"Go find out everything these people own. I want to know exactly how many accomplices they have and how many supplies they hold."
Seated in the Kazekage's Office, Shingetsu had taken over Reto's seat. The Kazekage and senior officials she had displaced did not even dare breathe loudly, let alone do anything but obediently follow her orders.
That was not just thanks to Shingetsu's widespread fame. Madara Uchiha stood beside her, watching them like a predator. Though he had not said a word, his eyes made his meaning perfectly clear-
Disobey, and I'll kill every last one of you!
Shingetsu's second order was to closely monitor the assets and movements of the speculators on the list, making sure to uncover every accomplice and hideout.
This was hardly a difficult task. Infiltrating enemy territory to gather intelligence had always been a shinobi specialty.
The shinobi turned out in full force, deploying genjutsu, ninjutsu, and secret techniques in endless succession. Ordinary people stood no chance against these seasoned operatives. Before the profiteers knew it, the shinobi had uncovered their secrets, then followed the trail until they exposed a vast number of speculators and nobles manipulating the market from behind the scenes.
Looking at the report of their staggering assets and the tangled web of connections and marriages that practically amounted to a family tree, Shingetsu sank into thought-
The countless riches that generations of the Land of Wind's daimyō and nobles had squeezed out of their people had ultimately been used to destroy the Land of Wind itself. There was no denying the irony.
Shingetsu also had to admit that the current Daimyō of the Land of Wind was truly ruthless.
*Once we drag him out, I'll have that devious Tobirama give him a proper welcome. Let him learn what it means