Naruto, aspiring to become a well-known figure in the ninja world

"Future ninjas cannot all be low-educated functional illiterates!"

Sighing, Gojo Jieyue explained:

"That is, this is a reasonable expenditure of funds. It will bring us Konoha a return far exceeding the figure of 350 million ryo."

"I do this to increase the wealth of our Konoha~"

"madness!"

Mitomon En jumped out. As an elder who focuses on taxation, he has more say in this regard.

"What do you know?!"

"Increase Konoha's wealth? That money should be used to train excellent ninjas to complete those difficult commissions."

"Use the quality of powerful ninjas as a signboard to attract powerful businessmen to issue commissions and invest in Konoha."

"Use the number of powerful ninjas to exchange for more financial assistance from the Daimyo."

"You said it was for Konoha's development? From the day you spent the money until now, Konoha's wealth has not changed at all, and the number of foreign merchants has not increased or decreased. Is this your excuse?"

In Mitomon En's old-fashioned and conservative ideas, this is the correct and sustainable "village policy" for the ninja village.

This is indeed the case in the ninja world; almost every ninja village has adopted this development method.

but--

"Is it right that it has always been like this?"

The same rhetoric didn't work on the ninja the second time. This time, Danzo Shimura did not believe Gojo Kegetsu's lies.

He made a harsh statement:

"Gojo Jieyue, if today..."

"Report——"

Before Danzo Shimura could finish his words, Kakashi, wearing an ANBU uniform, rushed into the Hokage's office impatiently.

"Sir Yondaime, I have something important to report."

"It's Kakashi, what's wrong?"

"When we entered the village to check, we found a group of merchants from the Land of Lightning." Kakashi's face was a little solemn: "According to the interrogation, they are merchants from the Ninja Tool Shop in the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning."

"Hmm? Ninja tool shop?" Mitomon Yan suggested: "It might be a spy, let's catch him first and interrogate him by the Root."

"What are you talking about? How do we entertain foreign friends?"

Gojo Jieyue, who had already received the system notification, immediately interrupted and said, "Listen to what Kakashi has to say."

Gojo Jieyue nodded, signaling Kakashi to continue.

"I immediately suspected that the other party was a spy, but after the Byakugan ninja test, he was not a ninja."

"Moreover... he brought the title deed of our new commercial street in Konoha and a large amount of cash. The procedures and qualifications for the ninja tool shop have all been completed."

"This is just my opinion. He is a serious businessman."

Kakashi gave his own judgment.

"Hmph, a serious businessman?" Shimura Danzo snorted coldly: "How much cash did he bring?"

Generally speaking, even high-level stealth ninjas only carry a limited amount of cash.

The economy of every village has been hit hard these days. Even a strong village like Konoha is crying out for blood transfusion from its own daimyo, so how can it have extra funds to build an intelligence network in other villages?

You see, Ma Buyi got a fake identity and sneaked into Konoha alone.

In today's world, it is a traditional idea to use money only to build the village. Spending money on other villages... no matter what the purpose is, it is like bleeding and cutting flesh.

According to Shimura Danzo's stereotype, even with the size of Konoha, the financial support a single undercover ninja can get will not exceed 30 million ryo at most. Any more will affect the normal operation of the village's Anbu.

In other words, as long as the funds are within this range...

"They are all of questionable value~"

"Elder Shimura, the money that the merchant brought was..."

Kakashi swallowed his saliva, and a dazed look appeared in his relatively young eye:

"Three hundred million taels"

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"Seize the young master?"

Mitomon Yan's face darkened, and his breathing became rapid: "Tell me again, how much cash is it?"

"Three hundred million taels. I have personally confirmed it with my other eyes."

Kakashi put his hand on his forehead to show his seriousness.

Danzo Shimura narrowed his eyes slightly, and Minato Namikaze glanced at him sideways.

[Merchants from the Land of Lightning come to Konoha with 300 million in cash to invest——]

Although these 300 million taels of cash will not be immediately converted into Konoha's wealth, but... to use the words that Gojo Jieyue often says, this is called promoting a virtuous cycle in the economy, expanding domestic demand and stimulating consumption!

This is undoubtedly a good start.

It can be used as a typical example for publicity to attract more foreign investment to build Konoha Village.

"Seeing is believing, hearing is not... Let me meet this merchant from the Land of Thunder in person."

