Uchiha Makoto: Daimyo, I'm Using Your Money to Handle Your Affairs,

To handle your affairs!

"Then it's settled."

"I'll cooperate with your plan. When are you planning to start?"

The Daimyo bared his teeth in a grin. He was already growing impatient to start the Tulip operation.

Once a person's moral bottom line was breached, it became very easy to plummet all the way down into the moral mire. In any case, I won't be the one going bankrupt when the time comes!

"We can start anytime. The entire plan was prepared before we came to meet you."

"Your Highness, this time, we're going to make a fortune. Afterward, fifty percent of the profits will be given to you as you've prepared."

"Fifty percent?"

The Daimyo frowned, beginning to doubt his own ears. Had he misheard the number?

Fifty percent?

Did you damn ninjas understand anything about the rules for making money among the gentry of the Land of Fire?

I'll get my money back in full, and we'll split the rest thirty-seventy. I'll take seventy percent.

Even for that thirty percent, you'll have to kneel to receive it!

"Your Highness, it is fifty percent."

"Lord Makoto specifically emphasized that although Your Highness has very little to do and can obtain a large sum of money just by sitting in the palace, your share must absolutely not be reduced because of that. Thirty or forty percent won't do. It must be fifty-fifty. Only then will it reflect Lord Makoto's sincerity in continuing to cooperate with Your Highness!"

"Lord Makoto also emphasized one other point. All the profits from this operation will be invested in ninja village construction. Only a powerful ninja village can protect the Land of Fire and safeguard the Daimyo!"

"Could Your Highness truly not see Lord Makoto's sincerity in this cooperation?"

Kazuma blinked innocently.

Of course, he knew what the Daimyo of the Land of Fire meant, and he also knew the rules followed by the vermin of the Land of Fire. But Uchiha Makoto had already instructed him that fifty percent was the minimum bottom line. Not a single percent less was acceptable!

However, considering that the Akatsuki Ninja Village was still relatively weak, he could only play dumb while issuing veiled threats.

For this reason,

Kazuma had specifically emphasized "Uchiha Makoto's sincerity in cooperation" while speaking.

He had gauged the degree just right, so neither side would lose face.

In short,

Daimyo, establishing a ninja village costs a lot of money. Even if I take some for myself along the way, it's only right and proper.

I'm not asking for your money. I'm using your money to handle your affairs. You don't want Hashirama Senju to dominate the Land of Fire alone, do you?

The Daimyo's expression darkened in an instant. He naturally understood the unspoken meaning behind those words. If he wanted to continue cooperating, then the profits from this operation had to be split fifty-fifty.

At the same time, the demonic chant of the Hashirama Senju Threat Theory rang out once more in the depths of the Daimyo's heart.

If they couldn't restrain Hashirama Senju's advance and allowed the ninja village they established to dominate the Land of Fire alone, or even expand further, the consequences would be impossible to estimate.

"Your Highness, there's no need to agonize over this. Lord Makoto's attitude is very firm. It must be a fifty-fifty split. He absolutely won't take even one percent of your share!"

Seeing the Daimyo's shifting expression, Kazuma stepped forward and added another line. Both of them knew that this was meant ironically.

"Then I'll accept Uchiha Makoto's sincerity!"

In the end, with the support of the Hashirama Senju Threat Theory,

the Daimyo still held his head and agreed to the division of profits. Every ninja, without exception, was disloyal!

Kazuma nodded, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. He had been worrying about how to deal with the consequences if the Daimyo truly refused to accept this division of profits. Fortunately, everything had proceeded smoothly. Hashirama Senju is really useful!

"I still have matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. I won't be keeping you here for a meal."

Although the Daimyo had reluctantly agreed to the profit-sharing terms, he was still seething with rage. His mood was terrible, and he urgently needed to vent it. As for eating, the Akatsuki Ninja Village had swallowed twenty percent of his stake this time. That amounted to an astronomical sum, and they still wanted him to treat them to a meal?

Don't even think about it!

Kazuma watched the Daimyo leave, huffing and puffing, without showing any displeasure. After all, he was the Daimyo. It was normal for him to have a bigger temper.

The next day.

The Tulip Bubble Operation Plan officially began.

Although the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire was extremely displeased by Uchiha Makoto's ugly appetite, he still cleared the way at every turn, providing both money and manpower!

Originally, Uchiha Makoto had planned to use part of the funds for constructing the ninja village to purchase tulips. But now, with the support of the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire, the funds for buying at the bottom had become incredibly abundant. The Daimyo really was a man of dignity after all!

Over the next few days,

Kazuma took a large amount of money and began purchasing tulips throughout the Land of Fire.

Although tulip prices were still low, they were not something ordinary commoners could buy simply to admire, and the supply available on the market was also extremely limited.

An influx of such a large amount of money could easily cause prices to surge.

Therefore, to avoid unnecessary trouble and prevent certain people from becoming alert, the process had to be fast. For the past few days, Kazuma had led a group of people throughout the Land of Fire and even the surrounding countries, constantly maintaining Shadow Clones as they traveled. They slept in trees whenever they were tired, swallowed Ration Pills to force themselves onward whenever they were hungry, and continued purchasing tulips from the market.

They had to buy enough tulips before the market reacted and prices rose sharply!

The details were naturally excruciating. In this era, ninjas relied entirely on their own legs when traveling!

A few Ration Pills down the hatch tasted truly awful, but they were genuinely effective. They could keep running all night!

Moreover, the ninjas of the Ninja World were all practically superhuman! The Ninja World was vast, but ninjas really did move incredibly fast.

During the First Shinobi World War, the Second Mizukage of Kirigakure led his troops on a forced march. In a short time, they bypassed most of the Land of Fire, crossed several small countries along the way, and launched a surprise attack on Iwagakure with lightning speed, ultimately dying together with the Second Tsuchikage!

Just looking at the map was enough to see how absurd that surprise-attack route was, but a ninja's legs could truly create miracles!

"We've finally stockpiled enough goods!"

Kazuma looked as if his body had been hollowed out. Seeing the warehouses packed full of tulips, his face showed the expression of someone who had just been saved.

Heaven have mercy.

The Ninja World was vast, but ninjas could run fast. With the support of Shadow Clones, as well as the extremely limited means of transmitting information in the Ninja World, they had seized an absolutely perfect window of time. Very few people had realized that someone was stockpiling large quantities of tulips.

Although the price of tulips had risen with the large-scale purchases, it had only increased by a little over onefold, approaching twice its original price. Compared to the frenzy that followed, this increase was nothing to speak of.

"Darkness, you can inform the Daimyo to prepare for the next phase."

Kazuma said this.

The next step required the Daimyo to make an appearance and cause tulips to resound throughout the entire noble circle!

As for signing contracts and trading with the flower farmers, there was no rush. If he continued working day and night, Kazuma truly felt that he might die from exhaustion.