Sunagakure, inside the reception room.
Sunaen was currently playing with a Gold Card in his hand.
While playing with it, he occasionally looked up at the blonde woman sitting upright in front of him.
It's just... his expression was a bit strange.
Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he looked like he wanted to laugh, but he quickly suppressed it and put on a very distressed expression.
This made Yakushi Nonō, who was sitting opposite him, feel extremely conflicted.
[So? Have I been discovered, or have I not?!]
But she soon felt relieved; anyway, she was already here, so what else could she do!
"Kazekage-sama, I actually..."
"Congratulations, you've been hired!"
"?!"
Before Nonō could finish her sentence, Sunaen's voice from across the table cut her off, preempting her confession.
"Hmm? Does Nonō-san have anything else she wants to ask?"
"Ah... no... nothing."
Even after walking out of the reception room, Yakushi Nonō was still in a state of confusion.
[I passed just like that! Didn't they say Gold Cards are personally made and issued by the Kazekage? Wouldn't he know if he gave one to me or not?]
Yakushi Nonō looked at the Gold Card in her hand, then looked back at the reception room behind her.
Suddenly.
Her body shuddered violently because she recalled a piece of intelligence.
That was... rumors say the Sandaime Kazekage of Sunagakure... is extremely lecherous!!!
He couldn't have taken a liking to me, could he!
Nonō looked down at her figure, which was so well-endowed she couldn't see her toes, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt this guess was right.
Sure enough, the rumors are all true!
[Damn you, Shimura Danzō!]
At this moment.
Inside the reception room.
"Danzō is a good man! Look, I just gave him a chance, and he sent talent right over!"
[Others might not know who Yakushi Nonō is, but how could Sunaen not know!]
"Someone, come in."
"Whoosh!" An Anbu appeared before Sunaen, waiting for orders.
"Go call the next one in."
"Yes."
Soon.
That Anbu led a white-haired middle-aged man in his forties inside.
"Yuki Ryū, the Second Elder of the Yuki Clan from Kirigakure, greets the Kazekage-sama!"
"Please, have a seat!"
"..."
At noon.
Yakushi Nonō walked out of the hospital entrance, followed by a guide.
The guide was specifically assigned to explain her work schedule in Sunagakure.
Yakushi Nonō looked up at the sky; the sunlight in Sunagakure was very bright.
But her heart was feeling quite bleak.
God knows how desperate she felt after just hearing her daily schedule.
[Arrive at the hospital at 5:00 AM for daily preparations.]
[Open doors at 6:00 AM to guide patients to the correct areas.]
[Ward rounds at 8:00 AM to perform daily checks on hospitalized patients.]
[Prepare medications at 9:00 AM and give injections to patients.]
[Write medical records at 10:00 AM, recording each patient's physical condition and medication history.]
[Go downstairs at 11:00 AM to move newly arrived medications.]
[Start replenishing medications at 1:00 PM.]
[Go serve as a surgical assistant at 2:00 PM.]
[After surgery ends at 3:00 PM, lead the post-op patients to their wards and complete their registration.]
[Perform ward rounds again at 5:00 PM.]
[After 6:00 PM, treat emergency patients.]
[Responsible for the night shift starting at midnight.]
???!!!
Look at this, what kind of life is this!
Yakushi Nonō felt she could already see her future and how she would die.
She'd be worked to death!
Just then.
A burst of clamor brought her dazed eyes back into focus.
She saw a Suna Shinobi standing with several white-haired men next to a shop that was being demolished.
Those white-haired men were very familiar to Nonō.
They were some of the people from that small clan who had come to Sunagakure with her.
The leading man seemed to be called... Yuki Ryū!
At this moment, Yuki Ryū was chatting with the Suna Shinobi, looking very happy.
Out of curiosity, and a spy's instinct.
Yakushi Nonō stepped forward.
Then she heard the greatest malice in this world.
"Hahaha, Kazekage-sama is really too good to us Shinobi who came to join him. Not only did he allocate us housing, but he also gave us an interest-free loan, and finally even shared a way for us to make money, hahaha."
"When this 'Yuki Ō (Snow King) Milk Tea' shop opens, you must come and try it!"
These were the words spoken by Yuki Ryū.
It immediately rendered Yakushi Nonō speechless.
What did she just hear!
Allocated housing! Interest-free loans! A way to make money!
Why didn't she have any of that!
"Uh~, excuse me! Did you say that Kazekage-sama not only allocated housing to you, but also gave you an interest-free loan and a way to make money?!"
