Ever since he finished scouting the Land of Wind, Lin Guang had received no more missions concerning the Land of Rivers.
He supposed it had been sanctioned by the three great nations, so he had not given it much thought.
Over four and a half months, Lin Guang had taken part in nine missions: six C-rank, two B-rank, and one A-rank.
Whatever else could be said, the pay from all those missions had Satō Maji grinning so broadly that his eyes disappeared.
Now he could take the Chunin Ninja Exams together with the other two. Having become quite well-off, Satō Maji no longer had any worries.
When Satō Maji told his parents that all this money came from mission payments, they were doubtful at first. Lin Guang had to vouch for him, even borrowing the Third's name a little.
Only then did Satō Maji's parents believe him. They were also very grateful to Lin Guang and Hyūga Jō, inviting the two over for meals from time to time.
"Ah, life like this is so dull."
Lin Guang missed Naruto a little. Most of the missions Naruto completed with Team 7 were trivial errands.
Only occasionally did they face missions involving life-and-death battles, whereas Lin Guang and his squad had already taken down over a hundred ninja.
He still remembered the time they escorted several high-ranking officials from the Land of Fire to the Land of Lightning for an exchange. Dozens of Chunin suddenly appeared along the way, trying to sabotage the operation, and there was even a Jonin among them.
Lin Guang led Satō Maji and Hyūga Jō in risking their lives to protect the Land of Fire's officials, using every Wind Release and Water Release Ninjutsu Hiruzen Sarutobi had taught him.
He had also used quite a few Ice