Madara's fury

Madara rose from his seat and looked around. To his bewilderment, the White-Hair figure he had expected was nowhere in sight.

"Dave, how can your father post when he isn't even here?" Madara sat back down and asked Dave beside him.

"Huh? I guess Dad paid for a computer setup himself," Dave said, taken aback.

A computer setup cost three hundred thousand Tael. The tower, monitor, and everything else actually added up to only a few tens of thousands. Electricity and a network connection made up the bulk of the price. Konoha had yet to reach the point where everyone had electricity, so buying a computer also meant wiring up your home. That was a major undertaking. The actual power source was still over at Orochiroku's place, and every new connection required hiring Earth Release Shinobi specifically to dig trenches and bury cables.

Damn, hiring Shinobi was seriously expensive. Just one Earth Release Chunin cost anywhere from tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand Tael. Hiring Genin was cheaper, but those Genin either didn't know any Ninjutsu at all or were half-baked at Earth Release. For safety's sake, it had to be a Chunin.

"Next time." Madara forcibly suppressed his anger. Next time. He would settle this the next time they met.

"Dave, what's this Konoha Farm on the forum?" Madara browsed the forum some more. There was actually a dedicated section called Konoha Farm in the upper right corner, which puzzled him.

"Oh, that's a Game too, more or less. You can open it and give it a go. It's pretty casual. There's a beginner's tutorial, so you can try it out," Dave replied.

Puzzled, Madara opened the Game. After finishing the beginner's tutorial, he thought it seemed rather interesting and planted a few vegetables.

"Dave, what's this