[V2] - Chapter 81. Regional President
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Ever since the end of the Ninja World War, his movements had been restricted by the Five Great Ninja Villages.
There was no helping it.
After all, he had indeed done quite a few things recently. As such, the Five Great Ninja Villages simply couldn't trust him, worried he might cause trouble again. So, they decided to monitor him together.
Of course—
Orochimaru didn't really mind. After all, everyone's goal was now aligned… to find a way to reach another ninja world!
That's right.
This was an experiment involving the combined strength of all five villages!
After all, that was a new ninja world!
A new ninja world with the same people, but different stories.
Whether for communication or market development, it held immense value!
So who wouldn't care?
Which is why Orochimaru wasn't worried that these guys would interfere with his experiments.
Moreover—
With the Five Great Ninja Villages backing him now, things had become much more convenient. At the very least, he no longer needed to worry about lacking manpower or materials.
"Ancient Kingdom of Roran… looks like I need to find a chance to visit it." Orochimaru sipped his tea, frowning in thought over the next stage of the experiment. "What a pity! That little turtle couldn't be kept for study—otherwise, maybe I could've discovered something."
And the Otsutsuki clan… just how much do those guys really know?
The deeper the research, the more fascinating it became~
Those mysterious beings from the heavens!
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, stuck out his tongue, and flicked it in a snake-like motion, muttering, "I hope the other me won't disappoint me!"
Honestly—
If he could, he'd have liked to go to the other ninja world along with Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Boruto.
This ninja world—
He wouldn't have minded leaving it behind!
Unfortunately—
He was rejected!
In the end, he could only settle for second best and had Uchiha Sasuke bring a set of materials to his other self!
He believed—
Once the other version of himself learned of the other ninja world, he'd definitely be curious too!
After all, when it came to himself—
He had absolute confidence~
At that moment—
Riiiing~
The phone rang.
Orochimaru took out his phone. Seeing who it was, he narrowed his eyes and answered directly, "Hello~ Danzo-sama, do you have another command for me?"
…
"Hmph, that guy!" Danzo let out a cold snort. After glancing at his phone—now showing the call had ended—he put it away and lowered his gaze to the two men in front of him: Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura, both looking at him with helpless expressions.
These two had always been thinking about retiring, about quitting for good!
However—
Such a shameful, bankrupt retirement wasn't something Shimura Danzo could accept.
He had dreams!
And a sea of stars ahead of him!
He took a deep breath, then smiled and nodded. "All set! Now… let's begin the Root Group's reconstruction meeting again!!!"
As he finished speaking—
Sarutobi Hiruzen was slightly stunned. He looked at Danzo. "It's already done?"
"It's done! The new production line is ready! In a bit, we'll be able to start operations again!" Danzo nodded, a faint smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth as he lightly tapped his golden dragon-headed cane against the floor. "That guy Orochimaru doesn't just have one factory, you know."
"But Impure World Reinca…"
"Don't worry! I know! I won't touch that stuff again!" Danzo shook his head, eyes staring into the distance, as if stars swirled in his pupils. "We paid such a huge price just to restore the Root Group's reputation—how could I mess it up again?"
This time, the exposure of the black-hearted factory had nearly destroyed Root Group.
If he hadn't seized the opportunity at the last moment, they really would've gone bankrupt and fallen to the point where everyone wanted to kill them.
But he—
He had the stars and the sea in his heart.
How could he afford to stumble now?!
With a confident smile, he glanced again at Hiruzen and Homura. "What's bankruptcy anyway? How many times have we gone bankrupt since we started this company? And every single time, didn't we rise again? Each time we went further! This time, let the Root Group… be reborn from the ashes once more! Bigger and stronger!"
"But we're already…"
"That's enough, Hiruzen!" Danzo interrupted without hesitation, clenching his fist, as if holding back a surge of emotion in his chest, his eyes blazing with fire as he stared him down. "You are the Third Hokage of Konoha! Are you really willing to give up like this? Do you really want to leave behind the name of a failed entrepreneur… Shimura Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura?! Tell me! Best friend!!! We're partners, aren't we?!"
