Roaming through the world of Doraemon

After reading through all the comics he regularly read, Ono Hiroki suddenly discovered that the editor-in-chief of Manke had strongly recommended a new comic called Naruto.

Koichi Ono flipped through the Naruto cover and discovered that Manga Magazine had indeed purchased a new manga and participated in its distribution.

"I hope this manga will be good." Ono Koichi opened the Manga Magazine and couldn't help but hope that the Naruto manga would improve Manga Magazine's declining situation.

Koichi Ono opened the Naruto section of the magazine and started reading. He was immediately captivated by the exciting storyline and vast world-building of Naruto. The more he read, the more worried and anxious he became about Naruto's fate.

"Big brother, what comic are you reading? It's so good!" A middle school student waiting for the bus next to Koichi Ono asked curiously when he saw Koichi Ono engrossed in reading a comic.

"Naruto, a new manga just released by Manke. It's the best manga I've ever read in the ninja genre. Stop interrupting my reading. If you want to read it, go to the bookstore and buy it yourself!" Ono Koichi answered the middle school student with a backpack next to him, his head buried in the manga in his hand.

Seeing that Ono Koichi was engrossed in his comics and ignoring him, Nishino Shiro decided to turn around and walk to the bookstall next to the station, intending to buy a copy of Manga Magazine as well.

"Boss, do you still have any comic books?"

"You've come at the right time. I don't know why Comic Book is selling so well today. There's only one copy left. If you had come any later, even this last copy would have been gone."

Nishino took the magazine from the shopkeeper, squatted down in front of the bookstall, found the Naruto content, and quietly and interestingly began to read it.

It's unclear how much time passed, but after Nishino saw Naruto and his group being held back by Zabuza and Haku, the story ended there, leaving only the words "To be continued" at the very end of the book.

"This is ridiculous! It stopped right at the most important part!" west Yecheng sighed and put away the comic. He glanced at his watch and realized it was already 7:40. He hadn't expected to miss so much time. If he didn't get to school soon, he would be punished by the teacher. west Yecheng quickly put the comic into his bag and rushed towards his school.

"Oh no, it's already eight o'clock, and the company shuttle bus has already left. The boss is going to dock my pay!" Ono Koichi exclaimed in surprise as he finished reading his comic book and suddenly noticed the shuttle bus slowly driving away in front of him. He then hurriedly chased after the bus.

"Wait a minute, I haven't gotten on the bus yet, wait for me..." At the bus stop, many people who had bought the same comic magazine as Ono Koichi missed their bus because they were delayed by reading Naruto.

The same situation is not limited to Nerima Ward in Tokyo. On this day, people are being punished by their teachers for being late because of Naruto comics, and their bosses are deducting their wages. Naruto comics have gradually become a phenomenon.

"Editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, this issue of our magazine sold a million copies! Now, seeing how well the magazine is selling, the publishers are contacting us again..."

"We ordered a million copies of the magazine, which is double our usual sales!" Yamaguchi Isshun from the Manke magazine office reported the magazine's sales figures to his editor-in-chief.

"I didn't expect that the Naruto manga you bought would be so powerful. It has directly boosted our magazine's sales by 100%. Um, if the Naruto author has any requests, we'll try our best to fulfill them. Please inform the author of this issue's sales figures later and let them know." The editor-in-chief of Manke magazine, Masao Takeda, awkwardly instructed Yamaguchi Ikjun after reviewing the report.

"Yes, I understand. I will definitely maintain a good relationship between the Naruto author and our magazine!" Yamaguchi Isshun replied excitedly, holding the impressive report.

As usual, Doraemon climbed out of the cupboard and walked to Nobita's bed to wake him up.

"Nobita, Nobita, wake up! Today is the release date of Comic Magazine, right?" Doraemon asked the drowsy Nobita after nudging him a few times.

"Probably, their sales this issue shouldn't be bad!" Nobita replied confidently to Doraemon after putting on his glasses. He had authorized Manke magazine to publish Naruto, and if a manga like Naruto couldn't boost Manke's sales, then Manke magazine might as well stop publishing sooner or later. Nobita had full confidence in the Naruto manga.

Just as Nobita and Doraemon finished making their beds upstairs and came downstairs, the phone rang.

