The first account submitted by the White Cedar Training Center contained only totals.
Seventeen students.
Training costs: eighteen million ryo.
Projected returns on training: forty-three million ryo.
There were no individual breakdowns, nor any cap on expenses.
In his written reply, Shinkyu White Fir, the Training Facility's director, stated that training ninjas could not be priced bag by bag like buying grain.
Teachers' experience, risks associated with the grounds, and the income outstanding students might generate in the future were all part of the value of their training.
Gen placed Takumi's accounts beside the master ledger.
A single meal was charged at five times the ordinary market price.
Each use of a basic kunai incurred an additional wear-and-tear charge, and even after ninety days, it still did not belong to the student.
The infirmary used one roll of bandages, but the ledger recorded a full medical service.
Failing an assessment added a retraining fee.
Refusing a mission added compensation for lost training value.
The harder students worked and the more classes they took, the higher their debts became.
"They can repay it with mission income after graduation," Shinkyu White Fir replied.
The Training Facility then submitted its standard mission contract.
After receiving their forehead protectors, students had to take missions assigned through the White Cedar Training Center for the first ten years.
Eighty percent of their pay went to the Training Facility.
The remaining twenty percent first covered ninja tools, lodging, and treatment for new injuries.
The contract did not guarantee that their debts would be cleared after ten years.
If students were injured and unable to work, interest continued to accrue.
Graduation did not mean leaving the Training Facility.
It merely meant going from students receiving free training to people carrying debts while performing missions.
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