Kushina went shopping with her two girlfriends. With nothing better to do, Nawaki joined Minato Namikaze. The two sat on the ground, whispering to each other for a while before slipping away hand in hand.
Watching the two boys' furtive backs, Jingyi could only hope Nawaki would not take Little Blondie somewhere strange or buy some strange books.
Nawaki had no money on him?
Oh, then it was fine!
After all, Little Blondie was poor too, and unlike Nawaki, he would never use his allowance to buy adult novels.
In that case, he could let the two of them fool around.
Not long after the little brats had dispersed, a special guest arrived at the house.
"Jingyi, it has been a long time."
Glancing at Orochimaru, who wore a smile on his face, Jingyi stepped aside and invited him in. "You disappeared for so long that I thought you had changed your mind."
Did you really think I would?
The thought of taking the puppets apart for research made Orochimaru's heart race. He had no intention of missing out on such fascinating research.
He had only stayed away for so long because he had been working hard to make money.
Now that his wallet was full, Orochimaru naturally came to pay him a visit.
Taking out a scroll and placing it on the table, Orochimaru's smile faded as he said seriously, "Jingyi, ten million ryō. I need three puppets."
That was Orochimaru for you.
Hearing the price, Jingyi really wanted to give Orochimaru a thumbs-up. What a generous customer!
But he still shook his head. "No. I can only give you two."
"Three." Money was not easy to earn, and Orochimaru certainly did not want to take a loss. He had already forgiven Jingyi a sizable debt before this. Ten