The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 276 Promoted to Jonin
In the Hokage's office.

The Sandaime was busy reviewing a mountain of documents.

But unlike usual, he was particularly cheerful today and even looked several years younger.

The reason is not difficult to guess. It is naturally the good news coming from the front line not long ago.

You should know that the Konoha troops not only defeated the Iwagakure, but also captured hundreds of Iwagakure ninjas including the commander Shiratsuchi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Lao Shi and others.

If it had not been for repeated confirmation, the Sandaime would have suspected that this victory report was written by Jiraiya when he was drunk.

Such a great victory had not occurred since the Second Shinobi World War.

How could he not be overjoyed?

Even though it entailed tedious tasks such as negotiations with Iwagakure, resettlement of prisoners, rewards for frontline ninjas, etc., the Sandaime still enjoyed it.

dong dong dong.

At this moment, the guard's voice came from outside the door:

"Hokage-sama, a group of Hyuga Hiashi jonin request to see you."

"Let them in."

The Sandaime's eyes lit up and he quickly put the pen down and said.

So the door opened, and Hideki and the other three walked into the office, lined up and said:
"Hokage-sama."

The Sandaime cast his eyes on Hideki for a moment without leaving any trace, and then said cheerfully:

"You are finally back. Are you here to report on your mission?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Hiashi handed everyone's mission reports to the Sandaime on behalf of the group.

The Sandaime took it and waved his hand, asking them to sit down and rest while he looked at the contents of the report first.

The Akimichi clan and the Sarutobi clan have always had a close relationship, so Ding Zuo did not consider himself an outsider. He found a chair and sat down, taking out some potato chips and eating them with a crunching sound.

The other three also found a seat and sat down, waiting for the Sandaime's follow-up show.

After a while, the Sandaime finally finished reading their reports.

Combining Minato and Jiraiya's previous reports, he was able to piece together most of the truth behind the incident.

This made him subconsciously pick up his pipe and smoke to calm himself down, but he still looked a little amused.

These guys were clearly going to take the jonin examination, so how could they make such a big noise?
Fortunately, the Sandaime has to thank them for their restlessness this time.

"Hiashi, Jaw, Choza, Hideki."

The Sandaime stood up and said solemnly,
"You did a great job this time."

"I have to thank you on behalf of the ninjas on the front line and even the entire Konoha."

Seeing this, the four of them quickly stood up and waved their hands, saying they dared not.

Hideki was no exception, but he was thinking:

There's no point just saying thank you. If you have any useful information, just give it to me!
This time he was forced to take out a lot of good things in advance, and had to accumulate new cards again. He was short of money, books and materials.

So no matter what benefits he gets, he will definitely accept them.

The Sandaime obviously didn't hear Hideki's gluttonous voice. He was very pleased with everyone's humility, and then shook his head and said:

"If an ordinary team encounters a situation like that and can return and report in time, it would be a great achievement."

"But you were able to act decisively and risk your lives to stop the enemy's reinforcements. This kind of courage and spirit of sacrifice is enough to become a role model for everyone."

"Not to mention that you were able to complete the mission perfectly in the end, buying precious combat time for the troops on the main battlefield. You are definitely a great hero in this war."

The Sandaime was actually a little scared when he said this.

Because according to the original spy information, the troops led by Huang Tu and Han should be heading towards the border of Fudo and Tono-gun, and it is said that there is also a conflict between Iwagakure and Sunagakure. So neither he nor Jiraiya was on guard against them.

Unexpectedly, they were actually repairing the plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang, turning back halfway and rushing to support the battlefield of the Grass Kingdom along a secret path.

If Hideki and his men had not happened to discover the enemy's whereabouts, the consequences would have been absolutely disastrous.

Although Konoha would not be defeated, the strong attack plan relying on Minato's first display of the Flying Thunder God Technique would definitely not yield decisive results.

Then the tug-of-war between the two sides, which has lasted for several years, will probably continue until the last drop of blood in Konoha is shed...

After all, it’s not only Iwagakure that is fighting against Konoha, but also Kumogakure.

Although Sand Village and Kirigakure have not taken any action yet, they have always been eyeing Konoha covetously.

Even the Sandaime felt that the four major ninja villages seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, taking turns to challenge Konoha and never giving it time to recuperate.

Otherwise, with the size of Konoha's number one ninja village, why would it be so short of manpower that it needs to continuously lower the graduation age so that children can enter the battlefield at a young age...

Therefore, being able to defeat Iwagakure so easily and decisively this time means that Konoha can get a rare chance to catch its breath, and its significance is definitely not something that can be simply summarized by a victory.

Therefore, in a sense, Hideki and the other three who indirectly facilitated all this, of course, received very high praise from the Sandaime.

"Hokage, about the Jonin examination..."

Taking this opportunity, Inuzuka Jaw hurriedly rubbed his hands and asked the question that concerned him most.

As expected, the Sandaime said cheerfully:
"Just four people succeeded in blocking the advance of hundreds of Iwagakure ninjas, including Huang Tu and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki..."

"The mission you are carrying out this time is of a very high level of difficulty even among S-level missions."

"The fact that you were able to complete the task successfully and get away with it means that you have fully acquired the qualities to become a jonin."

"So the assessment is no longer important. From today on, you are all full-fledged Konoha Jonin."

"Great!"

Although they had expected it, after receiving the Sandaime's accurate confirmation, Inuzuka Jaw and Choza both happily high-fived in celebration.

Then the next moment Inuzuka Jaw felt something sticky on his hands, mixed with the taste of various potato chips.

He curled his lips in disdain, then quietly reached out his hand to wipe Wangcai's body...

Wangcai: ???
Of course, since these four people have made such great contributions, it is impossible for the Sandaime to just send them away with the reward of promotion to jonin.

Then he laughed again:

"And I will pay you rewards and merits according to the high-level S-level mission standards."

"Each of you will receive a reward of 500,000 ryo, as well as enough merit to learn two A-rank ninjutsu."

"I hope you can keep up the good work, turn these rewards into strength, and continue to contribute your part to the village."

The four of them exchanged glances subconsciously and were actually quite satisfied with the reward.

The commission for a normal S-level mission is usually just over one million, and it has to be shared by one or more teams. In the end, the reward each person receives is not as much as expected.

Not to mention that this is the amount before tax, and Konoha, as a platform, will also take a considerable share.

It is already quite good if each person can directly get a net profit of 500,000 taels, which is equivalent to four or five S-level tasks for others at one time.

As for merits, they have many uses. Even if they are not used to learn ninjutsu, they can be used to apply for various materials and ninja tools.

Of course, there was no need to say much about Hideki. Even for the other three people who were planning to ask Hideki to make their own ninja tools, this was definitely like a pillow given to them when they were sleepy.

So the four of them naturally expressed their gratitude profusely, and promised that they would not let the Hokage down and would definitely fight for Konoha's greatness again.

After the report was completed, everyone prepared to leave and go home.

But the third generation still deliberately kept Hideki.

After Hiashi and the other two left, he asked impatiently:
"Hideki, regarding the ninja tools you used in this mission, is it possible to mass-produce them?"

(End of this chapter)