Young Master Sasuke Pays Too Much

A week later, a strange occurrence took place in Konohagakure: the young master of the Uchiha, who had been hiding away in the Uchiha compound for ages, suddenly appeared in the market and began selling off a massive collection of Uchiha belongings.

These items included jewelry, antiques, high-end wooden furniture, paintings, calligraphy, and folding screens.

There was no shortage of dark-minded individuals who gloated, saying, "I never expected the Uchiha to decline so quickly. The young master of the Uchiha family has actually been reduced to selling off his ancestors' property."

Sasuke was naturally unaware of these rumors, and even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared, because he needed money!

Inside the Hokage building.

"Lord Hokage, Uchiha Sasuke is selling off more Uchiha family heirlooms."

Upon hearing the report, the Third Hokage took a puff of his pipe, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "I understand. There is no need to report such matters in the future."

"Yes!"

At Danzo's residence.

"After selling off his family property, Uchiha Sasuke deposited the funds into the bank as usual." (Note: There are banks in the world of Naruto; Jiraiya once showed Naruto a bankbook.)

"You may leave."

Danzo gave the order indifferently.

"Yes!"

It was still too little loot. Back then, he had focused all his attention on the Sharingan and the cash; how had he failed to realize that the Uchiha clan possessed so many other valuable items?

Danzo felt a secret resentment, but he had no intention of seizing Sasuke's funds at the moment.

First, he had been stripped of his position as an advisor by the Third Hokage and was nominally just an ordinary ninja; any further petty moves would only arouse the Third Hokage's vigilance.

Second, the banks in the Land of Fire were spearheaded by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, with various nobles and powerful factions—including Konohagakure—investing in them. He liked to stir up trouble, but he couldn't just do as he pleased.

Early morning, in the training grounds of the Uchiha compound.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Heavy, crisp thuds echoed throughout the training ground. Sasuke stood before a wooden dummy, throwing punch after punch with ferocity.

From the very first day he returned to the Uchiha compound, Sasuke had mapped out his own training regimen.

It began with physical conditioning every morning: running, frog jumps, jump rope, push-ups, hitting the wooden dummy, and sit-ups. Sasuke had stuck to these simple methods of body strengthening for the past week, with the wooden dummy being the final task of his morning physical routine.

In addition to the morning physical training, he also maintained a schedule of shuriken and kunai throwing practice and ninjutsu training at noon, followed by personal reflection and book study in the evening. As a result, Sasuke only slept about five hours a day, spending almost all his remaining time training.

Although it was grueling, Sasuke didn't find it tedious; on the contrary, he felt a sense of tireless devotion to it.

"Young Master Sasuke!"

A middle-aged man of average height and appearance walked into the training ground. His eyes lit up when he saw Sasuke, and he hurried over to greet him enthusiastically.

Behind him, a coachman drove a carriage pulled by five horses, and several burly men followed closely behind.

The carriage was a cargo vehicle, and on it sat a giant purple Wagyu bull, nearly 4 meters at the shoulder and about 6 meters in length, weighing an estimated 3,000 kilograms at a glance.

The purple Wagyu was robust, with thick, massive horns that sprouted from its broad, purple-ridged crest, extending outward before curving upward like a crescent moon or a bolt of lightning. The hide and purple fur on its body faintly resembled the shape of lightning.

"Hoo!"

Hearing the greeting, Sasuke stopped, let out a long breath, wiped away his sweat, turned around, and asked, "It seems you've managed to get what I wanted. That was quite fast."

"Of course, Young Master Sasuke. Anything you command, I will certainly do my utmost to fulfill."

The middle-aged man nodded, walked forward with a fawning smile, and gestured toward the carriage.

"Young Master Sasuke, that is the Thunder Beef you requested. It is said that the reason the barbarians of the Land of Lightning grow so tall and strong has a lot to do with what they eat. This Thunder Beef is a treasure among treasures; even when the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning holds a state banquet, Thunder Beef is an indispensable delicacy!"

Thunder Beef was a specialty of the Land of Lightning. Its meat was delicious and rich in nutrients, arguably the most expensive beef in the world, worth more than its weight in gold.

"Mm."

Sasuke nodded without further comment and stepped forward to inspect it.

In his previous life, the largest bovine species was the gaur, but the Thunder Beef before him was more than twice as large. It was truly a world with an extraordinary power system.

Seeing that Sasuke seemed satisfied, the middle-aged man turned around and gave a signal. A burly man immediately lifted a transparent container filled with milk from the carriage.

"Young Master Sasuke, I have also found the Kobe Camel Milk from the Land of Wind that you requested. Please, take a look."

As the saying went, cow's milk was easy to come by, but camel's milk was hard to find. Camel's milk was often a premium product, and the milk of the Kobe camel was the cream of the crop, its value no less than that of the Thunder Beef.

"Good work!"

Sasuke glanced at it and said casually.

These items were naturally Sasuke's requirements. In his past life, he had been a fitness enthusiast and a nutrition expert, believing firmly in the principle that one must eat well to train well.

After the Uchiha massacre, most of the liquid assets and hard currency had vanished, leaving him with only a small fraction. The village had offered him no explanation for this.

Sasuke had no intention of asking, knowing in his heart that those assets were currently none of his business. Although the remainder was enough for him to eat like a king until he reached adulthood with plenty left over.

But it wasn't enough—far from it!

Since he had to eat, he would eat the best in the world; since he had to drink, he would drink the most expensive in the world.

Although most of the Uchiha's liquid assets and hard currency were gone, as the oldest noble clan in the ninja world, the various antiques, jewelry, paintings, calligraphy, and even the high-end furniture and folding screens within the Uchiha estate were extremely valuable.

It is truly easy to squander what you did not earn!

After a brief moment of thought, Sasuke sold everything, exchanging it for a massive sum of money that instantly made him the person with the most liquid assets in the entire village.

With this fortune in hand, Sasuke first purchased a katana crafted entirely from chakra metal and a large supply of medicinal herbs for training support; the remaining money was enough to keep him fed on Thunder Beef, Kobe camel milk, and other high-end nutritional foods for over twenty years.

Even Hyuga Hiashi would not dare to spend money like this, as he had to account for the financial flow of an entire clan, whereas Sasuke did not; he was essentially using the entire inheritance of his clan to support himself alone.

Having money really allows one to be incredibly willful!

"Then... Young Master Sasuke, would you like me to have these delivered to your home?"

The middle-aged man bowed slightly, speaking with great respect.

He was a merchant in Konohagakure with modest capabilities; he lacked the skill and the nerve to engage in smuggling ninja tools or selling ninjutsu scrolls, but procuring rare, specialty goods was well within his reach.

Initially, when Sasuke approached him a few days ago, he had not wanted to take on this business; he disliked the Uchiha clan and went out of his way to avoid the place where the recent massacre had occurred.

But... alas...

Young Master Sasuke offered far too much money.

"No need, you may head back now. I will contact you again when I have need of you."

Sasuke replied indifferently.

"Understood! Then I shall take my leave."