Konohamaru, well aware of Naruto’s financial situation, grinned and said proudly, “I have Boss Naruto to thank for telling me about this amazing place.
As thanks, this one’s on me.” Naruto said, embarrassed, “But that’s ten thousand ryo… I can’t…” Konohamaru waved it off with a smile.
“What’s the big deal?
You can just treat me when you’ve got the money, Boss Naruto.
Right?” Hearing this, a flicker of emotion showed in Naruto’s eyes.
There were so few people in the village who actually considered him a friend, like Konohamaru did.
He secretly resolved to earn good money from his missions in the future, so he could treat Konohamaru to manga in return.
“Boss, here’s ten thousand ryo.” Konohamaru walked up to Shendai, handed over the payment for Naruto, and then returned to his seat to read his manga.
Naruto began browsing the manga selection.
Yesterday, he’d just grabbed Sailor Moon—Part 1 on a whim.
Back then, he was still skeptical about the manga shop’s abilities, not taking it entirely seriously.
But now that he knew the shop’s true power, he couldn’t be so casual.
He had to choose carefully.
After all, the rewards came directly from the manga.
A manga themed around Sailor Guardians would probably yield rewards associated with pretty girls.
If he chose a bloody, battle-oriented manga, his chances of getting a combat-related reward would be much higher.
“The Dragon Ball theme doesn’t really interest me…” “Digimon is all about pets…” “Huh?
This One Piece: East Blue Arc looks pretty good!” Naruto flipped through the options and finally settled on the One Piece manga.
Naruto took the volume and sat down next to Konohamaru.
“What’s Luffy’s body made of?!
How can his arms stretch that far?!” “This Alvida is so fat and ugly… How dare she call herself the most beautiful woman on the seas?!” Suddenly, Naruto came across Luffy’s signature catchphrase.
“I’m gonna be King of the Pirates?!
Why does that sound so familiar?
But this Luffy guy seems pretty cool!
Hahahaha!” Hearing this, Shendai, who was sipping his tea, nearly choked trying not to laugh.
Naruto, you’re laughing at Luffy being a goofball?
The two of you are practically cut from the exact same cloth.
Just then, Two more Konoha chunin walked in.
The moment they entered, they began subtly scanning the interior of the manga shop.
Approaching the cashier, one of the chunin smiled and said, “Boss, we heard your manga shop is something special.
We came to check it out.” Shendai said casually, “First visit is five thousand ryo per person.
Only one book per person, per day.
The price doubles with each subsequent visit.” “Hope our luck holds out.” The chunin placed ten thousand ryo on the counter.
“This is for the two of us.” Shendai pocketed the money.
“The manga are all on the shelf.
Choose whatever you like.” The two looked like ordinary shinobi.
But within the manga shop, any disguise or transformation was completely transparent before Shendai.
Shendai recognized at a glance that these two chunin were imposters—shinobi from another hidden village.
Most likely, spies from other villages lurking within Konoha had caught wind of the rumor and come to verify it for themselves.
Every hidden village had its share of such spies.
But as long as they didn’t interfere with his business, Shendai had no problem with people delivering money straight to his door.
The two chunin chose to share a single copy of Dragon Ball.
The one holding the book scrutinized it intently, examining every page with a meticulous, almost hungry gaze.
They had no idea, of course, that the manga themselves were just ordinary manga.
The ability to gain rewards from reading them was a power belonging to the God-Tier Manga Shop system.
It had nothing to do with the manga volumes themselves.
At that moment, Shendai glanced at the system panel.
[Host: Shendai] [Manga: Akame ga Kill!, Sailor Moon—Part 1, Dragon Ball, Digimon—Part 1, Velvet Kiss, One Piece: East Blue Arc] [Draws: Receive ten customers to draw one manga.
Received: 10/10 customers.
Draws available: 1] [Mission: Accumulate fifty customers to receive a mysterious reward.
Received: 19/50 customers] Seeing that the conditions for a draw had been met, Shendai spoke to the system.
“Draw a manga.” System information appeared.
[Beginning draw…] [Drawing manga—Bleach: Soul Society Arc] [Bleach: Soul Society Arc—Kurosaki Ichigo is a boy with the ability to see spirits.
He originally lived an ordinary life, no different from any other person.
That is, until the day a Shinigami girl named Kuchiki Rukia kicks him in the face, stares at him suspiciously, and asks, “Can you see me?” And so, the story begins…] “Another one of the long-running series from my past life.
There’s plenty of good stuff in this one.” Shendai smiled.
Bleach, One Piece, and Naruto—the three most famous manga of his previous life.
In terms of power scaling, Bleach was certainly no lower than Naruto.
Captain-Commander Yamamoto, whose Bankai could evaporate the entirety of Soul Society.
Aizen Sosuke, the man whose power was so immense it became a meme that he was “C-rank” at debut.
Yhwach, who ultimately absorbed the Soul King and became an omniscient being capable of altering the future… They were all terrifying monsters.
If someone could obtain their abilities, they could go head-to-head with immortal-level existences without flinching.
Shendai had just placed the Bleach manga onto the shelf, When Inuzuka Kiba arrived, leading his mother Inuzuka Tsume and his sister Inuzuka Hana into the shop.
Inuzuka Kiba pointed at the storefront.
“This is the place.” Inuzuka Tsume looked up at the sign.
“Ariya Manga Store?
Interesting name.” She turned to Kuromaru and the other ninja dogs.
“You lot wait for us outside.” “Woof!” Kuromaru and the others barked in acknowledgment and obediently remained outside.
Inuzuka Kiba also told Akamaru to find a spot to lie down.
Akamaru, having evolved into Garurumon, possessed a fierce appearance and a massive frame.
He stood out starkly wherever he went.
The family of three—Inuzuka Tsume, Kiba, and Hana—entered the manga shop and saw that six people were already inside reading.
“Yo, Naruto.” Inuzuka Kiba greeted Naruto.
“Kiba!
You came to read manga too?” “I was here yesterday.” Inuzuka Kiba said with a hint of pride, “I pulled a Garurumon Evolution Card from Digimon.
Akamaru evolved into Garurumon.
Hehe.
Gave that little white ninja dog of Konohamaru’s a good thrashing.” “I told you!
He’s an Imperial Arm!
Not a ninja dog!
And we didn’t even finish yesterday!
If we fight again, Akamaru’s definitely losing!” Konohamaru immediately protested.
Then he sneered, “Besides, I dunno who it was that got so scared of his mommy yesterday.
Tsk.
How embarrassing.
A guy your age, still scared of your parents.” “You little punk!
Who’re you talking about?!” Inuzuka Kiba instantly flared up.
Being afraid of his parents was his single most sensitive sore spot.
And the worst part was, it wasn’t even a lie.
He really was terrified of them.
“Kiba!
You didn’t come here to argue.” Inuzuka Tsume scolded him.
Inuzuka Kiba could only shut his mouth, fuming.
(End of Chapter)