Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 166 Kakuzu Joins the Party
"Get these slave traders out of here."

With Umino Sasuke's approval, the Konoha Hundred-Man Army naturally didn't treat these slave traders who were trying to steal their wives with a friendly attitude and simply threw them out of the camp.

If it weren't for the strict discipline of the Konoha Hundred, and the fact that many of them were blinded by love, there would likely have been quite a few who secretly harmed these slave traders.

Compared to the appalling treatment of slave traders, the treatment of black market gold exchange merchants was much better.

To avoid suspicion and unnecessary trouble in the future, Umino Sasuke entrusted the sale of spoils to Inuzuka Ryo, with the assistance of a group of Konoha 100 members from Konoha's minor ninja clans. The proceeds, apart from rewards for meritorious service, were used entirely to resettle the disaster victims from the Land of Rivers.

To demonstrate his selflessness and dedication to the people, Umino Sasuke donated all of the spoils he had obtained through this operation.

Seeing their leader act in this way, the hundred members of Konoha also generously donated a considerable amount of money.

Sasuke Umino did not handle this large donation himself, but instead entrusted it to Shun Uchiha, who arranged for a group of officers from the Konoha 100 to supervise and manage it. Every expenditure had to be documented and recorded.

These donations were mainly divided into three parts: one part was used as a wedding gift for the newlyweds of the Konoha Hundred, and to help settle the father-in-law's family and relieve the newlyweds' worries; another part was used as a loan to provide start-up capital for people with a skill who moved to Konoha to settle down; and the remaining part was used to purchase food and supplies to maintain the basic survival needs of these disaster victims from the Land of Rivers.

In order to raise more funds, Sasuke Umino even sold ninja corpses to black market dealers. Although valuable corpses were sacrificed to the immortal sea monster, there were still too many ordinary ninja corpses.

Even the corpses of low-ranking ninjas can be worth tens of thousands of taels each.

Although these corpses had been drained of blood by the beheading blade and turned into mummies, thus reducing their price considerably, they still amounted to tens of millions of taels of silver.

After distributing most of the merit rewards to the hundred Konoha warriors, there was still a considerable amount left, which was barely enough to settle the disaster victims of the Land of Rivers.

In addition, the Konoha Hundred-Person Clan married someone else's daughter and helped take care of their father-in-law's family, which relieved a lot of pressure, and the disaster victims of the Land of Rivers were quickly settled.

After dealing with most of the spoils, a bankrupt small merchant refused to leave and even tried to cause trouble, which caught the attention of Umino Sasuke.

Sasuke Umino was also curious, so he met with this bold little merchant.

"Your name is Kado, right?"

Sasuke Umino was also surprised, never expecting that the down-on-his-luck, short merchant in front of him was actually the future great merchant, Gato.

"Yes, my lord."

Kado was extremely respectful at this moment, almost to the point of groveling.

"Kado, I heard you're very daring. You made some money and then went out to sea to do big business, only to end up bankrupt."

“My lord, maritime trade is highly profitable but also risky. I was just unlucky. If you could rent me a ship, I would be able to repay the principal and interest within a year, no, only six months.”

"Oh? You have nothing, no collateral, and you think you can just rely on your sharp teeth to get me to rent you the boat?"

"My lord, maritime trade is truly a highly profitable business."

Then, seeing that Umino Sasuke was already angry and fearing that his life was in danger, Kado quickly offered a suggestion: "My lord, with such a large fleet, you can completely monopolize the maritime trade of the entire Land of Waves. At that time, the entire Land of Waves will depend on you for food, clothing, shelter and transportation."

"That's a good idea. Then help me with a proposal. If it satisfies me, I will reward you handsomely."

"Yes, my lord."

Kado wiped away a bead of cold sweat.

After hearing that Umino Sasuke was going to adopt his proposal, he immediately became very motivated.

This is a golden opportunity for him to escape bankruptcy. As long as he gets on the good side of this big shot, making a comeback will not be difficult.

Even without Gato's suggestion, Sasuke Umino had the idea of ​​establishing a maritime trading company.

It would be a real shame to sell these ocean-going vessels, but establishing a maritime trading company would be risky given the influence of the Konoha Hundred.

If one mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, one could quickly travel between the two countries, thus addressing the issue of insufficient military strength within the maritime trading company. As for business talent, Kado would be an excellent candidate. Kado's bankruptcy was merely due to bad luck. Maritime trade is highly profitable, but the risks are naturally high as well. Kado's bankruptcy stemmed from insufficient resources and a low cost of trial and error. His abilities are still quite trustworthy.

After all, by the time of Naruto and Sasuke, Gato had become one of the wealthiest people in the ninja world, which shows that Gato's abilities were extraordinary.

As for his character, as long as he controls the force, Kado will not escape his grasp.

Just as Umino Sasuke was thinking about how to establish a maritime trading company, he discovered that one of his shadow clones, who was on guard, had been assassinated without a sound.

"Oh no! They've gotten too big for their britches; they've even attracted Kakuzu's attention?"

Sasuke Umino was greatly shocked, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Based on the memories absorbed from the shadow clone, he immediately discovered that the newcomer was none other than Kakuzu, the number one bounty hunter in the ninja world.

Sasuke Umino quickly summoned Might Guy, just in case.

When Kakuzu realized his assassination attempt had failed, he stopped hiding and actually tried to kill Umino Sasuke by force.

"The White Blood Demon is worth thirty million taels of silver."

Kakuzu took out a bounty poster and compared it again.

Facing a Kage-level powerhouse, Umino Sasuke dared not be careless. He quickly had Samehada transfer chakra and rapidly released nine mecha puppets. Five of the mecha puppets were even equipped with ninja swords, possessing the combat power of an elite Jonin.

"Shocking door! Open!"

Although Might Guy did not use his full strength, he still managed to open the Eight Gates all the way to the sixth gate.

Umino Sasuke, in his true form, also unleashed his ultimate move, fusing with Samehada to maximize his power.

"There is indeed huge potential for appreciation. Let's wait until later to reap the rewards."

Seeing that Sasuke Unno has demonstrated combat power far exceeding intelligence expectations, Kakuzu actually abandoned this bounty mission, thinking that it wouldn't be too late to reap the rewards after Sasuke Unno's bounty increased.

"Kakuzu, wait a minute."

Seeing that Kakuzu wanted to leave, Umino Sasuke immediately stopped him, wanting to discuss the matter further.

……

After a friendly exchange, the two actually turned from enemies into friends.

Kakuzu bargained further, saying, "No, I want at least 20% of the shares."

“Kakuzu, the fleet is mine, and I provided the funds and management team. If we monopolize the maritime trade of the entire Land of Waves, the monthly profit will be at least hundreds of millions of taels. You are only responsible for security, yet you still want to take 20%. Don’t you think that’s too greedy?”

"Who said I'm only in charge of security? I can also be in charge of the company's finances. With me here, there will be absolutely no financial errors or omissions in the company."

"Alright, I'll give you 20%, Kakuzu, don't let me down."

Sasuke Unno feigned reluctance, but inwardly he was overjoyed. This was a Kage-level fighter; even doubling the pay wouldn't be a loss.

"Boss, I will never let you down."

Because of the money, Kakuzu immediately changed to a more respectful form of address and became extremely polite.

At this moment, Kakuzu had already begun to calculate in his mind that just by monopolizing trade with the Land of Waves, he could receive hundreds of millions of ryo in dividends every year. If he could develop more business and trade with neighboring countries, what a huge amount of wealth that would be.

It seems that no matter how many bounty missions you complete, it's far less profitable than doing business.

(End of this chapter)