Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Danzō and Hanzō's Tense Meeting

Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Danzō and Hanzō's Tense Meeting



The two of them split up, and Takuya headed to the mission department.

"Bring me the missions and requests related to the Land of Rain and the Land of Iron."

"Understood, please wait a moment."

The person at the mission desk pulled out the scrolls and began sorting through them. It didn't take long for the missions and requests from both regions to be gathered.

Takuya began reviewing them.

There weren't many missions for the Land of Rain, but there were quite a few for the Land of Iron. Most of them were escort missions-escorting caravans heading to the Land of Iron.

The person at the desk, cigarette in mouth, explained, "Since Hanzō from Amegakure has been attacking the Land of Iron, the number of escort missions has spiked recently. This request in particular has a nice payout. If you're interested, you could take it."

"Let me have a look," Takuya said, unfurling the scroll.

The request was to escort a caravan delivering food and medicine to the Land of Iron. The food was just an extra item, but the medicine was what the Land of Iron needed most desperately at the moment.

Looks like the war had really hit the Land of Iron hard. Hanzō had given those samurai quite a rough time.

There was even a time constraint.

Glancing over the conditions, Takuya narrowed his eyes.

The mission's reward was quite substantial.

No doubt, Takuya was interested.

He wasn't desperate for money, but who would say no to earning more?

An A-rank mission offering a reward of two million ryo-according to the commission split,

as the leading jōnin, he could earn close to one million ryō himself.

But was this really worth that much money for just an A-rank mission?

After all, mission difficulty and rewards were usually tied together. You couldn't always

gauge a mission's true risk just by its rank; some C-rank missions could pay more than B-rank

ones.

"Isn't there something off about this mission?" Takuya asked.

"Shouldn't it be classified as an S-rank mission?"

Takuya directed his gaze at the person in charge.

The mission's classification seemed suspicious.

"These escort missions aren't placed in the S-rank category because there's a chance you won't even encounter any enemies. But if a battle does happen, it could easily escalate to S- rank difficulty. The Hokage himself decided to classify it as an A-rank mission," the man explained, taking another drag of his cigarette.

Danzō's remaining eye flashed with hatred, his expression cold.

"And it seems that losing the war has sapped your will to fight, Hanzō. You've been reduced

to mocking others for their injuries."

"Hah!" Hanzō scoffed.

"Let's cut the nonsense. We both know what kind of people we are. Why are you here, Danzō?"

Hanzō wasn't naive-he knew Danzō had ulterior motives for seeking him out.

Just thinking about the recent defeat, Konoha's disregard, and the gaping hole in

Amegakure's defenses made Hanzō's face twitch under his gas mask. His tone grew even

frostier as he addressed Danzō.

"I'm here to propose a deal."

Danzō didn't mention the mission Konoha had given him. To him, the village's orders were

secondary to his personal agenda.

Hanzō paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"A deal? If I had to guess, you're here on behalf of Konoha, asking me to withdraw and

abandon my assault on the Land of Iron, right?"

Did you really think I wouldn't see through your little schemes, Danzō?

Talk of a deal-what a joke.

Hanzō's laughter was harsh and grating, especially to Danzō's ears.

"That's the village's business-it doesn't concern me," Danzō admitted that Konoha had

tasked him with negotiating a retreat, but made it clear to Hanzō that he didn't care about

that. His focus was on his personal interests.

Do you think I'll believe you? Hanzō's eyes narrowed in disdain. This man was not to be

trusted.

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