Money System

Naruto.

This was also a world where ninjutsu was everywhere.

Convenient and powerful ninjutsu had long been accepted.

Land of Fire.

Konoha was silent.

The hidden village was located on the most fertile land in the Ninja World, with people coming and going in a bustling scene.

However, amid all that prosperity,

countless shadows were also breeding in secret.

And so, the story began.

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Konoha was silent.

Atop Fourth Hokage Rock.

"Hey, Kurama, you've seen a lot. I'm sure you've encountered plenty of powerful Kekkei Genkai, right?"

With messy golden hair, azure eyes, six whisker marks on his face, and earthy yellow clothes,

a haggard-looking boy lounged against the rock wall under the sunlight, his hands tucked behind his head.

He muttered to himself,

"The Kekkei Genkai I'm interested in are Shikotsumyaku and Crystal Release, but neither of those is suitable in Konoha. Kurama, do you have any good suggestions?"

"..."

"This is so annoying!"

"Then Scorch Release. I heard from Minato Namikaze that Konoha's ninjas suffered quite a bit from Scorch Release during the war."

"That Kekkei Genkai could evaporate all the blood in someone's body. Konoha lost quite a few ninjas to it. It should be an extremely powerful Kekkei Genkai."

The blond boy smiled faintly. "Right? I said half a year ago that this Kekkei Genkai was powerful."

"..." The Nine-Tails was speechless.

That was right.

This little blond boy was named Uzumaki Naruto.

However, unlike in the original work, he was not a simple, romantic, sunny boy.

He had transmigrated into this world from the moment of his birth, and six years had passed since then.

He had traveled everywhere with a system.

Money System

As its name implied, as long as he spent some money, he could purchase any ability in the Naruto World.

The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan. The Senju Clan's Wood Release. The Kaguya Clan's Shikotsumyaku.

However, obtaining such abilities required money.

The savings he had accumulated since childhood could only buy a discounted version of a Kekkei Genkai.

"I still need to make money."

He gazed into the distance.

His monthly relief payment was ten thousand Ryo. It sounded like a lot, but in reality, it could barely buy anything.

In Konoha, the cheapest food was noodles.

A bowl of noodles cost sixty Ryo. Eating noodles three times a day meant he had to spend five thousand four hundred Ryo from his monthly relief payment.

He had a little over four thousand six hundred Ryo left, and he still needed to properly nourish his body.

Every so often, he would go to the supermarket to buy milk and vegetables, and he ate meat once a month.

It had taken him six years just to barely purchase a basic discounted Kekkei Genkai.

"Seriously, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki really isn't welcome in Konoha."

Uzumaki Naruto smiled faintly. "Kurama, what do you think my experiences would be called if they were written into a book?"

"Surviving in the Wilds of Konoha,"

"How to Save Money from Between Your Teeth,"

"How to Ensure Normal Physical Development Without Starving to Death."

The Nine-Tails swished his tail and said irritably, "I can lend you my chakra so you can go rob people."

Naruto shook his head and smiled bitterly. "The time isn't right yet."

"Naruto-kun... are you here!?"

A soft voice came from below, interrupting the conversation between Uzumaki Naruto and the Nine-Tails.

Naruto grinned and walked to the edge of Hokage Rock, looking down.

"Hinata, why are you here?!"

A girl with long light-purple hair, pale eyes, a white shirt, and ninja pants stood below, holding a lunchbox with a faint blush on her face.

"Naruto-kun, today... today I made another bento..."

Little Hinata looked at Naruto shyly, her face full of bashfulness.

Naruto smiled faintly and stepped forward, walking along a nearly ninety-degree vertical surface.

Little Hinata immediately covered her mouth, anxiously looking up at Uzumaki Naruto in the air.

Uzumaki Naruto landed steadily on the ground beside Little Hinata and reached out to pat her head.

"Little Hinata is the best. I like Little Hinata the most. I'll make sure to eat every bit of the bento."

Upon hearing that, Hinata's face instantly turned bright red, and she went limp on the ground.

"Naruto-kun..."

Naruto smiled and helped Hinata onto a chair.

Although he had spent so much time with Little Hinata, she was still as shy as ever. Whenever she spoke with him, she became all dazed and flustered.

"Naruto-kun, I prepared a delicious feast for you. See if it tastes good?"

Hinata said as she opened the lunchbox.

Uzumaki Naruto looked at the lunchbox with a smile.

But at that moment, the corner of his eye twitched, and he involuntarily swallowed.

Ten rice balls!

Two cups of milk!

Three servings of premium sashimi!

Six portions of tempura!

More than ten kinds of fruit.

Naruto smiled at Little Hinata, then pointed at the lunchbox and said, "This is... for the two of us, right?"

Little Hinata shook her head, her small face flushed red.

"I already ate at home. This was specially prepared for Naruto-kun."

"..." Naruto froze.

He glanced at the lunchbox in Little Hinata's hands, then tapped her cheek with a finger and asked with a smile, "Little Hinata, do you eat the same amount as me at home?"

The blush on Little Hinata's face deepened. She lowered her head shyly and said softly, "Mm, but I eat two more rice balls. Tomorrow, I'll make more for Naruto-kun."

"..." Naruto froze.

He suddenly remembered that Little Hinata might one day become someone who could eat even more than the Akimichi Clan.

A brief silence followed.

Uzumaki Naruto picked up the bento with the resolve to die.

"Eat!"