A Busy Day

After checking in on his subordinate Ya Midie and learning that his family was doing quite well in Konoha, Xian Yu granted him paid leave, telling him he would be summoned when needed.

The next stop was to visit his little brother, Hiruko. After all, before he left on his travels, Hiruko had claimed he was on the verge of breaking through the final few bottlenecks.

"Sigh, this young master really has a life of toil. I just got back in the middle of the night, haven't even slept properly, and now I have to get up to farm, check on a subordinate's relocation status, and inspect scientific research results," Xian Yu sighed.

Hiruko's residence was not his original civilian house, but a three-story building with a basement that Xian Yu had purchased for him later. All of this had been funded by Danzo.

"What the hell! What is going on?" When Xian Yu found Hiruko, the guy was tinkering with something amidst a pile of mechanical parts in the basement. His dark circles were darker than a national treasure's, yet his mental state was incredibly manic.

Hiruko seemed so focused on what he was doing that he didn't even notice Xian Yu's arrival.

Seeing this, Xian Yu didn't disturb him, choosing instead to stand quietly to the side and watch.

It wasn't until two hours later that Hiruko finished his work. This was a... wait! A server?

"Xian Yu, you're here. Let me tell you! I finally finished it!" Hiruko looked extremely happy, like a child who had scored full marks on an exam and was seeking praise from his parents.

However, Xian Yu was a bit frightened; he was genuinely afraid that this kid might just drop dead right there. His condition was truly abysmal! He looked just like a middle schooler in his past life who had been gaming in an internet cafe for a week and was on the verge of sudden death...

"Ugh... Xian Yu, what did you feed me?" Without a word, Xian Yu had fed a grain of Spirit Rice to his little brother, who was in such a terrible state—he didn't know how long it had been since he last slept, or even ate or drank.

He had currently exchanged for one hundred grains of Spirit Rice, which was enough for the time being.

"How is it? You actually managed to build a server." Xian Yu was somewhat surprised. Ignoring Hiruko's question, he watched as the man's complexion improved significantly after eating the Spirit Rice, and then he asked about the research progress.

Once asked about his work, Hiruko seemed like a different person; in an instant, his entire spirit and energy changed: "Not bad. The conceptual theories you provided were very reasonable after being put into practice. After solving a few key problems, it is basically capable of networking now. It's just that the Internet you mentioned still has no leads. However, if we build Signal Transmitters in Konoha, we can definitely cover the village. Anything further is beyond our current level of capability."

"When can that start?" Xian Yu was already very satisfied with the current progress! After all, there were no satellites in the Naruto World; wanting to achieve global signal coverage and internet access anytime, anywhere, was still too far off.

Xian Yu vaguely remembered that after Naruto's son appeared, the Naruto World had become entirely urbanized, with computers, mobile phones, and the like seemingly available. Since these things would exist decades later, knowing the concepts and developing them in advance was quite practical. He just hadn't expected Hiruko to be so talented in this area; in just over half a year, he had completed the preliminary plan.

One had to realize, this was creating something from nothing! A pioneer blazing a trail is a completely different concept from a successor walking along an existing path.

Hiruko said excitedly, "Xian Yu, your concept is truly genius! I'm working on it; it should take about half a month. But I have already finished the little things you mentioned. You can take a few back and find people to test them to see what's lacking."

After comforting Hiruko, and fearing he might die of exhaustion if he continued to work without sleep, Xian Yu forcibly demanded that he rest for at least one full night every three days and eat at least one full meal every day, or else he would be excluded from the grand plan.

Faced with this threat, Hiruko swore a solemn oath to comply.

Walking out of Hiruko's laboratory, Xian Yu held something both familiar and strange in his hand... it looked a bit like the 'Brick Phone' from his past life.

He had ten more of the same Brick Phones stuffed into a backpack he was carrying.

It didn't have many other functions; currently, it just had a calling function, a top-up platform, a card-issuing platform, and then... a Fruit Machine.

The preliminary plan was to clear out one of the existing shops owned by the Shimura clan and assign a dedicated person to be stationed there, responsible for collecting cash to top up Virtual Currency and selling the Brick Phone units.

Then, the Virtual Currency could be used to purchase a card number on the card-issuing platform. That card number could then be used to top up the required projects. Currently, it could only top up gold coins for the Fruit Machine.

There was no help for it; current technology couldn't achieve instant top-ups for integrated systems. They had to take the indirect route.

And then, let the charm of the Fruit Machine sweep through Konoha...

It was hard to say for others, but there was one person who would definitely love it.

Thinking this, Xian Yu headed toward the Senju ancestral home.

"Oh, it's Xiao Yu. Are you here to see little Tsunade? It's quite unfortunate; little Tsunade went out with Jiraiya and the others." This was Aunt Haruka, who seemed to be on her way to buy groceries.

"Yes, thank you, Aunt Haruka. I'm here to visit Grandma Mito," Xian Yu replied with a smile, his eyes curving.

He soon arrived at Uzumaki Mito's residence and saw that she was already looking toward the courtyard gate.

The Mind's Eye of the Kagura was truly a bugged ability.

"Isn't this little Xian Yu? Where have you been running off to these past few days? You haven't come to see your grandmother at all." Uzumaki Mito exuded an air of grace and nobility, the aura of a mature woman. She still had that beautiful red hair and skin that looked like it would break at a touch; when she smiled, she felt almost on par with Bai Xiaoqi.

"Fairy Sister, I went out traveling recently. I came to see you as soon as I got back, didn't I? I've missed you so much after not seeing you for a few days," Xian Yu said, taking out a large ginseng he had prepared from his robes.

It was the Daimyo Ginseng, which had cost him a full 1,000 Killing Points... plus the 1,800 points spent on 6 units of Spirit Grain and 1,000 points for 100 grains of Spirit Rice, leaving him with only 70 Killing Points now.

"This is?" A hint of surprise appeared on Uzumaki Mito's beautiful face.

She could feel the vast life force contained within this ginseng.

"This is a gift I brought for you, Fairy Sister. To get it, I was hunted by elite Jonin from the Iwa, Suna, Kumo, and Ame villages, along with over a dozen Jonin and dozens of subordinates! It was truly a narrow escape from death. Let me tell you, at that time..." Xian Yu recounted his experience with great exaggeration, describing how dangerous it had been.

Of course, Uzumaki Mito didn't believe the situation was as life-threatening as this little rascal claimed, but she couldn't help but feel moved. This Daimyo Ginseng was indeed an object fought over by several factions; it was certain that this little guy must have gone through some danger to obtain it.

Although she had always stayed in the Senju clan grounds, she was not someone who was ill-informed; most of the Anbu's intelligence was reported to her.

"Didn't the Anbu say it was destroyed in the battle?" Uzumaki Mito asked, somewhat puzzled, as Anbu intelligence was always precise.

"If I hadn't let everyone know it was 'destroyed,' I wouldn't have lived to come back and see you, Fairy Sister." Xian Yu looked aggrieved.

He wasn't doing this to deliberately curry favor with Mito; it was just that as a fan of Naruto in his past life, Uzumaki Mito and Lady Tsunade were his favorite and most respected characters.

These two women had sacrificed no less than anyone else for Konoha. Especially Uzumaki Mito; it could almost be said that she had dedicated her entire life to Konoha.

Simply because this was the village founded by Senju Hashirama.

Uzumaki Mito smiled sweetly and said, "As expected of the grandson-in-law I've pre-selected; you're truly filial."

I'm still young, please spare me. Just let your granddaughter go and plague some other poor kid. Xian Yu wept internally...