[V2] - Chapter 45. Have You Done Pyramid Schemes Before?
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The next afternoon.
The Moon was connected to the internet again.
There was no choice.
The Otsutsuki Clan was pressing hard. In order to stay constantly updated on the situation in the ninja world and the movements of the outsiders, they desperately needed the internet.
Without the internet, they couldn't contact the ninja world. Without contact, there would be no real-time communication of information. Without real-time communication, they couldn't get timely updates on Otsutsuki Urashiki. Without timely updates on Urashiki, they couldn't protect Konoha. And if they couldn't protect Konoha… what if Konoha was destroyed?
The situation was urgent!
They really needed the internet!
So what could Yuto do?
He quickly arranged for people to go up and reconnect the cables.
The bigger picture comes first!
Even if the cost of the signal tower hadn't been recouped yet, so what?
This was all for Konoha!
Besides, just by swallowing Root Group's market… Yuto Group had already fattened up again!
A bit of pocket change was nothing to fuss over!
But he had to admit—
Shimura Danzo really was a good person~
How many times had this happened now?
Every time, Yuto Group got rich off him!
Sure enough, doing business still comes down to being honest and sincere—just like Yuto Group, always built on integrity, down-to-earth, diligent, and hardworking!
Only then can you earn so much trust!
Only then can you grow bigger and bigger!
Yuto sighed with emotion, glanced at the document in his hand, then looked at Suzune beside him. "What has Root Group been doing lately?"
"It seems like they're reorganizing assets." Suzune also sighed and shook her head. "This time Root Group really suffered heavy losses! I heard even their upcoming movie My Love from the Moon has been canceled!"
"Serves them right!" Hanabi, beside them, pouted and said, "Who told them to eat human ashes!"
At that point—
They fell silent again.
Their expressions were quite complicated—after all… rumor had it that even the First and Second Hokage ate those ashes!
It was kind of a 'what the hell' moment!
As expected—
There was something a little off about Hokage in this ninja world!
"What about the Uchiha side? I heard they've been getting criticized online lately!"
"Uchiha Madara defected from the Uchiha Clan and the village ages ago!" Yuto shook his head and said casually, "He defected back when the First Hokage was still alive, so the Uchiha side isn't really implicated!" His gaze turned slightly complex. "Some people even cheered!"
"…"
"Oh right! What about Boruto?" Yuto looked upstairs. "Is he surfing the internet again today?"
He really cared about this nephew? (great-nephew?) of his!
"Him? Don't even mention it!" Hanabi sighed. "He probably feels the same as when he found out that his grandpa used to have girlfriends in the red-light district. It's better to let him vent a little!"
As a ninja of Konoha—
You have to understand, the First and Second Hokage held huge importance in their hearts!
This whole incident had quite a big impact on the ninja world.
I heard that Tsunade-sama, trying to avoid the fallout, ran off halfway back to the village after being invited, and even changed her online username!
If she knew how to get to the alternate ninja world, Tsunade-sama might've run off with the slug overnight!
Unfortunately—
Orochimaru still hadn't been caught!
Who knew what that guy was doing now?
Yuto sighed and shook his head helplessly. "I think Orochimaru might get killed before he even makes it back to the village!"
"…"
True enough.
Word was that once Danzo woke up, he raised the bounty on Orochimaru that very night—now he's second on the ninja world's bounty list, right behind Otsutsuki Urashiki.
All the bounty hunters in the ninja world were sharpening their knives, ready to skin the snake!
No one knew what Danzo would do next.
After all—
That guy was an ambitious man who couldn't stand being idle~
There's no way he'd settle into retirement just like that!
Yuto paused in thought, recalling the data Kabuto had brought back. It included experimental research on both Senju Hashirama and Uchiha clan bloodlines.
Of course, he wasn't surprised Orochimaru would research Hashirama and the Uchiha bloodline—those two represented the pinnacle of power in the ninja world.
