4 Chapter 4
"What in the hell," I exclaimed out loud, unable to help myself after I read the name: Orochimaru. In the Naruto verse, he might not be the strongest villain, but he was the scariest one of them all. And now, he wanted to have a chat request with me.
If that's true, then I would be dealing with someone who was up to something bad.
I shook my head a bit, thinking, 'as long as there are coins, so be it. Besides, it's not my business what happens in the other alternative universes. My business is what happens to me and around me.'
If you believe in the multiverse theory, then there are universes where most people were meant to suffer. Sad. But there was nothing to do about it since it was a game of probabilities and they happened to be on the bad side of the gamble. If there were people meant to be happy, then there were people meant to be miserable. It's like a coin flipping game. Random, but the probability was always the same.
I coughed a couple of times before accepting the chat request with Orochimaru.
[Why have you requested to chat with me?]
[Straight to the point, kid. I like that. But you have to work on your manners.]
[Are you here to preach or to trade?]
[Fufufu. I like you.]
[So?]
[I've heard that you have super sticky balls. People are talking about them in the market in a positive regard.]
[And?]
[I'd like to buy a sample from you.]
[Sample?]
[I'm interested in them.]
[Because you think it's organic?]
[Fufu… yes. If it's like you said. I'd even buy the DNA of those who produced it. Or corpses, it'd be better.]
[Hmm… let's trade a sample, then we're going to think of our options.]
[Fine by me.]
I then made the trade with Orochimaru, selling him a ball for 40 coins.
Why Orochimaru wanted to have the DNA of the producer of the balls.
I thought of an answer.
It should have something to do with general multiverse trading than personal stuff.
Orochimaru was someone who could modify DNA and clone people.
Creating balls with Mineta's DNA should be a simple task for him, and thus, profitable.
I checked his profile.
[Name: Orochimaru. The Sannin on the road to achieving true immortality. Level: 3 World: Shinobi Earth 005]
Orochimaru was two levels higher than me, meaning he could trade with people from higher realms.
If my balls had proved to do something against an actual infant dragon, then they would be worth a lot in cultivation worlds.
Also, Quirks could get stronger by the strength of their user. It meant that the stickiness of the balls could be increased.
Putting a leg above another, I waited. Soon, I got a reply.
[Fair enough. I'd like to buy the body of who makes it] he replied.
[Not possible.]
[Hair, blood, saliva, spinal cells. I could buy them instead.]
[Oy. Oy. Aren't you being greedy asking me to sell the chicken that lays gold instead of the eggs?]
[I can offer you 5000 gold coins for the blood alone]
[Maybe. But it's not gold that I want.]
[What do you want then.]
[I know you are a crazy scientist, and I'm not going to hold the info that whoever makes these sticky balls is a human and my brother. If you are going to sell these balls, I want 70% of the earnings. It'll be documented through a contract.]
That was possible through a contract. Also, I didn't want 70 percent. It was a demand for a bargain.
[What! Outrageous, 7000 coins, no share.]
Seeing him say that meant that I guessed right. Orochimaru wanted to produce my brother's balls.
I smiled.
[I'm not handing over a golden mine for cheap. Well, I'll give you time to think. Come with a better offer.]
Then I closed the chat, giving Orochimaru time to think. If that man was a trader, then he would know the value of the things I was offering him. I was just waiting for him to bargain. Any value above 40% would be considered a good passive income to me. And I wouldn't have to bother myself with Mineta again. I then would have time to practice my warrior training.
Thinking about my training, I felt that I had stepped into the 9th rank warrior. It meant that I was 1.5 times stronger, faster, and my senses improved. My muscles got a bit defined. My libido increased a bit. But it was an effect I could get by a zinc supplement. I remembered the Yang Warrior training manual's description. It had something to do with increasing testosterone, a training method that put me on constant natural steroids. That wasn't bad.
While waiting for Orochimaru, I felt a bit bored. I was about to train, but Mineta knocked on my door. When I opened it, I saw him with a bleeding head, holding a bunch of balls in his hands.
Like any good older brother, I pretended to be happy while feeling sorry for him. I smiled.
"Mineta. You didn't have to overwork yourself," I said as I grabbed a paper towel, wiping the blood off his face. Like that, I had Mineta's DNA to sell later. "What will I tell my parents if they saw you bleeding like this?"
