"Sorry for the wait, honored guest from Kirigakure. My business has been rather busy lately, which delayed things for a bit."
Karn said apologetically. It was two months past the scheduled time. What Kirigakure needed was medicine, and a two-month delay might have meant casualties.
However, this Kirigakure ninja did not pull a long face either, saying understandingly, "It's fine. The stock you kept at the pharmacy in the Land of Waves was enough for what we needed recently, and after this transaction, Kirigakure's medicine supply will last for a long time again."
Currently, Karn had a total of seven shipping vessels-four were bought, and three were built by himself. By this time, gas-powered steamships already existed, but it was quite strange that despite the emergence of such power machinery, no industrial revolution had taken place.
After this Kirigakure ninja confirmed the transaction details, he prepared to board the ship and load the cargo. Kirigakure ninjas would follow the entire way; after all, this cargo was worth over one hundred million ryo, and Kirigakure had dispatched one jonin and five chunin. However, per Karn's request, they had concealed their identities and were not wearing forehead protectors.
Yet Karn noticed that this Kirigakure lead ninja seemed to have something he wanted to say to him. After finding an opening, Karn took the initiative to ask, "Do you have something you wish to tell me, honored guest?"
"Is it showing that obviously? Sorry, Mr. Karn."
This Kirigakure ninja looked to the left and right, then spoke with a slightly solemn expression, "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Terumi Shin, a jonin of Kirigakure. Approaching Mr. Karn this time is because I want to purchase a batch of supplementary supplies, among which there is no shortage of medicine."
Buying supplies privately was