Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 7 The Turbulent Ninja World

As Huang Bai had said, the cultivation of immortal techniques was indeed very slow, but Tetsuya didn't care.

He spent his days selling noodles and his nights practicing immortal arts. Huang Bai would check on Tetsuya's progress every seven or eight days to see if he had made any mistakes.

However, fewer and fewer ninjas are coming to the village to eat noodles, which suggests that the situation is starting to get serious.

Jiraiya and his two companions would occasionally come over to eat ramen.

Over time, the group got to know each other.

"Boss! Same as always!"

Jiraiya rushed into the ramen shop excitedly.

"Oh, it's Jiraiya."

Tetsuya saw Jiraiya smile.

"Boss, I'd like a cold noodle dish."

Tsunade followed Jiraiya in, followed by Orochimaru.

"Boss, do you have any new flavors today?"

"Haha, you've come at the right time! The newest Flaming Fried Noodles, would you like to try a serving?"

"Oh? Flaming fried noodles?"

Orochimaru became interested upon hearing this.

"That's interesting. I'll have one then."

"Wait a moment, your noodles will be ready soon."

Tetsuya chuckled as he lifted the kitchen curtain and went inside to get busy.

Jiraiya and his two companions sat in their familiar seats, looking around curiously.

"Hey, Orochimaru, have you noticed that the shop has become much quieter?"

"Idiot Jiraiya."

Before Orochimaru could answer, Tsunade spoke first.

"The shop usually has a lot of customers who are ninjas, but recently all the ninjas in the village have been sent out on missions, so business has been slow."

"Oh, I see."

Jiraiya said with some longing.

"A ninja, I really want to graduate and become a full-fledged ninja as soon as possible."

Tsunade pursed her lips.

"Forget it, Jiraiya, you idiot. Even if you become a ninja, you'll probably still mess up the mission."

Orochimaru, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly spoke with a smile.

"I think Jiraiya will definitely become an excellent ninja in the future."

"Hahaha, Tsunade, did you see that? Even Orochimaru has admitted my excellence. I will definitely become an excellent ninja."

"You three, your ramen is here."

Tetsuya walked over carrying three servings of noodles on a tray.

One serving of signature tonkotsu, one serving of cold noodles, and one serving of flambéed yakisoba.

Orochimaru's eyes lit up as he looked at the steaming, red-dyed fried noodles. He smelled a unique aroma, or more accurately, a spicy aroma.

"Is this the Flaming Fried Noodles? Just smelling this aroma makes me feel like my lungs are on fire."

"Try it quickly, but the flavor is still being adjusted. I hope you can give some suggestions after you've tried it."

I'll try my best.

Jiraiya watched Orochimaru's fried noodles.

"Another new flavor of fried noodles, Orochimaru. You really like trying different new things."

Orochimaru replied with a smile.

"Don't you think exploring new and unknown things is a very interesting thing? It's like there are still many unknown things in this world waiting for us to explore and discover."

Jiraiya seemed lost in thought, but clearly he didn't enjoy thinking about these things.

"Is that so? Well, let's leave it at that. I find things that are already known to be more interesting."

Tetsuya, sitting to the side, watched the two of them.

"Sigh, this shows that Orochimaru and Jiraiya are on different paths in the future. One is obsessed with pursuing that elusive prophetic child, while the other is going further and further down the path of science."

But those are things for the future; for now, the three of them are still very good friends.

"Princess Tsunade, may I ask you some questions?"

Tetsuya suddenly spoke up and asked Tsunade a question.

"Boss, you can just call me Tsunade. What would you like to ask?"

Tsunade was also a little curious; she didn't know why Tetsuya would suddenly ask her a question.

Tetsuya cleared his throat and said in a low voice.

"That's right. Recently, there have been many rumors circulating in the village that the Hokage's health is not good and that someone outside is plotting to launch a war against our Land of Fire."

I'm just a little worried about the Hokage. How has he been lately?

As war draws near, various rumors are spreading. Previously, these rumors only circulated in other countries, but recently, news that Hashirama Senju is weak and on the verge of death has even reached the Land of Fire and Konoha Village, which Hashirama Senju guards.

There was widespread panic. The most crucial point was that the First Hokage did not come out to clarify the rumors, and even the Hokage's younger brother, the Second Hokage Tobirama, did not stand up and say anything.

Tsunade fell silent immediately, and Orochimaru and Jiraiya also stopped eating their noodles and looked over.

"Um, if it's inconvenient to say, just pretend I didn't ask."

He was just asking out of curiosity; he had basically already guessed it anyway.

It is highly likely that Hashirama Senju's current situation is that his death is being kept secret. After all, several other countries are eager to make a move, and once Hashirama Senju's death is confirmed, it will definitely trigger a major war.

At that time, the Land of Fire will most likely be attacked from multiple sides.

"There's nothing inconvenient to say."

Tsunade sighed.

"Actually, I haven't seen my grandfather for a long time. I wanted to go see him before, but my second grandfather and grandmother stopped me. They said that my grandfather was at a very critical time and could not be disturbed."

"I see. I hope the Hokage will succeed. This ninja world is able to maintain peace precisely because of the Hokage."

It can be said that the peace in the ninja world during this period was maintained entirely by Hashirama's tyrannical power, after all, there were quite a few ambitious people in this era.

Another day passed, and as Tetsuya returned home, looking at his dwindling income, he sighed.

"It seems that Hashirama Senju is gone. War is about to break out. Although the war may not necessarily reach Konoha, we still need to have the strength to protect ourselves."

Looking at the more than 19,000 yuan he had saved up in the past ten days or so, he set aside a portion as reserve funds.

"Dog, come out here, I need to top up my account."

【Oh my, isn't this my dear master? How much would you like to top up this time?】

"Same as always, the maximum amount of ten pulls from the highest card pool."

【No problem, my dearest master.】

"Heh, I think money is your true master."

"Look at what you're saying! Without you, where would the money come from?"

As he spoke, Tetsuya's money vanished instantly, replaced by in-game currency.

Tetsuya didn't even glance at the number of points he had before starting the lottery.

"Dog, let's begin! The highest prize pool, give me a draw, ten consecutive draws, draw with all your might and a miracle will happen!"

[Alright, ten consecutive draws from the Tier 3 prize pool, let's begin!]

A huge prize wheel appeared in front of Tetsuya and began to spin.