Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

At that moment, Arai was terrified.

He was terrified.

He feared that if Yubi opened his mouth, what he said would be the same as his previous guess.

Therefore, he did not give Yubi a direct answer.

I can't bring myself to say it.

Arai's sudden silence made Yubi's eyes flash.

He was certain... that the person in front of him had become suspicious of him.

"It seems he's also trying to uncover the truth about his connection with Scorpion... although it's unclear exactly what he felt was amiss, but..."

Yubi thought to himself, and slowly closed his eyes.

But the next second, he opened his eyes and smiled again, "I just wanted to tell you about my plan, Mr. Arai. That's all. You don't need to be so nervous."

"Huh? The plan?"

"Yeah, a plan to sell our Sunagakure's medicine... What else did you think it was?"

Yubi walked to the side, poured Arai a cup of tea, and said casually, "Now that the finished drug is available... it won't be easy to open up the market. We need to give the outside world an acceptance process. My initial idea is..."

Yubi then proceeded to explain his sales plan in detail.

To quickly open up the market, they would personally pay to contact and negotiate with other ninja villages or countries, offering them compensation.

Then they used wars to build their reputation, and so on.

Yubi explained in great detail, but some of his ideas sounded like pure fantasy to Arai.

This was something he had never imagined.

In his eyes, Yubi's medicine was enough to be a hot commodity, so why should he spend money to pay other villages in advance, and even give them a share of the profits from selling the medicine?

Arai couldn't understand it.

"It will take time for the ninja world to accept our medicines; things won't go as smoothly as you think... The situations in some villages and countries are more complicated. Furthermore, once the value of these medicines is understood, selling them to other forces could easily lead to attacks, kidnappings, or sabotage by enemies. So... let's all make money together; we also need to leverage local resources to ensure market stability. Besides, the money we give them is just a pittance..."

"Most importantly, given enough time, they'll gradually get used to the feeling of getting a huge sum of money for free and getting a good deal... Once they're addicted, this invisible chain of interests will bind them to our Sunagakure village's big ship, and they won't be able to escape... If they dare to be hostile to our village, we'll cut off their supplies. That's the value of a monopolized market; its deterrent power is no less than military means..."

Yubi laughed.

"hiss…"

Arai gasped.

My spine feels cold.

He hadn't expected that Yubi would consider this matter so deeply and so thoroughly.

"How's my plan going?"

After saying that, Yubi asked with a smile.

"I...I don't know...what to say."

Arai sighed with mixed emotions.

"If you really want to make big money, you still need to rely on war to stimulate demand... I just don't know when the next Shinobi World War will be..." Yubi sighed deliberately.

"Teacher Arai... if my plan succeeds, how much of a contribution do you think I will make to the village?"

"If you really succeed... your achievement will be enough to influence not only the village, but also the ecology and structure of the ninja world."

New shaft.

"It's not that powerful... It's just another means of checks and balances and boosting the economy. The five great nations will still fight each other, after all, the grudges have been brewing for a long time, and this kind of thing alone can't overthrow them. The source of war is the human heart... not external things. However, it should be no problem for our Sand Village and the Land of Wind to improve their status and voice among the five great nations and ninja villages."

"Moreover, this kind of medicine can only generate short-term profits. We need to seize the opportunity and open up a sufficient market share, because once time goes on, other villages will have the resources to imitate this medicine. As long as they have the technology, they can simply pick up the existing ones and make a generic version without much difficulty."

"This is one of the reasons why I don't allow the participants in the research to leak even the slightest bit of information."

It turned out to be the case.

Arai was stunned.

"Medicine is just the initial strategy I want to use to change the village's economy; there's more to come..."

"Yubi... It's a blessing for everyone in Sunagakure to have you."

Arai spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"What if... I die during the plan?"

Caught off guard, Yubi suddenly asked.

"Well…"

This caught Arai off guard, leaving him unsure how to respond.

"Am I more valuable, or is Fengying more valuable?"

Yubi asked another question.

"What...what...do you mean?"

Arai's breathing became somewhat rapid.

"Hahaha... It's nothing, just kidding! As ninjas, everyone aims to become the village's Kage. Although I don't have much desire for that... it's impossible for me to say I don't care at all."

Yubi said cheerfully.

"Well…"

Arai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"If your plan succeeds, you will definitely be able to take over as the next Kage... I don't think the Third Kage will have any objections to this."

Arai smiled and said, "You were already well-liked in the village, and now you've accomplished something so significant. In a few years, you'll have all the merits, achievements, strength, and honors you deserve. Even Rasa, I think if you were a competitor, would voluntarily withdraw."

"So, Arai-sensei, you're supporting me?"

Yubi revels.

"certainly."

Arai nodded.

Seemingly sensing that Arai's psychological defenses were crumbling, Yubi then changed the subject.

The two talked for another fifteen minutes before Arai finally left the hospital.

Before leaving, Yubi repeatedly instructed him not to tell anyone about the "finished medicine".

It wasn't that he didn't trust them, but... these medicines were related to the future of the village.

The consequences of leaking information are self-evident.

As for the people in the research lab, apart from Saori, all the other personnel were 'diverted' by Yubi during the drug formulation process, which intercepted as much information as possible about the formulation of the finished drug. Moreover, these people were carefully selected and had been 'immersed' in the hospital for so long, so they could be trusted.

Arai understood the seriousness of the matter and naturally agreed.

...

But after leaving the hospital, Arai wasn't thinking about the medicine, but about the future of the village.

Instead, he was reviewing what Yubi had said to him that day.

He always felt that this little guy was saying something in a veiled way.

It made his mood feel like he was on a rollercoaster, with ups and downs, and even he, who had been through countless battles, was a little overwhelmed.

At first, there was great joy, then great panic... and then a persistent sense of unease that lingered in my heart.

In those few short hours, the change in his state of mind gave him a suffocating feeling, as if he were slowly crawling out of the mire of death.

Even more serious than that, beyond description.

Before coming to see Yubi, Arai had already envisioned some scenarios.

Returning to the internal conflicts within the village, today's meeting still hasn't dispelled some of his suspicions and concerns.

On the contrary... it deepened his thoughts.

"Yubi..."

Arai felt his mind was a mess.

"Am I more valuable, or is Fengying more valuable?"

To make matters worse, Yubi's words kept lingering in his mind, refusing to leave.

It made it difficult for him to calm down.