The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V2] - Chapter 108. The Suddenly Appearing New Year's Event

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Where is this?

Otsutsuki Kaguya looked ahead, bewildered.

Even though she had been sealed and trapped in darkness for a long time, she still remained conscious.

She just couldn't move or feel anything and could only endure endless darkness. But today, for some reason… a strange ripple had suddenly appeared in the dark.

That was—

Chakra!

As the progenitor of chakra, she was extremely familiar with it.

But the chakra felt strange, as if it had become a faint, elusive signal that was difficult to capture.

In that moment—

She thought it meant her will had finally succeeded, that the Tailed Beasts had been gathered and the Ten Tails had been awakened, and she had returned to the ninja world!

That must have been the reason this signal appeared.

So at that moment—

She did her best to grasp that faint chakra signal. Finally, she managed to latch onto it.

But—

Where was this place?

A bustling street, strange yet grand towns, crowds of humans.

And especially… many humans wearing strange but flashy-looking armor, with lines of… words floating above their heads?

What were those things?

Why were there weird symbols too?

How long had she been sealed?

How could things have changed this much?

Otsutsuki Kaguya frowned, looking around. For some reason… she felt something was off about this place. There was even a scent—both familiar and unpleasant.

And also—

Where was Black Zetsu?

Now that she was out, why hadn't Black Zetsu come to see her?

Did something happen?!

Otsutsuki Kaguya focused on her body.

The Ten Tails wasn't inside her.

Also—

Why were these humans looking at her so strangely?

Those direct, unblinking eyes… like they were staring at prey?

How ridiculous!

She was the Mother of Chakra—and they dared treat her like prey?!

Fine then.

Since Black Zetsu wasn't here, and since she had already escaped, she might as well retrieve the chakra that belonged to her directly from these humans!

Otsutsuki Kaguya floated in mid-air, coldly looking down at the group.

"Humans! Return what does not belong to you!"

However—

As soon as she said that—

The scene before her was completely unexpected.

These humans weren't scared at all like she imagined. Instead, they were excited—very excited!

What were they getting excited about?

Did they really think they could defeat her?

Just as Otsutsuki Kaguya was puzzled—

Suddenly—

"She's definitely a boss!"

"I knew it! Just look at her name… a string of garbled text, glowing red-purple! How could she not be a boss? She even looks like those two final bosses!"

"This must be part of Yuto Group's New Year's Event! I can't believe they dropped a special boss that can walk out of the dungeon! If we beat her, she'll definitely drop something amazing!"

"Get out of the way! The Uchiha clan of Konoha will clear the field!"

"Hah! Just a bunch of red eyes thinking they can clear the field!"

"Wait, that's… one of the new generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist—Zabuza Momochi with the Kubikiribocho!"

"Nonsense, I know too! That guy's a total celebrity! A passionate man! His performance in The Bloody Mist Academy was awesome! He's already charging in!"

"This Boss is so beautiful! Sorry, I've already surrendered to her! I'll never let you hurt her!"

"???"

"Whoever lands the kill will get the Boss drop!"

"Attack!!"

"?!"

Just as Otsutsuki Kaguya was about to shout again and declare herself the Mother of Chakra—

"Charge!!"

The strange group of humans before her suddenly raised their swords and, like lunatics, rushed straight at her!

They weren't afraid?!

Could it be…

This was a trap!

They must have lured her out and set up an ambush nearby.

And now—

They were launching an all-out assault!

In that instant, Otsutsuki Kaguya suddenly understood something. No wonder she appeared here out of nowhere. No wonder Black Zetsu wasn't here. No wonder the Ten Tails' power wasn't with her!

So it was all just a trap?!

Was it Hagoromo and Hamura… who set this trap?!

At that moment, Otsutsuki Kaguya's eyes turned blood-red as she stared at the humans charging toward her like mad.

But soon after—

Her expression turned firm again. She locked eyes with them.

Did these foolish mortals really think they could defeat her?

A cold smirk appeared on Kaguya's flawless face. With overwhelming Boss aura, she looked down upon the ants below.

"Pathetic humans! And you dare lay a hand on me?!"

She—

She would definitely make these foolish humans understand how terrifying she truly was!

…

At this moment—

A sudden message began spreading in the Ninja World Online game: a New Year's Boss had appeared.

However—

All of this…

Uchiha Yuto didn't know yet.

Late at night... he was dragged out for drinks by a completely dejected Minato, just to help him unwind a little.

The Fourth Hokage had been really exhausted lately!

They'd only just sat down for a short while, and Minato had already downed three cups, his tone subtly revealing a desire to retire from the ninja world and live a peaceful rural life.

