The Many Prizes, Fei Shi's Plans

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Drool ran from the corner of Tsunade's mouth.

"Cough, cough."

Shizune coughed a few times to remind Tsunade. Tsunade realized she had lost her composure, too, and coughed a few times to cover her embarrassment. Then she looked at Fei Shi with a stern expression and said:

"Little brother, you're still young. Having too much money will affect your growth and make you lose your goals. So let me keep this gold for you. When you grow up and get married, you can use it to get yourself a wife."

Yeah, right! You're just after my money.

Fei Shi grumbled inwardly. He couldn't understand how Tsunade had started treating him like her own little brother after knowing him for such a short time. She was way too familiar with him, and she didn't even blush when taking his money.

"System, what's going on?"

"Ding! Host, this is the effect of the Affection Card, an item your mother obtained from a sign-in before she passed away. It makes members of your clan who accept you feel favorably toward you and increases their trust in you. The effect is doubled for blood relatives. You used it without even thinking."

"So after losing her younger brother and her lover, she met me, a blood relative, and once she accepted me, she started treating me like her little brother. The Affection Card doubled her fondness for me, so she sees me just like her own little brother, Nawaki?"

"Bingo! This kid's been clever since he was little. ಠωಠ"

"What the hell? What is this supposed to be?"

"You shot yourself in the foot."

"You're pretty cheeky, aren't you? Can you just give it a rest?"

"Hey, I'm just bored, so I'm teasing the host." ~(￣▽￣~)~

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You'd better give it a rest. I've lost all my money.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you received... one million points... three yuan... a rusty Kunai (with a lockjaw effect)..."

What the hell is this three yuan supposed to be?! What a lousy system!

"Congratulations, host, you received five hundred million yuan... one hundred thousand points... Rinnegan Three-Time Trial Card (Sasuke)... a set of kitchenware... one copy of Young A-Bing."

"Congratulations, host, you received ten million points... Flame-Flame Fruit... five million points... three million points."

Holy crap, these are good prizes! ^o^/ System, I love you!

At noon, Tsunade took Shizune and Fei Shi out for a big meal. They ordered all the expensive dishes without a care. While Fei Shi glared at her in protest, she paid the bill with gold.

As Fei Shi had expected, that afternoon Tsunade paid back her debts and then went gambling again. Fei Shi wanted to play, too, so he took Shizune and left. After using the Transformation Technique, he returned to the casino. He played high-low, and with the Super Lucky Card boosting his luck, he managed to get himself banned from every casino in Tanzaku Town in a single afternoon.

Tsunade watched with envy.

He'd made two hundred million in one afternoon!

Then she took the money again, leaving him only ten million. At least she had a conscience, Fei Shi thought.

As the days passed, Fei Shi's bloodline power continued to grow. He was confident that in a few years, once his Byakugan reached its peak, he could awaken the Mangekyo without going blind. After all, his bloodline power was now developing toward Indra's, so he didn't need an Eternal Mangekyo.

He'd won a lot that day. He drew all kinds of things that didn't exist in the Ninja World: Devil Fruits, equipment and abilities from games, summon beasts, resurrection cards, and so on. Of course, most of the prizes were points. At first, it was fine; he got over a million points only once every two or three draws. Later, though, every draw came with points, and he got at least ten million each time. That was the result of repeatedly using Enhancement Cards to boost the Lucky Emperor Card along the way.

After twenty-four and a half hours of drawing prizes, Fei Shi could have been invincible. But that would have taken all the fun out of life, so he chose not to make himself as powerful as possible.

A little cheating now and then was fine. Being able to pin an opponent down with one hand was more than enough.

"Sis Tsunade, could you help me buy a plot of land?"

Tsunade, who'd been drinking in frustration after losing at gambling, froze.

"What do you want land for?"

"To farm."

"Aren't you a ninja?"

"Is there a conflict?"

"..."

"Fine, there's no conflict. But do you know how to farm? You're still so young."

"I can hire people. I once found a miraculous kind of rice seed. The plants are taller than ordinary rice, and they produce more grains. It's probably a new variety formed by the natural crossbreeding of two different kinds of rice. I happened to collect some seeds, so I want to buy a plot of land and try planting them. If they're better than other kinds of rice, we can gradually spread them. That would not only make money, but also help ordinary people fill their stomachs. Haha, maybe I can bring peace to the Ninja World and become someone like Grandpa and Great-Uncle, who brought an end to the Warring States Period."

Tsunade clearly didn't believe him. "You think one kind of rice can end wars? Dream on, little brother."

Fei Shi chuckled to himself. She had no idea. This was the ultimate weapon that had solved his homeland's food shortage in his previous life.

"Wars in the Ninja World happen because resources are unevenly distributed among the many countries. The Land of Fire has the richest resources, which is why it's targeted by so many countries and ninja villages every time."

"I know that, but what does this rice have to do with it?"

"If—and I mean if—this rice really does produce high yields and can be widely cultivated, then people will have more surplus grain left after paying their taxes. They'll also know that the more they produce, the more they'll get to keep. We can also have the ninja villages talk things over with the daimyō and keep the tax rate unchanged."

"That way, if the people have food, they'll have money. If the people have money, the country will have money. A wealthy country that lacks resources won't need to solve the problem through war; it can buy what it needs. And there's more..."

More than an hour passed like that. Fei Shi's throat was almost on fire, while Tsunade remained in her seat, staring blankly.

After a while, Tsunade finally spoke. "If things are as you say, will there be no more wars in the future?"

Fei Shi drank a bowl of water to soothe his throat, then replied, "If we can produce it on a large scale, yes. And we can keep improving it through experiments until we have new varieties that resist cold and drought and can be grown all over the world."

Tsunade nodded thoughtfully, then grabbed Fei Shi by the head. "I really want to crack your skull open and see what's inside. How did you come up with an idea like this? But you should know, it'll be difficult. Those nobles don't care about the interests of ordinary people. They only care about themselves. They understand the logic, but they're satisfied as long as they're doing well. When war breaks out, they send ninjas to fight. They don't have to die themselves, so your idea is practically impossible to achieve."

Fei Shi didn't take it to heart. He wasn't trying to be some kind of savior; he was just bored. If he got into a drawn-out fight with an enemy in the future and couldn't win, he could instantly boost himself with an Enhancement Card.

He just thought his life would be boring in the future, so he wanted to find something to do. He'd come up with an idea that would be a real challenge.

The rice seeds had come from a system draw. He could spend points to optimize them again, making the rice drought-resistant and cold-resistant and giving it an enormous yield.

Spreading the seeds was the first step: make them common throughout the Ninja World and make a name for himself.

The second step was to secretly build up his own forces. He would save some people from the original story, while for others, making a good impression would be enough. He could have them go off the radar for a while and bring them back later.

The third step was to introduce a new ideology: the Red Ideology from his previous life. He would spread it among the common people.

The fourth step was to unify the Ninja World. He would unite all the countries and ninja villages, then establish a new country with a new system.

"Heh. Who knows?"