Konoha.
Mission Hall.
After a brief deathly silence.
The entire Mission Hall erupted in a thunderous roar.
The ninja went completely mad.
In the past.
Although the ninja accepted missions, they did so only to make money and support their families.
Once they received their pay and bought ninja tools and food, hardly any money remained.
That was why they had never been very enthusiastic about missions.
But things were different now.
Merit Points!
That was hard currency that could be directly exchanged for advanced ninjutsu!
Civilian Ninja had never even dared dream of B-Rank or A-Rank Ninjutsu, yet now they were displayed openly on the exchange list.
"Move!"
"I'm accepting a mission!"
Ito's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a maddened wild bull.
He violently shoved aside the companion in front of him and charged toward the mission distribution counter.
The other Civilian Ninja were unwilling to fall behind, surging madly toward the several service windows along the edge of the hall.
The Chunin responsible for registration was so frightened by the scene that he kept retreating.
Chiba stood by the railing on the second floor.
He looked down at the roiling, chaotic sea of people, his gaze calm.
Kakashi stood behind him on the left.
The newly appointed Anbu commander was breathing slightly faster than usual.
Konoha's monopoly on ninjutsu had always been a closely guarded secret of the Major Clans.
For a commoner to obtain even a C-Rank Ninjutsu, they had to pay a terrible price.
Chiba's move had directly shattered the barriers between classes.
"Lord Hokage."
"Are you really going to make those Forbidden Techniques available too?"
Shisui Uchiha stood on the right and asked in a low voice.
His gaze fell on the very bottom of the exchange list.
There, "Flying Thunder God" and