Naruto - The Wind Calamity

Chapter 145 : Picky Youngster

He said, "Why do you want your house to not be close to other houses?"
Fujin tilted his head and said, "I did say I want them to be spacious, right?"

Eiji was surprised again. He thought, 'What do you plan on doing with so much space?'

He said, "These are my houses with large empty spaces around them. I do have a few with even larger space. But they don't have any basements. As for the ones with basements, they don't have a large space around them."

Fujin thought and said, "Can you show them to me?"
Eiji nodded and said, "Sure, follow me."
They began walking to the next house.
While walking, Fujin asked, "How much were those houses for Mr Eiji?"

Eiji replied, "I can sell one of those houses to you for 2.2 million Ryo."
He thought, 'They can go for over 3 million Ryo. But due to Takao's words, I can sell them for just above my bottom line.'

Fujin was surprised. He thought, 'So an elemental crystal is worth more than one house? Renjiro wasn't kidding about their rarity!'

Eiji took Fujin to look at a lot of houses. The one Fujin liked the most was a two-storey house built in a 1,500-square-foot area. The land around the house was unoccupied. But it didn't have a basement. And the roads around the houses were quite busy. Since the house was in a good area, it was very pricey too.

After seeing all of the houses, Fujin asked, "Do you construct new houses as well?"

Eiji was tired from taking Fujin on a tour. He answered, "Yes, I do."
Fujin asked, "So, can you make a new house for me with a new design?"

Eiji's eyes twitched, 'After hours of touring, he wants me to build a new house?'
He said, "Building a new house takes time. And you will have to buy the land first."

Fujin looked at him with a confused look and asked, "Don't you have contacts with any sellers of land? How did you build all these houses?"

Eiji didn't reply. He didn't want to argue against Fujin. It just felt like hitting his head on a wall.

He sighed and said, "Yes. But buying land suddenly is very expensive. Especially if you want it in a good area. Only the land at the outskirts of the village would be cheaply available."

Fujin thought a bit and said, "Being on the outskirts of the village doesn't matter. It'll be best if it's closer to the training grounds."

Eiji said, "Okay. I'll contact a friend of mine. Meet me back at the shop after a couple of hours."

Fujin nodded. He said, "Thank You for taking the time to show me the houses."
Eiji's dissatisfaction with Fujin decreased. He watched Fujin as he left and sighed, 'He is an orphan. No wonder he was speaking so formally and without much emotion. I guess that he is still an innocent kid. But, why are his demands for a house so strict?'

He sighed and went to contact his old friend who usually sold him the land.

Fujin had lunch and went to Eiji's shop in the afternoon. On entering the shop, he spotted another old guy next to Eiji.

When Fujin arrived, they showed him a map of Konoha that showed the plots he had for sale. There were 5 that were suitable for Fujin. However, 3 of them were close to the residential areas of the Uchiha, Hyuga and Aburame clans. Fujin didn't consider those.

One of the plots caught his eye though. It was a 2,500 square meters (around 26k square feet) plot. It was about 100 meters away from the civilian residential area. No clan was close to this place. And Training Ground 23 was very close to here!

Fujin visited the plot along with the two old men and decided to buy it.
Eiji was shocked again! Today was not a good day for his heart. He asked, "You want to buy the whole plot and not just a small part of it to build your house?"