I'm drawing manga in Naruto

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Inside the shop, Akabane stood at the door, loudly directing customers.

Later, when these people didn't understand him, he would directly use illusion magic to make them understand what the image they wanted was.

"Your shop isn't finished yet? Looks like we'll have to wait until this afternoon..."

Just as Akabane was busy and overwhelmed, a voice came from above.

He looked up and saw Tsunade, dressed in simple martial arts attire, leaping down from the roof.

"I don't have time right now..."

Akabane rubbed his temples. Heaven help him, in just two or three days, he had to use Shadow Clone Technique at least three times a day, and he also participated in drawing each time, just to catch up with the progress.

If it weren't for the fact that he had exchanged over a hundred points he had painstakingly accumulated over the past two days for 1 point of mental strength and 5 points of physical strength, he simply wouldn't have been able to withstand such intense work.

"Tch, I just came to see if the manga is on sale yet, and by the way, have you seen Jiraiya these past few days?"

Tsunade's disdainful expression was tinged with worry.

She hasn't seen Jiraiya for two whole days since she hit him last time.

"Jiraiya?"

Akabane was slightly taken aback. Last time they parted, Jiraiya misunderstood him and left excitedly. Had his feelings simply disappeared?

Tsunade noticed a subtle change in Akabane's expression and immediately pressed, "Have you seen him before?"

"Indeed, he came to me and misunderstood me, thinking that he was a very good painter."

After a moment's consideration, Akabane decided to voice his guess: "If you want to find him, you can try looking for bathhouses in Konoha or other surrounding villages."

"bathhouse?"

Tsunade froze for a few seconds, then reacted angrily, saying, "This pervert, scoundrel, idiot, I'll break his bones!"

After saying that, she stormed off.

Akabane remained silent for a moment.

Surprisingly, Jiraiya actually believed him and even conducted an on-site observation.

"Hmm... never mind, Jiraiya, good luck."

After thinking for a moment, Akabane decided to ignore it. He was already so tired that he didn't want to move at all!

Besides, even if I get caught, my life won't be in danger... probably?

With his on-site guidance, the shop gradually became well-organized and began to resemble a comic book store.

“Akaba, a truck has arrived from outside our clan territory, carrying several hundred comic books.”

Kurama Chiaki's voice rang out from outside the door.

“Okay, Father, please tell them to bring the goods here.”

Akabane's face showed joy.

The arsenal delivered the goods on time, which was the only good thing in the past three days.

Once the printed comics are in place, the store can be set up and opened immediately.

Soon after, the arsenal's men arrived in a cart, and the person in charge of the convoy was none other than Noda Ichiro.

"Mr. Kurama, all your comic books have arrived. Where should we put them?"

Noda Ichiro bowed deeply to Akabane, showing him great respect.

"Please help me arrange these books on the shelf one by one."

Akabane fiddled with a box while talking to Noda Ichiro.

The box had the word "lottery" written on it.

Old Ma's most prized tactic is the lottery, which has the magical power to get customers to spend money and feel like they've hit the jackpot.

"Okay, we've got your back."

Noda Ichiro readily agreed, and the others also actively helped move the goods.

Akabane took a quick look; their packaging was almost identical to the ones he had made himself, and even more perfect and skillful in the book-making process.

After all, they're professional and reliable!

He became increasingly satisfied and found a government-owned factory to manufacture the products, which indeed guaranteed their quality.

Even with so many people helping, it would still take some time to fill several hundred books. By the time the shelves were full of comic books, Akabane had just finished setting up all the prizes for the raffle.

At this point, the comic book store was fully prepared and ready to open for business.

Just as Akabane was about to put up his sign, he turned around and saw a figure slowly appear in his field of vision.

Nara Deer Cry!

As he approached, he looked up and saw the plaque in Akabane's hand.

"Red Feather Comic Shop... Looks like I'm the first one."

Nara Shika walked at a leisurely pace.

Why are you always so punctual?

Akabane suspected that this guy must have timed everything perfectly, otherwise how could he arrive at class exactly at the same time every time?

"I felt it should be open by now, so I came to take a look."

Lu Ming answered honestly that he happened to walk into the store when Chi Yu hung up the sign.

He went inside, picked up a book from the shelf, and took it to the counter.

"100 taels of silver. As the first place winner, you can get a poster. Hmm... let me think. Here, take this one. You can also participate in a lucky draw once."

Akabane found a poster that had been rolled up on the back of the container.

