They say children's and women's money is easiest to earn!
But one most important problem existed: whether one had the life to spend it!
The Naruto world wasn't like Earth with sound laws. Here was a world where fists spoke, where only the strong reigned supreme.
Someone like him, a small brat, if rashly running to discuss cooperation with people, being swept out the door was the lightest outcome. Most likely, the formula would be seized, then finding somewhere to kill and silence!
After all, a war orphan, dead, was just dead!
Arrogant and domineering wasn't only the Uchiha clan.
This was also one important reason he'd never dared to take out the formula for profit.
Just now, he truly had no other methods. He couldn't wait several years to have this strength and confidence before taking it out to earn money. Because then it would be too late. Moreover, then he probably wouldn't need this method to earn money either.
Then only one path remained: seeking wealth amid danger!
Abandoning future long-term interests, exchanging for current crucial gains and rapid strength improvement!
This was also the most suitable choice for his current situation!
As for possible risks and suspicions this method might bring him, he could only consider later, trying his utmost to extricate himself!
Just with whom to cooperate?
This cooperation candidate, Aoha, almost immediately thought of Mikawa-jonin.
He believed anyone might harm him, but Mikawa-jonin wouldn't. Cooperating with Mikawa-jonin, he could also obtain more gains.
But the problem was that Mikawa-jonin had only a civilian origin. Firstly, no connections; secondly, no business experience; moreover, unable to produce substantial investment.
Most importantly, Aoha worried Mikawa-jonin would encounter danger!
After all, wealth moved hearts. Assuming business expanded, what could Mikawa, a civilian-origin special jonin, use to resist those wealthy, powerful great clans!
Moreover, in business terms, even the Hokage couldn't favorably bias.
Wait!
Hokage!!
Aoha's eyes suddenly brightened!
Right! I can cooperate with the Hokage. No, should say cooperate with Konoha!
As long as transforming personal interests into the village's common interests, then foreseeable, lending them several guts, nobody dared to interfere!
After all, the Hokage was Konoha's greatest leader!
Daring to bare fangs, like the Uchiha. Look what they'd become now.
Moreover, great trees provided good shade. With the Fourth's gentle personality, he surely wouldn't make too unsightly displays. Certain gains were still guaranteed!
However, for safety's sake, Aoha still decided to bring along Mikawa-jonin as a witness. Otherwise, how could he have the ability to meet the extremely busy Hokage-sama?
After clarifying his thoughts, he touched his bosom, holding his final assets, gritting his teeth, and dove into the nearby medicinal ingredient shop.
When returning home, his hands held another medicinal bath material mixed with some other medicinal ingredients, like usual. Moreover, he had the pharmacy owner grind everything into powder separately according to his requirements.
This medicinal ingredient set completely transformed him into a pauper!
Only five ryo remained on him. Couldn't even afford a skewer of three-colour dango!
If tomorrow Mikawa-jonin didn't come deliver relief funds, he'd probably start eating dirt.
Next, he mixed all the needed medicinal ingredient powders together, then wrapped them well.
After all, guarding against others was essential. This medicinal ingredient set was for verifying effectiveness. If stolen, that truly would be losing both the lady and the soldiers!
He trusted the Fourth's character but didn't trust Danzo or those two advisors' integrity!
Early next morning, Aoha moved a small stool sitting at the doorway, eagerly awaiting Mikawa-jonin's finding him.
Just a whole morning passed without seeing even a ghost shadow!
This made him somewhat anxious. After all, to meet Hokage, thus achieving cooperation, he'd gambled his entire fortune. Right now, even feeling dizzy-headed from hunger and drooling, he lacked the financial ability to fill his stomach.
However, fortunately, Mikawa-jonin didn't make him wait long. Whoosh, appearing before him.
"You're waiting for me?"
Seeing the light suddenly bursting from Aoha's eyes, Mikawa felt not only strange but feared the next moment he'd rush up and bite him.
Facing Mikawa-jonin's inquiry, Aoha rapidly nodded, then said particularly seriously: "I have important matters requiring a meeting with Hokage-sama."
"Right now!"
He had to appear urgent. Otherwise, Hokage being so busy, how could there be time accompanying his nonsense? Moreover, he truly couldn't wait even one day. These two days of training without medicinal bath coordination, even the next day's training, lacked spirit. [Inferior Self-Healing Body] could only accelerate injury healing, but couldn't eliminate fatigue.
"Reason!"
Mikawa-jonin said very straightforwardly. He couldn't possibly bring him to meet the Hokage just because Aoha wanted a meeting. Moreover, even him wanting to meet the Hokage wasn't easy. Without sufficiently important reasons, he wouldn't agree.
Obviously, Aoha already anticipated this point. Thus, he emphatically explained the medicinal bath's effects, fabricating a sufficiently dead-without-proof story for it.
"You're certain this thing has the effects you claim?"
After hearing, Mikawa-jonin didn't focus on that story but first doubtfully inquired about medicinal effects, his face full of disbelief.
"I'm certain! Because the one hundred thousand compensation ryo from the Uchiha, I spent it all buying medicinal ingredients. If you don't believe me, you can have people examine my body."
To sell the formula, he also went all out, not hesitating to sell his body.
Mikawa-jonin still didn't quite believe, but he also knew the other wasn't a child speaking complete lies. So he still stepped forward, extending his hand, simply squeezing several places on his body.
He was checking the other's bone and muscle conditions. Generally speaking, after long-term, high-intensity training, whether the body had hidden injuries, squeezing a few times revealed it.
However, the preliminary examination results surprised him!
Aoha's training volume, he'd personally witnessed several times, even specially appearing to remind several times.
Just he never imagined that under such high-intensity training, Aoha's body would be unexpectedly good beyond anticipation.
Could it truly be that whatever medicinal bath's credit?
Mikawa-jonin unwillingly looked at Aoha once, then said gravely: "Full force, punch at me!"
He wanted to see the other's progress during this period. If truly proven effective, he'd even proactively bring him to meet the Hokage.
For the village's future, this was simply like adding wings to a tiger!
Bang!
Aoha, without any ambiguity, used full force, rapidly punching.
Though not displaying any technique, what was needed was speed, power, and other most intuitive feelings.
After easily blocking Aoha's fist, Mikawa-jonin involuntarily compared the other's progress during this period in his heart.
Then reached a result that surprised him!