Chapter 149
W-W-What?! Ten million ryo?!
Sakura immediately did the math—one bowl of ramen was sixty ryo, so ten million ryo could buy about 1,667 bowls of ramen. Actually... that wasn't that expensive at all.
"Not just inexpensive—it's a bargain!" Sasuke was genuinely surprised. "I thought it would be much more expensive. I didn't expect it to be only ten million ryo per unit!"
Kakashi glanced at Natsuki. Truthfully, he hadn't expected the cost price to be so low either. It was kind of unbelievable, given how valuable the chakra battery was.
Fortunately, Natsuki explained it in detail. "What's valuable isn't the materials, but the technology. The battery is just made from some chakra-conductive metals and special paper that can hold chakra, plus the internal fūinjutsu (seals). The cost price of ten million ryo is already more than enough. But this technique? That's not something you can buy, and even if you dismantle the battery, you won't necessarily figure it out."
Unless, of course, the researcher was Orochimaru.
That guy was the strongest scientist in the shinobi world—he'd definitely be able to crack this technology!
But Naruto, as always, was clueless. He was broke, too—where would he get ten million ryo? And considering that the pervy sage had recently swiped his frog wallet, he was lucky not to be starving right now. There was no way he could afford ten million ryo!
The others, though, had money.
Sasuke spoke up immediately. "Natsuki, sell me five. I think five batteries should be enough to meet my chakra needs for the time being."
Sakura also chimed in. "Um, I-I want to buy one too. I can probably scrape together ten million ryo."
Kakashi, however, gave Natsuki a thoughtful look. He didn't think Natsuki lacked for money. And given Natsuki's shrewdness, there was no way he'd use such an important technique just to make a quick buck.