Konoha.
The sun is shining brightly, and the sky is cloudless.
On the street, a small shop with a sign reading “Ariya Manga Store” officially opened.
The storefront is not large, and the decor is simple.
It has two floors: the lower floor is for business, and the upper floor is the living quarters.
The lower floor is about one hundred square meters, furnished with a row of old-fashioned wooden bookshelves and several sets of tables and chairs, giving it a rather antique feel.
“Whew—it’s finally open for business.” After completing all the pre-opening preparations, Shendai sat down in the chair at the cashier’s desk and let out a long sigh.
No one knew that Shendai was actually a person who had crossed over from another world.
In this life, he is twenty years old, and it has been twenty years since he arrived in the world of Naruto.
Crossing over is nice, but as someone with neither a system nor Otsutsuki bloodline, things aren’t so pleasant in a world defined by bloodlines.
Shendai’s parents were both Konoha genin with no background.
When Shendai was young, they were just two of countless cannon fodder in the Third Great Ninja War and died on the front lines.
And Shendai did not attend the ninja academy because he lacked the aptitude for ninjutsu training, so he could only live as an ordinary villager in Konoha.
Shendai thought he would live out an unremarkable life this way, but two days ago, he suddenly activated a system called “God-Tier Manga Shop.” The manga shop he opened is the official startup condition of the system.
Any customer who wishes to enter the store must pay five thousand ryo for their first visit to read manga.
After reading, they are one hundred percent guaranteed to receive a reward from within the manga.
It could be a skill, an item, or even a creature.
And the entry fee increases with each subsequent visit.
The first time is five thousand ryo, the second is ten thousand, the third is twenty thousand, the fourth is forty thousand, the fifth is eighty thousand…
the price doubles each time.
Shendai, as the shop owner, splits the profits fifty-fifty with the system.
At the same time, Shendai is absolutely invincible within the manga shop, and each day he may select one reward from those obtained by customers to claim as his own.
Currently, there are only three manga on the shelves—Akame ga Kill!, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon—Part 1.
If he wants additional manga, he can only purchase them from the system, and for every ten customers who read manga, he can draw one new manga title.
Therefore, only by attracting more customers can the manga shop acquire more manga, and only then can Shendai reap greater benefits.
As a newbie perk, the first three manga Shendai draws will only require three customers per draw.
Shendai leaned back in his chair and brewed himself a cup of black tea.
Now, all that remained was to wait for the first customer to arrive.
However, Two hours passed, and still no customers came.
People came and went on the street, but no one entered to read manga.
Occasionally, one or two people would stop by to ask, but upon hearing that reading the manga cost five thousand ryo, they would turn around and leave, privately thinking the shop owner must be insane with greed.
Five thousand ryo in the Naruto world is roughly equivalent in value to thirty-five hundred yen from Shendai’s previous life.
For an ordinary person, that is about a month’s salary.
Who would pay that much just to come in and read some manga?
Especially when Shendai explained that after reading, one could obtain a reward from within the book, he was met with nothing but scorn.
You can get what’s in the manga just by reading it?
Are scammers’ lines really this lazy nowadays?
Regarding this, Shendai couldn’t be bothered to explain.
He understood very well the power of the God-Tier Manga Shop.
As soon as the first customer walks through the door, word of mouth will spread quickly, and there will be no need to worry about a steady stream of customers.
Suddenly, Shendai’s eyes flickered.
He noticed that in the alley across from the manga shop, a petite figure was secretly hiding behind the corner, peering into the store with a pair of pure white eyes.
“Hinata?” Shendai’s expression shifted slightly, and then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He had a feeling that his first customer was about to arrive.
After crossing over to the world of Naruto, Shendai had incidentally altered some events from the original story.
For example, protecting Hinata in front of Naruto when she was a child.
For example, giving Asuma a little nudge in his pursuit of Kurenai Yuhi…
And the current time period is just after Hinata has graduated from the ninja academy as a new genin.
Hinata, who had been secretly watching the manga shop, suddenly met Shendai’s gaze.
Feeling as though she had been caught doing something wrong, she hurriedly ducked back behind the corner.
“D-Did he see me?
If Shendai-kun noticed I was secretly watching him, I’d be so embarrassed…” Hinata’s two slender index fingers kept tapping together nervously.
Due to her anxiety and shyness, her pretty face grew hot and turned bright red.
She had originally known that Shendai’s manga shop was opening today and wanted to come show her support.
But as soon as she got close to the store, she suddenly didn’t dare to go in.
Whenever she interacted with Shendai, she would become incredibly nervous.
She couldn’t even manage a single word to him without averting her eyes.
At that moment, Shendai stood just inside the doorway and called out, “Hinata, is that you?” The manga shop’s hours were from eight in the morning to five in the evening.
During business hours, Shendai could not leave the manga shop.
If it weren’t for that restriction, Shendai would have already taken to the streets to hustle…
er, to promote the store.
“Shendai-kun…
y-yes, it’s me.” Realizing she had been discovered, Hinata stepped out from behind the corner with her head lowered and face flushed, her two fingers still tapping together.
Just as I thought, Shendai-kun saw me.
Shendai invited her, “So, would you like to come inside and read some manga?” “Okay.” Hearing this, Hinata kept her head down and walked over.
As she drew closer, she stole a quick glance at Shendai, then immediately averted her eyes.
Shendai-kun is looking at me…
I mustn’t be nervous, I’m not nervous, not nervous…
Thrilled to finally have his first customer, Shendai welcomed Hinata into the manga shop.
He introduced the three manga titles standing alone on the bookshelf.
“The shop just opened, so we currently have three titles available: Akame ga Kill!, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon—Part 1.
You can read the synopsis first, then decide which one you’d like to read.
Each customer may only read one manga per day.
The first time costs just five thousand ryo, and the price doubles with each subsequent visit.” “I-I’ll just read this one…” Hinata, blushing, didn’t bother choosing at all.
She directly picked up Dragon Ball from the shelf and placed five thousand ryo on the cashier’s counter.
Shendai couldn’t help but sigh internally.
As expected of the heiress of the Hyuga clan—a rich, beautiful, well-off young lady.
Five thousand ryo, handed over just like that.
Hinata took the manga to a seat and opened Dragon Ball.
Her heart had initially been pounding like a deer in flight, but as she turned the pages of the manga, she was quickly captivated by the story of Dragon Ball.