A Very Morbid Way to Make Money?

After leaving Orochimaru's residence, Liuyun returned home and sat in the corridor reading a Ninjutsu Scroll.

After watering the flowers and plants in the yard, Asuka took the initiative to sit beside him.

Her son used to enjoy reading comics, but now he was always reading scrolls, and they were all learning materials about ninjas and ninjutsu...

He did not even sleep in anymore. From dawn to dusk, all he did was train.

He used to occasionally go out and fool around with his friends, but now it seemed like he had cut off all social interaction...

"Son... why don't you go out and play with your classmates? Give yourself a break once in a while. Isn't training every day a little too dull..." Asuka asked tentatively.

"What break? Isn't school already on summer vacation?" Liuyun replied casually without looking up from the scroll.

"Mom means you shouldn't push yourself so hard... It's good to be ambitious, but you should rest at the right times too..."

Liuyun raised an eyebrow at that, tilting his head as he looked at Asuka with a strange expression.

"Didn't you always tell me to slack off less and study more? Why have you completely changed your tune now? I'm starting to wonder whether you're really my mom..."

Liuyun turned the tables and questioned her instead. That last misleading remark even sent Asuka into self-doubt.

That's right! Didn't I always hope he would work harder and study properly... Now that my son is being obedient, why am I...

So it was not just her son who had changed. She had changed too?

Before, she had wondered whether he was really her biological son. Now, he was wondering whether she was really his biological mother... Wasn't that the same thing?

People always changed. No one remained exactly the same forever; it was merely a matter of how much they changed...

Asuka felt as if she had suddenly attained enlightenment!

"When you have nothing to do, go chat or shop with the aunties..." Liuyun said as he lowered his head and continued reading the scroll.

"How could they go shopping and chat with an idle person like me every day... They all have work to do..."

Asuka muttered.

Liuyun's royalties and profit shares were already more than enough to support the family. She no longer had to squeeze into a stuffy factory workshop and toil through the sweltering summer.

But quitting her job had left her feeling unaccustomed to life at home. She was bored every day and did not know how to pass the time...

"Grow flowers, plant some grass. If that doesn't work, rent a storefront... You could start some small business or something."

Liuyun casually offered a suggestion. His mom was simply too idle. If she found something to keep herself busy, she would stop nagging in his ear all the time.

"That's actually not a bad idea..."

Asuka's eyes lit up.

"I'll head out later and look around, see whether there's any suitable small business to start."

Hearing that his mom was interested in doing business, Liuyun suddenly had an idea.

"Actually, I know of two pretty good small businesses. I don't know whether you'd like to give them a try..."

Asuka immediately became interested when she heard that.

"What kind of small businesses? Let's hear them!"

"You could open a flower shop, mainly selling chrysanthemums, carnations, and lilies..."

"A flower shop! That does sound like a good idea, but why would you mainly sell those flowers..." Asuka asked, utterly puzzled.

Liuyun shook his head with a smile and did not answer.

"What's the other business?"

Asuka felt that a flower shop was viable, but she still wanted to hear about the other business.

"You could also open a clothing store or garment factory, mainly selling and making Mourning Garments—black clothes..."

"What?!"

Asuka stared in surprise for quite a while. Once she came to her senses, her face immediately flushed red with anger.

"You silly child, what kind of nonsense is going through that head of yours?"

Asuka grabbed Liuyun by the ear and gave him a thorough scolding.

Chrysanthemums were for the dead, carnations were for the injured and sick, and black clothing was what people wore when mourning the dead...

Neither business was anything but morbid... Asuka could not help but give him a beating...

"Hey, hey, hey... That hurts, that hurts..."

Liuyun grimaced in pain and repeatedly admitted his mistake. Only then did Asuka release his ear with an annoyed huff.

With the Second Shinobi World War approaching, there would be no shortage of deaths in the future. If ordinary civilians wanted to make money without worrying about "taboos," these two businesses truly could not be missed...

"..."

Liuyun felt like crying without tears. How had he gotten beaten up for no reason at all...

"Making money isn't shameful, Mom. You're being too sensitive!" Liuyun rubbed his ear, his eyes full of grievance.

"Making money, my ass. Tell me, who would come buy such morbid things right now?" Asuka glared at him fiercely.

"First, figure out the supply channels. By the time your shop is fully up and running, you might not have to worry about not being able to sell them..."

Liuyun could not help smiling again as he spoke. The next moment, Asuka pinched his cheeks and gave him another fierce scolding...

Still, Asuka ultimately accepted part of his suggestion. She felt that a flower shop had potential, and since she liked fresh flowers too, she began considering opening one.

However, she firmly rejected his suggestion of selling chrysanthemums and white flowers.

Watching Asuka's departing figure as she left the house, Liuyun could not help murmuring under his breath.

"Foolish Mom... You'll soon understand which flowers sell best!"

Three days later.

A series of piercing thunderclaps rang out beside a secluded river.

Chidori!

Lightning crackled in Liuyun's hand as Chakra burst from beneath his feet. He shot forward at an utterly astonishing speed, and the blue palm covered in lightning precisely pierced into his target.

"Liuyun..."

A girl's voice suddenly called out from the distance. Sensing someone approaching, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Liuyun's eyes instantly faded.

Whether it was the joy of fully mastering an A-rank ninjutsu or the joy of seeing who had arrived, Liuyun's face was radiant with a smile as he vigorously waved at Kushina, who was jogging over.

"You really were here!" Kushina looked at him with a silly grin.

"Didn't you say you'd come find me in two days? Why are you only here now?"

Liuyun walked up to her, circled around Kushina once, then grinned and praised her repeatedly.

"Oh! That dress looks really nice! I've never seen you wear it at school before."

Receiving Liuyun's praise, Kushina smiled shyly. She had specially worn this new dress today...

"If I didn't come, were you not going to take the initiative to find me? What kind of boy is like you? You want to learn something, yet you make someone else come looking for you?"

Kushina put her hands on her hips and pretended to be dissatisfied, but the corners of her mouth were raised high. Her haughty little expression was incredibly cute.

"Isn't it all the same? Next time, I'll come find you instead. Okay?"

"Hmph, hmph... That's more like it!" Kushina huffed, her face full of smug satisfaction.

Soon, a charred, smoking tree caught her attention.

"I think I just saw you holding a ball of lightning in your hand!"

A huge, charred hole had been blasted through the tree before them. What she had just seen was clearly not an illusion. Liuyun seemed to have mastered an incredibly powerful ninjutsu!