She had never expected Uchiha Minamoto to offer such generous terms.
Yakushi Nonō had once risked her life working for Shimura Danzō.
What had she done it for?
Aside from the idealistic notion of "devoting herself to Konoha."
It had mostly been to improve living conditions at the Orphanage.
Root had never lacked funding.
As long as Yakushi Nonō obtained enough intelligence.
Root would transfer money into the Orphanage's account.
But now.
Shimura Danzō was dead, and Root had been purged.
Yakushi Nonō had indeed escaped her constraints, but her "extra income" had also dried up.
On the way back from Iwagakure, Yakushi Nonō had been worrying about how to keep the Orphanage running normally.
She had never expected Uchiha Minamoto to extend an olive branch outright...
It was not as though Yakushi Nonō had never dealt with members of the Uchiha Clan.
Arrogant, obsessive, every one of them looking down their noses at others, often turning their eyes red at the slightest disagreement.
But the Great Love Group's leader before her had completely overturned Yakushi Nonō's stereotypical impression of traditional Uchiha Clan ninja.
Especially with what he had done.
Founding the Great Love Group, funding the Orphanage, beheading Shimura Danzō...
Almost everything Uchiha Minamoto had done had hit Yakushi Nonō's sweet spot.
"All right."
Yakushi Nonō did not hesitate for long. She adjusted her glasses, her smile gentle yet firm.
"I'll join the Konoha Military Police Force, Lord Minamoto-no, Captain Minamoto."
"Welcome aboard, Director Yakushi."
Uchiha Minamoto immediately welcomed her.
"The reorganization and expansion of the Konoha Military Police Force will take some time to prepare.
"In the meantime, rest at the Orphanage. Consider it paid leave. You'll receive your salary as usual."
S-salary?
Yakushi Nonō's red lips parted slightly.
As a ninja, she found the word utterly unfamiliar.