Mission completed.
Rokuro was completely satisfied.
As for the aftermath, he was too lazy to care.
He was only responsible for stirring up trouble; cleaning up the mess was left to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He was generating revenue for Konoha by doing this.
Even if Hiruzen scolded him, he had an excuse.
Just like the matter at the tea garden, that 20% profit belonged to Konoha Village.
That way, Konoha could receive over 20 million every year.
Add in the profits from this Needle Leaf Island, which was at least 10 million.
By doing two missions, he earned an extra 30 million for Konoha annually.
He even felt Hiruzen should give him an award and name him a meritorious hero of Konoha.
Carrying a cheerful mood, Rokuro looked at Sakae Shinsuke and said, "Then the matter is settled like this. Konoha Village will send someone to contact you when the time comes. If you dare to disobey, you understand the consequences yourself. Ninjas are not your playthings. This is the punishment you deserve for recklessly issuing missions!"
Sakae Shinsuke smiled bitterly.
Ninjas aren't playthings?!
Then what exactly are ninjas?!
Aren't they just people who do missions to earn money?!
Sakae Shinsuke couldn't figure it out, but he didn't dare to ask either.
He just watched as Rokuro summoned the mud bird and flew off into the sky.
Watching the little demon fly away, Sakae Shinsuke let out a sigh of relief.
He climbed up and looked at the Left Village chief, whose body had completely vanished after death, gaining an extra layer of dread toward the power of ninjas.
After a long silence.
He began walking down the mountain.
He had to hurry back and handle this matter properly.
Otherwise, the next time Konoha ninjas came over, he would be in huge trouble, and he didn't want to die early.
After just walking for a little while.
Sakae Shinsuke felt some movement above his head.
Looking up.
Fuck!
Why did that little demon come back again?!
Sakae Shinsuke was deeply terrified, standing frozen in place without moving a muscle.
In the air.
Rokuro flying back wasn't to find trouble with Sakae Shinsuke, but rather to ask about the situation of another mission, which was the issue of the missing children in the seaside village.
Needle Leaf Island wasn't particularly far from that village.
There was a possibility he might know some things regarding that area.
Hovering to a stop over ten meters above Sakae Shinsuke's head, Rokuro looked at the terrified man and said, "Let me ask you something. Do you know about the missing children case in Sandcastle Village?!"
Sakae Shinsuke froze for a moment, and after snapping back to reality, let out a sigh of relief.
As long as he wasn't looking for trouble with him, that was fine.
He bowed to Rokuro and said, "Lord, actually this matter isn't really considered much of a matter. Every year, children go missing from all the villages in this nearby sea region. It's just that everyone lacks both the money and the time to care about it. I figure only those rich people in Sandcastle Village have the energy to go look for the children. Last year, our place here also lost a child in the exact same way."
Rokuro frowned.
So it was a long-term missing persons case, ah!
Then this matter was somewhat troublesome.
It might end up dragging the mission out for a very long time.
Pondering for a moment, Rokuro looked at Sakae Shinsuke and asked, "What do you know regarding this matter?!"
Sakae Shinsuke was somewhat hesitant and didn't speak.
Seeing this, Rokuro said directly, "You can say anything, regardless of whether it's true or false, big or small!"
Sakae Shinsuke cast a glance at Rokuro and hurriedly said, "Well, I heard this from the sailors who come here to collect goods. I heard that those children were all captured and taken away. They run boats on the sea all year round, so they must have discovered something!"
Catching children?!
In Rokuro's mind.
Orochimaru's human experiments immediately popped up.
Fuck!
Could this matter be Orochimaru's doing?!
It seemed there was indeed this possibility.
He remembered in the Naruto plotline, there was a girl who was captured by Orochimaru's people for human modification and became a half-human, half-fish creature.
Damn it all!
Doing a mission and bumping into a terrifying guy like Orochimaru.
Right now, he had absolutely no confidence in dealing with that guy Orochimaru.
Otherwise, he might as well just abandon the mission and run away.
Compared to losing a little experience, his little life was still much more important.
Thinking of Orochimaru.
Rokuro couldn't help but gulp.
That guy was simply too perverted, completely unkillable no matter what.
While Rokuro was thinking, Sakae Shinsuke asked somewhat hesitantly, "Lord, is there anything else you need?!"
Rokuro snapped back to reality, looked at Sakae Shinsuke, and asked, "Then have you heard any rumors about sea monsters anywhere nearby?"
Hearing this, Sakae Shinsuke immediately said, "I have. Legends of sea monsters have always circulated in this sea region. It's right near an island about thirty miles away from here. I heard from those sailors that any ships that go to that place will be sucked down to the bottom of the sea by the sea monsters!"
Damn it!
The more he heard, the more it sounded like Orochimaru's research institute.
Motherfucker!
He wasn't doing this mission anymore, he needed to hurry up and leave.
Rokuro rose toward the sky, leaving behind a single sentence:
"Alright, you can go home now..."
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