New base of Root
" Danzo... our men have been killed by Hatake Sakumo!"
When Shimura Danzō saw several Root members rushing over in a panic, he was about to get angry, but the next sentence from Root members left him speechless.
"What?! Why is Hatake Sakumo targeting my people?!"
Shimura Danzō stood up.
Do they all think he's easy to bully?
Tsunade came to provoke him, Hatake Sakumo also came to provoke him!
"He... he said it's because our methods of recruiting Root members were somewhat inappropriate."
The members of the Root said tremblingly.
They didn't dare repeat Hatake Sakumo's original words.
Hatake Sakumo's original words were far more offensive than that; if he had said them, Shimura Danzō would probably have been furious!
"What a fine Hatake Sakumo... Excellent!"
Shimura Danzō, enraged, laughed instead.
Tsunade is the princess of Konoha; he cannot touch her.
But what are you Hatake Sakumo? To put it nicely, you're a hero of Konoha, a candidate for the Fourth Hokage.
To put it bluntly, he's just an ordinary Jonin!
"Just you wait... I'll make you pay!"
"Cease all recruitment efforts. We need to rest and recuperate now, and avoid conflict with Hatake Sakumo for the time being!"
"Shimura Danzō a grim expression."
"You like protecting the villagers? One day I'll make you taste what it's like to be betrayed by them..."
Hatake Sakumo waited and waited but never received Shimura Danzō's revenge, so he was temporarily relieved.
Hatake Sakumo believed that the Third Hokage was blocking Shimura Danzō from behind.
Three days later
Iwagakure
Did you bring the money?
Ōnoki, with an indifferent expression, questioned the Kirigakure Anbu.
"Here's the money. Two hundred million taels. Can you return the Three-Tails to us now?"
The Kirigakure's Anbu handed Ōnoki a scroll containing two hundred million ryo!
" Kōdo, take him to the Iwagakure prison!"
Ōnoki, his eyes lighting up at the sight of money, smiled and said to the Anbu.
Let's go!
Kōdo nodded, then pulled up the Kirigakure's Anbu.
"Come on, come with me to prison."
Kōdo brought this Kirigakure Anbu to the Iwagakure prison.
The Three-Tails Jinchūriki inside was being treated to the finest food and drink.
Actually, the food wasn't originally this good, but the Third Mizukage agreed to the ransom, so they had to make sure the other party ate well for the sake of the ransom!
The Three-Tails Jinchūriki was in the largest solitary cell, which was over fifty meters long and contained a bed and various kinds of food.
The food was spread out over an entire table.
Meanwhile, the Three-Tails Jinchūriki was sleeping, since there was nothing else to do but sleep.
"Han, their ransom has arrived. Release him."
Kōdo spoke to the man sitting by the door.
"Finally here! This old guy eats like crazy Tenten, it's making me drool. I really don't understand why a prisoner would eat so well."
The Han dynasty, however, had many complaints about this.
After all, it was a bit unpleasant to be standing at the gate watching a prisoner eat and drink to his heart's content, then sleep afterward, while I was the one guarding the gate.
Of course, they would eat the same food; they certainly wouldn't let Han eat coarse food while these Three-Tails Jinchūriki a feast.
"Han, do you know how much ransom Kirigakure brought?"
Kōdo patted Han on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"How many could there be? The Six-Tails are all in the village, maybe fifty million at most."
Han said.
Kōdo raised two fingers.
"Twenty million? Forget it, giving him a few good meals won't cost much."
A ransom of twenty million taels is acceptable; feeding this Three-Tails Jinchūriki for three days would only cost a few hundred thousand taels, so it's not a loss.
"It's not twenty million, it's two hundred million! And this time, because of your meritorious service in guarding the area, you've been awarded an S-rank mission plus a reward of ten million taels!"
Kōdo shook the man's body.
"How... how much? Ten million??"
Han strongly doubted that he had misheard.
S-rank missions usually cost over one million taels of silver, but one costing ten million taels has never been made!
The reward for this mission is equivalent to ten previous missions!
"Ahem, gentlemen, would you please release our Jinchūriki first?"
The ninja from Kirigakure watched as Han and Kōdo got more and more engrossed in their conversation, almost forgetting that he was still there, and couldn't help but remind him.
"Right, right, I almost forgot the important thing. Han, let him out!"
Kōdo slapped his forehead and apologized repeatedly.
"Hey, old man, come out!"
Han took out his key and opened the door, then patted the sleeping Three-Tails Jinchūriki.
"What? Dinner's ready?"
The Three-Tails Jinchūriki opened his eyes groggily.
"You old man, I said you can leave now!"
Han saw the old man rubbing his eyes and asking if dinner was ready, and his anger flared up instantly.
He's been working so hard guarding the gate, and the old man just eats and sleeps. Is he the one who's been captured, or is he the one who's been captured?
"The village has finally remembered me... You have no idea how much I've suffered here..."
The Three-Tails Jinchūriki originally wanted to talk about how miserable his life was, but looking at the sumptuous meal and comfortable bed behind him, his voice gradually became softer.
The Kirigakure's Anbu couldn't bear to watch, so they covered their faces and left the Iwagakure with the Three-Tails Jinchūriki.
The Shinobi World thus entered a short period of peace.
First half of Konoha 44
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for Nanako Uzumaki to graduate.
" Nanako, I wonder who our team Jonin will be!"
The girl sitting next to Nanako Uzumaki Nanako Uzumaki whispered to her.
Nanako Uzumaki is almost thirteen years old now, and has grown into a young lady.
She's considered a grown woman, at least by the standards of the Shinobi World.
"I don't know, hopefully it's Brother Didaze..."
Nanako Uzumaki shook her head, then fell into melancholy.
Didaze has been in seclusion in the village recently, not going out to do missions or showing his face in the village.
Nanako Uzumaki felt that Didaze had no free time at all and simply didn't have time to deal with her, a low- Genin.
" Lord Didaze is a very busy man; he doesn't have time to teach us."
The little girl next to him had absolutely no idea that Didaze would come here to take on apprentices.
"Those whose names are called, step forward!"
" Iwaichi, Iwaryō, Satō Ei!"
The teacher at the door called out three names, and the three walked towards the door.
Soon someone arrived and took the three people away.
One group of people after another were taken away, until finally Nanako Uzumaki, her little female friend, and one boy remained.
"There are only the three of us left..."
Reigyō said, resting her chin on her hands.
" Nanako Uzumaki, Reigyō, Watanabe Kawa!"
The teacher finally called out the last three names.
"It's finally our turn!"
Nanako Uzumaki quickly got up and walked towards the door!
Meanwhile, the cool-looking young man also walked towards the door.
"Your advisor isn't at the door; he's waiting for you on the rooftop!"
The teacher who was calling out names smiled and pointed upwards to the three of them.
"Understood, Teacher Kong!"
The three bowed and then walked towards the rooftop.
"The little guy has finally graduated..."
A man with long blond hair stood on the rooftop, sensing the presence of the three people, and smiled.