Starting as Hokage by Summoning Uchiha Madara

Looking at Uchiha Madara before him, Ito Hirofumi said just one word!

"Money!!!"

"What the hell?!" Uchiha Madara didn't understand at first.

He'd just asked the kid what price this ability came at. What was he going on about money for?!

Could such an outrageous feat really be done just by spending money?!

Bullshit!!!

"Kid, I asked what price you had to pay! Are you seriously asking me for money? I don't have anything right now. I even have to rely on you for meals! Do I look like I have money?!"

Ito Hirofumi set down his glass of wine...

"Madara! Didn't you just ask what it costs to summon and revive a spirit? The price is money! To be precise, silver!"

"Nani?!!!!"

Uchiha Madara looked utterly incredulous. A terrifying, heaven-defying ability like this—how could it possibly be done just by spending money?!

"Kid! Do you take me for a fool?! Are you messing with me for fun?! If the price is too high, you can just say so. I'm not insisting that you summon any spirits!

Trying to fool me with this so-called money—you don't really think I'm some idiot, do you?!"

Ito Hirofumi looked a little helpless at that...

"See? You asked, and I told you. But now that I've told you, you don't believe me. What am I supposed to do?!"

As he spoke, Ito Hirofumi spread his hands.

"It's not that I don't believe you! It's just that this is completely unbelievable! How could you bring a spirit back to life so easily?!

If all it took was money, wouldn't all those people who died have been revived already?!"

Uchiha Madara still couldn't believe it.

"Sigh... I knew you wouldn't believe me. I don't really understand exactly how it works either, but ever since I went to the Underworld last time, I've learned a bit about this ability of mine..."

Ito Hirofumi naturally wasn't going to tell him about the system. But he had to explain things a little to Uchiha Madara, since he wanted Madara to help him make money in the future!

After a brief pause, Ito Hirofumi continued.

"I just need to spend a certain amount of silver to summon a spirit, and, just like you, bring them back to life perfectly!

"But there are limits. I can only summon shinobi, and they have to have been at least Genin. There's no way to do it with ordinary people..."

The system didn't have an option for civilians, so the spirits he summoned had to have been people with chakra in life. That meant they had to have been at least Genin.

Hearing Ito Hirofumi explain things so convincingly, Uchiha Madara felt a stir of excitement. Could the kid really be telling the truth?!

If so, this ability was terrifying...

He could summon all the powerful people of the past just by spending money!

And they'd be revived in perfect condition!!!

It was simply too outrageous!!!

"Kid, since you've explained it so clearly, let me ask you this: how much does it cost to summon a shinobi?!"

"Now that's the right question!

"The amount of silver required depends on the shinobi's strength.

"Ten thousand silver summons a Genin, a hundred thousand summons a Chunin, a million summons a Jonin, and ten million summons an Elite Jonin...

"As for a hundred million silver, that summons a powerhouse at the Hokage level, like you!"

After hearing this explanation, Uchiha Madara understood a little better.

"So... you mean a shinobi's rank corresponds to a different amount of silver?!

"But there seems to be a flaw here. What if a shinobi is incredibly strong, but their rank is only Genin? Wouldn't you be getting a bargain?!

"Or the other way around—wouldn't you be taking a huge loss?!"

Ito Hirofumi had already asked the system about this very question. He'd raised the same concern at the time.

But the system had explained that shinobi rank was determined by the system and had no connection to the ranks shinobi held in reality...

Take Might Duy, Might Guy's father, for example. His shinobi rank was only Genin, but when he went all out, he had the strength of a Hokage-level fighter!

Summoning someone like him would still cost a hundred million Wealth Points—that is, a hundred million silver. There was no way to get him for just ten thousand silver!

Ito Hirofumi hadn't argued with the system's explanation. After all, it meant he wouldn't lose money!

If he ended up summoning someone famous but weak, like Shimura Danzō, wouldn't he be taking a huge loss?!

Thinking of this, Ito Hirofumi explained to Uchiha Madara.

"There's no flaw. My ability can assess the strength of spirits on its own, so what you described won't happen!"

Uchiha Madara nodded at that.

"So, if you want to summon someone at my level right now, you'll need to come up with a hundred million silver? Is that what you mean?!"

"Right! Exactly..."

"Then doesn't that mean you spent a hundred million silver to summon and revive me?!"

"No, no! Not at all!" Ito Hirofumi shook his head.

"What do you mean?! Does your ability think I'm not worth that much?!"

Uchiha Madara was getting worked up. He was the great Ghost of the Uchiha, Uchiha Madara himself! Was he really worth less than a Hokage?!

Was this ability stupid or something??

Was he not worth a hundred million silver?!

"See? You're getting worked up again!

"You didn't cost anything. You were free—you were given to me for nothing. Get it?!

"A hundred million silver... Where am I supposed to get that kind of money?! I couldn't scrape together a hundred million even if I sold off my entire clan!!!

"My ability gave you to me for free. Anyway, I guess I got pretty lucky to have summoned you! I came out way ahead..."

At that moment, Uchiha Madara was in a terrible mood!!!

Especially after hearing Ito Hirofumi say "free" and "given to me for nothing"!

He, Uchiha Madara, was actually worth nothing—he was free, given away for nothing!!!

Fine! Fine!!!

Goddammit!!!

Still, the kid Ito Hirofumi at least knew what was what. He understood that summoning Madara had been a huge win for him!!!

After all, compared to him, those so-called Hokage-level powerhouses were nothing more than one-kick kills...

He was at his full strength now. Once he activated his Rinnegan, even that blockhead Senju Hashirama probably wouldn't be a match for him!

Let alone some so-called Hokage!!!

That Sarutobi Hiruzen?!

It's not that I'm looking down on him!

I could beat him with one hand!!!

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