Konoha's Hextech Ninja

"Not choosing infiltration and assassination? Direct attack?" Uchiha Inahime understood Yagami Yoruichi's unspoken meaning.

Ninjas are best known for their stealthy assassinations.

In a direct confrontation, its threatening nature would be diminished.

Even Jonin are no exception.

“When we were gathering intelligence yesterday, although the villagers didn’t know the exact number of the mountain bandits, they were certain there were at least several dozen. If it was an assassination attempt, even though we are all quite strong, it would be almost impossible to wipe them out without alerting any of the mountain bandits.”

Yagami Yoruichi shook her head and explained, "On the contrary, this kind of terrain makes it easier to cover the enemy with ninjutsu and launch a strong attack to wipe out all the enemy forces."

After a pause, Yagami Yoruichi continued, "Of course, this is just a preliminary plan. Whether it will be implemented depends on whether the terrain is as I understand it."

"Then let's scout out the terrain first," Kakashi Hatake said.

The group quickly packed their bags, cleared away the traces and traps left from the previous night's camping, and ran swiftly through the jungle towards the mountain pass.

Several minutes later, at the summit, the four people looked down at the mountainside below.

This is a flat area, shaped like the Chinese character "甲", that has been opened up halfway up the mountain. Rows of simple wooden houses stand on the flat area, and no one is out and about; they all seem to be asleep.

Even on the small guard post at the entrance, several mountain men who should have been on guard duty were now...

The entire camp is nestled against a near-vertical cliff, with no path leading to the summit.

There is only one small path leading down the mountain from the outside.

With this kind of terrain, as long as some archers are deployed on high ground, it will be very difficult for an army to attack from below the mountain.

However, if one encounters a ninja with extraordinary power, it becomes a prison that traps them.

"Didn't they consider that someone might issue a commission to hire ninjas to wipe them out?" Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but retort.

"Judging from the size of this camp, this group of mountain bandits is fully armed. According to Konoha's standards, it's enough to be classified as a B-rank mission, with a reward of over 300,000 taels."

Maruhoshi Kosuke explained, "This amount of money is not something an ordinary village can raise. As for nobles, they wouldn't care about such a remote place."

"Three hundred thousand taels?" Yagami Yoruichi exclaimed in surprise.

All three of them couldn't help but look at Yagami Yoruichi with puzzled expressions.

Yagami Yoruichi gritted his teeth, took out the mission warrant, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "The mission my teacher gave me, the reward is 50,000 taels!"

That's a difference of a full 250,000 taels!

Even if the four of them split it equally, each person would still get about 60,000 taels more!

Sixty thousand taels of silver—that's enough to buy so many ninja tools and explosive tags!

Kakashi Hatake and Inahi Uchiha were both surprised, but Kosuke Maruboshi simply smiled.

Given Tsunade's character, she really is capable of doing something like this.

After all, her reputation as the biggest fat sheep in the ninja world was widespread, and no amount of money was enough to pay off her gambling debts.

"Well, maybe no one even posted this mission. Your teacher might have paid for it out of his own pocket. It's understandable that the reward would be less. After all, you're not official ninjas, so you shouldn't be qualified to take on missions. Besides, this mission is mainly to train your abilities."

Kosuke Maruboshi tried to find excuses for Tsunade, but in his heart he almost tacitly admitted that Tsunade had embezzled most of the mission rewards.

"I've had bad luck with people."

Yagami Yoruichi sighed inwardly, but said nothing more.

It's still necessary to maintain a teacher's image in front of outsiders.

As for pocketing the reward, consider it as tuition for Tsunade.

“This terrain is perfect for covering large areas with ninjutsu.” Yagami Yoruichi pointed down to the exit leading down the mountain and asked Hatake Kakashi, “Kakashi, can you block that road with Earth Flow Wall?”

“This road is only three meters wide, and even with the outer slope, it’s only a dozen meters wide, no problem.” Kakashi Hatake nodded, looked at Yoruichi Yagami, and asked hesitantly, “But this platform is quite large. Can your ninjutsu cover such a large area?”

The platform is nearly square, with a length and width exceeding 100 meters and a total area of ​​over 10,000 square meters.

Yoruichi Yagami's ninjutsu is usually quite powerful.

But it doesn't reach that scale.

"It should be... not a big problem. Even if I can't do it by myself, it should be enough with Kosuke-senpai's help."

Yagami Yoruichi immediately deployed the battle plan: "Take advantage of the moment, while most of the mountain monsters are asleep, and finish them off as quickly as possible. Kakashi, you use Earth Release: Earth Wall to seal the exit, and Kosuke and I will use Water Release: Water Release to cover them up and try to eliminate the mountain monsters. If any escape, it will be up to you two to handle them."

