In Konoha: I will spread the will of conquest throughout the ninja world.

"All eyes are on me, I have something to announce!"

Wu Zixian stood on a pile of tables and chairs, raising his hands high.

A nine-year-old child shouts at a group of gamblers who are blinded by their losses in a casino. The more you look at this scene, the stranger it seems, as if you have entered a large-scale pyramid scheme.

Everyone in the casino looked up at him quietly, their eyes red but their hearts calm.

The unsettling moment came just moments before when the snow doll in front of me slapped me, and my head started spinning wildly with a ringing sound.

He even straightened the person's head.

A good person came.

"As everyone knows, I am a good person, so good people should be rewarded," Isugen said loudly, his voice amplified by his chakra and echoing throughout the casino.

"It takes a lot of effort for good people to maintain world peace, and everyone here is certainly happy to contribute their share to world peace."

With a flick of her finger, the crisp sound of the fifty strings began to call out names.

"Each of you will contribute 95% of your wealth to the peace of the ninja world, and the remaining 0.5% will be given to you to continue producing more wealth. I will come back to collect it then."

You meant to say harvest, didn't you?

"What a joke!" one of the gamblers roared in anger.

"How dare these cricket ninjas be so arrogant? This is a casino run by nobles!"

Wu Zixian pouted: "I wouldn't come here if it wasn't run by nobles."

It is well known that nobles may be incompetent in other aspects, but when it comes to making money, they are all like gods descended from heaven. They are willing to sell out national interests without hesitation, and each one of them is incredibly brave.

In this respect, capitalists are no less, and may even be more, than capitalists.

However, the ninja world doesn't have the fertile ground for capitalism to take root and flourish.

In the future, Cardo will at best be a ruthless businessman, a capitalist? He's not qualified.

In the ninja world, even ninjas with extraordinary powers have to rely on taking on commissions to earn money, while the fat and greasy nobles live a comfortable life.

"Ahem, everyone, please calm down." Just as the crowd was getting agitated, the casino owner appeared at the right moment, waving his hand to his men to calm the guests, then turned to Isogen with a smile, his gaze automatically moving down to include Hatake Sakumo and the others.

"Esteemed Konoha ninjas, this is a shop under the command of the Akizono Daimyo. If you are short of money, I can offer you one million yen."

Everyone understood his meaning: the Konoha ninjas should stop now.

Otherwise, if the big shot behind our casino sends a letter to the Hokage's desk, you'll be in deep trouble!

Sakumo Hatake was quite troubled, while Tsunade was very interested, her arms crossed, which accentuated her imposing figure.

She was quite curious about what this unconventional kid would do.

Offend the nobility?

Hehe, let alone a famous name like Ququ, even the ruler of the Land of Fire would consider her a person of status. It's just a nobleman's place, so what if she ruined it?

As for the fifty strings saying that he made ninety-five turns out of one hundred and that the remaining five should not be wasted, she didn't take it seriously.

Even the most ruthless exploitation has different levels; if this standard were applied, these gamblers would go insane.

"Give a really good offer and then slowly negotiate the price; this kid's pretty capable."

That's what she thought to herself.

then.

Wu Xian jumped onto the table, grabbed the casino owner by the collar, and grinned, "Are you deaf when I said the entire casino is handing over 95% of its wealth for world peace?"

The casino owner hadn't expected Fifty Strings to be so reckless. His eyes widened briefly before he snapped in fury: "Kid, don't go too far! Take the money and get out of here!"

This is outrageous!

A group of ninjas who live off the nobility dare to commit such inhumane acts against the nobles' property. I must have the Daimyo write a letter to the Hokage to report this!

Fifty strings raise their right hand.

歘.

A chakra scalpel extends.

Just then, his shadow clones, which had been sent out to search for casino guests, returned, bringing back several people who looked to be of high status.

"You unruly commoner! You lowly commoner! How dare you treat me like this? Do you know who I am?!"

"Damn it, I'll definitely kill you!"

They were nobles.

That arrogant demeanor, coupled with his utter ignorance and foolishness in the face of danger—verification complete, 99% accurate.

The casino owner, Ishigaki, was astonished when he received a fat, big-eared nobleman from a shadow clone. The nobleman held a chakra scalpel in one hand and a nobleman in the other, all with a bright smile.

"Tell me, if a nobleman received a full-body massage at the casino you manage because he didn't pay, how would the powerful figure behind him treat him?"

Brush brush.

Thin slices of meat, as thin as cicada wings, fell like snowflakes under the stunned gazes of the crowd, accompanied by the nobleman's mournful pig squeals.

You're serious!

Sakumo Hatake and the others' expressions changed drastically.

Are you serious?!

"Yu Ge!" Minato Namikaze shouted urgently.

These are nobles!

