"Here she comes, here she comes!" Under the bright moonlight, the many merchants surrounding the izakaya immediately surrounded Chiyu upon seeing her figure appear, their chatter filling the air.

"Everyone!" Qian Yu slightly circulated his chakra, and his loud voice echoed in the empty room, immediately silencing all other noises.

Looking at the little dog Ida hanging from the roof beam, Chiba glanced at everyone in front of him. "According to the rules, our commission has been completed. Someone needs to sign our documents." As he spoke, he took out the mission scroll from his pocket, placed it aside, and walked away.

The moment Chiyu disappeared, the atmosphere among the group shifted from excitement to a delicate one as they looked at the mission scroll in front of them. Signing their names on the scroll carried significant meaning; in a sense, it represented the power that only the new guild president possessed. Suddenly, cracks appeared among the group, who had been unanimously condemning Koizumi Ida.

Chiyu was happy to see this happen; otherwise, how could the spoils from the izakaya legitimately end up in their pockets? The word "plunder" sounds bad, but passively accepting gifts sounds better.

As Chiyu had predicted, while he was sitting on several large boxes of gold and silver valuables discussing the treasured sword "Sword Rain" with Yue, Iruka walked over with a strange expression, carrying a quest scroll, followed by a middle-aged man.

"Chiba, Chairman Shirakawa has already signed the scroll. He said he wants to talk to you about something." After saying that, Iruka walked to the side and looked at Chiba with a puzzled expression. He felt that this mission, from beginning to end, was different from what he had learned in the Ninja Academy. He decided to see what Chiba wanted to do.

"Oh, didn't Acting Chairman Shirakawa already sign the scroll? Is there anything else?"

Chiyu handed "Kiriyu" to Yue, whose eyes were shining, then turned to look at Shirakawa with a half-smile. The word "substitute" made the other's smile become awkward.

Shirakawa wasn't stupid. He realized from the other person's words that he had been reckless in signing the document. If the other person then used the fact that he wasn't the president and it didn't comply with the rules to make everyone find a new president to sign, the people he had just appeased at such great cost would probably immediately overthrow him and accuse him of having ulterior motives. He would end up following in Koizumi's footsteps.

Thinking about this, he realized that the boy in front of him was different from the ninjas he had seen before who only knew how to talk with knives. He would have to pay a certain price. What would that price be?

At this moment, Qianyu crossed her legs, supported herself on the box with her right hand, and tapped the wooden box with her fingertips, making the wooden box produce a crisp sound.

Upon seeing this, Shirakawa's eyes lit up with sudden realization. So that's how it is.

Half an hour later, in front of the izakaya, Chiba, along with Iruka and Uchiha Tsukimasa, said goodbye to Shirakawa and the others.

"Lord Chiyu, you are so young and promising! We will be going to Konoha to undertake a mission in the future, and we hope to trouble you with that mission then."

"Of course, of course, farewell everyone."

Watching the three figures gradually disappear into the darkness, Shirakawa's face showed a look of emotion. Although he had been ripped off, cooperating with ninjas who could negotiate terms was better than ninjas who would resort to violence at the slightest disagreement. In any case, the gold and silver belonged to the merchant guild anyway.

In this chaotic world, never overestimate the qualities of ninjas. They are human beings too, with mental and physical needs, which also require money.

Beside the bonfire in Asakusa Town, Genma Shiranui watched Chiba distributing the spoils to everyone and Iruka with a slight frown. He finally sighed, called Iruka up, and the two went to talk in a distance. As the Jonin leading the team, he had better give Iruka some psychological counseling, otherwise it would be bad if the group developed grudges.

"Moon, since you've decided to cut down the rain, you'll have to give up most of your spoils to compensate the three of us."

Chiyu looked at Uchiha Tsuki, who was clearly enamored with Kiriyu, and said this while dividing up most of the spoils beside her. Uchiha Tsuki didn't even glance at them.

"This is amazing! It even contains a small amount of chakra-conducting metal. I've been looking for a suitable weapon. Chiba, I'll use you to test it out when we get back."

"What did you say?!"

"Ahem, I misspoke, it should be 'a friendly spar,' hehe."

Seeing Uchiha Tsuki's embarrassed expression, Chiyu glared at her, then frowned slightly as she looked at the two figures talking in the darkness in the distance. She then took out a few meat buns and put them on the fire to roast.

Eating is the most important thing in the world. After a fierce battle, one needs to replenish energy, otherwise one will feel insecure. As for Iruka's feelings, Chiba believes that Genma-sensei will be able to enlighten him. Of course, if Iruka still cannot accept it, then so be it. That's life. There will always be times when you part ways, even with your closest friends.

As Chiyu looked at the buns that were gradually turning golden brown, she was thinking about the Grass Ninja Village. She wondered if the Uzumaki clan mother and daughter had been rescued.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique"

"Water Release: Thousand Water Killings"

"Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique"

A massive waterfall cascaded down from the sky, submerging the office building where Kusaka was located. Then, a huge fog enveloped the surroundings, making Kusaka Shinobu disoriented and ultimately turning her into a target, riddled with countless water pincushions.

"Kirigakure ninja, what are you trying to do?!"

A grass ball rolled out of the mist, and the gloomy-faced Grass Shadow looked at the three Mist Ninja in front of him with a trembling voice. He didn't know what he had done to offend them, that they would cross the Land of Fire to attack them.

After all, he was just an ordinary Jonin, but the opponent was an elite Jonin-level ninja judging from the power of his ninjutsu alone.

However, the masked Mist Villager responded to the Grass Shadow with an overwhelming water-style attack, knocking him back into the mist.

An hour later, the Grass Village Kage, who had been beaten to the point of barely breathing, watched as the Mist Ninja swaggered into the Grass Village Kage's office building. They not only took away the meager ninjutsu scrolls and treasures, but also roughly carried two blood packs, one of the Grass Village's most valuable assets, on their shoulders. Ignoring the Ninja Ninja's struggles, they vanished into the night.

"Pfft!" Seeing this, he couldn't catch his breath and fell into a coma. Then, a special Jonin from the village rushed over to check on his condition.

Then, a kunai silently pierced the chest of the grass shadow; underdogs overthrowing their superiors is their favorite pastime.

At the end of Konoha 51, assassins suspected to be from Kirigakure launched a surprise attack on Kusakura Village, killing the Kusakura and looting important strategic resources from the village. As for what those resources were, the ninjas of Kusakura Village remained collectively silent.

Still unaware of all this, the four members of the group, including Chiyu, immediately rushed back to Konoha after distributing their spoils. Chiyu, worried that nothing had actually happened, and Iruka, after being comforted, silently accepted his share of the spoils.

After a night of travel, the gates of Konoha came into view, and everyone smiled upon seeing this.

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