The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V2] - Chapter 117. Experiment

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He wasn't making things up.

This guy who kept calling people "lowly humans" with that arrogant face had already been turned into reaction memes and ridiculous remix videos by mischievous players.

The click rate was actually pretty good—almost rivaling the once-viral "Dance of the Orochi-hime"!

If Boruto were here, he'd probably love it!

Leaving the raging Otsutsuki Momoshiki behind, Yuto headed over to Otsutsuki Urashiki. Compared to Momoshiki… Urashiki was far more laid-back.

He was fishing leisurely by a small river and only stood up when he sensed someone approaching him.

"Lowly humans! They're here to kill us!" Urashiki acted like he was fully immersed in the game, cheerfully standing up while carrying his fishing rod. But when he saw who it was, he paused, then wore a playful smile. "Well, well, the creator god of this [world] has actually shown up!"

Though his tone was rather sarcastic.

"May I ask what brings you here?"

"…Nothing much! Just here to farm some mobs." Yuto shrugged, looking at him nonchalantly.

Don't be fooled by how calm and friendly this guy seemed—

When he snapped, he could be even more annoying than Momoshiki.

That said—

Most of the time, he was actually very easy to deal with.

Just look—ever since arriving in the ninja world, he hadn't killed a single person.

He just beat them and left!

"You're really bored, huh!" Urashiki didn't seem to mind and grinned. "To think you're still playing these kinds of silly games. Didn't you create this place? Can't you just get whatever you want?"

He looked down, seemingly checking something. "Wait a second, let me see if I've got anything good on me today to drop. Hmm? It doesn't seem like it!"

"No worries! I'm just here to record a clear time!"

"True enough! You could get whatever you want anyway, so it doesn't really matter what I drop." Urashiki smiled and nodded, then looked at Yuto.

"So, since I'm being so cooperative… could I ask a few questions?"

"???"

What's this guy up to now?

Before Yuto could respond, Urashiki curiously asked, "How's Momo-chan doing these days?"

"…Same as you."

Seriously, acting like a senior in front of others, but just "Momo-chan" behind their backs!

"So it's really like that? What a mess." Urashiki nodded, then paused before smiling again. "Then… could you let us meet up sometime? Honestly, I haven't seen Momo-chan in a long time—I really miss him. Don't you guys always talk about work-life balance? We've been bosses for so long, we deserve a little break, some tea, a bit of venting, right? I could even help persuade Momo-chan to take his boss role more seriously!"

"…"

It seems like this guy had also gathered a fair amount of information from the players recently!

Yuto looked at Urashiki with an odd expression, but he didn't really mind.

After all, even if they came back to life, they wouldn't be a threat to him.

He paused for a moment. Considering these two bosses each had their own thoughts… what if they both started slacking off?

Sure, he could forcefully control them, but… that might take some of the fun out of it.

"Fine! I'll give you two a vacation later." Yuto finally nodded. "Otsutsuki Kaguya is here too—you all can chat together then."

"…Thanks a lot." Hearing that Kaguya had been caught too, Urashiki twitched at the corner of his mouth and gave a wry smile. Then he said no more, picked up his fishing hook, and said, "Well then… I'll start putting some real effort into this boss role!"

As soon as he finished—

He charged in instantly.

But—

Yuto blasted him without any fancy tricks. After that, he glanced at the leaderboard… once again claiming the top spot for shortest solo clear time.

He nodded with satisfaction and muttered, "This should help push a few more players to buy power-up gift packs, right?"

Honestly—

He'd originally planned to stir up competition between Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama the same way he did a few years back—getting them to fight each other, while quietly getting sealed away and vanishing without a trace.

However—

Thinking about Madara's current financial situation… forget it.

You can't shear the same sheep forever.

The guy's a delivery man now—it's not easy for him.

If he really wanted someone to squeeze, he could just go after Black Zetsu!

So, just a little spending pressure would be enough. Let them fight it out among themselves—he wasn't going to play the role of bait anymore.

Logging out of the game, Yuto let out a heartfelt sigh. "I really am such a conscientious entrepreneur!"

…

Time flew by in a flash.

Very soon, summer was almost here.

