This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 247 Looting

Kadokawa Shoya.

The staff were too busy to keep up, so even the owner, Mr. Kadokawa, was sweating profusely behind the counter, mechanically taking money and handing out books, his face contorted with excitement.

"Boss! Quick! Give me ten copies! I want to buy an air conditioner for every one of my extended family members!"

"Don't push! I was here first! I want twenty copies! I want to open an appliance purchasing agent store!"

The honest and unassuming carpenter, Tanaka, was clutching two copies of "The Story of Perseverance" tightly in his arms, struggling to move towards the counter amidst the jostling of the crowd.

"Stop pushing! Stop pushing! My shoes are being stepped on!"

Uncle Tanaka's face turned red, and the veins on the back of his hand, which was protecting the book, bulged.

He was on his way to buy timber, but his wife dragged him to the bookstore by the ear halfway there. He had no idea where his wife had been squeezed out of the store.

"What's going on? I usually compare prices at three different stores before buying a roll of toilet paper, but today I actually spent a thousand taels to buy two sheets of paper with writing on them!"

Uncle Tanaka's heart was bleeding, but when he thought about the air conditioner and washing machine that his wife had been eyeing for a long time, and how having these two books would save him more than half a month's worth of drinking money, he felt it was all worth it.

"Hey, hey, uncle, are you selling those books? I'll offer eight hundred taels for one!"

A slicked-back man with a small mustache, who looked like a businessman, approached anxiously, waving silver notes in his hand. "There are over eighty people ahead of me in line, and they're almost sold out! I promised my concubine I'd buy her a Konoha refrigerator!"

"Not for sale! Not even for eight thousand taels!" Uncle Tanaka turned around like a mother hen protecting her chicks, using his broad back to shield his small mustache.

In front of the counter.

The Kadokawa boss's glasses were askew, and he was sweating profusely as he mechanically stamped the "Sold" mark with a red seal.

"Don't grab it! There's a limit of one purchase per person... Hey! Ma'am, don't just grab it!"

A burly middle-aged woman leaped over the counter and, with an agility beyond her years, grabbed the last five books on the top shelf.

"Hahaha! I got it! With these five books, my five daughters' dowries (Konoha washing machine and refrigerator) are secured!" The old woman proudly waved Jiraiya's hard work, surrounded by envious and jealous stares.

In less than half a day, the basement of Kadokawa Bookstore, which was used for moisture and insect prevention, was emptied.

"No...that's all!"

Looking at the empty shelves, the Kadokawa boss wiped the sweat from his brow and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Dear guests! The first edition of 'The Tale of Perseverance'—5,000 copies—has completely sold out!"

"What?! It's gone?!"

A wail suddenly erupted from the crowd.

"Boss! Hurry up and stock up! I threw away my old stove and am just waiting to buy a rice cooker!"

"Exactly! How does your bookstore run a business? You can't even stock a single bestseller!"

The Kadokawa boss nodded repeatedly after being yelled at, but he was secretly overjoyed.

Originally, it was only published under pressure due to the other party's friend's connections and personal reputation. I never expected that a novel written by a ninja would sell such phenomenal popularity!

"Reprint immediately! Reprint right now!"

He turned and yelled at the men behind him, "Go! Tell the printing factory! Stop all production! Forget 'Romantic XXX,' forget 'XX Tales,' throw them all aside!"

"All machines must run 24/7, prioritizing the printing of 'The Story of Perseverance'!"

……

Meanwhile, the newly built [Konoha Home Appliance Super Flagship Store] in the Red Leaf Ward covers a vast area and is brightly lit.

This place was originally intended by Nishikawa Tetsu to showcase Konoha home appliances and sell them as a side project. The main purpose was not sales, since there were many Konoha home appliance partners in the capital.

But at this moment, the scene here was ten times more spectacular than the bookstore, with such a large store packed with people.

Countless customers carrying brand-new copies of "The Legend of Perseverance" flooded into the store like a tide.

Uncle Tanaka, the carpenter, who had just fought his way out of the bookstore, held a stamped book in one hand and wiped the sweat from his brow with the other, and surged through the door with the flow of people.

As soon as you enter, a blast of cool air hits you, making your skin feel refreshed.

"It's so cool..." Uncle Tanaka sighed comfortably, then was stunned by the scene before him.

The crowded exhibition hall was filled with all sorts of oddly shaped machines with flashing indicator lights.

The shop assistants, dressed in neat uniforms, are patiently demonstrating to the customers.

"Look everyone, this is the latest model of air conditioner! Just plug it in, and you can choose from more than a dozen temperatures. It can also automatically change the direction of airflow, whether it's up, down, left, or right."

An assistant traffic officer pressed a button, and a strong, cool breeze blew through the hair of the onlookers, eliciting gasps of amazement.

"Give me one! This is my book! Hurry up and get a discount!" Uncle Tanaka was afraid that it would be sold out if he was late, so he quickly held up the "Biography of the Resolute Ninja" in his hand and squeezed forward.

"Good sir, the original price is 10,000 taels, but with this book you'll get a 10% discount, so it's 9,000 taels. We'll stamp the voucher with 'redeemed' on it, and you can keep the book and read it at your leisure."

The clerk took the money and the book, stamped it with a snap, and then handed the uncle a delivery slip. "Go to the warehouse in the backyard to pick up the goods. I'll teach you everything you need to know."

Uncle Tanaka was beaming with joy as he held the delivery slip, secretly planning how the three hundred taels he had saved would allow him to drink two more jugs of good wine that night.

In the nearby area, the scene was even more exaggerated.

"Hello! I need a refrigerator! These are my books! Give me a 10% discount!"

"I need two air conditioners! One for the bedroom and one for the living room! Here, these are the receipts for the two books!"

"Please line up in an orderly fashion and do not rush to buy. We have plenty of stock, so don't worry about running out!"

The salespeople were so busy they didn't even have time to drink water.

Meanwhile, on the exhibition stand, those high-end home appliances that were originally rare items in the eyes of nobles are now being taken home by ordinary people at an astonishing speed.

"This business is too easy to do."

Standing outside, Nara Shikamori watched the frenzied shopping spree inside the store, his eyes shining brighter and brighter.

"Minister Nishikawa's strategy of offering discounts on book purchases may appear to result in a 10% loss for Konoha Home Appliances, but in reality, we've leveraged this book to instantly unleash the entire capital's consumer potential!"

"The economies of scale brought about by the huge sales volume not only offset the 10% discount, but also increased our total profit by at least several times!"

"And, incidentally, it also helped Jiraiya-sama's book climb to the top of the bestseller list. This is a perfect marketing strategy that kills three birds with one stone!"

Shikamori took a deep breath and closed the ledger. He now truly admired Nishikawa Tetsu, this young man. He didn't know how his brain worked, but it was even more efficient than that of the Nara family.

this day.

The entire capital of the Land of Fire was engulfed in a frenzy known as "buying books in exchange for home appliances".

Everywhere you look, everyone is holding a copy of "The Story of Perseverance and Endurance." If you didn't know better, you'd think this was a city brimming with literary atmosphere.

Meanwhile, in a private room at the teahouse, Jiraiya watched as everyone below held a copy of his work, and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

"Hahaha! No matter what, I'm now the best-selling author in the capital!"