In Iruka's office.
Iruka motioned for Naruto, who had just entered, to sit down, then spoke in a serious tone.
"Naruto, I'd like to discuss a partnership with you on behalf of the academy."
"Oh? What kind of partnership?" Naruto asked.
"It's about your Virtual Headset. The Ninja Academy wants to order a batch of custom models."
"Ones that can't connect to the server and can only be used within the academy."
"Oh... how many do you want?"
Naruto had actually expected the academy to want to buy Virtual Headsets.
He had even specifically asked Wolffy to make over a hundred student models.
"Let's start with a hundred!" Iruka said after some thought.
"Sure... I'll deliver them tomorrow. As for the price... they normally cost five hundred thousand each, but since they're for the academy, I'll give you a discount."
Hearing that there would be a discount, Iruka smiled and nodded, thinking, That's my student for you. He really sees the big picture.
"I'll charge you four hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine each."
Naruto's words left Iruka frozen on the spot.
Damn it... after all that, you're only knocking off one ryō...
In the end, Iruka saw Naruto out of the office with his mouth twitching.
The price remained five hundred thousand per unit, because Iruka declared that Konoha didn't need that tiny discount.
What could Naruto do? He could only praise Konoha. "Now that's generous. Just what I'd expect from Konoha."
Just as Naruto was heading back to the classroom, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
He checked his phone and saw that Wolffy was calling.
"Hello? What's up, Wolffy?"
"Naruto, something's happening with the cage!"
Startled by Wolffy's words, Naruto immediately ran back to the classroom, sat down in his seat, and sent his consciousness