The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

Chapter 131. I'm Panicking Here!

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"Are they here?"

"They're here, they're here!"

"Huh? Why is today different?"

"Isn't this the [Root Milk Tea] that had unlimited half-price discounts a while ago?"

"How do I buy this? How do I buy this?"

"We have no money! Madara-sama won't let us buy things recklessly anymore. So annoying! And this shop is a scam! They say it's unlimited half-price, but the first cup is ten ryo, the second cup five ryo, the third two ryo, and the fourth one ryo… I asked for 100,000 cups, and they refused! The maximum discount only goes down to one ryo!"

"Scammers! Scammers!"

"Damn it! Now I don't even feel like drinking it!"

"So weird~ We don't need to eat, drink, or go to the bathroom, so why do we keep buying [Yuto Milk Tea]?"

"Is this a genjutsu?"

"Ah! I don't want to drink it!"

One White Zetsu spat on the ground, and the others followed suit. Then, they all stared at the White Zetsu who had bought the tea, causing him to tremble in fear. "I had no money! Madara-sama will kill me!"

"Some White Zetsus may have died, but they are actually still alive!"

"That's right! As long as we're alive, you're alive too!"

"…"

That makes sense!

White Zetsu scratched his head. "How about we just buy one cup? That way, everyone gets to drink!"

"Then I'll drink it!"

"I'll drink it!"

"I'll drink it!"

The White Zetsus immediately started arguing again.

After a while…

"Hey! Hey! Stop arguing! We still have a mission!"

A quick-witted White Zetsu shouted, and the others suddenly remembered Madara-sama's orders.

"Damn it! That [Yuto Milk Tea] definitely did something to us!"

"Yes, yes!"

"Huh? Did that guy just notice us?"

"No way, no way!"

"He… he really seems to be looking over here!"

The White Zetsus were all stunned.

How could that be possible?

...

"Yuto, what's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Yuto frowned. He kept getting the feeling that someone was eyeing his money, but he couldn't see anything unusual.

Was he just being too sensitive?

Ever since he upgraded last time, he seemed to be a lot more alert.

However…

Suzune looked at Yuto with concern. "Is it because of the milk tea business?"

Recently, milk tea sales had been declining significantly.

It looked like Yuto was still worried.

As for why he kept smiling every day… it was probably just to keep them from worrying!

"Ah? Milk tea! Oh, milk tea!" Yuto nodded.

He was indeed worried.

It had been a whole month, and those two old men were still holding on.

As expected.

He had underestimated the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.

But seriously…

Who was the idiot that came up with this "unlimited half-price" nonsense? Even though it wasn't truly unlimited, losing money like this was painful to watch.

Amazing!

Bold!

If this were any other industry, maybe losing money for a month could actually attract customers.

But…

He had a system on his side~

At worst, he could break even!

Once they stopped the discounts, the customers would all come back, and even more people might show up!

Danzo… what a good man!

Hiruzen… what a good man!

It's just…

Yuto sighed deeply. "What a loss!"

At that moment, Suzune panicked a little and quickly asked, "Did you lose a lot?"

"I guess… at least tens of millions."

…

The situation is looking great!

The loss of Yuto Milk Tea customers is evident to everyone!

So, without a doubt, their plan has been successful!

It's just… the losses are a bit too much!

But it doesn't matter!

In a while, with so many customers, they'll be able to recover what they invested!

At this moment—

Inside the Hokage's office, the atmosphere was festive!

"The situation is looking good!" Mitokado Homura said with a confident smile, adjusting his glasses. "This proves our prediction was correct. As long as we keep squeezing the customer base of Yuto Milk Tea and force them to drink at Root Milk Tea, they'll develop a habit. Eventually, most customers will become loyal to Root Milk Tea!"

Unexpectedly, Hiruzen and Danzo had secretly gone into business!

Really!

And they didn't even invite the two of them!

Back when Root BBQ started, they already had their suspicions, but only now, after so long, were they called in to help plan.

"Indeed! A month is enough to develop a habit! Even though Yuto Milk Tea has been around for a while, if we keep going, its influence will gradually fade!" Utatane Koharu nodded with a smile but soon furrowed her brows. "But… isn't this a bit unfair to Yuto?"

After all, Uchiha Yuto was quite devoted to the village. Even back in his school days, he had a strong Will of Fire!

"In business, we speak with results! Hmph!" Danzo snorted coldly. "If you fail, then you fail!"

"Alright! Danzo will handle it!" Hiruzen removed the smoking pipe from his mouth. Hearing Homura and Koharu's words, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Who knew how much he had been panicking over the past month's losses—his hands and feet were shaking!

In the end, after some thought, he decided to bring in Homura and Koharu for help. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a great idea!

As expected of his chosen Hokage advisors—after the four of them discussed, everything became crystal clear!

Looking at the two smiling advisors, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed emotionally, "Thankfully, you two are here!"

Just as Yuto once said: "With you two by my side, truly, one is my Dragon, the other my Phoenix! You bring me peace of mind!"

"Hiruzen, you're overpraising us!" Homura shook his head seriously. "Your business with Danzo is our business too! We're all partners!"

"Right, right, right!" Hiruzen laughed heartily, setting down his smoking pipe and nodding. "Don't worry! We're all in this together!"

"If there's nothing else, Koharu and I will take our leave."

"Go ahead! These are all just personal matters!"

After the two left, Hiruzen was still grinning. He turned to Danzo, who had a serious expression. "You! Why the long face? Aren't we about to succeed? You need to broaden your mindset—be happy!"

However…

While Hiruzen was beaming, Danzo still looked grim. He lifted his head, stared at Hiruzen, and said flatly, "We're almost out of money."

"We're almost out of money? That's it? How big of a—" Before Hiruzen could finish his sentence, he froze. He crossed his hands, sat up straight, and asked seriously, "So soon? Impossible! Danzo, is someone embezzling funds? I have always despised corrupt people the most! Tell me! Who's reaching into the pot?"

"No one is embezzling! Root is watching—who would dare to reach out?" Danzo shook his head and sighed. "It's just… buying land, renovations, research on secret recipes, discounts—after a month, we've already spent too much!"

"If that's the case, why don't we start—"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Danzo roared, slamming the table and cutting Hiruzen off. "It's not time yet! Yuto Milk Tea still has a lot of customers! If we stop now, everything we've done will be wasted!"

"I…" Hiruzen's expression darkened, his brows furrowed as his eyes darted around, seemingly struggling with something.

Finally, he sighed and looked at Danzo. "But… I've already given you all my money! I don't have a single ryo left!"

"I've poured in everything I have too!" Danzo frowned deeply, looking troubled as he murmured,

"Are we really going to give up like this?"

Damn it!

To be stopped here?!

If only they had more funds…!

Danzo clenched his fist, then suddenly froze as if an idea had struck him. His eyes burned with intensity as he stared at Hiruzen. "Hiruzen~"

"W-What?"

Hiruzen's hand trembled, nearly burning himself with his smoking pipe. He looked at Danzo with a sense of unease.

Whenever Danzo had that expression…

Sure enough.

Danzo's eyes gleamed with fire, his lips curling slightly as he leaned forward and calmly stated, "I heard… the Daimyo's funds just got transferred over a few days ago?"

"…"

Hiruzen's hand shook.

What did you just say?

Say it again!

I'm panicking here!

My best friend…

Why don't you just sell yourself instead?

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