"Kagejiro, you need to understand that once people use Ninja Loans and get a taste of the benefits, there's no way they won't use them a second time. I set up quite a few schemes this year and repossessed dozens of mortgaged houses. How could I not know these lowlifes' wishful thinking?"
"Big Brother Song, can't we speed things up? I'm already getting impatient."
"Kagejiro, don't rush. We'll have results soon enough. Umino Sasuke exchanged for an advanced Summoning Beast. Are advanced Summoning Beasts so easy to raise? Especially a premium one with Desert Giant Falcon bloodline. Even with our incomes, its upkeep costs are a little hard to bear."
"Yeah. If the upkeep costs weren't so high, and if the growth cycle didn't take several years, I'd want to exchange for one of those powerful Summoning Beasts too."
"Kagejiro, you saw it too. Umino Sasuke has already borrowed 1.5 million ryo from his relatives and friends. He's buried in debt. We won't even need to set a trap for him. Before long, his cash flow will collapse, and he'll have no choice but to rob Peter to pay Paul. Then all we need to do is offer him a Ninja Loan. Heh heh heh..."
After hearing Sarutobi Kagejiro and the others' scheme, Umino Sasuke wished he could storm in and execute the two of them on the spot. But reason suppressed his killing intent. There was still a long road ahead. Their clan status might protect them for a time, but not forever.
Still, he made up his mind. He would not let them survive this ninja war.
After continuing to gather intelligence and finding nothing else, Umino Sasuke took Tejudo to the hospital to visit Hyuga Asuka and, while he was there, ask about Gekko Yoru.
Unfortunately, after