"Hello, is this Nobi-sensei's house? This is Yamaguchi Ichijun, the editor of Manke magazine. Thanks to Nobi-sensei, this issue of our magazine sold a million copies. I was thinking that if Nobi-sensei has time, he could come to our magazine office and we can talk about the future development."

On the phone, Yamaguchi Isshun reported the sales figures of this issue of Comic Magazine to Nobita Nobi.

One million copies of the magazine hadn't been sold in a long time for Manke. Although it broke the one million mark again today, it's still two to three million copies behind the giant of shonen manga. But judging from today's sales, as long as Naruto continues to be updated, Manke magazine's sales will eventually surpass shonen manga. At the same time, through Yamaguchi Ikjun's report, Nobita truly realized that Naruto had become a hit.

P.S.: I fell asleep last night, so this chapter is to make up for yesterday's. I discovered something pretty scary: when I woke up this morning, I found myself in bed, but I had absolutely no memory of last night. It's awful! Please add to your favorites, give flowers, leave a review, and a reward—I'm asking for anything! Your support is my greatest motivation.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Fire Reaches the School

"Nobita, did Comic Magazine sell a million copies today?"

Doraemon, standing next to Nobita, also heard the phone call from Yamaguchi Isshun, the editor of Comic Magazine, and exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, they called to say they had already sold a million this morning, and they're contacting the printing factory to speed up the printing. They might sell a million or two hundred thousand by tonight."

After Nobita finished his phone call with Yamaguchi Isshun and learned about the magazine's sales figures, he told Doraemon about it.

"One million copies, ten percent of the magazine's revenue, how much of that would we get?"

When Doraemon heard about the magazine's sales figures, his two big eyes practically turned into dollar signs.

Ever since Doraemon heard Nobita say that he had signed a contract with the Comic Magazine, Doraemon has been very excited. First, Nobita's signing a contract with the comic magazine means that Nobita has really succeeded. Second, signing the contract means that Nobita will soon have his first royalty payment. With this royalty payment, not only can he pay off his debts in the future, but he can also buy a lot of gadgets with Nobita.

"If it's one million copies, we can get at least two million yen. The magazine will transfer the money soon," Nobita told Doraemon after roughly calculating the terms of the contract.

"Come on, Nobita! Once the money arrives, we can not only pay off the debt we incurred for buying gadgets, but also buy other gadgets. I've had my eye on a set for so long, and now I'm just waiting for your royalties to arrive!" Doraemon became excited when he heard that Nobita's royalties were so much in just one day.

"Haha, as soon as the money arrives, I'll take you to buy the best dorayaki. It's been hard on you for pestering me for so many days."

Nobita looked at Doraemon, who seemed slightly excited, and solemnly made a promise.

Before, Doraemon used all his allowance and all his savings to buy Nobita manga sets in order to help him go to the future to buy gadgets. As a result, the first few days after Doraemon came to his house were the days when Doraemon ate the most dorayaki. He really lived frugally after that.

"Nobita, with your kind heart, I can skip the dorayaki. You should go to school now. I'm going to the future to check if the gadgets I need to repair are fixed." Doraemon said, feeling very warm and happy after hearing Nobita's promise.

"Hey, did you see it? This morning's comic magazine was exceptionally good, especially the Naruto chapter, it's selling like hotcakes!"

"Yeah, I heard that Comic Magazine has sold a million copies because of this comic. This comic will definitely be published as a standalone volume sooner or later. I can't wait!"

On his way to school, Nobita overheard two classmates discussing the day's issue of the Comic Magazine and their favorite Naruto manga. Nobita encountered this conversation several times along the way. To be honest, hearing others discuss his book on the street made Nobita secretly pleased. It seemed that Naruto was recognized by everyone in this era and had even developed into a phenomenon. Good works will be accepted by people in any era.

"Fat Tiger, you know what? Today's Comic Magazine is so good, especially the Naruto chapter. I've never read such a good and exciting ninja manga in my life. The main character is so cool!"

When Nobita arrived at the school gate, he saw Suneo walking ahead of Gian, bragging to Gian about the exciting aspects of Naruto.

"My dad told me that the Naruto anime is also being secretly produced and will be broadcast on TV soon. I'm really looking forward to the Naruto anime. Then I can ask my dad to help me get the first autograph from the Naruto author!"

