Naruto: My Unique System

Chapter 193: Mission With Hiruzen

Regarding this mission, Tatsuma's enthusiasm is still high, and he is not bothered by the need to travel right after joining.

After all, this trip is to ask for money from the Land of Fire Daimyo. Currently, Konoha cannot pay salaries, so they can only urge the client to pay up, and Tatsuma is also one of the ones owed wages.

Ninjas are supposed to be a high-paying profession, but Tatsuma often finds himself short of money. Initially, it was because he didn't receive missions frequently.

When he was with Jiraiya, training was the main focus, and missions were just periodic evaluations of learning outcomes. Later, when Jiraiya became too busy to lead teams, Tatsuma had even fewer opportunities for missions.

Then, the war broke out, and all the village's resources were poured into the war effort. Not only Tatsuma and Minato, but almost all the ninjas involved in the war had their incomes suspended.

Recording and approving completed mission counts on the battlefield cannot be settled on the spot. After all, there are too many participants, and coordinating the manpower for real-time payments would be impractical.

Moreover, the large-scale transactions for purchasing war supplies have long depleted the village's savings. The funds allocated by the Daimyo are also earmarked for the war effort and cannot be easily diverted.

Now that the war is over, the funds allocated by the Daimyo for the war effort can be converted into compensation for participating ninjas, but this amount is far from sufficient.

In addition to Konoha's effective control, the war did not spread to the Land of Fire internally. Setting the battlefield in the territories of other countries indeed put Konoha at a diplomatic disadvantage.

However, internally in the Land of Fire, it was a "good thing" because it saved a significant amount of money for reconstruction and subsidies. In a certain sense, it helped save money for the Land of Fire.

In the correspondence between Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Land of Fire Daimyo, the Daimyo expressed satisfaction with Sarutobi Hiruzen's measures and Konoha's performance in this war.

The request for funding at the Daimyo's residence this time actually has another layer of meaning, which is to report the results of the battle in person.

Tatsuma wasn't sure if this was the Daimyo's idea or Sarutobi Hiruzen's intention, but regardless, it wouldn't affect the distribution of funds. Moreover, if the face-to-face report could satisfy the Daimyo, perhaps he would generously allocate another large sum of funding.

Hiruzen didn't wait until Tatsuma's induction to visit the Daimyo's residence; rather, this kind of important meeting and negotiation activity required time for preparation.

It's just a coincidence. If Tatsuma hadn't completed all the training and passed the assessment so quickly, even if it was just two days later, he wouldn't have needed to go on a business trip.

Back at home, Tatsuma informed Mito about the need to visit the Daimyo's residence. After all, he had told Mito before that he would stay in Konoha, but now he had to leave again, so it was necessary to inform her.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Although Mito wasn't Tatsuma's parent or blood relative, Tatsuma saw her love and care, so he naturally treated her like a grandmother.

Mito was also a reasonable person, so she just gave a few instructions and didn't inquire further.

The next day, inside the Hokage's office, watching Tatsuma proficiently seal scrolls containing recorded documents, Hiruzen smiled and said, "Unfortunately, Sakumo wasn't very talented in sealing. Every time he went out, he needed to prepare a lot of things. Now that you're here, we can travel light."