"A jōnin's corpse?"
Shan Juhua parted her cherry lips slightly, her surprise plain to see. Jōnin were all top-tier combatants; even their corpses needed to be properly preserved, and few ever made it onto the market.
"You may not have heard Sasori's name, but you've definitely heard of his grandmother."
"The renowned Chiyo."
There was a trace more wariness in Yū's gaze. Although Chiyo's strength had declined somewhat, she was still a Kage-level powerhouse, and among Kage, she ranked somewhere in the middle.
"What I value is Sasori's talent and background. If we can bring him into Dawn, the plan to advance into Sunagakure will become much less burdensome."
Yū briefly explained the connection between the two. Shan Juhua was no fool, and after considering Sasori's identity, she immediately nodded and agreed.
"I'll get hold of a jōnin's corpse."
What followed was a massive buying spree. After the Land of Wind's weapon shops were given the chance to establish themselves in Sand Village, they began their unrestrained invasion. This invasion was commercial in nature, and even the Kazekage could not uncover the hidden conspiracy for the time being.
This major promotion lasted for several days without showing any signs of weakening. However, in the later stages, Uchiha Yū changed strategies. Enough kunai had already been dumped on the market, leaving Sunagakure with no shortage of weapons, so the major weapon shops could only temporarily shut their doors.
The same went for vegetables with short shelf lives. If their prices were even slightly high, they would not sell. The lower-level merchants had only two choices: let their vegetables rot at home or sell them at a loss. Their capital was nowhere near as abundant as Dawn's, and the other side was waging an open and honest price war, forcing many people