Konan: Tell Me! Who's the Richest Woman in the Ninja World?

The next morning, Naruto woke up.

"Hoo~"

"I haven't gotten drunk in a long time... I only got drunk yesterday because I was suppressing the power inside me."

"Seriously, that woman Anko has terrible drinking habits."

"She even has to eat desserts while drinking..."

He smacked his lips, still feeling a cloying sweetness in his mouth.

There was also a faint pineapple flavor.

He then rolled over and got out of bed.

???

Where were his clothes?

Who the hell had fought on his bed?

Naruto clutched his head, feeling groggy.

"Being drunk feels pretty good, but... there's no need to experience the next-day feeling again."

Once he stopped suppressing his mental power,

all of last night's memories came flooding back.

After a long silence, Naruto gathered up all the bedding.

Crack, crack—

A Wood Clone split off from his back and carried the bedding away.

A moment later, it returned with brand-new bedding using the Mayfly Technique.

Naruto's original body went to make breakfast.

Quite a few people had come yesterday. The teenagers had secretly sampled a cup of alcohol each, then all ran off to eat skewers.

Naruto, meanwhile, had been dragged into drinking with Kurenai and Anko.

In the end, after everyone finished cleaning up, they saw the three still drinking, called out to them, and left.

Ino, Hinata, and Tenten had stayed with them for quite a while.

But they couldn't stand Anko's endless dirty jokes and eventually ran off with red faces.

Just as the porridge was ready, someone knocked on the door.

Everyone from Team Three, Team Eight, Team Ten, and Team Seven had arrived.

Teams Eight and Ten had come back for more after savoring the taste.

Luckily, Naruto had made a huge pot of porridge.

With Wood Clones helping make buns and the like,

there was no need to worry about running out.

"Naruto, I wanted to ask you yesterday. You... was your Body Flicker Technique taught by Brother Shisui?"

"Is he still alive?"

Naruto froze for a moment. Thinking carefully, Uchiha Sasuke really had asked him yesterday.

He had only casually replied then, "Brother Shisui? You said that a few years ago when we sparred too. I don't know him."

So Naruto repeated himself.

Uchiha Shisui's death had caused an enormous uproar within the Uchiha Clan, but almost no one in Konoha knew about it.

They only vaguely remembered that such a person had existed.

Ninjas from other villages, on the other hand, remembered him vividly.

"Mm."

Having received the same answer again, Uchiha Sasuke's last shred of hope vanished.

He silently turned around, then snatched up a freshly steamed meat bun with lightning speed.

Without caring that it was hot, he opened his mouth and bit down.

Turning grief and indignation into appetite.

Naruto shook his head and created a Wood Clone.

He raised a hand, transformed his palm into an element, and grew several Bewitching Flowers.

Before long, they bore two fruits filled with nutrients.

"Take these to their rooms. Just leave a note explaining what they do."

It was better not to meet them so soon.

Come to think of it, he seemed to be the one at a disadvantage here.

He should have handcuffed them!

And now he had to give them Nutrient Fruit. What a huge loss.

The Wood Clone took the fruits, used the Body Flicker Technique to reach behind the building, formed a hand seal with one hand, and used the Mayfly Technique to travel beneath Konoha Underground.

Only after finishing all that did Naruto carry the buns outside.

Konoha's new generation—the Konoha 12—were still crying out to be fed!

Around ten thirty in the morning.

Team Seven gathered at yesterday's Training Ground.

"Ah, right on time."

"I ran into a lost child on the way and took him home, so I made it just in time."

The three of them responded with silence.

"All right, don't worry about such little details. Let's go. It's time for us to officially start doing missions."

Kakashi put away Little Royal Uncle and turned toward the Hokage Building.

The three followed after him.

Uchiha Sasuke's expression had returned to its icy look.

It's finally starting?

I'll definitely become stronger. I'll grow as fast as I can. Just wait, Itachi!

