Yamanaka Flower Shop

Konoha's property prices aren't actually that high. A shop in the busiest area, close to the Hokage Building, only costs 1000 Ryo per square meter per year in rent.

Kamiya Keiyun had his eye on a shop, two stories high, with a total area of 80 square meters. The annual rent was only 80,000 Ryo!

However, Kamiya Keiyun thought about it. Konoha doesn't have a large population, and its commerce isn't very developed. It's basically in a small-scale agricultural economy era, so shop rents naturally wouldn't be too expensive.

But this is actually unscientific. Because even though Konoha's productivity isn't high, the ninjas are wealthy and have strong purchasing power!

He looked at the missions posted at the mission board: D-rank missions are 5,000 to 50,000 Ryo, C-rank missions are 30,000 to 100,000 Ryo, B-rank missions are 80,000 to 200,000 Ryo, A-rank missions are 1.5 million to 1 million Ryo, and S-rank missions are over 1 million Ryo.

Even a Genin has the ability to take on missions. Although they can only take D-rank missions, these missions aren't difficult. They can be completed in five to six days at most, or one to two days at least.

If we average it to 4 days, that's 7 missions per month, which amounts to 35,000 to 350,000 Ryo.

For a team of four, the captain gets fifty percent, and the remaining fifty percent is split among the other three. Then each Genin's monthly income can reach 6,000 to 60,000 Ryo!

Is that not much?

Not at all. Keep in mind that Genin are just graduating from the Ninja Academy, and Genin are all kids around 12 years old!

And these Genin don't always do D-rank missions. They do more C-rank and B-rank missions, and their income directly multiplies tenfold, tenfold!

In short, ninjas are a group with super high incomes. If you put them in modern society, Konohagakure would be an elite community, filled with high-income individuals, the top 1% in the country!

It would be comparable to the central CBD of the capital or Shanghai!

And such an elite community's main commercial content is food.

All sorts of butcher shops, dessert shops, and ramen shops.

What a waste!

Kamiya Keiyun instantly thought of a hundred and eighty ways to drain the ninjas' money pouches!

But then he thought again, most of his methods aren't very feasible. Either they're limited by the era, or limited by his own abilities.

He needs to find something professional, executable, and not troublesome to start with.

"Huh, there's a flower shop here?" Kamiya Keiyun walked over.

Yamanaka Flower Shop. This is another shop run by a Konoha clan. Inside stood a beautiful girl with a golden ponytail, exuding an energetic vibe.

At the moment, she was bored, reading a book.

He was very familiar with the cover of the book. It was the one Sanyō recommended him to read, Fly, which was reportedly very popular among girls.

"Do you two want to buy some flowers?" Hearing someone arrive, she immediately stood up and asked, "Are you visiting a relative?"

"Visiting a relative?" Kamiya Keiyun was stunned for a moment. He looked around and then realized.

This damn flower shop is right next to Konoha Hospital!

No wonder, I thought, why would a ninja village have a flower shop? Wouldn't it go out of business!

So that's how it is. It seems this flower shop has chosen a good location.

"How much are these flowers?" Kamiya Keiyun pointed to a white flower and asked.

"Oh, these are very rare white carnations. They symbolize health and warmth, perfect for giving when visiting a patient!" the girl introduced. "As for the price, it's 150 Ryo per stem."

150 Ryo, that seems a bit expensive.

"If I buy a lot, can I get a discount?" Kamiya Keiyun asked.

"Hmm?" The blonde girl's eyes lit up. "How many do you want?"

"Hmm," Kamiya Keiyun thought for a moment. "100,000 stems?"

"Uh," the blonde girl was taken aback, then looked at Sanyō. "Is this your younger brother? He looks very smart!"

Sanyō was speechless. She could understand. The girl thought Kamiya Keiyun was being mischievous and that Sanyō was the real decision-maker.

But you're mistaken!

"He is indeed very smart!" Sanyō said. "Also, um, I'm accompanying him. All the money is with him, and he's the one in charge between us!"

"Ah?" The girl blinked and looked back at Kamiya Keiyun.

