My Crow Died? Danzo Ran Into It?
After saying goodbye to Namikaze Minato, Yamanaka Kei strolled back home.
He quietly used a Yamanaka Clan secret technique again, connecting to the sensory barrier that covered the entire Konoha through the back door.
Following the Chakra signatures of Might Guy, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shiranui Genma, he easily found the three of them under the awning outside the Sweet Chestnut Sweet shop, eating Yokan and watching the rain.
He performed the Summoning Technique, preparing to summon the crow he kept at the Konoha Bird Summoning Beast Ranch, the one most familiar with the village environment, to call the Three Little Ones over.
This crow was different from the 'Swift Type' crows he had summoned and possessed in the town in Tea Country and on Summoning Island.
Its intelligence was clearly higher than its peers.
Just a few casual teases during his free time, and it could say little blessings like "Wish you prosperity" and "Always smiling."
It could also understand and execute some less complicated instructions.
Its favorite thing to do was to take advantage of the ranch's free time to wander around Konoha, and if it saw someone with food, it would use those little blessings to mooch a bite or two.
This led to it being nearly half the size of other crows, round and plump, and its flying speed was much slower than its peers.
Yamanaka Kei saw that it was smart, and instead of disliking it, he gave it a name, "Gai Liu Zi."
But...
"What the hell? Where's my Gai Liu Zi?"
Yamanaka Kei stared blankly at the disappearing summoning array.
Not believing it, he dipped his finger in the blood from the storage vessel again and performed the Summoning Technique once more.
Unfortunately, the sweet-talking little black fatty from his memory still didn't appear.
With some uncertainty.
Yamanaka Kei tried summoning other crows.
The caw of crows immediately echoed through the residence.
"Dead?!"
Yamanaka Kei casually released the Summoning Technique and stood up from the ground, looking dazed.
Since it wasn't his problem.
Then there must be something wrong with the Summoning Beast.
And there were only two possibilities for a Summoning Beast not responding to the Summoning Technique.
One was that it was inside a sealing barrier or was itself sealed and bound, and the other was that it had already returned to the Pure Land.
Who the hell would be idle enough to seal a fat crow?
So...
How could his Gai Liu Zi just disappear?
When he came back yesterday, he took the Hawk Falcon 'Pidgeot' to the Bird Summoning Beast Ranch to be fostered.
The staff didn't tell him either!
Did this happen between noon yesterday and now?
No, that's not right...
Images flashed through Yamanaka Kei's Memory Palace.
The facial expressions of the staff who received him yesterday were magnified before his eyes.
He was in a hurry to go to the Hokage Building with Minato to submit the mission at the time, so he didn't pay much attention.
Looking at it now, these people's eyes seem to be a little evasive?
One or two might be an accident, but if everyone doesn't dare to look him in the eye, there's definitely a problem!
"Damn it! I pay so much money to the ranch every year! And you didn't even tell me when it died?! (╬◣д◢)"
The more Yamanaka Kei thought about it, the angrier he became.
He even suspected that something went wrong at the ranch, which led to the death of his Summoning Beast.
He didn't care about making a special breakfast, so he quickly got up again, went out, and headed straight for the northeast of Konoha.
Konoha's Bird Summoning Beast Ranch is located in the northeast corner of the village, built against the cliff of the Shadow Rock.
When the weather is good, you can always see groups of Bird Summoning Beasts soaring and frolicking in the sky, or resting somewhere on the cliff.
Today, because of the weather, most of the birds stayed in the ranch to avoid the rain.
From a distance, you could hear the chirping of many birds.
Yamanaka Kei had just stepped into the gate of the ranch.
Before he could even ask.
When the staff of the ranch saw him, without saying a word, they all bowed ninety degrees.
The person in charge of the ranch even trotted over to bow, and began to apologize without even raising his head.
