aircannonsinc Chapter 432 The Daimyo's Reactions
Chapter 432 The Daimyo's Reactions
Not only the daimyo of the Land of Fire, but the daimyo of the other four great nations were in an even better mood than him at this moment.
The capital of the Land of Lightning, the back garden of the Daimyo's residence.
The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, shirtless and holding a glass of chilled juice freshly imported from Konoha, grinned broadly, revealing his back teeth, as he watched the engineer measuring the land in the courtyard, preparing to renovate the Daimyo's residence.
"Okay! Okay!"
The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning slapped his thigh excitedly.
"That kid finally did something decent! Not only did he save me a huge amount of military spending, but he also brought in such great stuff!"
The minister of the Land of Lightning, standing to the side, also smiled broadly and echoed:
"This whole Konoha thing called the 'Ninja World Fate Community' thing is like a windfall for us."
"Think about it, Konoha provides the technology, and even the Land of Fire provides the majority of the funding, yet they come to our Land of Lightning to build some kind of lightning-inducing energy storage station."
"What did we give up? Just a few trade permits and entry/exit documents for the construction team!"
"That's right!" Daimyo nodded in deep agreement.
"In the past, we had to spend so much money to support those roughnecks from Kumogakure every year."
The more Daming thought about it, the more he felt that this deal was worthwhile.
"Now they not only don't need to spend so much money to maintain it, but once the power station is built, the surplus electricity can be sold to neighboring small countries, and Kumogakure can even pay taxes to me and make money! We don't have to do anything; we can just lie in the manor and collect money. Is there anything more comfortable than this?"
Daimyofu, the Land of Wind.
The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was looking at the "Phase I Planning Map of the Desert Oasis Project" sent by the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and his hands were trembling with excitement.
"This...this can really turn a desert into an oasis?!"
The daimyo of the Land of Wind could hardly believe his eyes. The Land of Wind had suffered from desertification for many years and its economy was extremely backward. His position as daimyo was arguably the most aggrieved among the five great nations.
"Your Excellency, Sunagakure has signed an agreement with Konoha, and Konoha's exploration team has found a deep water source!" A Sunagakure ninja respectfully reported.
"Great! Excellent!" The Daimyo of the Land of Wind suddenly stood up. "Tell Rasa that as long as he can grow trees and draw water, I'll approve whatever he needs. It's just a few travel permits; I've approved them!"
"And this too, it's just a few percent exemption from tariffs, right? As long as the Land of Wind can become rich, what's a little money!"
The daimyo of the Land of Wind secretly pondered to himself that when he was invited to the capital by the daimyo of the Land of Fire, he had been envious of the brightly lit and prosperous scene there for a long time.
Now, as long as we follow Konoha's fast track, even the Daimyo of the Land of Wind can use electric lights, refrigerators, and the so-called modern electrical appliances of the Land of Fire!
The daimyo of the Land of Water and the Land of Earth were equally immersed in immense joy.
In their view, ninja villages, as armed groups, are essentially tools for fighting for the daimyo, and are expendable resources.
Now, this consumable has suddenly become a money-printing machine, not only eliminating the need for huge military spending but also generating substantial profits for the country through transnational infrastructure and trade.
Who would refuse such a good thing?
"Konoha is using the Land of Fire's money to help us with construction!" the Land of Earth's daimyo said smugly to his courtiers.
"As long as I can make money, as long as my Daimyo's mansion is as grand as that old bastard's mansion in the Land of Fire, who cares what Konoha's intentions are? What kind of rebellion could Onoki possibly have?"
The courtiers burst into laughter, repeatedly saying it was impossible.
These famous figures, though high above others, ultimately had their vision limited to worldly wealth and enjoyment.
Of course, this is exactly the kind of scene that Konoha and the other villages are happy to see.
……
The Akatsuki headquarters, located far away in the capital of the Land of Fire.
Yahiko was frowning as he checked the initial project material list from the four major ninja villages. As the president of Akatsuki Construction Group and the coordinator of the entire multinational infrastructure project, he had been so busy these past few days that he hadn't even had time to drink a sip of water.
"Bang."
The office door was gently pushed open, and an Akatsuki member dressed in a red cloud-patterned black robe strode in, handing a small, sealed scroll to Yahiko.
"Chief, this is an urgent intelligence report from Lord Nagato from the Land of Rain."
Yahiko put down his pen, took the scroll, and unsealed it.
His gaze swept quickly across the scroll, and his face, which had been tense from exhaustion, suddenly revealed a somewhat helpless, bitter smile.
"That old man Hanzo has been getting restless lately."
Yahiko tossed the scroll onto the table, leaned back in his chair, and rubbed his temples.
"The intelligence says that Hanzo has been acting like a madman lately, drastically reducing his forces within Amegakure and frequently sending greetings to the daimyo of various countries."
"Even more so, his Rain Order troops are lurking around several of our supply routes, seemingly trying to do something to test our and Konoha's reactions."
"Boss, Hanzo is courting death. Should we send Nagato to..." A murderous glint flashed in the eyes of the Akatsuki member.
"Need not."
Yahiko waved his hand, interrupting his subordinate.
"It's not the right time yet."
Yahiko stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the bustling night view of the capital of the Land of Fire.
"Hanzo is scared. He saw the alliance of the five great ninja villages and the key role our Akatsuki organization is playing in this wave sweeping the ninja world. He is afraid that the Land of Rain, caught in the middle, will be crushed, and he is even more afraid that we will use the power of the great powers to go back and seize power."
Yahiko turned around, walked to his desk, and picked up a pen and paper.
"Tell Nagato to reassure his brothers and not to pay attention to Hanzo's underhanded tricks. I will write him a letter myself."
Yahiko quickly wrote a letter, put it in an envelope, and handed it to the member.
"Find a way to deliver this letter directly to Hanzo's desk."
Yahiko sighed. Once upon a time, a position that seemed unattainable to him was now within reach.
However, he was no longer in such a hurry at this point.
……
Hanzo was terrified when he received the letter, because it had appeared out of nowhere on his desk.
He knew that Yahiko was telling him that he was surrounded by Akatsuki spies.
After opening the letter and reading it, Hanzo fell silent.
The letter was short, but it exuded confidence between the lines:
To the leader of Hanzo:
I have heard that you have been overwhelmed with worry lately and have been unable to eat or sleep properly.
To be honest, the Akatsuki organization is currently in full charge of various mega-infrastructure projects for the ninja world's shared destiny, aiming to change the entire ninja world's landscape and future.
Therefore, we do not have the extra energy to deal with the trivial matters of the Rain Kingdom for the time being.
The five major powers are currently focused on economic and technological cooperation and have no intention of annexing or targeting smaller neighboring countries. You need not act like a frightened bird, testing the waters everywhere.
All you need to do now is to behave yourself, don't do anything underhanded, and protect the Land of Rain for us.
Once we've finished this task of changing the ninja world, we'll return home and reclaim the place that rightfully belongs to us.
By the way, our Akatsuki organization will pay every penny of the taxes due, so please don't worry.
Yahiko, leader of the Akatsuki organization.