#87 - Qing Si who made a fortune (Happy New Year! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe!
It's evident that ninjas don't feel much grief over the deaths of enemies, unless it's a comrade.
This is something they are trained for from their ninja school days. Kiyoshi had also undergone this training, which essentially consisted of brainwashing-style dedication education.
Children whose values haven't matured are easily influenced.
“Let's go, we'll head into the tower.”
Kiyoshi glanced at the sky; it was already afternoon.
He estimated that they would arrive at the tower in the evening.
It could be said that half the period had passed, and many ninjas who had their scrolls stolen would be lingering there.
Kiyoshi could take this opportunity to sell the scrolls.
As the end approached, Kiyoshi opened the stat panel and confirmed the flashing advancement route below.
【Trait: Burning Heart (Green).】
【Requirements met: Satisfies the minimum physical fitness conditions.】
【Progress: (Completed).】
【Effect: Your heart is like a raging fire, granting you a deeper understanding and sensitivity to fire. The efficiency of developing Fire Release ninjutsu is increased by 20% compared to the original.】
【Note: Can be further advanced in the future.】
Kiyoshi suddenly felt warm, his heart pounding a few times before returning to calm.
The three traveled together, separating from the Hyuga team.
Hyuga Natsu watched Kiyoshi's departing figure, composed herself, and followed.
Hyuga Hi-kado sighed, envying Kiyoshi's strength.
If he were that strong, why would he have to expose his shame to others?
Hyuga Tetsu ran to Hyuga Natsu's side, asking if she had been frightened.
Meanwhile, Mei Terumi and the others began to figure out how to collect new scrolls.
Everyone's actions had changed.
And all of this was because of Kiyoshi.
Two and a half days later, the final deadline arrived.
Kiyoshi stood at the entrance with large bags of items.
“Alright, who wants to buy back these scrolls? 5,000 Ryo apiece.”
Kiyoshi stated a price.
The surrounding ninjas looked at him in astonishment.
Wait, this stuff can be sold?
Any ninja who obtained these would destroy them.
No one would want more competitors.
The fewer people who pass the second round, the greater the hope for the third round.
“I, I'll buy!”
“I... I want one too!”
“I'll buy five, here's the money...”
A crowd of ninjas gathered around Kiyoshi, buying the scrolls from him.
Some ninjas even thought about buying more of these scrolls, which would reduce the number of people who passed.
Kiyoshi remained noncommittal, as long as he made money.
Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi waited for Kiyoshi on the side.
Asuma Sarutobi's face was speechless.
This situation was truly unprecedented, a first!
“Alright, let's go in.”
After selling all the scrolls, Kiyoshi counted the money and put it all into a tattered bag to carry out.
The reality didn't disappoint him.
He earned a total of 120,000 Ryo.
He sold 24 scrolls.
This was equivalent to the money earned from performing several C-rank missions, enough for Kiyoshi to buy a large batch of explosive tags.
Before long, the proctor came over and announced who had passed.
As well as some precautions and arrangements for the third round.
............
Noon, Hokage Building.
The results of the second exam had been fully submitted to Hiruzen Sarutobi and other Konoha high-level officials.
“Why are there so many examinees passing this year?”
Koharu Utatane asked in surprise.
The passing list submitted in this report was simply absurd.
A total of eighty-one ninjas participated in the Chunin Exams this time.
Divided into teams, that's twenty-seven teams. After setting the number of scrolls, the upper limit is only half the teams that can pass.
However, according to past examples, the maximum number of people who can actually pass is only a dozen or so.
But this time, more than thirty people passed!
“The reason for this is because of Kiyoshi Uchiha.”
Minato Namikaze, as one of the head proctors, was also in this meeting.
“Kiyoshi?”
Homura Mitokado was puzzled by what Minato Namikaze said.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting in the Hokage seat, put down the report in his hand, raised his eyes to look at Minato Namikaze, and waited for his explanation.
“Lord Mitokado, Kiyoshi collected a large number of scrolls and sold them all.”
Minato Namikaze told the Konoha high-level officials about what he saw and heard that day.
That day, he and Teacher Jiraiya did not expect Kiyoshi's strength to be so strong, that he could actually intimidate this group of ninjas alone, snatch their scrolls, and successfully reduce the number of competitors.
On the last day, which was this morning, he planned to come down from the tower to inform the ninjas without scrolls that they had lost their qualifications for promotion.
As a result, he saw Kiyoshi selling these scrolls from the window!
Based on the thickness of the banknotes, Minato Namikaze estimated that one was sold for 5,000 Ryo.
This kid probably made a total of hundreds of thousands of Ryo.
“Hahaha, such a thing happened.”
Jiraiya didn't go down with Minato, but he heard about it for the first time.
This kid's actions are very un-Uchiha.
He feels like the Senju clan, who have good personalities and are mostly sunny.
“Heh heh, what he does is always so unexpected.”
Orochimaru said in his unique hoarse voice.
“Hmph, a money-grubber, as expected of what an Uchiha would do.”
Danzo Shimura sang the opposite tune as always.
This is the Uchiha's greed for money, completely desecrating the ninja exam!
“Alright Danzo, isn't Kiyoshi reducing casualties and allowing more people to have the qualifications for promotion?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and shook the ashes off his pipe.
You must learn to look at things from another perspective.
Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that perhaps his arrangement of Kiyoshi into Asuma's team was a good move.
“Hiruzen, your weakness will one day harm you.”
Danzo Shimura snorted, picked up the report on the table and looked at it.
Many ninjas performed well this time and are seeds for the future.
“Send these people to Root, I will teach them.”
Danzo Shimura pointed to several Konoha ninjas.
“Okay.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not refuse his old friend's proposal.
Originally, Danzo Shimura wanted Kiyoshi to join Root, but Hiruzen Sarutobi refused him.
Now, taking a few ordinary ninjas is insignificant.
“Thank you for your hard work, Minato, you can rest for a month.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
There will be no preliminary round this time, and the third round of the exam will be entered directly.
The time is set for a month later.
A lot of people will come by then, and the daimyo of the Land of Fire also said that he will come to watch the ceremony this time.
This is a good opportunity to show Konoha's strength. Strong countries will receive more commissioned missions, while corresponding weak countries will receive fewer.
It is also a warning to neighboring countries that Konoha's new strength is strong, which will make it easier to exert pressure in diplomacy and politics.
“Yes, Lord Third.”
Minato Namikaze nodded.
He can just take this time to perfect that technique.
He already has some ideas about how ninjutsu works, and he can even release it.
