After more than two months of long-distance bickering, the two sides… no, three sides, finally reached an agreement.
Konoha Village compensated Hidden Mist Village with one A-rank Ninjutsu, five B-rank Ninjutsu, 150 million Ryo in cash, and 1 million Ryo to the families of the slain Jonin.
Hidden Mist Village was quite satisfied with the compensation. Since Konoha Village was so understanding, Hidden Mist Village would also do its part and immediately withdrew the thousands of Ninja deployed on the front line.
Mitsuki Kōmei saw this and thought, "Good heavens, the two scumbags reached an agreement and dumped him!" He was not reconciled; he wanted to make a fuss. He wrote a letter every day condemning the two scumbags.
Mitsuki Kōmei annoyed Konoha so much that it finally compromised, compensating him with two shops… and that was it.
With the two shops, he opened Haidilao in Konoha Village. If he couldn't get compensation, he would earn Konoha's money. "You will regret this one day!" Mitsuki Kōmei also didn't forget to send Tsunade a permanent free pass.
Mitsuki Kōmei didn't have time to continue bickering with Konoha. He received news that the newly built food processing plant outside the city had already produced finished products.
"Guo Er, come with me to the factory outside the city to see the new products."
Mitsuki Kōmei held Guo Er's small hand and boarded an ordinary carriage, enjoying Guo Er's lap pillow.
Recalling two months ago, Haidilao's business had expanded beyond the Land of Water, with branches opening in the capitals of several major countries. Planning ahead, he began to consider new ventures.
Haidilao's turnover would inevitably stabilize over time. Commoners didn't have the money to eat there often, and Ninja needed to maintain their physique and stamina, so they didn't dare to eat there frequently, with the exception of Anko.
Mitsuki Kōmei wanted to expand his business into all industries, earning money from the entire Ninja World.
He finally chose soldier pills as his next flagship product. Compressed series, self-heating series, canned series from his previous life… and pigu pills from novels, were all strong competitors to soldier pills.
"Welcome, Mitsuki -sama, for coming to inspect. The staff are currently busy and unable to come out to greet you. Please bear with us."
The factory manager, Yuji Toyama, bowed his head and spoke apologetically.
Mitsuki Kōmei waved his hand dismissively.
"I don't like Face projects. Being busy is good. How are the tasks I assigned to you progressing?"
"Please rest assured, self-heating ramen and pigu pills will be mass-produced soon," Yuji led Mitsuki Kōmei into the factory.
"Mitsuki -sama, look at this self-heating ramen sample. By injecting any attribute Chakra or cold water, it can generate heat, and you can enjoy delicious ramen in a few minutes."
Mitsuki Kōmei reached out, wanting to take the ramen Yuji handed him. Unfortunately, he grabbed at emptiness.
Guo Er took it before him, used Chakra to cook the ramen, carefully blew on it until it wasn't too hot to eat, and then presented it to him with both hands.
Mitsuki Kōmei picked up his chopsticks and took two big bites under Guo Er's expectant gaze.
"The taste is good, but it's hard to please everyone. Try to make several different flavors."
He picked up a little and offered it to Guo Er's mouth, "Guo Er, you try some too, it tastes very good."
"Mitsuki -sama, please rest assured. Famous ramen Great Masters from the Land of Water have contributed their ancestral secret recipes for joint research, guaranteeing satisfaction for most people."
Mitsuki Kōmei followed Yuji's refer to direction and saw eight spry old men, all over sixty, in the research lab, intently making ramen.
"Good. The Daimyo Manor must not forget their contributions. Give them medals," Mitsuki Kōmei had a good impression of these individuals. "In the future, they can get a 40% discount when purchasing products for use in their own shops."
"Manager Yuji, lead the way. Let's see the progress on the pigu pills."
Mitsuki Kōmei followed Yuji's guidance and entered the second basement level. He walked along a long corridor until he was blocked by a huge iron door at the end of the corridor, guarded by six Chunin.
Opening the large door, Mitsuki Kōmei saw tens of thousands of square meters of underground space dug out behind it. Dozens of large cauldrons were placed on the ground, with more than a dozen workers busy next to each cauldron.
Some controlled the heat, some added Materials, some were responsible for stirring, some for rolling pills, and finally packaging.
"Mitsuki -sama, according to the method you provided, a small amount of medicinal Materials can be used to make pigu pills. Eating one can maintain a feeling of fullness for a day."
"We've added different ingredients to create different flavors: honey, fruit, floral, Houttuynia cordata, stinky tofu, and so on." It seemed some strange flavors had been mixed in.
Mitsuki Kōmei was very satisfied after hearing this. He patted Yuji's shoulder, "Good, good, good. Produce them in large quantities as soon as possible. I want to start selling them in the Konoha Village shop in one month."
One month later, next to the Haidilao shop in Konoha Village, the shop that had never opened now displayed a plaque: "Fast Foodism."
Konoha Villagers passing by curiously entered the shop. On the shelves were boxes labeled "ramen" and soldier pills of various colors.
"Shopkeeper, what do you sell?" a commoner asked cautiously, touching a ramen box.
"Guest, what you're holding is self-heating ramen. Just add water or use Chakra, and in a few minutes, you can enjoy a steaming bowl of delicious ramen. I'll demonstrate for everyone."
The shopkeeper took a box of ramen, added water, and in a few minutes, a rich aroma wafted from the box.
The surrounding Villagers took deep sniffs, constantly and carefully swallowing their saliva, crowding towards the counter, craning their necks, and staring unblinkingly at the small box on the counter.
"It's ready to eat now. Everyone, have a taste." The shopkeeper placed chopsticks next to the ramen.
"I'll try it first, *slurp*, it's really delicious!"
"Just one bite is enough! Leave some for me!"
"Leave some soup for me!"
… "Shopkeeper, how much is the ramen? Give me a box!" The Villagers who had tasted the ramen eagerly asked.
"Prices range from 15 Ryo to 100 Ryo. The cheapest vegetable ramen is 15 Ryo, and the most expensive seafood ramen is 100 Ryo."
"So cheap! Give me two boxes of vegetable ramen!"
"I want three boxes of seafood ramen!"… The shopkeeper struggled to squeeze out of the crowd buying ramen, picked up the pigu pills, and recommended them to the surrounding Ninja.
"Ninja friends, our newly developed pigu pills. Eat one and you won't be hungry for a day, and they come in different flavors."
"Eating one really keeps you from being hungry for a day?" The Konoha Ninja were skeptical and didn't dare to try it easily.
"Of course! The Daimyo Manor of the Land of Water guarantees its reputation. If you're not satisfied, you can return it anytime."
"Then I'll take ten… no, five. I want five pills."
"No problem. You can always come back for more."
"Fast Foodism" business was exceptionally booming. The pigu pills were confirmed to be genuinely effective, and their price was almost the same as soldier pills, making them highly favored by Konoha Ninja. For a time, supply could not meet demand.
In the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi's office, the owners of increasingly struggling restaurants were making a fuss in the Hokage Office.
"Hokage-sama, you must do something! That Fast Foodism is engaging in vicious competition. They've stolen all our customers! You have to make them raise their prices!"
"Yes, double the price!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was suffering from a headache due to the noise. He had just finished dealing with the compensation matter for Hidden Mist Village, and Mitsuki Kōmei had given him another problem. He regretted compensating that bastard with a shop.
Mitsuki Kōmei had no idea of Hiruzen Sarutobi's predicament. If he had, he would have laughed heartily out of sympathy: "You monkey brought this upon yourself."
He suddenly remembered Inu Guren, his summoned beast from the last time he failed to warm her bed.