In Shimura Danzō's eyes, Itachi Uchiha, who had slaughtered his entire clan for Konoha's sake, could not possibly be considered one of their own.
Not to mention the Akatsuki Organization.
Using the wolf to devour the tiger was Danzo's specialty.
He had already eliminated quite a few powerful people.
Shen Mo still knew nothing about Konoha's reaction, but even if he did, it would not matter.
There were only two things he needed to do.
Ensure his own strength, and display that strength.
Only then would he be qualified to speak of making peace and getting rich together.
Right now, Shen Mo's greatest concern was—just how much money Sasuke had.
He followed Sasuke all the way to the Uchiha Clan's district. It was quiet here, devoid of people. The weeds on the ground, the dilapidated houses, and the dark stains on the wooden walls all silently recounted the tragedy of the Uchiha Clan.
As he watched Sasuke's thin figure,
Shen Mo suddenly felt a trace of empathy that he had never experienced while watching the anime.
Asking Sasuke to face everything with the same optimism and cheerfulness as Naruto was simply asking too much.
"This way."
Sasuke cleared away all the spiderwebs before his home, then pushed open the door. It was obvious that he had not returned here in a long time.
Who knew where the money had been hidden to keep it from being stolen?
But Shen Mo soon found out.
A hidden chamber.
It was not accessed from inside the house, but from the courtyard, through a special Seal that concealed a chamber dozens of meters underground.
Shen Mo even spotted a few weapons.
It seemed this had once been one of the Uchiha Clan's supply caches for their planned rebellion against Konoha.
That was quite a pleasant surprise.
He had thought Konoha would have already stripped the place clean.
"We're here. Everything is here." Sasuke turned around and showed Shen Mo everything before him, asking expectantly, "How much is it worth?"
Shen Mo swept his gaze across it all.
There were two chests of precious metals and jewels, which served as hard currency. Besides that, there was a pile of Ninjutsu scrolls, two chests of weapons, and some cash.
In total—twelve million Trading Points!
As expected of the Uchiha Clan. Just these leftovers were nearly equal to the total value of all the assets owned by the largest family in a town!
"About two hundred million," Shen Mo told Sasuke after converting the figure.
Sasuke's eyes immediately lit up.
He had guessed there would be a lot, but he had never expected this much!
"The most valuable items are these Ninjutsu scrolls." Shen Yun pointed at the pile. "They also contain insights left behind by powerful members of your Uchiha Clan. Some of them are things you have not even read before, right? That also raises their value somewhat."
Ninjas might not be as wealthy as ordinary merchants.
But at Shen Mo's place, their net worth would not be low.
The reason was skills.
The exchange value of currency in the system could fluctuate with the current world's economic conditions, but useful things like abilities and knowledge were hard currency.
"Then exchange all of it!" Sasuke said without hesitation, enunciating every word. "I want to open Jars!"
Among these scrolls, he had already read virtually all the ones he could use and that matched his attributes.
They might be family relics.
But compared to strength, they were not worth mentioning!
"As you wish." Shen Mo smiled, but he did not immediately begin the transaction. Instead, he looked at Sasuke. "Then have you decided which Jars Series you want to open?"
In the scenes Shen Mo had transmitted to Sasuke just now, each one had included a series of Jars.
Abilities from other worlds.
Brought out through the system, they could likewise be used in this world.
"No." Unexpectedly, Sasuke shook his head. Then he looked deeply at Shen Mo and said, "Help me choose."
"Hm?" Shen Mo was somewhat surprised.
"I don't know which kind of ability is the strongest, and I don't know whether it can help me take revenge. But you should know." Sasuke tried hard to suppress the urgency in his heart.
He wanted nothing more than to open Jars immediately, grow stronger, and then seek out that man for revenge.
But he did not know how to choose.
Every kind of power in those scenes had looked immensely powerful. Reaching the pinnacle of any one of them would make revenge easy, yet he wanted something faster, better, and stronger!
He wanted the advice of the powerful person before him.
"Since the customer trusts me so much." Shen Mo smiled faintly. "Then naturally, I will provide better service. Let me ask: what is the most outstanding strength of the person you want revenge on?"
"His most outstanding strength?" Sasuke seemed stumped by the question.
"Since your purpose is revenge, if you want the best results at the lowest cost, you naturally need to be targeted." Shen Mo patiently explained. "For example, if the other person excels at close combat, I would recommend something with great mobility and powerful long-range attacks. Of course, that is only an example."
Sasuke understood. As a ninja, he naturally knew about countering different fighting styles.
But he did not know.
When he thought about it, that man seemed to have no weaknesses!
No matter the aspect, that man was exceptional.
Sasuke had previously only thought about growing stronger and taking revenge. He had never carefully considered the details. After all, his strength had still been far too lacking for him to think about such matters.
But now, the more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became.
He was practically flawless.
Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu.
"I understand." Shen Mo secretly laughed to himself. "It seems he is a very well-rounded person."
Of course, he knew Itachi's strength. Aside from his poor endurance due to illness, he had almost no weaknesses. This person was a genius who excelled at everything he learned.
In that case,
he had a reason to recommend a direction that would make more money.
"Swordsmanship—" Shen Mo slowly uttered those two words. "It is the path of slaughter, most suited for revenge. True masters can break ten thousand techniques with a single sword. No matter what methods you use, I need only one sword to break them. You have already seen the scenes of Swordsmanship masters."
Sasuke's eyes lit up.
He recalled the scenes from before.
One sword shattered the heavens, split the earth, and left no one able to look directly at its edge.
"A sword can break Ninjutsu?"
"Easily." Shen Mo's tone was utterly resolute.
"And Genjutsu?"
"Even inner demons can be cut down. What could mere Genjutsu possibly amount to?" Shen Mo held Hikari in his arms, speaking as though it were only natural.
"Good!" Sasuke clenched his fist. It was as if he could already see himself standing before that man with a sword in hand. His excited body began trembling again. "I choose Swordsmanship! Give me the Jars!"
He could no longer wait.
"Of course." Shen Mo smiled and waved his hand. A full two hundred Level 1 Chests appeared on the ground.
Swordsmanship was indeed powerful, but to become strong enough to break ten thousand techniques with a sword—
it was expensive.
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