I Began Selling Jars from Naruto World

Chapter 2 - Opening Jars!

"Thanks again for your help." Shen Mo smiled with gratitude, appearing polite. He wanted to make sure minor issues won't arise before any transaction was done.

"Don't need your thanks, just give me the money." Tsunade stretched out her palm towards him, "100,000 ryō." The corners of Shen Mo's eyes twitched a bit. Really black-bellied. 100,000 ryō was worth about 6,000 Transaction Points. He is clear about his own body. He had only passed out for a bit due to space-time travel, so even if Tsunade hadn't done anything, he would've been fine. As such, he doesn't really owe her much.

"I'm sorry but I don't have any cash on me right now. However, I do have some merchandise." Shen Mo pulled out a scroll from behind him and unfurled it. A light bang sounded out as 10 jars came out. Each jar cost him 30 Transaction Points while the sealing ninjutsu scroll cost him 400 Transaction Points.

"Hmm?" Although Tsunade was a bit surprised that the ordinary man in front of her had a sealing scroll on him, she didn't give it much thought. After glancing at the jars for a moment, her expression turned into one of disgust, "Clay jars?" Such things were of little worth.

"These aren't your common clay jars." Shen Mo said while maintaining his smile, "Each of them costs 50,000 ryō."

"50,000 ryō?" Tsunade's expression clearly showed that she thought he was lying. She could see these were just ordinary clay pots.

"What's valuable aren't the pots themselves but what's inside them." Shen Mo continued, "Does Miss know about lottery tickets? These are similar to them but the jars have valuable goods, instead of just money. There are items worth less than 50,000 ryō but also items that far surpass the said amount."

This was gambling. One cannot know what's inside the jar until it is opened. One may suffer a loss, one may make a profit. And, as he expected, Tsunade being the gambler she was, had her curiosity piqued.

"How can I confirm that it is truly as you said about there being goods that will far surpass the selling price? What to do if all of it turns out to be worthless junk?" She leaned forward while holding a sake cup in her hand, visible excitement apparent on her face. Nearby, Shizune sighed with a tired expression.

"If you don't believe me, you can buy all of them. There will definitely be something quite valuable, but you will lose money overall." Shen Mo smiled confidently as the other party had already taken the bait, "I'm not doing a one-time deal. If you make a profit, you can buy again next time."

"You are quite business-minded." Tsunade said after giving it some thought. These jars really were like lottery tickets, moreover the probability wasn't as low. For someone who liked to gamble, these had quite the attraction.

"These jars weren't manufactured by me. I just buy and sell them." Shen Mo made it clear from the beginning. Otherwise, when Tsunade found out in the future that he had Life Tokens, then why would she even bother buying jars. She would just try to get it from him. Even if there was a transaction, it would be pointless if it wasn't through selling jars.

"I see." Tsunade nodded, after all Shen Mo was just a normal person in her eyes. So, it was impossible for him to have manufactured the sealing ninjutsu scroll. She put down her sake cup and asked with excitement, "Can I take two?"

"Yes, as medical expenses." Shen Mo nodded and then pointed at the ten jars, "After opening any of the jars, you cannot return them." These jars were empty currently. However, he didn't need to worry about Tsunade cheating with ninjutsu due to her being a gambling addict. She scanned the ten jars with her eyes but no matter how much she looked from the outside, they appeared the same. Touching them wasn't allowed so she couldn't judge using their weight.

"It's this one!" She grasped a jar and then smashed it right away. *That was close call!* Cold sweat appeared on Shen Mo. He was almost unable to exchange an item on time.

"10,000 ryō?" Tsunade was disappointed. Shen Mo had said each jar was worth 50,000 ryō, so this was a big loss. However, she stopped caring about it right away. It was nothing new for her to lose a bet and she had gotten the jar for free anyway. She hadn't even given any treatment to Shen Mo, just checked up on his condition.

Tsunade picked the second jar casually. Shen Mo was relieved and exchanged a specific item right away. Now, this is the real bait.

"A small bottle?" It wasn't money this time, making Tsunade somewhat curious. "Congratulations." Shen Mo said with a smile as if he was a bit envious, "This is a very precious item called The Water of Life. It costs 50,000 ryō."

This was the true Water of Life from the the Fountain of Youth in Pirates of the Caribbean. It could give ordinary people three days worth of vitality from drinking it. It cost him 600 Transaction Points which when changed into the currency of this world would only be about 10,000 ryō. However, Shen Mo shamelessly said it was 50,000 ryō. The value of goods change depending on the demands. How can one make money without being black-bellied.

Tsunade opened the bottle and smelled the water. A bit of anger flashed through her eyes. "This water is supposed to be 50,000 ryō?" She looked at Shen Mo somewhat threateningly. She doesn't mind losing bets but if he was deceiving her then she would him know why she was one of the Konoha Sannin.

"This isn't ordinary water." Shen Mo shook his head and solemnly said, "We have always conducted our business with honesty. This bottle of water is enough to let ordinary people who are dying of old age live for at least three more days. If you don't believe me, you can test it out with a sip."

"Oh?" Tsunade replied without much emotion. Being the greatest medical ninja she could do that as well and quite easily at that. However, she couldn't feel even a trace of medicinal herbs from this bottle of water. She sneered in her mind, thinking the person in front her probably doesn't know her status.

She drank half of the contents of the bottle without caring if it might be poisoned or drugged. Then, her pupils contracted a bit. She felt an exceptionally pure vitality flow into her whole body. Although the effect on her was quite weak, the pure of the vitality was unprecedented. It was comparable to her own vitality which was truly shocked her. This bit of water could truly grant someone three days of vitality. For people who usually die after getting severely injured, this water could give them enough time to hold on till the treatment is done. 50,000 ryō was too cheap for something like this!