Zephyr followed behind Sarutobi Hiruzen and soon arrived at the reception room.

Just at the door of the reception room, there were four guards standing.

Responsible for the safety of the Daimyo.

The Daimyo of the Fire Country waited in the reception room for a long time.

"You two, please come in."

The person in charge of the reception said to Zefeng, Hiruzen, and at the same time opened the door of the reception room for them.

Hiruzen nodded his thanks and walked in first.

Hefeng followed closely behind and at the same time observed the layout of the room.

The whole room is not too big, and the internal layout is very simple.

There is only a long table and a few simple pots of green plants.

There is a chandelier on the ceiling.

There is a vent above the northeast corner wall.

"There are no windows." Hefeng's eyes narrowed slightly and he thought to himself.

Not only does this room have no windows, the table is also over ten meters long.

The daimyo sat in the inner position, with strong bodyguards on both sides.

Due to the length of the table, it is difficult for ordinary people to launch a fast break.

In addition, there are no windows around, which eliminates the possibility of a sneak attack from the outside.

Apparently...

The structure of the entire room was specially designed for the safety of the daimyo.

As for himself, a hero of the equal war, he was placed opposite the daimyo.

A table away from him.

On the contrary, the seat of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage, was placed to the left of the daimyo.

"Are you wary of me, a Konoha ninja?"

Hefeng thought to himself, and simply pulled out a chair and sat down.

At the same time, I observed the name.

It is different from the daimyo appearing in Shippuden.

The person who catches the eye of Hefeng looks younger and has no wrinkles on his face.

Wearing a loose coat and a fan-like headdress on top of his head.

This kind of dressing up style is quite funny in the eyes of Japanese style.

However, the person who spoke first was Hiruzen, the Third Hokage.

He greeted the daimyo a few words and asked Zefeng to stand up and say hello to the daimyo.

And rebuked Zefeng for his rudeness.

He actually sat on the chair without the daimyo's permission.

"That's all, that's all."

On the contrary, the daimyo waved his hand, not caring about such a trivial matter.

"I heard that the peace of Konoha not only settled the dispute between Konoha and Kumogakure, but also defeated the Fourth Raikage."

"I thought Hefeng would be a mature and heavy man."

"Unexpectedly, he is much younger than I thought."

The daimyo looked at Zefeng and praised him with a chuckle.

And he made a gesture to the guard beside him, asking him to hand over the box in his hand to Ze Feng.

"Yes, Lord Daimyo."

The guard answered neatly, walked to Hefeng's side in three steps, and then placed the box on the table in front of him.

"Open it and take a look, Zephyr." The daimyo spoke slowly, indicating that Zephyr could take a look at the contents of the suitcase.

In his heart, he had already foreseen He Feng's shock when he saw the contents of the box.

"good."

However, Ze Feng's reaction was very dull. He fiddled with the switch on the box with both hands and opened it.

The item that caught his eye was none other than a banknote of the largest denomination in the Land of Fire.

Neatly placed in the box.

With just a quick glance, Hefeng estimated the weight of the money.

Probably between 20 million and 25 million taels.

It is equivalent to the reward you get for completing ten S-level tasks.

It has to be said that for ordinary ninjas in Konoha, this much money is enough to make their blood boil.

But you have to know...

Hefeng sold Kirabi to Yunyin Village not long ago.

The property obtained was a total of 600 million taels.

Although he handed over part of it to the top management of Konoha, he still kept part of it as a cost for the Konoha Police Department to maintain security in the village.

Just over 20 million taels.

It really didn't interest him much.

After a brief glance, he closed the box.

Then he looked at the Daimyo with an expressionless face.

This time...

On the contrary, the daimyo, a big shot who thought he was well-informed, couldn't help but be startled.

Why is this Zephyr not excited at all?

Or……

Suddenly, the daimyo seemed to understand something.

The stunned expression revealed a smile again.

He felt that he must have said nothing, so Hefeng did not realize his intention.

"This money is a reward for you."

"Thank you for repelling the invasion of Cloud Hidden Village and protecting Konoha."

So, the daimyo spoke again, emphasizing to Hefeng that the money was a reward for him.

"Oh." Hefeng nodded, indicating that he understood.

The scene fell into silence once again.

No.

Not just quiet.

The daimyo and the wind looked at each other, their eyes facing each other.

Instead, it made the atmosphere a bit awkward.

"Ahem."

At the critical moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi cleared his throat and said, "Zefeng, why don't you quickly thank the Daimyo for the reward?"

"Oh, thank you." Zephyr glanced at Hiruzen and said casually.

It's quiet again.

The atmosphere became very awkward again.

Zephyr had neither the excitement of receiving a reward nor the excitement of gaining money.

His expressionless approach made the daimyo feel a sense of frustration.

You know, ordinary ninjas will dance with excitement just when they hear their summons.

Not to mention getting your own reward.

An ordinary ninja like Zefeng.

This was the first time he saw it.

"Aren't you happy?"
To be continued...