"Let's go, let's go together~"

The Hokage's office, which had been packed with people just a moment ago, suddenly became empty.

Of course, before leaving, Minato Namikaze issued a new mission to his beloved disciple Kakashi:

"Kakashi, I have a new commission for you to complete."

"Yondaime-sama, please give me your orders."

"cough."

Namikaze Minato pretended to be serious: "Someone reported that Advisor Gojo embezzled money belonging to the publishing house. Now, as the Hokage, I order you to secretly investigate the matter."

“Submit the investigation report within three working days.”

Kakashi: "?"

He subconsciously pointed at himself and looked back and forth between Gojo Kegetsu's back and Namikaze Minato.

"Eh? I'm checking on Gojo-sama?"

'Is this part of some play?'

But as a disciplined ninja, he stood at attention and said, "Yes, Hokage-sama!"

……

……

Kobori and his men looked at the person in front of them nervously.

There was a young man with yellow hair wearing a divine robe... He knew this man was Minato Namikaze.

There was a strange man wearing bandages and looking at him warily... He didn't know who this person was.

There was also a handsome guy with a black satin mask on his eyes and white hair, who greeted him...

But as a businessman, he had a smart brain, different from the muscular man of Kumogakure. He understood that it was probably his sensitive identity as the "owner of the ninja tool shop" that attracted the attention of the top leaders of Konoha Village.

The first person to raise doubts was Danzo Shimura.

He tried his best to make his expression look less scary:

"I want to ask you, why do you have the title deed of our Konoha Village? You are in the Land of Lightning. Through whom did you get the title deed of the commercial street?"

Kobori and his men quickly explained:

"It is like this, sir. I have a cousin named Kobori Teda who runs a ramen shop in Konoha Village."

"I asked him to buy the title deed a long time ago."

Typed by hand?

Gojo Jieyue couldn't help but look more at the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of him. He didn't expect that he had such a relationship with him.

"Ah, so you are a relative of the hand-beating uncle? I often eat Ichiraku Ramen, it tastes good."

It turned out to be like this...

Danzo Shimura nodded slightly. Ichiraku Ramen is a time-honored brand in Konoha Village and its identity cannot be faked.

He then asked:

"You came to our Konoha, are you planning to open a ninja tool shop?"

"Why? Kumogakure may not be as powerful as our Konoha, but it is the village you have always lived in."

"This……"

Kobori and his men looked hesitant, and Gojo Kezuki saw the worry in his heart:

"Don't worry, today's conversation won't get out. Even if it does get out..."

"In the name of Gojo Jieyue, I will ensure your safety!"

After saying that, Gojo Jieyue waved his hand.

Immediately, a special civilian staff member came forward to record what Kobori and his men said, and these would be preserved as important information.

Who knows, in the future, it will become the “expression of an anonymous foreign businessman” in “Yi Mu”.

Kobori and his men immediately looked at the black-satin monster with gratitude, and no longer restrained themselves, and began to complain about the unreasonableness of Kumogakure in front of the four Konoha high-ranking officials.

"…The case will not be accepted!"

"The Raikage doesn't value us merchants at all..."

"…That Raikage advisor said that we should learn from the excellent policies proposed by the elder Mito of Konoha Village. I think that's a lie!"

When Mizuto Menen's name was suddenly mentioned, he squeaked and his face became darker.

Good things have nothing to do with him, but bad things can be linked to him.

"Of course, I heard recently that Konoha has a good business environment, so I decided to move the ninja tool shop here."

Gojo Jieyue encouraged, "Oh? Business atmosphere? How do you say that?"

"Eh? Don't you know that the magazine called "Yimu" was published by your Fire Country Publishing House?"

Kobori and his men quickly pulled out "Yi Mu" from their bag and pointed at the cover and said:

"I think the conscience of a ninja village depends on the attitude of the weak in it towards life."

"If even the most ordinary villagers are so friendly, the political environment and ninjas in the ninja village must be good..."

Then, Kobori and his men gave a series of praises to Konoha Village.

Although there was an element of surrender in it, Gojo Jieyue still felt refreshed after hearing it.

What simple and honest people in the ninja world are! They have never experienced the torture of the public intellectuals and believe whatever they are told.

He listened and nodded in agreement:

"Yes, you are right, this is our Konoha. It is so elegant and clear, do you have such a civilization in Kumogakure?"

Kobori and his men were all confused.