Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 13 Resource Surge

Uzuki Yugao has not yet officially joined the Anbu.

She was dressed in her usual attire today.

Her beautiful face showed a serious expression: "Iruka is right, there is a big difference in the contributions of the three of us in the mission."

Qingwu frowned and said, "Xiyan, you'll be joining the Dark Division soon."

He was implying to Yugao: We both have bright futures, but Iruka needs help more.

Iruka let out a sigh of relief. "I don't need the reward. I'm already more than satisfied with surviving this time. Um... I'll be going now."

"Stop!" Xiyan called out coldly to Iruka.

He immediately opened his money pouch, took out five stacks of cash, and shoved them into Iruka's hands without a word, saying, "These are yours!"

Iruka stared wide-eyed, bewildered.

Uzuki Yugao tossed the money pouch directly to Aoko, saying, "The rest is yours."

"!!" Qingwu was also stunned.

"That's settled then!" Uzuki Yugao rarely showed a smile. "I'm the squad leader for this mission, so listen to me!"

"Captain Yugao..." Iruka's eyes reddened with emotion.

"You can't give me 10 taels of silver, can you?" Qingwu felt the money bag was burning hot.

Uzuki Yugao frowned slightly. "Just accept it as I told you to. I've already joined the Anbu, so... I won't be able to do missions with you guys anymore."

Qingwu suddenly realized that Xiyan meant it that way.

He almost laughed.

The two didn't dare ask about the things the third generation left behind, so they naturally didn't know that he had also been invited to become a member of the Anbu.

Xiyan probably felt that by becoming a member of the Anbu, she was no longer from the same world as her previous teammates?

What's the use of money? I don't need to train in ninjutsu, so I don't need to buy explosive tags or ninja tools. Am I just going to eat and drink?

Qingwu pondered to himself, and was about to decline...

【Ding! 】

[Currency detected. Convert to gold coins?]

Qingwu: ? ? ?

Are they gold coins from the system resources?

Then I won't refuse.

Seeing Qingwu hesitate, Xiyan said earnestly, "Without you, we would all die on this mission. You deserve this."

Xi Yan was about to persuade him further when Qing Wu unexpectedly said, "Alright!"

"Um?"

Xi Yan was taken aback. Based on her previous understanding of Qing Wu, she thought she would have to use a lot of words to persuade him.

"I understand!" Qingwu said seriously, "It is indeed because of me that we were able to survive."

Yugao: "..."

Iruka: "..."

Even if it's true, it just doesn't feel right.

"That...Qingwu!" Iruka began.

"I really didn't help much with the mission, but I can teach you how to throw ninja tools, which you asked me about before. I'm available whenever you need me."

Qingwu searched his memory and realized that he had indeed learned ninja tools from Iruka.

Hmm, one of Konoha's best teachers as a tutor? Sounds good.

pity……

"Great!" Qingwu almost blurted out: I don't need to learn ninja tools anymore, I'll just train in Wood Release.

However, to reassure Iruka that he would receive the money, he agreed.

Iruka breathed a sigh of relief.

Xi Yan chuckled softly and waved her hand, saying, "I'm leaving."

What a kind person! Qingwu was somewhat moved. This... this is probably the so-called bond that is unique to this world!

However, after Yugao joined the Anbu, it became difficult for the group to get together.

"Exchange the currency for gold coins!" Qingwu muttered to himself.

A strange thing happened: the money bag visibly deflated.

"Iruka, goodbye!"

Fearing that his companions would notice something amiss and make explaining difficult, Qingwu left a message and quickly departed.

Iruka: "..."

He glanced left at the direction Xiyan had left, and right at the direction Qingwu had left.

"Goodbye..."

"It will probably be hard to see them again in the future."

"Geniuses and ordinary people..."

Iruka clutched the coins, his heart filled with disappointment.

……

【Ding! 】

[Redeem successful!]

[Receive 1000 Gold Coins]

The galloping Qingwu stopped in its tracks. Only 1000 gold coins?

He received a reward of 10 taels of silver, which is a ratio of 100:1.

"Hiss~"

"If it's only 1000."

"There's not much you can do."

In the latter half of last night, he had the Deadwood Guardian collect more than a dozen large trees.

The territory is located in the Death Forest, where timber is currently plentiful.

The biggest gap right now is in gold coins and stone ore.

"By the way, let's go back and try out stone mining, and first establish the [Dwarf Village]."

"The Dwarf Village provides a bonus to stone mining."

With these thoughts in mind, Qingwu quickly returned to his territory.

I glanced around.

Qingwu spent another half hour running to the foot of the rocky hill at the edge of the forest, then dramatically slapped the ground, shouting, "Spirit Summoning Technique!"

The Deadwood Guardian appears.

"Go and collect quarries," Qingwu ordered.

Unexpectedly, the withered tree guardian conveyed the message, "I cannot do it."

Well, that's probably what it meant.

Qingwu's eyes widened: What?

It can't be like absorbing and decomposing a large tree?

But your roots are capable of breaking through the soil, aren't they?

However, no matter what commands he gave, the withered tree guards remained completely still.

Qingwu was faced with a dilemma: "Am I supposed to mine it myself?"

He can use Earth Release, but he only knows one Earth Flow Wall, and with that little chakra, what can he do?

"!!"

correct!

Qingwu realized there were still four and a half centaurs.

Desperate, he summoned the centaur.

Then, gathering chakra, he unleashed, "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

This time, instead of erecting an earthen wall from the ground, a hole was created in the rocky mountain through chakra nature transformation.

Even so, Qingwu was left breathless.

"Being a ninja is definitely not for me!"

Qingwu waved weakly, giving the centaur a command.

Dede dede!

Four and a half men, each wielding a sharp spear, surged into the cave.

Immediately, a jingling sound rang out.

"There's hope!"

Qingwu's eyes lit up, and he sat down on the ground to rest.

Exactly! If there are soldiers, why should I have to go and mine myself? That's... way too inhumane.

[Received: Stone Ore *1]

[Received: Stone Ore *1]

[Received: Stone Ore *1]

[Received: Stone Ore *1]

As the sun began to set, Qingwu, sitting under the tree, opened her eyes and glanced at the panel:

[Heart of the Fortress (Level 1) Bound to: Thousand Hands Green Willow]

[Natural Energy: 150/150]

Gold Coins: 1020

Timber: 202

[Stone Ore: 68]

The process of quarrying is much slower.

Although four centaurs were mining together.

However, each harvest per unit of time is very small, far slower than the rate at which the Deadwood Guardian gathers wood.

The only advantage is that these summoned units don't need to rest or eat, so they can be continuously gathered.

Qingwu got up, stretched, and estimated the time.

He left instructions for the centaurs to continue gathering and returned to his territory.

So far, both Root and Anbu believe that his Wood Release originates from himself, thus ignoring the importance of his territory.

However, the core structure, the Ancient Tree of Life (Seedling), is still too fragile.

Qingwu was worried about being away for so long.