NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1: 1
"Get your dango here!"
"Fragrant and chewy rice dumplings!"
"One skewer for 25 ryō! Three skewers for 60 ryō!"
Fire Country, Konoha Village.
The villagers moved about in a bustling crowd.
The merchants shouted out their wares one after another.
As usual.
Naruto excitedly approached the Maruko Shop, hoping to try his luck today.
"Boss, give me a skewer of mustard-flavored dango!"
Hearing this voice, Tanaka Ichiro, who was smiling just moments ago, immediately changed his expression.
Then, with fierce eyes, he glared at Naruto and roared:
"Hey! Why are you here again?"
"I told you, I don't do business with you!"
"Get out!"
The boss yelled loudly, and the pedestrians on the surrounding streets immediately stopped and stared at Naruto with strange eyes.
"It's that demon fox."
"Why is he out again?"
"This fox has killed so many people, yet it still dares to live in the village."
"That's right! I really don't know what Lord Third Hokage is thinking; he should be kicked out of the village!"
"The boss did the right thing! Don't sell him dango!"
"Let him starve!!"
Here it comes, the classic persecution scene.
After all, this is the simple Konoha Village, where sons kill their parents and apprentices kill their masters...
If it were the old Naruto, being humiliated by so many people, he would have probably touched his nose and walked away pitifully.
But.
Naruto is different now.
Because the current Naruto is no longer the original version.
He's a traveler from Earth!
"Oh, the boss still won't sell?"
Touching the back of his head, Naruto looked aggrieved.
Then he walked resentfully into a side alley.
"Humph."
"Did he get chased away?"
The boss touched his nose proudly, feeling accomplished.
But the next second.
He was stunned as if struck by lightning!
Because.
Naruto came out of the alley again!
And.
He was pushing a long cart.
Two meters long and one meter wide.
Colorful paper signs with glass windows.
And in the window, there was a bunch of dango neatly arranged!
Even the sauce was included!
...
f**k! ! !
Seeing this, Boss Tanaka, who was still confident just now, felt his head spinning!
What's going on!?
This guy actually came to sell dango!
Tanaka Ichiro hadn't even reacted yet.
Naruto showed an unkind smile at the corner of his lips: "Hehehe, since you won't sell me dango, I'll just have to make my own."
Then.
He picked up the speaker and turned it up to maximum volume.
With a press of a button, he set it to repeat.
"Get your dango here!"
"Yuhu Brand Dango! Fragrant and chewy rice dumplings!"
"One skewer for 15 ryō! Three skewers for 40 ryō!"
Hearing the sound of the horn, the surrounding villagers and pedestrians were taken aback.
They all looked towards Naruto's booth in disbelief!
"Huh? What's happening? The fox boy is selling dango?!"
"What is he doing!"
"Couldn't buy dango, so now he's selling them himself? Is that even a thing?"
"Independent living, huh?"
"Hey, wait a minute, Naruto's dango are only 15 ryō a skewer? That's 10 ryō cheaper than Tanaka's!"
"Oh, but he's a demon fox! Don't buy his dango; you'll get poisoned if you eat them!"
"That's right! Cheap isn't good! Besides, why would someone name it Yuhu Dango Shop? That's too strange!"
"It must be poisoned..."
"Are you fools? How can dango be poisoned? People are different from dango!"
"That's right! We can all scold him, but we still might want to take advantage of the price!"
"Exactly!"
"What should I do, I really want to buy..."
"Are you crazy! How can you buy from Yuhu? I'd rather pay more than buy from him!"
"But... the dango here is so cheap!"
"That's right! It's 10 ryō cheaper per skewer!"
"So conflicted..."
"Mom, I want to buy..."
"Who's brave enough to go up and try?"
...
I have to say.
Although these Konoha Village residents resisted with their words, their bodies were quite honest.
At first, some people worried that Naruto was a demon fox, but when they thought about the price of the dango, they immediately wavered.
After all, the current ninja world had just experienced several wars, and there was much rebuilding to do, with extremely low productivity.
Ordinary people didn't have much money in their pockets.
Saving on food for a month, 1,500 ryō could sustain life.
And dango are snacks, so ordinary people buy at least three skewers.
If they bought Naruto's dango, they could save 30 ryō in one purchase.
Buy twice and save enough for a bowl of ramen.
Those who eat a few skewers of dango every day could save at least a few hundred ryō, or even thousands in a month.
This is not a small sum!
A group of villagers stood in front of Naruto's cart with extremely conflicted expressions.
They wanted to buy but didn't dare to.
They were afraid something might go wrong.
And at this moment.
A burly man in a long brown coat stepped forward.
"Naruto! Give me three skewers!"
"Let me taste them first!"
Akimichi Chōza counted out the banknotes from his bag and slapped them on Naruto's cart confidently.
"Good!"
Naruto quickly took out three skewers of dango from the display window, poured the special sauce on them, and handed them to Akimichi Chōza.
Whoosh!
Holding three skewers of dango, Akimichi Chōza devoured them like a thirsty man drinking water, and in the blink of an eye, only three bamboo sticks were left.
*Baji baji*~~
Akimichi Chōza chewed in his mouth, making a sticky sound.
The onlookers nearby also stared at him nervously, awaiting his verdict.
*Baji baji*~~
After chewing for a while, Akimichi Chōza finally swallowed the dango with a thud.
Then he licked his lips fiercely, showing a surprised expression.
"Hey! These taste good!"
"Delicious!"