Chapter 140 A New Way Out
Chapter 140 A New Way Out
"Itachi, this is for you!" Uchiha Ye stuffed the money into his hand, having already kept her share.
Half a day had passed and only two teams had arrived. It seemed unlikely that anyone else would come, so Uchiha Ye decided to change locations and take the initiative.
She guessed that someone would definitely block their way.
"Do we really have to cross mountains and valleys to get there?" Yamato looked at the mountain in front of him, somewhat bewildered.
"Of course you're not scared, are you!"
"Take some lessons from Itachi, learn to be more composed," Uchiha Ye said earnestly.
"Ye, that's true, but could you pull me up first?" Yamato looked down and glanced at the person half-buried in snow, offering a reminder.
"Haha, sorry, I forgot." Just as Uchiha Ye was about to reach out, Itachi pulled her up before she could.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, Itachi asked in confusion, "Ye, we've arrived. Why are you stopping?"
"The two teams ahead are fighting; we'll go pick up the scraps later," Uchiha Ye explained.
Before long, one of the squads suffered a crushing defeat.
After Uchiha Ha and the others defeated that group and left, he jumped out and said, "Tsk tsk tsk... That was pathetic!"
"What...what are you going to do? The scrolls on us have already been stolen." The leader of the Yugakure ninjas grabbed his two teammates and stammered, his face full of tension and fear.
"Oh... don't be afraid, I'm here to help you. I'm always happy to help others."
"You really want to pass the exam, don't you? I have the Heaven Scroll and the Earth Scroll here. Would you like to buy one?" Uchiha Ye took out a scroll with the words 'Heaven and Earth' written on it and waved it in front of them.
After waiting a short while, one of the ninjas couldn't help but ask, "How do we buy it?"
"Of course it's money. I heard that the hot springs in the Land of Hot Springs are very famous and the business is quite good. I guess you guys must have a lot of money on you!" Uchiha Ye stroked his chin and looked at them as if he saw a lot of money.
"Money?" The three exchanged glances and began to talk, each taking out the money they carried, barely scraping together ten thousand taels before coming over. "Is this all we have enough to buy it?"
"No way, this is way too poor!"
"It seems the Land of Hot Springs doesn't live up to its name." Uchiha Ye curled his lip in disdain.
The three of them were immediately embarrassed, especially in front of a beautiful female ninja. "Sorry, we used it all to buy ninja tools recently, and we really don't have any left."
They wiped the unfounded cold sweat from their foreheads and offered an explanation.
"Alright, but I can only sell you one of the Heaven and Earth Scrolls!"
"After all, it took us a lot of manpower and time to snatch these ninja tools from others. It's unrealistic to sell you both scrolls. You'll both benefit this way." Uchiha Ye said with a pained expression, letting them choose.
"Big brother, why don't we rob her? She's all alone."
"No, she dares to show up in front of us so brazenly, she must have something to rely on. Her teammates are probably hiding nearby. We shouldn't risk losing more than we gain. Let's buy a scroll first."
The two sides reached an agreement and quickly completed the transaction. After they left, Uchiha Ye returned to his original form.
"Money is really hard to earn!" she sighed.
"Just by talking, it's not hard to make money." Yamato thought to himself, but he also got a share of the money, so he thought it was fine, since he wasn't the one being cheated.
In the following days, Uchiha Yoh always managed to appear in front of those who didn't have the scroll at the right time.
Of course, there were also those who were foolish enough to try to steal their scrolls, and they were dealt with badly. After taking the scrolls from them, Uchiha Ye would come back under the guise of selling scrolls and offer them a copy of the Heaven and Earth Scroll. Whether it was real or not is unknown.
After all, she can't tell the real from the fake right now, since she put the stolen scroll together with the fake one.
However, before that, they had already left a genuine copy on Itachi.
"It's the last day, Itachi, Yamato, let's go sell some more near the central base!" Uchiha Ye said, glancing at his backpack, which contained five scrolls.
"Okay, whatever you say." Itachi didn't object at all.
As for Yamato, he was already impressed by her methods and was even eager to sell more scrolls. He had no idea that money could be made in this way.
The closer they got to the central stronghold, the more frequent the sounds of battle became, indicating that the conflict had likely reached a fever pitch.
"Itachi and Yamato are here. These two teams are almost done."
Uchiha Yoh stood on a large tree and watched several ninjas fighting not far away.
Just as she said, the battle was over in less than two minutes.
After waiting for a while, she transformed herself and went up.
After some persuasion, he successfully sold one scroll.
Just as she was about to leave, a voice made her stop in her tracks, "Escort us to the central stronghold, and we can pay another 100,000 taels."
Uchiha Ye suddenly realized that this was another way to make money, and she happily accepted it.
The team heading to the central base grew larger and larger, with Itachi and Yamato silently following behind.
This deterred many teams hiding nearby from making a move, but in the last two hours, some couldn't resist and attacked, ultimately suffering a crushing defeat and buying the scroll from Uchiha Ye, along with an escort mission.
"The central stronghold is just ahead. Pay up!" She turned around and held out her hand with a smile.
"Attack!" At the command, the ninjas who had escorted Uchiha Ye all the way attacked at the same time, clearly intending to renege on their debt.
The moment they made their move, they all collapsed to the ground, convulsing, their chakra unable to circulate.
"Tsk tsk tsk, and you still want to renege on your debt..." Uchiha Ye seemed to have expected this, and looked heartbroken.
"When did you poison me?" someone asked.
"Well... unless you stop breathing, it's probably unavoidable." She pondered for a moment before answering seriously.
Without further ado, Uchiha Ye began to rob the place.
"I'll do it!" Itachi said from behind her.
"Okay!" She didn't refuse and quietly watched Itachi search the people for their money.
"Hehehe... Itachi's movements are quite skilled."
"The way it transforms is so cool."
She chuckled, when Yamato suddenly appeared beside her, startling her.
Uchiha Ye glared at him, somewhat disapproving. Who would have thought that Yamato would transform into a rough-looking female ninja? "Go back and wash your eyes first."
After a moment, Itachi stood up and stuffed all the money he had received into Ye's hand. "You can go now. There's only half an hour left."
Uchiha Ye gave Itachi a big smile, "Itachi, you're getting better and better at it."
Yamato watched from the side, saying, "Kakashi-senpai, there's really nothing I can do to help."
After they had moved some distance away, they all deactivated their transformation techniques. The ninjas who had been controlled by Itachi's genjutsu also woke up and found that all their money had been taken from them.
However, they didn't have time to worry about that now. There were only ten minutes left in the exam, and the central stronghold was only a five-minute walk away. They still had the scrolls on them, so it was still very likely that they would pass the exam.
Some people even felt ashamed, because they had asked for an escort, yet the man left them the scroll; he was truly a kind person.
Once they reached the central stronghold and handed in the scroll, their shame vanished instantly.
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