A game merchant who started from the ninja world

Chapter 45: Zong Family
Clan land, clan residence.

Long corridors, spacious ponds, and luxurious houses.

Compared with the branch family which has training grounds everywhere, the main family residence occupies a small area, but is more exquisite and luxurious, and it is rare to see some unsightly training equipment.

In the banquet hall.

Tables and stools were neatly arranged, and sitting at the head was a middle-aged man in exquisite robes, listening to the murmur of conversation.

He is a top noble from the capital of the Fire Nation.

As the Five Nations Joint Chunin Exam approaches, there are many nobles who have come to the Hidden Leaf Village with great fanfare, all wanting to witness the grand ninja showdown with their own eyes.

On the right, the Hyuga clan leader, wearing a kimono and with a warm smile on his face, accompanied the middle-aged noble.

"Ningji, come here quickly."

Seeing Neji coming, Hiashi smiled and extended his hand to invite him to sit at the last seat.

He introduced solemnly: "This is the younger brother of the Fire Country Daimyo, and he wants to meet you."

The original players included Asuma, Naruto, and Hyuga Neji. Although the village tried to conceal the news, it was impossible to keep it secret.

After all, there are players in the aristocratic circle too.

They envied and were jealous of the ninjas' ability to grow wildly in the reincarnation game, so they all wanted to recruit them, including Hyuga Neji.

The daimyo's younger brother asked with anticipation, "Ningji, I wonder how I can become a player?"

Neji shook his head and said, "This is all a trick of the game merchants. I don't know how to become a player."

"Is that so?"

The Daimyo brother shook his head in disappointment.
The nobles who became players also said so, and he thought that the nobles were unwilling to reveal it, so he happened to go to the Hidden Leaf Village and asked the original players if they had any solutions.

Even he was envious of the noble game where he could hunt as much as he wanted without dying.

After a few pleasantries,
Four young men from the main family, dressed elegantly and with proud looks on their faces, walked into the banquet hall and were led by the Hyuga clan leader to talk to the daimyo's younger brother.

This is the way of survival for the ninja clan. Not only do they need to stay in the Hidden Leaf Village, but they also cannot cut off communication with the nobles. This is called making preparations for both situations.

Neji was ignored and was soon pushed out of the hall by the clan leader with a lame excuse.

"Sorry, Master Broker."

After Neji left the lobby, he ran into the intermediary who was heading to the banquet hall and asked, "Maybe because there are guests, the clan leader didn't tell me what I need to discuss."

The agent said impatiently: "Is it not enough to take you to see the brother of the Fire Country Daimyo?"

"So that's it."

Neji's face looked calm, and there was no emotion in his voice. He left the clan's residence in a very standard manner.

Just because of this reason?
Even though he was aware of the intense situation of the monster siege, he still delayed his training just for a word from the noble lord.

In fact, the look in the Hyuga clan leader's eyes at that time seemed to be saying that this was a reward for your contribution to the Hyuga family.

Ningji laughed at himself and thought, "It's a bit like a dog being shouted at by others."

Hurrying back to the game,

As expected, after losing its commander, the Fourth Team suffered a series of defeats, resulting in the Konoha troops being suppressed by the Iwagakure troops and failing to obtain sufficient merit points.

Asuma patted his shoulder and sighed, "Ningji, I understand your difficulties."

The situation of the Hyuga family is no secret in the village.

As a member of a branch family, Ningji was instilled with the idea of ​​protecting the main family and obeying the orders of the main family since he was a child. The constraints and restrictions of a bird in a cage made it impossible for him to resist the main family.

Asuma consoled him, "I will report the matter of Hyuga Agency to Hokage-sama. This matter is not your fault, so don't blame yourself."

Neji felt his heart warm and said, "Thank you, Captain Asuma."

Asuma smiled cheerfully and said, "It doesn't matter. You and I are both members of the village, just like leaves growing on a branch. We depend on each other."

