Ichiraku and Hongle looked at the eleven names on the list, doing their best to commit them to memory.
"There are eleven of them in total. It would be best to leave them for the final escort group. You can ask Jonin Kakashi Hatake about the details when the time comes. He's one of us."
"He'll act as our inside man, keeping an eye on personnel assignments at the Mission Dispatch Hall. You just need to hire ninja escorts at the most suitable time."
Naruto had begun planning all this long ago, but only today had he finally put it into action.
"We've memorized them."
"Naruto, sorry to put you to so much trouble."
Naruto stood and waved a hand. "You were the first people to follow me. Now that a great catastrophe is approaching, of course I'll keep you safe."
"And this must not get out. If it does, everyone at Juxia Tower will die."
"Rest assured, Master."
"Don't worry, Naruto. We won't breathe a word to anyone else."
Naruto gestured for the two of them not to worry, then vanished using Flying Thunder God.
When he reappeared, he was already in Juxia Tower's underground storeroom.
He easily opened the vault door in Juxia Tower's basement.
Naruto had already tried to imagine the largest possible amount.
Yet after opening the door, he still couldn't help drawing a sharp breath at the sight inside.
Stacks upon stacks of silver-tael banknotes nearly filled the entire room.
If all this money had been deposited in Konoha's banks, withdrawing it all at once would have been a hassle.
This was much better. He could transfer this enormous sum of cash into the system without anyone knowing.
Naruto touched the small mountains of banknotes again and again, listening to one system notification after another.