The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V2] - Chapter 124. Where's My Blade?

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Alternate ninja world?!

Upon receiving the message from 9527, Black Zetsu was instantly shocked. He blinked in disbelief. "So that armless guy… actually came from another ninja world. No wonder I could never find any information about him or that blond-haired boy. It was like they just appeared out of thin air."

No wonder they seemed to know so much about his plans.

As a seasoned conspirator who had been scheming for so many years, a thought suddenly occurred to Black Zetsu.

Maybe… there's another "Black Zetsu" in that other ninja world. And maybe… another "Mom." And maybe that version of him had already done everything he was planning to do now.

That's why those people were so familiar with their every move.

However—

Perhaps the other Black Zetsu ultimately failed. That's why the armless guy survived… and is so familiar with White Zetsu.

So familiar that the moment he sees one, he just waves and kills it?!

At that moment—

It was as if all the answers burst into his mind. But… no matter what, this other ninja world had to be taken seriously.

It needed to be investigated thoroughly and immediately.

And also—

He needed money.

Lately, he'd been buying helmets and making in-game purchases. Even the backup grain was almost gone. You have to understand—he had painstakingly saved that money over so many years!

He never expected that it wouldn't be wasted by the idiot White Zetsus, but would almost entirely be spent by himself on the game!

But it was all to protect Mom!

It was worth it!

Thanks to relentless effort, they could now rival the "hunting" faction. With Mom's power added in, those foolish humans were no longer their match. The only exception being… if they ran into Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama. That would still be dangerous!

Those two—

Were seriously strong!

So—

He had to keep spending money!!!

In his mind, Black Zetsu quickly started analyzing the situation and began drafting a plan: secretly send White Zetsus to the other ninja world to gather information—and also see if there were any ways to make money.

Just then—

"Black Zetsu! Black Zetsu! Bad news! A mission just came in! A mission!!"

"What's the panic?" Black Zetsu looked annoyed at the shouting White Zetsu in front of him. "What? You unhappy now that Mom has shown up?!"

"No, it's not that! It's just…"

"What?"

"Uchiha Madara… has joined our faction this time!"

"???"

…

"That's the Shura of the Ninja World! Kid, you don't know?! You must be a new player! You should know—'Shura of the Ninja World' is one of the top-ranked powerhouses on the whole leaderboard, and he's an idol of the common people! His real-world strength is crazy strong! He once soloed Otsutsuki Momoshiki and cleared the mission! There are only a few people who've ever managed that! It's insane!"

"…" x3

Something about this ninja world felt… off.

But they couldn't quite put their finger on what exactly.

Mitsuki, Sarada, and Kawaki all looked ahead with complicated expressions.

There, not far off, stood a man clad in glowing red armor—

The glow alone was enough to make it clear: this guy was powerful.

Still—

After a moment of hesitation—

Mitsuki asked, with a strange look, "Don't tell me… that's the Uchiha legend from ninja history, the Shura of the Ninja World—Uchiha Madara?"

"Of course it is! He's Sasuke-sensei's and Sarada's clanmate! A powerful figure who co-founded the village with the First Hokage! I looked him up online before I logged in!" Boruto was grinning with excitement beside him. "I didn't expect to see him this soon! As expected of a true powerhouse! Even in-game, he's terrifying!"

To think he could solo Momoshiki Otsutsuki…

As a beta tester, Boruto was well aware of how terrifying Momoshiki was.

Unfortunately—

Now, you couldn't just fight him whenever you wanted. You needed an official "Otsutsuki Invitation Letter" to challenge Momoshiki now.

"Uchiha Madara?" Sarada grew even more curious after hearing Boruto's explanation. "Why is his gear glowing like that? It looks really unique. Did he spend a lot of money?"

"No! That armor may be legendary tier, but it wasn't bought with money." Veteran player Boruto frowned slightly. "From what I've found, to give off that blinding red glow, the armor must be +12. That's not something money alone can get—it takes incredible luck! And…" He paused. "The Shura of the Ninja World is a hardcore grinder. Some have investigated and found out he actually hates pay-to-win systems! As for why… no one really knows."