I subconsciously wanted to take out a cigarette, but my pockets were empty.

In order to train the Konoha troops, he was reluctant to spend even half of his reward points and was almost forced to quit smoking.

Neji opened the game store to exchange, handed him a pack of cigarettes, and said, "This is for you, Captain Asuma."

"Ah... then I won't be polite." Asuma didn't act pretentiously and exhaled the smoke freely, but almost choked.

An inconspicuous pile of black ash was held in Neji's hand.

[Ashes of the Ghost Lord]: Can be exchanged for items at the city guard.

Asuma took a deep breath and exclaimed, "No wonder they call you the glory of the Hyuga family. You actually hunted down a leader single-handedly?"

There are a total of eight commander-level ghosts.

All of them were divided up by other forces, and everyone thought they would gain nothing, but they didn't expect that Neji could hunt a leader ghost alone.

Asuma took a breath and said, "The Ghost Commander Ashes can be exchanged for equipment and items."

City defense props.

A mini version of the Ghost Cannon on the city wall, a construction blueprint of the [Ghost Turret].

After it is constructed, you only need to load ammunition to continuously spray out ghost energy cannons, with excellent effects.

The price is also one copy of [Ashes of the Ghost Lord].

Asuma took the last puff of his cigarette, and the discarded cigarette butt disappeared. He said sincerely: "If you are willing to purchase the ghost turret, I will apply for a reward for you with the Hokage, and do my best to bypass the interference of the Hyuga family and let the reward fall on your head."

It has always been,
No matter how great the contributions of the Hyuga branch family are, the ultimate reward will be the negotiations between the main family and the Hokage.

Maybe it's funding, maybe it's a ninjutsu scroll, or ANBU qualifications... In the end, they will all be divided up by the main family, with only a few leftovers.

Even so, no one outside the Hyuga family had anything to say.

As the son of the Hokage, Asuma could say such words, which meant that he would be accused of forcibly interfering in the Hyuga family affairs, and even be impeached.

This is enough to show his sincerity.

Asuma didn't want to put pressure on Neji, so he said, "Of course, it's also great to buy the Ghost series of equipment. You can become the strongest in Konoha's army and reach the threshold of an elite jonin in reality."

"Captain Asuma, you have too many complicated thoughts in your mind. No wonder you haven't caught up with Teacher Yuhi Kurenai yet."

Neji laughed and complained about Asuma, which was a rare moment.

Asuma then realized that the other party was willing to give him the materials and let him know, obviously wanting to contribute them to the village.

I really think too much.

"Thank you, Neji."

Asuma hurried away and continued to hold the first line of Konoha's forces.

The city guard's office.

Ningji was about to redeem the [Ghost Turret] as agreed, but was stopped by the late-arriving Hyuga agent.

"Ningji, I heard everything you and Asuma said."

The Hyuga agent frowned and said, "How dare you! Have you forgotten the ancestral teachings of the Hyuga family?"

"The main family is the key to the continuation of the bloodline. The branch family acts as a shield and a sword. It needs to protect the safety of the main family at all times and safeguard the interests of the main family."

"You actually handed over the precious materials to the village?"

"Don't you know that the materials of the Commander-level Ghost can be used as bargaining chips in the negotiation between the Hyuga family and the Hokage?"

The agent became more and more angry as he spoke, his face full of contempt and disdain, and he didn't even try to hide it.

"at this point……"

After venting enough, the Hyuga agent thought of a way to have the best of both worlds and said, "Exchange for ghost equipment. Ask for the purple set of [Toad Commander's Power] that has a buff effect on the Hyuga family's soft fist technique, and then give it to me."

"Finally, take everything on yourself and don't involve the family."

"If this causes a dispute between the family and the village, you should be aware of the consequences, right?"

The corner of Hinata's mouth curled up into an exaggerated smile, and he pointed his thumb at his smooth forehead.

As the head of the family, he has the qualifications to activate the caged bird.

(End of this chapter)