Chapter 117: Asking for a Reward
Senju Renjiro's eye twitched. Genki was terrified!
Inoichi Yamanaka, Inuzuka Tsume, Kurama Hikari, the ANBU guards, the jonin instructors, and the chunin instructors were all dumbfounded. They asked in confusion, Is there a reward? Since when did the Hokage start giving rewards?
The Hidden Mist genin were also confused.
Konoha's genin get rewards for such trivial matters?
The Hidden Mist genin looked at Hiruzen, their eyes full of longing. Their own Kage was hunting them, while Konoha's Kage rewarded his own genin. They thought to themselves, The difference between the two Kage is like the difference between heaven and hell!
Everyone else wondered curiously, Are there rewards for breaking records?
Mieko and Hodaka also stared at Kaito. Mieko frowned.
I never heard of Itachi getting any rewards. Hmph, I'm from the Uchiha Clan. I don't need any rewards.
Hiruzen was also dumbfounded, but his expression remained unchanged, though he was speechless for a moment. Genki exclaimed in his heart, Even the Hokage is speechless!
Hiruzen began to recall the scene when Kaito asked him for a chakra metal sword. His eyebrow twitched, and he thought, Last time he asked for a chakra metal sword. What does he want this time? A house made of chakra metal?
Hiruzen didn't know how close he was to the truth. If he did, who knew what his reaction would be!
He was about to refuse, but then he saw Mieko, who was standing beside Kaito, frowning. He thought, Is she also expecting a reward? The relationship between the village and the Uchiha is deteriorating. I can use this opportunity to reward her and repair the relationship slightly. If this can improve relations, it would be very good for Konoha.
Just as Kaito expected, Hiruzen decided to reward them. He was about to answer when he felt a chill down his spine!
Hiruzen was a veteran of all three Great Ninja Wars! He had fought many battles on the front lines and spread fear among his enemies. However, this feeling only occurred when he was about to step into a trap!
His gaze returned to the genin standing beside Mieko, who had an innocent smile and an expectant look on his face. He said, "Yes, your team will receive a reward for breaking this record."
He smiled kindly.
"On the day of the third round, you will receive your rewards in front of everyone."
This left everyone dumbfounded again. Kaito was also speechless.
What? He's going to reward us? But this means we can't ask for any specific rewards? That's ridiculous!
Kaito smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Lord Hokage."
However, his thoughts were quite the opposite.
Sigh, I still underestimated him. The old fox didn't give me any chance to ask for a special reward. This way, he can both enhance his image and give us something that costs him nothing.
He looked back at Hiruzen, thinking, Monkey summoning doesn't suit him! He should switch to foxes!
The chunin and jonin were completely bewildered by what had happened. Genki was shocked again, thinking, The Hokage actually agreed to reward them?
Renjiro and the others wondered, What exactly happened here?
Itachi, one of the four ANBU, thought, I didn't get any rewards last year.
But then he realized, Is the Hokage rewarding Uchiha Mieko to ease the relationship between the village and the Uchiha Clan?
Just as everyone was confused, Hiruzen looked at Inoichi. Inoichi Yamanaka noticed him and said, "Since there are no more questions, you're dismissed. Make good use of this month and prepare well for battle."
The jonin instructors began to take charge of their genin. Renjiro walked up to his students. "Follow me."
Kaito, Hodaka, and Mieko followed him.
The group headed to their usual training ground. Upon arriving there, Renjiro looked at Kaito and asked, "What was that?"
Kaito asked back, "Sensei, what are you referring to?"
Renjiro narrowed his eyes. "The reward."
Kaito tilted his head. "Hmm, we get rewards when we rank first in the Academy. I guess it's the same this time."
A vein immediately popped on Renjiro's forehead. He thought, I need to properly educate this kid.
He put the matter aside for now. "Congratulations on entering the third round. However, I don't think this should be a surprise. I will now decide how to train you over the next month."
He looked at Mieko and Hodaka. "I've spoken to your parents, and they said they would personally train you next month. They'll spend the entire month training the two of you."
Mieko and Hodaka immediately became excited.
Renjiro smiled when he saw their reaction. "Both of you train hard. I'd be happy to see all my students make it to the finals. You can go now."
Both of them thanked him. Before leaving, Mieko looked at Kaito. "You have to win those two matches and fight me. This time, I'll definitely defeat you."
Kaito laughed. "Don't worry, I'll win the entire competition."
She was a little annoyed by Kaito's confidence, but she also smiled in response. Hodaka and Mieko both left.
Renjiro looked at Kaito and asked, "So, do you have a training plan for this month?"
Kaito shook his head. Renjiro smiled. "Are you ready for a month of hellish training?"
Kaito grinned. "Of course."
Renjiro asked, "Before we start, is there anything you want to try, or do you have any questions?"
Kaito thought for a moment. "I don't have any new ideas to try, but I do have a question. Do you know about the training rooms on the second floor of the Forest of Death tower?"
Renjiro thought for a moment. "I haven't used them, but I've heard of them. Is there a problem?"
Kaito said, "There's a Wind Nature Training Room, an Earth Nature Training Room, and other nature training rooms there. I checked these rooms and found that each room has a crystal containing concentrated chakra of that nature. Can you tell me what those crystals are?"
Renjiro was very surprised by this question. He replied, "Those are nature crystals. They're called Fire Crystals, Wind Crystals, etc. They can help us increase our affinity with that chakra nature. It would be very helpful if you meditate in such a room. However, they're very rare and expensive, so they're not widely used."
Kaito thought to himself, Only increase nature affinity? No, I did feel a slight increase in my chakra reserves. So why didn't he feel it? Either he didn't tell me everything, or his chakra refinement speed is too slow to feel anything. After all, I can only feel it when the energy utilization rate increases several times!
Kaito asked, "How rare and expensive are these things?"
Renjiro chuckled. "Only the Hokage and the major clans can afford them—that's how rare they are. As for the price, each crystal costs millions of ryo!"
Kaito was shocked. "Millions of ryo?"
Renjiro chuckled at his student's reaction. However, he soon heard him sigh and mutter, "I was planning to ask the Hokage for a few thousand wind crystals as a reward."
Renjiro froze when he heard that.
"A few thousand?"
He looked at Kaito and asked, "Do you think they grow on trees?"
Kaito turned back, deliberately glanced around, and deliberately made an expression as if asking, "Don't they?"
Renjiro's face was once again covered in disbelief!
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