Yuki Ryū, who was chatting with the Suna Shinobi, turned his head when he heard someone asking him. He saw it was the lady who had come along with them earlier, who seemed to be an outstanding talent, so he said to her warmly.
"That's right, Kazekage-sama is very kind. Not only did he accept us easily, but seeing that we arrived in a hurry and didn't bring much money, he lent us a sum interest-free, as long as it's paid back within three years. Moreover, seeing that we have children here, he immediately had the school arrange classes; they're even doing testing at the school right now."
"Let me tell you, that school is huge, and tuition is completely free..."
Yuki Ryū continued to talk, but Yakushi Nonō didn't want to hear any more at this moment; she even felt it was a bit noisy.
"Miss, are you listening? Hello..."
"Ah! Oh! I'm listening, I just didn't expect Kazekage-sama to be so good, giving even ordinary talents such great treatment."
"Yeah, who would've thought? I initially thought they'd just randomly arrange a place for us to stay and then we'd have to be under surveillance or something, I didn't expect it to be so free. Even ordinary talents like us can get this kind of treatment; I can't imagine what the treatment for outstanding talents would be like. It's truly beyond imagination."
[Heh! It's indeed beyond imagination, I'm afraid I'll lose it in the next second!]
Hearing Yuki Ryū's exclamation, Yakushi Nonō could only respond with a smile.
"Um, I have things to do, so I'll be going now! Goodbye!"
After saying that, she left without looking back.
"Hey! Won't you stay and chat a bit more? Then when the shop opens, you must come in and have a taste!"
Seeing Yakushi Nonō leave without looking back, Yuki Ryū was also confused. Then he continued chatting with the Suna Shinobi accompanying him.
"Really, I really wanted to ask how her treatment is. After all, she's an outstanding talent, and I wanted to hear how good the treatment for outstanding talents is!"
"Haha, maybe she was moved to tears by Kazekage-sama's kindness. Women are the most prone to tears."
The Suna Shinobi next to him didn't know how to express it after hearing Yuki Ryū's words.
Others might not know the treatment of special talents, but as a staff member, how could he not know?
Yakushi Nonō walked calmly like that, with the accompanying Suna Shinobi following behind her.
Until they stopped in a deserted alleyway. She then took out the Gold Card from her person, pointed at it, and asked the Suna Shinobi behind her.
"What kind of card is this?"
"Outstanding Talent Special Recruitment Card!"
"This card is mine, right?"
"Yes!"
"And what am I?"
"An outstanding talent!"
"Is that so?"
"Yes!"
"This isn't an outstanding talent card at all!"
"You're saying it's not an outstanding talent card?"
"No! What kind of outstanding talent only gets to sleep five hours a day!"
"What a coincidence! I'm saying this isn't an outstanding talent card either! This isn't an outstanding talent card at all!"
"Then what on earth is going on!"
"I don't know what's going on either!"
"I asked Kazekage-sama the same thing at the time!"
"Kazekage-sama said this is the outstanding talent card!"
"I said this isn't an outstanding talent card at all! Kazekage-sama said this is the outstanding talent card!"
"I said no! But Kazekage-sama said yes!"
"So is this an outstanding talent card or not!"
Yakushi Nonō could no longer control her emotions and roared out.
"There's no other way, Kazekage-sama said it is, so it is!"
"Why! Is this the treatment for an outstanding talent! Which outstanding talent gets this kind of treatment!"
"Exactly! I asked Kazekage-sama the same thing. I asked who gives outstanding talents this kind of treatment!"
"And then guess what Kazekage-sama said!"
"What did he say?"
"Kazekage-sama said that an 'outstanding talent' means Sunagakure currently lacks such talent, which is why he issued the outstanding talent card!"
"The purpose is to have them come to Sunagakure to work and fill the gaps! If outstanding talents don't work hard, how can Sunagakure progress!"
"When I heard that, I thought, 'No problem there'!"
"So?"
"So! This is the outstanding talent card!"
Yakushi Nonō: "..."
"Isn't he afraid people will run away?"
"What a coincidence! I asked that too! Guess what Kazekage-sama said!"
"What did he say?"
"Kazekage-sama said that as long as they are in Sunagakure, he can sense anyone's location!"
"Anyone!"
"Yes!"
[It's over! My whole life is going to be spent here!]
The Suna Shinobi looked at Yakushi Nonō's look of utter despair and spoke to comfort her.
"Don't worry, Kazekage-sama won't forget your contributions. As long as you work hard, sooner or later you can go from being an outstanding talent to... an ordinary talent!"
"When that time comes, you'll be free!"
"Heh! Thank your Kazekage for me!"
"He already heard you!"
"!!!"