Earning Money

Only nobles had surnames!

And he...

Kusa... na!

His surname was Kusa!

It signified living on tenaciously like grass; even if he was only a blade of grass, he would still bloom with his own radiance!

But who was he?

Why should he care about nobles or not?

From now on, the textbooks of the Land of Grass would all be written by him personally.

What he said went here!

So, the Land of Grass's new outlook... it seemed that letting commoners change their names was also an important matter!

After receiving the gratitude of Shi Gousheng and his son, he took Kana onward to inspect the construction progress in the Land of Grass.

Then...

Only then did he return home~

Because of Kana's special circumstances, she was temporarily living in his home. It made work more convenient, and she could also take care of him.

Next...

The construction of the Land of Grass, the Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun Plan in the Land of Rain, and making money... all of these were top priorities, so he was quite busy!

As for making money?

What other way was there?

In this godforsaken place called the Land of Grass, aside from writing books and selling intelligence, there was no other way to make money.

Even if Kusagakure wanted to take on missions, nobody came to hire them~

He couldn't exactly start streaming about how beautiful the Land of Grass was, trick people into coming over, and harvest their kidneys, could he?

Even if he wanted to do that, he lacked the means!

After all, this was only the Second Great Ninja War.

There was no internet!

And the technology in the world of Naruto was pretty baffling. It was not until Boruto that the Kaminarimon family invented the Chakra train and became wealthy magnates in the Land of Fire, while Kaminarimon Electric had only just proposed wireless long-distance communication.

Yet before the Fourth Great Ninja War began, the daimyos of the Five Great Nations were already holding video conferences over television, using those old boxy TVs.

Of course, that might have been wired transmission~

After all, the cables behind those five televisions had been incredibly thick!

Still, being able to display color images was already quite impressive!

And in other aspects... Orochimaru had even created a robot Naruto in the later years.

The leaps in technology were simply mind-boggling!

"I need to work quietly next!" Kusana looked at Kana with a serious expression. "If you need to come in, make sure to knock!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

Kana nodded seriously as well. She placed her hands before her waist and bowed. "I definitely won't disturb your work!"

She had already grown accustomed to this scene. Although she was curious about what Mang did inside and why he gave such instructions every time before entering, and although he always came out looking exhausted after working, she knew...

Mang must have been exhausted and working very hard!

Otherwise...

How could he earn such a large sum of money every time after working so hard?

When nobody was watching, Mang was quietly working hard for the Land of Grass too!

A smile immediately appeared on her face as she softly said, "If there is anything I can help with, please be sure to tell me! Then... I won't disturb you! I'll prepare dinner and hot water!"

"Thanks!"

With that said.

Kusana entered the room as well.

Kana, standing outside... only patted her face after watching the door close tightly, then said firmly, "I need to prepare a delicious dinner tonight too!"

She.

Could only be of help here~

Oh, and...

Her face flushed slightly as she sniffed her arm. "I need to take a bath first, so when Mang is tired, it'll be easier to... replenish his magic!"

Meanwhile.

After entering the room, Mang began working too.

As for what his work was?

Culture... what else could it be?

For now, all he could do was write stories.

And sure enough... during such chaotic times, everyone's hearts were filled with frustration, and they began craving relaxing stories. That was why he had managed to earn quite a bit during the previous few times, funding his pacification of the Land of Grass and its initial construction.

"Uchiha Abin and the Hyuga gatekeeper uncle's story has already ended!" Kusana muttered as he browsed through his system. "Come to think of it, this cultural export is way too embarrassing! Good thing I used a pen name!"

Otherwise.

It would be far too embarrassing if anyone found out.

He was probably the lamest leader ever!

However, because he had commissioned booksellers from other countries to publish them, his share of the profits was relatively low. Of course, given the current state of the Land of Grass... there were no booksellers capable of reaching across the Five Great Nations.

After searching for a while, he finally found a good one. Looking at the image before him, Mang hesitated. "How about... changing things up? Colored comics should be more popular, right?"

With that thought.

He exchanged for it immediately!

"Guide to Evaluating O-Type Women of Other Races"

It was decided, then!

That evening.

Kusana weakly walked out of his room, and Kana's heart immediately ached at the sight.

Mang... worked so hard!

After all, the Land of Grass had only just been established, and every matter rested on his shoulders!

Yet she... had received such enormous kindness from him, but could not do anything.

Her resolve to take good care of Mang grew even firmer!

Three days later.

Mang, once again full of energy, arrived at the place he had agreed upon with the bookseller.

This was the largest bookseller in the Land of Fire. Its stores were spread throughout the Five Great Nations and the smaller countries, making it exceptionally powerful.

"Mr. Ooki! You're here!"

"Enough! Look at this!" Disguised Mang refused the branch manager's enthusiastic greeting, then directly took out the book and slapped it down before him. "Read it first!"

"You've started a new book? Please allow me to personally behold it!"

The manager solemnly accepted the book. He had great respect for Mr. Ooki, after all. This man was a money tree!

Before long.

His face was filled with shock!

This was...

An erotic picture book?!

It could actually be drawn like this?

A frog woman?! A Snake Woman?! A Slug Woman?!

Those tongues! Those figures!

There was even some material that an old man like him could not understand!

For example, angels and demons...

What an eye-opener! What an eye-opener!

The manager immediately wiped his nose, carefully put the book away, then looked regretfully at the half of the book he had yet to finish. "This book... is bad for the body!"

"..."

His vision was too narrow!

It was only because culture was so lacking nowadays that people treated everything they saw as revolutionary.

As for him... he was different!

He was the creator!

His body felt weak... because he had strained his brain!

Mang said flatly, "Tell me what you think!"

"The old... arrangement?"

"..."

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't leave~" The manager hurriedly stopped him. Looking pained, he said, "Mr. Ooki, you're already receiving the highest rate. We don't earn much either! After all, printing and promotion are all handled by us! We'll lose money!"

"Then I'll go to the booksellers in the Land of Lightning. Don't let you suffer losses. They happened to approach me some time ago too! Let them lose money instead!"

"Damn it! Those brutes actually reached this far?!" The manager cursed under his breath. After seeing the disdain in Mr. Ooki's eyes, he quickly gave an awkward laugh. "We won't lose money! Um, I'll raise it by three..." Seeing Mr. Ooki about to leave, he immediately changed his words. "Five! Five! Is that okay? This is already the highest! You know that, Mr. Ooki! Nobody can offer more than us!"

"Then five it is! At the same time, I hope you can help purchase a batch of grain!"

The upcoming reconstruction work would require quite a lot of food, while the Land of Grass... was only so large. Food had always been a domestic problem.

After settling everything, he left.

Next, it was time to prepare for his departure to the Land of Rain!