Half a month later.
After Shinju and the others returned from the village, the Byakuya Gang fell silent for quite a long time.
Naruto and Sasuke had also mastered the true essence of slacking off, going out to have fun every day on public funds.
Sometimes Shinju would send a shadow clone to travel with them, but most of the time he stayed in the Hokage's office reviewing documents.
During this period, he had Shikamaru gather information on Ice Release ninja, and discovered that there were actually quite a few people who inherited Ice Release, this bloodline limit.
"The Land of Snow—home to many Ice Release ninja, located in the northern part of the continent, covered in ice and snow year-round, and more than ten years ago there was even a coup…"
At this moment, Shinju was browsing documents related to the Land of Snow. Soon, he noticed a familiar name.
"Kakashi-sensei actually went to the Land of Snow… (⊙o⊙)"
Thinking that Kakashi didn't usually have much to do anyway, Shinju summoned Kakashi and asked him about what happened back then.
Kakashi asked curiously, "That was thirteen or fourteen years ago—why are you asking about such ancient history now? ╭(°A°`)╮"
Shinju answered honestly, "Recently there's been a case involving Ice Release ninja, so I looked into the Land of Snow along the way."
Hearing this, Kakashi didn't suspect anything and replied frankly,
"Back then I was even younger than you are now. I was ordered to protect Princess Kazahana Koyuki of the Land of Snow during the coup…"
Shinju followed up, "And then?"
Kakashi said, "And of course I completed the mission brilliantly! Before you became famous, your sensei here was Konoha's number one prodigy! ❛‿˂̵✧"
Several black lines dropped down Shinju's forehead.
"I know that. What I mean is the specific details of the mission… (ー_ー)!!"
Kakashi spread his hands.
"It's been over ten years, I don't remember very clearly. I just recall that the one who launched the coup was the king's brother at the time. Also, the Land of Snow's technology was pretty advanced—they even developed a kind of armored ninja tool…"
Hearing this, Shinju became interested.
"Armored ninja tools? Tell me more! ●ｖ●"
After all, he was in business—he needed to discover more commercial opportunities in the ninja world!
Kakashi said, "That kind of armor could enhance a ninja's resistance to ninjutsu and genjutsu, and it could even grant the ability to fly. But what I saw back then was only a prototype; it hadn't been fully developed yet…"
Shinju nodded. "I see. When I have time, I'll go take a look."
After Shinju finished asking his questions, Kakashi took his leave.
...
A short while later, Naruto and Sasuke pushed open the office door and walked in.
Naruto said excitedly, "Our company's address has already been chosen—we can start construction! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
Shinju nodded. "Alright. After work I'll directly use Earth Release and Wood Release to build it…"
"But it'll only be a rough framework. Things like wiring and piping will still need professional craftsmen…"
Sasuke offered a suggestion.
"I heard that new buildings nowadays all use reinforced concrete… If we build with Earth Release and Wood Release, won't it be a dangerous building? (´°Δ°`)"
Hearing this, Shinju was immediately displeased.
"Are you kidding me? I'm a professional construction worker, okay!"
"You don't trust my Earth Release and Wood Release? Forget collapsing—I'll make it immune to fire, flooding, lightning strikes, and axe blows! (′д｀σ)σ"
Hearing this, Sasuke nodded in silent agreement.
If Shinju put it that way, then there really was nothing wrong with it.
Naruto said, "Then what about the company name? Which one are we going with—'Crazy Money Grab' or 'Money Galore'?"
Shinju pressed his forehead. These past two days, just thinking of a company name had nearly driven him mad. It was too hard for someone who was terrible at naming things!!
"If it really comes down to it, let's just call it 'New Future.' I think it sounds pretty good."
As soon as Shinju said this, Naruto and Sasuke nodded. "Alright!"
This was already the best name Shinju had come up with in the past two days!
And so, the name New Future Company was hastily decided, and construction of the headquarters building began…
...
The next day, as Shinju was heading to inspect the company's construction site, he passed by the Konoha cinema.
His gaze casually swept over the area and landed on a huge poster at the cinema entrance.
"The Great Adventure of Princess Gale" was now showing!
Seeing this, Shinju couldn't help but mutter a complaint. The technology tree in the ninja world was truly baffling—some places were as primitive as ancient times, yet others already had cinemas!
At that moment, several young boys and girls walked out of the cinema, animatedly discussing the hit movie.
"Princess Gale in the movie is just too amazing—I can't help but fall in love with her!"
"Exactly! She's basically the perfect woman!"
"Vision, strategy, capability—I want to follow someone like that too! (´◊ω◊｀)"
After hearing this, Shinju couldn't help but curl his lips. He'd learned a bit about this movie—it was just an adventure story about a princess gathering followers and fighting monsters. He really couldn't see what was so great about it.
Just as Shinju turned to leave, the group of youths coming out of the cinema noticed him and politely saluted.
One little girl asked excitedly, "Sixth-sama, do you like this movie too? (⌯︎¤̴̶̷̀ω¤̴̶̷́)✧︎"
As soon as she said that, the others immediately chimed in.
"Sixth-sama, do you like Princess Gale too?"
"Sixth-sama, I still have two movie tickets left—could you watch the movie with me? ✧(◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩"
Shinju: "…"
They were clearly about the same age as him—so why were they this childish?!
"I'm not watching, not watching. You keep the tickets. There's no movie in this world that can attract me."
The girl immediately looked dejected. "Sixth-sama is really so cold… How can I possibly invite you to watch a movie with me? ＜(￣3￣)＞"
Shinju brushed her off casually.
"Unless the main character of this movie appears right in front of me right now. ┐(´-｀)┌"
The moment Shinju finished speaking, a commotion arose not far away…
"Clop clop clop… clop clop clop…"
It was the sound of horse hooves—and very urgent!
Shinju turned his head. "Who's riding a horse this fast inside Konoha Village? Aren't they afraid of hitting someone?! I'm throwing you into the Konoha jail! (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)"
However, when he saw who was on the horse, he froze.
It was Princess Gale from the movie poster!
He had just mentioned her, and she appeared immediately!
Words became reality!!
At this moment, the "Princess Gale" riding the horse also noticed Shinju. Her expression was full of terror as she shouted nonstop, "Move aside, move aside, hurry up and move aside!! (๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!!"
It was already too late!!
The horse Princess Gale was riding was now less than two meters from Shinju.
In the next second, the two sides would collide!
At this critical moment, Shinju calmly called out, "Shinra Tensei!"
With a thunderous "BOOM!!!," Princess Gale, horse and all, was blasted dozens of meters away and crashed heavily to the ground!
After finishing all this, Shinju flashed in front of Princess Gale in an instant.
"Attempting to assassinate the Sixth Hokage of Konoha—you are under arrest! (*Ӧ)σ"
The completely stunned "Princess Gale": ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞
...
A few seconds later, another group arrived.
Shinju quickly realized that the reason Princess Gale had been riding so fast was because this group had been chasing her from behind.
So Shinju grinned.
"You lot—riding horses through a busy area and disrupting public order—you're coming with me too! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
...
Konoha Detention Center.
When the warden saw Shinju bring in yet another group of people, his expression was full of excitement.
"Ever since the Sixth Hokage took office, the detention center and prison are almost out of rooms! Truly, the Sixth Hokage governs the village with great skill! (ﾉ∇︎〃 )"