Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

Chapter 72 Kakuzu: If this thing can make money, I'll jump off the building right now!

Futures Trading Building

Kakuzu arrived in front of a three-story building. It used to be a restaurant, but it was sold overnight due to some unforeseen circumstances. Now it has been renamed "Ninja World Finance," a name that is concise and to the point.

There was also a leaf logo behind the sign, but this did not attract Kakuzu's attention.

Kakuzu pushed open the door, and a huge screen came into view, displaying the price fluctuations of pig iron over the past two years. The most recent price fluctuation was a sharp downward line, coinciding with the signing of the peace agreement between Konoha and Kumogakure.

The lobby on the first floor was bustling with people, mostly merchants engaged in trading, both spot and futures transactions. For spot transactions, customers could directly find a staff member to pay according to today's price, and a dedicated person would be responsible for providing pig iron for the rest.

Everything became very convenient; there was no need to go to each pig iron merchant individually. Although the price of pig iron was roughly the same throughout the Land of Fire, there were always some discrepancies.

Now that Konoha and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire have joined forces to control production and unify shipments, prices have become transparent, and there's even talk of official pricing. Uchiha Nan is happy with this; it's exactly the effect he wanted.

Kakuzu wasn't interested in spot trading. He was a ninja, a top-tier bounty hunter, working 365 days a year and making money very efficiently. Even in business, there are times when you lose money, unlike him who does business with no capital.

Kakuzu wasted his precious work time today mainly to learn about futures trading. If it really can make money, he wouldn't mind giving it a try.

"Welcome to visit again."

Kakuzu watched as a richly dressed merchant handed several boxes filled with banknotes to a staff member, who then exchanged them for several beautifully crafted pieces of paper.

This card serves as proof of futures trading. It is produced using special methods and features anti-counterfeiting measures. The production method was invented by Tobirama Senju, a master of scientific research in the ninja world, who worked through the night to develop it, making it extremely difficult to forge.

How could you exchange several boxes of money for just a few cards?

The scene before him shattered Kakuzu's worldview. Kakuzu rushed toward the staff to ask what was going on, but after the staff explained, Kakuzu's eyes revealed disdain.

That's it, that's it!

He thought futures were something profound, nothing more than betting on the future price of pig iron.

Who can predict what will happen in the future? If the price of iron drops after buying it now, won't he lose all the money he worked so hard to earn?

Waste of time!

If this thing can make money, I, Kakuzu, will jump off the building right now!

Moreover, the price of pig iron is still slowly declining. In the past, the price of pig iron was driven up considerably due to the annual wars.

boring!

Kakuzu shook his head, intending to leave the trading hall to continue his bounty mission.

A white-haired young man, dressed in luxurious clothes, walked towards them, clearly a rich young master. Behind him were four or five bodyguards with Konoha dog tags on their heads, each carrying a box stuffed with money.

"Buy where no one cares, sell when everyone's talking!"

The future Konoha White Fang started reciting a rhyme as he appeared, immediately attracting everyone's attention. The fact that he hired Konoha ninjas as bodyguards in such a grand manner made one wonder which noble family in the Land of Fire he was.

The people in the trading hall were silently speculating about White Fang's identity.

"Buy it all!"

Seeing what White Fang was doing, another phrase flashed through everyone's minds: the landlord's stupid son.

As soon as pig iron futures were introduced, speculators started buying and selling, and they all suffered huge losses. The price of pig iron in the Land of Fire has recently fallen by another 60,000 taels.

The trading hall also prominently displays the nicknames of the top 100 futures buyers and their futures returns. Which of those who bought in large quantities didn't suffer a loss?

However, some people still refused to give up and continued to buy more shares, earning them the reputation of being suckers.

The missions to Iwakage and Kirigakure are top secret, and they are far from the Land of Fire. As a result, the price of pig iron in the Land of Fire has been slowly declining. Uchiha Nan has been slowly increasing his holdings, and he has already bought three or four hundred million units, and he is still adding to his position.

