The Shopkeeper of Konoha

Fugaku nodded and was about to vanish from the sight of Aoto but stopped himself and said.

"Danzo is mistaken in one respect," said Fugaku.

"Oh! Tell me more." Aoto became curious because he was curious about what Fugaku observed that he had missed.

"You can never be Orochimaru's apprentice. He is not qualified to instruct someone of this caliber. That begs the question. If he isn't your mentor then how the hell do you have access to information related to Orochimaru?" Fugaku answered. Aoto was surprised by this. Orochimaru would serve as a buffer against any sneaky attacks from Danzo, therefore he had brought him up.

Although Aoto might be secure at home, it was hard for someone like John and Arya to stay out of this situation, and someone like Danzo would go to any lengths to accomplish his objectives. As a result, adopting the name Orochimaru implied that Aoto was significant to him because he was aware of Danzo's secrets. He had no idea that Fugaku could even hazard a guess that this wasn't true.

"That is not accurate. A extremely powerful man can tutor a useless being, as can a normal man, and vice versa. Such instances have occurred throughout history. One is totally accountable to themselves, not their parents or teachers." Aoto spoke as he genuinely believed what he was saying, not merely because of the shinobi society. He was not raised in a stable home, yet he managed to escape.

"So you are an apprentice of his?" Fugaku asked. Aoto just smiled at him in response. He didn't even directly say that he was an apprentice of Orochimaru. It was called plausible deniability. It's upto them how they interpreted his words.

Because of one's connections, certain individuals—those with excellent teachers and environments—get a head start, but that wasn't always the case for everyone. Others were self-made. Additionally, Nagato and Naruto, students of Jirayas, outperformed the teacher in the wider world of shinobi.

Sasuke, Orochimaru's own apprentice, also outperformed him and once even almost killed him. This was a testament that Fugaku's statement was wrong. Fugaku was taken aback by his remarks, but he didn't challenge Aoto. He gave Aoto and Shikuro one more glance before disappearing into the night.

"Right! I almost forgot about you." Aoto said while looking at the new prisoner that he held. Shikuro's heart was trembling within as he briefly shook and knelt in obeisance to Aoto.

The roots were unaware of Aoto's closeness to the Uchiha clan's chief. They were aware that Fugaku had twice visited Aoto at this time, but this never suggested that he had such contact with Fugaku. What the hell happened in two visits?

"System, can I use this man?"

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Host, there is no such function for a third. It's either employees or employer.

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"Employees? Huh.. You're saying that I can hire him like I did with John and Arya?

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You're mistaken, host. John Snow and Arya Stark aren't employees of yours and they have no obligation to you. They are obligated to Hot Pie and the host has just hijacked them. The host is merely manipulating the summons' assistance because there are no rules governing how to employ them. If the host wants to hire an employee then the host needs to sign a contract with a person.

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"Wait, so I can hire this guy under contract?"

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Yes, the host is currently able to recruit someone from outside the summoning. The current number that the host can hire - 1

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"Perfect. Is he someone I can hire? Will he betray me if I hire him?"

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The employee contract is shown below.

This Employee Contract is made and entered into on [October 10] between Aoto Yamazaki and Shikuro Aburame.

1.Position and Responsibilities:

1.1 The Employer agrees to employ the Employee as a helper at the [Shop Name]. 1.2 The Employee shall perform duties assigned by the Employer, which may include but are not limited to: assisting customers, maintaining cleanliness, organizing inventory, and other related tasks as required.

2.Term of Employment:

2.1 This Contract shall commence on October 10 and continue until Aoto Yamazaki negates the contract.

3.Working Hours and Remuneration:

3.1 The Employee agrees to work 30 hours per week as determined by the Employer's schedule or whatever work the Employer assigns the Employee. If the total hours spent in service of the Employer is more than 30 hours/week, the Employee can charge upto 10 ryo extra per hour from the Employer but not more than that. Or if the Employer suggests, the Employee can also accept other forms of remuneration like products, services and other multiversal ways of gaining power

3.2 The Employee's wage/salary will be 20 ryo per hour and will be paid on 5th of every month.

4. Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality:

4.1 The Employee shall maintain the confidentiality of any proprietary or sensitive information pertaining to the Employer's business, customers, products, or processes.

4.2 The Employee shall not disclose any confidential information to any third party during or after the employment period without the prior written consent of the Employer.

4.3. Failure to abide by the aforementioned two clauses will result in the Employee's immediate death and the immediate erasure of all memories relating to the Employee in the minds of others.

5.Entire Agreement:

5.1 This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes any prior understandings or agreements, whether written or oral, relating to the employment of the Employee.

By signing below, the Parties acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Employee Contract.

Employer: Aoto Yamazaki      Signature -

Employee: Shikuro Aburame        Signature -

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Aoto read through the whole contract and suffice to say he was very happy with the contract. Especially with the confidentiality agreement. He would rule over this man for the rest of his days. There was no escaping from him. Without any second thought Aoto forwarded the paper contract to Shikuro.

Shikuro who had just seen Aoto conjure a paper out of thin air wasn't that surprised but when he was given the contract to read he was dumbfounded.