On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

Yongze laughed twice, then remained silent.

He was wondering whether he should actually pay the deposit and then have the Kim organization make the Murakumogiri for him.

With the help of Cong Yunqie, his acting skills should be able to improve even further.

Although he didn't have that much money, he could apply to Minato, as it was part of the mission to get close to the Gold Organization.

Anyway, we can just take the money back after we take down the organization.

This is practically like getting a Murakumogiri made of chakra metal for free...

Chapter 55 High Emotional Intelligence: The Land of Freedom

After putting the design drawings away, Yoruji checked the time and said apologetically, "I'm afraid I'll have to excuse myself for a moment. There's a ceremony for the Kawakawa family later. The Kawakawa family is about to reach a cooperation agreement with our organization, and I have to attend."

Upon hearing this name, Nagasawa remained outwardly calm and said indifferently, "The Kawakawa family, are they very strong?"

If he remembered correctly, the River Clan was a fairly powerful ninja clan in the Land of Rivers.

The information about Minato doesn't mention any connection between the Kim organization and the River Family.

It's unclear whether the Kim organization recently made contact or if the two sides had a secret cooperative relationship all along.

Nagasawa prefers the latter.

A local power family wouldn't suddenly cooperate with an organization; even if there wasn't any deep cooperation, the two sides had at least been in contact before.

"The River Clan is a highly respected family in the Land of Rivers, so their strength is naturally considerable," Yozaki said with a slight smile.

"Gurala la la!"

Nagasawa laughed loudly, "Then I'll go with you and see just how strong the Kawakawa family is."

He wanted to go and see what kind of relationship the two sides actually had.

“Going together is no problem. The Kawakawa family has invited more than just our organization, the Kim. However, we’re not going to the Kawakawa family’s main residence, but rather their base in Ohei. The Kawakawa family’s roots are in southern Sichuan,” Yoji reminded them.

She was afraid that Yongze wouldn't see many strong people there, and that he would think she had lied to him.

Never offending her sugar daddy is a good habit of Yoshinori's, provided that the sugar daddy doesn't offend her either.

"It's alright, I'm quite free anyway."

Yoshinori thought for a moment and said, "Alright then."

She thought it would be good to bring Yongze along, as it would be like having a skilled bodyguard. This ceremony was likely to be anything but peaceful.

The Kawakawa clan's high-profile cooperation with various ninja organizations is likely making the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers somewhat uncomfortable.

If she's lucky, she might be able to find out more about Yongze.

She still remembers the powerful aura that suddenly flashed by yesterday. She is curious about just how strong Yongze is and how he compares to the leader of the Kim organization.

If Yongze is strong enough, she could try to promote cooperation between Yongze and the Kim organization and open up some markets in other places.

Suppressing the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Yoji led Nagasawa and a group of members of the Gold Organization toward the Kawakawa family.

Upon arriving at the Kawakawa family's residence, Nagasawa discovered that there were quite a few people there.

Moreover, the Kawakawa family's house here was much bigger than he had imagined. He thought it would be at most a large courtyard, but it turned out to be as big as a village.

Of course, the village here is not the size of Konoha Village; it refers to a normal village.

Yongze estimated that there were only so many places in Daping. If it were to be expanded to Nanchuan, wouldn't the territory of his own people be the size of a town?

Nagasawa estimates that the Uchiha Senju during the Warring States period were probably similar to this, and perhaps even larger in scale.

After all, the Land of Rivers is not as large as the Land of Fire.

Upon reflection, Nagasawa realized that the land of rivers seemed to still be in the Warring States period.

Although a nation was established, there were no ninja villages, and the daimyo was unable to effectively control the various regions, which were all controlled by local ninja clans.

'No wonder there are so many ninja organizations in the Land of Rivers, there's a reason for it,' Nagasawa thought to himself.

If the forces of the Land of Rivers were concentrated and a ninja village were established, it might become a formidable force.

However, although they are all from the same country, they actually govern themselves, a situation that is welcomed by ninja organizations.

In a unified and powerful nation like the Five Great Nations, do you think any ninja organization would dare to build its base there?

Because everyone knows that this is like turning on a light in a toilet—it's suicidal.

"I wonder what the Kawakawa family is up to this time, that they've invited so many organizations over at once."

"Yes, look, those are the Kim organization members over there. Even they've come."

"What is the Gold Organization anyway? People are even getting involved in the black market."

Upon hearing these words, Nagasawa felt as if he might be drawn into the political vortex within the land of rivers.

The River Family is up to something; Larkin's arrival is just to bolster their influence.

Soon, everyone who came to watch the ceremony was led into a large auditorium.

The positions were probably assigned based on the organization's strength, and Nagasawa, along with Yoji, got a good position in the front row.

"Thank you all for attending the River Family's board election ceremony," a middle-aged man in formal attire said as he stepped onto the stage.

"Please welcome our council members to the stage."

A lean, elderly man who looked to be in his sixties walked onto the stage with a smile.

