Rich Enough to Rival a Nation, So Why Bother with Cultivation?

The Fourth Raikage looked at Darui.

"You said you found something useful. Which company?"

Darui pushed the thickest file toward him.

"Heavenly Earth Trading Spiritual Material Collection and Cultivation Company."

"The one that specializes in buying medicinal herbs?"

"Yes. It is also the most unreasonable one."

Darui said,

"Heavenly Earth Trading has more than a hundred thousand employees. It takes in large numbers of rogue ninja and also shelters displaced refugees."

"After the Dark Exchange House was destroyed, many rogue ninja who had nowhere else to go entered Heavenly Earth Trading in droves."

A Kumogakure Jonin could not help interjecting.

"A hundred thousand people? Who do they sell all those herbs to?"

"Outsiders have found no record of them selling any of their output."

Darui pointed to the documents behind it.

"This is also the only Uchiha-owned company that has sustained massive losses year after year. Every year, Heavenly Earth Trading consumes nearly half the family's income."

The white-haired elder snatched up the documents.

"They lose that much and still keep it running?"

"Not only have they not stopped, they are continuously expanding."

Darui continued,

"Heavenly Earth Trading scours the world for rare medicinal herbs, while purchasing plenty of ordinary herbs as well."

"They have also bought vast numbers of mountains with unique environments, using them to cultivate and research all kinds of rare treasures."

"What have they developed?"

"Unable to find out."

"What about the spiritual materials they collect?"

"They are all kept for internal use by the Uchiha Family and are never sold outside."

The white-haired elder's hand slowly tightened around the pages.

"Over a hundred thousand people, losing such an enormous sum every year, all just to provide medicinal herbs for the family's internal use?"

Darui nodded.

"Based on the flow of funds we can trace, that