The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V3] - Chapter 9. Return

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Thanks to Yuto's lavish spending, the entire sea—including the four Blues and the Grand Line—was flooded with advertisements in every single newspaper!

The densely packed recruitment ads instantly piqued the curiosity of countless people toward this so-called Yuto Group.

For a time, waves were stirred across the sea.

Some mocked Crocodile, calling him a coward who fled from the New World, now defeated by some unknown organization; some were shocked that the boss of this unheard-of Yuto Group could defeat a Warlord of the Sea, quickly warning their crew not to provoke him lightly; and some were simply amazed… The salary this Yuto Group offered was insane!

You could say—

With this single newspaper issue—

The Yuto Group had finally made a name for itself.

…

This is the North Blue!

The Boss of the Root Group working here—Shimura Danzo—was also staring at the newspaper in his hand.

Quietly reading~

On either side of him stood his dragon and phoenix.

After a while—

He folded the paper away and calmly looked out at the sea before him.

Towering waves surged!

Pounding relentlessly against the shore!

Sea wind swept past the three of them!

With just the power of these three—once powerful figures of Konoha—and the strength of the Root Group, they had managed to firmly establish a foothold in this chaotic and complex North Blue.

However—

"We still lost by a step after all," Danzo sighed and shook his head. "As expected, the Root Group is still a little inferior to the Yuto Group!"

"If it weren't for that Vinsmoke Family targeting us, our Root Group wouldn't have gotten into so much trouble!" muttered Mitokado Homura on the left. "The forces in this sea are way too chaotic! Especially that Vinsmoke Family… they're actually planning to dominate the North Blue!"

"But you can't deny it! That guy really has quite the power!" said Sarutobi Hiruzen on the right, taking a puff from his pipe and frowning. "If we want to take over the entire BH market, we'll have to clash with them sooner or later!" He sighed. "There are just too many ambitious people here!"

It's even more chaotic than the ninja world during the Warring States period!

This was no place to do business in peace!

He looked toward Danzo, hesitated, then asked, "What should we do next?"

"What should we do? The Germa Kingdom?" Danzo scoffed coldly. "A country that's already lost its own territory dares to show big face? And wants me to submit to them? Ridiculous! I didn't even bow to the Yuto Group—why would I surrender to a bunch of pirates?!"

Leaning on his cane, his eyes calmly scanned the sea before him.

Watching the swirling winds and clouds!

Watching the raging tides!

He took a deep breath. "What a vast world this is!"

The corners of his mouth curled slightly. "It's still too soon to say who'll win and who'll lose!"

As he finished speaking—

The waves roared!

As if stirred by his words, the entire sea churned violently!

His deep gaze fixed straight ahead, that former light... seemed to have never faded.

Staring at the sea—

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura, seeing that Danzo had truly recovered, also smiled faintly.

The three continued to gaze out at the vast sea!

Once—

When Konoha faced disaster, they hadn't given up.

Once—

Even when the Root Group went bankrupt over and over again, no one gave up.

Now they had come to such a massive market…

There was no way the Root Group would give up now!

Let the three old men… take one more shot in this ocean!

Yuto Group!

…

"Achoo!"

Yuto sneezed twice and rubbed his nose. He couldn't shake the feeling that someone had their eyes on him!

Of course—

A moment later, he brushed it off.

Since he had the guts to advertise on such a large scale, he had already prepared to be targeted by all those greedy vultures.

Still—

"I wonder what Danzo and the others will think when they see this ad?" Yuto shook his head with a sigh, then looked at the newspaper in his hand. "This recruitment ad is out… I wonder if anyone will actually apply!"

Talent.

He valued talent very highly these days!

But next…

It was time to make a trip back to the ninja world!

Yuto stretched lazily and looked with satisfaction at his new secretary—Comrade Bin-chan.

As expected—

He did need an assistant after all!

Wasn't life a lot easier now?

He wondered how Suzune was handling things over there.

Thinking back to the last time when two Hyuga clans surrounded his home, he hadn't hesitated at all—just opened the door and fled. Those two Hyuga clan heads were probably livid by now!

"The main task now is opening the route from the East Blue to Fish-Man Island!" Yuto said seriously to Robin. "Make sure the flyers are printed properly! I'm heading out for a while—if anything comes up, call me!"

They had already built a base station here, so even if someone called from the sea, his phone should still get the signal from the ninja world.

"I got it~" Robin rolled her eyes. "Boss Yuto!"

Just remembering how he had used the Marines to scare her last time filled her heart with resentment.

She had nearly stabbed this bastard to death out of sheer anger.

Fortunately, the one who came was just an ordinary Marine Ensign and didn't seem to recognize her, so she was still able to keep working here!

Still—

He's leaving now?

Robin's eyes lit up, narrowing slightly—

[Maybe this is the perfect time to just run away?]

"Don't even think about running~. You won't find such a high-quality and easy job anywhere else," Yuto seemed to see through her thoughts, smiling as he spoke. "Of course, you can give it a try! Also, make sure to keep an eye on that Ace~. Since he hasn't paid off his debt, he'll keep working! I'm a kind person! Even if an employee breaches the contract, I'll just make them owe a huge debt. Even if they can't pay it back, I'll still let them have a stable job here for life! A boss as good as me… where else could you possibly find one?"

With that—

Robin's face stiffened.

Those words were a threat!

He was telling her… if she ran, not only would she not get paid, she'd be working here for life!

She gave a dry chuckle, blinking those mature, charming eyes, and said earnestly, "Don't worry! I'll work hard for sure!"

"Well then… I'll leave it to you! Goodbye!"

Yuto said with satisfaction, then opened a door.

And—

Disappeared from the spot.

Seeing this, Robin could only shake her head helplessly, poured herself a cup of tea, and muttered, "Such a convenient ability!"

She had no idea where he went.

Or how far away it is!

Also…

She pulled out that weird thing he said had the same function as a Den Den Mushi—a mobile phone!

Frowning slightly, she murmured, "This thing… can it really contact that bastard?"

"Who are you calling?"

"???"

Robin shivered, and the phone in her hand slipped into her chest. Her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at the boss who had returned again!

Was that on purpose?

"It wasn't!" Yuto shook his head seriously. "I just came back to let you know—business in the East Blue can begin!"

"Got it!"

"Then I'm leaving!"

"Goodbye!!!"

When the door vanished again, Miss Robin picked up the phone once more, but this time she didn't turn her head. She just stared at the boss's desk.

Sure enough—

The door reappeared shortly after.

Boss Yuto poked his head back in and said, "Oh, right! Keep an eye on Fish-Man Island too. If something unexpected happens, just leave it for now—I'll deal with it when I get back!"

"…Got it!" Miss Robin rolled her eyes, bit her silver teeth, lifted her right leg, those fair and firm thighs crossed, and though she was gritting her teeth, she still pretended to smile sweetly. "Boss, anything else you'd like to say?"

"No! Then I'm really going! Call me if anything comes up~!"

"Take care! I'm not seeing you off!"

If she could beat him, she would've changed jobs long ago!

That bastard!

After confirming he really didn't return again, Robin sighed and finally relaxed a bit inside.

Then she frowned slightly, looking worriedly at the newspaper filled with Yuto's giant advertisement, muttering, "It should… not have been discovered, right?"

After saying that—

She put the newspaper away and looked at the work in front of her.

Stacks upon stacks!

Her eyelids twitched again!

Damn it!

So much work, and even though he promised fifty million, now… he's just paying her an intern's salary. She's not even getting as much as the delivery guys!

"Black-hearted boss!!!"