Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha!

What if we lose money by making such a rash move?

This old-school ninja, whose lineage dates back to the time of Hashirama Senju, was deeply conflicted. Traditional thinking still bound him, and he remained skeptical and distrustful of this new phenomenon.

The price of pig iron is slowly rising every second. People around me haven't even figured out what futures are yet, but they've already rushed in and thrown their money in. They're already making a profit.

Kakuzu despised such people. Master White Fang described this type of person in detail in his book, using a vivid and descriptive word to describe them.

Chinese chives!

They are like leeks, constantly being harvested and replanted.

Kakuzu watched as more and more people around him rushed into the futures market with red eyes, and the newbies who entered the market yesterday had already doubled their money.

Now all these retail investors are making money, and you're still hesitating here!

It's time to make a move! Buy a small amount first, and test the waters!

"I want to buy 100,000 taels!"

Kakuzu left his seat, pushed aside the people still in line, and chose to cut in line!

queue?

Every second you wait, the cost of buying futures increases. What's the point of queuing? The person who was cut in line was about to yell at Kakuzu when he was scared off by a single look from Kakuzu.

"Ok sir."

The formalities were completed in a minute or two, and a beautiful card was handed to Kakuzu.

Touching the card with my fingers, I felt a peculiar sensation, a strangely comfortable feeling.

The moment Kakuzu received the card, his heart inexplicably raced, as if he had returned to the day he first became a ninja, and a strange sense of fear suddenly arose.

It's unlikely that the price will drop as soon as I enter the market.

Kakuzu subconsciously looked up at the price of pig iron, which was still slowly rising.

call.

Kakuzu relaxed a little and returned to his original seat. He had originally planned to continue carrying out the bounty mission, but now he was no longer in the mood to work.

I was constantly worried about the price of pig iron.

For the entire afternoon, Kakuzu did nothing but stare intently at the slowly rising prices with his dark green eyes.

After an afternoon, the price of pig iron had risen by another 30%. Even Uchiha Nan would be astonished by this price, as the rate of price increase had exceeded Uchiha Nan's control.

Uchiha Nan originally only wanted to swindle money from the nobles and merchants, but now even ordinary people have gotten involved, which has exceeded Uchiha Nan's expectations.

Half a day passed

"Cuckoo"

Kakuzu's stomach began to protest. Although Kakuzu's body had been modified by the Earth Grudge Feast and was no longer human, he still needed to eat on time every day.

The setting sun shone on Kakuzu's face, and he couldn't help but marvel at how quickly time had passed. He recalled the price he had bought it at, and it had already increased by 30%!

Thirty thousand taels?

You made money so easily!

So that's what Master White Tooth meant when he said making money was as easy as breathing!

I was too naive. I didn't take this sentence seriously when I first saw it, but now that I understand the feeling, I realize its profound meaning.

This is so satisfying!

Hi!

Why didn't I buy more?

A wave of regret washed over Kakuzu, and he silently calculated that if he had bought one million, his current profit would be three hundred thousand.

If it's ten million, the profit is three million; if it's one hundred million, the profit is thirty million; and if it's one billion, the profit is three hundred million!

Kakuzu has been a bounty hunter for over ten years. Working day and night, he can earn close to 50 million taels a year. If he's lucky, he can take down those big bounties on the bounty list that are worth tens of millions of taels. It's not impossible for him to earn 100 million taels a year.

A mere billion yen is something Kakuzu can manage if he grits his teeth, but it's practically all of Kakuzu's wealth.

If he had gone all in just now, he would have made 300 million! Kakuzu's heart pounded. 300 million in one afternoon?

What an incredible speed at which they make money!

However, this is just Kakuzu's fantasy. He can't possibly throw all his wealth into trying something new. If he makes a profit, everyone will be happy.

If he loses out, Kakuzu is so angry that he might self-destruct and lose one of his lives.

Kakuzu shook his head, dismissing these unrealistic fantasies, and decided to go out for a meal. Earning 30,000 taels so easily was already something to celebrate.

Being a bounty hunter requires a lot of hard work and gathering intelligence. It's not an easy job, not to mention the danger it poses to your life.

We need an extra meal! We absolutely must have an extra meal!

Kakuzu decided to treat himself. He usually just ate a dozen or so rice balls for a meal, since they were all for replenishing energy, and he didn't care about the taste at all.

Besides, rice balls already taste pretty good. When fighting or traveling, we ate soldier rations, and those tasted indescribable—dry and a bit bitter.

"I can make an exception and order myself a bowl of miso soup today," Kakuzu thought as he stepped out of the trading hall.

Not long after Kakuzu left the trading hall, the price of pig iron began to rise again at an incredible speed!

