The Third Hokage's Request

"Lord Hokage, if there is nothing else, I shall take my leave."

After being stared at by the Third Hokage for a long time, Yun Xi prepared to depart.

But before Yun Xi could leave, the Third Hokage suddenly spoke in a very somber tone.

"Yun Xi, there is one more thing I might need to trouble you with."

"Huh?"

Seeing the Third Hokage call him back, Yun Xi instinctively wanted to slip away.

But the Third Hokage seemed to have seen through Yun Xi's little scheme.

Before Yun Xi could open his mouth to refuse, he spoke directly: "Hidden Leaf Village has many heroes; they are great and tragic..."

Damn, is this Third Hokage trying to brainwash me?

Seeing the Third Hokage launch into a long-winded speech, Yun Xi felt a sense of helplessness.

Fortunately, having lived two lifetimes, Yun Xi had some resistance to the Third Hokage's cliché, brainwashing chicken soup.

Half an hour later, the Third Hokage finally finished his lecture and stated his request...

"Could you look after Naruto more in your daily life?"

After stating his final request, the Third Hokage returned to his desk.

Although he still wore a smiling expression, Yun Xi understood that if he didn't agree, it would be impossible for him to stay in the Hidden Leaf Village.

"Looking after Naruto is fine, but Lord Hokage must also consider my financial situation..."

To ensure he wouldn't be the one taking a loss, Yun Xi began his own counter-maneuver.

"Fine, I understand what you mean."

Hearing Yun Xi put it that way, the Third Hokage actually stood up on his own initiative.

He took a stack of yen from his desk drawer and said, "If you agree to look after Naruto, I will personally pay you 100,000 yen a month."

Seeing that Yun Xi remained unmoved and hadn't replied, the Third Hokage stroked his white beard and pondered for a moment.

"I will give you one million yen upfront; just help me take good care of Naruto!"

After stating the terms, the Third Hokage didn't say anything more, waiting on the spot for Yun Xi's answer.

Holy crap, is the Third Hokage really this generous?

Upon hearing the reward offered by the Third Hokage, Yun Xi felt his heart rate accelerate significantly.

He knew that receiving one million yen at once meant he would gain 10,000 points for his Pay-to-Win System.

These points were enough to evolve his One-Tomoe Sharingan into a Three-Tomoe Sharingan!

If he used a 90% Off Coupon, he might even be able to afford a Mangekyo Sharingan!

Such a windfall made it impossible for Yun Xi to refuse.

"Lord Hokage, I hadn't finished what I was saying earlier."

For the sake of the money, Yun Xi continued, "Although I am financially strapped, I see Naruto as a younger brother. I will accept the money, and I will definitely take good care of Naruto!"

After finishing his sentence, Yun Xi took the banknotes the Third Hokage had placed on the desk.

He turned and slipped out of the Hokage's office...

I never expected the gains from this visit to the Third Hokage to be so massive...

Once outside, Yun Xi sighed with emotion.

In truth, before going to the Hokage's office, Yun Xi had known he might receive a reward.

After all, at the time of enrollment, he had taken the initiative to stop Naruto's rampage.

In his own speculation, the Third Hokage would likely reward him with some ninjutsu training manuals or other ninja tools.

He hadn't expected the Third Hokage to be so generous, giving him one million yen in one go.

On top of that, he would receive a monthly living allowance of 100,000 yen.

This was no ordinary reward; one had to realize that a Jonin's income from a single standard mission was only a few tens of thousands of yen.

And under normal circumstances, they would only complete a few missions a month.

100,000 yen a month was almost the monthly income of a Hidden Leaf Jonin during peacetime.

What Yun Xi couldn't figure out was why the Third Hokage would give him one million in cash all at once.

After all, even counting the daily expenses for both Naruto and himself, they didn't need that much money.

Forget it, whatever. Now that I have the money, it's time to pay-to-win!

After thinking about it for a long time, Yun Xi simply stopped dwelling on it.

With a wave of his hand, he deposited all 1.1 million yen into the Pay-to-Win System.

Yun Xi, who had been a millionaire just a moment ago, instantly returned to his previous state of poverty.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining 11,000 points."

As the system prompt arrived, a look of excitement appeared on Yun Xi's face.

"List all the Sharingan for me."

Having obtained a large amount of pay-to-win points, Yun Xi naturally intended to spend them in the shop.

If these points weren't used, they would just be a pile of waste sitting in the system.

In this Ninja World, strength was the only true path to power!

"One-Tomoe Sharingan: 1,000 pay-to-win points"

"Two-Tomoe Sharingan: 5,000 pay-to-win points"

"Three-Tomoe Sharingan: 10,000 pay-to-win points"

"Mangekyo Sharingan: 100,000 pay-to-win points"

"Rinnegan: 10,000,000 pay-to-win points."

As soon as Yun Xi finished speaking, the system automatically filtered out all the varieties of Sharingan and their prices.

However, Yun Xi was still somewhat conflicted at this moment, because if he didn't use the 90% Off Coupon, he would only be able to afford a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

In reality, a single Three-Tomoe Sharingan wouldn't provide a significant boost to his strength.

"Use the 90% Off Coupon to purchase the Mangekyo Sharingan."

After weighing his options repeatedly, Yun Xi decided to use the 90% Off Coupon to purchase the Mangekyo Sharingan from the shop.

The reason was simple.

Although Konoha was currently in a period of peace, it wasn't true peace.

Other ninja villages outside the village were eyeing them like tigers, and within the village, the Uchiha clan was rife with undercurrents.

Coupled with the Uchiha Clan Downfall Incident that would occur later, Yun Xi needed strength!

While a 90% Off Coupon was very precious, he might have the chance to obtain another one in the future.

And the Uchiha Clan Downfall was the most crucial stage of the get-rich-quick plan Yun Xi had designed.

Without powerful strength, how could he get a piece of the pie during this plot event?

"Ding, congratulations to the host for using the 90% Off Coupon and successfully obtaining one Mangekyo Sharingan."

Following Yun Xi's confirmation, only 1,000 pay-to-win points remained in the shop.

In exchange, he had gained a powerful Mangekyo Sharingan!

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan {Amaterasu}."

"I didn't expect it to be Amaterasu?"

With the system prompt, Yun Xi was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected the Mangekyo Sharingan he obtained from the system to be the same model as the ones possessed by Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi.

"This feature is not bad..."

Although the Sharingan he obtained was relatively common, Yun Xi was still quite satisfied.

At least for the current stage, obtaining a Mangekyo Sharingan with the ability of Amaterasu was indeed one of the best possible outcomes.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the hidden mission—First Pay-to-Win Experience II, reward: Mastery of all Fire Style ninjutsu (Basic version, up to B-rank Fire Style ninjutsu)."

Just as Yun Xi was planning to close the system and return to the academy, the system gave him another huge surprise...