It was clear—

He'd been suffering quite a bit lately~

With the Second Hokage working part-time outside the village, and the Third Hokage… also quite busy after the Root Group was re-established, all the village affairs had been left for Minato, the current Hokage, to handle.

But still—

That was the God of the Ninja World and the Shura of the Ninja World they were dealing with!

Even Minato found it hard to deal with.

Feeling sympathetic, Yuto handed him two skewers of grilled kidneys to help him recover some energy and said, "Come on, eat more!" Then, curious, he asked, "So? How did you end up resolving it? I haven't heard anything about the First Hokage during this period."

Or rather—

The Konoha non-mainstream faction had been unusually quiet lately!

"In the end~" Minato sighed, shook his head, took the skewer, and bit into it before forcing a bitter smile. "I seized the last house Tsunade-sama left behind under the pretext of requisitioning the Senju clan grounds, then allocated a new house to Hashirama-sama, and even gave him a huge subsidy. I hoped they could live comfortably, without worrying about food and clothes from now on!"

"…"

No wonder things had calmed down lately—he'd basically made them resettlement households!

Come to think of it, that made sense.

Ever since Uchiha Madara returned to the village, he had been staying with Hashirama.

He hadn't stepped foot into the Uchiha compound even once. That alone showed how proud he was—he didn't even want to rely on the Uchiha. If the village gave him money directly, he'd probably see it as an insult. So it was better to do it this way.

However—

Yuto looked at Minato suspiciously. "Then didn't the First Hokage win? Madara didn't cause a fuss?"

"They were competing over who could earn more money. But since this money was a resettlement subsidy, it didn't count as Hashirama-sama's earnings."

"Then doesn't that mean Uchiha Madara won?"

"Exactly. So neither side acknowledged the other. Hashirama-sama insisted it was his money, so it still counted, while Madara-sama claimed victory~ In the end, hehe!" Minato chuckled with a strange expression. "I just suggested they both won—it was a tie! Then I casually added… that Ninja World Online is really popular lately. I wondered who'd be stronger if Hashirama-sama and Madara-sama played it. I even placed two VR helmets in their new house. I guess… they've been gaming ever since!"

"…Amazing!" Yuto looked at Minato with admiration.

No wonder.

So that's where they'd gone—they were battling in the game!

Just as he let out a sigh and took another sip of wine—

At that moment—

At a nearby table—

"Huh?!"

A few young people suddenly let out surprised shouts.

"There's an event? How come I didn't know?"

"Same here! I didn't get any notice!"

"Hurry up! Let's finish eating and go kill the boss! This boss looks so strong!"

"And she is really beautiful too! Yuto Group sure knows how to do events~"

"Bill please!"

With that—

They all rushed out in a hurry, leaving Yuto thoroughly confused.

What event?

What boss?

Was it something in the game?

It was true—

There was a new event in the game for New Year's. But that was just a big gift pack. What were these guys so worked up about?

Couldn't they just buy it tomorrow?

Were they some kind of hardcore players?

Just as Yuto was confused, Minato suddenly looked surprised too. He grinned and said, "Yuto, how could you release a new event and not tell anyone? Kushina even messaged me just now—she said a new boss appeared, and no one told her! She ended up several steps behind!"

As soon as he finished—

Yuto stared at Minato blankly. "What boss?"

There wasn't one!

When had he ever designed a new boss?

Could it have been the back-end engineers?

Why didn't he get any notice?

"Are you still pretending? What's this New Year boss going to drop? It must be some ultra-rare loot!" Minato laughed and showed his phone to Yuto. "I have to say… she does look pretty good!"

"???" Hearing Minato's words, Yuto looked over in confusion.

However—

At that moment—

"Pffft!!"

He spat out his drink, staring in disbelief at the white-haired woman on the screen!

"This woman… how did she get in there?!"

"What the hell are you doing?" Minato grumbled and glanced at Yuto before wiping his now-soaked phone. "Didn't you create her?" Then, frowning slightly, he stared at the new boss. "She looks kind of familiar, though."

"Of course she does!" Yuto nodded with a look of utter shock. "Remember the one Sasuke said was the final boss behind the Fourth Ninja World War?"

"That's right! Otsutsuki Kaguya! She does look like her! I can't believe it, Yuto—you actually put her in the game!"

"I didn't!!"

"???"

"I didn't put her in!!"

"!!!"

Hearing Yuto's insistence, Minato stared at his phone in shock, then looked at Yuto, then back at his screen. Finally, with a dry mouth and an utterly disbelieving tone, he said, "This woman… don't tell me she's real?"

"I don't know. All I know is… it looks like the players are about to [kill] her!"

"?!"

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