Chapter 76: Gold Coins Galore!

Earth Escape - Earth Current Wall!

A stone wall rose up from the ground, sealing off the entrance to the mountain village.

Yagami Yoruichi mobilized all her chakra, injecting more than two thousand points of chakra at once, and concentrating it into a single ninjutsu.

Water Release: Water Chaos Wave!

A terrifying torrent cascaded down the mountainside, crashing into the camp.

The simple wooden houses and watchtowers were destroyed almost instantly.

One by one, the mountain elders, still fast asleep, were startled by the approaching light.

Screams and cries for help rose and fell.

However, amidst the torrent of chakra, these ordinary people, who were merely slightly stronger, were not capable of escaping on their own.

After struggling for a moment, it was swept away by the underwater current and disappeared from the surface of the water.

Yoruichi Yagami's water-style technique covered most of the platform, but a few peripheral areas remained uncovered.

Seeing this, Maruhoshi Kosuke also quickly began to form hand seals.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

The scale was no less than that of Yoruichi Yagami, or even larger. The torrent swept down from the top of the mountain, creating a huge waterfall that submerged the entire platform.

Kakashi Hatake and Inahi Uchiha were both prepared to deliver the finishing blow, but after waiting for a long time, Yamata Tomoya, who had managed to escape, was nowhere to be seen.

Kill the enemy minion to earn 20 gold coins.

Kill the enemy minion to earn 17 gold coins.

[Assist in killing a minion and earn 6 gold.]

A series of system notifications sounded, and a semi-transparent interface automatically appeared in front of Yagami Yoruichi, with a dense barrage of system notifications flooding the screen.

Yagami Yoruichi suppressed his excitement and tried his best to maintain a calm expression.

Killing enemies does indeed yield gold coins!

Although these mountain companions are in a hurry to unload their weapons and lightning strike, they can also help Yagami Yoruichi save a lot of time accumulating gold coins!

A minion is worth 17-20 gold, which is almost the same as the amount of gold Hextech gives out in a day.

Of course, in addition to giving out coins, the [Red Packet] Hextech also grants Yoruichi Yagami a small amount of extra attributes, which cannot be obtained by killing minions.

As for 'assist kills', this is a unique mechanism in the ARAM mode. You will receive six coins for every enemy minion that dies around you, even if you did not kill it yourself.

It's obvious without even thinking that these are the gold coins of Yamazaki Akira, who died under Maruboshi Kosuke's 'Great Waterfall Technique'.

A quick glance at the system records showed that Yagami Yoruichi and Maruboshi Kosuke had killed the mountain bandit Kensuke.

A total of over sixty mountain bandits and thieves contributed over seven hundred gold coins, significantly accelerating the synthesis progress of [Doomsday Winter].

"That's enough to buy a giant belt." Yagami Yoruichi opened the shop and bought the [Giant Belt], putting it into his equipment slot.

[Giant's Belt: Constitution +350.]

With the added bonus from the Giant's Belt, Yoruichi Yagami's constitution attribute increased to 1892 points, nearly double the minimum threshold for Jonin.

"Hmm?" Maruboshi Kosuke suddenly sensed something and glanced thoughtfully at Yagami Yoruichi: "Has this kid's physical abilities gotten stronger again? Or am I mistaken?"

Maruhoshi Kosuke was puzzled, but he didn't ask. He just glanced at the water flowing away on the platform below and said to Yagami Yoruichi, "Based on my senses, there shouldn't be any survivors."

"Let's go see if there's anything of value," Yagami Yoruichi called out, and leaped off the cliff.

That's more than ten stories high; an ordinary person would definitely fall to their death.

However, for ninjas, with the help of chakra, they can easily land safely without even getting injured.

The ground was battered by the flood and was covered in mud.

A large number of suffocated Yamajiki lay scattered in the mud, their faces still bearing endless despair and fear.

Yoruichi Yagami felt slightly uneasy, after all, it was her first time killing someone.

But remembering what was recorded in the mission manual, these mountain folk gradually calmed down.

There should be no psychological burden when killing those who deserve to be killed!

However, although these people are full of evil, in this damned world, even if they do evil, their quality of life is still not much better.

Those dilapidated wooden houses had long since collapsed under the impact of the flood, making it difficult to loot any valuables.

After searching for a long time, the four of them finally managed to gather some items that were still somewhat valuable.

