Zhang Yu's answer was very direct.
"Fifty thousand taels each."
"Cash only."
Yugao paused for a moment.
She had already anticipated this answer.
Hashirama, however, began to calculate.
Eighteen.
"Fifty thousand taels each."
"Selling them all would bring in nine hundred thousand taels."
Zhang Yu nodded.
"Now this is what the Chunin Ninja Exams are all about."
Everyone quickly finished the grilled fish.
Zhang Yu took out a regular job contract from the tavern and placed it in front of Karin.
"Fill in your personal information."
Karin took the pen.
"After I sign, can I stay at the tavern?"
"Right."
"Formal citizenship."
Karin didn't hesitate at all.
She filled in her name, age, and original ninja village affiliation, and finally signed the contract at the bottom.
The pen tip falls.
A system prompt then appeared.
[bite!]
[Congratulations, host, on successfully recruiting a new employee: Karin.]
[Current number of tavern staff: 7/10.]
[Collect ten employees to unlock business expansion features.]
Zhang Yu opened the unlock list.
A new row of business listings appeared on the panel.
Undead Hot Pot Restaurant.
Self-service barbecue restaurant.
A card and chess room.
Billiards room.
Video game arcade.
Midnight disco.
There are many more items, all of which are still locked.
"System."
How many undead summoning attempts do I have left?
[Current remaining undead summoning opportunities: 2.]
Zhang Yu did the calculations once.
There are currently seven employees.
If both undead summons are used, a total of nine people can be summoned.
We are one person short of ten.
His gaze fell on Uzuki Yugao.
Yugao was still cleaning up the sticks left over from grilling the fish, unaware of his gaze.
Zhang Yu didn't rush to speak.
Yugao had just joined the team.
Recruitment can be done gradually.
Time passed little by little.
The sky changed from bright to dark.
As the last glimmer of light disappeared, the Forest of Death was plunged into complete darkness.
Footsteps could be heard intermittently from the surrounding tree canopy.
The candidates who arrived first did not show up.
The later-arriving group also observed from the shadows.
The campfire was too conspicuous.
Madara and Hashirama stood guard nearby.
No one dared to be the first to approach.
Zhang Yu found a wooden board and wrote a line of large characters on it.
The Heaven and Earth Scrolls.
One scroll costs 50,000 taels.
Cash transactions only.
The purchases were made collectively the following morning.
After he finished writing, he placed the wooden sign next to the campfire.
Hashirama glanced at it.
Not selling tonight?
"Not for sale."
Zhang Yu said, "Let them go and raise the money first."
"We'll handle everything together tomorrow morning, so we don't have to process them one by one."
He then pointed to the empty space next to him.
" Hashirama, make a table."
Hashirama clapped his hands together.
Wood Release activated.
Several wooden pillars rose from the ground and quickly formed a long table.
The desktop is flat.
It is long enough to hold all the scrolls.
Zhang Yu took out the stolen Heaven and Earth Scrolls.
The ten Heaven Scroll are placed on the left.
The ten Earth Scroll are placed on the right.
All twenty scrolls were neatly arranged on the wooden table.
The next morning.
The first ray of sunlight fell into the Forest of Death.
The campfire has gone out.
The twenty scrolls on the long table were even more conspicuous than last night.
A wooden sign stood beside the table.
The Heaven and Earth Scrolls, 50,000 taels per scroll, cash transactions only.
Zhang Yu sat in front of the wooden house, with Bai standing behind him.
Uzuki Yugao stood guard by the long table.
Karin had changed into a long purple robe and was holding paper and pen, responsible for recording the number of scrolls.
The spotted Hashirama lean against the wooden house door frame on both sides.
The surrounding woods were eerily quiet.
Those candidates who arrived last night were all hiding in the shadows.
Nobody wanted to be the first to show up.
They feared it was a trap.
What they feared even more was that once they showed themselves, they would become the target of other teams.
Zhang Yu waited a few minutes, then looked up and around.
"You've been hiding all night, aren't you coming out yet?"
There was no response from the woods.
Zhang Yu stood up and dusted off his clothes.
"I've counted them."
There are a total of thirteen teams of test takers in the surrounding area.
"Come out if you want to buy scrolls."
"Those who don't want to buy can leave now."
The sound carried throughout the surrounding woods.
The examinees hidden in the tree canopy all changed their expressions at the same time.
"He knows our location?"
"Thirteen teams, not one missing."
"We changed our hiding place three times last night."
How exactly was this person discovered?
Shikamaru Nara leaned against a tree trunk and couldn't help but sigh.
"He couldn't be fooled after all."
Ino immediately stood up.
"Then what are you hiding?"
" Boss Zhang Yu wouldn't steal our scrolls."
Choji Akimichi carefully put away the potato chips.
"Is breakfast ready?"
On the other side, Naruto could no longer contain himself.
"Now that we've been discovered, let's just get out!"
Sasuke glanced around.
"Idiot."
"If we go out now, everyone will be watching us."
Sakura stood up.
" Boss Zhang Yu is there."
"Nothing will happen."
Team 7 and Team 10 emerged from the woods one after the other.
With a leader in place, the other teams no longer hid.
The Team 3 jumped down from the treetop on the east side.
Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee landed at the edge of the open space.
Team 8 followed closely behind.
Kiba rode on Akamaru's back, Shino stood beside him, and Hinata immediately looked at Zhang Yu.
The Sunagakure Village team also appeared from the other side.
Gaara carries a gourd on his back.
Temari and Kankuro followed behind him.
The remaining village teams gradually left.
The thirteen teams quickly surrounded the open space.
But the story isn't over yet.
Several whooshing sounds rang out in succession.
Kakashi landed next to Team 7.
Might Guy stood in front of the Team 3.
Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi also appeared one after the other.
Several more masked Anbu emerged from the tree canopy behind them.
Mitaraishi Anko was perched on a tree branch, holding the list of candidates for the second exam in her hand.
Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived last.
He stood on the high place, glanced at the twenty scrolls on the table, and his lips twitched a few times.
The Chunin Ninja Exams have been held for so many years.
He had witnessed the theft of the scroll before.
He had seen scrolls destroyed before.
This is the first time they've ever stolen all the scrolls and then put them up for public sale.
Zhang Yu turned the Forest of Death into a scroll trading market.
Three Kusagakure emerged from behind the crowd.
The leader glanced at the scroll on the table, then looked at Zhang Yu.
They had only been here a short time.
I have no idea what Zhang Yu did a couple of days ago.
I've never seen Madara or Hashirama make a move.
In their eyes, there were at least twenty scrolls on the table.
If they can take everything, they can control the exam.
"You're the one who sells scrolls?"
Zhang Yu nodded.
"Fifty thousand taels each."
"Heaven or Earth?"
Grass Ninja sneered.
"We won't give you a single penny."
He pointed to the long table.
"We want all of these scrolls."
The other two Grass Ninja simultaneously drew their Kunai.
" The Forest of Death allows looting."
"You can take it from others, and we can take it from you too."
"If you know what's good for you, get out of here."
Uzuki Yugao gripped the hilt of the sword.
Bai also took half a step forward.
Karin tensed up after seeing the Forehead Protector on the three people's heads.
She had absolutely no good feelings towards Kusagakure.
Ino couldn't help but speak up.
"Are these three people crazy?"