As the words fell—
Powerful and sonorous!
The voice resounded!
It was as if the entire room trembled from it!
In that instant—
Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura both fell silent. After exchanging a glance, they raised their heads to look at Danzo, who was gazing at them with expectation.
They froze briefly, shuddered slightly—as if they were reminded of the past… of the time they returned to Konoha, facing internal strife and external threats, yet never gave up.
Indeed!
How could they give up now!
Smiles appeared on their faces as they nodded.
"I guess I'll stir things up with you for a bit longer!"
"We're already old anyway, and have nothing better to do—so why not cause a little chaos again!"
"Then…" Seeing his old friends agreeing, a faint smirk curled on Danzo's lips. He tapped the floor gently with the golden dragon-headed cane in his hand. "The first step to conquering the alternate ninja world… starts here!!!"
One day—
He would absolutely take over the market in that alternate ninja world!
…
When news of the Root Group's rebuilding spread, Yuto wasn't surprised.
So many years had passed.
He'd made pirated milk tea, pirated BBQ, shot movies, ran e-commerce… He failed so many times—had he ever once given up?
So why would he give up now?
He is incredibly persistent!
Just like that Shimura Danzo in the other ninja world.
To become Hokage, no matter how difficult the road ahead, even if he turned himself into something neither human nor ghost, even after failing to assassinate the Third Hokage, even after Konoha was destroyed… he never gave up.
Moreover…
To be honest—
Yuto was quite curious about the movie [My Love from the Moon].
Unfortunately—
Because Root Group was hit by a major disaster recently, filming had to be suspended, and it hasn't resumed since.
Unexpectedly, after the rebuilding of Root Group, they restarted the [My Love from the Moon] film project.
Now it was once again being promoted online. It seemed Root Group placed a lot of importance on this new movie!
As for Yuto Group…
The current focus was still on completing that virtual game!
He had already gathered two intelligent bosses. Once it launched, it would definitely become a huge hit.
When the Otsutsuki clan of this ninja world eventually appeared… they probably wouldn't even need him to act.
The players would form parties and charge up screaming to farm the real bosses themselves!
"In a few days, it'll be time for the Chunin Joint Exams! This year, Sasuke will be participating too!"
"The second nephew?" Upon hearing Suzune's words, Yuto nodded, touched his chin, and smiled. "Then let's go watch it together in a few days~"
He'd almost forgotten about that.
In fact, the Chunin Exams should've already happened. But due to the black-hearted factory incident and the terror attack by the Pyramid Scheme Leader, it had been postponed.
Judging by the time, it was indeed about to begin!
As the words fell—
Hanabi and Suzune gave him an exasperated look. This guy… people were already gone, and he was still here taking advantage!
However—
"What a pity~ Boruto and Sasuke left too quickly! Otherwise, we could've seen Naruto and Sasuke compete!" Having been a teacher at the academy, Hanabi knew quite a bit about the Chunin Exams. She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "I heard the village is planning to hold this year's Chunin Exams more grandly!"
"More grandly? The village pulled in big investors! I don't think Yuto Group even placed an ad yet!"
"No, that's not it!" Hanabi looked helplessly at Yuto and said, "It's your fault!"
"???"
"The Third Kazekage and the Third Raikage have also been resurrected! I heard they'll come to watch the matches too, which is why the village is placing such importance on the event!" As she spoke, Hanabi shot another glare at Yuto, then chuckled, "Since the war ended, there have been a lot of brotherly conflict incidents lately. The Kage of each village are overwhelmed! I guess they want to take this chance to let everyone relax a bit."
"…"
"Alright, let's not talk about that." As if remembering something, Hanabi looked at Yuto's sheepish smile and curiously asked, "By the way, what did you ask Boruto to do when he returned last time?"
"Oh, that!" Yuto grinned as well. "I just… appointed Boruto as the Regional President of Yuto Group's alternate ninja world division, to see if we could open a milk tea shop over there!"
I wonder if doing so would upgrade the system?