Strategies for Making Money

As Hyuga Ningyuan called out, quite a few curious ninjas actually came over to check out the commotion.

Teuchi's little shop wasn't big to begin with, and it quickly filled up.

And with more people gathering, Hyuga Ningyuan didn't even need to keep shouting—curious ninjas and residents started flocking over on their own.

But Hyuga Ningyuan kept waving and hopping around.

Until Teuchi finished serving all the ramen and jogged out: "Kid, no need to shout anymore—the shop's full. I saved you a seat, I promise you'll eat your fill!"

"No rush. I said half an hour, so it's half an hour." Hyuga Ningyuan shook his head.

"Well..." Teuchi gave a thumbs-up. This kid sure was persistent.

But that was a good thing. With this kind of grit, he'd definitely go far!

He had no idea that Hyuga Ningyuan was building up his persona as a dance lover step by step.

You couldn't just decide to dance out of nowhere—Konoha had no such cultural atmosphere. Where did you pick it up? Why did you fall in love with it?

The only reasonable explanation was that Hyuga Ningyuan stumbled upon dance by chance and gradually grew to love it.

Like now—Hyuga Ningyuan was flailing around, in the budding stage of falling for dance.

Half an hour later, drenched in sweat, Hyuga Ningyuan stopped moving, accompanied by a crisp ding.

[Ding, you completed a dance activity. Dance Experience +15, General Experience +1. Current Level: Level 1 (15/100).]

"So this panel follows my subjective intent. Even though I was attracting customers, I subjectively thought I was dancing, so it activated the dance skill. But 15 experience points?" Hyuga Ningyuan was a bit surprised.

Thinking it over, he figured he'd used some techniques from [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens] during the dance. Even at an apprentice level, that added a lot of experience.

That meant experience didn't have to come in increments of one. If he went straight to studying advanced math now, his Math Experience might not be +1—it could be 1000, jumping straight to a level matching his actual ability.

"What ramen do you want?" Teuchi asked.

"Tonkotsu Ramen!" Hyuga Ningyuan glanced at the menu and ordered the most expensive one.

Soon, the Tonkotsu Ramen arrived, topped with two poached eggs—clearly an extra from Teuchi.

He wasn't worried about Hyuga Ningyuan not finishing it.

But he actually could finish it.

His appetite wasn't as ridiculous as Hinata's, but downing three to five bowls was no problem.

That would be a bit too conspicuous, though.

For filling his stomach, a normal portion was fine. He'd figure out extra food later.

[Ding, you completed a Diet Activity. Diet Experience +2, General Experience +1. Current Level: Level 1 (4/100).]

"That's odd. Breakfast and the bento only gave 1 experience each, but this ramen gave 2. Is it because of the nutrition?" Hyuga Ningyuan pondered. Both breakfast and the bento were vegetarian—the bento just had a few meatballs.

But the ramen had two poached eggs, big chunks of pork and pork bones, and a larger portion than breakfast.

"So Diet Experience is based on food quantity and nutritional quality, not just one point per meal!" Hyuga Ningyuan understood. He'd better eat more meat from now on.

But he wondered if diet and digestion were linked. Boosting diet without improving digestion would be useless!

Digestion wasn't something a person could consciously control, though—at least not Hyuga Ningyuan right now. He couldn't develop it into a skill either.

High-nutrition, high-volume food wasn't just for Diet Experience—he needed it for training [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens] and unlocking [Path Creator]!

"I need money!" Hyuga Ningyuan stared at the menu on the wall. A bowl of Tonkotsu Ramen was 60 ryo, 70 with an egg. Seafood Ramen was 50, Clear Ramen 40.

If he ate three bowls per meal, three meals a day, that was 450 ryo. A month would be 13,500 ryo.

And that was just his appetite at age five. The costs would only grow.

He didn't know the price of grilled meat, but it was definitely more expensive. Still, if he had a choice, grilled meat was better.

After all, grilled meat was more nutritious than ramen.

But the problem was, all this food cost money.

And Hyuga Ningyuan was broke.

Remembering the tempura radish cubes from breakfast, his family probably didn't have much money either.

He'd have to rely on himself.

"Making money is fine, but I can't let it slow down my strength growth. Dancing can earn money, but only after becoming famous, and it's time-consuming. Plus, I still have to go to school!"

"Write songs? Sing? I don't know music theory—I'd have to start from scratch. Activating overclock mode could cut learning time, but the problem is, where would I learn?"

This was Konoha, not a modern city. There were no music training centers everywhere. Even music textbooks might be hard to find.

"So, writing novels? That's one path!" Writing a novel only required a pen and a notebook—extremely low cost.

Plus, he could use a pen name. No one would know the author was him, so the royalties would stay hidden.

That was important. If Hyuga Ningyuan made money openly, the Hyuga Main Family would likely bleed him dry.

After all, the best way to control slaves was always economic control. To better control the Branch Family, the Main Family would never let them achieve financial independence.

As for the risk of writing a novel no one read or couldn't sell?

Impossible!

Hyuga Ningyuan's mind was packed with classic novels from Earth. He could even activate an overclocked state to localize adaptations or write original works. With cheats this big, if he still couldn't become a literary giant, that would be a joke!

The only question was—would writing novels hinder his strength growth?

The answer was no!

Because one item in Hyuga Ningyuan's training plan was the Hyuga Clan's Chakra training.

The Hyuga Clan's Chakra was especially unique—it could interfere with matter and persist for a while after leaving the body.

In summary, it was a bit like a weakened form of Telekinetic Power.

So, what if I used the method of controlling Telekinetic Power to control Chakra, and developed my Chakra into Telekinetic Power? Would that have potential?

Then I could use Chakra to grip a pen and write. That would also be a form of Chakra training—killing two birds with one stone, cultivation and earning money at the same time.

Moreover, this training wasn't just about refining Chakra control. Writing novels required thought and inspiration.

That was also a form of mental and spiritual training.

And as his mental power improved, along with his Chakra control, he could go from controlling one pen to multiple pens!

When writing novels, he controlled pens.

In battle, they could transform into flying knives!

Or simply use the pen as a blade—that would be stylish too!

He could even combine it with Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens, using the Peacock Feather as his weapon!

"Thinking about it this way, the path of literary creation really has great potential!" Hyuga Ningyuan mused to himself.

Besides, as a transmigrator, there were some things he just had to get off his chest.

The urge to share, the urge to vent—completely unstoppable!

But the environment in Konoha made it impossible to speak directly, or he'd be dead on the spot.

So why not use a scholar's way to curse, let out some pent-up anger?

And earn some money on the side, while boosting his cultivation!

Three birds with one stone!

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