Lately, Mikami Tajima had been riding high in the business world. Not only had his income increased steadily every month, but he had also experienced a sense of accomplishment and respect that he had never enjoyed as a ninja.
After all, production of Konoha Cola was limited, while demand was enormous. Plenty of people had invited Mikami Tajima to dinner and showered him with flattery, hoping to secure earlier deliveries and larger supplies.
Mikami Tajima had not let it go to his head, but he did feel a little regret. Why hadn't he retired from the ninja ranks sooner and started making Konoha Cola-
"Haha, just kidding. This business only got off the ground thanks to Yu and Lady Tsunade. Without Lady Tsunade helping improve the formula and contacting the nobility, Konoha Cola wouldn't have spread through the Land of Fire so quickly."
"True."
Mikami Yu nodded and chimed in with a few remarks about how they could never repay Lady Tsunade's kindness.
Honestly, Mikami Yu no longer paid much attention to the income from Konoha Cola.
After all, he had just gotten 200 million ryo from Gato not long ago, the equivalent of seven Asumas- ahem, enough to forge a set of ninja tools on the level of the Seven Ninja Swords. Popular though Konoha Cola was, earning that much would still take a year or two.
Still-
Who would complain about having too much money?
Besides, money was easy to spend if you really wanted to. For instance, Mikami Yu's plan to combine and modify the Thunder God Sword and Kiba would probably be impossible without a budget of several million ryo.
*I've heard the people of the Land of Craftsmen are the best at forging ninja tools. I'll ask Minato-sensei or the Third later and see if