"That Gato guy is indeed a shrewd businessman, but the war between Konoha and Amegakure has just ended, and the situation in the Land of Rain isn't yet stable enough. Besides, Amegakure is currently rather xenophobic, and it's not easy for foreign merchants to do business there. Just let him wait a while longer."
Kirito heard this, took the tea, thought about it for a moment, and then replied.
The Land of Rain is actually in a rather advantageous geographical location, bordering the three major countries of the Shinobi World and several smaller countries. If it were peacetime, the Land of Rain could make a fortune by setting up checkpoints and charging tolls.
Unfortunately, the countries of Fire, Earth, and Wind were all jealous of this profit and did not want the Land of Rain to grow stronger. The Land of Rain itself was unable to protect this profit, leading to frequent wars.
Therefore, during the wartime, it is very difficult for businessmen to do business in the Land of Rain, and they can easily lose their capital.
After all, banditry is still very serious in the Land of Rain.
The Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company that Gato is currently running is doing very well thanks to its good products, the protection provided by Gojo Makoto, a descendant of a great noble family with a White Zetsu clone, and the Night Organization, as well as Gato's own dirty business acumen.
Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company is currently the biggest gold mine for Kirito, and is an important source of income for him to conduct large-scale biological experiments, develop new drugs, recruit and train talent, and fund the activities of the Night Organization.
However, Gato's ambition obviously goes beyond just doing small business in the small country of Bo and doing business only with some of the nearby coastal countries. He wants to expand Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company's business to the entire ninja world and make even more money.
And in order to do that, a pharmaceutical production base with an excellent geographical location is necessary.
Obviously, he has his eye on the Land of Rain.
If nothing else goes wrong, he just needs to set up a large-scale pharmaceutical production base in the Land of Rain, and he can use the Land of Rain's advantageous geographical location to sell Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company's products to any mainland country and greatly reduce transportation costs.
Gato does have a good talent for business, but unfortunately, his political acumen is not so good. According to the xenophobic nature of Amegakure, the possibility of him successfully investing in and building a factory in the Land of Rain is extremely low.
If it were before, when Kirito learned of Gato's idea, he would have no hesitation in telling Gato to forget it. But now it's different. The White Zetsu clone's other guise, Hattori Masanari, has shown him hope that he can further expand the Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company's cornucopia.
"Yes, I know. In addition to Mr. Gato, Mr. Yun also sent a message. Recently, the goods of a merchant controlled by Konoha's Root will be transported by sea again. He asks if you want to send someone to intercept the shipment."
Uzumaki Ryoko took down Kirito's instructions and then continued with the next matter.
As she spoke, her face showed a look of eagerness, planning to apply to go and assist in the operation as soon as Kirito agreed.
"It seems that the Root has really been having a hard time recently. It has allowed its subordinate merchants to ship goods again so soon. I remember the last shipment was only a week ago."
Kirito heard the news and laughed derisively, then revealed a hint of doubt.
Ever since the Night Organization got on the right track, he had begun using it to clean up the Root led by Danzo and contain and weaken it.
The Night Organization was behind the assassination of the fire nation's nobles who had dealings with Root merchants and the robbery of goods from Root merchants on the high seas.
For the time being, the results have been astonishing. After losing their sources of income, there have been serious problems within the Root, and Danzo is too busy to deal with him.
As for Yun, who Ryōko just mentioned, he is the elite jōnin Yamanaka Yun from the Yamanaka clan who defected from Konoha two months ago.
This elite jōnin from the Yamanaka clan is now an important cadre in the Night Organization, codenamed Yun.
How did Kirito turn Yamanaka Yun?
It was actually very simple. He just secretly delivered a keepsake from his fiancee and a letter to Yamanaka Yun's home next to the picture frame in the bedroom.
The content of the letter was also very simple, just the location of where his fiancee's bones were buried.
How did Kirito know the location of Yamanaka Yun's fiancée's burial site?
Thanks to Yuna Ryoma, Danzo's right-hand man, who learned this after accessing Aburame Ryoma's memories.
The members of the Root who participated in destroying the Senju clan's barrier were secretly executed within the Senju clan grounds, so naturally Kirito would not let go of this opportunity to obtain a large amount of Root intelligence.
He used spiritualization to bind the souls of all the dead members of the Root and then read their memories one by one, thereby learning about the many dirty deeds and ninjutsu techniques that Danzo and the Root had done.
Danzo thought he had covered up the truth for good, but in fact he still hadn't managed to bury it completely. Aburame Ryoma had discovered the truth back then using the bad bug.
Of course, he didn't do it on purpose.
He was just following in secret to protect Danzo, and in the end, he learned about the incident unintentionally.
Aburame Ryoma was able to become Danzo's right-hand man because of his strength and emotional intelligence. He didn't tell Danzo about the incident foolishly, but kept it a secret in his heart, determined to take it to the grave.
But man's plans cannot compete with God's. In the end, this secret was eventually learned by a third person.
Yamanaka Yun was undoubtedly very powerful. He obtained the clue given by Kirito and soon found an opportunity to hide from the surveillance of the ANBU and secretly went to the place where his fiancee was buried. Then he successfully found his fiancee's bones and used them to find part of the truth from that year. Combining some clues he found over the years, he finally deduced that his enemy was Danzo.
Yamanaka Yun had been in the Root for some years and naturally understood the style of Danzo and the Root. Using enemies who did not know the truth to do his work was just normal.
Although he was shocked by the truth, he was not surprised and became more convinced that his deduction was correct.
Later, Kirito secretly used a White Zetsu clone to meet with Yamanaka Yun, who was beginning to doubt him. Using illusion techniques, Kirito made Yamanaka Yun see the truth of what happened back then, successfully turning the elite jōnin of the Yamanaka clan against him.
Yamanaka Yun is now the vanguard against Danzo and the Root.
His goal in joining the Night Organization founded by Kirito was simple: to personally kill Danzo in the future.
"Yes, you are correct,"
Uzumaki Ryoko nodded as she heard Kirito's words.
"Something is wrong, there is definitely a catch. The Root has caused us so much harm, they cannot keep being passive. You tell Yun that this time, we can let Kirigakure help us scout the way again. If there is an accident, don't rush in. Find out who the Root has sent, and then wait for me to join the action. We will catch the big fish with a long-term plan."
Kirito thought about it for a moment and made a decision, saying:
The Night Organization is still too weak. The jōnin are just him and Yamanaka Yun, and there are only a dozen chūnin. Most of them are just small fries. These people can gang up and bully enemies at the genin level, but when it comes to enemies above the chūnin level, they will only become a burden.
"Yes, Makoto-sama, I will pass on your orders."
Uzumaki Ryoko said respectfully, then bowed and left.
Meanwhile, in the Konoha Hidden Village, in the Hokage's office, an emergency meeting of the senior management was underway.
"Everyone, this is a plan that Tsunade sent to me a while ago. Take a look, there's been a new development in Amegakure."
Sandaime handed the three Hokage advisors in front of him three identical plans, and said enthusiastically.
At the same time, in the clinic of Konoha Hospital, where Kirito's true body was located, he welcomed a special patient.