Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 45 Kakuzu: Boss, let's go conquer the Land of Rain!

"Very good, Kakuzu, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

Tetsuya nodded in agreement, then took out a key and tossed it to Kakuzu.

"This is the key to the vault. You can take the money yourself whenever you need it. Just keep a record of how much you take."

Upon receiving the key, Kakuzu was completely stunned and remained frozen in place for a long time.

"The vault, the vault, the key to the vault!"

He didn't expect Tetsuya to hand him the key to the vault so readily. Did he trust him that much?

This feeling is absolutely amazing.

"Thank you for your trust, boss!"

Kakuzu was so excited that he knelt down before Tetsuya.

"Hey, hey, don't do that. Didn't I tell you from the beginning that we're partners, not master and servant? Get up."

Tetsuya quickly helped Kakuzu up.

Kakuzu said gratefully.

"Boss, Kakuzu is willing to give his all for you, even unto death."

A scholar will die for one who understands him; a woman will adorn herself for one who appreciates her.

Kakuzu had thought it was already very generous of Tetsuya to be willing to share his profits, but he never expected that Tetsuya would directly give him the key to the vault.

For someone as greedy as him, this is really giving himself too much credit.

"Alright, I don't want you to die, I want you to live. There's still plenty of time, and we'll have many more opportunities to make money in the future."

"The boss is right. I need to live well, make money well, and make more money."

Kakuzu's eyes lit up when he heard Tetsuya say there was still a chance to make money.

Tetsuya was also satisfied with Kakuzu's condition.

The reason he dared to hand over the key to the vault to Kakuzu was simple: he was a money-grubber, an extremely stingy one.

Making money is his greatest hobby, but spending money isn't. Give him the key to the vault, and he'll probably just live there, but he really won't spend money.

"Kakuzu, you've been traveling around a lot lately, so you should know what's going on outside. How far have the wars between the countries progressed?"

Kakuzu thought about it carefully and then said.

"The battle is very intense, with friction between the parties. It must be said that Konoha, as the biggest winner of the First Shinobi World War, has indeed become very powerful after years of development, and is fighting on three fronts at the same time."

However, the other major ninja villages are also quite powerful, and the situation is currently at a stalemate. It's unclear which side will break the balance first.

As he spoke, Kakuzu suddenly remembered something and laughed.

"Boss, I've remembered some very interesting information."

"What intelligence is making you laugh like that?"

Tetsuya was somewhat curious.

Kakuzu replied.

"Just two days before I returned, on the front lines, the grandson of the First Hokage of Konoha, Senju Nawaki, died. He was killed by an explosive tag."

Isn't that ridiculous? The First Hokage's grandson, a twelve-year-old genius ninja, was killed by an explosive tag.

It seems the Senju family is truly declining with each generation, or perhaps the emergence of Hashirama and Tobirama was purely accidental.

He shook his head with a touch of emotion as he spoke.

Hashirama Senju was so powerful; he was a hero who rose to fame at a young age. How could his grandson be killed by an explosive tag?

Can explosive tags really kill people?

"The rope tree is dead."

Tetsuya recalled the day he left Konoha and saw Orochimaru and Nawaki beside him on the road. He couldn't help but shake his head. It really was fate.

Life is truly fragile, but thankfully, I will never die.

Even if you used multiple detonating tags, you wouldn't be able to kill yourself.

Upon hearing the name "Senju," Izuna, who had been sitting to the side drinking tea, also looked up.

"Hashirama Senju's grandson?"

"Yes, it seems that Hashirama Senju only had one grandson and one granddaughter. His granddaughter is one of the Third Hokage's disciples and is currently on another battlefield."

"Hmph, serves him right."

Izuna snorted coldly.

"Neither my brother nor I left behind any bloodline inheritance, yet the inherently evil Thousand Hands actually has a grandson."

"Nawaki is dead. No matter what the reason for his death, it will inevitably arouse the anger of the people of Konoha. I'm afraid Konoha's offensive will become even more ferocious."

"That's true."

Kakuzu nodded.

"Before I came back, I had already seen that Konoha had sent a large number of ninjas to the front lines. I heard that Jiraiya, the disciple of the Third Hokage, had been found and sent to the battlefield."

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Third Hokage's three most trusted disciples will have assembled at the front lines, and the war will intensify further.

"Let them fight, let them fight. Anyway, no matter how much they fight, the flames of war won't reach the capital."

Tetsuya took a sip of tea before speaking.

"How's it going? Have you made contact with Amegakure?"

"We've made contact. As expected of the boss, everything is exactly as he thought. Hanzo the Salamander, the leader of Amegakure, is willing to buy the blades we make, and they also plan to get involved."

"normal."

Tetsuya smiled with satisfaction upon hearing that Hanzo the Salamander was willing to buy their equipment.

"He is an ambitious man who has always longed to become the leader of the sixth great ninja village. Moreover, the three great nations of wind, fire, and earth have turned their Land of Rain into a battlefield, causing the people of the Land of Rain to be displaced and suffer heavy casualties. Let alone Hanzo of the Salamander, any leader of the Hidden Rain Village who has any sense of honor would choose to fight to the death."

However, no matter how much Hanzo the Salamander struggled, he couldn't change anything.

Izuna nodded in approval.

"From the perspective of the geographical location of Amegakure, during wartime, the Land of Rain was a natural battlefield for the three great powers of wind, fire, and earth, and during peacetime, it could also serve as a buffer zone for the three great powers."

To change all this, someone must step forward and overpower the three great powers.

As she spoke, Izuna looked at Tetsuya with a probing gaze.

In his view, besides his older brother Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, Tetsuya Chiba should also be able to overpower the three kingdoms.

Tetsuya ignored Izuna's gaze and instead took out a map and spread it out on the coffee table.

"However, on the other hand, if things are managed well, Amegakure's location could actually develop very quickly. It's a small country connected to three large countries and three small countries, and it's adjacent to six countries."

It is entirely possible to establish post roads, making them transportation hubs connecting various countries and trade centers for mutual trade between nations.

"As long as trade routes are established, the Rain Kingdom can completely rely on commerce to build its nation; simply collecting customs duties and commercial taxes will be enough to make a fortune."

Kakuzu also studied it carefully, and it really was true.

Each of the three major powers has its own specialties and needs. All you need to do is act as an intermediary, purchasing the relevant products from each country and then reselling them to the countries that need them. Isn't this a business that makes money for free?

Upon realizing this, Kakuzu's eyes lit up.

"Boss, let's go and conquer the Land of Rain!"