The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V2] - Chapter 103. Really

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By relying on the system's uniqueness—

Yuto actually managed to successfully call the branch store in the other ninja world!

Although each industry created by the system came with a special telephone—

At first… it was only meant for handling takeout orders, since back then there was no wireless communication or mobile phones, so the phone was the only option.

And in the early days, Yuto also relied on the system and these phones to manage his branches.

Who would've thought—

Now it could still be used like this!

However—

"That liar!"

Still unaware that his one phone call nearly caused the closure of the first branch store in the other ninja world, Yuto angrily glared at the phone. "Didn't we agree that the next time we met, you'd call me Uncle?"

He didn't remember the Uchiha clan being such a dishonorable clan!

Fugaku's failed parenting must be criticized!

He dialed a few more times, only to find… the call would connect and then be hung up immediately. Yuto thought about it… and decided not to call again for now. Maybe the other side got too excited after suddenly receiving a call from their real uncle and didn't know what to say.

He understood.

Just another shy kid!

Nodding, he decided to call again later.

Next—

Since it's now possible to open branches in the other ninja world, he could begin expanding the market. Even if it operated at a loss, it didn't matter—so long as it led to upgrades.

Plus, with the system's industries, even if they didn't make money, they wouldn't lose either.

There was a built-in safeguard mechanism.

So the next task—

It was to plan the milk tea market layout in the other ninja world and launch the virtual game.

…

A few days later—

Today.

The virtual game officially launched.

Early in the morning—

Eager players across the ninja world showed up at Yuto Group's designated stores to make their purchases.

You could also pre-order online, but if you did it today, it would probably take a few more days for delivery.

Of course, if you were among the first batch to pre-order a few days ago, you could pick it up today.

Ninja Express was still impressively fast!

"You… didn't I tell you I already had one?" Sasuke yawned and grumbled at Naruto, who had dragged him out early in the morning. "It's freezing! And you still made me come out!"

"Hahaha~ I didn't know either!" Naruto said sheepishly. "But since you're already awake, let's go together! I'll treat you to some ramen later!"

"You only get this energetic at times like this!" Sasuke pouted but didn't complain further. After all, he was already here. "Don't bother me next time! I need to train!"

"Think of it as relaxing for a bit~ Besides, aren't you curious about the new game?" Naruto said cheerfully, then scratched his head and added, "Oh yeah! Have you seen Mr. Tree and the others online lately? I wonder what happened… they haven't logged in for ages!"

"You think everyone's as bored as you?" Sasuke shot him a glance, then thought for a moment and said, "Maybe they're working. Even if they're not ninjas, adults still need to earn a living!"

"Really? That's a shame!" Naruto sighed after hearing Sasuke's words and nodded. "I wanted to game with them… If I'd known, we should've met up in real life back then! What a pity!"

"Boring," Sasuke said indifferently. "It's just a game!"

"But we're all partners!"

"Boring!"

"Sasuke, I know you're excited too!"

"No, I'm not!"

Just then—

While the two were bickering as usual—

"Good morning~ Naruto, Sasuke!"

Hearing someone call out from behind, Naruto and Sasuke turned around and saw Shikamaru and the others behind them. "Eh? You guys came too?"

"Because we are really curious about the game!" Akimichi Choji said while munching on snacks. "So we decided to come together!"

"I don't care," Shikamaru yawned, shrugged, and lazily said, "I just got dragged here."

Honestly—

It was really cold today!

As he spoke, he looked up at the store, which seemed to be stirring. "They're opening up!"

As soon as he said that—

Everyone snapped back to attention and quickly lined up.

Before long—

Everyone got their copy.

After agreeing to play together, Naruto excitedly brought Sasuke back with him.

"This is awesome! I heard this thing feels just like the real world!"

"Yeah, yeah~" Sasuke yawned, clearly uninterested. "Let's just head back. The game doesn't start until after noon anyway!"

"Really! Sasuke, you're obviously excited too, so why do you look so lazy?!"

"Who's excited?"

"You are! You even asked me if I was getting one just a few days ago!"

"That… was just a casual question!" Sasuke stubbornly insisted. But as soon as he finished, he suddenly glanced to the side in surprise, then without turning his head, said flatly to the chattering Naruto, "Shut up."

