"Grandpa Kosuke, I need a helmsman who can keep up with me, not a veteran who sticks to his laurels and dwells on the past."
Veteran...
Yes, he is old. So old that he has almost forgotten that he was once a Jonin who could stand alone. So old that he is used to the inconvenience caused by this prosthetic foot.
Over the years, he has watched Food Is Heaven expand faster and faster, and Senju Chen's layout become bigger and bigger. He saw from Senju Chen that neither First Hokage nor Second Hokage had anything. It was an ambition to subvert the past.
He now also wants to see how far Senju Chen can go and how much change it can bring to Shinobi World.
"Okay, then I will listen to Young Master Chen, and let me try to keep up with you in the future." At this moment, a trace of relief and longing flashed in Maruboshi Kosuke's eyes.
Before leaving for Orochimaru's secret base, Maruboshi Kosuke made a comprehensive report to "Star" on all the information he had accumulated.
The two of them were still sitting in the quaint tea room, but this time, the atmosphere was completely different.
"Young Master Chen, this is the total revenue report of 'Food Is Heaven' in Five Great Nations last month." Maruboshi Kosuke pushed a thick account book in front of "Xing" with a focused and rigorous expression.
"Capital of Fire main store is still our leader, with a net profit of 13 million taels. Land of Birds branch, due to its special geographical location and frequent business travel, has a stable profit of 3.5 million taels."
"The branches in the capitals of the four major countries have been on the right track after the initial run-in. City of Wind has the lowest net profit of four million taels due to the high cost of food transportation. City of Lightning has strong folk customs and generous consumption, and has the highest net profit of six million taels. City of Earth and Capital of Water are around five million taels respectively."
"Xing" listened quietly, tapping his fingers lightly on the account book.
In just a few months, the total income from catering alone has exceeded 30 million taels. This is already a terrifying figure that would make any famous person look at him.
"At the training base, sixty orphans and thirty teenagers from poor families were taken in last month from various places." Maruboshi Kosuke changed a scroll and continued to report, "Everyone's background has been strictly reviewed to ensure their innocence. Currently, the total number of people in the base who have received the first phase of loyalty and basic skills training has reached three hundred."
"Yeah, very good." "Xing" nodded, "Talent is the foundation, and we must not relax on this matter."
"Yes."
Maruboshi Kosuke paused and his expression became more serious. Next, came the highlight of this report - intelligence.
"First of all, there are the movements of famous mansions in various countries." He spread out a Shinobi World map, which was densely marked with different colors of ink.
"The Land of Fire daimyo has been addicted to a card game from Land of Rivers recently, and has wasted a lot of government affairs. Several important ministers have criticized this. Our people have already placed a well-trained maid in the inner court of the daiming mansion through the channel of 'Food Is Heaven'."
"Land of Wind, Fourth Kazekage Rasa seems to have quite a disagreement with Council of Elders of Sunagakure. The reason is about reducing ninja military expenditures and investing in the research and development of puppet troops.'Food Is Heaven The shopkeeper of the Z'City of Wind branch hosted a banquet last week for a core member of Council of Elders. From his drunken words, we learned that the elders believed that Rasa's policies were too radical and were shaking the foundation of Sunagakure."
"Land of Lightning, Third Raikage A are still the same as before, acting vigorously and resolutely. Kumogakure has recently held frequent military exercises at the border. It is worth noting that Third Raikage's son led people to Konoha. It may be because of Konoha Hokage died suddenly in battle, and Third Raikage sent his son to find out what was true."
"The aftermath of Land of Water, Blood Mist Policy is still continuing. Although Fourth Mizukage Yagura's purge operations have been restrained, there are still undercurrents inside Kirigakure. Many survivors The descendant families are in secret contact and seem to be planning something. In addition, Mr. Kiryu Xiu of Capital of Water has been in close contact with several business giants recently and seems to be preparing for a shipping chamber of commerce that spans several countries."