The daimyo, on the other hand, was a bit impatient and had already bought a billion in one go, almost driving up the price. Uchiha Nan even wrote a letter to the daimyo, telling him to buy slowly and to open multiple accounts to buy.

A large-scale sell-off by major players on the future leaderboard could cause panic.

"What are you looking at? You bunch of people with no investment sense! I'm investing in the future!"

White Fang noticed the way everyone was looking at him like he was an idiot, and immediately spoke arrogantly to everyone present, while inwardly he was wryly smiling.

This is just the Hokage's mission.

In order to soar to new heights in futures trading, Uchiha Nan decided to create a "pig on the wind," a genius in the futures investment world, an expert who could attract countless novice investors.

Stories of getting rich overnight always inspire endless fantasies, and gamblers love to hear them.

However, considering that this is a scheme to lure people into buying pig iron at inflated prices, when prices collapse, the country will likely witness countless high-flying spectacle, and the so-called experts will probably suffer a terrible fate.

This glorious yet arduous task was entrusted to the Hatake clan's genius, Hatake Sakumo, who was about the same age as Uchiha Nan and possessed extraordinary strength, having already reached the level of an elite Jonin. With a little more training, he could fight against Kage-level powerhouses.

Of course, this wasn't a free effort. Uchiha Nan gave Sakumo a start-up fund of ten million ryo, and all the profits went to him.

"It's just that I was born into a good family!"

Kakuzu didn't care about the wealthy young man's status and said disdainfully as he walked away.

Is it so great to be born rich?

This is the kind of person I despise the most in my life!

The sound wasn't loud, but it was just enough for everyone present to hear.

"What did you say?!"

"You'll definitely regret this in the future; the price of pig iron is bound to skyrocket!"

"Based on the reversal of the economic cycle and the control of the Land of Fire's macroeconomic policies, the authorities will definitely..."

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White Fang carried the manuscript to the Finance Minister of the Land of Fire. With his years of experience handling state affairs and his expertise in falsifying accounts, it was all too easy for him to concoct a story about rising pig iron prices.

White Fang analyzed everything from the great power rivalry to the Ninja World War, and from market sentiment to the economy of ordinary people, making such a logical and insightful analysis that he completely stunned Kakuzu.

Ninjas generally have low levels of education; most didn't even finish elementary school before starting their killing spree. Being able to read and understand mission instructions is enough. Can studying really develop the skills of a Jonin?

White Tooth's analysis, which sounds like a tongue twister, is actually nonsense. However, since the script is written by a professional, it is convincing enough to pass for the truth.

Although they couldn't understand what White Fang was saying, the technical terms he used—economic cycles, government regulation—were all coming out one after another, and the crowd already believed him to some extent.

major!!

Is the price of pig iron really going to rise?

"Hmph, I don't understand what you're saying!"

Kakuzu felt discriminated against by intellectuals. He couldn't understand what White Fang was saying at all, but he thought White Fang was very professional. However, Kakuzu didn't plan to get involved in futures trading at the moment.

He firmly believed that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and that if someone could get rich, it must be through their own secret efforts. He thought that if someone had a way to make a fortune, they wouldn't involve their own brothers and would instead announce it publicly. Jiao Du couldn't believe that such a philanthropist existed.

"We'll see, you'll definitely regret it."

"Hmph, I'll see if you lose everything."

However, Kakuzu had no intention of admitting defeat verbally, and after saying that, he left the hall to continue doing bounty missions.

White Tooth pursed his lips and was then led by the staff to the third floor, an area reserved for VIPs.

However, after Bai Ya's analysis, only a handful of people bought pig iron futures, while the rest chose to wait and see.

Buying at the bottom is hesitant and timid, while chasing the rise is like having unlimited ammunition; it's the same in any world.

(End of this chapter)