The teacher clearly already knew, yet still brought money to pay the bill with a resentful expression.
Jiraiya looked at Zhang Yu, his heart trembling even more.
That would allow these two people to stay here.
It can also make Madara Uchiha follow the rules.
The seemingly young tavern owner is the most terrifying person.
Zhang Yu leaned against the bar counter without offering any explanation.
Jiraiya confirming Hashirama and Madara's identities had no impact on him.
The Undead Tavern is now staffed by Hashirama and Madara.
With his newly replicated peak Madara abilities, plus double enhancement, even if the entire Shinobi World pressed down on him, it wouldn't cause much of a stir.
Revealing their identities can actually bring more customers to the tavern.
Once the leaders of those ninja villages, powerful clans, and wealthy merchants knew that the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha were both here, who wouldn't want to come in and take a look?
The tavern business will only get better.
As for whether anyone will be wary of him in the future, Zhang Yu doesn't care at all.
If you have the ability, secrets won't be a problem.
He was even somewhat looking forward to the future.
Didn't Kawaki declare the end of the ninja era?
Zhang Yu really wanted to see if that guy could still say those words when he stood in front of Hashirama and Madara.
Seeing that Jiraiya was still standing there in a Hashirama, Hashirama turned to remind Hiruzen Sarutobi.
" Monkey, let's settle the bill first."
Hiruzen Sarutobi and reached out to take out the money note.
Ban casually remarked from the side, "A bottle of Erguotou costs 300,000 taels of silver."
Upon Hashirama immediately turned to look at Madara.
"Three hundred thousand taels for a bottle?"
You must be mistaken.
He frowned.
"Where did I go wrong?"
Hashirama counted on his fingers.
"When the boss sold it to the Hyuga clan leader, it cost 100,000 taels per bottle."
" Jiraiya drank without paying, and even made the Monkey come and settle the bill himself."
"In this situation, we definitely can't offer the original price."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyelids twitched as he listened.
Jiraiya also had a bad feeling.
Hashirama continued, "Therefore, one bottle should cost 350,000 taels."
Ban glanced at him.
"Then three hundred and fifty thousand taels."
Jiraiya's eyes widened.
"Wait a moment!"
"Wasn't it 300,000 taels just now?"
"How come it increased by another 50,000 in just a few words?"
Hashirama explained carefully.
"Ban is not responsible for settling accounts."
It's normal for him to misjudge the price.
Ban's face darkened.
I wasn't wrong.
You said three hundred thousand taels.
I was referring to a provisional quote.
"Then you haven't calculated it correctly."
Madara stared coldly at Hashirama.
"You want to fight?"
Hashirama waved his hand.
"It's time to pay the bill, let's not talk about fighting."
How does the boss usually teach us?
"The bill must be settled clearly for every customer's purchase."
Zhang Yu stood behind the bar, watching Hashirama spout nonsense with a straight face, and almost burst out laughing.
Since this guy started working at the tavern, he hasn't learned anything else, but he's become increasingly adept at raising prices.
Hiruzen Sarutobi held the money note, his fingers already somewhat stiff.
He brought 200,000 taels of silver with him.
Of the 150,000 taels, 150,000 taels were used to pay for the sake that Jiraiya owed.
The extra 50,000 is just to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.
As expected, the unexpected happened.
And it started with 700,000 taels.
Hashirama placed the two empty wine bottles together.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand taels per bottle."
"Two bottles would be worth seven hundred thousand taels."
This is the original price.
Jiraiya almost jumped up.
Original price?
"It was clearly 100,000 taels a bottle when I drank it!"
Hashirama turned to look at him.
That's the price for regular customers.
Are you a regular customer?
Jiraiya opened his mouth.
Hashirama continued, "Before we came in, did you say, 'Please serve as much good wine as you like'?"
"I said so."
Did you say you don't need the money?
"He also said so."
Did you settle the bill after you finished drinking?
"No."
"That'll do."
Hashirama patted the table.
They don't ask the price before drinking, and then they can't pay afterward.
"And they even made their teacher make the trip."
"It wastes the boss's time and also disrupts the bar staff's work."
"Charging a little more is perfectly reasonable."
Jiraiya was completely numb.
Where is it reasonable?
The price of a bottle of wine has increased from 100,000 to 350,000.
Is this what you call charging more?
This is clearly aimed at bankrupting him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face grew increasingly dark.
He thought that having gone through what happened with Asuma, he was well-prepared for the bills at the Undead Tavern.
Now it seems that this is far from enough.
The accounts in this place are always more outrageous than he anticipated.
But sitting right in front of him was the First Hokage.
Madara Uchiha was standing next to him.
He has to be careful even when arguing.
Hiruzen Sarutobi a deep breath.
" Lord First."
"Isn't 700,000 taels too high?"
Hashirama.
"It is indeed a bit high."
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Hashirama said with a smile, "Then let's give it a 20% discount."
Jiraiya was taken aback.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was also taken aback for a moment.
Seven hundred thousand taels discounted by 20% is five hundred and sixty thousand taels.
Although it's still ridiculously high, it's at least 140,000 less.
The Lord First did ultimately value relationships.
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately lowered his head.
"Thank you, Lord First."
He waved his hand Hashirama.
" Monkey, don't be so polite."
"You are Tobirama's disciple."
" Jiraiya is your disciple again."
We're all family here.
"Since we're acquaintances, giving us a discount is perfectly normal."
Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely afraid that Hashirama would insist on the 700,000 taels.
Now that there's a discount, at least there's room for negotiation.
However, after bending down and counting on his fingers for a long time, Hashirama suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
"It's all calculated."
"The two bottles originally cost 700,000 taels."
"After the 20% discount, we'll also factor in the extra charge for the Monkey's personal trip."
"Final price: 800,000 taels."
The lobby fell silent.
Jiraiya's relief froze.
Hiruzen Sarutobi his head and remained unresponsive for a long time.
Izuna stopped what he was doing.
Zabuza glanced at Hashirama, his expression somewhat complicated.
Bai stood by the bar, her small mouth slightly open.
Seven hundred thousand taels, discounted by 20%.
In the end, it became 800,000 taels?
How exactly is this calculated?
Even Madara was silent for a few seconds.
Although he wasn't in charge of the tavern's accounts, he could tell that the number was wrong.
Madara looked at Hashirama.
Are you sure this is a 20% discount?
Hashirama nodded.
"Certainly."
Why do prices get higher even when there's a discount?
"Because there's an extra fee for their hard work."
"Whose hardship fee?"
Hashirama raised his hand and pointed at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
" The Monkey traveled all this way; it must have been very tiring."
This amount of money has to be taken into account.
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly raised his head.
" Lord First."
"I'm the one who's working hard, why should I have to pay?"
Hashirama was stumped by the question.
He frowned and thought for a while.
That makes sense.
A glimmer of hope rekindled in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.
Hashirama quickly added, "Then it doesn't count as a fee for your trouble."
"Change it to a door-to-door payment service fee."
"Still eight hundred thousand taels."
The light in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes was completely extinguished.
Jiraiya sat beside him, his lips twitching incessantly.
He's seen it all now.
What 20% off?
It's all about the process.