Chapter 236. How About Delivering Takeout?
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"Is the Hyuga Clan in this world still the same as before?" Hyuga Hanabi sighed, watching the departing figure as she murmured to herself, "How strange…"
Why was it so different from what she had imagined?
If this world was one filled with love and peace, then why was the Hyuga Clan like this?
Shouldn't it be an open and free-spirited clan?
And she truly hadn't expected that… the elder of the Hyuga main house would die in such a bizarre way.
If so—
Did that mean Uncle Hizashi wouldn't need to sacrifice himself?
At this moment—
She even began to suspect that there was some unseen hand manipulating everything from the shadows, constantly altering the course of events.
After all—
Everything here was just too strange.
From what she had gathered through her investigation, everything in this world before the Third Ninja World War was identical to the real world: Madara Uchiha's battle with the First Hokage, Hatake Sakumo's death due to public disgrace, the Second Hokage choosing to stay behind alone to cover the retreat…
Everything matched perfectly. But after the Third Ninja World War began, things started to feel… off.
Especially when it came to that Uchiha Obito…
Just...
Admire.
There were simply no words.
Letting out a soft sigh, she furrowed her brows slightly as she glanced at Yuto sitting beside her, her heart full of questions. Just as she was about to probe him to see if she could get any information—
Yuto spoke first, looking at her with a puzzled expression. "What did you say to the Hyuga Clan Leader? Why did you leave like that?"
Hearing this—
Hanabi's mouth twitched slightly. "N-Nothing."
She had simply arranged a convenient identity for herself.
Now that the Hyuga Clan was supporting her, she no longer needed to hide or lay low.
But—
For the time being, it was probably better to stay away from the Hyuga Clan.
Who would've thought—
That the Hyuga Clan had fallen to such a state that they were even gambling now… and they actually dared to buy one-tenth of Danzo?!
You know—
Konoha's Root in this world was also a terrifyingly powerful organization.
But for some reason, it had now turned into… this?!
She glanced at Yuto, then recalled Yuto and Sister Suzune… No, she had finally figured out who Hyuga Suzune was.
Her father and Uncle Hizashi's younger sister, her and Hinata's aunt.
But later on, since her talent was lacking, she had ended up in the branch family and ultimately died on the battlefield.
Who would've thought she'd still be alive in this illusion?
But Uchiha and Hyuga…
If this were during the time of the Seventh Hokage, it might have worked out, but now… it would be complicated.
Still—
If she could, even if this was just an illusion, she would help him as a token of gratitude toward Yuto.
"Oh, right," Hanabi seemed to remember something. She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yuto. "Yuto-san, is there any work I could help with?"
Now that her identity was secure, she needed to find a way to earn money and survive here.
Otherwise—
She wouldn't even have enough to check information online, and she couldn't possibly keep borrowing money from Yuto every day!
After speaking—
Yuto looked at her with a surprised expression.
"You… want to find a job?"
"Y-Yes!" Hanabi bowed shyly. The signature full curves of Hyuga women trembled slightly as she said, embarrassed, "Please!"
Hearing this, Yuto pondered for a moment.
He truly hadn't expected that the future Clan Leader of the Hyuga Clan would be thinking about getting a part-time job.
But what kind of work would be suitable?
Just then—
"Boss Yuto! Hanabi-san!" A loud voice rang out.
Yuto and Hanabi immediately recognized the voice. They both turned toward the front desk, where the God of Delivery was picking up an order.
After a brief pause—
Yuto turned toward Hanabi and said thoughtfully, "How about… delivering takeout? The job's simple, the schedule's flexible, and the more you deliver, the more you earn! If you work hard enough, making a million ryo a month isn't a dream!"
"…"
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Time passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye—
The Fourth Hokage's son was successfully born through a smooth delivery. Nothing unusual happened during the birth, Konoha remained stable, and the Nine-Tails incident never occurred.
Soon enough—
It was time for the movies to premiere.
The weather was starting to cool down.
After months of promotion, many people in the ninja world were eagerly anticipating the three upcoming films.
Especially this time—
Even Kirigakure was participating, and judging from their promotional posters, the movie seemed to be about the Academy during the Bloody Mist policy era. The visuals alone were intense, and the tagline was even more striking—
"Dominate the Bloody Mist Ninja Academy!"
Just hearing it was enough to get everyone's blood pumping. Were they planning to unify the ninja world or something?
Meanwhile, the new movie from Yuto Group was about mahjong. Those who participated in this year's Mahjong God Cup couldn't forget the fierce battles they had witnessed at that time—someone with god-like hands, someone with eyes that could see through everything, someone who turned into a giant in a moment of crisis…
Those thrilling moments were still vivid in everyone's minds. So, riding on that momentum… the excitement for this movie was naturally high.
As for the new movie from Root Studio, [Konoha Fortress], most people who had grown up during the war era were curious about it. Especially after Root Studio's previous hit, [Meteor Konoha], which depicted a different kind of ninja school life and was widely loved across the ninja world. Everyone was curious to see what kind of brilliance Root Studio would deliver this time.
On top of that—
Online reviews were overwhelmingly positive. How could people not be curious to see if the movie was really as good as the hype suggested?
So—
Early in the morning, crowds of people were already gathering to watch the movies.
"Asuma, you're here?"
"Yeah, I'm here, Kurenai!" Asuma yawned as he greeted the group.
Ever since he changed his online username, his back didn't hurt, his legs didn't feel sore, and even his sleep had improved.
Life was good!
The only lingering regret…
It was during the Mahjong God Cup, when Obito betrayed their brotherhood and was bribed to throw the game under his father's orders.
Because of that, Asuma missed his chance to win the championship and failed to realize his dream, which had been a regret in his heart.
But recently—
He had moved past it.
Because he had found a new goal in life.
He hoped his old man's movie would be a big hit. He heard that if the movie was a success this time…
He would get 1888 at the internet cafe. If it failed… He would have to tell his mom about the lipstick marks inside the old man's Hokage robe.
It wasn't easy for him to make the old man succeed!
"Asuma, which movie are we watching first?" Shiranui Genma pulled a senbon from his mouth and glanced at the pamphlet in his hand.
"It's pretty lively this time—three movies releasing at once! Especially that Yuto Group film, [Mahjong Soul]—I heard the Fourth Hokage sponsored it! But Yuto Cinema is only showing [Mahjong Soul] and Kirigakure's [Bloody Mist Ninja Academy]. If we want to watch [Konoha Fortress], we'll have to go to Root Cinema."
To be honest—
They all looked good, especially [Mahjong Soul] and [Konoha Fortress]—one tied to the Third Hokage, the other backed by the Fourth Hokage… How could they not be curious?
So—
"Let's watch [Konoha Fortress] first!" Asuma raised his hand decisively, his eyes glinting with wisdom. "Root Cinema only has one movie, but Yuto Cinema has two. If we watch [Konoha Fortress] first, we can hit up Yuto Cinema after and watch two movies back-to-back! That's the ultimate win!"
After hearing that—
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Alright then, as Asuma said, let's go to Root Cinema first."
And with that, the group set off toward Root Cinema.
As they walked, Asuma glanced at the friends he had brought with him and smiled slightly. "Old man… I can only help you this much."
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