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Chapter 43 The Smell of Gunpowder? Not the Smell of Money
Tetsuya nodded.
“Stockpiling grain is indeed a good option, and since we run a hotel, there won’t be any problems even if we stockpile grain on a large scale.”
Seeing that Tetsuya agreed with his idea, Kakuzu had already begun to calculate how to stockpile food and how many granaries to build.
As expected of Kakuzu, his work ethic is absolutely top-notch as long as he can make money.
"However, I think there is something else we can plan for besides stockpiling food."
"what?"
Kakuzu looked at Tetsuya with some curiosity, also wanting to know what else could make money besides hoarding food before the war.
"Izuna, how's the thing I asked you to do going?"
"No need to ask, I am Uchiha Izuna. Here is what you want."
Although Izuna's personality was considered one of the better among the Uchiha, the special pride inherent in the Uchiha was always ingrained in their bones.
As he spoke, he took out several documents from a drawer in a cabinet to the side.
"This is the land deed for the largest blacksmith shop in the capital, along with transfer documents for blacksmith shops in several surrounding cities, and this is the contract for a cooperative iron ore project with the Land of Fire..."
A series of contracts were laid out on the table, and Kakuzu, who was extremely astute with money, immediately sensed the problem.
"Boss, are you planning to stockpile iron ore?"
Tetsuya grinned.
"That's right, I plan to stockpile iron ore."
"Oh, so that's why you asked me to acquire the blacksmith shop. I thought you were planning to switch to selling farm tools."
Izuna suddenly realized that although he had thought a lot when he received Tetsuya's mission, he did not know that a war was about to break out in the ninja world before that, so he did not think about stockpiling supplies.
But now that I think about it carefully, I realize that he was planning to hoard iron ore, and the acquisition of the blacksmith shop was just a cover for his hoarding of iron ore.
"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"
Kakuzu marveled at this.
"Once the major ninja villages show any intention to wage war, they will inevitably increase the production of ninja tools."
While top-tier ninja tools require rare ores in addition to refined iron, most ninja tools used by ninjas, such as senbon, kunai, and shuriken, only require refined iron.
With the large-scale production of ninja tools, the iron ore needed by those ninja villages will increase, and the more severe the situation in the ninja world, the higher the demand for iron ore will be.
This will increase the value of iron ore, and then we can make a fortune by relying on the iron ore we have stockpiled.
“You’re right. In fact, if we had the chance, we could just buy up all the iron ore circulating in the market. We could decide how to sell it and at what price.”
Tetsuya burst into laughter as he spoke.
Kakuzu also chimed in with a laugh.
"Haha, so this is the kind of capital monopoly you told me about before, right, boss?"
"exactly."
As he spoke, Tetsuya looked at Kakuzu and said.
"Kakuzu, I have a task for you."
"Boss, just tell me what to do, and I'll do my best."
"very good."
Tetsuya took out a silver note, and the number on it made Kakuzu's five hearts pound wildly at the same time.
"You've been traveling in the ninja world for so many years, you should have developed quite a few channels. I need you to stockpile as much iron ore as possible from other countries' markets."
Jiao Du nodded solemnly as he accepted the silver note.
"I understand."
If we're going to play the monopoly game, then just the Land of Fire isn't enough; we need to go big.
Even if they can't monopolize the iron ore market, they should still stockpile the vast majority of the ore circulating in the market.
Tetsuya could already imagine how high the price of iron ore would be when the major ninja villages began frantically manufacturing ninja tools in the early stages of the war.
As for whether his actions will provoke retaliation from the major ninja villages.
Are you kidding me? Would he be afraid of something like that?
Not to mention that the strength of himself, Izuna, and Kakuzu is beyond that of ordinary ninjas.
Secondly, his interactions with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire over the years have not been a waste of time.
“Alright, let’s arrange it like this. Kakuzu will go and collect the iron mines that are openly circulating in other countries besides the Land of Fire. I will go and contact the Daimyo and ask him to give priority to supplying us with the iron ore produced by the mines in the Land of Fire. Izuna, you will be in charge of stockpiling food.”
As he spoke, Tetsuya stood up.
"Everyone, once the Ninja War breaks out, we will gain unprecedented wealth. Are you ready to become rich overnight?"
"I'm ready!"
Kakuzu shouted excitedly, as if he could already see mountains of gold and silver beckoning to him.
Izuna, on the other hand, seemed to be deep in thought.
"After we pull off this heist, will we be able to resurrect my brother?"
Time flies, and Tetsuya has almost completely taken over the iron ore from the Land of Fire as planned. Kakuzu also lived up to Tetsuya's expectations, continuously sending back sealing scrolls from other countries. Among these sealing scrolls were mountains of iron ore and refined iron.
At the same time, the Chiba Grand Hotel was also undergoing an expansion. Under the guise of expansion, a granary was built, and a large amount of grain was sent into the granary.
Not only the Chiba Grand Hotel in the capital, but also the Chiba Ramen Shop, Chiba Fried Chicken Shop, and Chiba Milk Tea Shop that Tetsuya opened in various bustling cities of the Land of Fire over the years have begun to stockpile food, just in preparation for the arrival of the Second Shinobi World War.
As time went on, the development between countries became increasingly unbalanced, and internal conflicts intensified in the major ninja villages as they developed, with the rise of militant factions within the villages.
What should be done when the development of a country or a village cannot meet its internal needs?
There are two options: either develop internal productivity and increase production to meet demand.
They can either wage wars abroad to plunder external resources to satisfy their internal needs.
Clearly, for the ninjas of the ninja village, there was only one option: to wage war against other countries in order to resolve the internal conflicts within the village.
In the 34th year of Konoha, friction between the major powers intensified, and the smoke of war began to spread throughout the ninja world.
In the thirty-fifth year of Konoha, a ninja team from Konoha clashed with a ninja team from the Land of Earth, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle. During this battle, Tetsuya's old friend, Hatake Sakuya, was killed.
Sakuya Hatake's death exacerbated tensions between ninja villages, leading to the deployment of more ninjas to the borders of the Land of Fire, including Orochimaru.
Now that things have progressed to this point, everyone in the ninja world knows that a new round of ninja war is about to break out.
Food prices in the ninja world skyrocketed, multiplying several times over. Simultaneously, major ninja villages began an arms race, ramping up production of ninja tools to prepare for the impending Fourth Shinobi World War, causing iron prices to soar.
Kakuzu was ecstatic when he heard the news.