Chiba Shun nodded in satisfaction.
He patted Ayana on the head and said, "Finish reading these files first."
"I've already spoken to ANBU. You can come here anytime."
"There are many things in these files that can't be seen outside. If you want to understand what they say, you'll need to come here and examine the real objects."
Ayana nodded vigorously. "Mm! I understand, Teacher Shun!"
"I'll definitely study all this material carefully!"
Chiba Shun nodded as well. "I believe in you. Don't disappoint me!"
Ayana began sorting through the documents Chiba Shun couldn't understand, while Chiba Shun quietly breathed a sigh of relief and left ANBU.
He patted the ninja tool pouch at his waist, feeling exceptionally good.
The Third Raikage hadn't merely given Chiba Shun a laboratory and a pile of materials. He had also given him funding.
Research into Space-Time Ninjutsu was bound to consume enormous amounts of money.
The Third Raikage had looked into the expenses for Space-Time Ninjutsu during the Second Raikage's tenure.
Back then, the village had invested more than ten million ryo into Space-Time Ninjutsu research every month!
To deal with Tobirama Senju, Kumogakure had truly gone all out in researching Space-Time Ninjutsu.
However, there still weren't many people in the laboratory, so the Third Raikage only gave Chiba Shun one million ryo per month!
Of course, this income wasn't permanent. If Chiba Shun failed to produce results after some time, the Third Raikage would very likely halt his research.
Although the Third Raikage wouldn't reclaim the funding by then, it would definitely affect Chiba Shun's standing in the village.
He still hadn't spent all the S-rank Mission reward from trading with Shennong for the Eight Gates. Then there was the reward for the S-rank Mission, copying the Hand-Seal-less Rasengan, and now another