"Boss, one Tonkotsu Ramen!"
"Coming right up! Please wait a moment. Your Tonkotsu Ramen will be ready soon."
Business at Chiba Ramen was as good as ever.
A week had passed, and things were gradually settling into a routine.
What surprised him a little was that this body had decent training potential—or perhaps he simply had a good grasp of things.
It hadn't taken him long to produce Chakra and learn the Clone Technique. After producing Chakra, his stamina had improved considerably, too. Of course, that might also have been because he had gotten used to the work. Either way, things were much easier than when he first opened the shop.
He had originally planned to use clones to make ramen, but the clones created by the Clone Technique were only illusions and couldn't do any work. He still had to do everything himself.
"Your Tonkotsu Ramen is ready. Enjoy!"
Tetsuya rubbed his hands together. He had saved up quite a bit lately. His daily revenue had been three thousand for the first three days, then settled at two thousand starting on the fourth. After deducting daily expenses, he had saved over seventeen thousand.
That was just enough for a ten-pull from the highest-tier prize pool.
He planned to do a ten-pull when he got home that evening. He wondered what goodies he might get.
As business boomed, Chiba Ramen's reputation grew, and quite a few ninja began coming to the Ramen Shop to eat.
"Boss, two bowls of Assorted Ramen."
"Sure thing. Oh, it's you, Mr. Ninja."
Tetsuya looked up and spotted a familiar figure.
It was the ninja from the Hatake Clan who had delivered money to him before.
The Hatake Clan ninja smiled at Tetsuya and nodded.
"You're Chiba Tetsuya, right? I remember you. I delivered your relief payment before. I never expected you to open such a busy shop in just a few days."
"Haha, you're too kind. It's all thanks to Lord Hokage. Without that relief payment, I wouldn't have had the money to open the shop. Uh, who's this?"
Tetsuya noticed a little brat who was also wearing a ninja forehead protector.
"Oh, this is my younger brother, Sakumo Hatake."
"Sakumo Hatake?"
Tetsuya looked at the cocky-faced kid in surprise. Well, damn. Finally, someone I recognize—Kakashi's future dad.
Wasn't Kakashi's dad, Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, supposed to be a very gentle person? Why does he look just as cocky as kid Kakashi did in the anime?
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"No, no. I just think Sakumo Hatake is a great name. He's sure to become someone famous throughout the Ninja World someday."
The Hatake Clan ninja smiled.
"Did you hear that, Sakumo? Don't let Mr. Chiba down."
"Tch. I know, big bro."
"Mr. Ninja, please take a seat. Your ramen will be ready soon."
"Boss Chiba, just call me Sakuya. You don't have to keep calling me Mr. Ninja."
"All right, Mr. Sakuya. Please, have a seat."
Tetsuya seated the two of them, then hurried into the kitchen.
Soon, he brought out two steaming bowls of ramen.
"Here's the Assorted Ramen you ordered."
Hatake Sakuya looked at Chiba and suddenly asked a question.
"Boss Chiba, you seem to have changed quite a bit over the past few days. Have you managed to produce Chakra?"
Tetsuya rubbed his head and answered with a smile.
"Yes, just a little something passed down in my family. I only just managed to produce Chakra."
As he spoke, he sat down beside them and began chatting with Sakuya.
"Our Chiba Clan followed Lord Hokage here back when Konoha was founded.
Our family had ninja back then, too. Unfortunately, my father died fighting for Konoha, and my mother followed him not long afterward. I was the only one left."
Tetsuya spread his hands helplessly as he spoke.
"I don't have much talent. I'm already this old, and I've only just produced Chakra, never mind learning Ninjutsu."
Everything he said was true. The original body's Chiba Clan really had been followers of Hashirama Senju when Konoha was founded.
They had simply been an unremarkable family among his many followers.
Anyone who wanted to investigate could easily find that information.
Sakuya nodded. By his estimate, Tetsuya was already in his teens, and the Chakra fluctuations coming from him were weak. He was indeed at a beginner's level.
If that was all he could manage in his teens, he really didn't have the talent to become a ninja.
After all, Konoha's ninja could already take missions on the battlefield before they were ten.
At that thought, he glanced at Sakumo, who was sitting beside him and wolfing down his ramen.
Still, being the owner of a little ramen shop like this was a good life. Business certainly seemed decent.
"I'm finished. Thank you for the meal."
The brothers finished their ramen, paid, and got up to leave.
"Come again!"
"We will!"
Sakuya waved and left with Sakumo.
"Does that count as getting on good terms with the Hatake Clan?"
Tetsuya smiled and shrugged, then began clearing the table.
That night, Tetsuya cleaned up the stall, happily closed up for the day, and hurried home.
After grabbing a quick dinner, he shut the doors and windows and sat cross-legged on his bed.
He counted his earnings and set some money aside for emergencies, then prepared for his first deluxe ten-pull.
"Get out here, mutt! I want to top up!"
[Oh my, my dear master, how much would you like to top up this time?]
The obnoxious Husky appeared before Tetsuya with a fawning grin.
Looking at the wretched dog, Tetsuya really wanted to give him a kick.
He took out the money.
"I want to top up sixteen thousand eight hundred!"
[Ding! Congratulations, my dear master. Your top-up was successful.]
The money in his hands vanished instantly, while his credit balance became one hundred sixty-eight thousand and two.
Those extra two credits were left over from when he had topped up seventeen and drawn once from the lowest-tier prize pool.
"Wahahaha! I've got money! I'm rich! This feels so good!"
Tetsuya laughed wildly to himself. The feeling was absolutely fantastic.
"Mutt, I want a ten-pull from the highest-tier prize pool!"
[No problem, my dear master. Starting your tier-three prize pool ten-pull now!]
A huge golden wheel appeared before him and slowly began to spin.
Clack, clack, clack!
[Ding!] [Congratulations! You obtained a large amount of Chakra ×1.] [Congratulations! You obtained a large amount of Chakra ×1.] [Congratulations! You obtained a large amount of Chakra ×1.] [Congratulations! You obtained a large amount of Chakra ×1.]
Seeing the first four rewards, Tetsuya couldn't help twitching his lips. What the heck? What's this "large amount of chakra" supposed to be?
Four of my draws wasted just like that! Where's the good stuff? Where's the good stuff I wanted?
[Ding! Congratulations! You obtained the Yellow Weasel Clan Summoning Contract ×1.]\n
"Something good!"
Tetsuya's eyes lit up at the sight of the Yellow Weasel Clan Summoning Contract.
Summoned beasts were great, after all. They could assist in battle and help deliver messages.
Most importantly, this Yellow Weasel Clan Summoning Contract wasn't a contract with just one individual summoned beast.
But were there any yellow weasel summons in Naruto? I think there was a sickle weasel.
Come to think of it, aren't yellow weasels those "Immortal Huang" spirits from northeastern China?
Then he remembered the obnoxious Husky saying he had everything the Ninja World had, and even things it didn't. Suddenly, it made sense.
[Ding!] [Congratulations! You obtained the Chakra Sealing Method ×1.] [Congratulations! You obtained the Evil God Immortal Body ×1.] [Congratulations! You obtained the Shadow Clone Training Method ×1.] [Congratulations! You obtained a large amount of Chakra ×1.] [Congratulations! You obtained a large amount of Chakra ×1.]\n
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