Hearing that—

Naruto, confused, asked, "What's up?" and turned his head to follow Sasuke's gaze.

Suddenly—

They saw a figure not far away, arms crossed, standing there with a cold and proud demeanor. "Is that… Madara-sama? What's he doing?"

As he spoke—

Before Sasuke could stop him, Naruto cheerfully ran over and shouted loudly, "Madara-sama!"

"…What an idiot!"

…

Hearing someone call out to him, Uchiha Madara turned his head. When he saw the two brats walking over, he lost interest.

During this period—

Although the weather was getting colder, they had finally dug out a proper house. With Hashirama's Wood Release and his own Fire Release, they at least didn't have to worry about freezing.

However—

Madara and Hashirama realized… they were truly out of money.

So, after some "discussion," they decided that their next battle would be about earning money.

At that time, the conversation went something like this:

Hashirama: We're out of money!

Madara: Mm!

Hashirama: I want to watch a movie, order takeout, top-up with 648—damn it, when is Tobirama paying our salaries?

Madara: Even if he does, it'll go toward debts. You won't get a cent!

Hashirama: It's your fault! You clearly lost but wouldn't admit it! You made Tobirama run off!

Madara: You lost!

Hashirama: I won!

Madara: I won!

The two of them started bickering again as usual, but this time, not long into the argument…

Hashirama suddenly clapped his hands together and said firmly, "I've decided! Next match—we'll see who can earn more money!"

And then—

It became what it is now.

After hearing Madara-sama's half-assed explanation, Naruto and Sasuke more or less figured out what was going on.

"So, the First Hokage and Madara-sama came out looking for jobs!" Naruto nodded with sudden realization, then sighed with emotion, "I never thought the First Hokage and the Shura of the Ninja World would be living so miserably after retirement!"

With those words—

Madara: (╬皿╬)

This brat is asking for a beating!

Just like Hashirama!

"Naruto!" Sasuke also had a dark look on his face and nudged him. "How dare you talk like that!"

"Oh oh oh~ sorry! I didn't mean it." Naruto quickly realized he'd blurted out a harsh truth, and after apologizing, asked, "So Madara-sama, what are you planning to do?"

"No idea!"

"How about… working in a factory? That's pretty stable!"

Just as Naruto made the suggestion—

Madara rejected it without hesitation, raising an eyebrow and coldly saying, "Even if I die! Die right here! Frozen by the cold wind! I will never work in a factory!"

"…"

If you don't want to go in, then don't go in. Why are you so aggressive?

"Is there any kind of task… with a huge salary! Lots of freedom! Where I can earn billions in one go! I don't mind danger, but it can't take too long!" Madara looked at the two brats and said indifferently, "I must defeat that guy Hashirama!"

"!!!" x2

Are you dreaming?

Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other in disbelief.

Then Naruto scratched his head and suggested, "How about taking on an S-rank mission?"

As soon as he said that—

Before Madara could speak, Sasuke frowned and shook his head. "There aren't that many S-rank missions available right now."

"Hmph! I won't help Konoha with their missions!" Madara snorted. "Is there nothing else?"

"No, there's still… food delivery and express delivery!"

"Oh? That's right!" Naruto nodded. "I almost forgot about that! I heard Grandpa Third Hokage earned quite a lot paying off debt that way back in the day!"

But—

Madara frowned. "Food delivery?"

He knew about food delivery too.

Such a boring task—he wasn't really interested, especially since it was short-distance escort work.

Besides—

"If I only earn that little per delivery, how am I supposed to beat Hashirama? Are you messing with me?"

"No! It's possible!" Sasuke shook his head, frowned, and said, "As long as you use multiple clones! And deliver fast enough! In theory… you could earn a few million a day!"

Of course—

That probably meant delivering across several countries… and he might collapse from exhaustion before that ever happened!

"Plus, it's easy and free! Do it when you want! And if you become the top delivery guy of the quarter, you get a big generous bonus too!"

"?!" Uchiha Madara squinted at the two of them. He seemed a bit tempted. After pondering for a moment, he said lightly, "Really?"

"Really!"