"Tell them it's none of your business. Don't forget my money," he said with eyes almost turning green.
'This little shit.' I shook my head and decided to be professional about this. I grabbed my backpack and took the money, all of it while leaving some for me, before handing it to him.
"From now on, work slowly and don't hurt yourself," I said.
"Are you seriously worried about me?" he asked.
"You're the chicken that lays the golden eggs. I don't want you to get hurt." I looked at Mineta's face. Because of his hairstyle and face, he looked like a chicken. I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows and smile widely, holding back my laughter.
"What's with that face of yours! Are you calling me chicken, you damn quirkless fox!" Mineta replied with an uproar.
Smiling, I didn't feel offended by my money source.
"Alright." I patted him on the shoulder. "I'll be on my way to have dinner."
"I'll have it outside," replied Mineta.
"Huh?"
"I have a date." Mineta said, laughing as he put money in his pocket. "I invited a blonde girl to a 4-star restaurant. She agreed."
No wonder he was working too hard that his head had bled.
'This lucky bastard.' I thought, looking at the roof, not taking the fact that my little brother had his first date before me.
I then went to have dinner with both parents.
My father, who was like Mineta, a little man, asked me, "By the way, I got a call that you skipped school. Is everything alright?"
Luckily, I prepared an excuse.
"I had a fight with a bully. So, I had to hide for today," I replied.
"If there is a bully, you punch him hard in the face or get authority to deal with him."
"He has a physical enhancement quirk," I replied, pretending to be sad.
"It's okay. I'll call their parents, just give me the name."
"No. I'll deal with him personally." I spoke. I grabbed my phone and typed a message in a chat group.
("(Evil Emoji face) (Troll Face)")
I then put my phone back in my pocket.
"Still. You could bring authority. Don't skip school because someone has a quirk they aren't authorized to use. You'll only make it worse for yourself."
"Thanks for the advice, dad," I said before immersing myself in the food.
[Orochimaru requests a chat with you.]
I suppressed my lips from raising when I heard the notification.
The snake had taken my bait, and it was thinking of a better offer now. I ignored him for now since my eating was my priority. After being done with the food, I went back to my room. I then accepted the chat request from Orochimaru.
[Why didn't you pick up?]
[Was busy.]
[Doing what?]
[Is that important to you?]
[No. Anyway. I have thought about earlier. About the deal.]
[And?]
[I can't give you 70%. I'm going to offer you 40%.]
[60%.]
[50% of the earnings and something extra.]
[Like?]
[How about a Chunin worth of chakra?]
[By Chunin, who do you mean?]
[Portion of ninja's energy. You won't find this stuff unless you're in level 2.]
[Okay. Let's write the contract first.]
And so, I sent a request for a contract to Orochimaru. I have included a condition that he can't give it to someone else to sell it for him. I will get 50% of whatever he earns from selling the balls. If he ever decides to do a trick, such as giving it to someone else and then making them sell it, he'd get banned from the trading system and I get 10k gold coins as compensation.
Orochimaru agreed to the contract.
There was a question in my mind. How was he able to enter the multi-dimension system? Do people in other random verses just get a system installed in their head?
[By the way, how are you connected to the multiverse trading system?]
[Is that a stupid question? Don't you have the trading scroll?]
So people didn't have the system installed in their head, or at least, not all of them.
[Ah… I thought so. Just was curious. I have a book.] I lied, not knowing why.
[That's possible too. There are more ways to contact with the system. You could even find a lake to connect here. Anyway, if you find some interesting blood with interesting ability in the future, contact me.]
[I'll make sure to do.]
With that, I concluded my deal with Orochimaru, who would surely sell our family balls in the higher levels, which would guarantee me a passive income.
I put 20 balls for sale, 30 golden coins each.
I then grabbed my mana crystal from my storage. Looking at the storage space, it seemed that it would get full soon, so it may be better to upgrade it once I had enough coins.
I tried to see that Chunin level chakra I got. It appeared as a consumable item. When I tried to consume it, I got a message.
[You need to achieve level 2 to use the Mind Sponge and Body absorption.]
'That bastard got me. He gave me something I couldn't use.' I took a deep breath, holding myself from cursing out loud. Taking a deep breath, I decided to focus on training tonight, and then think of a way to level up tomorrow.
