20 Chap.19 The grand opening!

(I've seen the votes and we'll jump right into the exams.)

After Tony returned to Naruto's world, the first thing he did was feast on every food he got. He was happy to increase his repertoire and to have successfully experimented with summoning him.

There was just something that was bothering him.

-Because I can not? Tony protested in his room.

[Regardless of whether you are a qualified ninja or your body is more than ready for it, you are considered to be underage. You can't drink any drinks that contain alcohol as you like.]

Tony was upset that the System refused to let him get things like the firewhiskey that he got.

He had gourmet cells!

Tony didn't know if it was magic or something, but his body reacted to the unusual food and grew a little stronger. It was the first time he had such an intense and beneficial reaction. Common food never gave him this kind of reaction.

"But you never had a problem with me using alcohol in cooking!" Him," he pointed out, believing he had found a flaw in the restrictive logic.

[That's because only the flavor remains in the dishes, while the alcohol content has completely evaporated due to the different cooking methods used.]

"Can't you give me even a drop?" —He asked with a defeatist tone— I only need that and I will be able to replicate it to sell it.

[No, the first thing you would try would be to transform more to drink and make fun of me.]

"Do you think I'm that kind of person!?" He protested, puffing out his chest indignantly.

[Yes.]

"Whatever," Tony gave up. Thinking about it a bit, he couldn't sell alcohol as a minor either.

So he focused all of his energies on preparing for what he knew was coming.

He completed the occasional missions with Hinata, Kiba, and Akamaru. He also shared with them some of his new candies with the idea of ​​seeing if they also make them stronger than the usual ones. Hinata especially liked the sugar quills while the beastly duo loved the jelly slugs.

He met up with Anko and showed her the twin knives he got from the System to tell her that he already had weapons he was comfortable with. After some discussion, Anko found him an ANBU ninja to teach him the basics of combat with those weapons, either dual or single.

He did many more things during this time period, but one of them stood out completely. One of my main dreams since I came to this world and for which I constantly made preparations.

I was finally able to open my ninja grocery store!

I called her "Kuku" for various reasons.

Of course, in honor of the fruit I ate, I couldn't have done this without it.

The store's logo is a replica of the devil fruit with all its details!

Plus, it's catchy, easy to memorize, and I couldn't think of anything more ideal.

Heck, I even made sure to use fireworks that burst into a shower of edible confetti to get attention. I think you should try to imitate some Wonka-style creations.

I got a venue near the stadium where I knew the third phase of the exam was going to take place, where many people from the village and foreign envoys will attend. I also made sure to get a sizable warehouse with everything I need to stock my business for a while if I have to go out on missions.

The first day of free samples was a resounding success and brought awareness to my unique business.

Currently the store has three sections.

Half of it is occupied with ingredients that I have transformed and they are for both civilians and ninjas who want to cook. I have meat, fruit, vegetables and even fish. There is nothing missing! Everything is very nutritious and ideal to be healthy and strong. When I was working on it, I thought about whether it was possible for someone to use the seeds of some fruits against me, but the System made it clear to me that I didn't need to worry about that.

And in the remaining half, I have on the one hand ready-to-go dishes for civilians. All made with my ingredients, of course. This is something that I have seen that nobody does in the village and I know that soon someone will imitate me when they see how successful it will be, but I don't care. I will be the reference and the origin for it.

Finally, I also have an area where there are only special foods for ninjas.

Remember the little storage scrolls I asked Tenten a while back? For pots, pans, cutlery and more.

Well, I established a collaboration with his family. They supply me with these scrolls with my logo stamped on them and I will use them for the ninja groceries. Their function is the same as any parchment of the same type, the difference being that they are more comfortable to wear, less expensive to produce, can only be used up to twice before burning, and preserve food better.

What? He wasn't going to sell storage scrolls so convenient they were permanent. It's good for my business and we make sure that when they are destroyed, they don't affect the environment or cause a fire. Ecological awareness.

That's why I said that they are ninja groceries, even if a civilian tries to buy a scroll, he won't be able to open it. The truth is that this section is more like a library of jutsus, but each shelf has a label indicating the contents of the scroll.

What dish is inside, if it has cutlery or chopsticks, if it has any allergens, if it is suitable for vegetarians or vegans, its expiration date, etc.

I really put in a lot of effort!

And no, I'm not going to limit my ninja groceries if ninjas come from other villages. The most I'm going to do about it is give the leaf ninjas a little discount so they'll look good on me.

I've already hired some people from the Akimichi clan to help me restock, order, and handle sales.

And it was only a few days later, when Anko called all of us.

The time had come!