Naruto's Convenience Store Opens

"Hello everyone, my name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm going to be Hokage!"

Naruto wrote his name in large characters on the blackboard.

He turned his head, taking in the expressions of everyone in the class, and walked down from the podium.

Good, the kids are all innocent, not too corrupted yet.

It's just this homeroom teacher, Oda Ichiro. His eyes... a bit of disgust.

'Should I drive him away?'

At this moment, Naruto remembered his side quest.

He was already the village's notorious prankster anyway, so driving away another homeroom teacher would be nothing.

It didn't matter.

After everyone had finished their self-introductions, it was break time.

All the little classmates were making new friends.

Naruto also set his sights on someone.

Over by the aisle, there was a little chubby guy, round and kinda cute.

He was wearing a t-shirt with the character 'Food' on it, definitely a foodie, right?

"Hi there, chubby! My name's Naruto. You're Choji, right?"

"Don't call me chubby!" Choji's temper flared the instant he heard the word 'fat'.

"Oh? Sorry, I didn't know you didn't like that nickname." Naruto apologized with a contrite expression and reached behind him to pull something out.

"Here, take these as an apology gift."

Choji's spell was broken by the six bags of potato chips laid out on the table.

"Are they really for me?"

Looking at the bags of chips, Choji found it hard to believe.

"Of course. As an apology, they're all for you. I sell snacks, so if you come to me to buy chips in the future, I'll give you a 50% discount."

Upon hearing this, Choji's eyes lit up, and he asked in disbelief, "Really?"

"Of course. My name is Uzumaki Naruto. If you ever want any snacks, just come find me."

Before leaving, Naruto suddenly turned back and tossed out a bottle of cola.

"Cola tastes great too, try it. But you should drink less of it."

With that, Naruto dashed off toward his next target.

This was a small business Naruto wanted to start in his spare time.

The items in the Shop were priced much lower than outside because they were bought with real money.

Food, drinks, even ninja tools were cheaper than outside.

For example, the kunai, a high-quality ninja tool Naruto often got, only cost 1 Ryo each in the Shop.

But kunai of this quality would cost at least 50 Ryo outside.

There were price differences for other items too, though not as extreme, but enough for Naruto to make a substantial profit from the price gap.

If the adults hadn't ostracized him, he would have opened a general store in the village to make money long ago.

But now, his chance had come.

Even if the adults ignored him, he could still use snacks and drinks to harvest the pocket money of his classmates.

Shikamaru, sitting next to Choji, had been listening to their conversation. Seeing Naruto leave, he noticed Choji's index finger twitching, clearly wanting to devour the chips.

"Hey Choji, you know who that is, right?" Shikamaru prompted.

Other kids might not remember, but Shikamaru remembered Naruto. He was someone almost all adults disliked and avoided, with many saying he could spread a virus. Although it was troublesome, Shikamaru didn't want Choji to catch this unknown virus. Making friends was already a hassle, and he was unpopular due to his personality, so he could only hang out with Choji. If he lost Choji too, he couldn't bear to think about it.

"I never waste food," Choji replied firmly.

He *bang*ed open a bag of strange cucumber-flavored chips. He took a bite; the flavor was unique and delicious.

And the cola, it was sweet and fizzy, so good!

While eating, Choji stared at the busy Naruto and suddenly remembered their first meeting.

It was on the commercial street. Naruto was walking down the road, and passersby were actively avoiding him, some even whispering curses.

It was the first time Choji had witnessed such intense dislike for a single person.

Many people disliked, even hated and loathed Naruto, wishing him dead.

However, he was shocked by Naruto's attitude.

Naruto seemed completely unfazed, even pulling out a coin and flipping it in the air as he walked.

Then, Naruto shouted, "It's decided! I'm going fishing!"

And then Choji saw a smile on Naruto's face.

Naruto, despite being discriminated against, hated, and even yelled at by so many people, could still smile?

What a strong heart he had.

And Choji?

He was also discriminated against by other children because he was fat. Many kids called him "Chubby" or "Fat Pig," and he felt insecure. He was even more afraid and angry when people mentioned the word "fat" in front of him.

Therefore, he felt a deep empathy for Naruto's situation.

His only friend was Shikamaru, and that was only because their families were old acquaintances. Otherwise, he might not have had any friends at all.

Being friendless was lonely. Choji couldn't imagine what he would be like if he were all alone.

Would he be as strong as Naruto?

Could he smile on his own?

If he could, Choji really wanted to become friends with Naruto. Such a strong person, he admired him greatly and desperately wanted to become like that himself.

Meanwhile, Naruto was still busy selling snacks.

He went from one person to another, remembering many classmates. Most of them chose to buy snacks, until he reached Uchiha Sasuke.

This protagonist was indeed good-looking, radiating handsomeness even at such a young age.

Black hair, a clean and handsome face. No wonder he was chosen as the protagonist, no wonder so many girls liked him.

At this moment, he had a stern expression on his face, looking cool, but in reality, he was just showing off.

"Hey, do you want snacks or not?"

Sasuke was quite speechless. He had noticed the lively blonde kid long ago.

Why did he call others by their names, but just "Hey" to him?

Naruto was still bothered by the fact that the kid in front of him was the protagonist, while he himself could only be the villainous big boss.

Feeling unhappy, he naturally didn't have a good attitude.

Besides, this face is indeed good-looking, but I'm not bad either, okay? Why is it that with similar looks, I can only be relegated to being a villain? I'm not convinced!!!

Sasuke shook his head and refused.

From Sasuke, the protagonist, refusing him, Naruto suddenly felt a surge of competitiveness.

So you're the protagonist, huh!

He was quite curious to see what would happen if he led this protagonist down a 'wrong path.'

It all started with such a small matter.

Naruto unleashed his max-level sarcasm and said nonchalantly, "Yo, as the second young master of the Uchiha clan, you wouldn't happen to not even have money for a drink, would you?"

In the time he had just spent, he had already inquired about Sasuke's background.

"I'll take it."

A brat, truly easily provoked.

"Well, I say, as a young master, don't be stingy. If you're going to buy, buy this big bottle." Naruto placed the 2L cola on the table.

Bang~

Sasuke directly placed the banknotes on the table.

"That'll be 10 Ryo."

Naruto smiled. A 5 Ryo drink, and I sold it for 10 Ryo. I'm so ruthless! Wait, did I feel like I sold it too cheaply?

Watching Naruto leave, Sasuke suddenly reflected.

'Why was I so easily provoked? Strange?'

Naruto, continuing to sell things, saw a familiar face.

"Oh, it's you. Your name is Hinata, right?"

Hinata shyly replied, "Naruto-kun."

"No need to be so formal. Here, have this milk tea. Girls should drink more milk tea."

"Thank you, Naruto-kun."

"That will be 15 Ryo."

The class bell rang, and Naruto returned to his seat.

Splash~

The homeroom teacher, Teacher Oda, was doused with a basin of water the moment he opened the door, chilling him to the bone.

"Who did that!!!"

"Teacher, it was Uzumaki Naruto."

"Uzumaki Naruto! Go stand outside!"

Naruto walked out of the classroom. The hallway was empty.

Seeing that no one was supervising him, he left directly.

Time to go fishing.

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