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Damn!
That first-sale reward is awesome!
Jiang Chen was overjoyed.
Incantation Abandonment, plus Kidō skills from numbers 1 to 99, and paired with Kage-level chakra—
While this strength wasn't top-tier in the later stages of Naruto,
it was definitely powerful enough for the early stages.
At the very least, during Orochimaru's Konoha Crush Plan, he now had the strength to protect himself.
At that thought, Jiang Chen's heart finally settled.
Next, he could only wait to see what kind of Zanpakutō Uzumaki Naruto would awaken.
With protagonist-level plot armor, it probably wouldn't be bad, right?
Then, Jiang Chen told Naruto the method to release a Zanpakutō.
The method seemed to be modified by the system.
The user only needed to inject chakra into the Zanpakutō
and fully focus on sensing the connection between themselves and the sword's spirit.
As long as the sword spirit responded,
the user could directly achieve Shikai (initial release).
As for Bankai and True Bankai,
that depended on whether the user could learn the true name of the sword spirit and gain its recognition.
After Naruto left, Jiang Chen, in a great mood, leaned back in his recliner and dozed off.
He had always been a lazy person. The only reason he'd been anxious over the past few days
was because he was worried about his safety.
Now that he had strength to protect himself,
his exhausted body was finally overcome with drowsiness.
He didn't know how much time had passed when two more people walked into the shop.
A man and a woman.
The woman had long purple hair, a delicate face, and a graceful figure.
The man had dark circles like a panda, a sickly complexion, and looked terribly weak.
"Zanpakutōs? Aren't they just ordinary katanas? Cough, cough~"
Hayate Gekkō glanced at the Asauchi (unreleased Zanpakutō) on display, a trace of disdain flashing through his eyes.
Unlike the naive Naruto, Hayate, a Special Jōnin skilled in kenjutsu, had high standards for swords.
The blades in this shop looked extremely ordinary.
Even the sharpness didn't meet his expectations.
Clearly, this was just a second-rate ninja tool shop—no wonder business was so bad.
"Let's go check another shop."
Uzuki Yugao, standing beside him, nodded in agreement.
Obviously, neither of them were interested in the Zanpakutōs in Jiang Chen's shop.
"Wait, you two!"
Seeing that his potential customers were about to leave, Jiang Chen quickly stood up from his recliner.
Uzuki Yugao stopped, raising her beautiful eyes slightly:
"What is it?"
"Oh, nothing. I just noticed your boyfriend looks unwell. Is he okay?"
Jiang Chen smiled cheerfully, his eyes subtly scanning Yugao up and down.
He had to admit—this woman had an amazing figure.
Everything about her was in the right place.
She was attractive too.
She exuded the charm of a mature woman.
It's just… her taste in men was questionable.
To actually fall for someone like Hayate Gekkō, who looked like he had tuberculosis?
"Boss, isn't that a bit too much?"
Clearly noticing Jiang Chen's unrestrained gaze, Yugao's expression instantly turned cold.
Hayate Gekkō snorted coldly:
"Ignore him. He's just trying to sell his crappy swords."
Jiang Chen chuckled:
"You're not wrong. I am trying to sell my swords… but also to save your life."
Hayate frowned:
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Jiang Chen leaned in and stared at Hayate for a moment before pretending to be mysterious:
"I see darkness between your brows. A bloody disaster is approaching. If you trust me, buy a sword—maybe it can save your life."
Hayate and Yugao exchanged glances.
What a cheesy sales pitch!
In the end, it was just a scam to get them to buy something.
"Sorry. Your swords are too dull and don't meet my standards. You'd be better off selling them to newly graduated Genin. Cough, cough~"
After tossing out that remark, Hayate turned and walked out of the store.
Jiang Chen shrugged helplessly and then looked at Yugao.
"Miss, would you like to buy one?"
But Yugao shot him a cold glare:
"Next time, keep your eyes in check—unless you don't want them anymore."
Then she left the store as well.
"Tch~ What's wrong with admiring a good figure? Why get so angry?
Besides, I really was trying to save your boyfriend's life..."
Jiang Chen didn't take her misunderstanding to heart.
If the product is good, it'll sell itself.
Once Naruto released his Zanpakutō in public,
and other ninjas realized how much their strength could be boosted,
they would definitely flock to his store to buy them.
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"That ninja tool shop owner is a total conman. Looks like the Nine-Tails kid just got swindled by him into buying that sword~ cough cough."
"Right, not only is he good at scamming people, but he's also dishonest."
"Dishonest? How can you tell? Cough cough cough~"
"Obviously… It's a woman's intuition."
After leaving Jiang Chen's shop, Hayate and Yugao found a secluded place to talk.
They were actually ANBU agents sent by the Third Hokage to monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
After seeing Naruto behaving oddly—suddenly buying a sword—they came in to investigate.
Any strange actions by the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki had to be reported to the Hokage.
But now it seemed...
Their concern was unnecessary.
Naruto only bought the sword because he'd been tricked by that shady shopkeeper.
That guy might be able to fool naive kids like Naruto,
but he was still too inexperienced to fool them.
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