The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"When are you planning to move in?" Tian Tian didn't want to talk about this anymore, so she awkwardly changed the subject.

"Your home?" Ishihara Akira asked with a wicked grin.

"Get lost, you know what I'm talking about," Tian Tian said, giving him a playful punch.

"Ouch, be gentle. Don't forget, I'm not a ninja anymore." Ishihara Sho rubbed the spot where Tenten had punched him, gasping for breath. "As for moving, haven't I already moved in?"

"You moved in? You're not leaving your things from your old place?" Tian Tian asked in surprise.

"No, thank you," Ishihara Sho said calmly.

Tian Tian was stunned, as if she didn't recognize him, and hit him again for a while.

"Alright, since we still have time, let's hurry to the market and buy some fresh ingredients and tools to make a housewarming feast." Shi Yuanzhang said, slapping his legs as he stood up from the sofa.

After thinking for a moment, Tenten stood up and left her residence with Ishihara Akira, heading towards Konoha's commercial street.

Buy groceries, pots and pans, changes of clothes, and other basic necessities...

Thanks to Tiantian, who is a portable equipment box that carries sealing scrolls with her, otherwise the two of them alone might not have been able to bring everything back at once.

However, he also spent a lot of money. After deducting the expenses of the previous few days, more than 200,000 yuan of the 2 million yuan he had borrowed from Tiantian was gone after this purchase, making his savings even more scarce.

"As expected, we still need to find a way to make money..."

After all, he will be active in this world for not just a day or two, but a month or two, or even half a year or a year. If he doesn't hurry up and find a way to make more money, how will he go to Amegakure to find Konan and steal her Shiki no Shiki technique after he has stolen all the ninjutsu and secret techniques that Konoha coveted?

Or perhaps go to Shizune and steal some special ninjutsu from her that she learned from Tsunade?

Yes, aside from the Yamanaka family's mental training methods, their clan's secret ninjutsu, and Kurenai Yuhi's genjutsu skills, Ishihara Akane's goals for this trip also include Karin's Kagura Mind's Eye, Konan's Shiki no Shiki no Jutsu, and Tsunade's medical ninjutsu, Ranshin-kyuu!

The former is to enhance his perception, making it easier for him to move around in the real world. The middle one is because paper is the most common item in reality. If he can make use of it, even if he is not good at fighting, he can still do a lot of things. As for the final Chaotic Body Rush, it is a ninjutsu that he uses to pretend to be a charlatan. It is something that he can learn or not learn, but it is better to learn it if possible.

Just like the Mind-Turning Technique of the Mountain Clan.

Chapter 51 Untitled

In Japan, the food typically served when moving to a new house is sukiyaki, which can be roughly described as a clear broth hot pot stew. Naturally, the anime world created by Kishimoto has also inherited this custom.

So Ishihara Yu didn't do anything special, he just set up the pot and started making sukiyaki.

"Is it just the two of us? Is there no one else?" Tian Tian asked, looking at the empty room.

As far as she knew, although Ishihara Sho wasn't from a prestigious family, he still had quite a few friends on campus. Given that he was moving and it was after school at the ninja academy, there was no reason for him to not invite any of his friends and just have a hot meal with her.

How can the house be heated if there are only two people?

"I forgot to invite them. Let's leave it at that for today. I'll treat them to a meal tomorrow," Ishihara Akira replied nonchalantly.

"Wouldn't that cost extra money? The pot's just been set up, and there's still plenty of time before it boils. You could just go to your friends' place and invite them over," Tian Tian said, calculating like a busybody.

"Forget it, I'm not short of money for this meal. Listen to me, it's just the two of us eating today, and I'll treat you to the rest tomorrow," Ishihara Akira shook his head and refused.

"...Could it be that because you can't become a ninja, all your old friends are ignoring you?" Tenten pondered for a moment, looking thoughtful, seeing that Ishihara Sho remained unmoved.

"No way, my friend isn't that materialistic." Ishihara Akira was taken aback, then shook his head and chuckled, somewhat speechless.

