Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

Fujiwara Akira is a merchant from the Land of Fire.

Although he is a businessman, he also has some aristocratic background.

Or rather, his father was a nobleman from the Land of Fire.

However, because he was naturally interested in business, he did not inherit the noble family business, but instead embarked on the path of a merchant.

Now, he is considered a well-known businessman in the Land of Fire.

What Fujiwara Akira needs to do now is to secure a multinational order from the Land of Fire.

Transport herbs and food from the Land of Fire to the Land of Wind.

The local grain crop yields in the Land of Wind are extremely low, but the land is also rich in gold mines.

Gold is extremely popular among the nobility in the Land of Fire.

What Fujiwara Akira needs to do now is to sell the abundant grains of the Land of Fire to the Land of Wind at a higher price, and then sell the gold of the Land of Wind back to the Land of Fire.

Although the time cost is not low, the return on investment is ridiculously high.

Goods worth ten million taels can be traded back and forth, earning fifty million taels in profit!

It was precisely this enormous profit that made him willing to take the risk even in such a chaotic world.

Besides, he is a businessman.

Merchants are people most ninjas don't want to mess with.

In addition, he hired several Konoha ninjas, so ordinary ninja teams would only take a detour when they encountered him.

His safety is still relatively guaranteed.

Moreover, now that the Second Shinobi World War has ended, his safety is no longer an issue.

Returning to the trade routes, to travel from the Land of Fire to the Land of Wind, one would need to pass through either the Land of Rain or the Land of Rivers.

His chosen route for this trip was the Land of Rain.

There was no other reason than that he had traveled the route through the land of rivers many times, and there was really no development value there.

The Land of Rain, though chaotic, offers many opportunities.

Perhaps he can find some business opportunities in this peaceful period.

He planned to construct a trade route from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain and then to the Land of Wind.

Thinking of this, Fujiwara Akira looked at the ninja beside him.

"How much longer until we reach the town near the Land of Rain?"

Upon hearing Fujiwara Akira's question, the Konoha ninja looked down at the map.

"It's another ten minutes' walk to Amatsu-cho."

"What's that over there?"

Fujiwara Akira squinted and looked at a city that was vaguely emerging in the rain not far away.

The Konoha ninja looked at last year's map and then at the city.

"Uh, maybe the map is a bit...outdated?"

Fujiwara glanced at the Konoha ninja, then had his attendants pull the carriage toward the rain-soaked city.

From a distance, the city doesn't seem very big, but once you get close, its grandeur and magnificence instantly overwhelm everyone's mind.

At the main gate of the city, three large characters are written.

Xiaoguang City.

Fujiwara Akira fell into deep thought.

How could a city of this size exist in the Land of Rain?

He looked towards the doorway.

Several ninjas in uniform stood on either side of the gate.

They are checking the information of people entering the city one by one.

The line wasn't long, and soon it was Fujiwara Akira's turn.

"Hello, welcome to Xiaoguang City. Do you have a Xiaoguang City residence permit?"

Fujiwara Akira frowned; this was something he had never heard of before.

"no."

The rain ninja glanced at the goods on the carriage behind Fujiwara Akira and asked.

"Do you have a business license?"

"no."

Fujiwara Akira couldn't stand this interrogation, so he spoke up directly.

"I am a merchant from the Land of Fire. I am here in the Land of Rain to do trade. I happened to pass by your city and would like to come in and take a look."

"I see."

The ninja nodded, then took a piece of paper from his waist and handed it to Fujiwara Akira.

"Just fill out the registration form and you can go in."

The rain ninja explained with a smile and a kind voice.

"Please don't take offense, the unrest just ended recently, so the checks are very strict."

Seeing Yu Shinobu's attitude, Fujiwara Akira softened. He took the pen from her and scribbled a few lines on the paper.

Soon, he received an identity card.

His information was written on it, and there were some notes at the bottom.

"Please come in."

The rain ninja stepped aside and nodded to Fujiwara Akira.

Upon seeing the Konoha ninjas behind Fujiwara Akira, he stopped them.

"Sorry, you also need to complete some procedures."

"What?"

Several Konoha ninjas were somewhat dissatisfied, but at Fujiwara Akira's prompting, they obediently completed the formalities.

The group entered Xiaoguang City together, and Fujiwara Akira immediately looked around.

The wide and clean streets are lined with small pavilions for shelter from the rain and public trash cans.

Shops are arranged in a neat and orderly fashion on both sides of the street.

Flower shops, jewelry stores, fruit shops, clothing stores, restaurants...

There are guards patrolling both sides of the street, who are responsible for answering questions from passersby.

Their clothes had a unique logo embroidered on them.

A warm smile graced their faces, making them look like they genuinely loved their job.

Fujiwara Akira glanced at the Konoha ninja behind him, then spoke.

"You guys stay here for a while, I'll wander around by myself."

"But your safety."

Fujiwara Akira glanced at the Akatsuki City guards around him, who were looking at him with displeasure, and then waved his hand.

"Don't worry."

After saying that, he walked toward the nearest ninja tool shop.

Akira Fujiwara had a dream of becoming a ninja.

He was quite curious about what kind of rare treasures the ninja tool shop had.

Thinking of his aristocratic father, who was about to turn sixty, he felt it was necessary to give his father a gift.

After all, he was grateful to have been able to defy public opinion and embark on a business career.

In the eyes of the traditional aristocracy, merchants were a symbol of shame.

When he said he wanted to be a businessman, he could clearly see the disappointment in his father's eyes.

Even so, the other party still gave him a large sum of money and introduced him to some of the most famous merchants in the Land of Fire.

He could never forget this kindness.

Upon entering the ninja tool shop, the first thing you see is a huge screen.

This is... a television.

As a nobleman, Fujiwara Akira had naturally seen such things before, but why would such a thing appear in a ninja tool shop?

Fujiwara Akira suppressed his curiosity and looked at the shop owner.

"Welcome! What would you like to order?"

Behind the shop owner hung two large signs.

Fujiwara Akira could clearly see the large characters on it.

Xiaoguang City Business License.

Ninja tool retail license.

Noticing that Fujiwara Akira's gaze swept over the license behind the boss, the boss immediately explained.

"Our store has a business license from Xiaoguang City and a license to sell ninja tools. You can buy with confidence; there will absolutely be no defective products."

Fujiwara Akira nodded, but frowned slightly.

Do you have any ninja tools you'd recommend? Something I could give as a gift.

"certainly."

With the store manager's smile, a flat, tablet-like object was pushed in front of Fujiwara Akira.

On the tablet, there are nearly a hundred exquisite and vivid ninja tools labeled from top to bottom.