If before Shinji was like hiring people to do his work, then now he was trying to outsource the entire 'project' to Konoha.
This was a method he came up with on the spur of the moment that day.
It wasn't particularly brilliant, but it was worth a try.
After all, wealth moves people's hearts. Konoha, with its vast enterprise, was always short on funds. No matter how much money the Daimyo of the Land of Fire allocated to Konoha each year, the result was always insufficient.
Now, faced with a business worth millions, even tens of millions of Ryo, they only needed to provide some chakra that could be replenished at any time. The cost of this business was almost zero!
However, based on Shinji's understanding of the Third Hokage, even a business that made money out of thin air would likely involve days of haggling before it could be finalized.
Before that, needless to say, the shop couldn't stay open.
He figured that as soon as he dared to act against the regulations, someone would come to seal his shop.
Forget it, no need.
"Why haven't Hidan and Tobi returned yet?"
After closing the shop, Shinji was unsure if these two had truly run into trouble or had gone off to play somewhere.
Five days had passed, and there wasn't even a shadow of them. He would believe it if Tobi had lured Hidan into the Akatsuki to be paired with Kakuzu.
Of course, given his and Hidan's extremely high bond value, Hidan would likely try to kill Kakuzu first before returning to find him.
"Two unreliable guys, sigh!"
Shinji sighed and continued to wander around nonchalantly, as if completely unaware that he was being monitored.
In fact, he had already determined the location of the treasure map in his hand a few days ago.
The place marked by the [Cursed Treasure Map] was located in the former Uchiha clan compound in Konoha, which had been wiped out.
At that time, after 'wandering around' for a long time, he had 'accidentally' arrived near there.
Finally, he confirmed it was inside.
Since business was not going well, he began to consider whether to find an opportunity to dig up the treasure map. He might not find anything good, but since it was right in front of him, he couldn't just ignore it. After all, he didn't know when he would be able to come to Konoha again.
However, with the Anbu watching him so closely now, it wouldn't be easy to find a way to sneak in.
As Shinji pondered, he successively ate 7-8 snacks and then 'inadvertently' circled back to the Uchiha clan compound to scout the area.
He didn't have any good or bad thoughts about the Uchiha clan; it had nothing to do with him. He just wanted to find a way in, dig up the treasure map, and leave.
However, to be honest, it was quite strange that the once glorious Uchiha clan, with only Sasuke remaining, could still live in such a large residence without it being confiscated.
Who knows if it was the Hokage's conscience awakening, or if he was worried about Itachi's revenge.
In short, only that kid Sasuke lived here.
This meant that as long as Shinji could shake off the people monitoring him without leaving a trace, he could basically obtain what he wanted with little effort.
This risk was worth taking!
Having made up his mind, Shinji took a deep look inside and then returned to rest.
At night, Shinji, who suddenly woke up, opened his eyes and activated the [Thirsty One's Stomach]. The blood inside was immediately guided out and, under the effect of Blood Manipulation Technique, transformed into a blood clone the same height as him.
The blood clone, containing his curse energy, appeared identical in terms of aura perception. As long as it didn't fight, it wouldn't be easily exposed.
Then he began to gather a large amount of curse energy and inject it into his throat.
Cursed Speech - Extreme Number - Mandate of Heaven!
Under the surge of powerful curse energy, curse patterns began to subtly appear on both sides of Shinji's mouth.
When Shinji opened his mouth, a scale pattern could be clearly seen imprinted on his tongue.
"Invisibility!"
The powerful curse speech instantly made Shinji disappear.
By the time Shinji had escaped surveillance and appeared elsewhere, the nearby watchers still didn't know their target had quietly slipped away.
A moment later, Uchiha Compound.
Shinji didn't activate the mark and change into an Evil God Cult robe. Instead, he changed into stealth gear and masked himself.
This way, even if he were discovered, his identity wouldn't be exposed.
Because the once glorious Uchiha clan now had only Uchiha Sasuke as its member, even though the vast compound was not confiscated, it was still filled with a sense of decline and loneliness.
Normally, very few people would come here.
This provided Shinji with much convenience for his subsequent actions.
He moved unimpeded, not even seeing a single living soul.
"The location marked on the treasure map is here. Hmm? Someone's inside?"
He cautiously approached the window and looked inside, discovering a young boy reading a book and practicing hand seals simultaneously.
A boy living here… Shinji couldn't help but know who it was.
"I finally understand why the power gap between Naruto and Sasuke was so large at the beginning. Someone with better talent than you, and who works even harder, will naturally widen the gap. It's a pity that talent and hard work are insignificant in the face of a cheat!"
"Sleep!"
Shinji spoke softly. The moment Sasuke heard the sound, his expression turned vigilant. However, the next moment, he fell to the ground and fell asleep.
Done!
Shinji, having easily dealt with Sasuke, immediately pushed the door open and walked in, then went to the center of the room.
After the first experience, he knew that the 'digging' in the treasure map wasn't important; the treasure map itself was.
So he took out the treasure map and placed it at the marked spot.
The next moment, the originally dark scroll suddenly turned to ash and quickly merged into the marked spot in front of Shinji.
Then, the smooth, clean floor seemed to come alive, rapidly forming an ancient black treasure chest.
Here it comes!
Shinji grabbed it and opened it.
There was no way to take the treasure chest with him; it could only be opened within a certain range.
However, the moment it opened, he retreated and hid far away.
This was all experience!
It was just that the scene after opening the treasure chest this time was not what he had expected.
As the temperature around them dropped, a mass of black gas condensed into a… ghost?
And this ghost seemed very unstable, flickering in and out like an old TV with a poor signal.
Especially its face, which seemed to change every second: sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes old, sometimes young.
It was as if they were sharing a single body.
[Treasure Chest Opened Successfully. Special Event - Uchiha Spirit Triggered]
[Special Event - Uchiha Spirit]
Option 1: Kill Uchiha Sasuke to trigger subsequent plot. Reward unknown.
Option 2: Listen to the wish of the ghost before you to trigger subsequent plot. Reward unknown.
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