There was no helping it. He hadn't counted money like that in over a year, and he got carried away without meaning to.
Because he had gotten up too early and the village gates had not even opened yet, he could only make himself breakfast first.
That was fine too. At least he would not have to munch on ration pills along the way.
Ration pills were basically just a type of dried food when all was said and done. As for the taste—there was absolutely none.
After breakfast and washing the dishes, it was about time. Uchiha Shingen happily headed out.
The trip was completely unobstructed. With such a glorious and arduous S-rank mission, no one would make things difficult for him.
The moment he left the village gates, Uchiha Shingen immediately used Flying Thunder God.
This was also to prevent anyone from following him.
When Suikazan Fuguki had come to the Leaf before, it had been a grand affair. Since it was a diplomatic delegation, the Land of Fire and the Leaf had to provide them with lodging, food, and drink along the way, terrified that they might be inconvenienced during their journey.
That was the Leaf spirit—anyone coming to spend money had to be made to feel like they were returning home in glory, coming back draped in honor, and treated as guests in their own home, so that they would want to come again after visiting once.
Uchiha Shingen did not get to enjoy such comforts.
Because his was a mission of secret contact, he was on his own.
Hotels and banquets were out of the question.
The person he was to contact in secret was Suikazan Fuguki himself.
This veteran Kirigakure jonin, as Uchiha Shingen remembered, had been killed by Uchiha Obito. The one who