Aoba walked into a shop that specialized in selling ninja tools. After walking around, he chose some blank papers.
There were blank papers here and ready-made paper tags.
The price of blank papers was lower and was priced at 100 ryo per piece.
However.
A completed paper tag would be a lot more expensive!
The price of a summoning tag was 1,000 ryo a piece!
The price of an explosive tag was 2,500 ryo a piece!
As for the few sealing tags, they were priced at 5,000 ryo a piece!
Aoba glanced at the paper tags section and suddenly saw a sign "Recycling All Kinds of Tags at High Prices" written on the side.
Then.
Aoba's eyes lit up.
He immediately found a very good way to earn money.
This was tens of times the profit!
Aoba immediately walked towards the counter and found the owner of the ninja store.
"Boss, I want to ask, what is the price of your store's high-price recycling tags?" Aoba immediately asked.
"You know how to make tags?" After the boss heard Aoba's words, his eyes stared at Aoba. His eyes revealed doubt. It was not his fault for overthinking. Generally speaking, those who could make tags were all ninjas from the barrier class. Moreover, they were mainly those who were slightly older and had experience.
"The summoning tag, the explosive tags, and... sealing tags, almost all of them can be made." Aoba thought for a moment and said. He still did not know how to draw the sealing tags, but he felt that he could quickly learn it.
After the boss heard Aoba's words, he stared at Aoba suspiciously for a while.
He did not see any information in Aoba's expression.
After a moment of silence.
He slowly opened his mouth.
"The summoning tags are the cheapest. It only requires that the ninja can be channeled quickly. I will give you 800 ryo each."
"If you can make an explosive tag, I will give you 2000 ryo each."
"I don't really buy sealing tags because I can't sell them. There's no need for you to make them."
"If you are interested, you can try. If the quantity and quality of the product meet the requirements, I can give you a discount of 20 ryo when you buy blank paper in the future."
The boss slowly said. What he wanted most was to collect explosive tags.
As the boss of the ninja tool store, he knew very well that the best thing to sell was explosive tags. Some Chunin would buy explosive tags even if they had to pay the reward for their mission.
This was a ninja tool that almost every ninja wanted to carry.
It was convenient to carry and also powerful.
The only problem was that the price was relatively high.
However, it was something that could simply and roughly increase the combat power of a ninja.
The power of the explosion tags was no weaker than the advanced fire-released ninjutsu released by Jonins.
But the process of making the explosive tag was relatively complicated.
One was to consume time and energy.
The other was to inject a large amount of chakra into the paper.
Under these two conditions.
It is equivalent to constraining the production cycle of the explosive tag.
Although a single explosive tag belonged to the scope of explosive profit, if one could only make a few per month, their income would not be that exaggerated.
"Sure!"
Aoba immediately nodded. He had roughly calculated it just now.
If the purchase of blank paper would be at 80 ryo, then it would be impossible.
In that case, he would be able to make a 1,920 ryo of profit with just one explosive tag.
It was very good!
A standard D-rank mission reward was only around 500 to 10,000 ryo.
Generally speaking, they were all low-grade rewards.
They didn't earn much if they used explosive tags!
Now, there was a way for him to earn some money when he was bored!
"I want to buy a blank paper!"
Aoba nodded and said. He took out coins from his ninja bag and placed them all on the counter.
"There should be..."
Aoba simply counted the coins and said, "4000 ryo."
"Are all of them for blank papers?" The store owner was stunned for a moment and then stared deeply at Aoba. This young man was an unfamiliar face, and he had no impression of him before. He didn't expect this young man to dare take out so much money to buy blank paper.
"Yes, all of them." Aoba nodded directly.
"Normally, the first time you buy, it should be 100 ryo per piece and give you 40 pieces. But since you bought so much, I will give you 45 pieces." The store owner took a deep breath and said. He felt that it was better to give this young man five more pieces so that even if he made a mistake in drawing, he had some extra.
"Thank you." Aoba nodded again with a smile.
"Wait a moment..."
The store owner immediately turned around and walked towards the counter in the paper tags section. He then took out two boxes.
Then.
He took out five more blank papers.
"There are 20 pieces of blank paper in this box, so two boxes plus the extra 5 totaling in 45 pieces of blank paper." The store owner handed the boxes in his hand to Aoba.
"Thank you. I will come to you after I have finished making it." Aoba immediately took the boxes. For him, it would not take long.
After saying that.
Aoba put away the boxes and walked directly to the store's door.
When he left the store.
The store owner's gaze was focused on Aoba all the way until Aoba left.
"Can he really make explosive tags?"
The store owner's heart was filled with anticipation.
...
"Aoba?!"
Just as Aoba walked out of the door of the ninja tool shop, he heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice.
When he said unfamiliar...
Because he had never heard of it since he came to the Ninja World.
And when it comes to familiar...
Because he only heard this person's voice in his memory.
This feeling was just like when he first came to the Ninja World and heard Minato's voice.
