After finishing his check-in, Sōkyū Hatake left the place, thoroughly satisfied.
The current check-in locations had all been updated, which meant the daily missions would refresh here too. Sōkyū Hatake felt reassured.
Now, Sōkyū Hatake headed straight for the command room.
Along the way, everyone had a strange gleam in their eyes when they saw Sōkyū Hatake.
Yes, word of Sōkyū Hatake's actions had already spread throughout the ninja on the front lines.
Ninjutsu of that caliber was impossible for anyone to ignore completely.
And so, Sōkyū Hatake could be said to have made his name in a single battle.
Of course, Sōkyū Hatake had not revealed his full strength. On the contrary, after returning to base, he had deliberately applied pale makeup to his face.
At any rate, to everyone else, Sōkyū Hatake looked as though using that move had taken a toll on him. They could even say he was utterly drained.
Just like that, Sōkyū Hatake walked toward the command room one step at a time, even faking a few coughs along the way.
Knock, knock, knock!
Arriving at the command room, Sōkyū Hatake knocked on the door.
"Teacher Orochimaru, what are you looking at?" Upon entering, Sōkyū Hatake saw Orochimaru examining something, so absorbed that he had not even noticed him come in.
"Your reward. Here, this is what I promised you." Orochimaru turned to look at Sōkyū Hatake and casually tossed him what he was holding.
Sōkyū Hatake caught the scroll. Several words were plainly written on it: [Orochimaru's Exclusive Substitution Technique!]
Of course, Sōkyū Hatake might have been a little happier if not for the sticky, saliva-like substance on it.
"Thank you, Teacher Orochimaru," Sōkyū Hatake said with some distaste. Right now, he wanted nothing more than to find somewhere to wash the scroll.