I'm drawing manga in Naruto

"Well, wait a minute, I'll pay you first."

Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly.

Because he was busy with his cultivation, he didn't have much time to study Kaihime's painting techniques. He was still far from being good enough, so he had no choice but to pay four hundred taels.

"Okay, here we have One Piece, Naruto, and the newly arrived manga Icha Icha Desert. Also, Orochimaru bought a lot of manga today, how many sets do you want?"

Kurama Yunlang had a bright smile.

Orochimaru visited quite a few places today, contributing tens of thousands of taels of silver. He might be quite a wealthy man.

but……

He overestimated Jiraiya's wealth.

Lately, none of these lazy bums have gone on any missions. Orochimaru, at least, has been reaping the benefits of his various research projects, and his wallet is always bulging. Jiraiya, on the other hand, is in a different situation.

Aside from the rewards from missions, all he had left was a share of the profits from the comic book "Icha Icha Desert".

Although it's a lot, each book is only worth one hundred taels, so after the profit sharing, he has only earned tens of thousands of gold coins so far.

Therefore, Jiraiya hesitated.

Orochimaru bought a lot of sets?

Looking at his empty wallet, he realized his poverty and finally held up one finger: "Give me two sets of each."

"Two sets, okay, please wait a moment."

Although he was disappointed, the two sets still represented a fairly high sales volume, so he quickly turned around and began organizing the comics in his shop.

"By the way, there's no need for the 'Intimate Desert' part."

Jiraiya added another sentence.

Anyway, the toads can't understand human art, so buying it for them would be a waste. It's better to save the money.

Kurama Yunlang quickly searched through the rummages.

Before long, he created two versions of One Piece and Naruto.

Akabane didn't come out; he secretly observed from the lounge.

These comics are clearly not for him; it seems his business in Myoboku has successfully expanded outwards.

They have very strong business skills.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. An irresistible dream is arguably the most disgusting advertisement in the new era of the ninja world.

He sighed for a moment, then opened the system panel.

In just half a day, his points panel skyrocketed, and his total points have now reached more than three thousand.

Immortals are truly different; with just five volumes, their points skyrocketed by over two thousand.

pity……

After this wave of profiteering, it will be rare to see such a surge in prices again.

"Well, logically speaking, those immortals should have increased their strength even more. It seems that some of them still don't like reading comics."

Akabane sighed regretfully.

Comics aren't something everyone enjoys reading, especially considering the differences in aesthetics and values ​​between snakes and humans. It's normal that not everyone reads them.

Forget it.

At least I've earned this many points, which is better than nothing. I wonder how many points the toads of Mount Myōboku will give me.

He was full of expectations.

Although improving physical fitness and mental strength only yields thirteen attribute points out of three thousand points, it is extremely difficult for a Jonin-level ninja to improve their physical or mental strength.

Even small progress may require years or decades of effort. In comparison, redeeming these points is a very quick shortcut.

"Here's money, keep it safe."

Jiraiya took out his wallet and counted out a portion of the money, not a penny more or less.

Then he left.

However, it seems they didn't go straight back.

Come to think of it, Jiraiya's personality means he'd definitely have to visit the bathhouse when he gets to Konoha, otherwise he'd get bored staring at toads all the time.

Akabane rested his chin on his hand, flipping through his redemption list.

The Chunin Exams are about to reach their climax. Should we save some points to exchange for later ninjutsu?

But thinking about it, there doesn't seem to be anything worth exchanging.

Even if I exchanged for Wood Release and Impure World Reincarnation, I wouldn't be able to use them for the time being. I also wouldn't be able to use powerful sealing techniques like the Reaper Death Seal, which are one-for-one exchanges.

Thinking about it that way, it might be better to change some attributes.

After spending over 3,000 points in one go, it turned into 13 points of mental energy.

My total mental strength has reached 113 points!

Although the numbers weren't many, Akabane felt he had made significant progress, and the increase in mental strength would also increase his chakra.

Overall, the exchange attributes offer the best value for money.

At this time, on Mount Myoboku.

A bunch of toads gathered together, hopping and jumping, while some wandered around aimlessly.

"Where's Jiraiya? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

When Fukasaku returned from his stroll, he found that Jiraiya had not yet come back.

not only that.

