Atari Shock

With a smile on her lips Yugito opened the delicate wooden box in front of her, she took out the machinery that was placed in it and looked at it carefully.

This machine was not big, only two palm sizes. It was red and white in color, with two handles attached to the body.

This machine had a very strange name - Subor.

T/N: Subor is the western brand name for a range of consoles and computer systems produced by Xiaobawang Company (thanks wikipedia)

But Yugito didn't care about that, after all, these small, harmless things had brought an extremely hot cash flow to Kumo over the past few days, and had restored her gloomy mood quite a bit.

Money was never everything, but it just soothed a lot of problems.

It even solved problems.

For Kumo, who was now suffering from internal and external problems and contradictions, the timely injection of this clear spring was like a shot in the arm.

The only pity was... the quantity was a bit small.

Well, it was that Kumo wanted a bit too much.

In order to cope with the war that was bound to come in the future, Kumo's spread was just a bit too big.

Now that things were starting to fall apart for Kumo, these in front of them...

Yugito checked out the plain little bully for a long time, and eventually looked over at Uneri Inataka, who was sitting not far from her.

Uneri Inataka was unimpressive, his whole face wooden and cold. The only thing worth praising was that he possessed an extremely sturdy muscle.

To be honest, Yugito secretly felt that he was more of a berserker than a businessman.

-This was the man who brought the new console technology from the Land of Fire to her and sought cooperation.

After a long and careful thought, Yugito agreed to his request for cooperation.

At first, the new console technology was incomplete, barely a lab product.

But with the efforts of the Kumo master craftsmen, it eventually got rid of many of its own limitations and became an important product with a cheap and broad market.

...Thank goodness, Kumoo's current technological reserves were able to solve many of the problems in the technology brought by Uneri Inataka.

According to Uneri Inataka, this thing would definitely make a lot of money.

As for where he got this stuff from... Uneri Inataka only said that it was a heavy bribe, and the exact process was a trade secret-he thought he still kept this trade secret, but he didn't know that it had long been dug out by the Kumo's intelligence ninjas.

He had bribed a few Konoha researchers and then obtained it from Konoha's technical reserve.

Honestly, even after seeing the memories raised from Mikoto Undon's brain so many times with her own eyes, Yugito still had some hesitation in her heart.

Everything had come too smoothly, and she instinctively felt that it was a trap.

It wasn't that she had been bitten by Makoto once, and was afraid of being known for not being able to do anything about it for ten years, it was just that the bastard had too many previous convictions, so many that she couldn't help but care about them.

But at the end of the day, Yugito still accepted the challenge - the power to do so now rested in the hands of Kumogakure. Even if this Uneri Inataka was a spy, there was no way he could make trouble in Kumo's territory.

Yugito still had this confidence.

As for the technology and copyright issue... you call it out and see if it obliges you.

Kumo had always been Makoto's key target, and after so many tosses and turns, Kumo really couldn't carry on a bit longer.

At this time, any tonic was very important.

As for whether Makoto would use this as an excuse to find trouble with them in the future... at a time like this, who cared.

The big deal was to deny it dead or alive.

And even if they did nothing, would Makoto let them go?

Impossible.

Makoto will definitely wipe them out.

In that case, there was nothing to be afraid of.

So Yugito accepted Uneri Inataka's invitation and began to use Kumo's technological reserves to complete these consoles.

Yugito had suffered many times under Makoto's hand, and at a time when Kumogakure was in constant decline, she was becoming more and more cautious.

Her heart was in an unusual state of urgency, but she also knew very well that she mustn't be in a hurry at this time.

She didn't just pike it right off the bat, but after the technicians had tried out dozens of samples, she sent all of them out of Kumo through various means, and began tentative sales in the Land of Lightning.

From a purely statistical point of view, the amount of data at this level was relatively small.

But the lopsidedly positive reviews she had received from the children had made her realize how appealing it was to them.

-The new game console that cost less than 1,000 ryo was sold at a high price of more than 50,000 ryo even in the first batch of sales!

