The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

Chapter 167. Of Course!

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After settling things with Sasori, Yuto left.

Keeping that scheming guy busy was necessary—who knew what he might plot next?

But how should he say it?

As expected of Sasori of the Red Sand!

One moment of carelessness, and he might slip away. If he ever figured out that Yuto was nothing more than an ordinary businessman, he probably would've escaped already.

As for reducing his sentence?

Did Yahiko ever say how long Sasori should be imprisoned?

No?

Then there's no problem!

How long he stayed locked up and how much his sentence was reduced were all up to them anyway.

Now—

It was time to head for the Land of Wind.

As light rain drizzled down, Yuto stretched lazily. "It was sunny just a moment ago, and now it's raining!"

Truly fitting for the Land of Rain!

A few days later…

Today.

The weather was decent—though it was raining, it wasn't too heavy.

Looking at the group before him, Yuto felt a wave of nostalgia. The corners of his lips curled into a slight smile as he patted Yahiko's shoulder. "Konoha will be hosting a Mahjong Tournament soon. The Land of Rain can send a team to participate—let them see that the Land of Rain is just as good!"

"Got it! I'll keep an eye on it!"

"I'm counting on you."

"No worries, Brother Yuto!" Yahiko grinned, giving a thumbs-up. "There won't be any problems!"

"You've really grown up." Yuto ruffled Yahiko's hair playfully. Yahiko didn't even dodge—he was used to it.

Back when they were still wandering without a home, they had met Brother Yuto. And from then on, he had always taken care of them.

How lucky they were!

However—

Just as Yahiko was grinning goofily, Yuto suddenly leaned in close to his ear and whispered, "Nagato has been acting strange lately, like he's got something on his mind. Maybe he's going through a rebellious phase—you should keep an eye on him as his big brother."

Hearing this, Yahiko gave Yuto a weird look. [Brother Yuto is great at everything—except for having any self-awareness!]

Thinking back to the things Yuto had taught Nagato…

[Does he really not know why Nagato has been avoiding him?]

Still, Yahiko coughed lightly and nodded seriously. "I'll keep an eye on him!"

"Good!" Yuto patted Yahiko's shoulder, then turned to Konan, who was smiling mischievously. After a moment of hesitation, he sighed. "Stop being so stingy. As a girl, you should be more generous! If you run into danger, just use explosive tags without hesitation—don't worry, your Brother Yuto will pay for them!"

"Lalala~" Konan stuck out her tongue, a little embarrassed. "I'm strong! I don't need that many explosive tags! But Brother Yuto… why do you collect so many? Isn't that weird?"

"It's called being prepared. Not weird at all!" Yuto looked at her seriously. "When you encounter danger, your safety comes first! Remember what I taught you—"

Before he could finish—

Konan shook her head wildly, like a rattling drum. "I don't want to listen! I don't want to listen! I forgot it a long time ago!"

"You little girl! Those were wise words! How could you forget them?!" Yuto ruffled her hair and huffed. "Go back and copy it fifty times for me!"

Ignoring the little girl, who stuck her tongue out at him, Yuto walked up to Nagato, who was already rolling his eyes. Placing a serious hand on his shoulder, Yuto sighed. "Stay away from psychopaths. Don't let me see you... sitting in a wheelchair!"

With that—

He walked off.

"…"

Nagato rolled his eyes again.

He was always obedient!

Then—

A small smirk appeared on his lips as he glanced at Sister Kana and Brother Yuto.

Thinking back to a few days ago…

When he had accidentally revealed that Yuto had a lot of ordinary girlfriends.

[Heheheh…]

However—

What he expected did not happen.

"I'll take care of them," Kana said with a gentle smile. "Be careful on your journey."

"Mm." Yuto smiled, accepting the bento she had prepared. "Thanks for the trouble!"

Just as he was about to step into the carriage—

"Hey, hey! Brat! What about me?" Hanzo, who had been quietly observing the emotional farewell, suddenly spoke up. Seeing Yuto completely ignore him and turn to leave, Hanzo scowled. "Not even saying goodbye to me?"