Everyone seemed to be in a state of confusion.

"What happened?"

He was puzzled.

Everyone is usually either cultivating or hunting, so they don't have much free time to gather together. Today is very strange.

"Sir, those dream-eating beasts are stealing Mi Qing Shen's energy again. Not only that, they're also transforming dreams into scenarios where everyone is forced to read a manga called Naruto."

Wen Tai sighed softly, sounding somewhat tired.

It had lost a lot of its spiritual energy, and if it weren't for the fear of something going wrong because there were too many toads here, it would have liked to go to sleep.

"Forced to read comics? Naruto?"

Fukasaku Senjin recalled the manga featuring the nine-tailed fox. It had been a while since he'd read it, so he wondered how well it was drawn. The story was quite good for passing the time.

He glanced at it a few times, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "When did Jiraiya leave?"

"It's been half a day, and they still haven't come back."

"It's so dejected," Wen Tai said listlessly.

"Summon him through spirit communication. That kid must have gone to the bathhouse again. If we don't, we won't see him even tomorrow."

On Mount Myōboku, in terms of understanding Jiraiya, Fukasaku is currently the strongest.

Although Wen Tai is supposed to be his partner in the future, they have only been training together for a short time, and the two have not even established a stable cooperative relationship yet.

Fukasaku the Hermit said something, and then quickly directed everyone to begin preparing the summoning ritual.

Many of the toads were quite energetic, not because they hadn't been mercifully spared by the Baku, but because the thought of communicating with spirits and then being able to read comics filled them with enthusiasm.

Before long, streams of chakra condensed, and the technique was completed.

Bang!

After a puff of smoke, a figure appeared on the mountain.

His naked body, still covered in water, and steam rising from his body from time to time, clearly indicated that he had just been soaking in a hot spring.

not only that.

He also had an indescribable smell about him, most likely from the mixed-gender hot spring.

"Jiraiya, you bastard!"

Wen Tai felt his hands were itching to move, and he had a strong urge to take a knife and chop this guy down.

"Imperial being, I was wrong. Please let me go back and get my clothes and comic books."

Jiraiya felt ashamed and regretful.

He was having so much fun watching it when he was suddenly summoned back. By the time he got back, all those pretty aunties would probably be gone.

Fukasaku remained calm; he had anticipated this scene.

Besides, I'm already used to it.

Jiraiya apologized as frequently as he made mistakes, making his apologies completely meaningless.

However, it wouldn't be a big deal to just publicly execute him like this; there's no comic strip involved, it's just a public execution.

So he glanced at it and nodded slowly.

Jiraiya felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly returned to Konoha. Just as he had expected, all the pretty aunties had been scared away.

I'm completely devastated.

I waited for an hour before the pretty aunties finally arrived, and then...

I'm too hard!

Jiraiya dressed and returned to Mount Myōboku with the manga in hand. Only then did he notice that there were at least twenty toads there.

The big toads didn't come; there were mostly small toads, but these small toads were the most troublesome.

Not only are they all willful and reckless, but they also have powerful parents backing them up, so much so that Jiraiya doesn't dare to be rough with them at all.

The most serious problem is that I only have two sets.

How to do?

He was extremely panicked.

"Jiraiya, hurry up and take out the manga."

Bunta squatted down.

Hurry up, we need to go back to sleep after we're done.

The other toads jumped over and surrounded Jiraiya, making it clear that they wouldn't let him leave until he handed over the toad.

Not far away, the look in Fukasaku's eyes also seemed a bit off.

Gudong!

Jiraiya swallowed hard, his hands trembling as he took the package from his robes.

Then he unfolded the package.

"There look like so many, I can't wait!"

"Jiraiya is great, now I can read a manga."

The little frogs croaked happily.

however……

The happier they were, the more anxious Jiraiya became.

This scene is impossible to remain calm about. If a bunch of toads find out there are only two sets, they'll probably pester me to buy them.

My wallet!

"No need to thank me. If there's nothing else, I'll head back to Konoha."

Jiraiya finally managed to crawl out of the pile of toads.

The little toad was captivated by the comic, while Bunta was too sleepy to move—this was a perfect opportunity.

however……

He took a few steps away, intending to use a technique to return to Konoha, but found that there was another figure beside him.