My Hidden Road

"Kita said that you solved the cause of Shinta's death in just a few hours and was killed because you bumped into Konoha's spy, right?"

The air is filled with light incense, and traces of smoke are slowly floating in a copper stove. Hanzo behind the gauze curtain makes people look down on his face, and it is impossible to know his expression.

Naoto knelt down on one knee and raised his head slightly to glance at Yanda. The latter's eyes were evasive. He must have told Hanzo the result arbitrarily.

"Thanks to the help of my seniors, otherwise my subordinates would not have been able to solve the case in such a short period of time. However, the murderer has not yet been apprehended. I am willing to abide by my promise and accept the punishment from Lord Hanzo!"

"Why--!"

Shen Da heard that Naoto praised him so much and did not want to stand by, so he echoed: "The murderer must have left after killing Empress Dowager Nobu, and Naoto-kun, you only found out about it in the afternoon, the murderer must have escaped long ago, and this matter is not your fault."

.I also ask Hanzo-sama to be magnanimous and pardon Naoto."

"Haha." Hanzo laughed: "Of course I won't blame Naoto. Being able to find out the reason in a short period of time is enough to be rewarded. If I blame Naoto-kun regardless of the reason, how can I convince everyone."

Naoto crouched on the ground: "I dare not, my subordinates are willing to continue to track down the murderer, and the murderer of Nobuta-senpai must be brought to justice!"

"Don't refuse, you should be rewarded!"

"Thank you, Hanzo-sama."

After a period of questions and answers, Naoto stood up and bowed to Hanzo, then followed Kita's footsteps and left the interview room. As soon as he walked out of the interview room, Kita put his arm on Naoto's shoulder.

"Naoto-kun, you are really young and promising. Lord Hanzo will definitely think more highly of you in the future. Maybe you will be the second generation leader of the village in the future."

"Senior, please stop making fun of me."

Mita laughed wildly, then took out two scrolls and several wads of bills of larger denominations from the satchel on his waist, and handed them to Naoto solemnly.

"This is the reward given to you by Lord Hanzo. I have been very lucky to you in the past few days."

"Senior is also very lucky."

Naoto calmly took out two piles of banknotes and handed them to Kanda: "Thanks to senior, I was able to know about the wolfish ambitions of Konoha Ninja Village a few days ago. If it weren't for senior, I would still be a headless fly."

"Eh? Hahaha~~~"

Mita looked at Naoto with admiration. The young man really knew how to do things and was a promising talent. Without any explanation, Naoto kept a wad of remaining banknotes for himself and stuffed the rest into Mita's trouser pocket.

Here, this surprised Shen Da. Could it be that he was forcing himself too hard?

"Naoto-kun, what are you..."

Naoto showed a hearty smile: "The seniors who helped move the corpse a few days ago are also very lucky. I asked senior Mita to hand it over on my behalf. I am just a newcomer. I will need the help of my seniors for many things in the future."

"Naoto is a very busy man. He is so busy every day that no one is around, so I will pass it on for you."

"Thank you, senior."

Mita patted his pocket with satisfaction: "In the future, if Naoto has any difficulties, you can directly come to me and I will definitely help."

"Thank you so much. Please take care of me in the future, senior!"

"Hey——?" Shen Da waved his hand and said: "Senior, I have an elder brother who is close to me, so I call him elder brother. Naoto, I can always ask my brother for anything. I will definitely not let you down."

"real?"

"certainly!"

Naoto turned his eyes and smiled slyly: "It just so happens that I have something to ask of Brother Kanda. Lord Hanzo said that he wants to go to war with Konoha Village. I don't know when he will mobilize his troops. There is also something about the area under my jurisdiction.

As for the reward for the mission, you should know that the people below are very unconvinced when this junior takes over the position for the first time."

"Hahaha!"

Shen Da laughed proudly and said: "It's not a trivial matter. It happens that the aid funds from various countries have been received. Hanzo-sama ordered me to distribute rewards to ease everyone's anxiety. Naoto, come with me, and we will withdraw the money right now."

"Thank you so much."

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Carrying two oil paper bags, Naoto walked in the streets of Amegakure Village. Bribing Mita to gain favor was a big deal, and it didn't matter how much money he spent. Naoto even gave him Hanzo's bonus, which was a very small amount of money.

Philippines.

However, the things in exchange are also very objective. The rewards for the tasks within the jurisdiction should have been paid a long time ago. There is nothing that Mita can do if he doesn't give it to Naoto. This time he just took the opportunity to get it. I'm afraid I will have to pay another sum if I ask him for it next time.

The mission reward is 500,000 taels, 200,000 taels belong to Naoto, and the remaining 300,000 taels belong to those scum. At the same time, Naoto also received a very important piece of information. Assistance from various countries has been in place, and the word "countries" is more

This is interesting, the time for the war with Konoha must be coming soon.

When we walked to Paipai Street and the patrol room, those scumbags were sitting on the ground playing cards and smoking. When they saw Naoto coming, they immediately stood up and lined up.

"Stand still, stand still, or I will beat you to death!"

Akasaka's right ear was wrapped in gauze, with a cigarette in his mouth, training the troops, and then knelt on one knee in front of Naoto to show his courtesy.

"Naoto-sama, twenty-eight members of the patrol force in areas A and B are here, waiting for your orders."

Naoto threw out an oil paper bag in his hand, and the banknotes in it were poured out in front of everyone, and everyone couldn't move their eyes away. They had not received the due reward for the mission for a long time, and all the previous money was taken away by Shinta and Oya, and

They can only extort money every day to collect protection money.

"A total of three hundred thousand taels are for you. You must have suffered internal injuries if you haven't gone out for extortion in the past few days, right?"

"No, no, Naoto-sama, you are joking." Akasaka smiled bitterly.

"It's fine if you don't."

Naoto threw the remaining oil paper bag in front of them: "These two hundred thousand taels are mine, and they are considered as a meeting gift for everyone. I don't ask you to be honorable, but you can still maintain public order, right?"

"Absolutely." Akasaka nodded.

The remaining people's eyes turned red as they looked at the banknotes on the ground. "We all listen to Naoto-sama and promise to do our jobs well."

"That's good."

Naoto kicked Akasaka: "Take out one hundred thousand taels from it, and it will be used as the soup and medicine fee I gave you. The remaining four hundred thousand taels will be divided among everyone. If you let me know that you have enriched your own pocket, be careful of your head moving!"

Akasaka, who was kneeling on the ground, was sweating like rain. Naoto kept his word. He was still worried about Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, but after hearing this, he put the little tricks behind him. His own life was still important.

"Subordinates must allocate fairly and try to be fair and just."

Naoto used inducement and coercion, and all these scum were content with the status quo. Naoto could give them money, but they would still be embarrassed to go out and extort money after being cursed. I have to say that Naoto's method of controlling subordinates was very effective. I saw a group of scum lining up.

The team gathered in front of Akasaka to receive their reward. Everyone had a smile on their face, and an inexplicable sense of pride arose spontaneously.

If Naoto now asked them to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi, half of these people would agree, and half would ask who Hiruzen Sarutobi was, and then they would go to the Land of Fire to become wandering ninjas and never return to the Land of Rain.