The entire casino fell silent, staring blankly as Fifty String performed a sophisticated weight-loss surgery on the nobleman in his hand.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, her expression a mixture of surprise and confusion.

Are all kids these days so... amazing?

They actually dared to target nobles.

This is something even the old man wouldn't dare to do, well, Danzo dared to do it with his tacit approval.

Suddenly, she perked up, thinking of a possibility, and turned to look at the dumbfounded little girl beside her.

"Shizune, didn't Grandma Mito mention a mentally unstable kid?"

The still-young Shizune was taken aback, then immediately remembered: "Yes, I have."

"No wonder," Tsunade realized.

Tanabata Street isn't far from Konoha, and Mito Uzumaki is still in Konoha; she has one of her few remaining relatives.

"Stop!!" the casino owner screamed desperately.

The whole place was in chaos.

If we witnessed a nobleman being publicly executed, would we die?!

The scene was chaotic. People rushed towards the gate like madmen, only to be knocked back one by one by the prepared shadow clones, who then piled them up on the ground in an orderly fashion, forming a small mountain.

civilian?

It doesn't exist... but it does exist.

However, if ordinary people go to casinos to squander their money, they're not exactly good people.

Fifty strings can even smash good stuff, let alone these scoundrels.

The casino owner's legs went weak, and cold sweat poured down his face like a river.

My family, my wealth, my life, everything is going to be ruined!

While using palm magic to stabilize the fat pig's life, he also helped him lose weight. After successfully losing twenty pounds, Wu Shixian looked at the casino boss who was terrified and his expression was kind.

"95% complete, understand?"

"I understand!!"

The casino owner scrambled off to prepare.

Just as Fifty Strings was dissecting the nobleman, his shadow clone cleared out all the security personnel from the casino, piling them up into a small mountain. It was clear they wouldn't live much longer.

His gaze casually swept over the other nobles who had been captured.

Every nobleman whose gaze swept over him shrank back, their eyes darting around, their hearts pounding.

Isogen was very satisfied: "Everyone is in high spirits."

"Then, in order to protect world peace, please send over 95% of your wealth."

The nobleman's mind was stirred.

Giving away their wealth is out of the question; it's all wealth that their family has painstakingly accumulated (through exploitation). Although this naturally evil brat is unreasonably strong, calculating wealth is not something everyone can do.

"Go follow them. If they shortchange you by even a fraction, kill their entire family," Ishigaki said to his shadow clone.

"Go and tally up the donations from these willing sponsors; don't let a single good person go unnoticed."

After some time, piles of paper, pens, gold coins, and gold bars were neatly arranged in front of the fifty strings.

Such immense wealth made Tsunade, who was watching from the sidelines, green with envy.

"The total is 253.87 million, rounded down. Because most of the assets are real estate, this is all the cash in this casino."

Shadow clone reports to the director.

"many!"

"This little bit?"

Minato Namikaze exclaimed in surprise, while Yugo Genso disdainfully sang.

"This is what a family should be like." Hatake Sakumo said helplessly.

How much is Konoha's annual fiscal revenue again?

Well, most of the time Konoha's finances are a mess. Only when the Daimyo allocates funds can they have a brief period of prosperity, but that's only relatively speaking.

In comparison, the fact that he could have such a fortune from just one casino was astonishing.

I knew casinos made money, but I never imagined they made this much!

It's especially astonishing that most of the casino's revenue is sent to the residence of the daimyo Akiko after a certain period of time, leaving behind only the revenue that hasn't been sent yet.

If Konoha had that much money, the damage from the war could be visibly restored!

While marveling at the sight, Hatake Sakumo noticed that the returning nobles all had lingering fear in their expressions, and the red handprints on their faces seemed to be telling a story.

He could only shrug, indicating that he was powerless to do anything about it.

If it were any other ninja, such as Minato Namikaze, he would have intervened and stopped them from attacking the nobles.

Unfortunately, the person they targeted was Yu Ge, whose mental state seemed to be unstable.

Kakashi used an Ultra Bomb to blast the Jinchuriki into screaming. Although he was quite strong, his physical body was still within the ordinary range. If he were to be hit at close range by the activation of the Fifty Strings during the process, Kakashi would immediately step in to become the hero's orphan.

Why is that move called the Ultra Bomb?

Sakumo Hatake was puzzled.

Does Ultraman have any special meaning?

With his hands on his hips, Wu Zixuan looked at the wealth he had reaped through his hard work and sweat, and couldn't help but sigh.

"This money didn't come easily."

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"Today is another day to put the will of the hegemon into practice. People are inspired, deeply moved, and respond enthusiastically."

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"Aren't we supposed to be protecting world peace?" Minato Namikaze said.

Without hesitation, Isogen replied, "My nickname is World."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.