"Ladies and gentlemen, do you know the exact location of the gold mine?" the female secretary asked.
Hearing her words, Obito quickly replied, "Wait a minute, I'll bring it out right away."
The female secretary blinked, confused.
"???"
She understood every individual word, but when put together, the sentence made no sense. Bring it out? What was he talking about?
Under her puzzled gaze, Obito walked to an open space.
Activating his Mangekyō Sharingan, the air warped and distorted. In the next moment, a massive gold mine appeared out of nowhere right in front of everyone.
The female secretary's eyes widened in utter shock, her jaw nearly hitting the ground. What did she just witness?
He had literally pulled a gold mine out of thin air. Not only that—there was actually someone inside it! Was he... a local?
Inside the gold mine, Rasa hadn't even noticed the change in surroundings. He was still focused on using his Magnet Style to carefully extract gold from the ore.
Seeing this, the female secretary exclaimed, "Incredible! This native can peel gold so effortlessly!"
Startled by the noise behind him, Rasa turned around. When he saw Obito and the others, his body froze, and he immediately stopped working.
Oh crap. I've been caught! What do I do now?!
Panic surged in his chest, but he forced himself to appear calm.
Meanwhile, Obito and the others ignored Rasa completely and turned to the female secretary.
"Miss, how much do you think this gold mine is worth?" Obito asked curiously.
Kakashi and Shisui also looked at her expectantly.
Rasa, still standing in the mine, was stunned by Obito's words. Wait... did they already find a buyer?!
The slap of reality hit him hard. This gold mine was supposed to be mine!
Damn these bandits, robbers, and demons!
The secretary quickly composed herself. "This mine is quite large, but without knowing the exact amount of gold, I can only offer two billion."
Obito and his companions showed no visible reaction.
But Rasa couldn't take it anymore.
"Two billion? Are you kidding? Are you treating us like beggars? This mine is massive—it's worth at least four billion!"
He had worked with gold mines for years and knew exactly how rich this one was. Saying four billion was still a conservative estimate.
Obito and the others were stunned. They hadn't expected the secretary to lowball them that much.
The secretary looked embarrassed. She had guessed these guys were clueless about business and tried to take advantage.
Clearly, she was wrong.
Trying to recover, she cleared her throat and smiled awkwardly. "Size doesn't always mean yield. Two billion is just a conservative estimate. The actual price depends on how much gold is mined."
Hearing this, Obito and his group frowned. Clearly, this was a shady deal.
Paying based on the final amount mined? That sounded like a scam.
Still, they had no other options. In the whole ninja world, only this company—A Fei Group—had the capacity to purchase such a massive amount of gold.
Obito sighed in frustration. "Alright, fine."
Seeing his agreement, the secretary smiled. "In that case, I'll arrange for our team to begin mining immediately."
"No need." Rasa suddenly interrupted, raising his hand. "Leave the mining to me. Your employees might cut corners."
Even though the mine had been taken from him, Rasa didn't want to see it undervalued. After all, he was the one who discovered it. If he could help sell it at a better price, he'd feel a little more at peace.
Besides, if he proved his value, maybe the demons would reward him.
Sure enough, Obito looked at Rasa with a complicated expression.
They had taken his gold mine, yet he was still willing to help them sell it for a better price. A sense of guilt unexpectedly crept into their hearts.
"Senior," Shisui suggested, "why don't we give him a share?"
Kakashi nodded. "Shisui's right. If he's helping, he deserves something."
Obito nodded thoughtfully, understanding their point.
Originally, he had intended to turn Rasa into a mining slave. But seeing Rasa's skills and attitude, it made sense to offer him a cut. A well-fed horse runs faster, after all.
Black Zetsu was right—if your employees work hard, the boss's life is easy.
With that, Obito turned to Rasa and said solemnly, "Rasa, work with us, and you'll get 20% of the profits from each gold mine."
Rasa was overjoyed. His gamble had paid off! These demons just wanted to make money—he could work with that.
He hadn't expected such a generous share!
Excited, he quickly agreed. "I'll cooperate with you!"
For some reason, the image of the three demons in his mind began to shift—gradually turning into tall, dignified figures.
Maybe this… is the power of money.
The promise of 20% lit a fire under Rasa. He threw himself into work with renewed energy.
This single mine alone was worth around 4 billion, meaning his cut would be 800 million.
And with the strength of the three demons and his own abilities, they'd be able to find more gold mines across the ninja world.
The possibilities were endless.
Driven by greed and adrenaline, Rasa worked at full speed. What should've taken three days only took him one.
By the end of the day, he collapsed from chakra exhaustion.
The female secretary stared at the refined gold in front of her, stunned.
"T-this… this is too much!" she muttered.
Quickly doing the math in her head, she realized the gold was worth a staggering five billion!
Her expression turned sour. She deeply regretted not accepting the four-billion deal earlier.
Now she'd have to cough up an extra one billion.
Sighing, she shook her head helplessly.
In the end, she gritted her teeth and paid the five billion to close the deal.
Obito and his companions collected the money and left happily—with the unconscious Rasa in tow.
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