Chapter 72: Money

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Looking at the three Shadow Clones with different hair colors, Fuyu Shirou began to contemplate adjusting his cultivation plan.

The Fire Release, after three years of nature transformation training, had become quite formidable. Continuing to strengthen the nature transformation would increase the chakra consumption when performing jutsu, which was not beneficial for his current situation.

After all, he was still just a child, and while he could barely support the chakra consumption of three Shadow Clones, it would be wise to conserve as much as possible during future battles.

He couldn't focus solely on explosive power; endurance was also a crucial combat standard.

Furthermore, relying too heavily on Fire Release would be disadvantageous. It was too easy to be countered by enemies, and it was time to develop a second nature transformation.

After much consideration, he had already made his decision regarding the second nature transformation.

Originally, combining his current Fire Attribute with Wind Attribute would have been a good match.

However, he felt that choosing Lightning Attribute for the second nature transformation was more prudent.

Firstly, the order of battles in the Third Great Ninja War was Wind, then Earth, followed by Lightning and Water. Additionally, Lightning Release had the advantage of speed.

While Wind Release had the Rasengan as a reference, the risk of performing this jutsu was too great. Without Naruto's regenerative abilities, it was not worth considering.

As for Yin Release, he would leave it to the illusionary clone, as he had a certain degree of proficiency in illusions. With the scroll he obtained this time, he believed his progress would improve.

Speaking of Yang Release, he couldn't help but marvel at his Uchiha bloodline. Although he had successfully condensed Yang Attribute chakra and could perform medical jutsu, the effects were always unsatisfactory.

On the other hand, his progress in illusionary techniques, which were related to mental energy, was truly rapid.

[It seems that Yang Release is not very compatible with me!]

[However, precisely because of this, I need to increase my investment in this area in the future!]

As for other aspects, there was no need for further adjustments. In the future, his main body would continue to follow Teacher Shigemasa on missions, focusing on physical training and practical combat.

After arranging his future cultivation plan, Fuyu Shirou didn't idle and immediately headed to his parents' room.

He took out a relatively expensive wooden box from the cabinet and checked the passbook inside.

[Ninja cultivation is really expensive!]

[When I first learned about this inheritance, I thought that with six or seven million ryō, I could rest easy in the future. How naive.]

When he first learned about the inheritance, Fuyu Shirou was quite confident that it would easily support him until he graduated from the academy.

However, reality was cruel. Over the past three years, the cost of medicinal baths alone amounted to nearly 3 million ryō, even with substantial family subsidies.

The usual expenses for ninja tools, equipment, ointments, and medicinal wine were not as significant.

The truly enormous expense, however, was food.

For example, the last time he bought beef from the grocery store, 20 pounds of beef cost nearly 3,000 ryō, averaging about 150 ryō per pound.

These 20 pounds of beef only lasted for two days, with each meal consuming more than three pounds of beef.

This didn't even account for other expenses like vegetables, rice, bread, and fruits.

There was no choice; to support the chakra consumption of the three Shadow Clones, he had to increase his food intake.

Otherwise, the consequences would be severe. Without adequate nutrition, generating large amounts of chakra would directly extract the nutrients stored in his body, hindering his growth and development.

He also underwent extensive training in strength, speed, and endurance, further increasing his body's demand for nutrients.

Over the past three years, the six or seven million ryō left by his parents had been almost entirely spent. Only about 300,000 ryō remained, along with the passbook containing the maintenance funds, which still had nearly 1 million ryō untouched.

Since his birth, neither his mother nor the expenses over the years had touched this passbook.

After his father's sacrifice, the maintenance funds and the monthly maintenance payments over the years totaled nearly 1 million ryō.

However, he had no plans to touch this money, reserving it for the Third Great Ninja War. Wars always required money, and not just a small amount.

For example, a shuriken cost 200 ryō, a kunai 800 ryō, and an explosive tag 1,500 ryō.

A simple calculation: if both hands could throw four shurikens at once, eight shurikens in one attack would cost 1,600 ryō.

If the shurikens were replaced with kunais, at 800 ryō each, one attack would cost 6,400 ryō.

Adding explosive tags would make the cost even more exorbitant.

The village would provide some replenishment, but based on his past experiences, the replenishment would never keep up with the consumption.

Moreover, this was the current market price. During wartime, the prices of combat-related supplies would inevitably rise.

If he didn't prepare in advance, he might find himself lacking weapons, potions, or explosive tags at a critical moment on the battlefield.

Losing his life because of this would be a laughingstock, tarnishing the reputation of a time traveler.

[No matter what world or status, making money is always the top priority!]

[By the way, I'm now a member of the Police Force, and I'm officially on the payroll. I wonder if there's any funding subsidy?]

Thinking back to his past life, he had studied tirelessly in the library, reading various materials and preparing for exams to get into the system, only to fail in the end.

Here, he had easily and effortlessly obtained a position. The only downside was the potential negative consequences of this position.

[Hmm, I'll ask Teacher Shigemasa about it tomorrow!]

[And missions, I wonder how the rewards for low-level missions that Genin take are?]

[I shouldn't just focus on being a ninja. Maybe I should publish a few best-selling books. I remember Jiraiya made a lot of money from his manuscripts!]

(End of Chapter)