Chapter 216. Investment Comes With Risk

Chapter 216. Investment Comes With Risk

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Many areas in the Land of Wind had already been connected to the internet.

After all, it had been over half a year by now. With the help of ninjas and Yuto's willingness to spare no expense, construction had progressed quite rapidly.

Ninjas were surprisingly productive!

Just look—

When Nagato came to Konoha—

Konoha was destroyed that day, but within a few days, under the guidance of the chief engineer, Yamato, rebuilding efforts progressed swiftly.

Therefore, excluding uninhabited areas, nearly half of the Land of Wind was now connected to the internet.

Truly worth celebrating—congratulations all around!

However—

There was one spot… The equipment had clearly been installed, but it couldn't connect to the network, remaining in a yellow status.

It was as if… it was being disrupted.

After sending off the carefree Pakura—

"I see…" Yuto mused. "Looks like I'll have to go check it out myself."

He could also take the opportunity to see if Sunagakure could be included in the network. Judging by the attitude of the Suna ninjas… they seemed to have softened a bit—similar to how the Kumo ninjas had. Apparently, Kumogakure had also started playing [Ninja World Online] recently.

But—since Kumogakure wasn't included in the game, they were quite unhappy about it—just like Pakura was that day.

Why isn't Sunagakure included?

It seemed like…

The Five Great Nations being connected to the internet was only a matter of time!

The Land of Earth might be a bit more troublesome, though. Iwagakure wasn't like Sunagakure—it couldn't just be ignored by the Land of Wind. As a relatively powerful village, Iwagakure still had significant influence, especially since it was controlled by a bunch of old hardliners.

When it came to this type of "strange new thing," their internal defenses were likely even stronger.

The fact that Iwagakure barely sent anyone to the recent events was proof enough.

Perhaps in their eyes…

Such a meaningless game had nothing to do with the true life of a ninja.

Yuto thought it over. After this trip to the Land of Wind, he might be able to upgrade the system. A visit was definitely necessary.

And who knew what the next module would be?

Just as he pulled out [Nin-Nin] to delete a few more messy posts and clean up the online space—

Ding Ding!

Ding Ding Ding!

The familiar avatar made him pause for a moment. He clicked on it.

Instantly, two extremely arrogant words appeared—

[Send Money!]

"???"

Done?

How come he didn't know about it?

When did this happen?

As Yuto was still processing it, the door suddenly swung open. Suzune ran in with a panicked expression, her voice filled with disbelief.

"Yuto! Yuto! The Hyuga Clan's Elder Munemasa… Elder Munemasa was assassinated last night!"

"He's really dead~"

"???"

"Oh, nothing." Yuto snapped out of it, looking at Suzune, who was staring at him in confusion. He sighed and shook his head. "I'm heartbroken! My condolences! When's the Hyuga Clan holding the funeral? Will there be a banquet?"

"…The Anbu are still investigating! What banquet?!"

"The Anbu are investigating? So they already know who did it?"

"It's already been confirmed." Suzune nodded, her pale face showing a worried frown. "It seems to be connected to Danzo-sama!"

"???"

What does this have to do with Danzo?

Yuto was stunned. Before he could ask, Suzune continued.

"According to the investigation at the scene, it seems like it was the same mysterious person who tried to assassinate Danzo before—someone suspected to have fought the First Hokage. He could transform his body into strips of black threads. The Anbu suspects it was a murder-for-profit scheme because Elder Munemasa's contract for [one-tenth ownership of Danzo] is missing! It was definitely stolen by that ninja!

Now, the other elders who were part of the joint investment are panicking—especially one elder who lent Elder Munemasa ten million ryo! As a result, they're blaming the Hokage for holding the Mahjong Cup and letting enemies slip into the village.

The Konoha Police Force is also being held responsible—how could a black-market bounty ninja sneak in without anyone noticing? They are demanding Uchiha to give them an explanation."

Her tone grew more worried as she finished. "What should we do now?"

"That's definitely tricky!" Yuto sighed, nodding thoughtfully. "The Hyuga Clan… They're definitely being a little unreasonable this time—"

Before he could finish—

Yuto's voice suddenly picked up again, carrying three parts sympathy and seven parts helplessness.

"See? This is why they say… investments come with risks—invest carefully! That's why you have to be cautious when investing. You really shouldn't follow the example of these people!"

As soon as he finished—

Suzune stared at Yuto in disbelief.

"…"

Is this really what matters right now?!

…

At the same time—

On the other side—

"What? My sales contract was stolen? And the Hyuga Elder who purchased one-tenth of my shares also died?" When Danzo heard the news, he was stunned.

Deep down, he couldn't help but feel relieved: [Good thing I didn't participate in this Mahjong Cup—otherwise…]

He hadn't expected that someone would actually take this opportunity to sneak in!

His face showed a mix of surprise and resignation as he sighed. "How is the Hyuga Clan reacting?"

"They…" The Root ninja hesitated for a moment before replying, "They hope that Danzo-sama will acknowledge their loss and compensate them for the 100 million they invested! Just 100 million will do."

"Ridiculous!" Danzo snorted coldly. "The shareholders and authorization documents are gone, and they expect me to just recognize them? Are they the ones who bought it?"

And compensation of 100 million?

Dream on!

Did they not realize how tight his finances were right now?

He still had a movie to produce!

Waving his hand dismissively, he said, "Tell them to retrieve the authorization documents themselves—only then will I acknowledge it!"

With that—

"Understood!"

"You're dismissed!"

Just then—

Mitokado Homura walked in.

"Danzo! Why did you call us to such a dark place to talk today? It's pitch black in here—how are we supposed to read the script?"

"The Hyuga Clan's elder was assassinated." Danzo shook his head, his tone heavy. "It seems the target was actually me—but when they couldn't find me, they stole the contract for one-tenth of my body instead."

"Is that so?" Homura's face showed surprise. "I've been busy working on the script these past few days—I had no idea something so serious had happened."

His expression grew serious. "You need to stay put for the next few days! If something happens to you, then we… sigh!" He let out a troubled sigh. "It's better not to say anything!"

"I'll be careful. Besides, because of the assassination case involving the Hyuga Clan, I guess the other families who bought my shares won't let me fall into danger so easily." Danzo's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, and the corners of his mouth curled into a subtle smile, as though deep in thought.

After a moment, he shook it off and looked at Homura. "Anyway—so it sounds like the script is finished? We can't afford to mess up this time! My theater chain is almost ready—if we can't draw in a crowd, it'll be a disaster!"

"Don't worry—this is one of my finest works. I promise it will be better than last time!" Homura confidently pulled out a small notebook. "Come, take a look…"

Before he could finish—

"Hold on—let's look together!" Sarutobi Hiruzen walked in, laughing. "It sounds like Homura's written a good one this time!"

With that—

The three of them quickly sat down, squinting as they studied the script placed in the center of the table.

This time, Danzo was resolute—he even sold his body!

This was a desperate gamble!

Success or failure—

It all depended on this script!

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