious expressions. To maintain family dignity and to strive to become clan leader, they restrained themselves intensely, almost daring not to engage in any arrogant or corrupt behavior. They all looked like they had facial paralysis!

On the other hand, look at Zhou Duan and Nawaki. One, in order to research his own potions, made the entire village a mess. And he would do anything for victory, using unconventional poisons and exploding senbon. As for Nawaki, he was simply an idiot. If you didn't mention it, you'd never know these two troublemakers were second and third-generation officials!

"So that's why I saw Uchiha Fugaku of the Uchiha clan and Akimichi Choza of the Akimichi clan. It all makes sense now!"

Hyakuho nodded, agreeing with Zhou Duan's statement. Not long after, it was Zhou Duan and his group's turn. Zhou Duan didn't waste any words and led his team inside.

"Name, which squad do you belong to, and what do you need to exchange?"

In the center of the room, a dirt table was raised by Earth Release. A ninja with a sharp mouth, monkey cheeks, and shifty eyes sat behind it. Without even looking at Zhou Duan and the others who had just entered, he stared straight at the ceiling and spoke in an extremely impatient tone:

"I hope you have something worthwhile. If it's just a broken kunai or some shattered senbon, don't waste my time!"

"Turn your eyes over here!"

Facing this spoils exchange officer, Zhou Duan's expression immediately turned serious:

"I am Hatake Shudan..."

Zhou Duan grabbed Nawaki beside him:

"This is Senju Nawaki. You should have heard of our names, right!"

"Oh my god!"

Upon hearing Zhou Duan's words, the exchange ninja immediately shifted his gaze. He then let out an excited howl as if he had met his own father:

"So it's you two lords!"

The exchange ninja completely disregarded his Chunin status and yelled honorifics at Zhou Duan and Nawaki, two Genin, with utter lack of integrity. In the strictly hierarchical ninja world, there were truly few people as shameless as this guy: "I am Sugimura Yamato. I've heard your names long ago, Hatake Shudan. You are Konoha's genius pharmacist, and you qualified as a Lower-rank Medical Ninja at such a young age. As for Senju Nawaki, there's no need to even mention him; he's practically the next Hokage of Konoha! You know, my admiration for you two cannot be described in words. Don't worry, I will do my best for your exchange!"

"I had this premonition before we came!"

Hyakuho, standing at the doorway, twitched his face as he looked at Minato on the other side:

"But this is the first time I've seen a ninja so devoid of integrity!"