"Please welcome the successor to the stage."

A young man with a stern face walked onto the platform.

The lean old man opened a small, exquisite box on the table, took out an old-fashioned kunai with a blue teardrop pattern, and handed it to the cold-faced young man, saying:

"Goro, the family will ultimately have to rely on you young people. Don't worry too much about the past. Just do your job well. The family will always be your support."

The cold-faced young man's expression remained unchanged as he indifferently accepted the kunai, a symbol of his board member rights.

The old man seemed used to the young man's expression and walked away with a smile.

"This is our new director of the Taihei River, Goro Kawakawa. He became a director at the young age of twenty-three thanks to his outstanding abilities. Let's cheer for him!" the middle-aged man shouted.

"Kawakawa Goro!"

"Kawakawa Goro!"

The audience cheered.

The middle-aged man gestured for the atmosphere-setter to stop, then said, "I'm sure everyone is curious about the purpose of the Kawakawa family inviting you all to this ceremony."

In the past, the change of council members of the Kawakawa family was always an internal ceremony, or an invitation was extended to some factions with whom they had a close relationship. This is the first time that they have invited various factions to attend the ceremony in such a grand manner.

"Now our new board member will tell you."

After speaking, the middle-aged man stepped down from the stage, leaving only Goro Kawakawa on the stage.

Goro Kawakawa said calmly, "The purpose of our invitation to you all is very simple: to deepen cooperation, build a new Taihei, and make Taihei the ninja capital of the ninja world."

Nagasawa exclaimed, "Wow, they've already come to build a new Ōhei! Is the next step to build a new Kawa no Kuni?" Is this an open conflict with the daimyo?

However, Nagasawa felt it wouldn't be that quick, otherwise it wouldn't be the riverbank on the Ohira side that made the announcement, but the main family would announce it directly.

Perhaps they wanted to see the reaction of the daimyo of the land of rivers?

"I wonder if the Kawakawa family has reported this matter to the Daimyo."

Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out.

Everyone looked over and saw that it was a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance sitting at the back who asked the question.

Goro Kawakawa calmly replied, "Since when has the Kawakawa family had to report to the daimyo when doing business?"

"You!" The middle-aged man was surprised by Goro Kawakawa's tough attitude.

"Someone go and check if he has an invitation. I suspect he's sneaked in to cause trouble."

"A daimyo is still a daimyo; the Kawakawa family should not make a mistake."

After uttering such a harsh remark, the middle-aged man immediately made his escape and left the auditorium.

Chapter 56 A Fist Comparable to Wind Release

Instead of sending anyone to pursue them, Goro Kawakawa continued talking about the Kawakawa clan's plans for cooperation with various ninja organizations.

Afterwards, the middle-aged man who had been hosting on stage approached Goro Kawakawa and said:

"Goro, you've gone a bit too far. At the moment, our Kawakawa family is not prepared to immediately turn against the Daimyo."

Kawakawa Goro's expression remained unchanged as he looked at the middle-aged man and said calmly, "Do you think that if I were to be nicer, the daimyo would have a better impression of us and just watch the Kawakawa family grow stronger?"

“Jian, I believe you should know this better than I do.”

Kawakawa Ken sighed and said, "Although that is the truth, a daimyo is still a daimyo, a choice made by the Kawakami clan back then."

When the ninja world was establishing nations, the ninja clans in various parts of the Land of Rivers felt they could not lag behind, so they also formed an alliance and established a nation.

Since it's a country, it must have a daimyo. After a struggle, the Masaki clan, the ninja clan that now serves as the daimyo of the Land of Rivers, emerged victorious.

At that time, the Kawakawa family thought that losing was no big deal and didn't care too much. Anyway, he was strong, so they just lived their lives in his territory, and the daimyo couldn't do anything to him.

Unexpectedly, times changed so quickly. The status of a daimyo gave the Masaki clan tremendous advantages, and their strength grew rapidly.

The Masaki clan, which was originally weaker than the Kawa clan, is now subtly surpassing the Kawa clan.

They even proposed to create a ninja village, so that all the ninja clans could come together to form a ninja village in the Land of Rivers.

Can the River Family tolerate this? Of course not.

They control the best environment in the southern part of the Land of Rivers, living a very comfortable life. Why would they want to mess with that ninja village?

“Senior Ken, I am the director, and I will take responsibility for my words. If the family feels that I have said anything wrong, I will take the blame,” Goro Kawakawa said calmly.

"..." Kawakawa Ken wanted to say something, but in the end he put his hand down.

He only spoke to Kawakawa Goro, the newly appointed director, in private to save face for him, so that he wouldn't have said it at the time.

“You young people have ideas, but I’m old.” He Jian sighed and walked away with a somewhat lonely figure.

He already knew Kawakawa Goro's general personality; he was the kind of person who was rather arrogant. If he continued to say anything, it would only make Kawakawa Goro dislike him even more.