Suneo and Gian were chatting idly, one after the other, with no indication that they had just had a big fight over a bet a couple of days ago.

Nobita was walking behind Suneo and Gian when he heard that Suneo wanted the autograph of the Naruto manga author. He was speechless. Suneo didn't know who the author of the Naruto manga was. If he did, he would be very surprised. He never expected that the autograph he had been so eager for would be from his classmate.

"Hey, Nobita, have you read today's Comic Magazine? Today's Comic Magazine is exceptionally wonderful. After reading today's Comic Magazine, I don't even want to read the shonen manga 'Lion Mask' anymore."

Suneo and Gian were walking side by side in front of him. As they walked, Suneo turned his head and suddenly saw Nobita. He said to Nobita with a slightly boastful tone.

"I got up late today, so I haven't seen today's Comic Magazine yet." Nobita replied to Suneo with a grin, not caring at all. Actually, he didn't need to buy the magazine through a group purchase at all. Today's issue of Comic Magazine had probably already been delivered to his home by the publishing house.

"That's such a pity! Because my family knows the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Manke magazine has been in our mailbox for ages. I really envy my dad's social circle!" Suneo boasted to Nobita about his family's connections when he heard that Nobita hadn't read Manke magazine yet.

"Nobita, don't listen to Suneo! I'll borrow Suneo's comic book right away, and we'll read it together!"

Ever since Nobita agreed to help Gian a few days ago, Gian has gradually become more like Nobita. When he heard Suneo and Nobita talking about comics, he thought of 'borrowing' Suneo's comics after class to share with Nobita.

"Fat Tiger, is this how you borrow books from me?!"

When Suneo heard that Gian wanted to borrow books to share with Nobita, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, thinking about how Gian's methods of borrowing books were nothing more than violence and threats, and that getting the comic books back would be impossible in the end.

"Xiaofu, are you going to lend it or not?"

"Yes, yes, I'll definitely lend it to you!"

Watching Gian brandishing his fists and threatening Suneo in front of him, Nobita felt that this was the nature of their relationship: a love-hate relationship, mutual dependence, and perhaps this was the essence of their friendship.

"Nobita, congratulations! When I came here this morning, I heard that Comic Magazine published a manga called Naruto. I knew it was the one you drew as soon as I heard it. I didn't expect you to actually succeed, Nobita!"

Shizuka, standing inside the school building, saw Nobita and Gian walking towards her from afar, so she ran up to them and congratulated Nobita.

"What?! Nobita, you're the author of the Naruto manga?!"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Physical Education Class (Part 1)

"What?! Nobita, you're the author of the Naruto manga?!"

When Gian and Suneo heard from Shizuka that Nobita was the author of the Naruto manga, it was like a bolt from the blue. This news was too sudden for them. Their classmate, who was just chatting with them, had suddenly become the author of a best-selling manga. The change in style was too fast.

"Yeah, you guys didn't know, did you? I saw the original manuscript of Naruto when Nobita first submitted his work. I never thought Nobita would actually get a contract with a manga magazine, and it's even a famous domestic manga magazine!" Shizuka smiled as she told Suneo and Gian about the surprise on their faces when she first saw Nobita's manuscript.

"What happened next, Nobita? Did Naruto and his friends defeat Zabuza? What happened to Haku?" After hearing Shizuka explain that Nobita was the author, Suneo ran up to Nobita, hugged his arm, and asked him questions about the Naruto storyline.

"Haha, it's a secret. It's no fun to tell you now. You can see for yourselves when you buy the magazine."

Nobita, seeing Suneo's curious expression, deliberately kept the little rascal in suspense. Since Suneo's family was so rich, buying a couple more copies wouldn't be a problem. Now that the plot had been revealed, Suneo might not bother to read it anymore.

"Ugh, really! You kept this from us for so long!"

Seeing how Suneo was clinging to Nobita, Gian basically concluded that Nobita was the author of the Naruto manga. Gian looked at Nobita and pretended to be angry.

"I can't help telling you now. This manga was only recently signed, and I was thinking of telling you when it became popular. I didn't expect Shizuka to dig it up now!" Nobita said with a seemingly helpless smile as he looked at Shizuka.