Then.
Aoba looked over.
He immediately saw three people walking toward him.
These three people were all wearing Konohagakure's ninja uniform and looked about the same age as Aoba.
The person who spoke was a yellowish-brown-haired youth. He wore a dark red robe and Konohagakure's ninja forehead protector.
This person was a well-known figure in the younger generation of the Yamanaka Clan, the future clan head, Yamanaka Inoichi.
On the left of Yamanaka Inoichi was a youth with a scar on his face. His face was filled with helplessness and laziness. His arms were crossed in front of his chest, and his hair was combed behind his head. His gaze fell on Aoba, but there was no change in his expression.
This person was Nara Shikaku of the Nara clan, the father of Nara Shikamaru in "Naruto".
Of course.
The current Nara Shikaku not only has no Shikamaru, but also has no girlfriend.
Standing on the left of the two was a big fat man. The fat man was wearing a dress with the word "food" on it. His red hair was draped over his back, and there were two purple lines on his face.
This person was the Akimichi Choza of the Akimichi clan.
Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, and Akimichi Choza were the 15th generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho.
The person who spoke was Yamanaka Inoichi.
......
A smile appeared on Inoichi's face. He walked in front of Aoba and greeted him.
"Aoba, how have you been? I haven't seen you in a long time," said Inoichi.
"It's still the same." Aoba smiled. He answered Inoichi, but there was no complete answer. It was almost the same as not saying anything.
"Right, Aoba. Two months later, the village will hold a Chunin Exam. We are the examiners. If you want to participate, you can tell me." Inoichi looked at Aoba and said.
"Thank you; there is no need. I think being a Genin is still the best," said Aoba, still having a smile on his face.
"Alright then..."
Inoichi wanted to take care of Aoba very enthusiastically, but he didn't know what to say. No matter how they chatted, he felt they were very unfamiliar.
"If you need it, remember to find me!"
Inoichi suddenly felt that there was a significant gap between him and Aoba.
Maybe it was because of his earrings!
Inoichi subconsciously felt that the three of them received earrings granted by the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, which was equivalent to the Ino-Shika-Cho combination being recognized by the Sarutobi Clan and represented the position of the future clan head of the three clans.
It was precisely because of this hidden thought.
When Inoichi was talking to Aoba, he had inadvertently revealed a kind of clan leader care for his clansmen, not a chat between peers.
"Inoichi, hurry up. We are going to eat meat!" Choza urged with his hands on his waist. His stomach was already growling.
"Okay." Inoichi glanced at Aoba one last time. He did not say anything else and followed in Choza's direction.
Shikaku followed behind the two of them. When he brushed past Aoba, his footsteps slowed down a little. His gaze fell on the two boxes in Aoba's hands.
A blank paper tags.
Shikaku immediately recognized the thing in Aoba's hand. He thought about it, but he did not say anything.
"Bye."
Aoba said lightly, then took the boxes of blank paper tags and left quickly.
Encountering this generation of Ino-Shika-Cho.
It was something that Aoba did not expect.
He did not notice the earrings on Inoichi's ears.
But he knew the significance of this earring to the three clans.
Nara Clan.
Yamanaka Clan.
Akimichi Clan.
These three clans had been extremely close since the Warring States period.
If one were to take out any of these three clans alone, they would not be comparable to the Uchiha clan or the Hyuga clan.
However, their combat strength would increase exponentially once the three clans merged.
This made the three clans, Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi, become Konohagakure's mainstay.
At the same time.
In order to promote the special bond between the three clans.
The Sarutobi clan will hand over the earrings to the three future clans' heads as witnesses, and this rule was passed down from generation to generation of the three clans.
Therefore.
Gradually.
From the identity of being a witness, the Sarutobi clan slowly climb up to the identity of being the leaders of the three clans.
"The Chunin Exam..."
Aoba had no intention of participating in the Chunin Exam, but when he heard Inoichi mention the Chunin Exam, he would more or less guess something.
According to Minato's information.
In about half a month, Kumogakure's envoy would arrive.
This was going to be a very harsh negotiation.
If it did not succeed.
Then it might cause a war to happen.
According to normal logic, they would focus more on how to deal with the negotiation, not the Chunin Exam.
So...
From another perspective.
Aoba faintly felt that the Third Hokage had already made plans before the Kumogakure's envoy arrived.
Otherwise, he would not have let the Ino-Shika-Cho prepare for the Chunin exam.
"I don't care."
"Whether they fight or not has nothing to do with me."
"Anyway, I won't go to the battlefield!"
"I won't participate in any Chunin Exam!"
"Is it important to be a Chunin?"
The corners of Aoba's mouth slightly curled up, revealing a smile. Anyone who had watched Naruto knew that the most powerful person in the world was not a Kage rank but a Konoha Genin.
Aoba could also be regarded as a Konoha Genin.
With the lowest title.
He had a high-level combat power.
"The most important thing is to draw explosive tags."