The Shopkeeper of Konoha

The next day.

The first thing which Aoto saw when he opened the shutters of the shop was Asuma standing two steps away from the shop. At first he got scared but looking at the face of Asuma he realized that he wasn't here for catching him but for the fact that he had loved the product.

"Asuma-san, isn't it too early for you to come?"

"Kid, what the hell did you give me? That was amazing." 

Asuma had a spark in his eyes and Aoto could tell that this person was definitely addicted to it with just one joint. 

"Hahaha.. Welcome back Asuma-san. Would you like to buy some?" 

"Of course, do you have the recipe to make it? I want to make it on my own." Asuma asked. 

"Sorry, Asuma-san, I can't give you my family secrets. This is one of the secrets which had been passed down from the family. My father didn't want to sell this because this thing was a little addictive but as you can see that I am in dire need of money as the shop was destroyed in the attack." Aoto said as he finished the sentence in a sad tone. Asuma didn't know what had happened to this kid in the attack but he didn't ask. 

Instead he heard another important clue. 

"What do you mean by one of the secrets? Are there other good things like this?" 

Aoto smiled as Asuma asked that. Weed wasn't the only thing which he had with him at the moment. He had Mad Honey too but he couldn't sell it as this thing was addictive. He needed connections for selling this. Since Asuma came crawling back at him it was better to use him as the bridge. 

"There is another thing that dad had passed down to me long ago and I had collected them. But this thing is more dangerous so I never used it." 

"Kid, I don't care if it's dangerous. Just give me." 

"Calm down Asuma-san. It's not a cigarette. It's a honey that could be used as a healing agent but it is quite addictive." 

"Honey and addictive? Are you mad? Not gonna lie, honey is tasty but it's not addictive."

"Asuma-san, I got the honey from mountains bees who live deep in the forests. It's not as simple as it looks. My dad had brought me in search of that place long ago."  Aoto seemed a pretty angry as Asuma was skeptical of his products. 

"Okay... Okay.. I trust you. But how do you know that this honey is helpful for healing purposes?" 

"My father used to drink it once or twice when he had a stomach problem but he was quite cautious in the dosage. He said that this thing was dangerous." Asuma got into thinking after Aoto gave his statement. His cigarette was really miraculous and he loved the feeling when he smoked it. 

But he could also tell that this thing was definitely addictive, and so he liked the fact that this kid didn't want to sell in bulk and was controlling the flow of the product in the market. So it meant that the kid had a conscience. 

If his words were true and this so-called Mad Honey had a healing factor they could check it out in the hospital as there were both scientists and doctors who could test it. He was a jonin and also the son of Third Hokage so of course he had connections. 

"Okay, show me the product and give me the Honey too. I will take it and test it with the doctors in the Konoha Hospital, if that is okay with you." 

"Of course. I want to get rid of them too." Aoto was ecstatic when he heard that. This was the best result he had hoped for. Aoto almost ran inside and brought out a medium sized jar of Mad Honey. Since it was a testing product, he gave it for free just like his first joint. And with the Mad Honey, Asuma bought a cigarette pack of 7 joints. 

Seeing the joints, Asuma's eyes shone and was beyond happy.

"Kid, I will be going for a mission tomorrow so you might not hear from me for sometime, but I promise you that if your honey proves to be helpful, I will give you a good deal. But in return you will provide me with a lifetime supply of this heavenly thing." 

"Hahaha.. Asuma-san, rest assured I can promise you that. But in missions please don't smoke this. It can make your senses dull. You will be killed if you don't pay attention." 

"Hahah.. You won't lose such a great customer like me so easily. It is just a simple B-level mission."

"I trust you Asuma-san. Please take care." 

"You too kid." 

With that Asuma came out of the shop. This was followed by another small queue of people asking for the bread and the cigarettes. Aoto was beyond happy knowing that his honey might be useful. He had full trust in the products of the system and looking at the medical level of Konoha it should be pretty easy for them. 

Princess Tsunade had introduced a lot of new things in the medical industry and the Konoha hospital should be a place which was open to new ideas and theory. Of course, Aoto would have to wait for the Hospital to confirm their findings and only then they could move forward in the business venture. 

Meanwhile Asuma took the jar and went to the Hospital to give them the jar. 

"Asuma! What makes you come here so early? Need med packs for the mission?" 

"No Doctor. I want you to check if this honey has any healing properties." 

"Honey? Asuma any kind of honey will have a very small healing factor but this is negligible." 

"I know Doctor, but I think this honey is special. Can you check it?" 

"Asuma you know well, the current conditions of Konoha and we have just been attacked. We don't have the time to experiment on things."