Ordinary children naturally couldn't afford such a price, but the Land of Lightning was also a large country after all. What does the death of the people matter to the nobles?

Even in this time of military chaos, the spending power of the noble children could still be described as amazing.

They just liked things that were a bit more expensive.

Because otherwise, it would be impossible to separate them from the ordinary people and reflect their own style.

After an extremely short test drive, there wasn't a single child of the right age who hated the new consoles. They didn't even ask about the price, they just bought the console.

-Of course, there were also tons of cassettes.

These cassettes had been secretly shipped over from the Land of Fire by Uneri Inataka, and these cassettes were in large quantities and of very good quality on average. Once they hit the market, they captured the hearts of the children of the nobility.

Because of technical limitations, the price of these cassettes was currently high, so Yugito's initial plan was to rent them.

However, the aristocratic kids didn't care and bought them all in one go.

So very quickly, Yugito discovered something that made people laugh and cry along with Uneri Inataka - they who sold game consoles, the game consoles had not yet been sold out, but as a result, the cassettes were gone first.

The good thing was that for Kumogakure, who had already acquired the technology, it wasn't a big problem. It was just a matter of opening a production line, working three shifts, and making more cassettes.

This was where industrial goods were awesome.

As long as the costs were brought down, their production could be said to be constant.

It only took one day for all the consoles produced on Kumo's side to be cleared out, and those who were slower to get their hands dirty didn't even have the chance to take a sip of soup, causing many people to complain... Of course, this is all good.

-Before Kumo suffered, the predicament is one thing, more important heart gas on the pain, as well as economic collapse.

It was so hard to get some of that back, and it was really pleasing.

The current Yugito, was really high as hell!

It was almost as mind-blowing as putting Makoto down on the ground and then stomping on him like crazy with his bare feet.

"You did good, you did good!"

Because she was really overjoyed, Yugito more or less got carried away. She even took the initiative to reach out and kept patting up Uneri Inataka's shoulder.

However it was such an ordinary action that couldn't be any more ordinary, but it caused a fierce backlash from Uneri Inataka.

He actually paralyzed his entire body on the ground in order to avoid Yugito's palms that were slapping him.

Yugito was slightly surprised to see this.

"What are you doing?"

"That, Yugito-san, I don't mean any harm... but could you keep a little distance from me?"

"Why?"

"You don't have a person to like, but I do, and I'm afraid that honey will get the wrong idea."

...For some reason, Yugito always felt that 'honey' in the other party's mouth didn't seem to be a girl...

Never mind, none of this had anything to do with her.

After Killer B disappeared, the pressure on Yugito's shoulders grew.

She was determined to change that.

And the first thing she had to do was to make a lot of profit...

Noticing that Uneri Inataka seemed to have an extreme aversion to direct physical contact with other people, Yugito didn't force herself to do so, and after signaling him to get up from the ground on his own, the two of them then continued their conversation.

"Yugito-san, the sales of game consoles are going very well right now - far, far better than we could have ever imagined!"

"But it's undeniable that if we want to fully reach your and our goals, we'll need more money, more manpower, and more venues... you know, we'll need your help for all of these."

In fact, Yugito knew that there was a huge difference in strength between Uneri Inataka and her. There was nothing he could do to stop her even if she kicked him off and went solo since then.

But Yugito's pattern was far from small.

The well-known nothings did the same.

He didn't stop cooperating with merchants and nobles just because of their greed... He always used nonviolent methods as much as possible to achieve his purpose, and then... blasted all the ancient rules in front of him to death...

Hearing Uneri Inataka plan once again, Yugito immediately began to think seriously.

"Expanding the production quantity... This is of course a good thing. But no matter how effective the lipstick is, the market in the Land of Lightning is limited. If this continues, we will have to sell it in other countries, right?"

"Yugito-san, you are wise - our next target, is the Land of Fire."

...Land of Fire?

Right now, the last thing the entirety of Kumogakure wanted to hear about was news about the Land of Fire, especially a certain well-known unidentified person.

Because that usually wasn't good news.

