Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

The wandering ninjas knew in their hearts that if they wanted to find a peaceful place to stay, they would definitely have to offend Kirigakure.

But now we can just ignore what Kirigakure said... After all, Kirigakure is one of the five great ninja villages, and even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

So the burly man subconsciously glanced at his leader.

Only after receiving the leader's tacit approval did he speak in a gruff voice.

"...Please ask."

"Do you know how much a duck egg costs in the Bird Country?"

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The burly man, of course, had no idea.

Firstly, he wasn't in charge of logistics, and secondly, as wandering ninjas, they rarely bought anything properly.

They weren't originally ninjas from the Land of Birds, and they hadn't been here for very long, so naturally they weren't very familiar with these kinds of livelihood issues.

"About... fifteen taels."

"No, it's thirty taels."

During his conversation with the old fisherman, Hiruko had already figured out the general prices in the Bird Country—although he had long ago obtained a map showing the approximate prices in the Bird Country.

As an agricultural country, it should theoretically have no shortage of chickens and ducks.

However, the average price of chicken and duck eggs in the Bird Country is higher than that in the Fire Country. Besides logistical limitations, the reason is, of course, the added costs of the expensive items sitting on top.

However, Hiruko is not blaming the nobles now; it's pointless.

The issue now is about resolving the fog of concealment, not about arguing.

"What's the difference between fifteen taels and thirty taels? What exactly are you trying to say? Aren't you a ninja from Kirigakure? What business can you possibly have with us?"

"If you don't want to talk, go back to your master in the Land of Water!"

Another wandering ninja spoke up. Although he was speaking up for his friend and his tone was quite impatient, from Hiruko's perspective, his words only made the nobles more curious about what Hiruko wanted to say.

Once curiosity is piqued, the deal is already half done.

How do you sell a pen to someone who doesn't actually need one—for example, by getting them to sign their name?

"Ah, okay, it's my fault... but what if I said I had a way to lower the price of duck eggs even further... to a price that everyone would like?"

"How is that possible! There's a limit to how many eggs a duck can lay, no matter what methods you use."

"That's because you didn't use the white-feathered ducks newly developed by the Agricultural Association."

Hiruko tapped his palm repeatedly with his folding fan, the rhythm neither too fast nor too slow, giving him a confident and composed appearance.

"The agricultural association has developed a new white-feathered duck that can be ready for market in just 24 days, and its fertility is twice that of ordinary ducks... I wonder if any of you are interested?"

He paused, then his smile deepened.

"The agricultural association is looking everywhere for strong partners."

There are different ways to play the game for industrialized countries and for agricultural countries.

Small countries have their drawbacks, but it is precisely because they are small that the nobles present are somewhat closer to the lower classes.

At the very least, they still value agriculture and its related industries—after all, it's their livelihood.

Upon hearing about the White Feather Duck's terrifying production capacity, an official who was clearly from the finance department couldn't help but speak up, his eyes already gleaming.

"There really is such a powerful duck."

"Of course, it's all explained in my documents."

Of course, Hiruko wasn't lying.

Because this so-called white-feathered duck is not an ordinary duck at all, but a new species created by the combination of a ninja beast and an ordinary duck.

The ninja beasts in the Naruto world also possess high intelligence, and their physical strength is unmatched by humans—for example, the Manda that was attacked by Sasuke's defense was in a terrible state.

In this situation, if ninja beasts were to interbreed with ordinary wild animals...

It's really unethical, but the effect is really good.

For a long time, Hiruko had been trying to get more meat, eggs and milk for the people of Konoha.

To this end, he made a deal with Yagura, and later even conquered the land of fields.

But these things are foreign after all, and to be on the safe side, Beiliuhu needs some local livestock.

So he found some single ninja beasts who didn't have partners, and then used illusion magic on them...

With the help of illusion magic and some necessary laboratory research, the White Feather Duck was born.

However, given Konoha's research and capabilities in agriculture, expanding this species would be quite a challenge... That's why the Agricultural Association is helping out.

The unique lake environment of the Bird Kingdom is indeed very suitable for raising ducks.

This is a perfect plan.

The single ninja beasts experienced the joy of having countless harems in their illusions, the Agricultural Association expanded its influence, the Land of Birds acquired a new and excellent project, and Hiruko also increased the supply of meat, eggs, and dairy products from Konoha... truly a cause for celebration.

Apart from Hiruko being strictly forbidden from entering any Konoha ranch by the Third Hokage and Jiraiya, and the toads of Mount Myōboku becoming weak in the knees and wanting to run away at the sight of him, no one was injured.

—Hey toads, why are you running away? I don't like eating snow frog.

Upon hearing what Hiruko said, the nobles looked at the documents in their hands even more intently.

Price reductions are certainly not a good thing, but since prices have come down and production has increased, it means that these new varieties of duck eggs can leave the land of birds and compete in price wars with other small countries... These days, consumers are basically price-oriented. Whether it's chicken eggs or duck eggs, as long as the price is cheap and there are no problems, they will buy them.