As he spoke, he suddenly waved his hand and said excitedly, "Come on! Let's go join the mission! It's an open quest! And who would've thought that Uncle Yuto would turn the Mother of Chakra, Otsutsuki Kaguya, into a boss?! No idea if it's the real Kaguya or not… It looks like we'll be working with Uchiha Madara this time! Let the pro carry us to victory!"

This time around—

Boruto was determined to have a blast!

And there were also his old teammates… It's been so long. He wondered how they were doing now?

Maybe he should send a message later and arrange an offline meetup?

…

Over here.

Boruto was already leading his friends to get familiar with this version of the ninja world.

Meanwhile—

After a long time away, Hanabi was back home and looked joyfully at the familiar house in front of her.

Hyuga Clan!

Though both worlds' Hyuga Clans were very similar, this was the one where she had truly lived her whole life.

Hurriedly bringing the two children inside, she walked into the courtyard and shouted loudly, "I'm back!"

As soon as she spoke—

'Tap tap tap~'

Came the sound of footsteps.

"Sister Hanabi!"

"It's been a while, Himawari!" Hanabi happily pinched Himawari's cheek as she ran over, then smiled and pulled over the two shy little girls. "These are Yumi-chan and Asuka-chan!"

"???"

Uzumaki Himawari froze, blinking as she looked at the two soft and adorable little lolis peeking out from behind Aunt Hanabi's legs. "Yumi-chan? Asuka-chan?"

So cute!

"…Sister… Himawari…"

Although this place felt familiar, the two little girls knew this wasn't their world.

So they were a bit shy, lowering their little heads and softly greeting the big sister in front of them.

Just then—

A white-eyed woman and a white-eyed old man appeared from behind Himawari. Hanabi immediately rushed over and hugged them joyfully. "Sister! Dad! I'm back!"

"It's good that you're back!" Hinata, eyes red with emotion, hugged Hanabi tightly. "At the time, we thought you…"

Before she could finish—

"Hmph! You girl! You actually ran off to another ninja world!" Hiashi stood to the side with a cold face and snorted. "Don't forget you're the Clan Leader of the Hyuga Clan now. What if something happened to you?"

Back then—

Everyone thought she had gotten into trouble!

As her father, he had been worried sick.

As he spoke, something seemed to occur to him.

Veins bulged around his eyes as he scanned the surroundings and frowned.

"Where is the man who stole my daughter? Where'd he run off to? Don't tell me he's afraid to even face his father-in-law! Hmph!"

He'd been preparing for this moment for a long time—

Just waiting to let him taste the power of his Eight Trigrams 361 Style!

"Hahaha~ You mean Yuto? He's a bit busy! I heard there's a lot going on here, so he's already gone to help!" Hanabi stuck out her tongue and laughed awkwardly. "He'll come over later!"

"He didn't come?" Hiashi froze slightly, sighed with slight regret, and then looked at the two little white-eyed girls in front of him.

His wrinkled face suddenly bloomed into a wide smile like a chrysanthemum. Cheerfully, he ran over and picked them up, rubbing his face against theirs. "Are these my granddaughters? So cute! Call me Grandpa!"

"(Hanabi) Mom~…"

Yumi and Asuka looked terrified and tense.

They twisted and squirmed, but couldn't escape.

Still, the two little girls felt that this grandpa looked kind of familiar!

Just—

He seemed a little older.

After hesitating a moment, the two little lolis whispered, "Gran… Grandpa?"

"Grandpa… Uncle?"

As the words fell—

Hiashi froze slightly, gently scraped Asuka's nose, then burst into hearty laughter. "What a cute little girl." Then, seriously, he added, "It's supposed to be Grandpa! Hanabi, what kind of education are you giving them? Even your kids don't know what to call me?"

"Well…"

Hanabi walked over with a weird look on her face. After hesitating, she said, "Strictly speaking… Asuka isn't wrong."

"???"

"It's a bit complicated."

Hanabi thought for a moment—

Anyway, there was no way to hide it for long, so she leaned in and quietly explained, "Because Asuka's mom is…"

After she finished—

A moment passed.

Looking at her father, whose face was frozen in shock—then shifted from black, to green, to white—Hanabi cautiously asked, "Dad, are you… okay?"

As soon as she said it—

"Damn! Damn!!" Hiashi suddenly stood up, face twisted in rage. "Where's my blade?! My blade?!"

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