Chapter 40: A Matter of Speed
[Hashirama Senju: Tobirama, don't get excited. I believe you, but you also need to believe that my relationship with Madara is purely platonic.]
[Tobirama Senju: Fine... alright, I admit it. It's the deep-seated feud between the Senju and Uchiha clans that has dragged you two into this.]
[Hashirama Senju: That's great, Tobirama. You've finally figured it out. I'm very pleased.]
[Tobirama Senju: ...]
[Uchiha Madara: ???]
...
Meanwhile, while the Senju brothers were discussing "pure friendship," the Minato couple had already completed their "tender moment" in full view of everyone!
Ren Arakawa thought these two would leave the arena as soon as they had their fill. Unexpectedly, he received a private message from Minato Namikaze:
[Minato Namikaze (Private Message): Ren, could you please mute the arena feed for me? Just for a minute—I'll be quick!]
Ren replied privately: "You're fast? Damn, don't tell me you actually want to do that in the arena?"
[Minato Namikaze (Private Message): My wife and I have been apart for so long—please understand. Don't worry, I'll be quick!]
Ren replied privately: "I know you're fast, but if I just cut the arena feed now, those beasts outside will definitely guess what you're doing in there! Wouldn't that be like protesting too much?"
[Minato Namikaze (Private Message): It's fine. I'll just deny it to the death—they won't be able to see it anyway! And I'm very confident in my speed. In just a minute, they'd never guess what I was doing!]
Ren replied privately: "Damn, this is the first time I've ever seen someone take pride in their speed in this area!"
[Minato Namikaze (Private Message): This is a special circumstance—please!]
Ren replied privately: "Alright, but this is a one-time exception!"
After saying that, Ren immediately blocked the arena feed! However, he didn't block it entirely. Instead, he restricted viewing access to users below VIP Level 2. After all, everyone outside was just a regular VIP—even if they wanted to watch, they couldn't. Of course, the main reason he set it up this way was to make it easier for him to promote upgrades later.
[Hyuga Hizashi: What happened? I was just watching the most crucial part—why did it suddenly disappear?]
[Uchiha Fugaku: Kid, didn't you say all videos would be free after subscribing to VIP? Why can't I watch now?]
[Uchiha Madara: It's a good thing it's not worth watching, or I'd go blind!]
[Yuhi Kurenai: What a pity—such a rare scene is gone!]
[Yagura Karatachi: I'd already taken my pants off...]
[The Third Raikage: I never expected the Fourth Mizukage to be like this!]
[Hashirama Senju: Thank goodness we can't see it anymore, or Konoha's dignity would have been completely ruined!]
[Uchiha Tajima: These juniors are getting more and more outrageous!]
[Senju Butsuma: Occupying the arena without fulfilling its purpose—turning a perfectly good arena into such a mess!]
[Pakura: I really wanted to see the Fourth Hokage's abs... what a shame...]
[Yashamaru: Sigh~]
[Hanzo: It's truly a pity.]
...
The moment the arena's live feed was cut off, the live stream chat exploded!
Ren smirked and said, "Everyone, because the following content is too inappropriate for minors, it requires an additional payment to view. The price is one B-rank ninjutsu. Of course, if you are a VIP Level 2 or higher premium member, you can watch it for free!"
Upon hearing this, the big shots in the live stream immediately became restless.
[Uchiha Izuna: Holy crap! Are you trying to extort me again?]
[Yuhi Kurenai: Kid, isn't a B-rank ninjutsu a bit too expensive? Can you give a discount?]
[Uchiha Fugaku: You just tricked us into buying VIP, and now you want to trick us into upgrading to VIP Level 2? Are you even human?]
[The Third Raikage: If it's just to watch the Fourth Hokage and his wife doing that, then a B-rank ninjutsu is definitely not worth it!]
[Yagura Karatachi: Never mind, I'll just pull my pants back up!]
...
None of the big shots present were fools; they all knew Ren was definitely trying to take this opportunity to extort them again. So, no one requested the pay-per-view or upgraded their VIP level!
Ren could only sigh helplessly. It seemed the Minato couple's live performance wasn't captivating enough to evoke any sympathy from these powerful figures.
It didn't take long before the Minato couple hastily withdrew from the arena. Ren checked the time and found it hadn't even been a minute. This surprised him somewhat! No wonder Minato Namikaze kept emphasizing how fast he was—it seemed he really was fast. Truly worthy of Konoha's Yellow Flash!
[Minato Namikaze: Ren, thank you!]
After leaving the arena, Minato Namikaze immediately expressed his gratitude to Ren.
Unexpectedly, Tobirama Senju, who had been observing from the shadows, suddenly spoke up.
[Tobirama Senju: Fourth Hokage, I never expected you to be faster than me!]
[Minato Namikaze: o((⊙﹏⊙))o]
[Kushina Uzumaki: (⊙_⊙)]
Ren Arakawa: "..."