In truth, En Oyashiro didn't just refuse to acknowledge his connection to Chino and her father—when she was a child, he even raised her with brutal methods to force open her Ketsuryūgan. In the end, he pushed her into the arena to fight for him…
As for this, En Oyashiro only said it was to protect his precious daughter.
"I really don't get how your brains work," Shinju muttered, speechless.
"In fact, I do love my daughter. When I saw her go astray and try to take revenge on the Uchiha, I thought about using Uchiha Sasuke to stop her."
"I just didn't expect that the Uchiha Sasuke I saw… was actually you, sir." En Oyashiro gave a bitter smile.
Shinju wasn't surprised he guessed the "Sasuke" from earlier had been him.
With a man this sharp, failing to see through it would be stranger.
Shinju continued, "Alright, let's talk about what to do with your precious daughter now. ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
"…After escaping from your men, your precious daughter planned to take revenge on the Uchiha. She controlled a bunch of people in Konoha and made them self-destruct at the gates. Then she even clung to me—the one pretending to be Uchiha Sasuke…"
"En Oyashiro, you're a smart guy. You know full well these crimes are enough for your precious daughter to die ten times over."
"And as for you—you abandoned your own blood aside—you still raised her into that kind of shinobi…"
As Shinju spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, giving off a dangerous aura.
He wasn't extorting him—he was stating facts.
Even if he had already revived those villagers, they had died once.
Hearing this, En Oyashiro panicked, but he also knew Shinju wouldn't say all this unless he had a solution prepared…
"You can do anything, sir. Please… help me. I'm willing to hand over all the wealth I've earned over the years in business—just let my daughter live…"
Seeing the sincerity in his tone, Shinju softened a little.
"Ah, the heart of a parent is always the same. (｡í _ ì｡)"
"Your daughter committed a huge mistake, but at least I stopped her before things became irreversible. Just lock her up in the Konoha prison… ^_^"
En Oyashiro froze. "I… this… fine…"
He truly hadn't expected that giving up a lifetime of wealth would buy back nothing more than… a single life.
Shinju frowned, displeased. "What? If you're not satisfied, I can always have her executed instead. ꐦ≖ ≖"
En Oyashiro panicked instantly.
"No no no, I'm grateful—really!"
...
Shinju soon brought back Chino and Nowaki.
Of course, Nowaki's real name was actually Fūshin. He'd only changed it and made up a story to get close to Shinju.
As for what happened in that village—they hadn't lied. But there was no wandering shinobi who "saved" them. The truth was that they really had slaughtered everyone in that village.
Chino explained it like this: "After escaping En Oyashiro's men, the survivors of us formed a squad called the Lightning Group. We robbed the rich to help the poor. The villagers were always happy to see us. But after we ran into trouble… they wouldn't even spare us a single sip of water…"
Killing them felt cathartic, but the villagers didn't deserve death—so Shinju revived them all.
Not because he was suddenly feeling charitable—he just wanted to take these two weirdos under his wing and clean up after them properly…
...
Konoha.
Hokage Office.
Several high-ranking elders gathered together.
Tsunade raised a thumbs-up toward Shinju.
"Well done, my student. Bringing back these two culprits saved the village's reputation. And En Oyashiro coughing up seventy to eighty billion preserved the village's dignity… ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
"By the way, I heard you even raided that arena. How much did you seize? Fifty billion at least? (´つヮ⊂︎)"
Shinju said, "Tsunade-sensei, you're mistaken. Those seventy to eighty billion from En Oyashiro were a personal gift to me. I even have the signed donation contract right here. (σ≧︎▽︎≦︎)σ"
"As for the arena… when I went in, they had all fled. I barely got anything. But I'm personally willing to donate ten billion to the village's account…"
Mitokado Homura nodded. "The young Hokage truly has high awareness! ( ˙º˙)b"
Koharu added, "Exactly! Unlike when Tsunade took office—not only did she fail to bring profit to the village, she even left us drowning in debt… utterly shameful for Konoha."
Tsunade scowled. "That was years ago! You're still bringing it up? (ー_ー)!!"
...
Soon, the meeting ended.
Once the elders left, Shinju sought Tsunade alone.
She frowned. "What are you sneaking around for?"
Shinju pulled out a bankbook like it was a precious treasure.
"There's three billion in here. I won it in the arena under your name. Take it, Sensei—pay off all your debts, and spend the rest however you want. ∩_∩"
Tsunade froze. "Th… three billion?! (꒪⌓꒪)"
"No wonder I kept losing at cards these days! Turns out you were winning it all back for me!!"
"As expected of my adorable student! (´◊ω◊｀)"
With that, the excited Tsunade puckered her lips and leaned in to kiss him (￣3￣), but Shinju dodged with ease.
"Sensei, how could you repay kindness like this…" Shinju complained, face full of pain.
Even though she looked young, he never forgot—this was still a fifty-something-year-old auntie!
Tsunade didn't get angry. She just clicked her tongue—"You ungrateful brat"—and left happily with the money.
In the corridor, Shinju pulled out another bankbook, the grin on his face stretching to his ears.
"So many zeroes… How am I supposed to spend all this… ヾ(●´∇｀●)ﾉ"
All of En Oyashiro's assets had been liquidated, totaling over eighty billion.
He'd seized over a hundred and ten billion from the arena, and with his winnings included, he had officially broken into the hundred-billion-ryo class! ୧⍢⃝୨
"Now that I'm rich, I can finally start a company… develop some high-end tech…"
"Money should be used to make more money!"
...
Shinju's home.
Naruto stared at the constantly grinning Shinju, utterly baffled. "Why aren't you eating?"
Sasuke replied, "Ignore him. He's been like this ever since he got back today. It's like he's under a genjutsu. →_→"
Naruto grew worried. "No way, we gotta take him to Konoha Hospital. What if he hit his head and something's wrong… (≖╻≖;)"
Shinju said, "Eat? Eat what? From now on, our main food is meat! ୧⍢⃝୨"
"And you—stop licking your yogurt lids. We're rich now!"
"And Sasuke, you too. Dye that boring black hair of yours. Naruto's blond, I'm red—how does plain black even fit in? Go all out—the flashier the better!"
"And you two—any wishes? I'll make all of them come true!"
Hearing his string of nonsense, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a look.
Both had the same question in their minds:
Did Shinju's brain really break? (๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!!
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