Borrowing Money from Uchiha Sasuke

On the other side, Haruno Sakura rushed to Uchiha Sasuke's side, her eyes filled with nothing but worry!

"Sasuke, are you alright?!"

However, Uchiha Sasuke had no intention of acknowledging Haruno Sakura, instead fixing his gaze on Ito Hirofumi with a look full of fighting spirit...

"You won this time, Hirofumi! But I won't admit defeat. After all, I carry the pride of the Uchiha Clan!!! Next time, I will definitely defeat you!!!"

Ito Hirofumi raised an eyebrow upon hearing Uchiha Sasuke's words.

Since Uchiha Sasuke inherited the entire legacy of the Uchiha Clan, he must be quite wealthy, right?!

Should I borrow some money from him to spend...

"Sure! I'll be waiting for you!!! Sasuke!!!"

Ito Hirofumi had several ideas regarding his future plans.

First and foremost, he had to make money and get stronger...

After all, his system only recognized money.

He really didn't look down on summoning Genin or Chunin; ninjas of that caliber were truly useless, and besides providing limited help, they were a drain on his finances.

His goal was at least a blue-tier summon, which corresponded to the strength of a Jonin.

But such a powerhouse required one million wealth points, which meant one million ryo...

Therefore, he had to think of every possible way to make money.

He couldn't count on his own family; getting a few tens of thousands of ryo from them would already be a miracle.

Within Konoha, he could try doing some business, or perhaps write some erotic novels like Jiraiya.

After all, after so many years, Jiraiya had become a world-renowned tycoon thanks to the Icha Icha Paradise series!

But that way of making money was too slow.

The fastest way was to rob people. He certainly had targets in mind; he couldn't touch the powerful entities like the Five Great Nations or other hidden villages, but Gato in the Land of Waves was definitely a prime leek!

A mere merchant with no real strength, surrounded only by a few samurai—at most, he only had Haku and Zabuza—yet this guy possessed a massive amount of wealth!

Even within Konoha, one could hear of Gato's reputation.

After all, this guy was one of the wealthiest people in the world...

He had even considered asking Uchiha Madara to help him rob someone, but now it seemed he had a better target.

Uchiha Sasuke possessed the wealth of the entire Uchiha Clan; surely it wouldn't be a problem to borrow a few hundred million from him as his good friend, right?!

There were only so many wealthy people worth noting in Konoha. Aside from Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, there were only a few major clans left...

Among these major clans, the Hyuga Clan and the Nara Clan were likely the wealthiest.

After all, now that the Uchiha were gone, the Hyuga Clan was the largest clan in Konoha!

And the Nara Clan dealt in medicinal herbs, making them very rich as well!

He had always thought this way, but he had overlooked Uchiha Sasuke. Now it seemed he needed to find a way to get on good terms with him!

The dignified Uchiha Clan—even if some of their wealth had been carved up by Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, they should still have a few hundred million left, right?

After all, those two old foxes, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, wouldn't dare push too hard, not with Uchiha Itachi still alive out there!

After the battle ended, the afternoon classes were basically over. Upon returning to the classroom and tidying up a bit, Iruka announced that school was dismissed...

The students in the class were all noisy, preparing to head home to their respective families.

"Hey! Everyone!!!"

Ito Hirofumi was naturally calling out to his little group, and everyone heard his shout and looked over curiously.

"What is it, Hirofumi?"

"Is something the matter?"

"Yeah, don't tell me you're planning another get-together?!"

"..."

Several of the young ninjas gathered around. Uchiha Sasuke hesitated for a moment; he didn't leave immediately, instead turning his gaze toward them.

Ito Hirofumi walked straight up to Uchiha Sasuke.

"It's nothing much, just that our little squad has one more person today, right?"

Ito Hirofumi said, looking at Uchiha Sasuke.

"In the past, we've all visited each other's homes and had meals together, so Sasuke! You wouldn't be so stingy, would you?!

We've all been guests at each other's homes; surely you aren't planning on not inviting us to hang out at your place?!"

Hearing Ito Hirofumi's words, Uzumaki Naruto and the other young ninjas all showed expectant expressions.

After all, there was nothing else to do after going home, so it would be much more fun to hang out with a group of good friends!

Especially since Uchiha Sasuke was still living in the Uchiha Clan's compound—a place none of them had ever visited!

Uchiha Sasuke hesitated upon hearing this, because after that incident, he was the only one left in the entire clan.

Even if he invited these classmates to his home, what could he possibly offer to host them?

Although he hesitated, Uchiha Sasuke felt a flicker of anticipation deep down; after all, he had lived alone for so many years, and it would certainly be livelier if everyone came over to visit.

"I... I..."

Uzumaki Naruto noticed Uchiha Sasuke's hesitation and walked over while picking his nose.

"Are you even capable of this~~~ you scrawny dog~~~~

We've all visited each other's homes before, and even though I'm all by myself, I still treated everyone to instant ramen!

You, the pride of the Uchiha Clan~~~~ surely you aren't that stingy~~~~~"

While still picking his nose, Uzumaki Naruto goaded Uchiha Sasuke with an incredibly bizarre tone.

"You damn Uzumaki idiot!!!

I'm not as stingy as you!

I was just... I was just thinking about what I should treat everyone to!

How could I possibly be like an idiot like you and only serve instant ramen?!

I'm not short on money!!!"

Ito Hirofumi's eyes lit up the moment he heard that!

That's exactly what I wanted to hear—that you aren't short on money!!!

Knowing you're loaded makes it so much easier for me to ask to borrow some later!

Uzumaki Naruto, on the other hand, didn't take Uchiha Sasuke's words to heart at all; after all, treating everyone to instant ramen was the absolute best he could do!

"Tch~~~~ Uchiha scrawny dog~~~~"

"You damn Uzumaki idiot!"

"Uchiha scrawny dog!!!"

"Uzumaki idiot!!!"

"Sasuke!!!"

"Naruto!!!"

"..."

And just like that, fueled by Uchiha Sasuke's "money power," the small group began a massive shopping spree!

Ito Hirofumi had just noticed that the smallest denomination in Uchiha Sasuke's wallet was a ten-thousand-ryo note!

And there were dozens of them!!!!

Furthermore, this money was definitely not the entirety of Uchiha Sasuke's fortune.