Naruto walked forward a bit more and saw Sasuke and Kakashi standing by the side of the road.
It seemed they were planning to see the group off.
"Who is he?"
Sasuke leaned close to Naruto's ear and asked with an unfriendly expression.
Sasuke had seen the scene just now very clearly.
To actually give away a three-day trial voucher for free upon meeting, that was VIP treatment, which cost a lot of money, and Sasuke felt a bit of heartache.
But his intuition told him that this person was probably not just a potential guest of the hotel.
"A friend."
Naruto smiled and patted Sasuke on the shoulder, then said to Kakashi, who was beside him, "We'll be back in a few days, no need to see us off, goodbye Kakashi-sensei."
Sakura saw Naruto walk away and quickly approached Sasuke, saying softly, "Sasuke-kun, I'm leaving, don't miss me, I'll be back soon, I'll definitely be able to become Tsunade-sama's disciple, and when I come back, I'll make you a delicious bento, goodbye."
Sasuke nodded slightly, "Mm."
Although Sasuke's attitude towards Sakura was still not very enthusiastic, he had barely acknowledged her existence as his teammate due to her recent hard work and learning spirit.
The proud Sasuke, influenced by Naruto, didn't care whether the people around him were strong now, but at least they had to have a heart that strived for progress.
After the farewell, watching Jiraiya, Sakura, and Naruto about to step out of Konoha's gate, Kakashi smiled and said:
"Come back early, Team 7 has an A-rank escort mission designated by the client, protecting the famous actress Fujikaze Yukie to the Land of Snow for location shooting. The client insists on waiting for us to carry it out, so don't keep them waiting too long."
Hearing this, Sakura and Jiraiya didn't react much, but Naruto frowned slightly, muttering in his heart, "The Ninja Princess Snow Wind Chronicles movie plot? That guy named Santayu is really obsessed with Kakashi."
Kazahana Koyuki simply didn't want to go back to the Land of Snow and just wanted to be an actress.
Kazahana Dotou was also in that corner, having a good dream of unifying the Ninja World, and suddenly he was beaten to death, who could he reason with?
Seeing Naruto frown, Kakashi knew he didn't want to go.
Or rather, he thought the price was too low.
He quickly pulled him aside and explained, "I didn't want to take this mission at first, but the client gave too much money. Think about it, we'll definitely have a lot of places to spend money in the future."
Clients could designate ninjas for missions, and as long as they paid enough, the village could arrange whatever service they wanted.
Hearing this, Naruto raised his eyebrows slightly, "How much?"
"Seven days, 1 million ryo!" Kakashi held up one finger.
The general reward for escorting important figures, or even joining a war at the request of another country, was 150,000 to 1 million ryo.
Now the other party directly gave the maximum price for an A-rank mission, which could be said to be very sincere.
Kakashi had recently splurged on a handy, top-quality weapon and was now so poor that he was eating dirt.
This high-paying, short-term mission reward was like a timely rain for Kakashi's depleted wallet.
However, Naruto still wanted to say, was this to send off a beggar?
Was he the kind of person who lacked this little bit of money?
Before Naruto could refuse, Kakashi whispered, "The actress we're escorting is actually Kazahana Koyuki, the daughter of Kazahana Hayate, the previous Daimyo of the Land of Snow, a princess in every sense of the word.
Our mission this time is nominally to escort an actress, but in reality, it's to help her restore her country. Of course, we don't have to do anything; we just need to protect Princess Koyuki and help her escape if the restoration fails.
Think about it. If she succeeds in restoring her country, we'll gain the friendship of a genuine Daimyo. If she fails, we'll still get a considerable mission reward. Isn't that a win-win?"
Finally, Kakashi winked mischievously, "That Princess Kazahana Koyuki is a great beauty, only three years older than you. If you can win her over, hehe..."
This was all the information Kakashi had gathered recently to prevent a repeat of the Tazuna incident, where the mission level was falsely reported.
Kakashi now treated Naruto as his superior, so he naturally wouldn't deceive him on any details.
He would explain everything clearly and then let Naruto decide for himself. That was Kakashi's way.
Naruto frowned at Kakashi, "I understand the reasoning, but when did you become so perverted, Kakashi-sensei?"
"Besides, the Land of Snow is really small. Even if it's restored, how much profit can it generate?"
"The annual income is probably less than what this princess makes from acting. Asuma's head was worth 35 million taels. Do you know how many Asumas the Princess Gale movie she starred in is worth?"
After setting the goal of Great Unification, Naruto had specifically studied a lot of content, combining reality and manga.
This included the Ninja Princess Snow Wind Chronicles, the first Naruto movie, and the Land of Snow, where the movie's story took place.
Then he discovered that this place was really nothing special.
Those things that seemed like black technology in another world were not particularly profound technologies for this world with Chakra.
What this world lacked was not technology, but the soil that would allow these technologies to spread and benefit the masses.
In addition, the Land of Snow was located in a remote area, so Naruto naturally lost interest in it.
He would need a base of operations for his future endeavors, but it certainly wouldn't be in the backwater of the Land of Snow.
Seeing Naruto's firm attitude, Kakashi was a little disappointed that he wouldn't be able to earn such an easy income.
"How embarrassing. Here."
Seeing Kakashi's expression, Naruto could guess what he was thinking. He took out a scroll from his bag and handed it to Kakashi.
"This is the recipe for Secret Recipe Hot Pot and the management methods for opening a chain of hot pot restaurants, from high-end to low-end. Take it. If you do it well, it should make you a lot of money. I'll take 20% as a technology share. You can handle the rest. Remember not to buy any of the stores; rent them all to prevent them from being blown up."
After thinking for a moment, Naruto kicked Jiraiya, who was daydreaming beside him, "Do you want to invest?"
"Huh?" Jiraiya looked blank.
When Naruto and Kakashi were talking, they used airflow manipulation to block the sound from spreading, so even though he was close, he didn't hear what they were saying.
"Take out money and invest in Kakashi to open a store. It's a sure thing, I'm telling you." Naruto summarized it simply and directly.
Hearing this, Jiraiya immediately thought of the Heavens and Earth Hot Spring Hotel that Naruto had opened, and his eyes lit up instantly.
Although he had earned a lot of money from writing books and doing missions in the past, it was also very expensive to frequent brothels and collect information. No one would dislike having too much money.
Immediately, Jiraiya looked at Kakashi and said generously, "How much do you need? Just say it."
Kakashi was overjoyed and pulled Jiraiya aside to negotiate.
More than half an hour later, the group finally embarked on their journey to find Tsunade.
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