Chapter:49

"Here! This is six thousand ryo—no need for change!" Sakura handed over the money with both hands.

"Boss, you're so generous!" Haruto grinned and placed three more golden eggs on the counter.

Sakura took the golden hammer from Haruto and, without hesitation, smashed all three eggs.

After doing so, she suddenly realized her actions had been a bit too... bold.

Blushing slightly, she sneaked a glance at Sasuke—and when she saw that he hadn't noticed, she let out a small sigh of relief.

Haruto, meanwhile, stared blankly at the items that had appeared.

…Seriously?!

He never imagined someone could have such terrible luck.

Compared to her, Asuma was practically the luckiest man alive!

Haruto looked at the nine glowing spheres and sighed internally.

How am I supposed to explain this

Sakura's Rewards:

Blue Essence ×100

Scrap Metal (Useless junk)

A Brick (…seriously?)

Blue Essence ×50

36E (No explanation needed…)

Polaroid Camera

Blue Essence ×100

Blue Essence ×50

Silkworm Gloves (A rare item!)

Haruto stared at the pile of junk and sighed.

I hope I can at least trick her into thinking she got something good…

Item Descriptions:

Blue Essence – Standard currency for golden egg draws. (She got way too much of this…)

Scrap Metal – Literal trash. Hurts if you step on it. Too heavy to carry. Completely useless.

A Brick – A rough-textured wall tile. Due to its portability and concealability, it ranks in the Top 10 Hidden Weapons of Jianghu. A must-have for traveling ninjas!

36E – Big. No explanation needed.

Polaroid Camera – A special instant camera. When used with chakra, it can create magical effects.

Silkworm Gloves – Made from natural silk, they are impervious to water and fire. Any ninjutsu cast while wearing them gains a 10% power boost!

"Boss, how did I do?" Sakura asked nervously.

"Not bad!" Haruto replied, forcing a smile.

"Really?! That's great!" Sakura beamed with excitement.

What a sin, what a sin…

Haruto glanced away, trying to avoid eye contact.

Sakura's first egg-smashing experience had been… unfortunate, to say the least.

Normally, first-time smashers have good luck.

And she was even in the same class as the two Children of Destiny!

But…

It seemed the system was playing a cruel joke on her.

Still, not everything was bad.

She had at least gotten two useful items.

And as for the brick… well, after some convincing, she might accept it as a hidden weapon.

…Maybe.

After a long internal debate, Haruto decided to start with the better rewards.

"Let's take a look at this first!"

He reached into the pile and pulled out an item.

The moment Ino saw it, her expression twisted in rage.

"AHHH! Not again—"

Before Kiba could scream, Ino punched him out of the store.

"Why?! WHY?! HOW?!"

Ino's fury burned like wildfire.

"How does that big forehead get something like this?! Why not me?!"

She screamed internally, trying to contain her jealousy.

Sakura, meanwhile, turned bright red.

"Boss, why do you even **have things like this in your eggs?! It's so embarrassing!"

Before Haruto could reply—

A gust of wind blew past.

The item vanished from his hands.

Sakura stood calmly, arms folded.

"Boss, let's move on to the next item."

Haruto smirked internally.

Women…

Seeing Sakura nonchalantly tuck something into her ninja pouch, Haruto held back a chuckle.

He reached into the glowing spheres again and pulled out…

A Polaroid Camera.

"This thing may look like an ordinary camera—"

Haruto paused, watching the group's curious expressions.

Then, he grinned mischievously.

"—but it is just a camera!"

"…"

A black crow flew overhead.

Idiot! Idiot!

"This boss really has bad taste…"

Asuma and Kakashi exchanged glances, both letting out a helpless sigh.

This was just like Shikamaru's Shadow-Shadow Fruit incident all over again.

Enough was enough!

"But!" Haruto suddenly changed his tone.

"This isn't just any camera!"

"Then what is it?!" Shikamaru asked tiredly.

He had long since given up on trying to predict this boss's antics.

"This camera has a special ability!"

"As long as your chakra levels are higher than the target, something incredible will happen!"

To demonstrate, Haruto turned to Chōji, who was happily eating snacks.

He snapped a photo.

Flash!

The light blinked—

And suddenly—

Chōji froze in place, cheeks still bulging like a hamster.

"HAHAHAHA!"

The group burst into laughter at Chōji's ridiculous frozen expression.

Two seconds later—

Chōji resumed moving, completely unaware of what had happened.

"W-what? Why's everyone looking at me like that?"

Clutching his snacks tightly, Chōji glanced around warily.

"Oh, nothing," Shikamaru replied casually.

"Whoa! This camera is amazing!" Naruto exclaimed.

Before anyone could stop him, he snatched the camera and turned toward the group.

"Wait, NO!"

Kakashi's eyes widened in horror.

Naruto, with a mischievous grin, snapped a photo of everyone in the room.

BANG!

Kakashi, who had been rushing forward to stop him, suddenly froze mid-air—

And crashed face-first into the ground.

End of the Chapter

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