"That being said, it's really amazing to have the author of Naruto right next to me. I never expected that Nobita would draw such an excellent manga when we weren't looking. I must get your autograph and tell my mom that Nobita is actually a bestselling author!"

After hearing Nobita's explanation, Gian felt as if a pie had fallen from the sky and hit him right in the head. Gian developed an even greater sense of awe for Nobita.

In fact, in countries like Japan and South Korea, people have great respect for knowledgeable and cultured individuals. The people of these two countries believe that it is because of these knowledgeable and cultured people that the country has been able to develop and progress. Although Gian used to beat up Nobita and bully him all the time, ever since Nobita miraculously won first place in the prefectural math competition preliminary round, Gian has developed a different kind of recognition for Nobita's powerful mind. Now that he has learned that Nobita is actually the author of a best-selling manga, his mindset has suddenly developed towards a state of awe and worship.

"Nobita, I want your autograph too! I want to go back and show it to my dad. I have some really impressive friends!" Suneo begged Nobita for his autograph, hoping to gain his father's approval.

"Alright, everyone will have a chance to get autographs. Look, it's almost eight o'clock. If we don't get into the classroom soon, everyone will be late today!"

Nobita glanced at the school's clock, then grabbed his backpack and rushed into the classroom.

"Hey, wait for us..."

The commotion at the school gate in the morning was immediately washed away by the busy morning classes. Just as the morning was about to end, I, Cheng Rongyilang, wearing a tracksuit and whistling, walked into Nobita's class.

"Students, school has been in session for a while now. To find out if your bodies have relaxed during the winter break, I'm going to give you a special physical education class today, as per the school's requirements—a physical fitness test."

"What? A physical fitness test? Why does the school do this at the beginning of every semester?!"

"Yeah, running 3,000 meters and 100 meters is exhausting. I really don't know what the school was thinking."

After I, Eiichiro Naruhiro, announced the start of the physical fitness test for this semester, the whole class couldn't help but let out a series of sighs.

The physical fitness test for Japanese elementary school students at the beginning of each semester is terrifying for them. Each grade has to take a long-distance marathon test every year, and Nobita's fourth graders, regardless of gender, have to run a distance of 3,000 meters. In this test, no one wants to be overtaken by the other and wants to run at the front of the group to show their strength. Our protagonist, Nobita, always runs at the back of the group, and sometimes he can't even finish the race, becoming a true bottom runner.

"Alright, students, quiet down and change into your sportswear. Let's meet on the playground." After saying this, I, Cheng Rongyilang, walked towards the playground without looking back, waiting for my students to arrive.

"I really hate physical fitness tests. I can't believe we're having these kinds of tests right at the start of the semester. They didn't give us any preparation at all!" Suneo complained unhappily as he followed the others to the school's changing room.

"Haha, the physical fitness test is great! It's because of this test that my strength can be shown!" Fat Tiger changed into his sportswear in the locker room and struck poses to show off his strength.

Standing in the locker room, Nobita was speechless as he listened to Gian and Suneo's antics. These two brats really had distinct personalities, which they always had on their lips. Anyone who wasn't brainless would be able to tell what kind of people they were at a glance.

If the school follows its usual schedule, today's physical fitness test will be the same as last year: a 3,000-meter rally run. It's true that the Japanese are extremely strict with their elementary school students. Today, Nobita, a fourth grader, is doing a 3,000-meter run. Tomorrow, when Nobita is in fifth grade, the whole class will be doing a 4,000-meter rally run. When they get older, there will even be tests on snow pull-ups and cold-weather endurance. Nobita's Nerima Ward is close to Tokyo, so it's okay. But if it were Hokkaido, the fourth-grade students would all be lying in the snow endurance test by now.

However, it's good to hear that I, Eiichiro, have announced the physical fitness test, because through this test, we will soon know the effect of using the gravity regulator during this period of time.

Nobita followed Gian and Suneo's group and quickly rushed towards the playground. Watching the group disappear into the distance, Nobita silently adjusted the gravity regulator back to normal.

P.S.: I'm a little sleepy. This chapter and the next one are to make up for yesterday's work. Then, until 11 PM, one chapter will be released every hour, for a total of three chapters. Please feel free to collect and enjoy them. Please give flowers, reviews, and rewards! Thank you all!

Chapter Thirty: Physical Education Class (Part Two)