Uchiha Chiri Wants a Child

A month passed.

Akatsuki Ninja Village sent a secret envoy to contact Konoha and begin deliveries.

To avoid suspicion, the Chakra Metal was not handed over all at once. It was split into five shipments, each containing exactly enough metal for one ninja blade.

Toji personally finalized the deal and paid a hefty sum for the purchase.

Each batch of metal was priced at thirty-five million ryō.

He did not feel bad about spending the money. It was essentially moving money from one hand to the other. Once it passed through Akatsuki Ninja Village and Kakuzu's hands, the cycle of money making money would soon be complete, turning it into even more money.

Despite all the concealment, the appearance of this batch of metal at this particular time still caught the attention of clever people.

Toji arrived at Root early.

He first went to the Puppet Group, where its leader, Nara Masato, reported on recent developments.

"Orochimaru is a true genius," Nara Masato said with frank admiration. "His talent is obvious to all. Since the research group was established, no researcher has ever displayed such astonishing ability."

"Lord Hokage, you have taken in an extraordinary disciple."

Toji accepted all the praise with a cheerful smile.

Then, he handed the sealing scroll containing the Chakra Metal to Nara Masato.

The moment Nara Masato saw the metal, his expression changed. As if he had guessed something, he cautiously asked, "Lord Hokage, where did this batch of Chakra Metal come from?"

"The village secretly purchased it through a transaction with Akatsuki Ninja Village."

Nara Masato frowned and began analyzing the matter. "The quantity is wrong. There is far too much. How could a small village like Akatsuki Ninja Village possess so much Chakra Metal? Unless they discovered a metal mine, then the