As time goes by
The soybean war has officially begun.
In a place where no one is watching
Konoha's seed company suddenly stopped supplying soybean seeds to most parts of the Ninja world, only guaranteeing the supply to areas under Konoha's control.
Then it is
Soybean production across the entire Ninja world has plummeted!
" Kakuzu, come with me to the Five Kage Summit for a meeting."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
Kakuzu behind Uchiha Nan, responding with a sound of agreement, his eyes fixed on the intelligence report in his hand. The price of soybeans had skyrocketed in the last month or two, and Konoha had already built up large positions. Every time the price doubled, Kakuzu felt an orgasm.
Why isn't Hatake Sakumo here?
You mean Little White Hair?
Kakuzu hearing Uchiha Nan mention Hatake Sakumo, Kakuzu put down the intelligence report in his hand and muttered something under his breath.
"Little White Hair, he heard there's a meeting at the Five Kage Building today, and the Kage from the other four ninja villages are all coming to an online meeting. He's too scared to come. You know, the Kumogakure is really after him."
"Oh, no wonder."
Uchiha Nan laughed.
The Kumogakure issued a kill order against Hatake Sakumo, an unprecedented order in the Ninja world. In terms of how much importance they placed on Hatake Sakumo, they were even more impressive than the original story's Little Sun Minato Namikaze.
If you encounter Minato Namikaze Yellow Flash during the mission, you can immediately abandon the mission. The mission will fail, and you will not be punished by the village.
And Hatake Sakumo is...
If you encounter Konoha Hatake, the Hatake Sakumo, during the mission, you can immediately abandon the mission and hunt Hatake Sakumo. If the mission fails, you will not be punished by the village.
"Little White Hair is too timid. He'll never make big money like this. If his son is like him, he'll definitely be a good-for-nothing. He'll only ruin his son, turning him into a spendthrift who can't earn money!"
So what do you want to do?
Uchiha Nan chatted with Kakuzu as they walked.
"Then naturally he'll recognize me as his godfather, and I'll teach him how to make money."
Kakuzu said this as a matter of course.
"Aren't you afraid that Hatake Sakumo will chase after you with his ancestral sword and try to kill you?"
"I'm not afraid!"
Why aren't you afraid?
Because not being afraid is simply not being afraid.
soon
The two chatted as they walked to the newly built Five Kage Building in Konoha.
Conference room in the Five Kage Building.
At this moment, the Five Kage were gathered and holding a remote meeting. Uchiha Nan sat in the center of the meeting room, looking at the information in his hand, while the noise around him was so loud that it gave him a headache.
"Add more to my position!!"
"Buy all the cheap soybeans from the Land of Lightning for me!!"
"Someone's trying to steal our goods? Who??"
"The brother-in-law of the newly appointed Daimyo of the Land of Lightning?"
"Send someone to slip a Shuriken under his pillow tonight and make him hand over all the goods, or else..."
The phantom of the Third Ai rolled up his sleeves, brandished his fists, and roared at the Kumogakure Village high-ranking officials beside him. At this moment, his eyes were shining with golden light, and he looked like a madman. A noisy battle cry could be heard from the projection.
Clearly, the performance of the Kumogakure's higher-ups wasn't much better than that of the Third Ai.
Unexpected.
I never expected this.
The price of soybeans has risen so fast!
How long has it been?
It's already increased ninefold!
According to Konoha's professional analysts, the current price hasn't even reached the halfway point.
We must buy more!
Buy more shares aggressively!!
The opportunity to turn Kumogakure around is right in front of us. If we can make this money, we can almost cover our fiscal deficit!
Daimyo what if he's the brother-in-law?
This Daimyo's so arrogant he wants to get himself killed, why should I care about him?
As long as you have money in your hands!
It can get cash for the Kumogakure!
So what if I have Daimyo?
To hell with your Daimyo!
The Third Ai had a very poor impression of the new Daimyo of the Land of Lightning. Not only did the new Daimyo distrust him, but he also wanted to remove him from the position of Raikage.
Hidden ninja villages are hidden ninja villages, and nations are nations. Even the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning cannot arbitrarily interfere in the internal affairs of the Kumogakure!
I've already squandered all of Kumogakure's wealth. If this succeeds, I can earn it all back!
