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"No need for 100 million."
"One hundred thousand taels will do. How about it?"
Bai Xing thought she was just there to play with the kids and get a decent reward in return.
"You?" Yuanxin looked disgusted: mainly because Baixing looked about the same age as Yuanxin, but was much more handsome, which made Yuanxin a little jealous.
"What can you teach me?"
"At your age, you're probably just a Chunin."
Bai Xing clicked her tongue and shook her head, saying, "You guessed wrong."
Upon hearing this, Enshin's eyes widened in surprise: "You're a Jonin?!"
Bamboo, lying underground, frowned slightly, wondering what the Konoha Jonin were doing in the Fire Capital... Could it be that they were here to gather intelligence on the Fire Capital's royal family?! Or perhaps to investigate the Fire Capital's security?!
"Cough cough."
"all in all."
"I've also been a team leader before, so just trust me."
"Amazing! Does the instructor teach a lot of ninjutsu to his students? I want to learn!!" Yuanxin exclaimed excitedly.
"Heh." Bai Xing thought to himself that if he hadn't shamelessly asked for them, and if Orochimaru hadn't been so fond of nurturing talented children, he might not have gotten so many jutsu scrolls: after all, ninjutsu is something people work hard to acquire. Whether they bought them or developed them, nobody wants to hand over jutsu to a stranger they've only known for a short time.
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On a street in a slum outside the City of Fire, Shirahoshi and Enshin walked one after the other.
Yuanxin excitedly said that this was his first time here, and he had only heard of it before.
Bai Xing pinched his nose, thinking to himself that this was also his first time. He never expected that there would be such a place near the glamorous city, outside the capital.
Bai Xing turned his head slightly and glanced back. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a man in a black coat following him. He subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth: Interesting!
Before inviting Yuan Xin, Bai Xing had assumed that the man and the other guards would swarm forward.
But I didn't expect it.
Everyone remained still, which made Bai Xing think they were just ordinary passersby, gardeners, bosses, and the like.
But this person should be the man named Takeya who just appeared underground.
I guess it's some kind of wandering ninja who became someone else's retainer or something?
"Hey."
At this moment, a bald man on the street, leading two henchmen, stopped Bai Xing: clearly, they were a group of thugs.
"This is not the capital city."
"Even nobles who come here maintain equality for all."
"You should know this very well, right?"
"??????" Bai Xing was completely confused, thinking to himself that this was his first time here too, how was he supposed to know what he was talking about?!
"Um... you have to pay a toll, right? I know!" Yuanxin had heard that this street was a place where strength reigned supreme, and if you weren't strong enough, you had to pay a toll.
This place also serves as a habitat for wandering ninjas, wandering samurai, and even refugees and orphans, making it convenient for the high-ranking officials of the Land of Fire to recruit talent.
And whoever passes by, whether a noble child or a child from a wealthy merchant family, is not allowed to be harmed once they have paid the money. Otherwise, this special street near the Fire City will be removed by the Fire Kingdom's higher-ups.
Furthermore, no team of more than five people is allowed on this street; if a team is found, it will be hunted down and killed.
In addition, there is a small underground black market in this street where you can buy things that are not available on the market, such as slaves and rare ores.
Yuan Xin pulled out a 10,000-tael Fire Coin, which made the bald man blocking Bai Xing's way look greedy and want more. Bai Xing took the money from Yuan Xin, put it in his pocket, and said:
"You're going to give this money to him anyway, so why not give it to me? It's the same thing."
Shirahoshi could tell that this group of people were not ninjas at all, but at most ordinary people who were a bit stronger. They might be able to deal with some genin who didn't know any ninjutsu. But he was no ordinary genin!
100,000 taels + 10,000 taels = 110,000
This earns way more money than doing any stupid tasks!
At this moment, the bald man's face was filled with gloom, and the two henchmen behind him, who had been fantasizing about going to a nearby pub for drinks that night, had turned into ruthless menacing expressions.
"Are you... looking for death?!"
The bald man's somewhat worn-out knife flew out of his hand and was immediately grasped; his two henchmen behind him also drew their own weapons.
"Do not."
"I was just teaching my disciple the first lesson of becoming a ninja."
"By the way, letter. It's not illegal to kill people here, is it?"
Shirahoshi was new there and unfamiliar with the laws of the Land of Fire. There was also no information about Konoha Village.
“Yes! As long as we don’t kill anyone within the city, it’s fine!” Yuan Xin said straightforwardly. “Besides, this place is said to be a place specifically for strong people to compete in strength.”
"Once we gain approval from the Fire Country's military intelligence agency, we'll have the opportunity to enter..."
"Ahem, I don't know the specifics either."
Seeing Bai Xing's shocked expression, Yuan Xin stopped his introduction with a flicker in his eyes.
