Orochimaru glanced at the beef stewing in the pot, then took out a letter and placed it on the table.
"Who sent it?"
Jingyi asked curiously.
Orochimaru smiled faintly and tapped the tabletop with his fingers.
"The daimyo. The letter said that an envoy bearing rewards is already on the way to Konoha. However, after my discussion with him, the daimyo's envoy will personally visit the camp."
Well, well. He was openly asking for benefits, huh?
This was something even the Third Hokage would not dare to do. Tsunade could, perhaps, but she would never do it.
Asking relatives for favors?
That was rather embarrassing.
Orochimaru's thinking was much simpler. Daimyo, you hate Sunagakure so much, and under Jingyi's and my leadership, we successfully defeated the enemy and drove them back to the Land of Wind, giving you a satisfying outlet for your anger.
So, as the daimyo, shouldn't you show at least a little sincerity?
In most people's eyes, daimyo were lofty figures who were difficult to approach. In truth, the Land of Fire's daimyo had a fairly decent temperament.
At least among the five great nations, he was considered relatively mild-mannered.
Rather than getting angry at Orochimaru's request for benefits, he was delighted by it.
"I'm curious. What kind of reward did you ask for?"
That was certainly worth gossiping about. Someone like Orochimaru had interests that were... far too difficult to fathom. Since he had asked the daimyo for a reward, what could it possibly be?
Other than money, the daimyo probably had nothing else to offer him.
It couldn't be some honorary title, could it? Orochimaru did not care about that sort of thing.
As long as no one called him Konoha's Great White Snake, everything else was negotiable. Even if someone called him a vicious,