Chapter 364: Sarutobi Hiruzen (Danzou): Compensate? I'll give you a compensation of nothing!

The Evil God that ravaged the ninja world has been slain,

countless civilians cheered and jumped for joy, watching the otherworldly players who were heroes depart.

Half a day later, Marine Admiral Sengoku and the Shadows of the Four Great Ninja Villages gathered one after another within the borders of the Bel Myre.

Consuming Reward Points, they temporarily rented a secret conference room within the Game Town.

The burly Sengoku, draped in a coat of justice, opened with a polite greeting: "Mr. Sarutobi Hiruzen, I am very glad to be able to see you again. It seems your life-saving methods are extremely powerful."

No one had expected,

that Sarutobi Hiruzen could withstand the explosion of the Evil God's beam and survive unscathed.

The players from Marine Headquarters had the most complex game abilities; although 【Yin-Yang Master】 was relatively rare, it was not unheard of, yet no one had ever heard of such super defensive power, or perhaps it was self-healing and regeneration? However, the Navy had no intention of continuing to probe.

What needed to be done now was to demand the payment.

The rescue team dispatched by Marine Headquarters had suffered nine hundred casualties in total; if there were no sufficient payment, even Sengoku would have no way to explain it.

Terumi Mei smiled gently and said: "Hokage, Kirigakure should also be able to select about 500,000 Reward Points from the remaining spoils, if I remember correctly?"

This was what Sarutobi Hiruzen had promised beforehand,

not only a reward of one million Reward Points, but also the ability to share the spoils of war.

Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and the Navy had also received the same promise.

It was precisely by relying on such a massive reward,

that the other parties were willing to intervene and rescue; otherwise, watching Konohagakure be destroyed was the result these forces would have preferred to see.

"That is correct, Mr. Sarutobi Hiruzen."

After pondering for a moment, Sengoku said: "Although the battlefield was chaotic, when the Evil God died, I saw Konoha players pick up the dropped items, an 【Abyss Gem (Poison)】. The Navy only needs this one gem."

【Abyss Gem (Poison)】, Silver Quality.

It can be inlaid into weapons and equipment to increase poison-attribute attacks by 10%.

It is a perfect fit for the current Marine Admiral, Poison Dragon Smoker.

This kind of Silver Quality gem is extremely rare, and only Dark Gold monsters like the Evil God would drop them in large quantities.

According to market price, it is about 400,000 Reward Points; the Navy is not taking advantage.

It is reasonable and fair.

Kazekage Rasa could barely suppress the corner of his mouth; he coughed lightly and said: "Hokage, Sunagakure does not want spoils; just trade me 500,000 Reward Points directly."

Although the dropped 【Gem】, 【Reinforcement Furnace Rock Carbon】, and 【Forging Essence】 are all very precious,

Sunagakure is in need of Reward Points; the already barren Sunagakure, lacking a solid foundation, has families that lack sufficient Reward Points to operate.

Up to now, they are only at level 7.

Including himself, the Kazekage, all the ninja of Sunagakure are almost becoming gold miners, sticking their butts up all day deep in the desert, digging for gold to exchange for Reward Points.

Even so, it is still a drop in the bucket.

Recently, Temari had very good luck; while hunting, she completed a hidden quest, and it rewarded her with a bag of 【Mysterious Seeds】.

She had already tried cultivating one plant, a Magic plant that is very suitable for growing in a desert environment and can produce 【Blood Butterfly Nectar】.

Therefore, what Sunagakure lacks most right now is Reward Points.

Once a large batch of Blood Butterfly Nectar is planted, they will be able to have a steady stream of Reward Points.

Thinking of this,

the panda-eyed Rasa couldn't help but feel a sourness in his nose; he had finally made it through, and wouldn't have to continue burying his head as a gold miner.

"Iwagakure needs ten 【High-Quality Forging Essences】; the excess price difference can be compensated to Konoha."

The little old man Onoki floated in mid-air and stated the spoils he wanted. There was no help for it; 【Forging】 is a means to increase the Magic and Physical Defense of equipment.

【Reinforcement】 is to increase Magic and Physical Attack.

For Onoki, who possesses the 【Gunner General】 ability, he does not lack damage; what he lacks is defensive ability.

And Forging is the fastest way to increase defensive ability.

However, the 【Forging Machine】 within the Game Town requires a large amount of Reward Points for each forging, as well as consuming Contribution Points from hunting Pollution Monsters within that Game Town area.

Furthermore, the success rate is pitifully low.

Since the Samsara Game updated until now, the little old man has already spent 700,000 Reward Points on forging, but has only barely managed to forge his weapon to level 10.

The remaining armor and jewelry are constantly cycling in the single digits.

It is enough to drive him to the symptoms of a manic-depressive disorder.

And 【High-Quality Forging Essence】, when added during forging, can increase the success rate of forging.

"Kumogakure needs five 【Lesser Abyss Gems (Physical)】, and five Purple Quality Lesser Gems. Although the value is the same as Silver Quality gems, they are easier to obtain, so there is no extra premium; this isn't bullying Konohagakure, right?"

Raikage Ai has a straightforward personality and hates beating around the bush. Most of Kumogakure are melee players, and the 【Abyss Gems】 dropped by the Evil God carry the Abyss prefix attribute, so they come with a fixed 【50】 points of Abyss Resistance.

Just like the Lord Monster of the Sky Tower, the 【Sky Gem】 it drops has a fixed 【Magic Attack】 prefix attribute, making it more suitable for magic-type players.

The fixed attribute of the 【Abyss Gem】 is very friendly to melee families like Kumogakure, so they would rather give up a rare Silver Quality gem to get five Purple gems.

After everyone stated their demands, their gazes fell one after another upon the Hokage.

There was no help for it; when the Evil God attacked Konoha, most of the people on the scene were players from the Konoha Family, and the player who achieved the 【Final Kill】 on the Evil God was Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Therefore, most of the kill contribution for the Evil God boss belonged to Konohagakure.

And relying on the advantage of having many people, after the Evil God died, the spoils that scattered like a meteor shower were all picked up by the Konoha players who had the home-field advantage.

The rescue team, on the contrary, did not pick up any relatively precious items.

Bang.

Wearing the skin of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but with the soul of Shimura Danzo,

everyone had been in the conference room for a while when Danzou somewhat reluctantly took off the Hokage Hat and placed it on the table, emitting a crisp sound.

After quietly listening to everyone's demands, he said coldly: "Everyone, the payment for the rescue team should have already been given to you in full; this Hokage does not yet have the qualifications to renege on a debt to the Samsara Game."

"However, as for the subsequent remuneration, gemstones? Forging Essence?"

Danzou remained expressionless. After glancing around, his palm still resting on his conical hat, he said calmly, "Did this Hokage ever promise such things?"

Silence.

You could hear a pin drop in the conference room.

The hot-tempered Raikage Ai's expression darkened instantly, and he said coldly, "Hiruzen Sarutobi, do you intend to go back on your word?"

Terumi Mei and the others also wore varied expressions.

None of them had expected,

that the dignified Hokage of Konohagakure could actually turn around and renege on a promise he had made himself.

Sengoku turned his head in astonishment, looking at the oldest Tsuchikage,

his eyes already revealing his confusion.

Is this what the Shadows of the ninja world are like? How are they just as fickle as Pirates...

(End of this chapter)