CH 39

Chapter 39: Ninja’s World influence

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“Mei, is Natsukawa not here?”

“There was a disturbance on Tanzaku-gai, and Natsukawa went to handle it. After that, she may have to go to the Land of Waves, so she won’t be back for a short while. Boss, do you need me to pass a message to Natsukawa?”

After reporting Natsukawa’s whereabouts, Mei Kawakami lowered her head slightly and waited for Cain’s next instruction.

“No need, let her go and do her job. Is business stable in places other than Tanzaku-gai?”

After taking the ledger from Mei Kawakami, Cain continued to ask. The last time, some of the native nobles in the Fire Nation were envious of Cain’s power, but they hesitated to take action because of his strong military force. Now, it seems they can no longer hold back and are ready to make a move secretly.

Kawaki Town is where we have the strongest military power and is very stable. All our incomes there are steadily increasing. Except for Tanzaku-gai, River County is the only other place that’s a bit chaotic.

When Mei Kawakami spoke to this point, she hesitated for a moment and continued to say to Cain, “Someone has hired a Missing-nin. It seems to be specifically targeting us.”

“Then go contact Kakuzu’s subordinates. Seven million Ryo, if Kakuzu thinks it’s cheap, raise it to ten million Ryo. But tell Kakuzu that he must eradicate the person behind the scenes.”

After giving the order, Cain closed the ledger. He was not a professional accountant, but he could understand the accounting model in the shinobi world. The income from Konoha Village is not included in this ledger. Currently, the total profit of the three places in the Land of Fire is increasing to more than 70 million Ryo per month.

This includes three casinos, four dessert shops, a dessert factory, four izakayas, three restaurants, and three-grain shops. The income from the casinos is the largest, accounting for 70% of the total, and the others are just supplementary development. Cain did not invest much thought in these shops.

These are all managed by Natsukawa, and Cain has given her some autonomy, so she will take the initiative when Natsukawa feels there is an opportunity to make money.

At first, she just opened an izakaya outside, and after slowly making money, Natsukawa took step-by-step investments, which was also within Cain’s allowable range.

Now Natsukawa has decided to establish a production chain from the source, directly purchasing grain from farmers and then supplying it in batches to grain shops and breweries in various places. The brewery has not been built yet. Cain said last time that he would take care of the production equipment for the brewery. He did not like the traditional brewing methods in the shinobi world.

There is also the income brought by the Rijun Bookstore. On average, it is nearly 20 million Ryo per month. With the seven novels Cain gave them, Rijun Bookstore has expanded to more than 20 branches and established distribution agreements with bookstores in several other major countries. It can be said that they are making a lot of money.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire annually provides Konoha Village with just over 200 million Ryo in subsidies, while Cain’s monthly income is over 90 million Ryo. Saying that he is rich enough to rival a country may be a bit exaggerated, but with his own power, he can fully support the entire Konoha Village without going to war.

If a war breaks out, the Daimyo Prefecture’s war budget for Konoha can be three or four times the usual amount, with weapons being a major expense. Normally, Konoha does not bear the expenses of ninja tools, but it is different during wartime, where all expenses will be reimbursed.

There are also mission rewards, compensation, medical and logistical supplies, and so on, which add up to an astronomical figure.

You can’t let the ninja spend their own money to risk their lives for Konoha, so reimbursement is necessary. After a ninja dies in battle, Konoha is responsible for taking care of their children until they graduate from the ninja academy or have a stable source of income.

If Konoha doesn’t even care for this, the Will of Fire will become a joke.

“Mei, I’m going to Konoha. I’ll leave things here to you.”

After reading through the affairs of Kawaki Town, Cain said to Mei. But after hearing Cain’s words, Mei Kawakami quickly suggested, “Boss, please bring the ninja guard team from Konoha. Although there haven’t been any assassination attempts yet, just in case…”

Mei Kawakami was worried that those people would assassinate Cain at all costs. Although their power seemed huge, if something happened to Cain, their power would definitely disintegrate.

“Well, that’s a good reminder, but let’s skip it now. They’ll have a hard time tracking my whereabouts.”

Cain said to Mei Kawakami. He came to this world through the trading system’s shuttle function, and his location was related to Tsunade.

“You and Natsukawa have too few guards. The people around her can handle ordinary people, but they struggle against some bounty hunters. Send two B-rank guard missions back to Konoha, and in the future, each of you will be followed by two chunin teams.”

There are two Chunin and six Genin, and their activities are all within the Land of Fire. Konoha will definitely not accept assassination missions regarding this matter. Even if other ninja villages lend a hand, they must consider the difficulty of dealing with two Chunin teams in Konoha. One careless move could become the spark that ignites a war.

“Well, thank you, Boss. I’ll arrange it now, but you must also be more careful about your safety.”

Mei Kawakami said to Cain, feeling touched. The fact that two chunin teams will always protect them shows that the Boss really values them.

After explaining some things to Mei Kawakami, Cain quickly came to a nearby forest in Konoha through the trading system’s shuttle function. This teleportation method, similar to spatial ninjutsu, makes it very difficult for anyone to collect his information.

After entering Konoha, Cain headed to his own commercial street.

In less than two years, he had opened thirteen shops in Konoha, covering food, drink, entertainment, clothing, and more. Although that street was a bit off, it was the only street in Konoha mainly focused on commerce.

Currently, the person in charge of managing all the shops in Konoha is Nanami, who is very responsible and orderly. Recently, she has been discussing house buying and selling with several other households on this street. Nanami knows that Cain plans to create a commercial street, so she is working towards that goal.

Except for the pharmacy, business is good for the other twelve stores. After all, the war has stopped, and the ninja world has entered a brief period of peace. Except for ordinary civilians who get sick, others no longer need to buy medicine, so slow business is inevitable.

Cain is also considering developing a medicine business in small countries. Although the big countries have stopped fighting, some small countries are still in turmoil.

After listening to Nanami’s report, Cain felt there was nothing else he needed to worry about in Konoha, but he still asked, “Has anything happened recently?”

“There is one thing I need to tell you, Kushina Uzumaki has been coming to the store every day recently. She wants me to tell her the news when you come back, but I don’t agree. I think it’s better to let you know in advance.”

Nanami didn’t hesitate to sell out what Kushina had entrusted her with. Although she had some relationship with Kushina, she also knew that Kushina had a good relationship with the Boss.

But this matter is related to her principles, so Nanami definitely cannot agree to sell out her Boss’s whereabouts.