" Raikage, calm down."
"Mind your image; so many people are watching."
Ōnoki smoked his cigarette listlessly. His appearance wasn't much better than that of Third Ai, and his big nose was red with excitement.
In his joy, for a fleeting moment, he felt like a fool.
Making money is so easy!
" Hokage, can the Land of Fire release some cheap soybeans for me? I want to buy more. I bought too few, I really didn't buy enough!"
"Just a little bit. You know the situation in my Land of Wind; this place can't grow many soybeans to begin with. Right Land of Wind, I can't even buy them if I wanted to."
Kazekage Mosa looked at Uchiha Nan. He had originally intended to maintain a distance from Uchiha Nan for the time being, in order to ensure Sunagakure's independence. He also planned to emulate Konoha by developing businesses and investing in Sunagakure within Sunagakure, expanding his influence and minimizing Konoha's impact on the Sunagakure.
Given the current situation, making money isn't shameful. I'll wait until I make a fortune this time.
With more funds available, Sunagakure would be better positioned to weaken Konoha's influence within the Sunagakure.
As soon as Mosa spoke, the other three Kage all turned their gazes to Uchiha Nan. In the entire Ninja world, only the soybean production in Konoha's territory was normal.
In other words
Konoha is now the biggest player in the soybean business across the entire Ninja world.
Konoha absolutely has to make a killing this time. Hiss.
I'm so incredibly envious!
The gap between them and Konoha has widened again!
Too slow, too slow.
If this continues, when will the four great ninja villages finally get their turn, and when will they finally see Konoha's backside?
" Hokage, give us a chance to make money!" x4
The four shadows spoke in unison.
If Konoha were to spare even a tiny bit of storage space for them, they could feast to their hearts' content.
Although it's a little shameful, for the sake of money and my ninja village, my little bit of face is practically worthless now.
It's said that a man's knees are worth gold; when it's time to cash in, he should be decisive.
Uchiha Nan curled his lip, ignoring their words. These guys were really something.
I told you guys to buy more, but you all seemed indifferent.
Now, well...
These four Kage wished they could keep the remote meeting going forever, discussing the rising soybean prices with Uchiha Nan, and also trying to use Konoha's channels to acquire more shares.
Money, oh money.
Without money, you really can't do anything.
If they want to develop in all aspects like Konoha, they must keep increasing their annual budget. However, if they follow the normal development path of a ninja village, even if they work like Tobirama Senju, carrying out missions 24 hours a day to make money, they still won't earn that much.
Because they were earning money through hard labor, while Konoha was making money from money, the difference in their earning speed was not even a fraction of a second.
Furthermore, the Daimyo would certainly not be willing to invest heavily in developing the ninja village. For the Daimyo, the best state for the ninja village is to hover between being fed and starving, and to keep the number of ninjas below a safe level.
"Are you thinking of adding to your position now?"
Why didn't you do this sooner?
Too late!
"Figure it out yourself."
Sitting next to Uchiha Nan, Kakuzu was typing on his portable computer while promptly "sharing the burden" for the Lord Hokage Lord Hokage, saying the unpleasant things on his behalf.
Kakuzu's resolute words left the four Kage looking embarrassed.
Those green beady eyes are so annoying!!
Kakuzu remained unfazed by the four Kage's furious glares.
He's seen plenty of sword fights and bloodshed in his life!
They're just four Kage; how strong can they be First Hokage?
Still trying to acquire more shares from Konoha?
Stop dreaming!
I, Kakuzu, absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen. Even if the Lord Hokage agrees, I will absolutely not agree!
I, Kakuzu, am the one with real power in Konoha's finance department!
Normally I can listen to the Lord Hokage, but when it comes to making money, even the Lord Hokage has to listen to me!
and
Instead of trying to snatch soybeans from Konoha, they should hurry up and buy up soybeans throughout the entire Ninja world.
Time is running out; they've been accumulating positions for some time now.
The wealthy merchants of the Ninja world are no pushovers!
Although their intelligence networks were not as efficient as those of the ninja villages, they couldn't get inside information about Konoha.
But so much time has passed.
The unusually sharp rise in soybean prices caught even the most oblivious observers off guard. They began investigating the underlying reasons, eventually uncovering some suspicious activity. Then, like sharks smelling blood, they eagerly joined the soybean war.
