The System's sharp tongue was as biting as ever...
"Ugh!"
Aoi let out a long sigh. He had once thought he was a wealthy man, but clearly, he still had a long way to go...
Just as he was pondering how to make more money, loud banging suddenly came from the main door.
"Master!"
Shinki rushed in excitedly and dropped to his knees before Aoi. "Shimura has finally made his move! He's gathered all his old subordinates at his residence for a secret meeting."
"..."
Aoi looked at him with a pained expression. This unlucky kid... why is he so happy that his own father is digging his own grave?
This isn't even upholding justice over family ties; it's more like celebrating the downfall of his own kin...
Despite his thoughts, Aoi gave Shinki his full approval outwardly. "Shinki, you have done well. Leave Shimura to you. You must continue to work hard — at betraying your father, that is!"
"Yes, Master!"
Shinki was overwhelmed with emotion. He slammed his forehead against the floor in a deep bow to show his loyalty.
"From the day you accepted me as your disciple, I vowed to offer myself, and the entire Land of Ono, to you!"
"Good disciple."
Aoi replied casually, brushing it off. To him, Shinki had always been a disposable pawn. Useful for now, but he would be cast aside before long...
But suddenly, Aoi thought of something and grabbed Shinki by the shoulders. "Does the Land of Ono... have gold?!"
"We do!"
Shinki answered enthusiastically; he was ready to give everything he had to Aoi.
"Shinki, you have performed a great service!"
Aoi rubbed his hands together excitedly. "The Land of Ono is a nation after all. I won't ask for too much — just bring me five hundred catties of gold to start with!"
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Five minutes later, inside the Land of Ono's treasury...
"This... this is the entire gold reserve of the country?"
"It is!"
A single, dull yellowish lump of gold — about the size of a man's fist — sat alone inside a wooden box. Aoi turned away in disbelief, tears of poverty streaming down his face...
It was hopeless!
The entire nation possessed only this tiny amount of gold. But when he thought about it, it made sense.
How could small nations in the Naruto world ever hope to hold large reserves of gold?
Wealth, resources, and talent had long since been stripped away by the Five Great Nations...
Looking around, aside from this impure nugget, the treasury contained nothing but the lowest-grade ninja tools. It was truly pitifully poor.
Seeing this, Shinki fell to his knees in fear and shame. "Master, our nation was founded not long ago. Our treasury is meager, and I have disappointed you."
He gritted his teeth and continued before Aoi could speak. "But please, tell me what you need. Even if we must exhaust every resource in the land, we will provide it!"
Hearing this, Aoi decided to take a shot in the dark and described the specifications for the electromagnetic induction coil.
"Uhm..."
Shinki scratched his head with a strange look on his face, struggling to hold back laughter. "I have never heard of such a ninja tool in my entire life."
A spring-like coil made of wound metal wire... it needed excellent conductivity, a sturdy structure, and the ability to withstand tens of millions of volts of electricity.
It went without saying — no shinobi in history had ever used such a thing...
In fact, by all appearances, it didn't even look like a ninja tool at all!
"Hmph!"
Aoi scoffed dismissively. The world laughs at me for being mad, but I laugh at them for being blind.
Just wait until I perfect the art of firing my Electromagnetic Induction Coil Cannon... the entire ninja world will shake to its core!
"But Master... why do you not have a custom tool made?" Shinki suddenly asked earnestly.
"Small items like this are well within the budget of our nation, meager as it is!"
"Custom made?"
Aoi froze. He knew the Naruto universe very well, but only from what was shown in the anime.
When it came to details outside the main plot, his knowledge of the actual world was quite limited...
"Exactly! The Land of Craftsmen offers custom forging services!"
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