Moreover, as part of the terms, Tea Village's name was directly removed. As if that were not enough, it also paid Konoha 120 million and offered Mirai a personal apology.
This was more than just Tea Village bowing its head in apology on the surface; it also indirectly told every faction just how powerful Konoha was.
Although this might push Konoha back into the spotlight, it also shocked quite a few people. Not long ago, Orochimaru had attacked the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen was already very old, and the various feudal lords and Kage were beginning to stir.
Besides, this was merely a public apology on the surface. No one believed that Tea Village and Konoha had not reached some other so-called strategic agreement in private.
However, whether these apologies came from Tea Village or were part of some secret arrangement between Tea Village and Konoha was irrelevant to Mirai!
What mattered most to him now was getting Sarutobi Hiruzen to raise his rank to genin, completing the mission, earning Energy Points, then taking on the next mission to grow stronger and prepare for the future before the Fourth Great War!
This was Mirai's second visit to the Hokage Office today. The first time, because the matter involving Tea Village had been too complicated and there had been too many people around, Mirai had not had the chance to ask Sarutobi Hiruzen for a promotion. This time, he had come to ask Sarutobi Hiruzen for both a promotion and a raise.
"Long, send Zining a message and tell them to come back. The mission has been canceled."
Sarutobi Hiruzen gave the order. Since Mirai had already returned and Tea Village had bowed its head, Ning Bei and the others naturally no longer needed to wait around and put on an act