Everything is Ready, Only the East Wind is Lacking

"Moshi moshi, this is Hiruko. Is there something you need, Xian Yu?" Hiruko's voice came through the Fruit Slot Machine.

"Hiruko, how is the encryption matter I mentioned to you coming along?"

"Thirteen layers of encryption procedures have been completed. Furthermore, per your suggestion, all our core data resides on the host machine. All Fruit Slot Machines only possess the functionality to receive and transmit signals; no core information is stored on them. Currently, we are the only ones researching this technology, so there shouldn't be any issues, right?"

"Continue to increase the research and development of encryption technology. It must be made as secure as possible. Once this system is cracked, it will be catastrophic."

"Understood, I have received your instructions."

The call ended.

After being busy for these past few days, it was time to open a treasure chest for some fun. Thinking this, Xian Yu silently recited: System, I want to open a Black Iron Treasure Chest.

Host has opened a Black Iron Treasure Chest, consuming 15 diamonds. Balance: 58 diamonds.

Host has successfully opened a Black Iron Treasure Chest and obtained the secret technique 'Thousand Years of Death'.

Xian Yu sighed helplessly: I knew it would be like this...

He got up, ate breakfast, and headed to Xingxin Internet Cafe.

The 500 Fruit Slot Machines had long since been distributed. Nowadays, there weren't many people crowding the entrance of Xingxin.

After a few days of tidying up, the interior of the internet cafe was all set. Upon entering, one found the front desk. The main hall was neatly arranged with round solid wood tables.

Each round table had three rattan hanging chairs, which one could rock back and forth while sitting.

Currently, the tables were empty, as the computers hadn't been set up yet. However, the recent revenue from the internet cafe was still quite good.

Ever since the 500 Fruit Slot Machines were given away for free three days ago, the advertisements had been effective. People who owned a Fruit Slot Machine could call their friends and family anywhere in the village. This magical function was sought after by the vast majority of villagers!

As long as one topped up 10 taels, they could use the calling function for a month. Even for the poorest families, 10 taels was an affordable amount.

In these three days, the Fruit Slot Machines sold out completely. The remaining 500 units in stock were all sold, and people kept calling to ask, "When will you have more Fruit Slot Machines here? I want to buy one for my wife too."

On Hiruko's side, the cost of materials and labor for one Fruit Slot Machine totaled 1,000 taels, and the retail price was 1,200 taels.

The reason for setting such a low price was to popularize the Fruit Slot Machine as quickly as possible. Once everyone in Konoha had a machine in their hands, would there be any fear of not making money?

Just like that, the 500 Fruit Slot Machines had earned Xian Yu 100,000 taels.

Quite a few people bought top-up cards, though 80 percent of them only bought a 100-tael card for phone credit.

After all, this was a novel item that had just appeared; those willing to throw large amounts of money at it were still in the minority. Most people remained cautious, adopting a "wait and see" attitude.

With one thousand users, over 250,000 taels worth of top-up cards had been sold. On average, that was 250 taels per person.

Even so, this was currently enough to cover the wages for the staff at Xingxin Internet Cafe and Hiruko's research department.

However, this total of 350,000 taels couldn't be considered fully realized profit yet. A significant portion was still in the form of unspent gold coins.

With the 5 million tael loan provided by Danzo, Xian Yu felt as steady as an old dog.

One had to know that Konoha had a permanent population of 100,000. These one thousand customers were only one percent of that.

"Give me a large cola and a hamburger. Thanks." A young man walked in and sat at the table next to Xian Yu.

Aunt Ya and the hooded girl were both at the front desk. Hearing this, the hooded girl nimbly stood up, made a fresh hamburger, poured a glass of cola, and brought it over.

Since the computers weren't ready yet, these round tables had become dining tables.

"Thanks for your patronage, that will be 15 taels. Will you be paying with cash or gold coins?" The hooded girl placed the tray gently in front of the young man and smiled sweetly.

The young man was clearly stunned by the girl's clear and beautiful face. After a few seconds of hesitation, he said awkwardly, "Gold... gold coins. I'll pay with gold coins."

The hooded girl's smile was very infectious and approachable. Xian Yu thought to himself that Nonō truly lived up to her reputation.

"Please provide your Fruit Slot Machine number," the hooded girl said.

"1500023," the young man recited a string of numbers.

The hooded girl logged into the sales backend using her own Fruit Slot Machine. After performing a few operations, she said respectfully, "All done. Please confirm the payment on your Fruit Slot Machine."

Due to temporary technical limitations, they couldn't reach the level of advancement from Xian Yu's past life. Therefore, they had to use an old-fashioned method: using the terminal backend of the 'Fruit Slot Machine' app to split the payment and collection functions across several specially manufactured machines.

"Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo~" Just then, the Fruit Slot Machine at the front desk rang.

"Moshi moshi, this is the front desk of Xingxin Internet Cafe." Aunt Ya pressed the answer button and said softly.

"I want to order two hamburgers, two large colas, and one grilled sausage. The address is 82 Front Road of the Ninja Academy." The voice came through the machine.

"Understood. Hamburgers are 10 gold coins each, large colas are 5 gold coins each, and the grilled sausage is 2 gold coins. That will be 32 gold coins. I have sent you the payment request; please confirm it."

Once the payment was made on the other end, Aunt Ya saw that the gold coins had been received. She immediately prepared the hamburgers and colas, packed them into a paper box printed with the Xingxin Internet Cafe logo, and called out, "Samoya, come out and deliver this order."

The white-haired little boy Samoya immediately ran down from upstairs: "Mm, coming!"

"Deliver this to 82 Front Road of the Ninja Academy. The customer's Fruit Slot Machine number is 1500537. Remember to be careful on the way." Samoya nodded obediently, took the packaged box, placed it into a bamboo basket, and ran out while holding the basket.

There were five little delivery boys on standby upstairs. Besides Samoya, the other four were children from the orphanage, all over six years old.

In truth, business hadn't been that great lately; there were only a few deliveries a day.

However, Xian Yu didn't mind. After all, everything is difficult at the start. Once everyone developed the habit, they naturally wouldn't be able to live without it.

Currently, the most ordered items were cola and hamburgers, as these two things were only sold at Xingxin.

"Ah, Xian Yu, you really are here again." Little Tsunade suddenly ran in from the door, panting as she plopped down onto the hanging chair next to Xian Yu.

With the arrival of Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Might Guy walked in one after another.

As soon as Jiraiya entered, he sat on the empty hanging chair at the same table, his feet dangling and swinging off the ground. He seemed to particularly enjoy the swing: "Xian Yu, this place you've set up is truly fantastic."

Business at Xingxin wasn't very good these days, and most of the tables and chairs were empty, so it had unexpectedly become a base for his little friends to come and sit whenever they had nothing to do.

"You've come at just the right time. I'll be very busy here in a few days, and I hope you can all come over to help out then." Xian Yu took a couple of sips of cola through a straw and continued: "A very fun game will be starting its first round of closed beta testing here."

"What kind of game?"

"Ninjas who specialize in summoning psychic beasts, ninjas who master elemental ninjutsu like lightning, fire, and ice, and ninjas who specialize in taijutsu."

Xian Yu smiled happily, finally able to relive the nostalgia of his past life, and said mysteriously: "I call it, Ninja Legend."