After exchanging greetings, Kakashi left immediately.
Seeing that Kakashi had left, Asuma and Kurenai also greeted their students and departed.
The two chatted as they walked.
"It's a shame. Too many people are waiting today, and the boss stipulated that everyone can only play for one hour."
Thinking of the miraculous martial arts within the game, Asuma felt a pang of regret; if only he could play a little longer.
"Tell me about it."
Kurenai also felt regretful.
Just playing for that short hour resulted in a noticeable increase in her strength.
In truth, Kurenai was only a newly promoted Jonin, and her overall strength simply couldn't compare to veteran Jonin like Kakashi and Asuma.
Due to insufficient foundation, most of her strength relied on Genjutsu.
Because she spent most of her time Cultivating Genjutsu, her Taijutsu and Ninjutsu were considered relatively weak among Jonin.
The game the legend of jin yong heroes coincidentally provided a major boost to Taijutsu strength.
That's why Kurenai felt such a significant improvement after just one hour.
Asuma was different from Kurenai; he was a veteran Jonin with no inherent weaknesses, so one hour wasn't enough to significantly enhance his Taijutsu.
He simply felt that the martial arts within the game were too exquisite, as if opening a door to a new world for him, leaving him fascinated and wanting more.
"I think Guy will definitely love this place."
"Guy? That training fanatic?"
Kurenai was a newly promoted Jonin and wasn't very familiar with Guy, who was also a Jonin. However, as a fellow Konoha Village Ninja, she knew some of Guy's exploits, such as his crazy habit of exercising while sleeping.
"That's him, alright. It's a shame he's currently out of the Village on a mission, otherwise he'd definitely be one of the people in the internet cafe. After all, he would never refuse anything that can enhance Taijutsu."
"Is that so? Do you know what kind of mission he went on?"
Since Kurenai was interested in listening, Asuma was naturally interested in talking.
"I'm not exactly sure, I only know he probably went to..."
Just like that, the two walked along the streets of Konoha, chatting and getting along very well... The squad leaders had left, but the rookie nine remained.
Even though they couldn't play games, they stayed here chatting and exchanging mission experiences.
However, how could Shikamaru and the others compare to a prodigy like Naruto?
As for the d-rank mission, after completing the first one, they never wanted to go again.
Because in their opinion, missions of this rank not only paid little but were also quite troublesome.
Most importantly, none of them were short on money.
Instead of completing a d-rank mission, they might as well come to the internet cafe to play games or watch TV dramas.
Unfortunately, this was no longer their'secret base.' To get a computer, they would have to wait for Ge Liang to increase the number of machines.
As the sun set and dinner time approached, the rookie nine also prepared to leave and go home for their meal.
Just as they were about to leave, Ge Liang suddenly appeared before them and called out to Shino, whose presence was usually quite low.
"Shino, wait a moment. I have something to discuss with you."
"Alright."
Seeing that the boss wanted to talk to Shino, the other friends paid no mind, said their goodbyes, and headed home.
"Shino, come with me."
Ignoring the six Ninja still using the computers, Ge Liang led Shino directly into his bedroom and pulled Torune out from under the bed.
"Boss, what are you doin—... Torune?"
Shino was confused as to why Ge Liang brought him into the bedroom, but when he saw Torune being pulled out from under the bed by the boss, Shino was stunned.
"Oh? Shino, you know him?"
Shino nodded.
"Yes, he's a friend of mine, though we haven't seen each other in many years."
Although Torune was three years older than Shino, they were already good friends before Shino even entered the Ninja Academy.
Unfortunately, after Torune joined Root, Shino never saw him again.
He never expected to see Torune again in this state.
"It's good that you know him. I'm handing this person over to you."
Saying this, Ge Liang pretended to fiddle with Torune, but he was actually using the System's skill to restore Torune's consciousness.
Of course, this restoration had a delay.
"He should wake up in about an hour."
"Mhm, you can leave now."
Shino, utterly bewildered, carried Torune on his back and left the internet cafe, still bewildered.
Regarding Torune's matter, Ge Liang had done his utmost. If the other party, or rather the Aburame Family, were to come seeking explanations later, he wasn't running a charity here.
"However, since I handled such a major issue involving Danzo, the Clan Chief of the Aburame Family couldn't possibly have heard nothing, right?"
While Danzo served as the leader of the Root organization, he was also Konoha's Hokage Advisor.
With Danzo's status, his disappearance might be covered up by Hiruzen Sarutobi for a day or two, but paper cannot wrap fire forever, and eventually, people would grow suspicious.
Furthermore, when Danzo led the Root Ninja out last night, some Ninja saw them; if he didn't return for a long time, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
"Hopefully, the Aburame Clan Chief isn't that foolish."
...Time flowed silently, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Just as he thought, no one from the Aburame Family came to cause trouble. Instead, they entrusted Shino to bring Ge Liang one million Ryo as a thank-you fee for 'rescuing' Torune.
After some polite refusal, Ge Liang couldn't refuse Shino, so he finally accepted it.
Unfortunately, this one million Ryo could not be counted toward the internet cafe's revenue, otherwise he could have completed the mission one day earlier.
But it was still fine; as long as today's revenue was maximized like the previous days, he would still be able to complete the mission.
Just as Ge Liang was looking forward to what kind of game the System would provide after completing the mission, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived.
Actually, he didn't really want to come, but he had no choice. Danzo, this old partner, was neither alive nor dead, and the other Advisors, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, kept asking about Danzo's whereabouts.
Therefore, whether for Danzo's life or death, or as the duty of the Hokage, he had to come.
After the two exchanged some superficial conversation, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally brought up the matter of Danzo.
Ge Liang naturally said that Danzo was dead.
Whether Danzo was truly dead or not, if Ge Liang said so, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only accept it.
Unless he wanted to start a war with Ge Liang.
Unsurprisingly, Hiruzen Sarutobi pushed all the responsibility onto Danzo, claiming he was unaware of anything.
Whether Ge Liang believed it or not, Hiruzen Sarutobi certainly believed himself.
"I hope Danzo's matter won't affect the relationship between the Village and you."
"Don't worry. I just want to peacefully run my business. If you don't come looking for trouble, I naturally won't bother with you."
Hearing Ge Liang's final answer, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt relieved.
As long as Ge Liang didn't cause chaos within Konoha Village, everything would be fine.
It was just a shame about Danzo; such a perfect scapegoat was dead. Who would handle those dirty deeds in the future?
What a headache.
Hiruzen Sarutobi left, handing Ge Liang one million Ryo in currency. Ostensibly, it was prepaid internet fees for his grandson, but secretly, it was compensation for Ge Liang.
Ge Liang calmly accepted the one million Ryo.
Money from the Hokage—it would be foolish not to take it.
The moment he accepted the money, the System notification sounded.
"Damn, prepaid internet fees like this count toward revenue too?"
"Should I introduce membership cards or something similar in the future, just to rake in some cash first?"
After complaining internally, Ge Liang began checking the System.
"Let me see which three games the System has provided... Holy crap, it's actually these three."
"Please allow me to loudly proclaim that the System (Author) is awesome!"