Although the information channels of those nobles and merchants were not as extensive as those of the ninja villages, they still reacted quickly.

The inexplicable rise in pig iron prices already puzzled them greatly, but they were a group of people who wouldn't act without seeing the benefits first, so they didn't make any rash moves.

When the news of the Uzumaki clan, Konoha's subordinates, launching a surprise attack on Kirigakure reached them, they hurriedly took action.

The relationship between Konoha and the Uzumaki clan is so close that they're practically inseparable. In the eyes of the nobles, the Uzumaki clan's raid on Kirigakure and Konoha's raid on Kirigakure are the same thing.

It seems Konoha, having received the funding, is getting restless and is preparing to target Kirigakure!

This is going to be another fierce battle!

The nobles of the Land of Fire, who dealt in pig iron, were truly delighted at the mention of war. After all, they didn't have to go to the battlefield; it was those annoying ninjas who were dying. They were overjoyed!

This ninja war will be another big profit.

It's just a bit of a pity.

The timing for buying pig iron at the bottom was too late; prices had already been inflated, resulting in a significant loss of profits for the wealthy.

Considering the recent series of measures taken in the Land of Fire regarding pig iron, someone must be pulling the strings behind all of this!

The answer is obvious: that bastard Daming was eating all the food behind their backs!

As for Konoha, they didn't even consider that direction. How could these ninjas, who only knew how to carry out missions and earn bounties, have any interest in getting involved in the pig iron business?

Konoha was merely a front man for the Daimyo, but considering Konoha's extraordinary martial prowess, these nobles didn't dare to settle scores with Konoha.

The nobles, having long been immersed in the business of hype, knew all too well what the secret to hype was: the fastest and most accurate information!

In this respect, they are far inferior to the Daimyo. The Daimyo has access to Konoha's intelligence network, and those ninjas can dig up information in virtually any way they want, while they are just a group of ordinary people.

Go find Daimyo!

The nobles who had a good relationship with him instigated a very important figure in the Land of Fire, the Minister of Finance who had been spat on by Uchiha Nan.

Although the Minister of Finance is nothing in front of Uchiha Nan, he carries considerable weight in the power struggles of the Land of Fire!

Every penny these insects amassed had to be paid as tribute to the higher-ups. The Minister of Finance, who had received many benefits in the past, naturally had the duty to represent the insects' interests and negotiate with the daimyo.

Daming, your eating manners are absolutely disgusting!

Fire Country Royal Palace

After the Minister of Finance handed a thick red envelope to his attendant, the attendant, who had previously been indifferent, immediately became all smiles and eagerly went to relay the Minister of Finance's message.

Before half a cup of tea had been brewed, the servant came out of the daimyo's room.

"My lord, the lord is unwell and cannot come to see you."

"I have something urgent to attend to."

"Please come back!"

Before the Minister of Finance could finish speaking, his attendant interrupted him.

The daimyo's attitude was very firm. He was not the one who initiated this deal; it was Konoha that was in charge. He was just profiting from it, and this time he was the one who was taking advantage of these insects.

They all complain about being poor in front of me all the time, yet their land holdings keep increasing day by day, and they don't pay taxes at all. That's not all.

It was common practice for nobles not to pay taxes on their land, but they even dared to tamper with the national treasury accounts. This was simply crossing the line for the daimyo. However, these scoundrels were in cahoots, deceiving their superiors and subordinates in various ways to keep it from them.

Now you're thinking of asking yourself for help?

late!

"How's the situation?"

"What's your given name?"

"..." As soon as the Minister of Finance returned home, the insects couldn't wait to swarm around him and start asking for information.

They've all come to us of their own accord; surely the magistrate wouldn't refuse to even give them a chance to talk.

The pig iron business is such a big deal, you can't just eat all the meat and leave them with only scraps, bones, and a little soup at the end.

We can all work together to manage this, since it's all going to be the ninjas' money anyway. This time, we can let the daimyo get a bigger share.

All eyes were fixed on the Minister of Finance, who could only shake his head with a wry smile. The daimyo was determined to monopolize the spoils this time, and was really going to let them have the scraps.

They are at the mercy of others, like fish on a chopping board. The distribution channels have been monopolized, and now they have no room for resistance.

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"It's all your fault. You shouldn't have listened to those ninjas. All that talk about accelerating the circulation of pig iron and making prices transparent was just nonsense."

"The daimyo is waiting for us right here!"

"You're blaming me now? I only nodded in agreement because you all agreed."

Why didn't you say anything in protest?

"Tch, why don't you fight back? Aren't you afraid a shuriken will end up in your head in the middle of the night?"

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The insects immediately erupted in impotent rage, attacking each other. Their high positions didn't mean they were more talented than ordinary people; rather, it meant...