This is like harvesting the entire Ninja world's worth of leeks (a metaphor for exploiting others).
How many years would it take to encounter such an opportunity?
The more capital a wealthy businessman has, the more complex his network of relationships, and the more insider knowledge he possesses, the more he understands how rare this opportunity is, and he immediately pours all his cash flow into the great cause of price speculation.
Be bolder.
Small business owners who wanted to avoid making the same mistakes over the past twenty years started using leverage. They felt that if they didn't seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it would be worse than death for them.
I'm going to bet my entire fortune with you!!
So the real climax hasn't even begun yet!
The next month or two will be the most profitable time. All the wealthy merchants in the Ninja world will turn their attention to the soybean business, and countless funds and cash flow will flow to them!
And no one can stop this, not even Daimyo!
Even now, the Daimyo wants to suppress the ninja villages.
Make them spit out the portion they've already eaten.
Hmph
The ninja village has plenty of ruthless ninja warriors willing to share the burdens and solve the problems of the Kage.
Such a Daimyo insect!
They deserve to be punished by Heaven!!
"So, everyone, you need to hurry. This is just an appetizer. Once the real massive influx of funds arrives, even if you're throwing cash at them and trying to buy more, no one will sell to you."
The Kakuzu then shared his analysis, causing the four shadows to narrow their eyes.
This... this...
That was so exciting!
So good!!
Damn it!!
What have we ninjas been fighting and dying for all these decades?
Why?
So many people died, and not only did we not make any money, we also accumulated a huge amount of debt.
Is this how Konoha makes money?
Why didn't you say so earlier?
"Pass down the order: Buy more shares!"
"Use all available resources to seize the goods. Those willing to sell should be paid to maintain their dignity; those unwilling to do so should be helped to do so with dignity!"
The four Kage roared, ordering their subordinate ninjas to get to work immediately.
We must buy it right away.
If you're any slower, the price will go up again, and you might not even be able to buy it anymore.
at the same time
The Daimyo of the Five Great Nations also held an emergency online meeting.
The Daimyo began to panic.
This year's soybean production has inexplicably plummeted, and prices have soared, which is utterly baffling, especially since soybean production was so high last year and prices were falling.
what is going on.
They quickly gathered the information using their intelligence network.
This is Konoha causing trouble!!
What about the Daimyo of the Land of Fire?
What's wrong with you? Are you just going to let Konoha run rampant in the Ninja world like this?
"Where is the Daimyo of the Land of Fire?"
"My lords, His Highness is unwell today and is unlikely to be able to attend the meeting."
The projection of the attendant beside the Daimyo of the Land of Fire appeared before the Daimyo of the four countries, saying that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was unwell today, had caught a cold, and was very ill, unable to even speak.
Not only can I not attend today's meeting, but also tomorrow's and the day after.
I will not be able to attend any future meetings.
I can only participate in the meeting once I've recovered from my illness.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire had already received a notification from Konoha, requesting his cooperation with Konoha's actions.
He readily agreed to Konoha's request. It wasn't like they were robbing him; Konoha was taking him along to fleece them. After all, he was the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, a true old money-grubber with a massive amount of cash flow.
"Asshole!!"
"Let him out!!"
"Do they think we're fools, that we can get away with faking illness?!"
"Sizzle sizzle"
While the four Daimyo were still hurling insults, the attendant had already cut off the signal.
What do we do now?
The four Daimyo were furious, feeling as if they had punched a cotton ball.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire is a beast!
Damn it, you beast!
Soybean prices have been soaring, and they've suffered huge losses this time.
My money!!
It was all my money to begin with!!
Soybeans are a pillar industry of their country, and now they've suffered a severe blow. All the money that originally belonged to them will go through Konoha and the Land of Fire, and who knows, wealthy merchants and nobles will also have to deal with it.
"War!!"
" The Land of Fire is going too far! They're completely disregarding us!"
"Do they really think that just because Konoha is powerful, the Land of Fire can dominate the Ninja world?"
The Daimyo were filled with righteous indignation for a time.
The Land of Fire is truly up to no good this time. It seems they've been plotting against them for years, otherwise this soybean crisis wouldn't have caught them off guard so suddenly.
They won't even have a chance to react!