Makoto has been battling Kumo ever since he became Naruto.

For a long time, it had also been Makoto copying the Land of Fire, the ultimate divine weapon, and whacking people everywhere, with the other countries barely fighting back. Counterattacking or something, that was simply impossible.

However, looking at what Uneri Inataka meant, now...

"You're saying that you're confident that you can surpass the Land of Fire in terms of technology, so that they can bring us massive profits as well?"

"How is that possible?" Uneri Inataka shrugged, "The Land of Fire's overall research capability is truly number one in the world. Even if it temporarily lags behind those smaller countries that specialize in a certain industry in certain aspects, as long as a sufficient amount of money is irrigated, it will surely yield something."

"Please forgive me, with Konoha and Kumo's current relationship... they will definitely reverse crack our technology... being cracked or even imitated is only a matter of time."

The Naruto world actually has a patent law now.

But this patent law can be said to be quite sketchy and is simply full of errors. And the Five Great Countries and the Five Great Hidden Villages...

Those powerful merchants in the Land of Fire didn't know what morality or modesty meant.

As long as they can indeed make a profit, they will do anything, not respecting the so-called patent law.

The new game console was indeed very advanced, but the Land of Fire was not completely devoid of technological reserves, and it was only a matter of time before it was completely cracked.

With how favorable Yugito was to Moto Monoha right now, she couldn't wait to bleed Konoha and the Land of Fire with this new game console - and rightfully so, she knew that it was something that simply couldn't be accomplished.

Even if she begged for the next best thing, it would be very difficult to keep the console thin and provide steady cash for Kumogakure...

It was a bit tough to give up after having tasted the beauty of excess profits.

"So what you're saying is to make as much money as you can while you still can?"

"Yes, I know it's a pity, but compared to what we've gained, these many pities are something acceptable, right?"

Yugito didn't answer directly, but only nodded slightly.

Three feet of ice is not cold in a day, now that Kumo has become like this, trying to have a BGM and then the situation instantly turn around is something that can never be accomplished.

Makoto seemed to have done nothing after defeating Kumo, but Yugito knew that it was just him building up his strength.

When the next time he struck again, Kumo would surely be dried up straight away... He might not necessarily hit the door again, but the waves he made would surely be able to... Just like the Land of Water, which was still in schism right now...

Yugito felt that Uneri Inataka had the right idea.

"Well, you've convinced me. If you deduce it according to the usual rational logic... it's better to have something to earn than nothing at all."

Yugito wasn't good at this, however after being bullied by a well-known nothings many times, she had studied the books on finance more and more.

Though in this era, there just weren't many decent books on finance. The only decent one was still written by Makoto himself... but Yugito didn't care.

She had already made a decision in her mind.

Yet before actually starting to act, someone else came to visit her.

It was a group of guys she didn't want to meet, but had to.

And as soon as the other party opened their mouths, they made Yugito glare angrily.

"You guys want a 30% share of the profits... Hey, why should I share it with you? I don't even know you guys! You guys, are you here to get killed!"

-The ones in front of her who had come to visit her were none other than the officials in charge in the Land of Lightning.

The Land of Lightning was at least a large country, and despite the fact that the nobles never behaved and caused a lot of conflicts in the Land of Lightning, under years of interactions, a barely acceptable way of dealing with each other had been formed.

Even the darkness had to have its own rules.

Everyone is living with a 60-point attitude.

Even the strong understood that it was best not to let this tacit understanding fall below 60 points.

Now, however, this traditional approach was slowly crumbling.

-The Land of Lightning Daimyo was so burnt out from the stock market crash that had spread across the country that he naturally couldn't care about certain things. And certain people, as a result, have become more and more lawless... now even messing with the head of the ninja village!

As a ninja who had fought hundreds of battles, when Yugito was firm in her resolve, there was always an awe-inspiring aura about her that made it impossible to be confrontational, but these nobles were clearly not afraid.

"Yugito-san, you don't want the stormy Kumogakure to suffer more, do you?"

Yugito's fists, immediately hardened.