44 The important people are coming

Anyone would find this amount to be prohibitive, yet Aoba wasted no time in purchasing the Palico before starting to haggle over the shop's price. The price for the shop and the land was finally agreed upon after a protracted negotiation at 550k ryo. Since it was already evening and Aoba was too excited to play with his Palicko, he excused himself and promised to come tomorrow to get the papers done.

Aoto didn't mind because he was exhausted from all the work he had to do today and the offices had likely already closed by that point. John returned in the late afternoon with a smile on his face. This time, he only sold chicken and jelly beans, but they were gone quickly, exactly like in the afternoon.

The next day.

As promised, Aoba showed up, and the two of them went to the administrative office to transfer property. The process moved quickly because all the documents were authentic, and by nightfall the ownership of the land had been transferred. Aoto was overjoyed to have completed the transaction. He was also thanked for the Palicko by Aoba.

He had no idea that the Palicko he received would be described as an understatement by the name Bombardier. His Palicko could put up mines that weren't controlled by chakras, making them incredibly difficult to find once they were in place. And once a Jonin walked on it, the person's situation was hopeless. It would take someone with extremely great speed before they could avoid the explosion.

He truly believed that purchasing his Palicko for one million ryo was a good deal. Aoto promised to support his business and spread the word to anyone who might have the resources and could use one summoning beast before he left.

One million ryo was just a little bit too expensive for everyone, which was the issue. Even jonins, let alone chunins, would have a difficult time affording one. To save so much money, they would have to complete several tasks.

Aoto wasn't in a rush to sell because he recognized the difficulty himself. He returned to his shop once everything was finished. There would be some time for the old shopkeeper to leave the business and go somewhere else. It made sense that Aoba gave the shopkeeper compensation for "displacing" her.

Aoto didn't object when the shopkeeper asked for a week. In the interim, he can go explore the shop and make the required preparations to turn it into a two-story business. The first KFC location will be on the lower floor, and the Victoria Secrets store will be on the upper floor. Many individuals who come to eat in this way will get to view the shop.

Mannequins needed to be exposed, but Aoto wouldn't be overt in his marketing by displaying them on the glass wall. The best exposure would come from KFC. He would ask John to distribute flyers about the Victoria Secret store to women.

He had noted how frequently the Konoha women would gaze and flirt with him, so that would work in his advantage. Of course, he wouldn't give a damn about John's objections. Up until dusk, Aoto continued working. It was soon time to close the shop, but before he could do so, he noticed a person standing at the entrance and peering inside.

Normally, a person would walk right into the store, but this guy stood at the entrance and observed the shop. The youngster had a highly distinctive characteristic that set him apart from the other residents of Konoha and appeared to be roughly the same age as Aoto. He was dressed in a black shirt with a wide collar that covered his neck. Typical Konoha style shoes with a white colored half pant and bandages wrapped around the exposed leg. On his back was a ninjato as well.

His distinctiveness came from a mark on the back of his shirt rather than from those physical characteristics. It served as the Uchiha clan's emblem. Additionally, Aoto had no trouble identifying the man who had appeared.

Shisui Uchiha, or famously known as Shisui of the Body Flicker. The person whose genjutsu was deemed to be the best in the entire series. The one who had awakened the Mangekyo and then proceeded to commit suicide. Well, he might have died anyways but he still did jump off the cliff and nothing was known of him ever again. Right now, due to Danzo's whispers many people believed that one of the Uchiha's had betrayed the village and unleashed the Kyuubi at the village.

Even while not everyone agreed with it, it nevertheless had an impact on how people perceived the clan as a whole, and as a result, it was currently suffering greatly. Taunts, isolation were one of the few sufferings the clan was facing right now. Aoto who was busy cleaning the shop saw the guy waiting and personally came out.

"Can I help you?" Aoto grinned. Shisui was a little taken aback by seeing the smile of the boy who seemed to belong to his age. Seeing Aoto's cheerful smile was a little strange because the locals had previously only been either neutral or unpleasant to the Uchiha family.

"Hello, I am Shisui Uchiha. Are you Aoto Yamazaki?" Shisui, who was somewhat respected, questioned Aoto.

"Yes. Aoto here. Being known by someone like Shisui is an honor." Added Aoto. Shisui was even more taken aback by their statements, but he kept a straight face. Contrary to popular belief, this Aoto man appeared to truly appreciate him.

"Can I speak with you privately?" Shisui enquired.

"Yes.. Yes," Aoto said as he went inside to ask his friends to close the shop as he would be entertaining an important guest. Hot Pie and Arya didn't mind and let Aoto to do his "work." Then Aoto took Shisui upstairs to his residence.

Shisui was genuinely taken aback by Aoto's hospitality.

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