This Uchiha is too popular

"This...this much money?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the bill in his hand in shock, momentarily questioning the meaning of life.

Not only him, but also the advisory group members beside him, such as Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, looked the same.

Even the notoriously ruthless Shimura Danzo was speechless with shock at this moment.

It's not that they've never seen money before, but rather that there's just too much of it.

For people of their status, ordinary amounts of money have long lost their meaning.

But it is precisely because of this that they know how important and precious money is.

Throughout history, countless organizations and powerful forces have fallen because of money.

They are so shocked because they know the significance of money.

During this year, with Konoha's extensive operations, the Yoruichi Group established itself throughout the Land of Fire, and its annual report was sent over directly.

This was the profit they had agreed upon beforehand; according to the pre-arranged terms, it was theoretically 30% of the profit from Night-Shining Cigarettes.

But this mere 30% profit was equivalent to Konoha's annual military expenditure.

What does this equate to?

The profits from just 30% of the Night-Shining Cigarettes alone could double Konoha's current military budget.

If this were all the profits, wouldn't it have multiplied Konoha's fiscal revenue several times over?

Even someone like Danzo Shimura was speechless when he saw this profit report.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that the things he had done in the past were somewhat shameful.

He fought tooth and nail there, doing so much dirty and tiring work, only to gain a little benefit in return.

As a result, by turning around and cooperating with others, Konoha's fiscal revenue has doubled in the blink of an eye.

"Cooperating with Yeming Group is indeed a viable approach."

Looking at the report, Koharu and the others exclaimed in admiration, "We never imagined that cigarette profits would be so substantial; it can easily lead to a surge in revenue."

"The village ninjas are quite satisfied with these missions; they're not very dangerous, and the profits are quite substantial."

I'm extremely satisfied.

Compared to fighting to the death with other ninjas, they are now only suppressing some illegal businesses. In most cases, they are just dealing with ordinary people, which is no challenge for professional ninjas.

Moreover, compared to other employers, Yeming Group is generous with its pay, not only spending lavishly but also providing excellent hospitality.

Compared to others, Konoha ninjas naturally preferred mission assignments from the Yoruichi Group.

This creates a win-win-win situation.

The Nightfall Group gained market share, Konoha gained profits, and Konoha's ninjas also received generous mission rewards, making it a win-win situation.

As for who lost?

That goes without saying.

Anyway, nobody cares.

"According to Ye, once the market stabilizes next year, profits can expand further, and the amount that can be distributed to Konoha at that time should be even greater."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also very satisfied with the generous reward given by the night.

With this money, the village can do many more things.

It not only trains more ninjas, but also helps to better develop Konoha and make it more prosperous.

"Now it seems that cooperating with Yeming Group was indeed a good choice."

Koharu and the others were full of praise for their cooperation with Ye.

Prior to this, because of the significant impact of the collaboration, they had actually harbored some doubts about cooperating with Ye.

After all, this is the first time we've partnered with a company to launch such a large-scale operation.

However, considering the generous compensation and the pretext of cracking down on illegal businesses, they chose to agree.

In retrospect, it was the right choice.

"Partnering with the Yeming Group is certainly a good idea, but could we get them to give up more?"

Danzo Shimura spoke up: "We've put in so much effort, yet we only get 30% of the profits?"

In his view, the rapid development of the Nightfall Group was all thanks to Konoha.

Without Konoha's protection, the Yeming Group would never have been able to develop to its current state.

Konoha has invested so much, yet they can only get 30% of the profits?

"How can we take 30% of a 10% profit while they take 70%?"

Danzo Shimura spoke up: "It should be three for them and seven for us."

Hearing this, the others also turned their attention to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In other circumstances, it would be fine, but given the situation of Yeming Group, even just 10% would be a huge amount of profit.

In this situation, is it really too little for Konoha to take only 30%?

"It's already pretty good to have this share, after all, they are the ones who commissioned the mission."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, taking it all in stride: "Without them, we wouldn't have been able to get this money."

"Moreover, it wasn't just us who took the money; it seems that Daming also took a significant share of the profits."

Shimura Danzo and the others were not surprised by what Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

Judging from the fact that the daimyo specifically issued the decree, it's clear that the Yeming Group has even taken care of the daimyo, so it's not surprising that they would use some of their profits to bribe the daimyo.

Even so, it can't be too little.

Koharu Utatane also spoke up, agreeing with Danzo's opinion: "It should be at least 40%."

"But if we do that, wouldn't it damage Konoha's reputation if word got out?"

Mitokado Homura said, "Once a reputation is damaged, it's very difficult to make up for it later."

The profession of ninja is about accepting missions, completing them, and then receiving payment from the employer.

In this industry, reputation is the most important thing.

Otherwise, if you see that your employer has money and want to raise your price, who will dare to continue hiring you?

Therefore, for the ninja village, reputation is of utmost importance.

"It's actually quite simple to do this."

Danzo Shimura said calmly, "As long as it's not Konoha that raises the price, but he does it on his own initiative, that's fine."

"Hiruzen, if you're worried, leave this matter to me."

I guarantee you a satisfactory result.

"Maintain a proper balance."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Danzo Shimura beside him, then said, "Don't use those extreme methods."

"Remember, he is our employer."

"I see."

Danzo Shimura nodded, then quickly got up and left.

He acted very efficiently, finding the night the very next day.

To his surprise, before he could even visit the other party, Ye sent someone to invite him.

Soon, a meeting began.

"I never expected Lord Ye's residence to be so simple."

Upon arriving at Ye's lodgings, Shimura Danzo looked around at the furnishings with a hint of surprise on his face.

Ye is now a well-known tycoon in the Land of Fire, with his wealth ranking among the top in the entire country.

But the place where he lived still looked simple.