Chapter 140 War is Imminent
in the Ninja World The entire court was deathly silent. The minister holding the document could only grit his teeth and begin reading.
The document was entirely accusations against the Hokage for using force in the Kusagakure, demanding that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire reprimand the Hokage.
The wording was rather subtle, but the minister reading it, seeing Uchiha Touhuan's increasingly grim expression, knew that the other party had understood.
After finishing the document, the minister was drenched in sweat, and the entire hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"Miura Kazuo," Uchiha Touhuan slowly spoke, calling on Miura Kazuo, who was currently trying to coast through the day's court session.
Although Miura Kazuo was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to step forward.
"How is this usually handled?" Uchiha Touhuan asked.
"Your Excellency, this kind of thing happens quite often," Miura Kazuo said.
"Friction is inevitable during missions between ninja villages. If the matter is serious, the daimyo will issue such a document. However, under normal circumstances, it doesn't need to be taken seriously."
Indeed, as Miura Kazuo said, these accusatory documents generally have little effect; they are more of a formality to demonstrate the daimyo's presence.
The Land of Fire, as a major power, rarely suffers losses in missions, so it has always been the recipient of these documents.
The former daimyo had accumulated quite a few in his study, and he wouldn't let the previous Hokage see them.
But the problem now is that the daimyo of the Village Hidden in the Grass might not know who is currently in power in the Land of Fire.
Sending such a document at this time is tantamount to pointing a finger at Uchiha Touhuan and cursing him.
"So, I'm just going to be cursed like this and that's it?" Uchiha Touhuan said with a gloomy face.
"Konoha had already issued a statement warning all the ninja villages in the world, but Village Hidden in the Grass still went its own way. They brought this upon themselves! Now they're the ones condemning us?"
"Then how does Your Excellency the Grand Minister intend to handle this?" Miura Kazuo asked.
"Of course, give them a piece of your mind!" Uchiha Touhuan said.
"Tell them that the compensation is non-negotiable. If they want war, the Land of Fire will fight to the bitter end!"
"Understood..." Miura Kazuo breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought Uchiha Touhuan wanted to start a war directly
. If it was just empty talk, that would be fine. Miura Kazuo guessed the Land of Village Hidden in the Grass didn't have the guts to actually start a war .
After the morning assembly, Uchiha Touhuan returned to the Hokage's office with a grim face and had Uchiha Inaho summon Gato.
Upon hearing that Uchiha Touhuan had summoned him, Gato immediately dropped everything and rushed to the Hokage's office.
During this period, Gato had been riding high. As one of the first to pledge his loyalty to Uchiha Touhuan, and in order to set an example for these businessmen,
Touhuan had Gato monopolize nearly half of the most lucrative investment areas around Konoha.
Although 70% of these businesses were secretly owned by the Uchiha and Hatake clans, the scale of his businesses had genuinely expanded several times over.
In fact, by following Touhuan, he had earned far more money than he had in the impoverished countryside of the Land of Waves.
More importantly, because of his close relationship with Touhuan, Gato's social status had also risen dramatically.
In the entire business world of the Land of Fire, who wouldn't respectfully address him as "Mr. Gato"? Even those big businessmen like Yokokawa Yuhiro, whom he used to find difficult to even meet, now had to fawn over him.
However, Gato was very self-aware. He knew that his current success was entirely due to someone he relied on, and that he was not entirely irreplaceable.
Therefore, upon hearing of Uchiha Touhuan's summons, Gato immediately dropped everything and rushed to the Hokage's office.
"Your Excellency, Minister of State, what brings you here?" Gato asked Uchiha Touhuan with a fawning smile as he entered the Hokage's office.
Uchiha Touhuan glanced at Gato, then went to a nearby cabinet, took a set of tea leaves, and brewed some tea on the spot.
After brewing, Uchiha Touhuan handed Gato a cup. Gato respectfully accepted the cup, tasted it, and immediately exclaimed, "I've long admired the Grand Minister's exquisite tea ceremony; having tasted it today, I am truly honored!"
Uchiha Touhuan chuckled and nodded, saying, "Mr. Gato, I heard you've recently made a fortune. Congratulations!"
"This is all thanks to your patronage; I will never forget your kindness," Gato replied, immediately putting down his teacup and bowing respectfully.
"Very well," Uchiha Touhuan nodded. "Now, I have something I need you to do."
"Please give your instructions," Gato said.
Uchiha Touhuan opened a map of the Land of Fire in his office and pointed to a small town, saying, "I plan to have you set up a ninja tool factory here.
However, this factory will actually be wholly owned by the Uchiha clan and will be directly connected to the ninja tool industry of the Uchiha clan's summoning cat clan. You only need to be the person in charge of the factory on the surface."
"A ninja tool factory?" Gato was taken aback, then said, "Your Excellency, the ninja tool market in the ninja world is basically saturated now. It's difficult for us to make a profit."
"The ninja tool market in the ninja world is saturated?" Uchiha Touhuan raised an eyebrow.
"That's right," Kado nodded. "Each ninja village has its own suppliers for ninja tools, and the profits are basically transparent, leaving little room for manipulation."
"Do you think I don't know all this?" Uchiha Touhuan glanced at Kado and said, "Don't forget, the Ninja Cat Clan, who have cooperated with the Uchiha clan for generations, accounts for 30% of the entire ninja tool business in the Land of Fire."
"This…" Kado was also a little puzzled. Why would Uchiha Touhuan, who clearly knew there was no profit in this business, still run it?
"Kado, tell me, when is the best time to do ninja tool business?" Uchiha Touhuan poured Kado another cup of tea and then asked.
"Of course, during wartime," Kado said. "Calvin, the biggest arms dealer in the Land of Lightning, made his fortune selling explosive tags during the Second Shinobi World War, and made a fortune during the Third Shinobi World War.
I heard that he has the support of both the Daimyo and the Raikage of the Land of Lightning."
"So, the best time to do ninja tool business is during wartime," Uchiha Touhuan said with a half-smile.
"Of course…" Kado nodded, wanting to give another example, but then he suddenly realized something, his pupils contracted, and he asked incredulously, "Could it be…"
"You only have three months to prepare," Uchiha Touhuan said. "Regardless of cost, I want to see a complete ninja tool production line in three months." Uchiha Touhuan said,
"The ninja world is about to descend into chaos."
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