Outside the Bakery, Hashirama, Itama, and a whole crowd of idiots were still loudly protesting that it was unfair. They wanted delicious little cakes too! The Uchiha waiting in line could barely keep their mouths from curling upward, their sense of superiority soaring-
Just look at how beloved their clan's two esteemed leaders were! But whether you got to eat the cakes was another matter entirely!
This privilege rightfully belonged to the Uchiha Clan alone.
Hmph! Go ahead and lament your fate for not having the Sharingan!
The Uchiha proudly puffed out their chests. That was quite a strenuous feat for them these days, considering how fat they had become.
This little episode delighted them so much that even waiting in line became exciting.
Neither side realized, however, that all of this was part of a profiteer's scheme.
Inside the Bakery Manager's Office on the second floor, Auntie Sweet gazed at the long queue outside her window, grinning from ear to ear.
With this one maneuver, the cakes' prices had increased more than seven- or eightfold, and an endless line of customers had formed outside, all there to buy cakes!
Auntie Sweet looked at the smug Uchiha in line, then at the indignant outsiders, and saw nothing but stacks of money bouncing before her eyes.
Hehehe! Look at how worked up everyone was. Just how much money was she going to make this time?
Quickly swallowing the drool that had nearly escaped her mouth, she turned around and looked at Uchiha Kazuma, who appeared to be enjoying his food nearby. She praised him sincerely:
"Oh, little Kazuma, you're absolutely brilliant!"
Kazuma nodded expressionlessly and continued elegantly savoring the Shingetsu Cake in his hand. He also raised a glass of something that looked like red wine but was actually just grape