A week later, a long queue formed at the gate of Land of Rain.
The purchase of caravans, camel caravans, cargo ships, representatives of chambers of commerce from various countries who came to "inspect", ninjas who came to "visit relatives", and a large number of young people who even picked Forehead Protector.
Kakuzu stood at the gate of the city, with an abacus flying in his hand.
"Customs clearance fee is 5,000 taels, cargo registration is 3,000 taels, and the caravan hire is calculated on a per-trip basis, and insurance is additional."
"So expensive?"
"Didn't you say you are exempt from tax for ten years?"
"The tax is exempted." Kakuzu said without raising his eyes, "These are service fees."
"..."
"If you want to save money, you don't have to hire a caravan." Kakuzu raised his head, "But Land of Rain there have been a lot of bandits recently, and we are not responsible for all your losses on the road."
The caravan leader gritted his teeth.
"Hire."
"Smart." Kakuzu scratched a mark on the booklet, "Next one."
At the same time, diplomatic missions from various countries gradually evacuated Land of Rain.
The first one to go was Iwagakure.
Tsuchiishi signed an "Ore Dedicated Line Passage Agreement" before leaving. After signing, his face looked ugly the whole way. The young ninja did not dare to ask, and only heard him mutter while crossing the border.
"20% off the freight. We transport our own mines and follow their methods."
"Master Tsuchiishi, isn't this great?"
"What a fart." Tsuchiishi gritted his teeth, "In another three years, half of Land of Earth's mines will have to pass through Land of Rain. By then, we won't even have the qualifications to fall out."
The young ninja stopped talking.
The second one to go is Sunagakure.
Captain Sunagakure signed the "Western Front Protector and Guide Contracting Agreement", which lasted for five years. After signing, he made an exception and treated the whole team to a drink in Land of Rain's tavern.
"Captain, are we making a profit or a loss?"
"It's a profit." The middle-aged man took a sip of wine, "There are hundreds of Chunin in the village who have been unable to receive tasks for almost two years. In the past five years, they have had work to do."
"Then why are you still sighing?"
"Because I was thinking." The captain put down the cup, "Is it another kind of loss to hand over the jobs of three hundred ninjas to others?"
The third one is Kumogakure.
On the day of signing, as soon as Nagato reached out, the other person was even more excited than if he came to the door. He took Nagato's hand and kept thanking him.
In that scenario, the only thing missing is giving money to someone with a pole.
Kirigakure is the last to go.
Mei Terumi signed the "Sea Transit and Escort Agreement", with three attachments, all of which put money in an account called "Rainwater Chamber of Commerce".
After she signed, she put down the pen and turned to look at Senju Chen who was standing outside the crowd.
Senju Chen nodded.
Mei Terumi smiled, said nothing, put on the hat and walked into the rain.
After leaving from Land of Rain, the Konoha delegation did not rush on their way at full speed immediately.
Jiraiya said that he would collect stories along the way.
Anko said he wanted to buy specialties.
Senju Chen is responsible for following...
Yamato is responsible for driving and stuffing the items bought by the previous people into the storage reel.
Yes, a few people didn't even bother to walk back, and even bought a carriage.
Senju Chen was sitting in the carriage, looking at the snacks piled up at his feet, and couldn't help but say, "This is Konoha's delegation to purchase goods in a group."
Anko held a bag of fried scorpions and said confidently, "Land of Rain's fried scorpions are very unique. I want to bring some to Hong, Sister Shizune and Lord Hokage!"
"The characteristic is hardness?"
"What do you know? This is called taste."
"Then why don't you buy the pot back too?"
"I do think so, but it's a pity that they won't sell it."
Yamato, who was sitting on the other side of the carriage, silently moved his gaze out the window.
He has seen through it these days.
As long as Anko and the minister stay together, they can only talk about business for half a quarter of an hour at most. Any longer, and the topic will turn from Land of Rain's finances to meatballs, bathtubs, and even who is more suitable to be the wife of Land of Rain leader.
Jiraiya was leaning against the car door, flipping through his new manuscript.
The manuscript has already reached Chapter 5.
He frowned as he watched.
"What's wrong?" Senju Chen asked.
Jiraiya handed over the manuscript. "I found that the hero's strength has grown too fast, which has affected the balance of the story."
Senju Chen took it and glanced at it a few times.
The male protagonist has just learned the basics of Ninjutsu, and on the next page he is arranged to have a decisive battle with a strong Kage Level. There is no foreshadowing, no equipment, and no reasonable explanation.
Senju Chen was silent for a moment.
"Lord Jiraiya."
"Huh?"
"You haven't grown in strength too fast."
"What is that?"
"The protagonist's halo is leaking electricity."
"Protagonist's halo? Electricity leakage?" Jiraiya was stunned.
Anko came over to take a look, then patted his thigh and laughed.
"What does the main character's halo leakage mean?"
"I was still using wooden sticks in the previous chapter, but in the next chapter I suddenly pulled out Tailed Beast Bomb." Senju Chen returned the manuscript, "Readers will think you are fooling people."
Jiraiya looked down at the manuscript paper, thoughtfully.
"How should it be changed?"
"Assign him a teacher, or get him an important treasure, plus a few failures and the price. Power doesn't grow out of thin air. Readers have to see what he paid for it."
Jiraiya After thinking carefully, he nodded solemnly and wrote down this sentence carefully.
Senju Chen looked at his movements and felt a little weird.
Are you guiding future Toad Sage to write a novel?
Is this another way to change the world line?
The carriage continued to move towards Land of Fire.
The scenery on both sides of the road gradually changed from gloomy and humid rainy fields to warm and flat fields. There were more villages on the roadside, and busy farmers could be seen in the fields.
When leaving Land of Rain, Senju Chen received a message from Maruboshi Kosuke, saying that it was just recently in Shinobi World, and it seemed that someone was exploring and visiting the Food Is Heaven branch."
Senju Chen Open the scroll.
There is a marked map inside.
Several branches of Food Is Heaven at the junction of Land of Fire, Land of Earth and Land of Rivers are marked with red circles.
There are a few small words next to the red circle.
--Suspected Iwagakure hidden line.
Senju Chen tapped his finger lightly on the map.
After Frost's Descent Plan ended, Iwagakure did not retaliate immediately.
This does not mean that Ōnoki has given up.
The old man knows very well that Konoha is not suitable for head-on confrontation now, so he may change his approach.
test.
Penetrate.
Look for the weak points of Konoha.
Food Is Heaven is spread all over Shinobi World, which is not only Senju Chen's money bag, but also his important intelligence network. Not many people know this secret, but as long as someone observes the connection between branches, they will be able to guess something sooner or later.
Senju Chen leaned back against the wall of the car, looking calm.
Today's Shinobi World is no longer the past era where the ninjas in their own village could only take risks to gather information.
My own Food Is Heaven, Medical Department, Public Security Department, even Land of Water and now Land of Rain, these are all being connected to the network bit by bit.
The ninjas of the old days still exchanged their lives for a few words of information.
And he has begun to use machines, caravans and systems to collect the movements of the entire Shinobi World.
One step at a time, one step at a time, the current intelligence is the direction of future wars. Even some wars have not even started yet, but the outcome is already determined.
But Senju Chen's eyes, which were exploring the entire Shinobi World, were opened long before anyone else.