Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 124 Taking Down Hiroshi Sarutobi

"Once the factory is built, the funds should gradually become sufficient," Ning Yuan said, looking up after doing some calculations on the paper.

Cement and iron smelting are supplied locally, so these can be disregarded.

The novels and records, however, were sold all over the world, essentially using global funds to build Mingchuan Town.

The profits in the book industry are supposed to be transparent, but Mingchuan Town improved its papermaking process and, being close to a major river, made extensive use of water power for printing.

Therefore, the cost of a single book is much lower than that of other printing plants and bookstores.

Moreover, the Ningjing Bookstore and the Mingchuan Town Printing Factory are owned by the same person, eliminating the middleman who would profit from the difference.

Therefore, for books of the same thickness and price, "Quiet Bookstore" can earn more money than other booksellers.

As for records, that was a completely new thing. Nobody knew how they were made, so the price was set by Ning Yuan.

This stuff has extremely high profit margins. Selling one record is equivalent to selling ten books, not to mention that after you buy the record, you also need to buy a record player or stereo system.

If you buy a stereo system and a record player, you can't just buy a single record. Even the best songs get boring after listening to them dozens of times.

A constant stream of records means a constant stream of money.

This amount of money is negligible for a country, but it is more than enough to develop Mingchuan Town.

The main problem in Mingchuan Town is still the lack of manpower.

There are fewer than 50,000 people in total, but there are several factories waiting to start operations, roads to be repaired, and fields to be cultivated. It's as if each person is being used as two.

"I've already started to solve the manpower problem. In the future, people will be coming from all directions in a steady stream!" Ning Yuan said.

"As long as there are people, that's enough!" Tsunade looked a little haggard, but her spirits were higher than ever before.

In the first half of her life, she was busy but constantly losing things, which gave her a feeling of not knowing why she was living.

But now, every day of hers is meaningful. She can witness the city change under her own hands, and this sense of accomplishment is far beyond what being the world's number one medical ninja can compare to.

After saying goodbye to Tsunade, the trio rode on the White Bird to the event venue, finally arriving before 1 p.m.

Without further ado, let's change our clothes and start the performance.

Two hours later, after saying goodbye to the excited audience, the show concluded and the cast and crew left.

The three of them took off on a white bird, but only half an hour after taking off, Ning Yuan controlled the white bird to descend to a position more than 600 meters above the ground.

"Why did we land?" Kurenai asked.

"There are people down below!"

Minato and Kurenai Yuhi were both startled, then looked down.

In the forest below, a ninja wearing a Konoha ninja vest was moving swiftly, his feet treading on the trees, transforming into a phantom.

His route led him to the next performance venue for the three of them.

Minato asked in a low voice, "Sent by the Third Hokage?"

"It has to be!" Ning Yuan nodded.

They didn't ask any further questions. All three were intelligent people; how could they not see through the third generation's intentions?

"Actually, he was there for last week's performance. I thought he would stop once, but I didn't expect him to come every time?" Ning Yuan frowned.

Minato frowned. "They already have me, so why send another person? Do they not trust me?"

And that's not the point.

The key point is that the white bird flies fast and is difficult to track. Where the three of them go on the white bird is generally undetectable, which makes it very convenient for Ning Yuan to travel to Mingchuan Town.

However, if someone is always waiting at the destination, it won't be long before he notices something is wrong with the timing and suspects that Ning Yuan and his two companions may have taken a detour halfway through the journey, thus discovering Ning's organization's plan.

"He's wearing a Jonin vest and has the Sarutobi clan crest on him, so he should be a Jonin of the Sarutobi clan. Jonin of the Sarutobi clan are proficient in elemental ninjutsu and taijutsu, and a few are also skilled in swordsmanship. Also, it's uncertain whether he knows the Sarutobi clan's summoning jutsu!" Minato introduced the Sarutobi clan's information as if it were his own treasure, and then looked at Ning Yuan.

The meaning is clear: to do it or not?

"Are you confident?" Ning Yuan asked.

"If he doesn't know psychic abilities, we can give it a try!" Minato said.

He has already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. Although he doesn't have the Rasengan, he has Chidori, and the effect is similar.

Judging solely from ninjutsu and skill configuration, Minato is far inferior to this Sarutobi clan ninja. However, battles depend not only on configuration but also on combat awareness and combat intelligence.

Moreover, the Flying Thunder God Technique is no ordinary ninjutsu; it can take on ten opponents at once.

Besides, there aren't just one person on Minato's side, there are three!

One-on-one and three-on-one are completely different concepts.

"Killing him directly would probably alert the enemy. It would be better to capture him and recruit him into our ranks!" Ning Yuan said.

"The person sent to carry out this mission must be a staunch loyalist of the Third Hokage. Can he do it?" Minato asked.

"It's worth a try!" Ning Yuan said.

Cursed Seal: Personality Reshaping is a ninjutsu designed for ordinary people, but it is also effective against ninjas.

After all, the inspiration for this seal comes from a caged bird.

The Caged Bird Seal can even seal a Byakugan Bloodstained Ninja, so sealing an ordinary ninja is naturally no problem for it.

"You go first, the two of us will support you!" Ning Yuan said.

"Yes!" Minato nodded.

They needed to fight, but not here. There were too many trees here, which would be good for the ninjas to hide and take cover. The three of them had already spotted a wide river ahead of them from the sky.

This is the best place to fight.

"This mission is really troublesome!" The three of them didn't want anyone to track them, and Hiroshi Sarutobi didn't really like the tracking mission either.

Because this mission is only C-rank and there's not much danger involved, and to maintain secrecy, I can't show myself as a ninja.

So much so that there's nowhere to take advantage of someone else's situation.

The income is low, you can't fight to your heart's content, and you have to travel long distances in a frustrating way. The only advantage is that the income is stable and you're safe.

But Hiroshi Sarutobi was a young man, and he didn't like this kind of stable life.

"Pat pat." The sound underfoot changed because we had moved from land to water.

The city where the three performers are still more than 200 miles away. At his current speed, it will take him about 3 hours to get there.

"Zzz!" A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared on the water's surface. Hiroshi Sarutobi immediately stopped and leaped up to avoid the lightning.

He's a Jonin, after all; how could he possibly be ambushed like that?

However, in the instant he was suspended in mid-air, two shuriken flew towards him one after the other.

Behind the shuriken, there are three kunai arranged in a triangular shape, somewhat resembling a trident.

"Clang! Clang!" Hiroshi Sarutobi pulled a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, easily knocking the shuriken away, and then mocked, "You dare to ambush me with this level of skill?"

He was sarcastic because the three trident-shaped kunai had gone astray and were nearly twenty centimeters away from him!

But before he could finish speaking, a young man with flashy blond hair, wielding lightning, suddenly appeared beside him, looking like a thunder god descended to earth!

"Huh?" Hiroshi Sarutobi was taken aback. What was going on?

The next second, the young man's hand, wrapped in lightning, was already stuck into his body!

"what!"

Hiroshi Sarutobi let out a miserable cry, but there was nothing he could do.

Lightning Release is different from other escape techniques; this technique has a control function, directly causing your bioelectrical system to become disordered.

Forget about forming hand seals to resist; at this point, you can't even control your own bowel movements and urination!

Minato's fighting style has always been like this: when he wields kunai, he can instantly kill his opponent; now that he's switched to lightning release, it's all about strong control.

Until Hiroshi Sarutobi was knocked unconscious by the electric shock, he did not put up any effective resistance.

Jonin Hiroshi Sarutobi, take him down!

(End of this chapter)