Casino

A Wood Clone led the squad on D-rank missions, knowing the three little ones were training; half a month passed, and they did nothing but run back and forth within the village.

One Wood Clone stayed home to research ninjutsu, one reported to the Anbu for duty every day, while the original body went to supervise the renovation of the Hot Pot Restaurant, preparing to open a casino next.

With a casino, once they were opened all across the Land of Fire, no matter how much money Tsunade gambled away, it would all end up in his own pocket.

The casinos in the Naruto World were too monotonous; they only liked to gamble on big or small.

When the time came, he would decorate the casino in a modern style and add Baccarat, Blackjack, and Roulette, plus Stud Poker for the VIPs.

It was no dream for the casino to take the ninja world by storm; casinos were fundamentally profitable based on probability.

Li Yu found a secluded spot in Konoha Village and bought a plot of land.

Li Yu used Wind Release ninjutsu to clear the ground and quickly formed hand seals.

"Wood Release: Four-Pillar House!"

A massive three-story wooden building immediately rose from the ground.

Li Yu nodded in satisfaction, feeling that he should be able to make a lot of money in real estate, though it was a pity that the reconstruction of Konoha Village was already mostly finished.

Even if the Nine-Tails incident destroyed a large number of houses and many lost their homes, he wouldn't have the nerve to charge the villagers for building them houses at that time.

Now, it was time for recruitment and training.

"Sigh, starting a business is quite exhausting."

"Finding a location, renovations, personnel, training, promotion—it's not as easy as going on missions."

Just like that, Li Yu busied himself for over half a month, finally ushering in the opening of the Hot Pot Restaurant.

On this day, Toko and her brother Rika presided over the opening of the Hot Pot Restaurant. The greeter girls at the entrance shouted "Welcome" over and over again. Thanks to the flyers distributed over the past few days, people curious about the Hot Pot Restaurant came in an endless stream. Where had they ever seen such a spectacle? The four beautiful greeter girls at the door wore red cheongsams with high slits, drawing side-glances from the crowd.

On the opening day, Li Yu brought his three students to the Hot Pot Restaurant as well.

Uzuki Yugao asked curiously, voicing the questions of the other two as well.

"Teacher, what is hot pot? Is it delicious?"

"Hot pot, huh? It's a good thing. It's more affordable than the barbecue restaurant, and it tastes even better."

"You'll understand when you try it."

The four of them found a seat and sat down; steam rose all around, and the aroma was overflowing.

"It smells so good!"

The three of them were eating hot pot for the first time, and they followed Li Yu's method of dipping the food in sauce, eating with great delight.

Although he knew that ninjas could eat a lot, this time it only cost 15,000 ryo, much less than last time.

On the streets of Konoha Village:

"Have you heard? A hot pot restaurant opened recently."

"Many ninja lords have been there to eat."

Another person asked, "What kind of hot pot restaurant?"

"It's just putting various dishes into a pot of boiling soup to scald them."

"It must be very expensive, right?"

"Not expensive at all. I went to eat there a few days ago; it's quite affordable."

"And the girls at the door have such fair legs," he said with a wicked laugh.

Li Yu, who was passing by the villagers, wore a smug smile on his face.

The daily turnover of the Hot Pot Restaurant was between 600,000 and 700,000 ryo.

When the time came, he would open two more hot pot restaurants in Konoha Village, then start a franchise model to spread across the entire Land of Fire.

A casino was the most profitable business of all, and casinos had to be firmly in the hands of the Senju Clan.

Thinking about how he could completely solve Tsunade's gambling problem in the future while earning a huge fortune, Li Yu couldn't help but show a smug smile.

"The personnel training is just about done; the casino opens tomorrow."

With the popularity of the Hot Pot Restaurant and in-store promotions, the casino's opening shouldn't be bad either.

In a residential house in Konoha Village:

"Target spotted, target spotted! Yuhi Kurenai, go to its left side."

"Yugao, you go to its right side."

"Now!"

The two girls held fishing nets and threw them toward the target.

The target seemed to be alerted, jumping off the roof and fleeing in a panic, with the three of them in hot pursuit.

