Naruto: I Borrow from the Future

The war between Konoha and Iwagakure has ended.

After completely driving the Iwagakure ninja out of the Land of Grass, Konoha could finally begin cleaning up the battlefield and calculating their war merits.

The rewards for the battle at Kannabi Bridge haven't been settled yet.

pat!

Aoya placed the briefcase she had just received from Nara Shikaku on the wooden table. When she opened it, the briefcase was full of money.

"Ten million taels?!"

Hyuga Himon's eyes widened.

Kurenai Yuhi also experienced a sudden burst of rapid breathing.

Even though she has an elite Jonin father, she has never seen so much money before!

The reward for just one mission is a full ten million taels!

However, considering Qingye's previous achievements, killing so many Iwagakure ninjas and turning Konoha from a major disadvantage to a balanced situation, the ten million ryo seems reasonable.

"However, neither I nor Huomen were of much use."

Kurenai Yuhi looked on with envy, but she managed to restrain herself.

If it weren't for Aoya, she and Hyuga Himon would probably have died in the Land of Grass long ago, and there would have been no way they could have survived being surrounded by so many Iwagakure ninja.

Hyuga Hido nodded in agreement: "This mission has been counted as five S-rank missions, which is enough for us."

This contribution is even enough to qualify for the Jonin Exams!

"Don't say that, you guys have helped me a lot too."

Aoya took out two large stacks of money directly from the box and handed one stack to each of Yuhi Kurenai and the other amidst their suddenly rapid breathing: "Besides, you yourselves used up so many explosive tags, and you even took out a loan for the Fire Gate."

He no longer cares much about this amount of money.

Not to mention the remaining 30 million ryo from the donation of the remains of the Explosion Release Hunter on the black market, there will be a large sum of money coming in from the ransom after the peace talks between Konoha and Iwagakure.

Moreover, with Qingye's current strength after activating the Kaleidoscope, he no longer needs to spend money to buy too many explosive tags.

"Ahem, since you've said so, Qingye, then I'll accept it."

Hyuga Hido remained calm and collected, reaching out to grab the stack of money and stuffing it into his pocket, his heart pounding.

"Kumon, you really have no manners at all!"

Kurenai couldn't help but complain.

"Oh?" Qingye chuckled. "It seems you don't need so much, Hong. I'll take some back then."

"Eh?"

Yuhiko's face stiffened.

She's just being polite!

Seeing Qingye's ambiguous smile, he realized he had been tricked and quickly put the money away from the table.

"It's so great to be teammates with Aoya," Kurenai thought to herself with delight.

It can improve your strength, accumulate battle merits, and earn a lot of rewards, and it's also pleasing to the eye... it's just that the process is a little exciting.

……

After remaining stationed in the Land of Grass for another month, a large number of Konoha ninja began to withdraw.

Even before reaching the entrance of Konoha Village, the joyous sounds of gongs and drums could be heard. A large number of Konoha villagers gathered at the village entrance, their faces beaming with enthusiasm, shouting, "Welcome home, heroes!"

"I'm finally back..." Nohara Rin murmured with a sigh.

"Go back and bury Obito."

Kakashi Hatake said in a deep voice.

He and Minato had previously retrieved Obito's body, but unfortunately the body was badly mutilated and Obito's appearance could only be barely discerned.

As Kakashi's team entered the gates of Konoha, whispers arose from the surrounding villagers.

"That white-haired guy, isn't that Kakashi Hatake?"

"It must be him! I heard he and his teammates abandoned their mission on the battlefield! Bah, does he even deserve to be a Konoha ninja?"

"What was his teammate's name again?"

"Obito Uchiha! Ha, from the Uchiha clan!"

"Thankfully, we didn't lose the war because of them, otherwise these guys wouldn't even be able to atone with their deaths!"

Quiet discussions mingled with the boisterous sounds of gongs and drums in celebration.

Although he couldn't hear everything clearly, Kakashi could tell from the expressions on those people's faces that it wasn't anything nice.

"Are they talking about Obito?"

Nohara Rin was somewhat angry.

Obito died fighting for Konoha, how could these people do this!

"Ignore them, that's just how the troublemakers in Konoha are."

Qingye pursed her lips.

As an unpopular Uchiha, he knew all too well the true colors of these unruly people.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the villagers of Konoha who had been lining the streets to welcome him saw Aoya pass by and their eyes lit up.

"That's Uchiha Aoya, right?"

"So handsome!"

"She's just as young as the rumors say!"

"I heard he single-handedly killed hundreds of Iwagakure ninja?"

"Only a few hundred? I heard they killed several thousand people?"

"You must be mistaken?"

"I heard he even captured the Third Tsuchikage's son, so killing thousands of Iwagakure ninja isn't surprising, is it?"

"What a coincidence! One is a useless coward who abandoned his mission, while the other has achieved such great feats, and they're both from the Uchiha clan!"

"..."

Qingye couldn't help but blink.

These troublemakers, they actually have a rather pleasant way of speaking!

But what's going on here?

Why does it seem like his name is already a household name?

Something's not right, is it?

"Brother Qingye is very popular with the villagers."

Following behind Fugaku, Itachi Uchiha thought to himself, "No wonder my father told me to learn more from Aoya-nii."

However, when he followed Fugaku Uchiha into the village, the nearby villagers watched Fugaku pass by without making a sound.

It was as if they didn't know this person at all.

Uchiha Itachi was confused again.

Why does no one welcome their own father?

Is my father really that much worse than Qingye?

Itachi wanted to ask, but when he looked up and saw his father's cold face, he choked and swallowed his question.

After entering Konoha Village, Aoya had no interest in being displayed like an exhibit for the villagers. After saying goodbye to Kurenai Yuhi, he returned to his home.

"This isn't right!"

"Is someone trying to harm me?"

My record in Iwagakure this time was amazing, but it shouldn't be enough for so many Konoha villagers to recognize me, right?

Is someone messing with me?

"Is it Danzo?"

The option popped into Qingye's mind subconsciously.

Although there's no real basis for this idea, it's definitely right to suspect Danzo first!

Just then, footsteps sounded outside. The voice preceded the person, and a deep, aged voice came from the courtyard:

"You have quite a reputation now."

An elderly man with a weathered face and a thin frame slowly walked in.

"Elder, what brings you here?" Qingye got up and went out to greet him.

The newcomer was none other than Uchiha Setsuna, the eldest elder of the Uchiha clan. He had followed Uchiha Madara during the Warring States period and was the last clan elder to be passed down from the Warring States period.

"You've awakened those eyes, haven't you?"

Uchiha Setsuna entered the living room, instantly activating his Sharingan, and stared at Aoya: "I guessed it the moment I saw the battle report."

"That's right."

Qingye simply nodded.

"Your performance on the Iwagakure battlefield is outstanding."

Uchiha Setsuna shook his head and sighed, "At your age of twelve, your strength has increased so rapidly. Anyone who knows those eyes would have guessed it."