Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 54 The Commission from the Daming Prefecture

"I do have a task coming up, but it will take quite a while, at least twenty days. I don't know if you have the time."

The manager of the underground gold exchange in Chuanzhu County continued, "I've worked with you a few times, and I know you're quite capable, which is why I told you about this money-making opportunity. You're the only one who meets the requirements right now. So, how about it? Want to consider it?"

"It's a guard mission. The client is not short of money. If you can defeat three of their guards, you'll get six million taels in twenty days. If you defeat five guards, you'll get twelve million taels in twenty days."

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yoichi shook his head and said, "Twelve million is a lot? It's not even as good as a Jonin from one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Do you have any better missions?"

"That's all. And the price isn't calculated that way. The corpse of a Jonin is very valuable. If you don't ask for the Jonin's bounty on the corpse, it's only around five million."

The person in charge of the underground gold exchange shook his head and said that they were short of people recently, and they didn't want any mediocre people. The two bounty hunters he recommended were rejected by them. They had no other choice but to persuade Uchiha Yoichi.

"Okay, I'll take it. Tell me who the client is and how to contact them."

After thinking it over, Uchiha Yoichi accepted the bounty. He didn't even ask about the other bounties. Given his personality, if he didn't accept this bounty, he would probably be given some cheap C-rank or B-rank rogue ninja bounties.

You don't earn much money, and it's troublesome.

"Take this and go to the capital of the River Country, Ichimachi, to find a man named Inoue Sansui. He will then take you to see the person who made the request."

After finishing speaking, the person in charge of the underground gold exchange smiled and continued, "If this commission goes well, you might not have to worry about money anymore. If the client is happy, they might even hire you long-term."

"snort!"

After receiving the letter of authorization, Uchiha Yoichi left with Kakashi.

Once they were far away from the underground gold exchange, Kakashi couldn't help but ask, "Captain, a bounty of twelve million must be difficult, right? You should be able to complete at least twelve S-rank missions."

"This is a different Kakashi. You can't compare village missions with underground gold exchange commissions. Besides, one million ryo is the minimum for an S-rank mission, not that all S-rank missions are one million ryo."

Uchiha Yoichi explained that if each S-rank mission really cost one million ryo, then thirty-five million ryo could hire thirty-five Jonin squads. Not to mention Jiraiya, even if the Fire Temple managed to survive a single cockroach, it would be considered that the mission was not completed cleanly.

"Twelve million taels means that the other party had already guessed that there would be ninjas to assassinate him, and they were very likely to be Jonin; if we speculate in this way, the other party has not only hired one group of people, but at least five groups of people, and the employer also has his own guards."

Kakashi nodded after listening, then thought for a moment, "Doesn't this just mean the mission is difficult?"

Before Kakashi could ask, Uchiha Yoichi continued, "The price our employer is paying us is enough to deal with one Jonin. If we have any left over, I suggest we leave immediately, because it's not worth risking our lives for money."

"Of course, you can hone your skills if you want, but when I give the order to retreat, you must obey!"

Kakashi nodded and said, "I understand, Captain."

After spending some more time, the two arrived at the capital of the Land of Rivers. Following the instructions of the underground gold exchange, they found their contact and were then led to the daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers.

Kakashi whispered, "It really is a daimyo's residence. But Captain, this is a bit strange. Even for a daimyo from a small country, not many people would have the guts to assassinate him. Why would the daimyo of the Land of River employ so many guards?"

Uchiha Yoichi replied, "The Daimyo isn't stupid. Since he employs so many people, he must feel a threat to his life. As for where that threat comes from, only he knows!"

Upon entering the daimyo mansion, they arrived at a relatively spacious garden. There came a man wearing a tall hat and rich clothes, who looked like the steward of the daimyo mansion. Behind him was a group of samurai.

"You two are the ones who accepted the commission, right? You should have been told the rules. I want to see your abilities first."

After asking a question, the official of the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers gestured to the samurai behind him. Five samurai stepped forward, and the official then asked, "Do you want to challenge three or five?"

"Five, and I'm the only one."

After stepping forward, Uchiha Yoichi stretched his wrists. If they were just samurai, they would be much easier to deal with than ninjas.

Samurai's attack methods are too limited. They firmly believe that as long as they hone their skills to the extreme, they can reach the top. Therefore, their offensive methods are also limited to swordsmanship.

But ninjas are different. The spread of chakra is to connect people's hearts, but the birth of ninjutsu is for fighting!

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"Captain, we've found out. There are a total of 120 guards in the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Rivers. Among them, five are elite samurai from the Land of Iron, and there are also dozens of samurai who can use chakra. However, it seems that there are quite a few more people in the Daimyo's mansion these days, some of whom are dressed in the Land of Wind."

Ryosuke Yamanaka reported on the intelligence he had gathered. He possessed the ability to explore other people's minds and mentally invade their bodies, making it incredibly easy for him to gather information about the Daimyo's capital.

"Can we be sure they're from the Sand Village?"

"No, the other party is wearing a headscarf and doesn't have ninja clothes on, but the fact that the captain of the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Rivers is here at this time means that the Sand Village is definitely involved."

After hearing Yamanaka Ryosuke's words, Hatake Sakumo closed his eyes and began to ponder.

No one else dared to interrupt. Several members of the team had teamed up with Sakumo Hatake a few times and had great faith in his command abilities.

"Find out where those people from the Land of Wind are hiding, and take care of them first. Ryosuke, find out who's recently arrived in the Daimyo's territory, but don't reveal your ninjutsu."

Sakumo Hatake spoke first, then looked around at everyone and continued, "Everyone, this time we absolutely cannot reveal our information, otherwise the mission will fail immediately."

Even if they successfully kill the daimyo of the Land of Rivers, the mission will still fail if their identities are exposed.

The entire ninja world knows that the Konoha ninja killed the River Country daimyo, and the impact on Konoha will be unpredictable; so even if the other side guesses it, they cannot leave any evidence.

"Yes, Captain!"

Upon hearing this, everyone responded in unison, and then, except for Yamanaka Ryosuke who had received the order, everyone else remained at the base.

The more people deployed at this time, the greater the risk of exposure.

Meanwhile, in the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Rivers, Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi also passed the test. Due to Uchiha Yoichi's overwhelming strength, he received an extra two million ryo as a reward, though it would only be given after the mission was completed.

Moreover, his guard post was moved deeper into the territory. Originally, he only needed to patrol the front of the palace, but later, due to his outstanding strength, he was assigned to the castle tower of the daimyo prefecture.

(End of this chapter)