Shinomiya Aoba, who was carefully cleaning up the house, thought that a thousand taels were a lot, but for Ninjas, even the lowest level Genin, it was just pocket money.
Because an ordinary D-level mission, which did not need to fight, had a simple mission without any danger - the reward was between 5,000 to 50,000 taels...
And the lowest reward for an S-level mission was over a million taels!
Therefore, 1,000 taels of living expenses were nothing to Mikawa, who was already special level Jonin. If not because Aoba was still too young, a few tens of thousands of taels of silver would only be a reward for a few D-level tasks.
Of course, it had been a long time since Mikawa had accepted this kind of garbage task.
...
In the office of the Hokage, at this time, Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was gently looking at the young man in front of him and felt very gratified.
After Orochimaru defected, Jiraiya and Tsunade left one after another. He was very glad that there were more outstanding people. One of them became an existence that made the enemy tremble in fear. He always thought of the former Sakumo.
"Minato, are you ready for tomorrow's speech? I know you don't like this kind of formative thing, but the succession ceremony of the next Hokage is not only a matter of face but also an important move for us, Konoha, to show our strength to the other countries. Presumably, those guys hiding in the dark who are eager to make trouble should not dare to do anything after seeing the famous "Yellow Flash" take over the position of Hokage."
Sarutobi was deliberately teased with a teasing tone, which made Namikaze Minato, who was standing in front of him, very embarrassed.
However, there was another reason why he did not say it out loud. That was that he was in a hurry to abdicate - apart from feeling that he was lacking in strength, he also wanted to use this method to give an explanation to the many people that Konoha had sacrificed as well as the other major powers in order to end this war that had swept through the entire Ninja World as soon as possible.
Seeing that his teacher had said so, Minato couldn't refute anymore. He nodded, indicating that he would be prepared and would not discreditKonoha.
And at this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.
Minato took this opportunity to bid farewell and said, "Then I will go back and prepare first."
"En, say hello to Kushina for me. It has been so long, but I haven't seen her come to see me, this old man."
Minato laughed awkwardly, and then Flying Thunder God disappeared.
At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a sad face. Uzumaki Clan had always been a thorn in his heart. Although he saved Kushina, he betrayed his ally. It was an indisputable fact that he did not have a watch to help.
Even though this matter had long been buried by these insiders, so that no one knew the so-called truth, every time he saw the iconic red hair, his guilt would increase a bit. Perhaps he really was not suitable to be the Hokage.
"Come in!"
As he rearranged his mood and restored his usual dignity, the person waiting outside for the report also pushed open the door and came in. It was Mikawa, who had left Aoba not long ago, the special Jonin.
"Hokage-sama!"
"Oh, it's Mikawa. How is the kid settled?"
Mikawa hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and chose to report truthfully, "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama..."
After listening to Mikawa's narration, Sarutobi fell into deep thought. His original intention was to use the love of his family to subtly change the other party and then cultivate him into an excellent talent, and then give his everything for Konoha in the future.
This was also the best plan he thought of after confirming the authenticity and innocence of his identity.
After all, according to the surveillance reports from this period of time, after experiencing all these things, the other party's immature mind had already undergone a huge change. Not only did he have a violent tendency, but he was also stubborn and mischievous, seeking revenge for the smallest grievance. This did not conform to the so-called 'will of fire'.
It was just that he did not expect that it was not only a little brat who had his own thoughts.
Even the 'mission person' he sent had begun to have his own opinions.
"Mikawa, you can't treat this matter as a mission. Right now, the war is only temporary. The attitude of the Kumo Ninjas is still unclear. Don't you want to continue the family?"
After mentioning the continuation of the family, Mikawa's face suddenly showed a sad look, but it was quickly replaced by strong.
"I'm sorry, Hokage Sama, Mikawa has disappointed you."
Hearing Mikawa still say this, Sarutobi knew that this matter could not be forced anymore, so he could only sigh.
"You go back, about Shinomiya Aoba, I will arrange other people."
"This..."
"What, is there anything else?"
Mikawa, who had already achieved his goal, could not say anything more. However, after hesitating for a moment, he still said for Aoba, "I think it is better not to force it on this matter. I can see that the child is very resistant to being adopted. Maybe it is a coincidence."
Sarutobi was not a stubborn person. It was better to say that his ears were soft. Otherwise, he would not allow Danzo to stir up trouble many times, nor would he be restrained by the so-called high-level adviser of Konoha. It should be known that the two previous generation of Hokage were all in a word, and no one dared to say anything in front of them.
This was both a good point and a great shortcoming at the same time.
After thinking about it carefully, Sarutobi also felt that what Mikawa said was reasonable, but the bad character that Shinomiya Aoba showed really could not make him feel at ease.
So he pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, I can agree to let him live alone, but you need to be his guardian. Once he makes trouble, you will be responsible for solving it. In addition, the financial situation in the village is not very good recently, so there is no subsidy in this area. You can think of a way to eat and live. But when he is six years old, the tuition and miscellaneous fees of the Ninja School can be waived. What do you think of this method?"
Mikawa's face was suddenly pulled down!
'What was the difference between this so-called guardian and adoption?'
In addition to not needing to worry about discipline in daily life, he needed to pay for the food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. He had to be responsible for causing trouble. This was simply a different story!
'As for the free tuition fees…'
'I really thank you for being so generous!'
Mikawa dared to guarantee that even if that kid did not have a single cent, the Hokage would still let him go to school. Otherwise, wouldn't all of his previous efforts go to waste?
After he revealed his talent, all the people who were loyal to him would hope that he would become a capable ninja in the future to repay the village's cultivation.
So, did he fall into the pit?
The older the Hokage is, the more proficient he is!
A series of disrespectful words were buried deep in the bottom of Mikawa's heart.