Chapter 20: Custom Flying Thunder God Kunai
Naruto's figure flashed forward. He placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulder from the front, just like how Sasuke had grabbed his shoulder in Naruto Shippuden. Leaning close to Sasuke's ear, he whispered,
"It's nothing much. I just want to borrow some money from you."
Being held by the shoulder like that, Sasuke's face actually turned a little red.
Naruto was startled when he saw it and quickly let go.
Wait, why the hell are you blushing?!
Sasuke also noticed something was off and immediately put on a straight face, coldly changing the subject.
"How much do you want to borrow?"
Naruto didn't answer. He simply waved his hand, signaling Sasuke to follow him.
"Tch." Sasuke clicked his tongue, but still obediently followed.
After leaving Training Ground 3, Naruto headed straight for the ninja tool shop.
Sasuke walked beside him, looking around with a puzzled expression.
"Naruto, isn't today your birthday?"
Reminded by Sasuke, Naruto finally remembered that today was indeed his ninth birthday.
With that realization, the streets of Konoha felt a bit abnormal.
In the past on his birthday, if Naruto walked down the street, he would inevitably be cursed at and even have things thrown at him.
But today, all the residents just hurried past.
Apart from the undisguised venom in their eyes, none of them dared to do anything.
As he walked, Naruto thought to himself that the only ones capable of creating such a change in Konoha were those two old men.
If it was Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision, it was still somewhat acceptable.
But if it was that old bastard Danzo who did it, then it was definitely a scheme.
For a moment, Naruto became vigilant.
[Looks like I need to find a chance to get rid of that old thing Danzo.]
Being constantly watched by such a vicious old rat that could bite you at any moment was truly disgusting.
The two arrived at the ninja tool shop where Naruto had previously bought his sword.
However, the person standing behind the counter today wasn't Tenten.
It was a tall, well-proportioned woman with a bun hairstyle. She looked mature and charming, with a capable and sharp aura between her brows.
Seeing Naruto bring him to a ninja tool shop, Sasuke was very confused.
"Naruto, what exactly are you trying to do? My time is very valuable!"
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush just yet."
Naruto's casual attitude made Sasuke both angry and helpless.
At the counter, Naruto asked the shop owner,
"Excuse me, can I customize kunai with special shapes here?"
The shop owner glanced at Naruto and gave a knowing, intellectual smile.
"Yes, you can draw it or describe your specific requirements. I'll do my best to fulfill them."
Naruto asked for a piece of paper and a pen. He imagined the shape he wanted.
After thinking for a while, he decided to use the same three-pronged shape as Minato Namikaze's kunai.
As a master of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato had specially designed that shape for his kunai.
Naruto believed there must be a reason for it besides looking cool.
Recalling the shape of Minato's kunai, he drew it on the paper.
After he finished drawing, the shop owner looked at it and smiled gently.
"This shape… isn't it the special kunai used by the Fourth Hokage?"
"Come to think of it, we still have a batch in stock. The Fourth Hokage paid a deposit, but he never came to collect them before…"
The shop owner's voice suddenly stopped as she looked at Naruto's blond hair and blue eyes.
"Oh? Then can I buy that batch?" Naruto asked quickly.
The shop owner thought for a moment and nodded elegantly. "No problem. If you're sure you want them, I'll have someone bring them from the warehouse."
Naruto didn't hesitate and confirmed immediately.
Sasuke, standing beside him, couldn't stay calm. "Hey hey hey! Naruto! Those are the Fourth Hokage's kunai! You didn't even ask how many there are or how much they cost. Did you call me here just to make me pay the bill?!"
Naruto smiled and patted Sasuke's shoulder, generously praising him, "As expected of an Uchiha. Your brain works fast — you guessed it right away."
It was rare for Naruto to praise him, but Sasuke still felt something was off, though he couldn't quite pinpoint it.
Ten minutes later, a shop assistant brought over a wooden box.
The shop owner stepped forward and opened the box.
Inside wasn't the batch of specially made kunai Naruto had imagined.
Instead, there was a very large scroll.
The next second, he realized that storage scrolls existed in the Naruto world.
Sealing items inside scrolls was not only convenient but also prevented the tools from rusting.
The shop owner took out the scroll, unrolled it, and revealed strange tadpole-like patterns drawn on it.
She formed a single hand seal.
Poof!
A cloud of smoke exploded from the center of the unrolled scroll.
Then another wooden box appeared.
This Russian nesting doll-style operation made Naruto click his tongue in amazement.
The shop owner opened the new wooden box. Inside were the familiar three-pronged kunai.
Naruto's eyes flashed. He activated Transparent World and looked inside the box.
Roughly estimating, there were about three hundred kunai.
The shop owner looked at the long-sealed batch of kunai with a trace of emotion in her eyes.
Such an outstanding man had died young to protect Konoha, yet his son was treated that way in the village.
The shop owner felt deep regret about this.
"These kunai have all been finely processed. Each one contains a small amount of chakra-conducting metal. Although it's not much, it can play a crucial role in battle."
Hearing this, Naruto was pleasantly surprised.
Sasuke was horrified. "What?! Every single one has chakra-conducting metal? There are at least a few hundred here. How much is that going to cost?!"
The shop owner smiled kindly and explained, "The original price would be sixty million ryo, but since I like this young man, I can count the thirty million ryo deposit the Fourth Hokage paid as a discount for you."
"So we still need to pay thirty million ryo?!" Sasuke had the urge to turn around and run away immediately.
This wasn't borrowing money — this was robbing a house!
Seeing Sasuke's reaction, Naruto patted his shoulder and comforted him seriously,
"Sasuke, what's more important — money or strength? Money is meant to be spent on the blade. Isn't this exactly the right moment?"
Hearing this, Sasuke's eyes struggled.
It seemed to make some sense.
Money really wasn't as important as strength. In order to kill that man, what was this amount of money?
In the end, Sasuke still went home to get the money and paid the bill for Naruto.
Naruto happily received the several hundred specially made kunai.
After giving Sasuke another round of encouragement, Naruto took the kunai and returned home.
He formed the Shadow Clone hand seal and created five Shadow Clones.
They began carving the Flying Thunder God seal onto the kunai.
Carving the seals consumed quite a lot of chakra. Even for Naruto, after carving more than a hundred seals, he felt his chakra had been significantly depleted.
When all three hundred kunai had been marked, his Shadow Clones dispersed.
In that instant, Naruto also felt a wave of fatigue.
He had used up roughly half of his chakra.
If Kakashi had to do this work, it would probably take him more than a month.
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