Every member in the Pure Land had a complicated look on their face.
This brat really knew what he was doing.
At such a young age, he was already this scheming.
First, he told them the people they cared about were probably having a rough time, which left them anxious.
Then he showed them the network's abilities, giving them a little hope.
And right after that, he cut off the shared vision again, leaving them hanging all over again.
…
Silence.
The network once again fell into a strange silence.
There was no question about it—everyone here wanted to know what was happening in the outside world.
But at the same time, no one was willing to hand Furukawa Ryu too much for free.
So for a while, nobody wanted to be the first to step up.
More importantly, they were all clinging to the same thought:
What if only one person had to pay, and everyone else got to enjoy the vision too?
…
Looking at the now-quiet chat, Ryu grinned without a trace of panic.
Based on the economic theories from his old world, this situation was what people called an absolute seller's market.
The authority to control vision sharing was something these big shots simply could not resist.
So whether they wanted to cooperate or not—
In the end, they still had to cooperate.
And Ryu knew exactly what they were all thinking.
So he mercilessly shattered their little fantasy.
[Furukawa Ryu]: You're not seriously thinking that if one person pays up and I turn vision sharing on, all of you get to benefit, right?
No one replied.
But in the Pure Land, every single one of them pricked up their ears, waiting for what came next.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Too naïve.
[Furukawa Ryu]: As the group leader, I can turn vision sharing on for any individual member. And I can block any individual member too.
[Senju Tobirama]: What a sly little brat…
A few people muttered complaints, then the group sank into silence again.
Now that their wishful thinking had been crushed, everyone was forced to seriously consider what they should offer.
…
After a while, Ryu was practically starting to doze off when the sweet sound of a system notification finally rang out.
"Hm? Someone finally cracked first?"
His eyes lit up as he happily looked toward the chat.
Then his expression slowly stiffened.
A line of text was clearly displayed there:
[Ding! Uchiha Fugaku has sent a gift to the group leader: Mastery of the Three Basic Techniques!]
[Uchiha Fugaku]: Well, Group Leader? Not bad, right? Hurry up and turn vision sharing on for me.
The moment the others in the Pure Land saw what this "first volunteer" had offered, their eyes brightened.
If this level of gift was enough…
Then they had plenty of things like that lying around.
However—
Ryu took a deep breath and barely held back the urge to start cursing.
[Furukawa Ryu]: "Not bad," my ass! The Three Basic Techniques? What, do you think I'm some kind of beggar?!
A collective chill ran through the group.
Even though their vision was currently cut off and they could not see Ryu's face, they could still feel the pain and fury dripping from every word he typed.
[Uchiha Fugaku]: Ahem. But Group Leader, with your current level of strength… you probably haven't even mastered the Three Basic Techniques yet. What I'm giving you is the mastered version.
To be fair, what Fugaku said was not wrong.
Earlier, when vision sharing had been open, he had already gotten a clear look at Ryu's current level.
What was this? Forget Itachi—even compared to Sasuke, this kid was way behind.
That was Fugaku's honest opinion.
"You bastard…"
Ryu ground his teeth as he stared at Fugaku's reply.
[Ding! Group Leader Furukawa Ryu has muted "Uchiha Fugaku" for ten minutes!]
[Furukawa Ryu]: You dare look down on your group leader? First offense—warning. Do it again, and I'll kick you out of the group.
That stone-faced bastard actually dared underestimate him?
Go to hell.
[Uchiha Mikoto]: Um… my poor husband…
[Furukawa Ryu]: Heh. Aunt Mikoto, I'll be a little nicer to you.
"This brat…"
In that instant, Uchiha Fugaku felt pure grief and indignation.
Not only had he, the dignified head of the Uchiha clan, been muted—
Now his own wife was getting teased by Furukawa Ryu too.
[Ding! Group Leader Furukawa Ryu has accepted "Mastery of the Three Basic Techniques."]
[Hyuga Hizashi]: Group Leader, that's cold. Really cold.
"Are you kidding me?!"
Fugaku nearly exploded.
"Damn it, if you looked down on it that much, then don't accept it!"
The instant Ryu hit Accept, a strange power flowed into his body.
It strengthened his body and sharpened his mind in one complete transformation.
In the very next moment, he realized—
He had fully mastered the Three Basic Techniques.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Anyway, don't think you can fool me with this kind of beginner-level stuff.
Suddenly, Ryu felt a little grateful to Uchiha Fugaku for being the first to step forward.
It was precisely because Fugaku had moved first that Ryu now had the perfect chance to make an example out of him.
Otherwise, if everyone had started throwing in random junk all at once, things really would have become hard to manage.
Sure enough, after that round of intimidation, nobody dared mess around anymore.
They all began seriously thinking about what would count as a proper offer.
A few more seconds of silence passed.
Then, one by one, the group's "offerings" finally started coming in.
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