Chapter 93: The Gold-Devouring Lurker
On a moonless, starless night…
The bald-headed director stood before Li Jiexuan, his face full of surprise. "Brother Li, you're opening a shop?"
"Yeah. I'm leaving this to you."
Li Jiexuan took out a hundred bottles of Cures All Illnesses. "These hundred bottles should be enough for you to sell for quite a while."
The moment he saw Cures All Illnesses, the bald director's eyes turned red. He had missed those little bottles to death!
These past few days, he'd nearly been driven insane by people begging for medicine. Unfortunately, he didn't have a single bottle on him—and he didn't dare come looking for Li Jiexuan…
"Brother Li, leave it to me. You can rest easy!"
The bald director thumped his chest hard—now a full cup size bigger than before—and made an emphatic promise.
But Li Jiexuan's mind was already elsewhere…
Triggered Task: A Shop Known Nationwide.
The system notification made Li Jiexuan's spirits soar. After finishing all the beginner tasks yesterday, he'd waited and waited, but no new missions had appeared.
And now, one finally had!
Still, the name of this task felt a bit strange?
Just as Li Jiexuan was about to take a closer look, the bald director suddenly asked, "By the way, Brother Li, what's the shop called?"
"Li Gang's Shop!"
Li Jiexuan blurted it out almost reflexively—just like the many mom-and-pop shops from his previous life, taking one character from his name and one from Tsunade's.
But somehow, the more he thought about it, the more the name felt… off.
Li Gang? It sounded familiar, like he'd heard it somewhere before. Unfortunately, it was already too late. The task system had successfully registered Li Gang's Shop.
Task Content: Make the name "Li Gang" resound throughout the Land of Fire.
Task Reward: One Advanced Treasure Chest, 1,000 points.
The generous rewards made Li Jiexuan's eyes light up. If he completed this task, he'd be one-millionth of a step closer to his dream of piloting a Gundam in the ninja world!
It was exhilarating just thinking about it.
Li Jiexuan handed over the ninja tools he didn't need—the Hidan sickle and Kotetsu Hagane's war hammer—to the bald director.
And then… he completely shoved the task to the back of his mind.
After all, opening a shop wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight. He'd already provided the reputation and the products. From here on, all he needed was patience…
Just as Li Jiexuan thought he'd returned to a taskless lull, a sudden mission shattered the calm.
Triggered Task: The Gold-Devouring Lurker.
Task Content: Killing the Kazekage has enraged the Sand Ninjas. The gold-devouring lurker has accepted the bounty. Survive—and you win.
Task Reward: 5,000 points.
"Bounty? Gold-devouring?"
Several keywords stirred in Li Jiexuan's mind, and a clear figure emerged.
Kakuzu!
That terrifying existence who survived an assassination attempt on the First Hokage. A monster with five hearts, known as one who "lives as long as heaven and earth"!
He had his sights set on him?
Kakuzu was unquestionably a Kage-level powerhouse. But what made him truly terrifying was not just his strength—it was that he was a Kage-level assassin.
For money, he would do anything. Those targeted by him rarely survived…
"But…"
Li Jiexuan shrugged dismissively. "So what? Isn't he still just that boring old man?"
Rather than worrying about Kakuzu, who could be anywhere, it was better to think about what to do next. After killing the Kazekage, he could forget about returning to the Sand Village battlefield.
The moment he showed his face, tens of thousands of ninja would probably pile up their lives just to bury him. As for learning ninjutsu, there was practically no second Kage-level expert left in the village. Staying in the village all day playing a raising-sim with Tsunade felt far too degenerate…
Just as Li Jiexuan was scratching his head in frustration, the bald director suddenly stepped in with a fawning grin, eager to take credit.
"Oh right, Brother Li. The injured people you mentioned earlier have already returned. I've arranged luxury wards for all of them."
"They're back?"
Li Jiexuan's eyes lit up.
That's right—he still had teammates!
Since there was nothing else to do, why not play with them… no, train them?
After all, the stronger they became, the less Li Jiexuan would need to babysit them…
"Achoo—!"
At that moment, inside the hospital ward, Hyuga Yizu and the others sneezed in unison…
"Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling about this?"
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