Listening to these messages from all over Shinobi World, big or small, bright or dark, "Xing"'s expression did not change at all, but his brain was working rapidly, piecing together these scattered fragments into a complete Shinobi World dynamic picture.
This is the effect he wants.
"Food Is Heaven" is not only a tool for making money, but also a pair of eyes and ears that he has placed throughout Shinobi World.
"Finally, it's the urgent secret message sent back by Mr. Kakuzu from Land of Rain." Maruboshi Kosuke took out a scroll sealed with a special technique from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
"Xing"'s eyes narrowed slightly and he took the scroll.
Opening the scroll, there was the short and cold handwriting of Kakuzu.
The content is divided into two parts.
The first part is the action report of him and the person code-named "Tooth" in Land of Rain. It said that they successfully contained "Demigod" and Hanzo of the Salamander, and gained a precious breathing space for the "Akatsuki" organization that was on the verge of collapse. The core teams of Nagato, Konan and Yahiko were preserved.
But the second part, only a short sentence, made "Xing"'s pupils shrink suddenly.
"While tracking Hanzō, traces of Konoha Shimura Danzō were suspected to be found."
Danzo?
Danzo went to Land of Rain?
"Star" immediately passed this information intact to the main body through the spiritual link.
In an underground cave.
Senju Chen's body, which was sensing White Zetsu's movements with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes.
"Danzo went to Land of Rain?"
Land of Rain...
Senju Chen suddenly remembered that in the original work, Yahiko died, Nagato completely fell into darkness, and Rinnegan went berserk. One of the masterminds behind all this seemed to be Shimura Danzō!
It is vaguely mentioned in the original work that Amegakure is located between the three great kingdoms of fire, wind and earth, and its strategic position is extremely important. Under the rule of Hanzō, Konoha can spend money to hire Amegakure ninjas perform "dirty jobs" such as assassinations. The concept of peace pursued by Yahiko means that once Akatsuki takes power, Konoha will lose this important "tool man".
Moreover, the rapid development momentum of Akatsuki aroused the vigilance of Danzo. He was worried that this new force would become the enemy of Konoha in the future, so he decided to strangle it in the cradle by borrowing a knife to kill while it was still in its infancy.
That old guy just wants to use Hanzō's hand to get rid of "Akatsuki" whose ideas are contrary to his, and at the same time further control Land of Rain!
"Damn old fox, that's where he went!"
He was still wondering before, with Danzo's intelligence network, how could he be chased around the world by the Public Security Department like a headless fly. Now it seems that the old guy just deliberately exposed some irrelevant whereabouts to attract Konoha's attention, and his true body has long since sneaked into the chaotic place of Land of Rain!
What does he want to do? Repeat his old tricks?
No! We must not let him succeed!
Today's "Xiao", although still very immature, is already a "beater" that he has planned. Nagato's pair of Rinnegan is an indispensable part of his future plans.
Senju Chen did not hesitate at all, immediately contacted the clone and directly issued the highest priority order to "Foreman White Zetsu".
"Order! All units searching for traces of Danzo, immediately allocate half of their strength and sneak into Land of Rain! Even if every inch of the land there is plowed, they must find Shimura Danzō for me!"
"Remember! Once discovered, you can only investigate and don't alert the other party!"
"Yes! New Master!" Foreman White Zetsu responded excitedly to Senju Chen.
After doing all this, Senju Chen still feels unsafe.
That old guy Danzo is full of tricks and methods to save his life. White Zetsu's surveillance alone may not be foolproof.
"Another insurance is necessary."
Senju Chen With a thought in his mind, a figure exactly like him emerged from the soil behind him.
Senju Chen asks this clone to go to Land of Rain. To be on the safe side, prepare to find Hatake Sakumo and Kakuzu first. Once you lock the position of Danzo, grab it if you can. If you can't, kill it directly.
This is the advantage of having many clones. If you have something to do, you can do it separately, and if you have nothing to do... well... you can wander around when you have nothing to do.