["Women only slow down my typing speed!"
"But rich ladies buy me good keyboards!"] m(_ _)m
Senju Tobirama: There's a photo of me?
Senju Tobirama: Then Black-Frame Naruto should be able to gather quite a bit of useful information from it.
Uchiha Izuna: And what exactly counts as "useful information" from you?
Senju Tobirama: At least it's better than certain people who didn't even manage to leave a proper name before dying under a blade marked as "useless information."
Uchiha Izuna: Little Ino~
Ino Yamanaka: "I'm here."
Uchiha Izuna: Could you go kick Tobirama's gravestone for me right now?
Ino Yamanaka: "Uh… godfather, I can't. Because… not long ago, the Second and First Hokage's graves exploded on their own."
Senju Hashirama: "What?!"
Senju Hashirama: "Th-that… hahahaha~"
Senju Tobirama: Hmph! I'm about to die of anger for the third time—of course they exploded!
Senju Tobirama: Cough …They really exploded?
Sakura Haruno: "They did."
Might Guy: "We all heard the noise, we just didn't dare say anything."
Uchiha Izuna: Hehehe~
Senju Tobirama: "..."
["This pattern… has it existed all the way until now?" Naruto blinked, feeling like he'd encountered something entirely new again.]
["Absolutely!" Tenten nodded confidently.]
["Unless something unexpected happens, it can exist permanently!"]
["According to my grandfather's notes, the jutsu formula engraved on this kunai was personally carved by the Second Hokage."]
["The principle is based on permanent chakra positioning!"]
["No one in this world can erase this jutsu formula!"]
[The kids nodded repeatedly.]
[Just that alone was enough to leave them astonished for quite a while.]
[Naruto watched for a moment, then reached out his hand.]
[At that moment, Tenten suddenly closed the box again.]
[Seeing Tenten hide the box behind her back, Ino said irritably, "We're not going to steal it! Can't we look a bit more… maybe touch it?"]
[Tenten shook her head.]
["No, no, no—that won't do. This is a treasure; I can't let just anyone touch it. I only made an exception because I like this little handsome guy."]
["Thank you." Naruto smiled faintly and nodded at Tenten.]
[Tenten froze.]
[She had planned to tease the junior a bit, but somehow it felt like the tables had turned.]
["Ahem—unless you plan to custom-order one like this, you really won't get to touch it."]
[Back to business.]
[Tenten took a deep breath and threw out another piece of information.]
["If that still doesn't satisfy you… hehe, my family has another ninja tool commissioned by a different important person!"]
["It has a very unique design and strong personal style~!"]
["I personally love it, but I can't really use it. As for the cost…"]
["Could it be more expensive than the Second Hokage's kunai?!" Sakura cried out.]
[Even though Tenten hadn't stated the price of the Second Hokage's kunai, it was obviously not cheap.]
[She hadn't expected there to be something even more expensive.]
["That's right!"]
["That kunai is—"]
[Tenten deliberately dragged out the pause.]
Namikaze Minato: Mine?
Namikaze Minato: Right… when I was alive, I did seem to commission one at this shop.
Tenten: "It was my father who made the triple-pronged kunai for Mister Minato."
Inside the Reaper's stomach, Minato's eyes lit up.
Not because of anything else—
But because Tenten had called him Mister Minato.
He was genuinely afraid she'd say "Lord Fourth Hokage."
That would have been…
Bad.
Uzumaki Kushina: "That's right—the Fourth Hokage's kunai~ very expensive~"
Uzumaki Kushina: "I just calculated it—custom-making one costs about two and a half years of my Naruto's living expenses."
Uzumaki Kushina: "About one hundred thousand ryō per piece!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Fourth Hokage, your son will definitely—"
Before Kushina could finish, Minato spoke immediately.
Namikaze Minato: Thi—Third… you old monkey! Y-you… once I'm resurrected, I'll feed you a Rasengan first!
The Yin half of the Nine-Tails couldn't watch anymore.
It sighed helplessly.
Kurama (Yin): Namikaze Minato—few words, ruthless man.
Inside the sealing space, the Nine-Tails froze for a moment.
Then it exploded.
"Forever bringing his girl—!!!"
"Forever bringing his girl—!!!"
The moment the Yin half appeared in the chat, the Nine-Tails completely lost it.
The Yin half even sided with Minato—absolutely heart-chilling.
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
Does no one care about me, the so-called "Strongest Hokage"?
I've basically become someone everyone steps on at will now…
Remove "basically."
["Whose was it?" Chōji couldn't help asking.]
["The great hero who died five years ago protecting Konoha!"]
["Known as the Yellow Flash—the Fourth Hokage!"]
["What?!" x5]
[Everyone exclaimed in shock.]
[Even Naruto was surprised, though he didn't lose his composure.]
[Tenten crossed her arms. "Unexpected, right?"]
["Otherwise, how could I be so confident earlier?"]
["One, two, three, four—two Hokage have commissioned ninja tools from my family."]
["Tempted?"]
["If you are, you'd better start saving up!"]
["The Second Hokage's kunai costs only thirty thousand ryō, and we can even add a decorative permanent chakra formula—purely decorative, of course, with no real function."]
["The Fourth Hokage's kunai is the triple-pronged kunai—very beautiful!"]
["And all sorts of decorations—mm… even the engraved text-based chakra formulas look great!"]
["I'll show you what it looks like."]
["One hundred thousand ryō. Fair pricing!"]
["That was the exact price the Fourth Hokage paid back then!"]
[Uh—]
[The moment they heard 'one hundred thousand ryō,']
[everyone froze.]
[Too expensive!]
[That price alone could buy twenty kunai or fifty shuriken, without counting any freebies.]
[Still, no one stopped Tenten from going to fetch it.]
[For ordinary people, it was indeed a huge sum.]
[But this number was now being presented to—]
[the heirs of the Akimichi, Nara, and Yamanaka clans, and the daughter of the Hyūga main family.]
[Ino glanced at Naruto.]
[From the moment Tenten opened the second box, Naruto's bright blue eyes hadn't moved away.]
["Do you like it?"]
["Big sis can buy it for you." Ino tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.]
["I-I can buy it for Naruto-kun too~!" Hinata blurted out, blushing.]
[Sakura clenched her teeth, about to speak, but Shikamaru stopped her.]
[They all saw the longing in Naruto's eyes.]
[That expression was rare on him.]
[But… why?]
[Shikamaru didn't understand. He knew that for the original owner, such a tool was worth the price—but for anyone else, it really wasn't.]
[Like custom shoe insoles.]
["Let's pool our money and buy it for Naruto~" Ino said lightly, pulling everyone closer.]
[Only then did Ino snap back to reality—she'd been too focused on taking advantage earlier.]
["No. It's too expensive." Naruto shook his head.]
[He had also come back to his senses.]
[It was just that the triple-pronged kunai once used by the Fourth Hokage felt strangely familiar to him.]
[Then Naruto lifted his head and looked seriously at Tenten.]
[Tenten felt a little embarrassed under his gaze and shifted her eyes away slightly. "N-no bargaining, okay!"]
["Of course… unless you insist…"]
[Naruto's lips curved into his trademark faint smile.]
["Please—let me see a photo of the Fourth Hokage."]
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