This poster depicts Nara Shikamaru, which is a perfect fit for Nara Shikamaru.

Nara Shikamei was surprised to receive a gift and accepted it with some astonishment. Then she saw Akabane take out a box with the words "Lottery" written on it.

"Should I reach in?"

He paused for a moment, then reached into the cardboard box.

The next second, Nara Shikamei pulled out a slip of paper, unfolded it, and read, "Thank you for your patronage."

He glanced at the words on the side of the red feather cardboard box and was somewhat confused.

30% probability: Thank you for your patronage.

50% probability: One small poster

10% probability: One medium-sized poster

1% probability: One unique poster

"So, there's a 30% chance I'll run into him?"

Nara Shikamei reluctantly put away the note and then unfolded the poster he had received as the first customer.

Spread out...

He was a man with a topknot and a lazy expression; his appearance gave Lu Ming a strong sense of familiarity.

"Who is this?"

Nara Shikamei was somewhat surprised, "The Nara family?"

"Ah, a character created based on you might be suitable for your collection."

Akabane pointed to the bottom right corner of the poster.

Here is the character's name—Nara Shikamaru.

"Nara Shikamaru... Thanks."

Nara Shikame carefully rolled it up and waved his thanks.

Then, he turned and walked away slowly, looking at the comic book as he went.

To be honest, Akabane really didn't expect his first customer to be Shikame.

Because his enthusiasm is always the lowest after each drawing session, it seems he might be too lazy to compete for the comic book and plans to read it all at once when it comes out, to avoid trouble.

"They're all slow-paced people, sigh. It's a pity that Ino-Shika-Cho usually don't separate, otherwise it would be great to have Shika as a teammate."

Akabane sighed slightly, then formed hand seals and created a clone.

"I'm leaving this place to you. I'm going to rest for a bit."

"Do I have a choice?"

The clone was helpless. Although the other people in the store were considered to be part of the staff, they knew nothing about lotteries or anything like that, and they didn't know what any of the posters represented.

In this case, we can only rely on the help of the tools.

Anyway, this isn't the first time we've had such tough times...

The clone sighed slightly and sat down to wait for the next customer.

As Lu Ming, who came in first place, left while reading comics, this served as an unspoken advertisement, and it's believed that the next wave of customers will arrive soon.

Chapter 24 Revenge? Buy a comic book first.

"Lu Ming, what are you doing today... wait, what are you holding in your hand?"

It's a bit strange that Ichishige Akimichi could see deer calling out on the streets during the holidays; it's truly a miracle.

"Oh, Akabane's manga shop has opened. I went and bought a copy, and they even gave me a poster as a gift."

Lu Ming calmly waved the poster in his hand.

What poster?

Akimichi Kazushige curiously leaned closer. Although Shikamei found it troublesome, he couldn't refuse this small request from one of his few good friends.

Instantly, his eyes burned with passion.

"Is there any left on Akabane's side?"

"Yes, but many people have already gone there."

Lu Ming seemed a little impatient. Everyone who knew him along the way had asked him this question, and it was already quite difficult for him to endure it.

"Ah..."

Upon hearing this, Akimichi Kazushige quickly ran towards Akabane's manga shop.

As for the address, Konoha Village is only so big, and Akabane bought the land deed from Shikanaru earlier, so it's not hard to guess where it is.

Not long after, he saw several figures flash by in front of him.

"That's... Sakumo Hatake? And Orochimaru!"

Akimichi Kazushige was in a hurry and immediately quickened his pace.

however……

In terms of speed, Akimichi Ichijō had no advantage whatsoever and could only watch helplessly as his former classmates disappeared from sight.

"Is this a comic book sale or a competition? Why are there so many people here?!"

On the street, a group of children were doing the "ninja run" pose.

Sakumo Hatake, Orochimaru, Shishou Mitarashi, and even Rin Uchiha all appeared; none of them wanted to fall behind.

"Ahem... Uchiha Rin, let's go grab the posters from the first few people, what are you going to grab?"

Moonlight Night Dance coughed a few times in excitement.

"Hmph, I'm not going there for the manga. Kurama Akabane's victory last time was dishonorable, so I'm going to fight him again and defeat him fair and square!"

"Uchiha Ryo said angrily."

But he soon discovered that while he was speaking, Orochimaru and his group had instantly overtaken him, including Moonlight Mai who had spoken to him earlier.

"Damn it, how cunning!"