A two-billion bounty

Jiraiya quickly compiled the battle report and sent it back to the village.

After Konoha's Intelligence Department decoded it, they immediately delivered it to Hiruzen Sarutobi's office.

Reading the unfamiliar account pieced together from those numbers and words, Hiruzen Sarutobi drew a deep breath.

A legend of an older generation had died at the hands of a supernova. It was a sobering thought.

"As usual, announce it to the entire village."

"At a time like this, we need stories like these."

Hiruzen Sarutobi went ahead with the village-wide announcement.

Every Shinobi World War saw heroes emerge from the major shinobi villages.

It was not just Konoha. The other shinobi villages did the same.

Elevating battlefield heroes was an effective way to boost morale throughout a village.

During the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha's heroes had been the Sannin—Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade—as well as the White Fang of Konoha.

In this Shinobi World War, Kazan had taken the lead so far, though Minato Namikaze's performance was equally eye-catching.

The distinction of Hundred-Man Slayer was not easy to earn.

Soon, the news swept through Konoha.

Countless ninja were thrown into an uproar.

Minato Namikaze's hundred-man kill count was certainly astonishing, but it still could not compare to Kazan's achievement.

"Grandma Chiyo of the Sand Shinobi was killed by Kazan?!"

"Grandma Chiyo? Who's that?"

"A Sand Shinobi legend! She was already active in the shinobi world during the First Shinobi World War. She was their hero, the strongest puppeteer!"

"Unbelievable! Someone like that was actually killed by Kazan!"

"Do you think that brat Kazan teamed up with Jiraiya to kill that old hag Chiyo?"

Some people were skeptical.

But such doubts were few and far between.

Kazan had earned his reputation punch by punch, from defeating a Perfect Jinchuriki in the Chunin Ninja