Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 9 Chakra Metal (Please continue reading)

It's obvious what good it would be if a mercenary became the head of a country.

Giving them power is a waste of resources. Ninjas are a high-income group. Even the worst D-rank missions cost five thousand taels of silver, and they are so simple that even ordinary people can do them, such as finding cats and cleaning up trash.

If they are not given power, the daimyo and those nobles will live in constant fear. If a Tailed Beast Ball were to strike them while they are sleeping, they would die without even knowing how.

When Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were fighting, there were probably violent earthquakes hundreds of kilometers away. It would be strange if ordinary people weren't afraid.

Uchiha Yang has never worried about money since he arrived in the ninja world. With his strength, he can get money anywhere. He traveled around the Land of Fire for a while and could only say that the security in most parts of the Land of Fire was quite good.

Some of the guards of nobles and merchants were samurai who couldn't use chakra, so it would be easy for Uchiha Yoichi to "borrow" some money from them.

Danzo has done so many bad things, but has anyone ever punished him? Isn't it because he occupies a high position and enjoys the benefits? Those who wanted to report him have probably all been demoted.

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"Old man, hasn't that Uchiha brat come back yet?"

With a bang, the door to the Hokage's office was kicked open. Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't even have time to put away the crystal ball; he could only cover it with a cloth first.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Tsunade with a displeased expression, "Tsunade, could you please knock before coming in next time? I'm getting old, and being startled like this makes me uncomfortable."

"Let's forget about those unimportant things. How's the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

Tsunade said nonchalantly that she, as the Hokage teacher, would live much longer than others, at least to her sixties or seventies.

"Two squads from the Anbu are investigating, but there's no record of any response from the Barrier Squad. There aren't many spies who can infiltrate Konoha to begin with, and after the Anbu and the Security Force recently identified two, there aren't any others."

Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly put away the crystal ball wrapped in cloth, then picked up his pipe, lit it, took a puff, and continued speaking.

"As for Uchiha Yoichi, he hasn't returned yet, but he has already completed the B-rank mission assigned to him. He should be wandering around outside the village now."

"Tsk!"

Tsunade clicked her tongue in displeasure upon hearing this.

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "Tsunade, you said you know Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but I haven't found any information about it yet. The only thing I can confirm is that Uchiha Yoichi had a mission five months ago, and everyone in his team except him was killed by Cloud Ninja."

"That should have been his only opportunity to contact the Cloud Ninja, but later, the Anbu, based on information provided by Uchiha Yoichi, uncovered an important movement by the Cloud Ninja. Where did you get this information?"

Tsunade tilted her head and said, "Don't worry about that. Anyway, my information is absolutely accurate. I would never lie to you."

Are you suggesting she said she saw it when she turned into a wild boar and was almost killed by Uchiha Yoichi?

Putting aside whether Hiruzen Sarutobi would believe her, she couldn't bring herself to say something so shameful, and she would never say it even if she died.

"However, the Anbu questioned all his surviving teammates, and none of them had ever seen him use Lightning Release ninjutsu. The Jonin who led him when he graduated from the Ninja Academy also said that Uchiha Yoichi possessed Fire Release."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already done his best to have the Anbu investigate, but the information they found was that Uchiha Yoichi was perfectly normal, with no signs of being a spy. His one-tomoe Sharingan also confirmed that he was a standard Uchiha clansman.

Regardless of the rumors spreading, advising against him forming a team is already the limit that the Uchiha clan can accept.

If we investigate further, the Uchiha clan might become dissatisfied.

"Tsunade, have you considered taking on some students? There are quite a few talented students at the Ninja Academy, like Sakumo's son, who's already at Chunin level."

"Don't even think about it, old man. I won't be staying in Konoha for long."

Tsunade interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi before he could finish speaking.

Ever since Tsunade witnessed Kato Dan's death, she noticed that Kato Dan had become afraid of blood. Now she can't even perform surgery, let alone teach students!

She brought students along, but she couldn't take them on missions or teach them medical ninjutsu. What was the point of her bringing students along?

"The secret service has extra manpower, so lend them to me to investigate what I said. That matter is very important."

After saying that, Tsunade turned and left. If she stayed any longer, the old man would start nagging her about taking care of students.

"I just can't seem to learn how to close a door."

Seeing Tsunade leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly put down his pipe and closed the door. He then took out his crystal ball and used his telescope technique again.

However, when he looked at the image displayed on the crystal ball again, he immediately sighed, "Sigh, how come it's already finished?"

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"Well done, here's your reward."

The manager of the underground money exchange in Kawashut County, the Land of Fire, handed a wad of cash to Uchiha Yoichi and then asked, "Still want to take on bounties? There have been quite a few assassination and sabotage missions lately. If you dare to take on missions from the Land of Fire and Konoha, the reward will be ten times higher!"

"Forget it, do you think Konoha is so easy to mess with? Aren't you afraid this place will be wiped out!"

"What am I afraid of? This is just a base. If someone takes on a mission, I'll return to the Land of Grass regardless of success or failure. If I succeed, I can just come to the Land of Grass to collect my reward. Would the Konoha ninja dare to launch a large-scale invasion of the Land of Grass?"

The person in charge of the gold exchange said nonchalantly, "How much does a base cost? We can earn back the commission by completing a bounty mission."

"This time, the employer has really gone all out. Killing just one of those ministers from the Land of Fire would bring in at least tens of millions of taels of silver. How about it, want to give it a try?"

Uchiha Yoichi shook his head and said, "Don't joke around. What kind of strength do I have? Getting involved would just mean certain death. You should find some of the more famous bounty hunters. Besides, we've done enough missions. What about the chakra metal you promised me last time?"

"How could someone who has completed three A-level bounties in a row be weak? You can't fool me."

Seeing that Uchiha Yoichi remained unmoved, the person in charge of the gold exchange sighed and said, "Fine, since you're not interested, let's make the deal. Have you raised enough money?"

Uchiha Yoichi took out a scroll, and after breaking the seal, several million ryo appeared from it.

This is the money he saved from these three bounty missions. Of course, the majority of it is not the reward, but the extra income from the bounty missions.

After all, the targets of assassination are those who can afford to hire ninjas for protection. If they can even hire ninjas, their wealth is naturally considerable.

"You got off easy. Remember to come back to me if you want to take on bounties in the future. I'll take better care of you than anyone else."

After glancing at the money on the ground and confirming that there was no problem, the person in charge of the exchange handed the box taken from the safe to Uchiha Yoichi.

Chakra metal is of little use to others, but for ninjas, it's practically a powerful asset.

It can create sharper ninja tools that adapt to the flow of chakra. In online games, these would be like equipment that is above the level of the player. In close combat, chakra metal weapons would definitely be ten times stronger than ordinary kunai.

However, due to their scarcity and the fact that various ninja villages were collecting them, the circulation of chakra metal was very limited.

Uchiha Yoichi helped this person complete several A-rank bounties after he learned that the person possessed chakra metal.

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