Money-Making Methods

"Making money." Kamiya Sanyō paused, surprised her younger brother would ask her that.

"Before, in Quánqīng Town, we relied on villagers' offerings and donations, as well as selling omamori. But I've noticed the people of Konohagakure don't seem to believe in Inari, or rather, they don't believe in any gods!" Sanyō replied.

The implication was that their previous methods of making money wouldn't work anymore.

"I wasn't planning on selling that stuff anyway. How much does an omamori even cost!" Kamiya Keiyun shook his head.

"Right now, the most in-demand items in the village are grain, ninja tools, and various types of meat," Sanyō said after thinking. "But our family can't make ninja tools, nor do we have a way to get meat. As for grain, we only have thirty mu of land, and it's not harvest season. Even if it were, Father controls the money.

"Is there any place that makes money fast?" Keiyun asked. "Like, a casino or something?"

"Uh, are you going to look for a job at the casino?" Sanyō shook her head. "But they don't hire children, do they!"

Keiyun was speechless. What job would I look for? I don't have that kind of time!

Besides, working is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime.

"Just tell me if there is one!" Keiyun asked.

"Uh, no, there aren't any within Konohagakure. The closest town with a casino is Kiso County, about 20 kilometers from Konoha!" Sanyō replied.

"That far!" Keiyun frowned. So, I'd have to leave the village first to go to a casino to make money, and then buy materials?

That could work, but I actually wanted to improve our meals within Konohagakure. I can eat my fill now, but that's it. I haven't even used the Strengthened Digestive System yet.

If I used that, my appetite would skyrocket. And if I taught Sanyō, Ruri, and Hei Bei to do the same...

The Kamiya Family could definitely afford it, but the Kamiya Family's legitimate earnings aren't even enough for Hiromi to buy alcohol. So, the money spent would have to come from selling my sister.

That kind of money... Keiyun felt disgusted just thinking about it!

"Does singing and dancing make money?" Keiyun asked.

He knew quite a few Japanese songs, mostly because many Japanese songs had been covered. He might not remember the lyrics, but he remembered all the melodies. And for songs, lyrics can be written casually; it's always the melody that carries them.

"You mean like a diva?" Sanyō shook her head. "Divas can only make money at the Singing and Dancing Pavilion, and Konoha doesn't have a Singing and Dancing Pavilion!"

Alright, it seems the idol economy hasn't taken off here yet. Art forms like popular music are still a bit early for the Ninja World.

Thinking about it, Keiyun suddenly realized that the ways he could make money were surprisingly few!

The main problem is, his time is too short. And when time is short, there aren't many methods that are fast, profitable, and safe. Most of them are already written in the criminal code.

"Oh, right! You could write novels. I heard writing novels is very profitable," Sanyō suddenly remembered. "My best friends are all reading a novel called Fei. I have a copy in my room, I'll get it for you!"

Sanyō hurried out and came back with a book that was well-bound but had rather ordinary paper.

The book was titled Fei, and the author was Kamiwano Nobuko.

"I heard this book has sold 400,000 copies in the Land of Fire. Each book is 150 Ryo. If Miss Nobuko gets 15 Ryo per book, that's a total of 6 million Ryo!"

Keiyun blinked. That's right!

This era is roughly equivalent to the 1920s on Earth. There were no televisions or radios back then; people's entertainment relied mainly on various novels. Like in my previous life, most major novelists were active during this period, and classic works were mostly born during this time. By the 21st century, although online novels are very popular and many authors are quite skilled, it's difficult to achieve the influence of past works like the Sherlock Holmes series or The Three-Body Problem.

The Ninja World is similar. Without television or radio, entertainment can only rely on novels. It's only natural that novelists earn a lot. Writing novels is a dead-end path? That doesn't exist in this world! Of course, the premise is that you have to write very well!

"But I'm only 5 years old. You're telling me to write novels?" Keiyun asked with a smile.

"Ah?" Sanyō was taken aback. That's right!

Her brother's mature behavior often made her forget his age, but he was indeed just a five-year-old child. Other five-year-olds were still playing in the mud. Being sensible was already astonishing; asking him to write novels now...

Was that asking too much?

"Novels can be written, but not now. However, this can be listed as an option!" Keiyun would never underestimate novels. In fact, an excellent novel could influence a generation, or even several generations.

Especially since novels can contain ideas; it's an extremely effective way to spread concepts. Take chivalry, for example. Gu Long's and Jin Yong's novels have influenced several generations! The sages of antiquity did the same. Works like Mencius, Han Feizi, Liezi, and many other philosophical texts contain numerous stories, and the sages used these stories to spread their ideas.

Of course, some scum also use stories to spread ideas, like washing dishes seven times, or youth summer camps. As the saying goes, if you don't occupy the propaganda front, the enemy will. Rather than letting others write nonsense, it's better to do it yourself and transform this world into what you want it to be. That would make this transmigration worthwhile!

"Well, that's all I know," Sanyō shook her head. When she chatted with her friends, they often talked about making money, but never about the process, only the results. For example, "So-and-so's husband earned twenty million." "So-and-so lost thirty million on trade."

As for how it was earned or why it was lost, nobody cared.

Kamiya Keiyun stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Making money was nothing more than production and sales, buying low and selling high, or investing in technology, targeting more people to earn more money.

Production and sales, and buying low and selling high, were definitely not suitable for him. As for investing in technology...

Kamiya Keiyun felt that the Mud to Stone jutsu had great value. If it were in his past life, industries like tunnel construction, pipeline building, and brick factories would have been drooling over this jutsu.

After all, building railways and excavating mountains not only required tunnel boring machines but was also very dangerous and inefficient. It was common for it to take a year or two to dig through a mountain, but if ninjas were involved, it might only take a few months.

But the problem was, Kamiya Keiyun didn't know if such a jutsu already existed in this world!

I'm just a five-year-old child. If I casually think of something, there's no reason I would create a jutsu that doesn't exist in the world, right!

But, what if?

What if?

If this jutsu truly didn't exist, then wouldn't it be very promising for Kamiya Keiyun to find someone who recognized its value and cooperate to start a factory?

This person should ideally be very wealthy, able to advance him some funds; ideally, also very influential, able to protect this technology, not necessarily monopolize it, but at least be able to obtain the maximum profit.

They also had to be trustworthy, not someone who would betray him after getting the technology; they also needed authority. Kamiya Keiyun didn't want everyone to know that he invented this jutsu. If this person could claim it on his behalf, that would be best!

Did such a person exist?

Kamiya Keiyun's first thought was Hatake Sakumo!

But he quickly shook his head. He and Hatake Sakumo had only met once, and had only agreed to a spar.

He admitted that Hatake Sakumo was a decent person, but you only knew a person's face, not their heart. What if faced with immense profit, he turned his back on him?

Especially since Hatake Sakumo came from a clan!

His own actions would be influenced by the interests of his clan!

Rather than trusting Hatake Sakumo, he might as well trust Snake Uncle!

After all, Snake Uncle's character had been certified by his roommate. Being able to give him such an affectionate nickname, Kamiya Keiyun felt this person couldn't be wrong!