Kamishiro summoned the maria no. 1 he had meticulously crafted.
Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi both had nosebleeds spraying out, yet their eyes remained fixed on it without blinking.
Kamishiro puffed out his chest and asked proudly, "How is it?"
Jiraiya, looking lecherous, gave Kamishiro a thumbs up: "Stunning!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi still cared about his dignity, so he gave a dry cough: "Dressed so scantily, what a disgrace."
Kamishiro nudged Hiruzen Sarutobi with his elbow, acting slyly: "Don't pretend, Sandaime, your reaction is exactly the same as Lord Jiraiya's. Besides, I also know about your Telescope Technique~ You must have spied on quite a lot, right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi froze in place, his gaze shifting toward Jiraiya.
Jiraiya quickly said: "I didn't say anything! Kamishiro is following Orochimaru now, it must have been Orochimaru who told him!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered: "Honestly, why does Orochimaru tell everyone everything."
Jiraiya put his arm around Kamishiro's shoulder, looking like they were best buds, and smiled: "Kamishiro, put your hand on your heart and tell me, have I treated you well or not?"
Kamishiro tilted his head and thought about it: "Average. When you sold me off, Lord Jiraiya, you did it quite quickly, which caused me to get beaten up by Lady Tsunade and lie in a tent for many days."
Jiraiya scratched his chin awkwardly: "Let's not bring up the past. How about you give this puppet to me?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a straight face: "Jiraiya, you can't handle this."
Jiraiya curled his lip: "Old man, I can't handle it? I'm not married. If you were to get caught... tsk tsk."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned black instantly.
Jiraiya tightened his grip on Kamishiro's shoulder: "How about it, Kamishiro? Give it to me, I promise I won't let you suffer a loss!"
Kamishiro rubbed his fingers together and asked greedily: "Since that's the case, how much are Lord Jiraiya and Sandaime planning to invest in me?"
"Invest?"
Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kamishiro in confusion.
Kamishiro replied: "I want to open a shop in Konoha, specifically to sell these kinds of puppets."
Jiraiya said in surprise: "Huh? Specifically to sell these puppets? Will that work?"
Kamishiro described it to Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Lord Jiraiya, Sandaime, think about it. There are many single people who work hard all day, and when they return home, they are all alone. How pitiful is that."
"If at that moment, there was a super beautiful woman who said to him, 'Thank you for your hard work,' the effect would be more effective than eating military ration pills. They would definitely be fully restored."
"By then, I will improve them further, allowing these puppets to do chores and cook. Need I worry about a lack of market? These are no longer just puppets; they are the destination of the soul, they are family!"
"Lord Jiraiya, as a bachelor, you have the most say. Imagine that after finishing a mission and coming home, a beautiful woman says to you, 'Lord Jiraiya, thank you for your hard work,' and then prepares a table of delicious food for you. Wouldn't you be happy?"
Jiraiya's mouth twitched. Why did he have to make it a personal attack?
However... what he said actually made a lot of sense!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, listening from the side, also felt his heart itching.
Kamishiro continued: "I feel that my puppet shop definitely has potential. And it's not just the male market; I want the female market too! A handsome guy, spinning around you every day, the emotional value provided would definitely be very high."
"Also, the puppet's personality can be customized. Cold and aloof older sister, youthful sweet girl, abstinent handsome guy, sunny and warm guy... anything is possible. Aren't you tempted? You must be super tempted, right?"
Jiraiya nodded repeatedly: "Tempted, super tempted!"
Jiraiya was now lost in thought.
After working hard all day, he returned home, and 'Tsunade' was massaging his shoulders, saying to him very gently: "Jiraiya, you really worked hard~"
Wow!
Jiraiya felt like he was a winner in life!
Hmm? Something isn't right. Since it can be customized, why is it still Tsunade?
Hiruzen Sarutobi was also lost in thought.
Sarutobi Biwako had always been a quite strict person. Having Kamishiro customize a young and gentle version of Sarutobi Biwako for him...
That would be too happy!
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly remembered something and pulled Kamishiro aside.
"Kamishiro, do you still remember your promise from back then?"
Kamishiro asked in confusion: "Promise? What promise?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi whispered: "You said it back then, that you would help me customize one."
Kamishiro remembered: "Mm-hmm, don't worry, Sandaime, I remember. But~ it has to be after my shop opens."
Hiruzen Sarutobi understood the subtext of Kamishiro's words.
He needed money to open the shop.
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a bit troubled. Although he had been the Hokage for so many years, he didn't have much money; all the money was with Sarutobi Biwako.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, you invest. I think this idea of Kamishiro's is indeed quite good."
Jiraiya asked: "Then, Kamishiro, how much money do you need to open the shop?"
Kamishiro said excitedly: "Just a few tens of millions of ryo will do."
Jiraiya's eyes widened: "What? Tens of millions of ryo? Do you take me for a sucker! Even if you sold me, I wouldn't have that much money!"
Kamishiro's excitement immediately faded by half: "Then how much can Lord Jiraiya take out?"
Jiraiya held up one finger.
Kamishiro looked at Jiraiya's finger and asked: "10 million ryo?"
Jiraiya shook his head: "At most 1 million ryo. I can't take out any more than that."
Kamishiro immediately became anxious: "What, this little bit is enough for what? The production cost of just one of my puppets is over 100,000 ryo!"
Jiraiya curled his lip: "Do you think I have a lot of money? Although I earn a lot, I spend a lot too."
Kamishiro was extremely puzzled: "Lord Jiraiya, what about the royalties from your books? Have you spent it all?"
Jiraiya said in surprise: "Royalties? You already know about my 'The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi', but I haven't officially published it yet. Where would royalties come from?"
Kamishiro scratched his head in distress.
So at this time, Jiraiya's make-out paradise hadn't been released yet.
He had thought Jiraiya was very rich.
Kamishiro looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and decided to take out his hidden stash: "I can take out 200,000 ryo!"
Kamishiro looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with dead fish eyes.
200,000 ryo?
What is that enough for?
He had originally wanted to attract investment, but didn't expect to only get 1.2 million ryo in investment. It was truly speechless.
Kamishiro now had a massive headache; it seemed he had to think of other ways.
Kamishiro thought of that scroll.
[There is treasure at Kannabi Bridge]
How about... finding an opportunity to go look for the treasure? Could it actually be real?
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