Although this kid is quite cute, he's delaying my business, which is unforgivable. But since the money is with him...

"Do you really want to buy 100,000 stems?" the girl asked seriously. "Look at our reputation. I don't want to use the Yamanaka family name to pressure you, but you should also know the consequences of joking!"

"No!" Kamiya Keiyun shook his head.

"You!" The girl put her hands on her hips. "Are you kidding me?"

"No, what I mean is, 100,000 stems is just the starting point. If things go smoothly, a million, or even tens of millions of stems, are not impossible!" Kamiya Keiyun said.

"Hmm?" The girl's face turned completely dark. "What exactly do you want to do?"

"I have money, right here!" Kamiya Keiyun took out the banknotes from his pocket. "I can't afford 100,000, but I can afford 50,000, so you can rest assured, I'm not joking. I need a few types of flowers as samples to test my idea. You can also go back and discuss with your family whether you have the capacity to supply 100,000 or a million stems!"

"Ah, this..." The blonde girl fell silent. Although she still thought the child was joking, the banknotes weren't fake, and the child's mature attitude wasn't fake either.

"Oh, my name is Kamiya Keiyun!" Kamiya Keiyun said.

"Ah, ah, my name is Yamanaka Ayase!" the girl quickly replied. "The shop owner is my aunt, but she had something to do today, so I'm temporarily watching the store."

"Are you a ninja?" Kamiya Keiyun noticed the forehead protector on Yamanaka Ayase's shoulder.

"Ah, yes, I'm a Chunin!" Yamanaka Ayase nodded.

"Then I'll choose some flowers, and could you also give me some flower seeds? Can you make that decision?" Kamiya Keiyun asked.

"Ah, y-yes, I can," Yamanaka Ayase quickly replied. "Which ones do you want?"

"A bit of everything," Kamiya Keiyun said.

"Okay, okay," Yamanaka Ayase hurriedly helped Kamiya Keiyun choose flowers.

Half an hour later, she stood at the shop entrance and called out, "Please come again!"

Happily sitting back down, Yamanaka Ayase picked up her book again, but her mind was in a complete mess, and she couldn't concentrate at all.

"What's going on?" Yamanaka Ayase felt a bit hesitant, sensing that something was off.

"Ayase, did a big customer just come by? I saw him leave with a lot of flowers. Why weren't they wrapped?" a voice sounded from outside. Yamanaka Ayase looked up. It was her aunt, the wife of the Yamanaka Clan Head, Yamanaka Mieko.

"Ah, ah!" Yamanaka Ayase suddenly remembered.

"He didn't pay!"

"Ah, what? What happened?" Yamanaka Mieko was stunned. The number of flowers those two children took away was not small!

"I, I don't know either," Yamanaka Ayase felt like her life was in question. I'm a Chunin, and those two kids... Sanyō is practically invisible, and Kamiya Keiyun is just a brat.

Facing a little brat, why do I feel like I'm with my father?

Even so, his presence is even greater than my father's!

"He, he said he had big business to cooperate with us on and wanted to take some flowers back for verification," Yamanaka Ayase explained in a small voice.

"Big business, how big? The flowers he took include very rare varieties, with a total value close to 300,000 Ryo!" Yamanaka Mieko asked.

"Uh, he said it might involve a hundred thousand, a million flowers," Yamanaka Ayase continued in a very small voice.

"It would be one thing if he were a Jonin, but he's just a brat! You believed that? Ayase, have you gone brain-dead from missions?" Yamanaka Mieko asked.

"Uh, should I go get the money back then?" Yamanaka Ayase tried to salvage the situation.

"Did he say when he'd be back?"

"Uh, in a month."

"What's his name?"

"Kamiya Keiyun!"

Yamanaka Mieko shook her head. "Kamiya? A family I've never heard of. Let's not bother getting the money back. We'll see in a month. After all, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can take advantage of the Yamanaka Clan!"

"Uh, okay!" Yamanaka Ayase nodded, but then she thought of that child's calm demeanor.

Was he lying?

It didn't seem like it at all.