[In second place we have: Tenten of Konoha Village. When it comes to the richest person in Konoha, it's most likely Tenten.]
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[Konoha, Year 60. Location of Team 3]
Hearing the Sky Screen mention her, Tenten's eyes widened in surprise.
Lee pointed at the image of the young girl in Chinese-style attire with two buns on her head, jumping up excitedly on the spot. "Tenten, look! It's really you!"
Neji was also shocked, staring at the familiar figure on the screen.
He had gone on missions with Tenten often, and knew she wasn't short on money—she threw weapons around freely, and explosive tags seemed to cost her nothing.
But he'd never imagined she could rank second among the richest Shinobi in the world.
That should be even richer than the Hyūga clan, wasn't it?!
Guy was even more excited, doing a few somersaults on the spot, and landing with tears streaming down his face. "Wonderful! This is youth! Tenten made it onto the Sky Screen. Team 3 is famous too!"
Tenten, who had been happy a moment ago, instantly felt somewhat awkward. She waved her right hand lightly. "Guy-sensei… please don't."
[Her wealth can be proven in three ways. First: Tenten's fighting style. Her combat revolves around throwing massive numbers of high-grade ninja tools. That alone requires substantial financial backing. In the Shinobi World, ordinary tools like kunai and shuriken are already expensive, and the explosive tags and custom-made shuriken that Tenten uses are even more costly. When she fights, it's like money means nothing.]
[And as mentioned before, a typical Genin earns only a few hundred ryō per mission. Using two explosive tags is basically a free job. But Tenten's Twin Rising Dragons Jutsu unleashes a large amount weapons with explosive tags attached, covering the enemy's entire body in an instant and blowing them to pieces.]
[In addition, Tenten also has the Jutsu 'Manipulated Tools: Heavenly Chain Disaster,' which instantly throws an even more absurd amount of weapons—just to give you an idea of how extravagant her fighting style is.]
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[Hokage Office]
Tsunade's eyes nearly popped out, and she almost drooled at the corner of her mouth.
'This is the disciple I've been dreaming of!'
Just a casual move from her costs that much. Those gambling debts of hers would be chump change.
"Shizune." Tsunade rubbed her chin. "What do you think about me taking Tenten as a disciple?"
Shizune, holding Tonton, looked like she couldn't bear to watch. "Tsunade-sama, Tenten's fighting style is weapon throwing, not medical ninjutsu…"
"She can learn!" Tsunade waved dismissively. "Besides, I don't have to teach her medical ninjutsu. If she learns some of the Strength of a Hundred Seal Jutsu or something, she could throw weapons even faster and more accurately, couldn't she?"
Shizune opened her mouth, really wanting to say, "Tsunade-sama, you just want her to help pay off your debts," but seeing her eager expression, she swallowed the words.
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[Akatsuki Hideout]
Kakuzu felt like he had lived in vain.
'There's actually someone like that in the world?!'
For over sixty years, he had endured wind and rain, killing this one and that one—and all the money he saved still wasn't even enough for what that girl might spent in fights.
She might as well just give him the money directly. No matter who it was, he'd kill them for her.
[The second aspect is Tenten's luck. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Tenten happened to acquire several Six Paths-level tools—including the Bashōsen (Banana Palm Fan), the Kohaku no Jōhei (Golden Rope), and the Benihisago (Red Gourd). These artifacts, originating from the Sage of the Six Paths, are priceless strategic resources in the Shinobi World. Such rare ninja tools have immense collector's value, and they could generate enormous profits through display, research, or limited trading.]
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[Konoha, Year 20. Land of Lightning, Kumogakure]
The Third Raikage frowned deeply.
The Bashōsen, the Kohaku no Jōhei, and the Benihisago… weren't these things from his village?
Earlier, Kinkaku and Ginkaku had used these very Six Paths-level ninja tools to assassinate the Second Raikage.
But in the future, how did they end up in the hands of a little girl from Konoha?
What was the Kumogakure of the future doing?
It had always been them stealing things from others—how did their own things end up being taken by Konoha?
As for what the Sky Screen said about "finding them"…
The Third Raikage didn't believe a word of it.
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[Konoha, Year 60. Akatsuki Hideout]
Kakuzu grew even more envious.
Not only was this little girl on the screen wealthy, but she was also incredibly lucky?
[On a side note, when Tenten was trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, she was among the first to notice something was wrong. It has to be said—her abilities are quite remarkable.]
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[An underground base, somewhere in the Shinobi World.]
The elderly Madara leaned back in his stone chair, a hint of confusion in his mind.
From what the Sky Screen had revealed so far, his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan seemed to have failed.
After all, the Shinobi World had its so-called "savior," who even became the Seventh Hokage… And even his own successor, Obito, who reached Six Paths-level, was defeated by Naruto and Sasuke working together.
But now the screen was saying that the Infinite Tsukuyomi had actually been successfully activated?
Could it be that Naruto and Sasuke were unaffected after it was cast, and then… they dispelled it?
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[Somewhere on a cliff in the Shinobi World]
Obito's expression beneath his mask was equally grim.
The Infinite Tsukuyomi had been successfully cast? Then why did he still lose? Since the Jutsu had been cast, why wasn't he the one who won in the end?
And on top of that—even this Tenten, whom he'd never even heard of, could sense something was wrong within the Infinite Tsukuyomi?
That meant the Infinite Tsukuyomi had obvious flaws.
But how could he perfect it?
'Damnit!'
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Black Zetsu, however, was not surprised.
After all, if Mother had been freed, then the Infinite Tsukuyomi must have been successfully cast.
Lately, he had been thinking constantly about Indra and Asura… He felt he had been thinking too simplistically.
The reincarnations of Indra and Asura, endlessly entangled across lifetimes, were probably meant to stop Mother at the critical moment.
The Sage of the Six Paths—or rather, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo—had definitely left behind a contingency.
[The third aspect: after the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, Tenten opened a ninja tool shop in Konoha, turning her combat expertise into a commercial asset. She transitioned from a Shinobi to an Entrepreneur, achieving a whole new level of wealth. When Naruto and Hinata got married, she even generously gave them a blue crystal kunai set with colored diamonds—definitely the most expensive gift.]
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[Konoha, Year 83. Naruto's home]
Boruto and Himawari instantly became interested.
"Dad, Dad!" Boruto jumped up from the sofa. "I want to see it! The diamond-inlaid kunai that Aunt Tenten gave you!"
Himawari also leaned in, her eyes sparkling. "I want to see it too!"
Naruto smiled, stood up, and walked to a cabinet, opening a drawer.
He then took out a delicate wooden box and opened it. Inside lay a blue crystal kunai, its handle embedded with several colored diamonds that sparkled brilliantly under the light.
"Wow!!!"
Boruto and Himawari both exclaimed in unison.
Naruto picked up the kunai and spun it in his hand. "This is the wedding gift Tenten gave to me and your mom. Pretty, isn't it?"
Boruto reached out to touch it, but Naruto lifted it higher. "Careful. Don't break it."
"Stingy!"
"This isn't being stingy. It's precious." Naruto placed the kunai back into the box and closed the lid. "This is a wedding gift someone gave us."
Boruto pouted: "I'm going to open a ninja tool shop when I grow up."
Naruto smiled and ruffled his hair. "Then you'll have to learn how to make money first."
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