Before long, the four arrived at the Hokage's Office.

After knocking and receiving permission, they entered.

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the documents in his hand and looked up.

"Team Seven, is it?"

"You're here to accept a mission, right?"

"Let me see what missions are suitable for newcomers."

Sarutobi Hiruzen wore a kindly smile.

He then casually pulled several sheets from a stack of forms piled higher than himself.

After filtering through them, he picked up one form.

"Found one. Let me see... this mission will do."

"Help Madam Liang find her cat that ran away from home."

"Mission rank—D-rank."

"Here's a photo of her cat."

After Kakashi took the photo, he glanced at it and handed it to Naruto.

Pink Hair leaned in for a look. "What a fat cat!"

"Hmph!"

Uchiha Sasuke's face instantly darkened.

Finding a cat?

That counted as a mission?

When would they get to actual combat?

"Well, that's how it is for newcomers. All right, Team Seven will take this mission."

Kakashi then looked at the three of them. "Let's go. It's our first mission, so don't embarrass yourselves."

With that, he walked out of the Hokage's Office first.

Uchiha Sasuke hurried after him, intending to question him.

Pink Hair wasn't in a hurry, because Naruto hadn't moved yet.

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

"Grandpa, you lied to me."

Naruto's face was filled with resentment.

It left Sarutobi Hiruzen completely bewildered.

But he quickly understood and chuckled.

"Don't be in such a hurry. Kakashi already told me."

"How about this? Once you've completed your Chakra training, Grandpa will personally teach you."

Pink Hair was dumbfounded on the spot.

What?!

What... what was going on?

Could Naruto be... the Third Hokage's Grandson?

But that didn't seem right!

And he was going to personally teach him... Oh my god!

Naruto finally smiled. "All right. I'll definitely train seriously, Grandpa. Just watch—I'll grow so much that you'll be shocked!"

"Good. Then Grandpa will look forward to it. Every ninja starts with the lowest-ranking missions. Everything must be done step by step. Go on."

"Mm!" Naruto gave a slight nod and turned to leave.

Pink Hair followed after him in a daze.

As if possessed, she raised her head and looked.

Those were... the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage, and... the Fourth Hokage?

So Handsome Brother~

Wait!

Naruto?

No, Naruto's eyes were bluer, and he also had those distinctive whiskers on his face.

"Naruto, the Fourth Hokage looks a lot like you!"

Reverse Heavenly Dipper, huh?

As soon as she said that, Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand trembled as he sorted the documents.

Naruto, however, acted completely normal.

He looked up, then smiled.

"They do look alike..."

Before he could finish, Kakashi pushed open the door, and a tuft of White Hair entered first.

"Time to go. The mission comes first."

"Okay, goodbye, Grandpa."

Naruto smiled and waved. Sarutobi Hiruzen also smiled and waved back.

"Let's go. We'll finish the mission first."

He took Pink Hair's hand after she realized something was wrong and walked out of the Hokage's Office.

Just as he was about to speak, Pink Hair noticed that Naruto was holding her hand.

Her cheeks heated up at a visible rate.

But soon, a voice rang out in her mind.

Sakura-bro: You're too easily swayed by your emotions!

Boom—

In an instant, her thoughts became active. As one thing after another connected together, she arrived at an answer that shocked her.

Noticing something was off, Naruto released Pink Hair's hand and smiled faintly.

"Sakura has a pretty good talent for Chakra control. Her only shortcoming is that her Chakra reserves are too low."

"Not enough to support multiple ninjutsu, or the use of a single large-scale ninjutsu."

"You need to work hard. Otherwise, Sasuke and I will both be learning new ninjutsu while you're still standing still."

Pink Hair noticed that Naruto's tone had been completely natural.

It gave her the feeling that he seemed to know everything.

He just wasn't saying it—and couldn't say it.

The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became!

This was just like Naruto in the Hokage's Office earlier.

But with the slightest change in tone, the meaning became entirely different!

