The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

Chapter 172. The Plan

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"Has he replied yet? Has he replied yet?"

"It's so late already. He's probably asleep. Why don't we ask again tomorrow?"

"But it's already time! Why hasn't he sent the money yet?"

"Did we get scammed?"

"Impossible! Such a huge corporation—why would they scam us?"

"Oh no! I can't sleep!"

"We don't need to sleep, eat, drink, or… poop! Of course, we definitely can't sleep!"

"What if we really got scammed?"

One particular White Zetsu raised the key question.

At that moment, the noisy crowd of White Zetsus instantly fell silent.

A few seconds later—

All of them put on fierce expressions.

White Zetsus: (▼皿▼#)

"Kill him! Kill him!"

"Turn him into a White Zetsu! Make sure he can't eat, can't poop, or sleep!"

"Beat him up every single day!"

"Rob him of all his money!"

Their vicious shouts echoed through the underground cave. If anyone had overheard, they'd probably be shaking in fear.

What kind of grudge do they even have?!

Behind them, Black Zetsu simply looked at this group of trash, his face full of frustration.

Back when Madara was still around, he could at least keep these idiots under control. Nobody dared to mess around. But ever since Madara was gone… managing them had become a nightmare.

A headache.

It almost made him want to swap out this batch of White Zetsus entirely.

Black Zetsu coldly observed them. If they didn't still have missions to carry out once they left, he would've already hung all these fools onto the God Tree's husk.

As for that so-called "1040 Project"…

What a joke!

How could something like that even exist?!

You can earn 10.4 million with just over 60,000?

No matter how you think about it, it's a scam. If he hadn't wanted these idiots to learn a lesson, he wouldn't have lent them money last time.

But now—

These idiots should know by now!

They should be focusing on rescuing Mom!

However—

Just then—

"It's here! He sent it!"

"Money! Money! Money!"

"It's real! He didn't scam us!"

…Good man!

The cheers of excitement snapped Black Zetsu out of his thoughts.

"???"

Staring at the group of ecstatic White Zetsus, he mumbled in disbelief, "Is this really...?"

Is there really such a good thing?

…

The next day.

Yuto looked at his constantly beeping [Nin-Nin] Messenger and nodded in satisfaction. A massive, unexpected big harvest!

He was even considering raising Danzo's price to celebrate.

White Zetsus… truly good people!

At 69,800 per White Zetsu, with 100,000 White Zetsus…

"Hiss—" Yuto sucked in a deep breath, quickly stopping himself from continuing that line of thought. Muttering to himself, he said, "Black Zetsu… is really rich."

With all that money, he could've done anything.

And yet—he chose to be involved in gangs?

He could've just bought the Tailed Beasts from the major villages!

Seriously.

This must be what happens when you don't go to school.

He only knows how to think about trivial things!

Look at how many tragedies in the ninja world were caused by a lack of education!

Though…

Why hasn't Madara been online during this period of time?

Yuto shook his head with emotion and ignored it. He opened his system's backend and sent out multiple mass messages warning everyone to beware of online scams.

"It's time to start educating today's netizens on fraud prevention!" Yuto shook his head with emotion. "Protecting users' financial security is the responsibility of the Yuto Group."

He, Yuto, was an honest businessman.

Stretching lazily, he glanced at the time.

It was about time to move on to the next city.

Suddenly, Yuto's brow furrowed slightly, as if sensing something. In a sharp motion, he turned his head and then swiftly turned back, rising to his feet with the corner of his lips curled up slightly.

[They're here.]

…

[Discovered?]

Impossible!

Pakura thought it was absolutely impossible. According to the intelligence from Sunagakure—

Uchiha Yuto.

Male.

Wealthy.

After graduating from the ninja academy, he went straight into business.

How could someone like that possibly notice that she was tracking him?

So—

Just now… was it actually a coincidence?

Pakura frowned slightly, staring intently at that figure. However, no matter how seriously she observed, even deliberately exposing a flaw, that guy didn't notice at all.

She immediately felt relieved.

[It must've been a misunderstanding!]

After all, she was assigned by the Kazekage to investigate whether this Uchiha had any ulterior motives. If she got discovered, conducting a covert investigation would be troublesome.

Pakura steadied herself, continued watching the figure, and quietly followed.

However—

After a while.

Her mouth twitched as she looked at Uchiha Yuto in front of her, muttering under her breath, "It's just as Advisor Chiyo said… he's really rich!"

In just this short while, he had already bought a ton of things in the oasis. Large bags, small bags—no bargaining at all. If he liked something, he directly bought it.

Seeing this made her envious.

"Damn it! Those Land of Fire folks are actually this rich!" Pakura clenched her fists in frustration, muttering, "No wonder there are people worth one billion in the Land of Fire!"

If she weren't a ninja, she'd just rob him right now.

Suddenly—

Her eyes flickered, and the corner of her mouth curled up as if she had thought of something.

…

"Achoo!"

Yuto rubbed his nose and frowned, feeling as if someone was eyeing his money.

But he didn't care.

He glanced discreetly in the direction of his follower

Just now, he had sensed a ninja watching him. And since this was the Land of Wind… needless to say, it had to be someone from Sunagakure.

However—

Yuto was momentarily stunned, suddenly turning around to scan his surroundings.

Gone?

Where did they go?

Stopped following him?

Could it be they just took a quick look, saw that he wasn't causing trouble, realized he was really just spending money, and left?

Yuto shook his head in disappointment, stored all his souvenirs in his ninja tool pouch, and, along with his guards, boarded a Land of Wind-exclusive transport vehicle, preparing to head to the next oasis.

If the Land of Rain was always rainy, then Sunagakure was… nothing but sand!

At this time.

Suddenly—

"Tatatata~"

The sound of rapid movement came.

Yuto and his guards instinctively turned to look.

They saw thick smoke rolling toward them—

"Desert bandits!"

"Damn it! We need to run!"

"Protect Yuto-sama!"

…

Meanwhile—

Pakura's bright eyes twinkled cunningly as she smirked slightly and murmured, "Let's see what you do now."

A mere businessman dared to wander the Land of Wind without even hiring Sunagakure's ninjas for protection?

It was about time he experienced the dangers of this land.

She had already planned it out—once the businessman was in danger, she would heroically intervene and rescue them. Then she would ask if they needed any commission. Once she was officially hired, she could stay with them openly and observe their actions.

Besides, with someone this rich, plus the bounty from taking down desert bandits and escorting them to the next oasis, this had to be an S-rank mission!

So—

"Hurry up and call for help!" Pakura's eyes sparkled with anticipation as she watched the rolling sandstorm, waiting for the perfect moment.

Suddenly—

"Boom!!!"

A deafening explosion erupted, sending sand flying everywhere.

Pakura was momentarily stunned. She whipped her head around to look at the businessman.

And then—

There he was.

His black hair flowing, draped in a dustproof cloak, standing calmly amidst the swirling sand.

In his hands—

A stack of explosive tags!

"???"

Pakura stood there, dumbfounded, staring at the figure that looked like a God of War.

She—

It seemed she was starting to understand what Advisor Chiyo had warned her about!

"Damn, he's seriously rich!"

Just as she spoke—

Suddenly—

An explosive tag… flew straight in her direction…

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