Chapter 52 A Bounty of Ten Million Ryo!
While it's understandable that puppets are expensive to make and require long-term maintenance and repair, where would he, an escapee, get the money to cover these expenses if he doesn't do zero-zero-risk moves?
As the saying goes, even a tael of silver can stump the five Jonin Kage. Without money, what good is it if Sasori of the Red Sand can defeat the Kazekage?
He still can't move an inch!
So Sasori started doing zero-ryo purchases, targeting the Sand Village where he came from.
Although he was born in Sunagakure, he disliked Sunagakure quite a bit.
He killed the Third Kazekage himself and was also involved in the deaths of the Fourth and Fifth Kazekage.
After becoming a rogue ninja, until he joined Akatsuki, Sasori infiltrated the Land of Wind to gather money and materials, and repeatedly wiped out some scattered small ninja villages.
Therefore, it is quite reasonable for them to target Sunagakure's warehouse this time.
He dislikes Sunagakure and is very familiar with its internal affairs, knowing the patrol arrangements like the back of his hand.
Why would he risk going to the unfamiliar Iwagakure or Konoha instead of Sunagakure for a zero-ryo purchase?
Speaking of which, Sunagakure was really unlucky this time.
Normally, having two Jonin stationed in one warehouse would be more than enough.
Even if a Kage-level ninja were to take action, some Kage-level ninjas are just powerful, but they can't eliminate two Jonin silently.
But tonight, he happens to encounter Sasori, who is very familiar with Sunagakure and whose puppets are skilled at disguise and surprise attacks, as well as himself, who is overpowered.
Even Jonin were instantly killed.
The medicine warehouse was alright; their group only managed to take about 20% of it.
However, the ninja tool warehouse was completely emptied by Sasori. With the Jonin killed as well, Sunagakure suffered a huge loss.
However, Sasori was also unlucky.
When he went to the drug warehouse for his second round, he ran into himself and arrogantly refused his invitation to resolve the matter peacefully.
As a result, not only did he lose all the gains from the previous round, but he also lost almost all of his puppets.
It was a complete loss, like losing both wife and army.
...
The four returned to the Konoha camp.
As soon as I walked in, I met a tall, handsome blond man with a ponytail.
"Haiyi?"
The three members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio immediately recognized the person.
Nara Akimichi was only slightly surprised, but Ayame's expression changed slightly in an instant, and she hid behind Souji.
Yamanaka Inoichi is the young master of the Yamanaka clan.
He is half a year younger than Ayame, but Ayame is quite afraid of him.
Although this man will one day be an old father who laments how to get along with his daughter, at this time he is a stern young master whom all his peers, both men and women, fear.
It is said that he would forcibly control those who misbehaved and disgraced the mountain tribe with the art of mind control, and make them fight against packs of hungry wild beasts with a kunai as punishment and training.
Even someone as carefree as Acorus was traumatized by this.
He and he weren't very familiar with each other; they just recognized each other's faces.
At that moment, Yamanaka Inoichi walked over, greeted Nara and Akimichi first, and then extended his hand to Souji, saying:
"Hello, Mr. Mochizuki. I heard that Ayame accompanied you on your mission. I hope she didn't cause you any trouble?"
"No, the Ayame helped me a lot."
"That's good. She's a very talented ninja, but she just needs a little more training..."
Yamanaka Inoichi glanced at Ayame, who was pointlessly hiding behind Souji, and said with a gentle smile:
"Ayame, after you finish reporting your mission, come to me for special training."
"..." Ayame's face turned pale instantly.
"And the answer?"
"yes..."
Yamanaka Inoichi nodded in satisfaction and said to Souji again:
"Then I won't disturb you any longer. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you in the future, Mr. Mochizuki."
After exchanging a few polite words, Yamanaka Inoichi left.
Before reinforcements arrived, the battlefield in the Land of Rain had Kage-level combat power including Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, and the next level of elite Jonin included the current clan leaders and young masters of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans.
DespiEven thoughamaru's generation of young lords in the original work seem seemsifferent from ordinary ninja academy students, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio are actually the most prestigious ninja clans in Konoha, second only to the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.
These three clans are all veteran ninja clans that joined when Konoha was first established.
The Nara clan has always been the intellectual backbone of Konoha, with the clan leader serving as an advisor and strategist.
The Yamanaka clan, with their secret techniques of mind control and mind reading, has always controlled Konoha's intelligence analysis department.
Although the Akimichi clan's secret techniques are of the combat burst type, without these special skills, they seem a bit ordinary.
However, there is a veteran figure of the same generation as the Third Hokage, Akimichi Torifu.
In his youth, he was also a member of the Second Hokage's elite guard.
Now, he serves as an advisor along with Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Shimura Danzo, and others.
Although he is not good at operational management and therefore rarely participates, focusing instead on managing the Konoha defense forces, his influence is still considerable.
In addition, these three clans have always cooperated seamlessly.
On the surface, the Hyuga and Uchiha are two prestigious clans, but the actual influence of the three clans combined far surpasses that of the Hyuga clan alone.
As for the Uchiha clan, which is not favored by the Konoha leadership, it goes without saying.
This is also why I chose Ayame and the other two this time, instead of the true Ino-Shika-Cho trio consisting of Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza, and Nara Shikaku, who have stronger skills.
How could he possibly command the young master of the prestigious Great Ninja Clan now?
However, he is now in the same place as the patriarchs and young masters of these three clans...
If one has the opportunity to do favors or curry favor, it would be extremely beneficial in one's bid to become Hokage.
I just don't know if there will be such an opportunity?
...
The Souji prepared the antidote and immediately sent it to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya drank it all in one gulp and even licked his lips.
"This antidote tastes sweet, much better than the one Tsunade made.
What kind of medicinal ingredients did she use?"
"Hmm... I think Jiraiya-sama shouldn't know."
"Cough cough!"
Jiraiya's expression changed, and he immediately dared not ask any more questions.
Mitokado Homura smiled with satisfaction:
"Souji, you did a great job!
Not only did you detoxify Jiraiya so quickly, but you also obtained so many ninja tools and medicines from Sunagakure.
This is a huge gain!"
"Yeah! Souji-nii, you're really amazing. You're so much more useful than someone like me who only knows how to fight!" Mitokado Homura exclaimed.
Back at the camp, Souji took out the scroll that Sasori had dropped, and Mitokado Homura personally and quickly unsealed it.
Then, a large number of ninja tools poured out of the scroll like a tidal wave!
There are over 100,000 kunai and shuriken alone!
There are also headbands, combat vests, kusarigama, throwing needles, ropes and other miscellaneous items, which are also in huge quantities!
A rough estimate puts its value at over ten million taels!
The reward for an S-rank mission starts at one million taels of silver, and this reward is equivalent to nearly 10 S-rank missions!
And it's not just about monetary value, but also wartime needs and influencing factors!
Ps...
"Shout-out to KB Hardison, Av supporters! 💕Thank you for the support it really means a lot. Let's grow together from here!
A lot of people have commented saying that the 'commander' part is a translation error. It's not an error 'Commander' is actually a respectful title for Souji. I think some people didn't understand that. However, from now on, I'll just use 'Souji' instead.
Thank you."
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