Over the past few months, the Hunting faction and the Defending faction had seen wins and losses on both sides. The White Zetsu army had grown stronger, establishing the God Tree Guild—a guild with uniform equipment and levels. They focused entirely on Defending faction missions, never once joining the Hunting faction, and spent lavishly—often topping up thousands or even tens of thousands of gift packs at a time. The guild was also extremely united, making it quite famous in the game.

As for Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama... they had also founded their own guilds with their respective fanbases and continued to rival each other.

However, compared to Hashirama, who was like a demolition expert… Madara's individual strength may have been on par, but in terms of overall guild strength, he was slightly behind!

The in-game world remained vibrant and flourishing.

On the other side.

This was the rumored lost site of the ancient kingdom of Roran.

"What a shame! If only we could open a milk tea shop here, things would be much more convenient! We wouldn't have to go all that way!" Emerging from the nearby city with a cup of milk tea in hand, Orochimaru took a sip and cheerfully said, "This summer special is quite tasty too. And the second cup is half-off~ Tobirama-sama, enjoy."

As he spoke—

He handed the other cup of milk tea to the stone-faced Senju Tobirama.

"Hmph! It's a critical moment right now!" Having worked together for a while, Tobirama didn't reject it and took it directly. "How did the inquiry go?"

Tracing it back, the two of them had started researching together ever since the black-hearted processing factory incident. Truthfully… he did have some admiration for this disciple of little monkey, but the guy… wasn't exactly filial.

Oppressing even the dead and refusing to pay wages!

Is that decent?

Absolutely not!

"Soon, at the agreed-upon time, both sides will activate together and try to see if we can open this space-time tunnel." Orochimaru remained unfazed, still smiling as he spoke. "If we check the time, it should be just about now."

He glanced at his phone. He had synced the time with the other party in advance.

"The alternate ninja world is getting closer to us!"

He looked at the Roran ruins.

There were still familiar sealing marks carved onto them.

He could pretty much guess who it was, and with a mischievous smile on his face, he thought: "It looks like the Fourth Hokage had been here before."

Maybe he had even reached the other ninja world?!

Otherwise, why would this place be sealed?

Just then—

Suddenly—

A "beep~" came from the phone.

Orochimaru smiled and nodded, "Time to start preparing! One minute until the scheduled time!"

As he spoke—

Senju Tobirama also turned serious. The two jumped into their respective positions, their expressions solemn. After lifting the seals, they stood still, watching straight ahead without blinking. Exactly one minute later—

The two swiftly retreated, formed hand seals at the same time, and shouted: "Explode!!!"

The moment the words fell—

Countless explosive tags emerged from the desert.

In the blink of an eye—

Boom boom boom!

A chain of explosions sent clouds of sand soaring into the air.

In the distance—

The two of them didn't blink once, staring intently and staying fully alert.

Finally—

After several minutes of continuous explosions, everything fell silent.

The dust settled.

"If it weren't for the support of the Five Great Ninja Villages, this experiment wouldn't be something an ordinary person could pull off!" Orochimaru looked at the now calm desert. Though some dust lingered, it didn't obstruct their vision. "But it seems… like it failed! I wonder how things went on the other side!"

However—

Just as he finished speaking—

Tobirama's eyes still burned with intensity. "No! It might not have failed! I sensed a unique chakra fluctuation just now!"

"?!"

Orochimaru was momentarily stunned by Tobirama's words. His pupils shrank, and then a sly smile returned to his face.

"It looks like… it wasn't a failure after all~!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a pair of eyeballs from his tongue.

They were a special pair of Rinnegan!

He grinned. "Time to try other methods next!"

"Those eyes from Otsutsuki Urashiki?" Tobirama looked at the slimy eyes with some disgust, then pondered for a moment. "We also need to find a ninja who's especially sensitive to space-time fluctuations!"

"You can't do it?"

"I can! But having another one would expand the detection range—we might pick up more things. What a pity, the Fourth Hokage is probably too busy now!"

"That so?" Orochimaru furrowed his brows and thought for a moment. As if remembering something, he narrowed his eyes again. "There is someone else with decent space-time ninjutsu…"