"Hmm... he does seem like a decent male breed... does that Fifth Hokage do some good deeds occasionally?"

If farmers sell more, the more taxes can be collected on valuable goods.

Now that Hiruko has proposed such a plan, the expressions of all the nobles present have naturally become more relaxed, and the originally tense atmosphere has eased considerably.

"But... on another note, that agricultural association, really."

"It is true, of course. If you do not believe me, you are welcome to have someone contact me at any time."

I think no one would dare to deceive you all.

These words sound pleasant, offering a way out while subtly threatening.

The finance official nodded in satisfaction and then fell silent.

The group began to examine the documents given to them by Hiruko more and more seriously. At first, they were just flipping through them casually, but the more they flipped through them, the more their hands trembled and the paler their faces became.

They discovered that the documents Beiluhu gave them contained more than just ducks.

To be precise, besides agriculture, it also includes foreign affairs, justice, transportation, science and technology, industry, finance, civil affairs, public security, agriculture, water conservancy, education, medical care, and mining—what everyone is seeing is just an abstract; the real content isn't even fully displayed! This isn't a trade contract; it's practically a national governance strategy.

As for why everyone only sees an abstract... it's not that Hiruko couldn't write it; in fact, the complete text is in his scroll. The reason for this is simply that he understands the habits of the wealthy all too well.

These guys really don't read long articles; they just listen to whoever has the most words... In that case, just let them know the general idea.

The true complete text must be read by the ruler of the Bird Kingdom.

Soon, an official who clearly possessed speed reading skills raised his head, his face ashen. "Envoys of the Hidden Mist, aren't you going too far! Doing business is one thing, but do you think you can rule a country?"

"Whether I can succeed or not depends not on me, but on all of you. However, if you all want to test my abilities... then try to refute me!"

"How arrogant! Then come on!"

When it comes to governing a country, these nobles are really not that good. But when it comes to being sarcastic and using grand principles to intimidate people, they consider themselves masters among masters. Now that Beirukhu is so arrogant, naturally a few people stepped forward and began a war of words with him, using the contents of Beirukhu's documents as a basis for their argument.

If these were top-tier civil servants from modern countries, selected through rigorous processes, Hiruko wouldn't be confident of victory. But these guys in front of him, mostly relying on so-called bloodlines... they're not ninjas, they don't have chakra, and their bloodlines have no power whatsoever!

Thus began a massive battle that lasted two days and two nights. To be precise, it was Hiruko alone against everyone else, while Kisame and Mei Terumi, who were completely numb, were AFK the entire time.

It wasn't that they didn't want to help; it was just that they realized they couldn't get involved at all.

Previously, Hiruko had told Terumi Mei not to speak, which Terumi Mei initially thought was a cautious move by the other party, but now it seems... In short, the situation on the scene was extremely tragic.

On one side is an extremely unlucky guy who has been bombarded by modern information, finally passed the civil service exam, but then transmigrated into this world and caused trouble for nearly two years.

On the other side were a group of nobles who had risen to power through bloodline... This was not a battle, but a massacre.

Beiliuhu would not fawn over them, much less give them face.

With his extremely vicious tongue honed during the era of intense competition and his extensive theoretical knowledge, in the past two days and two nights, almost every nobleman who clashed with Biluhu was carried off the stage after taking nitroglycerin pills.

Chapter 506

In an instant, his reputation was ruined, and everyone regarded him as a mortal enemy.

But the ruler of the Bird Kingdom never called for a halt.

Hiruko knew he had made the right bet.

The fact that the ruler of the Land of Birds established a ninja village is truly a taboo.

Some timid rulers would not dare to disobey the daimyo of the Water Kingdom.

But he still made a move.

However, judging from the situation in the court, he is not the kind of person who is audacious enough to do anything—like the one from the Tea Kingdom, who directly raised an army and started fighting against his own nobles.

...If Shisui hadn't happened to be there, who knows how he would have ended up like that.

But in any case, the one from the Land of Tea ultimately won.

Despite having such a positive example before them, the ruler of the Bird Kingdom did not follow suit.

Aside from being older and more conservative, Bei Liu Hu guessed that this guy still harbored a glimmer of hope... Everyone despises Yuan Shao, but everyone is Yuan Shao.

We are all respectable people with money and power, not people with nothing to lose, so some decisions are indeed difficult to make.

If possible... it's best to have a compromise...

Hiruko guessed through the other party's thoughts, which led to the current game of chess.

After a two-day, two-night debate, Hiruko completely destroyed all the valuables.

Hiruko is good at copying homework and looks at the data reports of the Land of Fire every day. Every sentence he says is full of data. The nobles are really no match for him.

The king of the Bird Kingdom, who had also been without rest for two days and two nights, finally spoke softly.

"Your suggestions are all excellent."

Upon hearing this, I felt as if I had suddenly gained a clear understanding.