Investigating the Market

Qingcheng walked into the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop and asked, "What kind of flowers should I buy for a memorial?"

The owner of this flower shop was a young, lovely girl named Yamanaka Yui.

Yamanaka Yui looked at the tall and handsome Qingcheng and instantly perked up. With a smile, she said, "Qingcheng-kun, no... it should be Uchiha Clan Head."

Qingcheng simply smiled faintly and said seriously, "You can call me anything you like, even the Uchiha Clan's dead last clan head."

Yamanaka Yui chuckled at Qingcheng's words and immediately introduced herself, "My name is Yui. If Qingcheng-kun wants to buy flowers in the future, you can come directly to me. I can give Qingcheng-kun a discount!"

Qingcheng looked at Yui's appearance; she resembled Ino somewhat, full of youthful vibrancy, with fair skin, a beautiful face, and long blonde hair.

Qingcheng thought to himself, "I could try to dig a bit; maybe I could even unearth the Mind Body Switch Technique."

Then he smiled and said, "Yui, huh? That's truly a beautiful name. Your eyes are as lovely as the sun in the sky."

Yui was very happy to hear Qingcheng's praise. "He compared me to the sun in the sky; that's incredibly thoughtful!"

She then replied with a smile, "Qingcheng-kun, you flatter me too much. You just said you wanted to buy flowers. Are you going to see a deceased relative?"

Yui then seemed to realize something and immediately said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that. I only recently learned that the Uchiha Clan was wiped out, and your relatives died in that calamity."

Qingcheng nodded and said seriously, "It's alright. I have accepted her passing."

Yui suddenly felt very sorry for Qingcheng. If her own relatives had all died, she would surely collapse. Nobody wants to live in a world without friends or family.

Yui immediately said, "If you're memorializing deceased relatives, you must use Hyakue Flower."

Qingcheng said seriously, "First, prepare eight hundred lilies for me. I'm going to buy some sake, joss paper, and incense."

Yamanaka Yui heard Qingcheng wanted to buy so many lilies and immediately said, "We don't have that many in stock yet. I'll arrange for our florists to prepare them for you right away. They'll be ready very soon."

Qingcheng nodded and said seriously, "Thank you for the trouble. How much will it cost? I'll give you the money."

Yamanaka Yui said seriously, "Eight hundred thousand Ryo. I'll give you an 8.2 discount. How about seven hundred thousand Ryo?"

Indeed, in a world where people die every day, lilies were a high-consumption item. The Yamanaka Clan was the only one selling fresh flowers in the village, having opened several flower shops. They could rake in massive profits daily with this business.

Qingcheng immediately paid, pulling out a handful of Ryo bills, and said with a smile, "I'll come pick them up later. Please put them in bags for me when they're ready."

Yui smiled, "Qingcheng-kun, please take your time. Your flowers will be ready soon."

Qingcheng turned and left the flower shop, heading towards the Konoha market. Along the way, people continued to mock him: "Look at that Uchiha dead last clan head, what a loser!"

The Shimura Clan's mockery was the harshest: "That good-for-nothing is dressed so flamboyantly, is he trying to seduce women?"

Qingcheng simply gave a thumbs-up and said with a smile, "Thanks for the encouragement! I will lead the Uchiha Clan to prosperity!"

This scene was witnessed by a ninja with a bowl cut and dressed entirely in green. Konoha's Sublime Green Beast couldn't help but praise, "He's truly an indomitable person! He will surely make the Uchiha Clan prosperous again. To witness this moment, I'll run one hundred laps around Konoha!"

"Burn, my youth!" Might Guy, like a green beast, ran towards the outskirts of the village, kicking up dust.

The common folk complained, "That bowl cut, dressed all in green, he looks like a pile of crap!"

A Shimura Clan ninja scoffed, "That leafy green outfit, his wife must have cheated on him!"

Qingcheng watched the green figure and thought to himself, "Youthful Guy's way of rewarding himself is very unique. Others reward themselves with barbecue; he rewards himself by running laps around Konoha."

Qingcheng walked around the market, seeing what Konoha lacked. He also planned to establish several industries to monopolize Konoha. In terms of food, he didn't find fried chicken, hamburgers, roast duck, cola, or Kangshuaifu Iced Tea.

Secondly, there were the popular adult novels on the market. Icha Icha Paradise was easy to buy. After reading one or two, Qingcheng thought, "Jiraiya's only got this much skill? Many details are poorly described. What's with all the 'partially visible' stuff? You should be writing about graceful figures and ample curves!

The photos are all secretly taken, the scope is too narrow, and the imagery isn't good enough. Still, it's considered the first type of adult literature in the ninja world."

Qingcheng looked at the royalties, which amounted to tens of millions of Ryo annually, and an idea sparked in his mind. "If I wrote two books, 'A World for Two,' and 'Wild Desires, The Story of Bozi and Cangzi,' they'd explode! People would be so excited their hands would go numb from holding them."

Qingcheng walked to the Uchiha district and began collecting rent. The shop owners, having been dealt with by Sasuke, were mostly compliant. They smiled and said, "Clan Head Uchiha, we were wrong about the last incident. Can the rent be a little cheaper?"

Qingcheng listened to the shop owners and said seriously, "Cheaper? Our Uchiha storefronts are in prime locations. You tell me 'cheaper'? All these years, who among you hasn't made a fortune?"

There were a total of ninety-five shops. The rent for ordinary shops was 200,000 Ryo per year, and for large shops, 300,000 Ryo per year, collecting a total of over 22 million Ryo.

Qingcheng thought, "The Uchiha could get by just on rent. Yet, by Sarada's generation, Sakura still had to pay off a mortgage. All these inheritances must have been swallowed up by the Sarutobi Clan or the Shimura Clan."

There were also three vacant storefronts. Qingcheng planned to combine them to open a fried chicken and hamburger restaurant. He had already thought of a name: "Uchiha Fried Chicken,"

it would become Konoha's first fried chicken restaurant.

Qingcheng then called Yamahuku and said seriously, "Take the rent money back, and then call a band over. I'm going to hold a memorial for the Uchiha Clan."

Yamahuku said with an awkward expression, "Clan Head, that's not how we do things in Konoha Village. When we mourn deceased friends and relatives, we just offer flowers. We don't have a custom of hiring a band."

Qingcheng thought for a moment, "Perhaps too many ninjas die every day, and they can't afford to have bands for everyone, or people have just become numb. In the future, I could even start a one-stop funeral service. That's also a business model to monopolize Konoha."

Qingcheng thought about it and said seriously, "Go find me a band. We Uchiha will take them in and train them to be a one-stop funeral company.

We Uchiha will have drums and gongs, a grand memorial. I want to tell everyone that the passing of loved ones cannot be treated so carelessly."

Yamahuku nodded immediately upon hearing this. After all, Qingcheng was the clan head and so wealthy; even if he raised useless people, he wouldn't run out of money.

He then added, "I wonder if this model can make money, a one-stop funeral company?"

Qingcheng said seriously, "Yamahuku, you're ignorant. People die in battle here every day. If we develop the Konoha market, we Uchiha will definitely be the first to seize the opportunity."

Yamahuku's face twitched upon hearing this, and he immediately explained, "Clan Head, if you lose money, don't say I didn't warn you."

Yamahuku then turned and walked towards the main street.