Bai Xing gasped inwardly, thinking, "Could this child be the son of the highest-ranking official in the Grand Council?! How does he know so much?!"
However, Shirahoshi remained outwardly calm, and upon hearing this, she did not inquire further about the relevant information, instead glancing at the three people in front of her:
"so."
"Here, might makes right, doesn't it?"
"Yes!"
"What are you muttering about! Didn't you hear what I said?!" The bald man got angry and prepared to cut off Bai Xing's arm, aiming at Bai Xing's right shoulder.
Bai Xing remained calm: "Have you ever killed anyone, Shin-kun?"
"N-no, Brother Shirahoshi, you mean this..."
stab-
Bai Xing's face was somber, making it difficult to see clearly.
The kunai in her hand pierced the bald man's heart, while the long sword she had just used struck behind Shirahoshi: Shirahoshi used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in the bald man's arms.
Takeya behind him: "!!!" What a fast Body Flicker Technique! The hand seals were completely invisible, and the skill in using this Body Flicker Technique truly befits a Jonin of Konoha!!
The bald man glanced down at his heart, then looked at Shirahoshi, who was covered in bright red blood and sporting an evil grin: "You...you're a ninja!"
Upon hearing this, the two henchmen behind him panicked and immediately retreated, intending to run away.
however.
The bald man died suddenly after uttering his last words. Before Yuanxin could react, two shuriken fell in two arcs, accurately hitting the back of their heads—clang, thud!
The sound of two bodies hitting the metal objects reached Yuanxin's ears immediately: the boy looked somewhat bewildered.
"Dead...dead person?"
Chapter 95 The Battle of the Daimyo in the Land of Fire!
"Dead...dead person?"
Shirahoshi nudged the bald man, too lazy to even pull out the kunai. After all, this kunai was very cheap, the lowest grade: being able to take down three small fry for only 100+40 taels was actually quite a bargain.
After all, not everyone can afford such high-end weapons—for example, the Fuma Shuriken, which increased in price from three thousand taels to eight thousand taels during the war; the specially made kind was even more expensive.
Bai Xing glanced at the 'young master' behind her, who was trembling all over and then plopped down on the stinking street:
"what happened?"
"This is a ninja."
"The first step to graduating from the profession of ninja is actually killing someone."
After Bai Xing finished speaking, Yuan Xin was still in a daze. Bai Xing glanced at the guard standing about a hundred meters behind her and thought to herself, "It's so good to be a noble! You can always hire someone to protect you."
“Hoo, ho, ho—”
After a while, Bai Xing saw out of the corner of her eye that Yuan Xin got up from the ground, breathing rapidly, which could be clearly heard in the quiet environment.
"Killing...isn't it just killing someone?"
"I can do it too!"
Enshin feigned a ruthless and vicious look as he stared at Shirahoshi: "Please teach me ninjutsu, how to become a ninja, Master!"
Bai Xing glanced at Yuan Xin, then shook his head slightly. In fact, he could tell that if this kind of young master was well-managed, he would definitely be rolling in money, but if he wasn't, his parents would issue an arrest warrant and he would be finished: "Xin~ you still don't understand the teacher's intention."
"Huh?!" Yuanxin was completely bewildered, wondering if there was some ulterior motive he hadn't noticed. Could it be that those three men had actually been targeting him from the beginning? Which of his cousins, also born into the royal family, was planning to kill him, the heir?
But that doesn't make sense! I never thought about inheriting the family name! It was all because my father thought I was good at learning and had a good personality, so he forced me to take it!
When Bai Xing saw Yuan Xin deep in thought, she thought to herself that this child should understand that he should honestly go back and inherit the family fortune, instead of learning from rich kids and starting his own business or working for others.
Besides, with the situation here so chaotic, working or starting a business is nowhere near as enjoyable as being an aristocrat!
In addition, Bai Xing estimated that Yuan Xin's family had more than one brother or sister, in case he ran away.
That's practically handing over the family business, painstakingly built up by the old father, to someone else to covet: "See? You should understand what your teacher meant..."
Yuanxin's mind raced, considering the possibility of assassination by his cousins and the novels he secretly read at Jiyingtang: there's always a protagonist in every story!
"I understand!"
"I will carry on my teacher's will and forge a completely new path for the ninja!"
"..." Bai Xing was silent for a while. Helpless, he could only lead the young master through the slum to the place with rivers, cliffs and forests that Yuan Xin had mentioned: this road was also pointed out by Yuan Xin.
—In fact, Yuanxin had always heard of such a street, but had never actually come to see it.
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Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire.
Upon learning that Konoha had dispatched a Jonin, the Fire Country Daimyo's face was filled with panic and unease. He was even more enraged when he discovered that the Jonin had used the guise of a teacher to 'kidnap' his child and take him to the slums.
"Where's Takeya! Why didn't you stop him!"