"Really?" Tian Tian asked, still somewhat skeptical.

“Really,” Ishihara Akira affirmed.

"Alright then." Seeing that Ishihara insisted, Tian Tian didn't say anything more and waited patiently for the sukiyaki to boil.

"By the way, you guys are about to start your mission out of the village, right?" While waiting, Ishihara Akira started chatting again to pass the time.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Tian Tian asked, puzzled.

"Well, although I can no longer be a ninja, I don't want to give up completely. So I was thinking, maybe I can find a way out through taijutsu, just like your teammate Rock Lee. Therefore, I'd like you to help me train in taijutsu."

“Training in taijutsu isn’t a problem, but you shouldn’t have too high hopes. After all, Rock Lee is special. And although he’s a bit of a simpleton and can’t learn ninjutsu or genjutsu, which are more refined combat techniques, he can still refine chakra. Plus, with Guy’s support, in terms of teaching resources alone, even my other teammate, Neji from the Hyuga clan, might not be as good as him. So, expecting him to get ahead through taijutsu…” Tenten shook her head as she finished speaking.

Even though she herself is a taijutsu-type ninja, she doesn't really have high hopes for the potential of taijutsu-type ninjas.

Even her target—Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin—is the same, as she is a taijutsu-type ninja.

After all, not everyone can be like Tsunade, who not only comes from a noble family—the Senju clan, with powerful bloodline and potential, but also has an enviable lineage—the Third Hokage. In addition, there is the foundation of the Senju clan. It would be a problem if Tsunade didn't become a powerful ninja. If she did, it would be perfectly natural.

If it were her, besides her family's businesses and the financial power they generate, what else would she have?

"Whether it works or not, we have to try it first to know the result, right?" Ishihara Akira smiled.

He wasn't really going to practice physical skills; he just wanted to take this opportunity to improve his coordination and combat techniques so that when he returned to reality, even if he still didn't know any fighting skills, he wouldn't be unable to beat even a thug.

Although, so far, he hasn't gotten involved with this kind of guy...

"That's true. If you really want to practice physical skills, then go to Training Ground No. 6 after 3 PM every day. I train there after each mission, and I can give you some pointers while I'm at it."

"Row."

As they chatted idly, the sukiyaki was brought to a boil, and the food was almost cooked. Ishihara Akane then stopped arguing and urged Tenten to enjoy the delicious meal before him...

……

"Then I'm leaving." After eating and drinking her fill and resting for a while, Tian Tian said goodbye.

“Okay, I’ll see you off.” Ishihara Akira stood up and said.

"No need, I'm not an ordinary little girl," Tian Tian waved her hand and refused.

Even if you say that, I still have to give you a gift. Not to mention, you helped me so much today, with renting a house and moving. It's only right and proper that I give you a gift.

"Hey, that's because we're friends."

"I know, but you can't expect me to do nothing, can you? That would be too much."

Despite all her pleading, Tian Tian couldn't persuade Ishihara Akira and had to let him take her home.

However, Ishihara Akane did not immediately return to his residence. Instead, he turned around and went to a secluded corner. When he came out again, he had transformed from a child of about 12 years old into a young man of about 18 years old. After looking around for a while, he arrived at a bustling place in Konoha Village—the sheepfold!

Yes, that's the place where fat sheep like to go.

This was also the fastest way to make money that Ishihara Takashi could think of after careful consideration.

After all, he has mental scanning abilities that allow him to see through walls and observe his neighbors' homes, so he should also be able to see through the dice cup and observe the numbers inside, right?

If this really works, even the biggest fat sheep would probably kneel down before him, begging him to teach them the method to always be victorious.

Afterwards, Ishihara Sho entered the sheep pen and wandered around for a while. He roughly understood the game and various rules. Then, he found a game board that he was familiar with, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his mental energy reached out towards the cup in the technician's hand like tentacles. After a slight pause, he entered the cup and saw that the dice were rolling up and down inside, with an uncertain number of dice.

