The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World-Chapter 316. Sponsor

Chapter 316. Sponsor

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So, here's how it went down.

It all started when—

He saw Tsunade eating dango on the street one day. Cheerfully, he went up to greet her, "Hey! Tsunade!"

Then—

"Stay away from me!" Tsunade looked at him with a complicated expression and backed away several steps. "I feel extremely complicated whenever I see you now!"

And with that—

She dragged Shizune away and quickly ran off.

"What's up with Tsunade? Why did she get all shy when she saw me?" Jiraiya sighed and looked at Yuto. "You think maybe she's fallen for this sage and just got embarrassed when she saw me?"

Of course.

The Sage's charm is irresistible.

When did it start?

Was it when I was driving the van with one hand?

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"You think if she clings to me and won't let me leave the village for research, what should I do? Sigh! You know that's my dream! Oh, right—what do you think we should name the kid when the time comes?"

"..."

Is this the power of a simp?

One word from the goddess and he's already picking baby names?

Yuto looked at the smug Jiraiya with a complex expression. So... why exactly was this guy here? Just to brag?

Still, he didn't think Tsunade would act like that for no reason.

After thinking for a bit, he nodded seriously, "Definitely! She's totally playing hard to get! She's clearly waiting for you. It's so obvious—how can you not see it?"

"Really?" Jiraiya blinked, looking blankly at Yuto. "You think so too?"

"Of course! I—"

Before he could finish—

"Yuto! So you're here!"

Another familiar voice rang out.

Yuto and Jiraiya looked up to see the proud figure of Hyuga Hanabi walking over in a red outer skirt and orange top.

"I..." Hanabi started to speak, but then she spotted Jiraiya. She hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Never mind. I'll tell you later!"

"???"

"!!!"

Jiraiya looked at the expression on this white-eyed girl's face and suddenly seemed to realize something. He nodded in understanding, "Ah, I see!"

Playing hard to get!

Was it because there were too many people around at the time?

But—

Yuto looked at the suddenly enlightened Jiraiya with a confused expression. "???"

See what?

"So what should I do next?" Jiraiya rubbed his chin and sighed. "Ah~ It's really a hassle being this handsome."

He'd heard that Yuto Restaurant now offered candlelight dinners and romantic packages—maybe he could invite Tsunade?

But... it was pretty expensive inside~

"...If there's nothing important, please leave. I'm actually pretty busy," Yuto said with a twitch of his eyelid, clearly annoyed.

"Oh, right! Almost forgot the main reason I came." Jiraiya suddenly remembered, looking serious. "Actually, I came to ask for a sponsorship!"

"Sponsorship? For toad van ad placements?"

"Eh? That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?!" Jiraiya blinked, then shook his head and looked at Yuto seriously. "No, not that! As the Vice Chairman of the Konoha Square Dance Association, I'm here to get sponsorships for our group." He sat down, sighing. "Seeing how everyone's hosting tournaments and stuff, those girls also want to hold a dance contest. So, they sent me to get sponsors!"

"..."

You guys are really going all out, huh~

In his previous life, he'd heard of square dance groups entering district competitions and such, but he never thought... Konoha would be in on it too?

Yuto nodded, indifferent. "How much?"

He just treated this as an advertisement!

"Not much. I just want to hold a little competition in the village for some fun!" Jiraiya sipped his milk tea and said, "It's the perfect time with winter coming. We'll liven things up and warm ourselves a bit! Maybe... a few million or so~! It's not much, but you know how things are." He smiled sheepishly. "I'm counting on you!"

"Alright! Just show me a proposal."

"Biwako-sama is already preparing it." At that, Jiraiya stood up, smiling brightly. "Then I won't bother you two any longer." Then, looking deeply at Yuto, he added, "Be careful. Don't get caught in photos again! Be like me—who could possibly spot me when I'm out gathering intel?"

"..."

There's already enough black rumors about you and Minato online~

Sigh!

It looks like the internet needs some cleaning up too!

Yuto helplessly shook his head, then looked at Jiraiya's back thoughtfully. "Why do you think Tsunade-sama suddenly started avoiding Jiraiya?"

"Tsunade-sama suddenly avoiding him? Isn't that totally normal?" Hanabi blinked and replied as if it were obvious. "Everyone knows. It's just that later..." she sighed, "Tsunade-sama felt guilty inside and started missing Jiraiya-sama."

"No, I mean suddenly! Like, really suddenly acting all disgusted and pulling away. Never mind, forget it." Yuto looked at Hanabi. "What did you come here for? Want to drink again?"

"No!"

So sudden?

Surely it couldn't be from seeing Jiraiya's seductive dance moves, right?

Hyuga Hanabi didn't dwell on it too much and looked helplessly at Yuto. "It's about my mother..."

She remembered—

Not long after she was born, and shortly after her sister started school, their mother passed away.

So—

She looked seriously at Yuto. "I hope you can help invite Tsunade-sama to take a look at my mother's health!"

Since there was no need to worry about altering history, she still preferred that the Hanabi from this world could grow up with her mother by her side.

She bent down, "Please!"

And here, only Yuto could help her.

...

At this moment—

Inside the Sarutobi household.

"What are you doing?"

The workday was over.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had just come back from the studio and was lounging lazily on the sofa.

A new movie was about to be released, and things had been pretty busy.

After all, he had casually mentioned Root Studio in an ad once, and now the place had become pretty popular.

Especially since Danzo had been acting all sneaky lately—who knows what he was up to—so most of the work had fallen to him.

Seeing Biwako sitting and tapping away at the computer for no apparent reason today, he was a bit curious.

"Oh~ the dance team wants to host a small competition in the next few days, just for everyone to have some fun!" Biwako replied without even looking up. "So as the Chairwoman, of course it falls to me to organize it. I'm reaching out for sponsors now, but they want a proposal first!"

"A square dance competition?" Sarutobi Hiruzen blinked, then let out a sigh.

Back in the day—

He used to be part of that very same square dance team~

But later, he got way too busy, and then there was that whole fiasco with Danzo going bankrupt and fleeing, leaving Hiruzen to deliver takeout to pay off debts.

Eventually, he just stopped going.

Who would've thought... this bunch was planning to host their own competition!

Still, he didn't think much of it. From what Biwako said, it sounded like just a fun little village event.

He stretched lazily and was about to relax when—

[Will of Fire! Will of Fire!]

The ringtone blared.

He picked up the phone—Danzo.

He answered directly, "Hello? What's up? What? You want Root Studio to stir up some hype? I don't think that's a good idea. Let's just focus on filming the movie properly this time! What? No? It's just pre-release promotion? And you've almost got the materials ready? You need publicity? ...Fine. So what do you want to do?"

It was quite a headache for him to think of something to hype and promote it all of a sudden!

Maybe he should get Homura involved!

Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his forehead.

The phone was still pressed to his right ear, and he hadn't put it down.

Suddenly—

"Done!"

He heard Biwako's voice and suddenly had a thought. His eyes lit up slightly. "Oh right! I've got the perfect event!"

"What is it?"

"Square Dance Competition!"

"???"

What?

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