Time passed.
Seven days went by in the blink of an eye.
Over those seven days, security tightened throughout Konoha. Not only were more guards stationed at the main gate, but Chunin and even Jonin from the Intelligence Department were posted there as well.
People in all sorts of unusual outfits could be seen on the streets from time to time. Some were teenage boys, some were teenage girls, and others were middle-aged men. Without a doubt, they were ninja teams from the small nations surrounding the Land of Fire.
How could Naruto possibly let such a golden opportunity slip by?
He immediately had Juxia Tower draw up targeted marketing strategies and a discount plan.
In fact, after so many years in business, Juxia Tower had already used the Land of Fire's influence to establish a modest presence in various smaller nations.
Since it was only a restaurant business and had no access to any high-level secrets, the intelligence departments of other countries, such as the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Water, only conducted cursory investigations. From the accounts of traveling merchants, they learned that it was merely a restaurant opened by an ordinary civilian, so they did not investigate further.
This was an era when the rich sent messages on horseback and ordinary people relied on shouting.
Even ninja had no choice but to maintain close contact with the lower classes.
As a result, quite a few of the ninja who came to Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams already knew about Juxia Tower.
With Juxia Tower advertising heavily and offering promotional discounts at this particular time, it immediately attracted plenty of ninja customers.
Thanks to those advertisements and strategies, Naruto, the true person at the helm of Juxia Tower, made a fortune