"Jonin Yamanaka! I'm very sorry! Your Summoning Beast, Gai Liu Zi, unfortunately encountered an accident during a release twelve days ago! Before, because I was taken to Anbu for questioning, and the staff were also given a confidentiality order, we were unable to notify you of this news in time. This is our work error! We will seriously reflect on our mistakes and try our best to compensate you to make up for your grief over losing your Summoning Beast, please believe..."
After the person in charge finished a series of apologies, he quickly took out a pre-prepared envelope from under the desk on the side, and respectfully offered it with both hands.
Looking at the thickness, it should be about 50,000 Ryo.
Yamanaka Kei has fostered ten crows in the ranch, and their annual fostering fee is about 80,000 Ryo.
That is to say, one crow costs about 8,000 Ryo per year.
Don't think this is cheap.
Currently, the war orphans in Konoha Village only have 600 Ryo for living expenses per month, and the cost of fostering a crow Summoning Beast is higher than their living expenses.
He has raised Gai Liu Zi for three years, and has spent a total of about 24,000 Ryo. Adding the cost of hatching and Summoning Beast training at the time, the total expenditure is about 30,000 Ryo.
This compensation of 50,000 Ryo is indeed considered sincere under normal circumstances.
"...Anbu? What happened?"
Yamanaka Kei looked at the group of staff members who maintained a bowing posture, hesitated several times, and finally sighed helplessly.
He had come here full of anger.
But their reasons were valid, their attitude was impeccable, and with Anbu intervention requiring confidentiality, he couldn't really blame them.
What to do about this?
"Your Summoning Beast, near the end of its free-flight time, flew past the Hokage Office Building and collided with the Hokage Assistant who jumped out of the window, unfortunately resulting in its death."
The person in charge had an expression of both lingering fear and heartache.
He had really bled this time!
He had been taken away by the 'Anbu Ninja' who came to his door and was suspected of deliberately attacking a high-ranking Konoha official.
He was almost scared to death on the spot.
If it hadn't been for the Reverse Hypnosis and memory reading confirming that he had no intention of harming a high-ranking Konoha official, and that it was all just an accident,
it was questionable whether he could have returned at all!
And even so, the ranch had paid a large sum of money to the Hokage Assistant as compensation.
But who could be blamed for this?
Blame the crow for flying too low and not being defensive enough?
Or blame the Hokage Assistant for jumping too high and wearing a steel helmet?
"Twelve days ago? Danzo?! I had just left the Hokage Office, and he killed my Summoning Beast? Are you sure it was a collision, not stabbed with a Kunai?"
Yamanaka Kei's anger, which had subsided, flared up again.
That old bastard Danzo was targeting him!
It had to be!
With that Gai Liu Zi's usual walking-speed flight in Konoha, how could it die from hitting someone?
"It is said that the Hokage Assistant was in a hurry to carry out a secret mission at the time, and left using Body Flicker Technique, and was also wearing a combat helmet, your Summoning Beast just happened to..."
"Hit the helmet?"
"Yes, please accept our condolences. Also, regarding the compensation matters for the Hokage Assistant, our ranch has already completed it, you don't need to bear any responsibility, and please don't worry."
"Compensation? That old thing even had the nerve to ask for compensation?!"
Yamanaka Kei was completely shocked.
His Summoning Beast was killed by Danzo's helmet, and that guy even demanded compensation?
"Ahem... Jonin Yamanaka, this is the ashes of your Summoning Beast, would you like to take it away, or have it buried in our Summoning Beast Cemetery?"
The person in charge of the ranch heard Yamanaka Kei scolding Danzo, and shuddered, decisively changing the subject.
He really didn't want to go to 'Anbu' again, so no matter who was at fault, no matter whose responsibility it was, let this damn thing end as soon as possible!
"...Put it in the cemetery."
Yamanaka Kei looked at the white urn in the hands of the person in charge, which was not much bigger than a cigarette case, feeling angry, aggrieved, and speechless.
He was the one who gave Danzo the [Brainwave Amplification] entry.
He was also the one whose Summoning Beast died.
Damn it!
So annoying!
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