"It really works!"

However, there's no reason to use this method to massacre people. After all, who knows if a powerful clan or ninja family might be behind the operation of a sheep pen in Konoha? Coupled with the thugs on the surface, this skinny young man couldn't withstand the punches of those ferocious thugs.

So, following the example of some novels I'd read in my past life, I started making relatively precise, comprehensive bets in batches.

In other words, divide the same sum of money into a dozen or so parts, then divide one of those parts into several smaller parts, and bet the largest portion on sure-win opportunities—such as big or small, while betting the smaller portions on more specific or higher-yield projects that are unlikely to win. The goal is to lose the small portion but win the large portion, but without making a large profit, thus slowly harvesting the韭菜 (a metaphor for easily exploited investors) in the sheepfold.

When he felt he had enough, he immediately stopped, turned around and left the sheepfold with his newly acquired chips, and leisurely returned home.

"Looks like I can live like this for now."

Chapter 52 Food

The next day, after 3 p.m., at training ground number six.

"How come your physical fitness dropped so quickly? If I didn't know you, I would have thought you were just an ordinary person." Tenten, who had just finished the physical fitness test with Ishihara Akira, looked at the panting Ishihara Akira with disbelief and complained.

“How would I know?” Ishihara Shō rolled his eyes.

"But you can't cultivate physical skills like this at all," Tian Tian said, her head throbbing.

"What should we do then?" Ishihara Sho asked.

"Let's figure out how to improve our physical fitness first." After a pause, Tian Tian continued, "You should still remember those training methods from before, right?"

"I forgot," Ishihara Akira chuckled dryly.

Tian Tian remained silent, but didn't say anything. He just continued with a helpless expression, "Start by running one kilometer every day, doing 20 sit-ups, 20 push-ups, and 20 frog jumps. Once you get used to it, gradually increase the amount and difficulty until you can run ten kilometers in a set time and then do 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, and 200 frog jumps in one go. Then come find me."

"..."

Ishihara Shou knew that the ninjas in the Naruto world had abnormal bodies, but to this extent...

It still feels too difficult.

"Is there a problem?" Tenten asked, seeing that Ishihara Sho hadn't spoken.

"No." Ishihara Akira shook his head.

Sure enough, I'll stick to my plan. As for fighting skills, I can always find a real-world film or TV series set in the Republican era to experience them.

Although, as of now, he hasn't heard of any film or television series specifically about Bajiquan...

Even if he can't reach level eight, he can still learn Japanese Kendo or pheasant sword.

Coincidentally, the latter is a basic martial art that Japanese monks must master, which can be considered as completing their monks' livelihood skills.

"Then I'll go run."

"Go."

Then Ishihara Yuu ran off and gradually disappeared from Tenten's sight. He then stood her up, turned around and ran to the market to buy various ingredients and seasonings, preparing to begin his binge-eating plan.

Unfortunately, Naruto is, after all, an island nation's anime. Although it tries to replicate the customs and local products of reality as much as possible, there are still some things that are not sold in Konoha—such as Sichuan peppercorns.

The miso paste wasn't quite authentic either, completely shattering Ishihara Akira's plan to treat himself to boiled pork slices. He could only try to figure out how to cook it to satisfy his cravings.

For example, barbecue or something.

"Sigh, it's so hard to even get a bite to eat."

……

After a long while, Ishihara Akira returned home with the things he had bought, made barbecue sauce, prepared ingredients, and other miscellaneous items.

After a lot of busy work, I finally got everything ready.

However, it was still quite early, so after preparing everything, Ishihara Akira returned to the living room and sat down, frowning as he pondered the basic secret techniques he had obtained from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, studying their mechanisms of action—

For example, the so-called sensory ninjutsu, simply put, is to forcibly change the dispersion and fluctuation of mental energy through the existence of chakra, turning so-called alpha waves into X-waves or L-waves similar to radar, and then using the resonance effect between chakra to feed back information and identify the enemy.