In the following days, the Northern Lands experienced a surge in shopping.
Even the local residents bought a lot of new items, let alone the outsiders.
Of course, many problems arose, but the operational issues were insignificant; the most serious problem was espionage from various countries.
These people aren't here to spend money; they're here to gather intelligence.
"Kumogakure, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Yugito? He actually ran right into the line of fire!"
In the Golden Shadow Office, Orochimaru flipped through lists of spies from various ninja villages who had come to the Northern Lands to gather intelligence.
The information about the ninjas sent by Konoha was the most vague, but the Net in Konoha also sent back news, so it was probably Danzo's Root ninja.
Apart from Kirigakure, which still practices the Bloody Mist Graduation and didn't send anyone, the other ninja villages mostly sent Anbu Ninja.
"These people have been getting increasingly unruly these days. Should I take over some work for them?"
Standing opposite Orochimaru was the shark-faced young man, Kisame, the Shadow Guard, who was reporting the situation with a sinister grin.
Standing beside him was Zabuza had no expression on his face.
Once inside the Northern Lands, security was taken over by the Shadow Guard and the Military Police Force, and the two, one overt and one covert, managed to govern the Northern Lands very well.
"Pay close attention to the movements of the people from Kumogakure, especially this one!"
As he spoke, Orochimaru moved a document in front of the two of them, which contained detailed information about Yugito.
"The Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, do you intend to kill her or capture her alive, sir?"
Kisame grinned bloodthirstyly; he was itching to get his hands dirty after being so calm for too long.
Let alone him, at least these guys can still occasionally handle odd jobs. Orochimaru can't even remember the last time he had a proper fight.
As Tailless Tailed Beast, Kisame certainly has the right to say such things.
"Capture them alive, and deal with the rest!"
Orochimaru doesn't want to escalate things too much with the other ninja villages right now. His career is just starting out, and it's not wise to offend them too much.
"That's the Jinchuriki the Two-Tails!"
Zabuza, Zabuza the side, spoke up inappropriately, clearly indicating that this kid's perspective hadn't improved yet.
Despite his fearless demeanor, his perspective is ultimately limited.
Not only him, but many people in the Northern Lands who had never seen Tailed Beasts before would feel fear when they encountered one for the first time.
"When you come, bring some of the best students from the Ninja Academy. How come you've been out in the world for so long and still look like you've never seen the world before!"
Orochimaru glared at Zabuza with annoyance. "You need to use your brain to survive. If you can't beat them, why don't you call for backup?"
Even after becoming a double-flower red stick, how can you still have the same old mindset? In the Original Work, you deserve to be a traitor for life!
Zabuza being scolded. Why was he always the one getting scolded when everyone else was wearing white robes?
"If the Jinchuriki riot, I will be there in person!"
Orochimaru waved his hand, dismissing the two men, Orochimaru then resumed examining the documents on the table.
Not long after, another knock sounded at the door, and Orochimaru knew who it was without even thinking.
From afar, one could hear Pakura walking upstairs in her high heels; she was the only one in the entire building who frequently knocked on the office door.
"These are the performance reports for the major commercial streets yesterday!"
Pakura handed a set of data to Orochimaru. This task was originally under the Kakuzu, but that guy was not capable of doing such things.
That guy only knows how to count money all day long, so in the end, it was Pakura who coordinated the data and calculated the profits and losses.
"Not bad, not bad, it seems business is really good!"
I took a quick look and saw that daily consumption is increasing. At this rate, most shops will be able to break even within six months.
However, since we've just opened, the data is still unstable and it's impossible to have such data every day.
But it's already a very good start. People have to be willing to take risks, and horses have to be let loose. A thousand days to build a boat, one day to cross the river. The road is made by people walking, and things are accomplished by people!
"Quite a few cars have been sold; it seems there are still quite a few wealthy people!"
As Orochimaru had predicted, the top-performing businesses were naturally casinos, followed by cars, watches, and women's products.
Having previously exploited those Daimyo, they naturally wouldn't dare disobey Orochimaru, but they weren't the only wealthy people.
There are also many wealthy business owners who are not short of money.
"How is the road construction in the Northern Lands progressing?"
Orochimaru continued, "To get rich, you must first build roads. Now that cars are out, it's impossible not to build good roads."
Unlike the asphalt roads of my previous life, where you could just put a quest in the quest log and a bunch of Earth Release ninjas would come and accept it.
"The project has been completed within a 10-kilometer radius of the Northern Lands and is now extending to the surrounding villages..."
Orochimaru spent the entire afternoon dealing with the affairs of the past two days until nightfall.
"Captain, should we go and test their strength?"
In a room in the outer city of the Northern Lands, ninjas from the Kumogakure gathered together.
The Kumogakure sent a total of ten ninjas, in three ninja squads.
The team leader was Yugito, who fell into deep thought after hearing the team members' report.
"They don't have many security personnel, but as soon as there's any commotion, ninjas from all over will rush over!"
After a long pause, the Yugito slowly spoke. After observing for the past two or three days, they had roughly figured out the personnel distribution of the Northern Land Security Department and the Anbu.
It can be said that the Northern Land Tower is the place where the most people gather, and it is also the place where the Northern Lands ninjas appear most frequently.
It was clearly impossible to infiltrate directly; we had to find another way.
"Danzo of Konoha informed me before I came. Konoha ninjas will be traveling with me, which will make entering the inner city much easier!"
Yugito revealed her final plan, which she had made up her mind after observing for the past two days.
The defenses in the Northern Lands were simply too tight. Although the area was large and their personnel were widely distributed, the number of patrols was unusually frequent.
"That's great! With Konoha's assistance, our risks will be greatly reduced!"
Upon hearing the news, the vice-captain spoke up, saying that while those guys couldn't be completely trusted.
However, given shared interests, temporary cooperation is not impossible.
"I believe other ninja villages will also respond to our actions..."
With the action plan finalized, the ninjas of Kumogakure dispersed.
At midnight, apart from the casino in the building, which was still brightly lit, many villagers had already fallen asleep.
Just after midnight, a huge explosion shattered the silence, instantly waking many people from their sleep.
"Damn rat! I was just about to take a nap, and who the hell messed things up for me!"
Inside the village Military Police Force office, Zabuza was startled by the explosion, and anger surged into his heart instantly.
"Quick, go and see what happened!"
Zabuza immediately led a group of Military Police Force ninjas toward the sound of the explosion!
Just two minutes after they left, an explosion was heard in the east of the Northern Lands.
As if by prior arrangement, an Explosive Tag was subsequently thrown to the south, north, and even at the entrance of the Military Police Force.
In a short while, smoke filled the Northern Lands, and at the same time, many dark figures darted into the inner city.
"Damn it, who's got a death wish, disturbing my sleep in the middle of the night! Zabuza a good-for-nothing?"
In the office above the building, Kakuzu, who was on duty, was also awakened and looked out the window cursing.
Good heavens! If you didn't see it, you'd think it was Chinese New Year in the Northern Lands, with explosions and Hikari everywhere.
Looking down again, the Military Police Force was nowhere to be seen; it was now just a pile of ruins...