“These bills haven’t rotted yet; they can still be used after drying.” Maruhoshi Kosuke pulled out a pile of banknotes from somewhere. The quantity looked considerable, but after counting, he found that the total amount was only a little over 100,000 taels.

“These weapons and armor are worth some money, but it’s troublesome to collect them and difficult to cash them out.” Yagami Yoruichi pointed to the weapons and armor that she, Hatake Kakashi, and Uchiha Inahi had looted.

None of the three had experience in handling such matters, so they couldn't help but look at Maruhoshi Kosuke.

“These items can be sold to nobles at a discount. The weapons aren’t worth much, but these armors are quite valuable. If we sell them as a package to minor nobles who urgently need to expand their forces, I estimate we can get 300,000 taels of silver without any problem.”

Maruhoshi Kosuke stroked his beard, took out a sealing scroll, and said, "Here's what we'll do with these. Once they're sold, we'll split the profits among you."

Putting any extra "profits" from missions into their own pockets is almost an unspoken rule among ninjas when carrying out missions.

The village doesn't conduct very strict checks on this.

After all, being a ninja is a profession that involves living on the edge of a knife, all for the sake of earning more money.

Although Kosuke Maruboshi is old-fashioned, he also follows the 'customs' among ninjas in this regard.

“Then I’ll leave it to Uncle Kosuke. I’m not too familiar with the rules. This batch of goods is divided into five parts. Uncle Kosuke, you can take two parts, and we can each take one part, okay?” Yagami Yoruichi asked tentatively.

According to Yagami Yoruichi, it is only right to charge a certain fee for someone who helps provide a channel for 'disposing of stolen goods'.

Even if Yagami Yoruichi were to receive an extra 20%, she would still worry that Maruboshi Kosuke would find it too little.

"Generally speaking, depending on the difficulty of selling it, a commission of 10% to 30% is considered reasonable." Maruhoshi Kosuke was generous with his guidance, briefly explaining to the three how to sell various kinds of 'stolen goods': "For example, weapons and armor used by ordinary people are mostly sold to nobles. If it's a ninjutsu scroll, then you must find a trusted ninja to trade privately. If it involves fixed assets such as land, the most common way is to sell it to a wealthy merchant with connections, and so on."

After a brief explanation, Kosuke Maruhoshi then introduced the income distribution method of ninja teams: "In a typical ninja team, the team leader takes a larger share of both the reward and any extra income, but not by much. The remaining portion is distributed among the team members according to their contributions or split equally. In this case, I personally suggest that it be split equally."

Chapter 77 Tsunade: This is a student I taught!

Kakashi Hatake and Inaho Uchiha basically just went through the motions and didn't do much.

If the distribution is based on contributions, they obviously won't get much money; it'll be a complete waste of time.

Based on this, Kosuke Maruhoshi proposed 'equal division'.

This "equal split" is the remaining amount after deducting Yagami Yoruichi's "extra share as captain" and Maruhoshi Kosuke's "share from the sales channels".

This would be a loss for Maruboshi Kosuke and Yagami Yoruichi, but as a Konoha elder, Maruboshi Kosuke would naturally not care about this.

Yagami Yoruichi wanted to build her own team, so she wouldn't haggle over such a small gain. She nodded and said, "Then let's split it equally."

Neither Kakashi Hatake nor Inahi Uchiha said anything.

Yagami Yoru had communicated with them beforehand, and if everything went smoothly this time, he would often team up with them to carry out missions before graduating and becoming a formal ninja.

We can make up for it by putting in more effort then.

Given their pride, they wouldn't allow themselves to remain a burden forever.

While the group was discussing, Kosuke Maruhoshi had already completed the last hand seal.

A huge pile of weapons and armor on the ground was instantly collected and sealed inside the sealing scroll.

“This thing is quite convenient.” Yagami Yoichi glanced at the sealing scroll in Maruboshi Kosuke’s hand.

Although this thing doesn't offer much help in combat, it involves spatial and temporal abilities, which are at a very high level.

“The sealing scroll itself isn’t expensive; you can buy one for a few hundred thousand taels. The difficulty lies in using it, which requires a certain foundation in sealing techniques.” Maruhoshi Kosuke said to Yagami Yoruichi with a smile, “If you’re interested, I’ll find you some books when we get back so you can learn some basic knowledge about sealing techniques first.”

"Sealing technique?" Yagami Yoru felt a chill run down his spine when he heard that he had to read and study.

Despite using Shadow Clone Jutsu to learn a small portion of the huge pile of medical books that Tsunade threw at him, Yoruichi Yagami has only managed to learn a fraction of them, and it seems like he'll never finish.