Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 15 Kado and His Little Karami
"Guest, this is your miso chashu ramen. The daifuku and tempura are complimentary! Please enjoy!" The waiter respectfully placed the steaming food on the table with both hands.

"Hmm." Mianma turned his gaze from the window to the food on the table, somewhat surprised.

This young man's smiling service was truly heartwarming.

They also gave us two extra snacks as a thank you for the tip.

"By the way, sir, if you want to take a merchant ship from the Kado Company to the Land of Lightning, you can go to the next street; there's a ticket office for shipping vessels there," the waiter added.

In addition to transporting cargo, these merchant ships also sell passenger tickets and pick up some passengers to increase their revenue.

"Thank you," Mianma replied briefly, picking up his chopsticks and beginning to eat.

Seeing the customer's cold attitude, the waiter wasn't surprised and withdrew on his own.

Perhaps because it wasn't a professional ramen shop, the ramen here was just average, but the complimentary tempura was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the daifuku was sweet and delicious, which made him quite satisfied.

After a hearty meal to replenish his energy, Menma left the small restaurant and headed to the dock to find his target.

From afar, a merchant ship flying the flag of the Cardo Company could be seen preparing to set sail. The crew on deck were shouting loudly through megaphones, and the ship's side was crowded with passengers eager to board.

With a light leap, Mianma instantly arrived on the ship.

"Hmm?" A ronin samurai patrolling the deck felt a tap on his shoulder and turned his head slightly.

The moment the white three-eyed fox mask came into view, the ronin samurai was controlled by the illusion, and his eyes became unfocused.

"Where is Kado?" Menma asked in a low voice.

"Lord Kado will board the ship shortly," the ronin samurai replied blankly, his eyes glazed over.

"Take me to his room," Menma ordered.

At the same time, he formed hand seals and instantly transformed into a sword-wielding samurai.

"Yes, sir." The ronin samurai led the way.

The two walked through the cabin naturally, one after the other, as if on a routine patrol, without arousing any suspicion.

"This is Lord Kado's room." The ronin samurai stopped in front of a carved wooden door.

"You stay here and keep watch. When Kado comes, let him in." Menma pushed open the door and entered.

"Yes." The ronin samurai stood at the door like a statue.

Upon entering the room, Mianma discovered that although there were no gold or silver jewelry items, there were various genuine leather decorations, some expensive wines, and some collectibles that she couldn't understand.

After sitting down behind his desk, Mianma opened a drawer, took out some ledgers, and began to look through them.

In a certain month of a certain year, a fleet carrying a certain amount of supplies departed from the port of the Land of Fire, bound for the Land of Water.

In a certain month of a certain year, the fleet carried a certain amount of supplies from the Land of Water back to the Land of Fire.

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These are all accounts from recent days. Even during the Third Shinobi World War, Gato's fleet traveled to and from ports in various countries. Although they occasionally encountered ninjas or pirates and lost some cargo, overall the fleet's profits were extremely high.

When a great war breaks out in the ninja world, it is the perfect time for a merchant like Gato to make huge profits.

Although Mianma wasn't a professional accountant, he could still discern a significant amount of expenditure from these accounts. Much of the fleet's profits had vanished, likely due to payments made to nobles and even daimyo of various major powers.

This is necessary to ensure that Cado's ships can travel freely in various countries.

The current size of the Kado company is only average; it is far from reaching the level of wealth that will make it one of the world's richest companies nine years from now.

"It seems like in the fanfiction I used to read on a certain website, robbing Kado has become an important source of funds." Menma leaned back in his leather chair, propped his chin on his hand, and idly flipped through the accounts.

The ship rocked slightly, signaling the start of the voyage. Shortly after, a commotion arose outside.

Bang!
The door was kicked open violently.

A short man in a suit and round-framed sunglasses barged in aggressively.

Behind him followed several fierce-looking ronin samurai and wandering ninjas.

The ronin samurai who had just been controlled by Menma's illusion magic has been subdued by them.

"I'd like to see which one of these blind fools is it!" The short-statured Kado grinned as he walked into the room.

When he saw that someone actually dared to sit in the genuine leather chair he had bought at a high price from the Bear Kingdom, his face instantly turned ashen, his lips twitched slightly, and he said, "It seems that this journey will be quite interesting."

He grinned maliciously and ordered his subordinates, "Give this arrogant brat a good lesson! Remember, don't damage my collection! You can do whatever you want with him on the ship later."

After Kado finished speaking, a group of ronin samurai and wandering ninjas behind him walked in with sinister smiles.

It was as if the little devil in front of them was already their plaything.

"Don't you even have a decent ninja?" Menma sensed the chakra within these people and found that only two of them were genin level, so he shook his head.

He didn't even bother to get up and do anything; he just sat in the chair, forming a hand seal with one hand.

"Nine-Faced Subhaja Jade!"

In an instant, a spatial fluctuation occurred around Mianma, and a "jade" character magic array emitting a dark red light appeared beside him.

Nine-Faced Beast - Jade Celestial Maiden burst out of the summoning array and floated in mid-air.

"What is that?" Before the warriors could react, the celestial maiden who floated out of the magic circle was already waving her ribbon.

Two ribbons pierced through the leading ronin samurai like sharp swords.

Blood splattered everywhere, and the pungent smell of blood brought the ronin samurai and wandering ninjas to their senses. They stopped in their tracks, frozen in fear.

The celestial maiden continued to wave her ribbons, which extended outwards, knocking down all the ronin samurai and wandering ninjas who were in the way.

Screams rose and fell, limbs and severed parts flew everywhere, and the cabin was turned upside down.

Upon seeing this, Kado was so frightened that he ran out the door without looking back.

But as soon as he reached the cabin corridor, two ribbons caught up with him and tied him up.

"Aaaaaah!" Kado screamed as he was pulled back into the room.

This time, however, the ronin samurai and wandering ninjas in the room were already corpses lying haphazardly.

"M-M-M-Master...please...please...don't kill me..." Kado, who had been so arrogant just moments before, was now trembling and stuttering as he spoke.

The pair of small round-framed sunglasses had fallen halfway down her face, revealing a terrified look in her eyes as she stared at the mysterious person in front of her.

Menma stood up from the chair, floated over to Kado, and looked down at the disheveled merchant.

He knew that killing alone would not be enough to make Cardo truly submit to him.

Therefore, Mianma formed a hand seal with one hand and coldly said:

"The Naraku-sight Technique!"

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