"You?" Yuto looked at him, surprised. "Why are you even here?"

"…"

"Recharge 648 already! Stop being so stingy. How are you supposed to reach 10 million battle power like this? Also, stop using my computer—buy one and play with it in your own house!"

"I'm broke! Get lost!"

"Well then, farewell!" Yuto shook his head.

This shameless guy really lived up to his future reputation—he could mooch off others so naturally.

With a wave, he stepped into the carriage.

"Let's go!"

The carriage set off toward the Land of Wind.

The Land of Rain bordered the Land of Wind, so the journey wouldn't take too much time.

An hour later.

Feeling a bit hungry, Yuto opened the bento that Kana had prepared for him.

If Suzune gave off the vibe of a pure and innocent girl-next-door, on her way to becoming a gentle secretary…

And Nono had the aura of a caring big sister…

Then Kana was truly the embodiment of a perfect wife and mother!

She always had everything prepared—so reliable and reassuring. Looking at the beautifully arranged bento, he started eating while glancing at the system interface.

Since it was a system, his [Nin-Nin] ID remained logged in and active at all times.

He casually checked the network coverage.

The Land of Rain was almost fully covered, while the Land of Water still needed some work. However, it looked like Kirigakure's coverage was already complete.

Without much thought, he enabled the network in Kirigakure.

A sense of accomplishment filled his heart.

"Another step closer to full ninja world network coverage."

Just then—

Ding Ding!

His profile icon flashed.

A new message had arrived.

Yuto looked at the sender in surprise.

Wasn't this the alt account he had created to scam Madara?

Why was someone adding him now?

Could it be... Uchiha Madara?

His eyes widened, and he instantly perked up, opening the message in excitement.

This was a big customer!

However—

When he saw the username and profile picture, he was momentarily stunned.

[Little White Man 10086]

This name…

"White Zetsu?"

That made sense.

Only Madara and White Zetsu would know about this alt account.

He scrolled down to read the message:

[Hello, Manager. I heard from a friend that you have a money-making opportunity. Is there any way for us to join?]

Yuto suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had thought of something. With a meaningful smile on his lips, he typed quickly in his mind.

[Of course!]

…

"Eh? He hasn't replied yet?"

"Maybe he doesn't trust us! After all, he came to find Madara-sama. And Madara-sama has money!"

"Should we find out where he is and just… rob him?"

"Why not rob Uchiha Yuto instead? He's even richer! I heard his business has expanded to Kirigakure."

"He's too strong! And he has a ton of explosive tags!"

"Ahhh! But Madara-sama told us to lure him into the darkness!"

As the White Zetsus chattered amongst themselves—

"Oh! He replied!"

"What did he say?!"

"What did he say?! What did he say?!"

All the White Zetsus crowded around the screen, eager to see the response.

[Of course!]

"He agreed! He agreed!"

"He really agreed!"

"Is he a good person?"

"Good person!"

"There will be more news later, let's take a look first!"

A particularly "smart" White Zetsu called out. All of them lowered their heads to read the rest of the message:

[You just need to pay a membership fee of 69,800 ryo and purchase 21 shares, each costing 3,800 ryo. By the second month, the 'organization' will refund 19,000 ryo, meaning your actual investment is only 50,800 ryo. Your job is to recruit 3 members, who will each recruit 3 more members. Once your network reaches 29 members, you will be promoted to 'Executive' and start earning a monthly salary until you reach 10.4 million ryo in total. At that point, you graduate from the program. Everyone gets rich together and builds a harmonious ninja world!]

[Each person only gets one chance. This is a special development and prosperity project launched by the Yuto Group—absolutely honest and reliable!]

For a moment—

All the White Zetsus froze. "That's… a lot of money~"

10.4 million ryo.

But—

"69,800 ryo… We don't have that much!"

"Yeah, me neither! That's enough to buy a new computer!"

"This is about making money! How can you say it's buying computers?"

"What should we do?"

"What should we do?"

"I heard Black Zetsu has…"

The White Zetsus paused, and then wisdom flashed in their eyes again.

Hehehe…

Since there were 100,000 of them… how much could they earn in total?

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