The news that Hidden Cloud Village had successfully captured the Eight-Tails and received help from the Hokage of Konoha quickly spread throughout the Shinobi World.
Before understanding what kind of shady dealings were going on between the two parties, no one would have any malicious intentions.
The return journey from Kumogakure was extremely smooth.
Darui knew that the journey back to Hidden Cloud Village was so smooth because the Kumogakure team played a role, but not much; the main reason was Ren's intervention.
This made Darui feel, to some extent, that it was worth the money.
With the conclusion of the Kumogakure's operation to capture the Eight-Tails, the Shinobi World once again fell into peace.
Time flew by, and more than a month passed quickly.
The Shinobi World was at least outwardly peaceful, except for occasional reports of ninjas slaughtering civilians in the Land of Rice Paddies.
The ninjas didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.
The Land of Rice Paddies Fields has the Otogakure, which receives only slight attention from the outside world and is not the focus of much effort.
Kakuzu, wielding a poisoned Shuriken, killed more than a dozen rioting civilians.
Looking at the disgusted and fearful eyes around him, Kakuzu finally understood the meaning of a word.
Foolish and rich!
This kind of business is impossible to sustain, but Uchiha Yushu thinks he can make a lot of money.
That's incredibly stupid!
However, Kakuzu knew that if he could believe what Uchiha Yushu said, he probably wasn't very smart either.
There's no other way; business still needs to be done.
Kakuzu is eager to ship the goods, since Konoha is continuously supplying them, filling warehouses to the brim.
This also made Kakuzu realize what it means to have a lot of money.
The goods are indeed valuable, but Kakuzu need is real money, banknotes that you can hold in your hand and feel their texture and weight.
Kakuzu knew he wasn't good at business, so he set up a chamber of commerce and recruited some professionals to sell his wares.
So far, apart from selling a few items sporadically, there has been no income whatsoever.
This was already the tenth or so groups of troublemakers that Kakuzu had dealt with. For this, Kakuzu specifically used ninja tools to kill the troublemakers, instead of blasting them to smithereens with a bunch of Ninjutsu.
"Get out of here, you out-of-town businessmen!"
"We don't need your goods!"
"You are not welcome here, and you will not be able to sell a single item!"
"..."
The cruel methods only intimidated the crowd for a short while. Soon after, under the instigation of some people, they drove away Kakuzu's "Red Horn Trading Company" again.
If Kakuzu hadn't known that killing all of them would completely destroy the Red Horn Trading Company in the Land of Rice Paddies, Kakuzu have loved to wipe them out with a few Ninjutsu.
"Kakuzu, it seems we're not welcomed here. The people here don't need our goods. Let's go to the next town!"
An elderly man in his forties or fifties, hunched over, offered a soft suggestion from the side of Kakuzu.
Kakuzu glanced at the old man with a cold glint in his eyes. Aside from knowing a bunch of useless sales tactics and constantly suggesting that he try different places, the old man was completely useless.
This guy isn't as capable as his resume suggests. Luckily, his team has a contract that means they won't get a penny if they can't sell the goods.
Otherwise, Kakuzu would have killed this guy long ago.
Unable to think of any other solution, Kakuzu had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the old man's suggestion.
New place, new hope, followed by despair.
The same thing is repeated over and over again in different ways.
Half a month later, they had visited the last town in the Land of Rice Paddies.
Kakuzu is already numb.
Konoha's products have no market in small countries.
"Kakuzu, the Land of Rice Paddies might not need these things. How about we try the Land of Hot Water next?"
"Okay, but not us, just me. You've all been fired!"
Kakuzu still clings to a sliver of hope, hoping that the next country will open up a market for him.
While Kakuzu was traveling alone to the Land of Hot Water, Sasori, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, appeared by Kakuzu side.
"Kakuzu, you'd better not rush off. I've discovered something interesting."
Three days later.
The old man, dismissed by Kakuzu, arrived at a luxurious mansion.
"My lord, that foolish ninja has definitely left. He should be in the Land of Hot Water by now, ready to make his mark!"
"Hmm, well done."
The adult dressed in the attire of a high-ranking official from the Land of Rice Paddies offered only a brief compliment.
At that moment, a chilling voice suddenly rang out.
"You guys did a great job too. If it weren't for my quick thinking, I would have been fooled!"
It was on Sasori's advice that Kakuzu secretly stayed in the Kakuzu of Land of Rice Paddies.
The old man, still lying on the ground, was terrified when he saw Kakuzu's figure.
"Chief of the Kakuzu City, listen..."
Before I could finish saying what I wanted to say, the place was reduced to ruins.
Having understood the Kakuzu, Kakuzu finally got the hang of it.
The market can only exist within the reach of Ninjutsu.