Children's and Women's Money Is the Easiest to Earn!

Chapter 33: Children's and Women's Money Is the Easiest to Earn!

Three days later, still in that secluded little world belonging solely to Aoba.

"Pinwheel!"

A small figure suddenly leaped high into the air. Using the strength of his waist and hips to drive his body, he spun once in midair, then, aided by that momentum, viciously kicked the "head" of the wooden post!

Bang!

The sturdy wooden post shook violently from that powerful kick.

At the same time, after landing, Aoba's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help revealing an excited expression.

Because right after he delivered that kick, he heard the system notification he had long been waiting for.

His White Strike had successfully advanced to LV1!

And he hadn't relied on any external force. Through his own hard work and training, he had raised it to this level step by step.

This proved that his guess had been correct. Even without relying on the system, he could still level up his abilities!

Moreover, compared with that damn system constantly forcing him to seek death, he preferred this down-to-earth feeling of growing stronger little by little.

Although it was countless times slower, at least it was safe and risk-free!

Unfortunately, things rarely went as planned. The damn system couldn't possibly remain this low-key forever. On that point, he was absolutely certain!

Looking back at all the Death-Seeking Missions he had completed, which one hadn't involved recklessly testing the limits of death?

If he succeeded, there were heaps of rewards!

If he failed, he could only hurry up and think about whether he'd get another chance to transmigrate!

"Maybe before school starts, I can raise White Strike to LV3, or even higher! But..."

Aoba's excited expression suddenly turned extremely gloomy.

The medicinal herbs he had bought had already run out three days ago. Sixteen days of medicinal baths had cost him a full eighty thousand ryo!

The rest of his money had gone toward training equipment and daily meals. As a result, he now had only two sets of clothes. He wore one today, washed it at night, and changed into the other tomorrow, repeating the cycle...

He had only a few thousand ryo left. Forget buying more medicinal herbs—even eating was about to become a serious problem.

Fortunately, tomorrow was the beginning of the month. Jonin Mikawa should send over his relief payment, which would at least solve part of his immediate crisis.

"Ugh, money... Why was I worried about how to make money every day back on Earth, and now I'm still worried about how to make money every day in this world?"

Aoba was extremely frustrated. It seemed that no matter where he went, having no money made everything difficult.

Besides, scholarly pursuits required little money, but martial training required plenty. Becoming a shinobi was bound to cost a lot.

No wonder civilian shinobi had always been neglected. Talented individuals appeared only occasionally, while the great clans and noble families practically monopolized the outstanding talent.

Take two people with equal talent, for example. One ate well, lived well, and never had to worry about the things needed for training. He only needed to focus on cultivating.

The other ate coarse grain and vegetables every day and lacked even the most basic nutrition. Even buying a kunai to practice throwing techniques required him to hesitate for a long time.

What kind of result would that produce?

The result was that the latter's talent could never be fully realized, while the former could become a genius in everyone else's eyes!

That was why civilian shinobi rarely produced powerful figures capable of standing alone.

Of course, there were exceptions, such as Orochimaru and Jiraiya, the super-powerful shinobi who became members of the Legendary Sannin and even came close to taking the position of Hokage.

But look at who their teacher was!

Hiruzen Sarutobi!

The mighty Third Hokage!

And who were their teammates?

Tsunade!

The granddaughter of First Hokage Senju Hashirama!

She was practically a super-rich heiress!

With such a starting point, it was more than enough to erase the disadvantages of their civilian origins.

Of course, none of that could erase Orochimaru and Jiraiya's own hard work.

Then there was the current Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. He was also a shinobi from a civilian background, without connections or a Kekkei Genkai.

However, his teacher was the already-renowned Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya.

And Minato's talent was top-tier even throughout the entire shinobi world!

After the Second Hokage's death, no one had been able to learn the Flying Thunder God. Yet Minato had mastered it as soon as he learned it, and had even surpassed his predecessor. During the Third Shinobi World War, he earned the title of the Yellow Flash and forced the major shinobi villages to issue orders that, upon encountering Konoha's Yellow Flash, their shinobi were permitted to abandon their missions and flee immediately. Such talent, combined with such a calm mind, was truly one in ten thousand!

As for Might Guy, there was no need to say much. He truly relied on no one. With the most ordinary talent and the most tenacious willpower, he had ultimately overtaken others through unimaginable effort. Not only had he shocked everyone, but he had also vindicated his father!

Of course, Might Guy was still a hotheaded youngster at this point.

Walking along Konoha's bustling streets, Aoba kept looking around.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha had reestablished its position as the hegemon. The war had fought on until only Kumogakure was still stubbornly holding out, so it could be said that the fighting had temporarily come to an end.

This had brought smiles back to the faces of Konoha's people, and a new baby boom was brewing as well.

It seemed that everything had returned to normal and was developing in a positive direction.

But Aoba was troubled by where he could get another large sum of money.

"Should I... go wander around the Uchiha compound and earn some more medical fees?"

Bah, bah, bah!

Aoba immediately suppressed that tempting idea. After all, he still had his dignity!

More importantly, he was afraid that the damn system would issue a Death-Seeking Mission to attack the Uchiha compound, or that some Uchiha might take offense at him and actually kill him. That would be truly tragic!

The road of provoking the Uchiha was impassable, and he hadn't heard anything from Itachi, either. He hadn't come to find Aoba for so long, so he was probably under house arrest.

Then what other ways were there to make money?

He had given up on finding a job. After all, a few thousand ryo a month no longer caught his attention. He was now Aoba—Fourth Palace, I'm Just Getting Arrogant, So What!

After working hard for an entire month and still not earning enough for a single medicinal bath, why bother wasting the effort?

Wouldn't it be better to train obediently?

Borrowing from Jonin Mikawa?

That was indeed an option. Jonin Mikawa should be fairly wealthy...

But after thinking about it, he still began shaking his head.

There was no other reason. Jonin Mikawa had already taken care of him enough. Even when Aoba had gotten into trouble several times, Jonin Mikawa had been the one to plead for him and clean up his mess.

He already owed so many people favors that Aoba truly didn't know how he could repay them. How could he bring himself to ask for more?

Thus, after considering everything, it seemed that only the riskiest method remained.

That was to use the medicinal-bath formula in his hands to make a profit!

After all, he had personally experienced the formula's real effects, and they were astonishingly good!

Used to lay a foundation for children, it would absolutely let them get ahead from the starting line!

Wasn't there a saying?

Children's and women's money was the easiest to earn!

PS: I was amused by a comment I read recently. Someone said I was making the Uchiha look bad, claiming that the Uchiha were talented, proud, loving, and egalitarian, and would never act arrogantly.

Sorry, but I burst out laughing when I saw that.

Perhaps there really were people like that among the Uchiha, such as Shisui and Itachi. But there were simply far too many clan members who loved provoking hatred.

I can't remember exactly which episode it was, but there was an Uchiha who grabbed a civilian and was about to teach him a lesson right in the middle of the street. The sheer arrogance and imperiousness were obvious.

So was there really a problem with the character Uchiha Han?