You're too weak. Since you know things you shouldn't, keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, I won't be able to help you, and you might even drag me down.

For a moment, Little Sister was sweating profusely, wasn't she?

Sasuke, who had originally planned to question Kakashi, also stopped walking.

"So that's how it is. Kakashi will teach us ninjutsu."

"Then there's no reason we can't do these low-level missions."

Kakashi: "???"

I haven't even said anything yet!

Starting training already... Isn't that too early?

But they had just heard Sarutobi Hiruzen say outside that he would personally teach Naruto.

So he went along with Naruto's words.

"Of course. Consider it a reward for passing the test."

"On the condition that you complete the training and make sure you don't fall behind on your daily missions."

"Most importantly... give me some time to find ninjutsu suitable for you."

Only then did Sasuke's resentment fade.

The four of them arrived at Grandma Liang's house. After explaining why they had come, the old woman led them to the place where Fatty Cat had last appeared.

"If we're just looking for a cat, I don't think we need to make it so complicated."

Naruto suddenly spoke.

The other three looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Naruto spread his hands. "Sasuke, it's up to you."

Sasuke frowned. "Why?"

"The Uchiha have a pretty good relationship with the Ninja Cat Clan."

At that, Sasuke turned his head away. "I don't have catnip."

"I have catnip."

Grandma Liang hurried back into the house and brought out a small bottle of catnip.

But at that moment, Naruto suddenly shook his head.

"No need."

Everyone was confused.

Naruto pointed at the roof.

A fat Big Orange was sprawled across it.

"How did it even get up there when it's so fat?"

Sakura's words instantly enraged Big Orange.

With a fierce leap, it unleashed Cat Paw in midair.

Then... it rolled right back down.

Whoosh—

Sasuke leaped up and caught it in his arms.

So heavy!

Mission complete.

They had completed the mission not long after setting out, which greatly exceeded Kakashi's expectations.

What he did not know was that after Naruto saw the photo, Big Tree had told him it was in the woods not far from Grandma Liang's house.

It had passed out from hunger and dizziness.

"Then I'll go turn in the mission. You three go wait for me at the Training Ground. I'll distribute the mission money later."

With that, Kakashi vanished from the spot.

Naruto and the other two headed for the Training Ground.

It was pretty interesting.

The reward for a D-Rank Mission ranged from 5,000 ryo to 50,000 ryo.

The village took a cut, and then the Lead Jonin took half of what remained, even if the Lead Jonin had done nothing.

Only then was the rest divided equally among the three team members.

The reward for finding Big Orange this time was 8,000 ryo.

After deducting around twenty percent, 6,400 remained. Kakashi took his share, leaving 3,200. Divide 3,200 by three—

In the end, each person only got around 1,066 ryo.

Someone would get the extra two ryo.

They could just take turns getting them.

1 ryo = 10 yen. Keep in mind, this was Little Days.

That came out to roughly 10,000 yen.

1:21.2

Naruto received about 503 yuan.

But its actual purchasing power was not that high.

There was also little description of currency in the original work.

Still, whenever money was mentioned, Asuma immediately came to mind, since he was one of the units of measurement.

Then there was the chief financial officer—Kakuzu.

Next came Hokage's Richest Woman. Though most of it was Kakuzu's money, Konan was the one spending it.

Six Hundred Billion Explosive Tags!!!

How much money did Konan's Six Hundred Billion Explosive Tags cost?

Even if one Explosive Tag cost just one yen, that would still be six hundred billion.

Oh ho, even the richest man's fortune for ten minutes wouldn't be enough.

What did this teach us?

If you run into Kakuzu, hurry up and marry him!

"All right, listen up. You want to learn ninjutsu?"

"You can, but first you have to complete the training tasks."

"First is Chakra control. Your first training task is Tree Climbing."

"Tree Climbing?"

Both Sakura and Sasuke froze.

Heh heh, thanks for that.