Konan put the last scroll back in place and turned around to pour the tea.
She was wearing regular clothes today, a short blouse over a blue-purple kimono, and paper flowers pinned to her ears.
After pouring the tea, she did not step away immediately.
"Chen-kun."
"Huh?"
"I heard that you went to the restaurant street during the day yesterday."
"Food Is Heaven's branch, I went to try it. The stir-fried vegetables were good, but the sugar color was a little too much."
"Also went to Moon-Viewing Bath."
"???" Looking at Konan with a calm face, Senju Chen didn't respond to what the other party wanted to say.
"Taking a bath in the hot spring means Lord Jiraiya."
Konan nodded.
Her hand was still on the handle of the teapot, and her fingertips moved.
"The female ninja who is traveling with us," she said, "Is her name Mitaraishi Anko?"
Now Senju Chen, no matter how slow his reaction was, suddenly understood what Konan meant. This girl was just as jealous as Mei Terumi!!!
Under the candlelight, Konan's expression did not change.
His eyebrows didn't move, the corners of his mouth didn't move, and his eyes didn't look at him.
Seeing that Senju Chen didn't answer the call, Konan didn't ask too much, and she put the teapot back on the tray.
Something was pressed in the sleeve, and the paper rubbed against the paper, making a very thin sound.
She put her hands down and hung her cuffs, and the sound disappeared.
"I'm going to prepare some snacks," she said.
"No need to bother."
"No trouble." She had turned around, "You guys talk."
The door closed gently.
Nagato looked at the door and then at Senju Chen.
"Chen-kun."
"What's wrong?."
"Konan folded a paper umbrella."
Senju Chen stopped drinking tea.
"She folded it for three days." Nagato said in a calm tone, "I heard you were coming, so she kept it in her sleeve."
"..."
"She doesn't want to say anything." Nagato said with a slight sigh, "Konan She has always been like this. When we were in the cave, she didn't say anything about the last piece of cake."
When Konan came back with snacks, Senju Chen was the only one in the room.
The seat where Nagato is sitting is empty.
"He went offline to find Yahiko." Senju Chen said.
Konan Put down the snack.
"Then..."
"Sit down."
She was stunned for a moment, then sat down, sitting very upright with her hands on her knees.
Senju Chen pushed something in front of her.
A wooden sign.
"Cabin No. 3" is written on the front, and a crooked smiley face is drawn on the back.
"Moon-Viewing Bath's locker brand." Senju Chen said with a smile, "Today Lord Jiraiya climbed the wall to peek, and was shot Water Dragon Bullet into panda eyes, with two snakes hanging on his nose. I took this brand out of his cabinet."
Konan looked at the sign and didn't understand.
"I originally wanted to use it as a souvenir." Senju Chen said, "But then I found it boring. So I decided to use it differently."
"Replace it with what?"
"Change it into an IOU." Senju Chen tapped his finger on the sign, "With this sign, you can let me accompany you shopping in Land of Rain for a whole day. You can walk all over the city without an umbrella. I'll pay for whatever you want to eat, and I'll carry the bags for whatever you want to buy."
Konan's is manual.
For a moment.
A very small moment.
"... I don't need it."
"I know you don't need it." Senju Chen pushed the sign forward half an inch, "But I do."
Konan raised his head.
"Why?"
"Because I have calculated the accounts for three years, and they are all calculated on Land of Rain's map." Senju Chen said.
He paused.
"But I never counted that someone folded paper in the room for three days and then hid it in his sleeve."
The candle wick made a "pop" sound.
Konan lowered his head.
After a long time, she reached out and took out the thing from her sleeve.
A paper umbrella.
It is slightly smaller than a normal umbrella, and the ribs are also folded out. The umbrella is covered with rain streaks using very fine strokes, layer by layer, from the tip to the edge of the umbrella.
She placed it next to the wooden sign.
"Land of Rain It rains all year round. It's convenient to bring an umbrella when you go out." Her voice was a little soft, "I folded it with Chakra Paper. It won't fall apart when it encounters water."
Senju Chen picked up the paper umbrella, opened it first, looked at it carefully, and then put it away.
"You keep that sign and treat it as a small item. You can use this sign in the future and ask me to do anything for you."
Konan glanced at the sign, and then took out a Flying Thunder God Kunai from her arms, which was given to her by Senju Chen.
"Chen-kun, there is no need for the wooden sign. This is enough for me."
Konan didn't look up.
But the paper flower beside her ear was slightly supported by her hand.
After Nagato went offline, Yahiko and Yahiko started planning the follow-up of Land of Rain.
After a while, the Senju Chen clone from the base entered the room.
"Chen-kun, how many clones do you have? You make me feel like we suddenly changed rooms and continued chatting!!!" Seeing Senju Chen enter the door, Nagato was in a trance for a moment.
"What's next?" Yahiko didn't feel that way and asked directly.
"Let's talk about people first." Senju Chen pressed the map, "Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, four companies Your attitude has been set. You don't have to coax them, let them think for themselves. The more they think about it, the more they feel that there is Konoha standing behind you; the more they feel that there is Konoha standing behind you, the less they dare to take action."
"But over there Konoha--"
"Konoha has me and Lord Jiraiya over there. You don't have to worry about it. They will only think that it is Land of Rain who is taking the initiative to show his kindness." Senju Chen said, "Konoha will not refuse. No one will find too many political bargaining chips. We may even send a formal envoy to sign a friendly agreement with you in the future."
"What if you really sign it?"
"After signing, hang the agreement at the gate of the mansion." Senju Chen pointed his finger at Amegakure, "Let everyone who comes into the city see it. This piece of paper is not valuable, but it can save you three thousand ninjas."
Nagato stared at the map for a while and nodded slowly.
"Let's talk about money." Senju Chen moved his finger eastward, "In the direction of Iwagakure, iron ore and stone. What Ōnoki is most afraid of now is being double-teamed. You have to give him a reason not to break up. So for Iwagakure, you open a special channel to carry the ore, and the freight is 20% off."
"Why give them a discount?"
"Because they least want to cooperate, once they cooperate, they will least come to Taiwan." Senju Chen said, "He sent three intelligence reports to the mission today to scold you, and tomorrow his caravan will have to pass through your road. When his own people rely on this road to make a living, he will no longer be able to scold you."
Nagato's eyes lit up.
"Where is Sunagakure?"
"Sunagakure is poor." Senju Chen said, "Rasa has no money, but Land of Wind has many camel teams and guides. You don't want his money, you want his people. Let Sunagakure contract the business of protecting merchants and guides on the Western Front, and settle the settlement on a per-trip basis."
"Would he agree?"
"He will rush to agree." Senju Chen said, "The most difficult thing for a village is not the lack of money, but the lack of work. If you work for the ninja, you buy the ninja's loyalty-even if you only buy part of it."
"Where is Kumogakure."
"Kumogakure is too far away from Land of Rain, and Raikage A is a straight-tempered person." Senju Chen smiled, "But precisely because of the distance, our policy is the most beneficial to him. Kumogakure is located in a remote area, and business is difficult. It's not very developed. Let's talk about land and sea transportation for this trade. I've already opened the connection with Land of Water. It only takes twelve days to go to sea from Land of Lightning, transfer Land of Water, and land Land of Rivers. Don't worry, they will beg you to sign the contract."
"The last one is Kirigakure." Senju Chen said, "For Kirigakure, just come as normal on the surface. There is only one thing - all the accounts related to Kirigakure should be handled by the bank, and each transaction should be recorded clearly. No favors are allowed."