However—
What really piqued his curiosity was… a document titled [Hypothesis on How to Traverse Parallel Worlds].
It genuinely shocked him. After all, there were only a few people in the ninja world who even knew about the alternate ninja world. How did Orochimaru find out?
Could it be Danzo told him?
Especially since the document talked about using a "coordinate" to cross worlds—just like Minato's Flying Thunder God technique, setting a fixed point, and then leaping across dimensions!
Some of the theories seemed useful, but most of it—
It looked like utter nonsense. The whole thing seemed like it was thrown together to scam people—there wasn't even a scrap of experimental data!
Yuto was very suspicious… Was this just a scam to get funding?
…
"Hope! This is the hope for the rise of the Root Group!"
"Actually, after settling accounts, we still have quite a bit of money left. As long as we sell the stores, this money is enough for us to live comfortably!" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked helplessly at Danzo, who had regained his energy, sighed, and said, "I believe Yuto Group would be very willing to take over!"
However.
Just as the words fell—
Shimura Danzo's eyes narrowed, staring at Sarutobi Hiruzen. "Are you really willing to be like this for your whole life?" He paused slightly. "Do you want to become the richest person in the ninja world? Do you want to replace Yuto Group? Do you want to create a huge corporation?"
He opened his arms and raised his head at a 45-degree angle. "If you want that, then come embrace the future with me! One failure doesn't mean anything…"
Before he finished speaking—
Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated and said, "It's not just one failure anymore!"
After his words.
Silence fell over the scene.
After a while.
Danzo opened his arms again. "That's not important! The road to great dreams is always full of obstacles. Do you remember when you first became a ninja? Internal troubles and external threats! Facing countless challenges, one slip and it's over, but… we still moved forward step by step!" He waved his hand broadly. "Now… it's just that the road to becoming great has more hardships. But I believe the final outcome will be beautiful!" As he said this, his eyes blazed, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen. "So, do you want it?"
"…That Danzo… have you done pyramid schemes before? Why do I feel something's off?"
"I haven't done that!" Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen righteously. "I said that's not important now. Tell me… do you want it?"
"I… don't want it! Really, I never thought about it! Homura, too—"
"No! You want it!"
"I really don't want it!"
"You really want it!"
"I…"
Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could finish—
Danzo forcefully shook his head. "I said you want it!So you want it! Trust me! We will definitely succeed! The alternate ninja world is our hope! That's a world never developed before!"
"…"
You said it yourself, and you still ask me if I want it?
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed helplessly. "Alright! I want it!"
"I told you I knew you wanted it!"
"It's getting late! Since you're fine, I'll leave first!" Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and walked toward the door, but after a few steps, he turned back to look at Danzo and hesitated, "By the way, you really haven't been involved in pyramid schemes?"
"I hate pyramid schemes!" Danzo shook his head firmly. After Sarutobi Hiruzen actually left, he took out his special phone and dialed that special phone number, his eyes fixed, as if waiting for something.
After a while.
[The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable…]
He was silent for a moment, then sighed helplessly and shook his head. "Where on earth did that guy run off to?"
…
Meanwhile.
In a dark cave somewhere.
"?!"
Orochimaru stared in shock at the pyramid scheme leader holding a fishing rod—Otsutsuki Urashiki. He seemed very shocked by what Urashiki just said, but after a moment, he licked his lips with a playful expression. "Interesting! I didn't expect there really is another ninja world!"
That Shimura Danzo wasn't lying to him!
Saying this, he looked up at Urashiki in front of him and smiled. "So, you're from another ninja world?"
After speaking—
Urashiki smiled and nodded. "As expected from the smartest person in the ninja world! It seems you already believe it!"
"I can't not believe it! Though I still have some doubts! Now tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Very simple!" Urashiki shrugged. "This is something you're very familiar with!"
"???"
"Impure World Reincarnation!"
Just as Urashiki finished speaking—
Orochimaru immediately narrowed his eyes, looking at Urashiki with a meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth.
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