Madara, let's change the world together!

"Mr. Gen, Konoha warmly welcomes you."

"We will fully cooperate with your business development."

Kiyoshi Gen nodded with a smile.

"of course."

"I also really like the atmosphere in Konoha. Doing business here can be very profitable, which will surely help our cooperation further."

"Furthermore, after the investment, I hope to designate a group of ninjas to take on my requests."

"Naturally, it requires the other party's consent."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded firmly.

"No problem, I agree in the name of the Hokage!"

Chapter 136 Konoha has two commercial streets

Kiyoi Gen became a guest of honor in Konoha and had a very pleasant conversation with the Third Hokage.

Jiraiya, who was specifically asked to protect Kiyoi Gen's safety, had no choice but to follow them.

"Jiraiya, please take me to the shopping street on the west side."

"Also, send someone to give this coin to the caravan leader who came with us. He will understand."

Jiraiya accepted the coin and asked the guards stationed below the Hokage Building to do it for him.

When the Hokage gives the order and tells everyone that Kiyoi Gen is a distinguished guest of Konoha, these ninjas will help out with small favors for free.

"The commercial street on the west side."

Jiraiya remembered quite clearly that Konoha currently had two large commercial streets, which were home to many merchants.

These two commercial streets were built before he left Konoha for his travels, and they are now rare places in Konoha where one can buy a large number of high-quality goods.

Everyone who lives in Konoha Village has been to these two large commercial streets.

Young women and men, in particular, enjoy strolling around the shopping street in their spare time.

Have a drink, try some snacks, and play some games.

He also went to izakayas and bathhouses in the shopping district.

There are many women lingering in the izakayas there. If you compliment them and pay for their drinks, you can sit down and chat with them.

If the conversation gets interesting, you might even touch hands and take advantage of the situation.

Back then, this skilled bartender in Konoha relied on his handsome face and ample wallet to experience the waistlines of two beautiful women.

That was absolutely wonderful!

"Jiraiya, when you're thinking about women, try to control your expression."

"That's so disgusting."

Kiyoshi looked disgusted.

If he hadn't known that Jiraiya's lust was only verbal and involved occasional glances and touching, and that he was mostly chaste and likely still a virgin, he would have really looked down on him.

That's normal, though. Jiraiya's goal when he became a ninja was to increase his charm and win over all the beautiful women in the world.

He emphasized this wish to Tsunade when he confessed his feelings to her as a child.

This led Tsunade to completely disregard his confession, instead regarding Jiraiya only as a comrade-in-arms to whom she could entrust her life.

He was greasy when he was young, and he even spied on women's bathhouses while chasing Tsunade, and went to taverns to drink and have fun. No wonder Tsunade chose to be with Kato Dan.

Later, Jiraiya was able to grow into an excellent ninja and teacher because he traveled to various places, broadened his experience, and witnessed a lot of hardship.

"Cough cough!"

"I wasn't thinking about any of that!"

Jiraiya looked righteous and indignant.

Kiyoi Gen pointed to the crowds on both sides of the street, and saw that some people were pointing at Jiraiya, clearly referring to his previous performance.

Sigh, when will he finally get to see Jiraiya in person when he's reliable?

Anyway! We're almost there!

Jiraiya put aside some of his bad thoughts, and it was truly embarrassing that he had repeatedly lost face in front of Kiyoi Gen.

The two walked briskly for about ten minutes and arrived at the commercial street in western Konoha.

There is also an archway at the entrance of the street, which reads "Commercial Street".

It's really simple.

What are we doing here?

"You want to turn this place into a commercial complex?"

“There are many shop owners on the commercial street, so it’s difficult to persuade them.”

Jiraiya casually shared his thoughts.

This is true.

"No, it doesn't need to be that complicated."

Qingjingyuan walked over, and right under the archway, a middle-aged man dressed in expensive clothes saw the two approaching.

He rushed over, a smile plastered on his face.

"Lord Yuan, you've finally arrived!"

"Everyone on our commercial street has announced the closure of their shops in the past few days."

“The surrounding houses have all been purchased. As long as you give the order, we can clear this area and build a base at any time.”

The man in front of me is the manager in charge of this commercial street.

All the shop owners on this commercial street are employees of Chu Ri Cheng Wan Shang Hang.

"and many more!"

Jiraiya was completely bewildered.

"Yuan, does this mean this street is yours?"

Kiyoshi nodded.

"Yes, our Churi City has investments in various cities."

"The same goes for Konoha Village."

Jiraiya felt something was absurd and subconsciously asked a question.

"What about the commercial street to the east?"

"It's mine too."

wipe!

That's way too much money!

The only two places in the entire Hidden Leaf Village that concentrated a large amount of commercial resources turned out to be Kiyoi Genji's businesses.

That's natural.

Since he started trading at the age of four, Kiyoshi Gen has built the largest and strongest caravan by relying on his vision far beyond others, the help of a large number of people, and a little bit of luck.

In an era without centralized management and with limited trading, the large commercial streets he built in multiple locations and countries made him incredibly wealthy.

It can be said that Kiyoyuki is currently the largest real estate developer in the world outside of the five major daimyo.

With control of the entire Water Kingdom and numerous commercial settlements, he possesses extremely abundant resources.

With these resources, he was confident that he could completely control Konoha's economy.

“Prepare a place to accommodate caravans.”

"They should already be heading this way."

"Yes!"

The middle-aged man answered firmly and turned to walk into the commercial street.

It's already 3 p.m., and the most urgent task is to provide the caravan with comfortable lodging for the night.

Fortunately, the subordinates here have already been arranged.

"boom!!!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out from a shop near the entrance of the archway.

Broken benches and tables flew out.

Um? ! !

Jiraiya frowned immediately.

Who is so bold as to cause trouble in Konoha?

Kiyoi Gen was also quite surprised to see such blatant trouble-making in Konoha.

"Why won't you sell me wine?!"

"Is it because I don't have money?!"

"Huh?! You look down on me?!"

The shop owner trembled all over and collapsed to the ground in fear.

How can this woman be so terrifying?!

He was just following orders to close the shop early, so he simply said he wouldn't be selling alcohol anymore!

When Jiraiya saw the woman in a rage, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and didn't know what to say.

She had light golden low pigtails, a white cropped top, a mesh protective suit covering her exposed waist, a red pencil skirt, and a blue outer robe.

Just by looking at her proudly erect chest, one could tell that this person was Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin.

"stop!"