At this moment, two people wearing green spandex suits, one big and one small, were walking on their hands.

"Might Guy, we're 500 meters from the finish line! Burn, youth!"

"Yes, Father."

Suddenly, a large net flew in, ensnaring the two green-clad figures along with their target. The three of them lunged at the target in a flurry of chaos, until Uzuki Yugao finally snatched the cat up in her hands.

"Caught it."

Li Yu's Wood Clone leaned against a tree with his arms crossed, watching the students struggle to catch the cat with great interest.

Seeing them accidentally net the two green-clad men as well, he couldn't help but rub his forehead.

He used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside them. The two girls were busy comforting the frightened cat, while Sarutobi Asuma was occupied with helping the pair untangle themselves from the net.

Once freed, the two sat on the ground, hugging each other and sobbing with snot and tears streaming down their faces.

"Guy, we were so close to completing our lap around the village on our hands."

"If we don't succeed, we do 2,000 squats and 3,000 push-ups!"

"Yes, Father."

Seeing their attire, the signature bowl cuts, and the thick eyebrows, it wasn't hard to guess that these were Might Dai and Might Guy—the hot-blooded, youthful father and son.

"My apologies, you two. I didn't mean to interrupt your training."

Might Dai, sitting on the ground, saw Li Yu wearing a green flak jacket with a forehead protector covering his left eye and immediately sprang to his feet.

He waved his hands dismissively. "No, no, it's fine!" He pulled up Might Guy, who was still dazed on the ground.

Li Yu couldn't help but take a few extra looks at Might Guy—the same bowl cut and thick eyebrows, the future Might Guy.

"This must be your son, Might Guy. He looks like he has a real talent for taijutsu."

"Ah, Father! Finally, someone sees my hard work and recognizes my talent!" He covered his face and wept bitterly.

"Guy, did you hear that? Your efforts have not been in vain!"

As he spoke, Might Dai raised his hand, gave a thumbs-up, and a sparkling flash effect glinted off his snow-white teeth. Ding.

The flash made Li Yu squint his eyes. So, this gesture of Might Guy's was passed down from his father, he thought.

"Guy, extra training today! Another lap around the village on your hands!"

"Yes, Father! I am ready!"

Watching the two prepare to leave on their hands, Li Yu called out to the father and son.

"Wait, Might Dai."

"Do you have time tomorrow? I would like to witness your taijutsu."

As a perennial genin, Might Dai had always been looked down upon. Hearing that a jonin wanted to witness his taijutsu, his eyes lit up.

Tears gushed out, and he was so overcome with snot and emotion that he almost lunged at Li Yu. Beside him, Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai stepped back in disgust.

Li Yu said quickly, "Meet me at the Konoha Training Ground tomorrow morning."

He quickly led his students away from the scene, preparing to return and turn in their mission.

Walking along the road, Uzuki Yugao pouted and said, "Teacher, you must be mistaken. He's the hot-blooded dead-last of this year's Ninja Academy class."

Yuhi Kurenai chimed in, "That's right, Teacher."

"I heard his father, Might Dai, is a perennial genin. He's so old and still just a genin."

Even Sarutobi Asuma nodded in agreement.

Hearing his students' comments, Li Yu's expression darkened. He stopped abruptly and said sternly, "You think I really want to spar with a genin like Might Dai?"

"I want you to realize that while your talent is above Might Guy's, his training volume is ten times yours."

"Now is the best time to polish your bodies and improve your physical fitness. Every bit of chakra you can increase now will count in the future."

"As for whether Might Dai is strong or not, that is actually irrelevant."

Though he claimed not to care about the spar, Li Yu was actually quite looking forward to the power of the Eight Inner Gates. He wondered how many gates Might Dai could open now.

The three replied half-heartedly, "We understand, Teacher."

Seeing their reaction, Li Yu could only chuckle. Tomorrow's spar with Might Dai would show them the gap.

Li Yu's Wood Clone found a secluded spot and went "poof," turning into a piece of wood.

At home, the real Li Yu, who was training his body with chakra, received the information transmitted after the Wood Clone dissipated.

"Might Dai, Eight Inner Gates... interesting. It's the perfect chance to see the results of my recent training."