Danzo and Hiruzen: I Must Make Lord Tobirama See Me

The desire to improve!

Considering that the entire clans were relocating, there were quite a few carts, horses, and belongings. The families' women and children also needed to be taken care of, so the trip back and forth would probably take quite a while. Thus, after only resting in the village for a few days, Sasuke Sarutobi and Shima Shimura planned to leave with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo left Konoha reluctantly.

During their time resting,

The occasional guidance Tobirama Senju offered to pass the time had already benefited the two of them immensely.

Now, both of them desperately wanted to accomplish something that would make Tobirama Senju see them in a new light and become his official disciples as soon as possible.

At the village entrance.

" Hiruzen, who do you think will become Lord Tobirama's disciple first?"

Looking at the village in the distance, Danzo spoke with a distinctly provocative tone. Although he and Hiruzen Sarutobi were around the same age, and had gotten along fairly well after spending several days together,

but

When facing Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose strength was about equal to his own, Danzo—perhaps because of his youthful nature, or perhaps because of fate—always wanted to outdo Hiruzen in everything he did.

Even when eating or running, they had to compare themselves. Who ate more? Who ran faster? Who could last longer? They even had to compare who could urinate farther.

There was no need to mention their training and sparring.

"Obviously, it'll be me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi answered confidently, unwilling to concede even an inch to Danzo!

"Hmph, all you know is how to brag."

Danzo curled his lip and immediately fired back.

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Enough. Stop wasting time, you little brats!"

"It's time to set off!"

Sasuke Sarutobi suddenly interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo's bickering. The two could only let the matter drop, though they were both seething inside. After exchanging a glance, they strode forward and began their journey.

Capital of the Land of Fire.

"Make way. I'm buying a hundred tulips today!"

"Why are you pushing?"

"Get in line!"

"..."

The line outside a tulip shop in the Capital of the Land of Fire already stretched far down the street.

People had begun lining up here as early as dawn. Of course, even with everyone competing this fiercely, they still couldn't get to the front of the line, because some people had lined up outside the shop the previous night.

This scene

was not limited to the Capital of the Land of Fire.

The entrances of the other shops selling tulips throughout the Land of Fire looked exactly the same!

The reason for such a spectacular scene

was naturally that Uchiha Makoto had blown up the tulip bubble.

To be honest,

Uchiha Makoto had somewhat underestimated the Daimyo's influence, and even more so the vanity of the nobles of the Land of Fire. They really were wealthy, willing to spend huge sums for the sake of temporary prestige by purchasing tulips.

Any noble who owned a room full of tulips could easily become the center of attention at a ball and win the favor of the beautiful young women present. They all wanted to see what a room full of tulips looked like, take a few pictures, and proclaim themselves refined, high-class ladies of an eminent family.

If it was a rare and unusual tulip, that was even more impressive. Even the Daimyo would invite you, hoping you would bring the tulip along so that he could admire art with you.

Which noble wouldn't want to establish a connection with the Daimyo?

At present,

the tulip market was like a barrel of explosives, ignited by Uchiha Makoto.

As the true operator behind the scenes, Kazuma silently pushed up the price of tulips. The process went far more smoothly than he had imagined; they barely needed to invest any money at all.

Wherever there was profit to be made,

the funds would naturally follow.

For the sake of their reputations and in hopes of winning the Daimyo's favor, the nobles were willing to spend fortunes.

When the Wealthy Merchants of the Land of Fire saw this, their eyes lit up at once. Like sharks that had smelled blood, they all brought out their funds and began betting on the tulip market, sharpening their blades and preparing to charge!

For a time, an enormous amount of capital poured into the tulip market.

Daimyo Palace.

"Your Highness, you're here."

Kazuma's eyes shone with the light of gold coins as he fiddled with the abacus in front of him, calculating the past two days' earnings from the ledger. When he looked up, he saw the Daimyo entering the room.

"Mm."

The Daimyo nodded, then found a sofa and sat down.

He had come this time to find out how the plan was progressing. Well... in truth, he simply wanted to know how much money they had made so far.

"Your Highness, things are going far better than we imagined!"

"The nobles are even wealthier than I imagined."

Kazuma stood up, an excited smile spreading across his face.

The tulip market was booming, with prices surging all the way upward. They had sold only a third of their current stock, yet they had already earned nearly 1.3 billion ryō!

It was simply terrifying!

"Is it really that much?"

The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire couldn't help showing a look of surprise.

The figure was even higher than he had imagined!

"Looks like those bastards really are rich."

"When a flood struck the northern part of the Land of Fire last year, I asked them to donate some money, and every last one of them claimed to be poor!"

"Those damned vermin!"

The Daimyo couldn't help recalling the flood that had occurred the previous year. Although the Land of Fire occupied the best region in the entire Ninja World, it still had to face the natural disasters common to agricultural nations.

Floods and droughts, for example.

This Ninja World was also empowered by natural energy, making natural disasters such as floods even more ferocious.

Faced with raging floodwaters, even hordes of Earth Release ninja would be helpless. The barriers raised by Earth-Style Wall would be destroyed in less than half a day.

Ninja were just as powerless as ordinary people when facing natural disasters. Of course, a ninja like Hashirama Senju didn't count. Could he even be considered human?

"The contracts with the flower growers have all been signed, right?"

The Daimyo couldn't help bringing up the latter half of the plan. The money they were earning now was merely an appetizer. The real feast was yet to come.

A few dozen billion ryō—was that a lot?

Mm. It certainly wasn't a small amount.

But it still wasn't enough to make the Daimyo go to such lengths to scheme over this tulip plan.

During this period, the Daimyo had constantly made public appearances, repeatedly displaying his fondness for tulips.

Just for this tulip-related affair, he had already held five or six banquets!

This time!

They had to make a huge profit!

They would bleed those vermin dry!

"Rest assured, Your Highness. Everything has been prepared."

"The price of tulips is still rising. It's not only the nobles anymore; the Wealthy Merchants have joined in as well. The price is still far from its peak. Please look at this price analysis chart. Once it approaches the peak, that will be the time for us to make our move."

Kazuma spoke with a smile.

With the Daimyo's resources backing them, they had practically mastered the tulip market's prices, inventory, and capital inflows. On top of that, professional analysts had drawn up this price analysis chart. Everything was under control!

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