Madara, let's change the world together!

He had traveled to the Land of Fire, but this year he was mainly active in the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Frost, and the Land of Lightning.

I've been traveling for so long.

He had seen parents so impoverished that they sold their children;

He has seen people who place their hopes on cults;

He had seen ninjas who were completely disillusioned with the world;

The two Shinobi World Wars had a profound impact on the world. The large-scale wars caused even greater damage to the world and its people than the Warring States period.

He pondered deeply—when would the peace envisioned by the First Hokage finally arrive?

How long will it take for people in this world to understand each other?

Unexpectedly, this led him to start paying attention to things he hadn't previously cared much about.

Tomoya was waiting for Jiraiya to continue on from where he left off, but the other man abruptly changed the subject and asked a question directly.

"Zhi Zai, there are other merchant guilds in your Hatsuhi City besides the Konoha Merchant Guild, right?"

Jiraiya looked at Tomoya with a scrutinizing gaze.

Tomoya's expression remained unchanged; he simply asked Jiraiya.

"Why do you say that?"

"Our caravan in Sunrise City was originally established based on Lord Yuan's noble connections, and the Konoha Merchant Guild is precisely our way of integrating the commerce of the Land of Fire."

Jiraiya said with certainty.

"Because they look so alike."

Tomoya was taken aback.

"The model of the Cloud Mountain Trading Company in the Land of Lightning is too similar to that of the Leaf Village Trading Company."

Isn't it normal to look alike?

Tomoya raised a question.

"Our Konoha Chamber of Commerce has always had exchanges with chambers of commerce in other countries, and it's normal for us to learn from each other's models."

"Isn't Konoha, as the first ninja village to be established, the model that other ninja villages have followed?"

"It's not the same at all."

Jiraiya rejected Tomoya's explanation.

"Although the five hidden villages share the same model, their core values ​​and cultures are greatly influenced by their respective regions."

"Just like the people of the Land of Lightning are generally taller, and most of them have white or black skin."

"People from the Land of Fire are shorter and thinner than those from the Land of Lightning, and their skin is mostly yellow."

Seeing that Tomoya wanted to speak, Jiraiya simply raised his hand to silence him and continued to express his own views.

"Just assume that all of you chambers of commerce believe that the same system model is the best, which is why it's the same."

"And what about behavioral patterns?"

Jiraiya looked at Tomoya, his voice limited to a range that the two of them could hear.

"Chizai, you said that, didn't you?"

"Businessmen are profit-driven creatures. They will pay the price for any benefit, whether it is explicit or implicit, as long as it is worthwhile."

"The reason you were willing to treat me with such high standards back then was because you valued the friendship of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha far more than the price you paid."

"What about the orphans?"

What about disabled people?

"What about the villages on the verge of extinction?"

"And what is the value of these?"

Jiraiya's expression was unusually serious, yet full of wisdom.

"Don't tell me that your Konoha Chamber of Commerce and Unsan Chamber of Commerce believe that investing in these people will guarantee sufficient profits."

"Then why don't you recruit large numbers of people in towns with healthy adult labor force?"

"No, you do that too, but not like those shameless businessmen who only want to make more money and relentlessly exploit their workers."

"Your ability to become a leading chamber of commerce among the major powers is due to your unique products and a large pool of talent, not to your charity of orphans and the disabled or your efforts to renovate dilapidated villages."

Tomoya was speechless.

Indeed, their charitable work consumes an enormous amount of resources.

Moreover, doing this kind of thing inherently carries enormous risks, and it's very easy to not receive commensurate rewards.

If it weren't for Lord Yuan's discerning eye for talent and the strong foundation he had built beforehand, we wouldn't have been able to wait until the first batch of talented individuals had grown up.

It was because they had secured a monopoly in the market beforehand that Churi City was able to prosper so much.

Abundant capital, excellent teaching staff, loyal talent, and a monopolistic market.

Their City of the Rising Sun has grown rapidly under the leadership of Lord Yuan, through a continuous virtuous cycle.

The belief that sustained all of them in their struggle was accumulated over time from these seemingly disproportionately disproportionate gains and losses.

Countless people, driven by this unwavering belief, resolutely pursued the figure they admired.

Like him.

Tomoya clenched his fist, thinking of the commemorative coins he had collected.

Each one made him feel that he had helped Master Yuan, adding a handful of sand to the realization of that distant ideal.

There are countless people like him in the city of Chu Ri.

The sand gathered by countless individuals will eventually form a tower, providing powerful assistance to that great person.

Tomoya couldn't help but laugh.

Unexpectedly, Jiraiya would care about something that most people wouldn't care about, which led him to discover that the merchant guilds of the major countries actually belonged to their Hatsuhi Castle.

You should know that many of the cunning merchants who dealt with them didn't even notice.

"Just a coincidence."

Let's just consider it a coincidence.

Jiraiya chuckled, his previous wise demeanor vanished, and he downed a bottle of sake in one gulp.

"Gah!"

"Cool!"

"Tomoya, please pass on a message to Gen for me."

Ok?

"Please thank him for giving these people a home."

Jiraiya leaped onto the carriage and lay down on it.

"Go to sleep!"

Tomoya remained silent.

He raised his right hand and connected with Kiyoi Gen's spirit through the [Star Link].

Lord Yuan, something has happened.

'Thank you?'

Sitting at his desk, Kiyoshi Gen couldn't tell whether he was smiling or sighing.

'What a hero, sometimes reliable, sometimes unreliable!'

I hope to see a different "Jiraiya Gouketsu Monogatari" in the future.

Chapter 186 The Increasingly Busy Kiyoi Gen

The caravan successfully reached its destination on the third day.

Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and Mikoto Uchiha began their return to Konoha.

Jiraiya, on the other hand, continued his journey.

It's worth mentioning that Kushina and Mikoto's relationship has suddenly improved, and they've been chatting together a lot these past few days.

As for Minato, he was left out in the cold by the two of them.

Girls' topics are not something that every guy can chime in on.

Everything is normal.

This includes Ai Shimizu, who developed feelings for Tsunade, Shizune, Kurenai Yuhi, and Kakashi Hatake at Konoha House;

Kiyoi Megumi, who was in charge of all affairs at Hatsuhi Castle;

And

"Honey, the phone is ringing on silent mode. They need to talk to you."

"Lord Sasha of Loulan called to say she has something to ask you and asked if you could go to Loulan."

"Xiao Ming came to ask when today's instruction would begin."

This afternoon, Kiyoshi Gen, who was thinking about having some private time, heard Bai Miao's report and sighed.

"I see."

Shadow Clone Technique!

The two wells were separated.

One went to answer the phone, and the other went to Loulan.

As for the original body, go and teach this increasingly eager-to-learn new disciple.

The first clone of Kiyoshi Gen picked up the phone.