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In the end, Kakuzu agreed to Jake's proposal. It was a win-win situation for him, making things easier. Most people who came to the casino were ordinary; even if there were ninjas, they were rare. Any incidents could be easily handled by Kakuzu.

By collaborating with Jake's casino, Kakuzu gained a stable income. Even if nothing happened for a month, Jake would still pay him three million Ryo.

Upon hearing this condition, Kakuzu's expression visibly improved. Although he wore a mask that only revealed his green eyes, Jake and Natsukawa could sense his relief.

For Jake, three million Ryo per month was a small amount. Once his casino opened, three million would be a minor portion of the revenue. The most important thing was having a ninja of Kakuzu's caliber available when needed.

For ease of contact, Kakuzu arranged for an underling to stay in Kawaki Town and handle communication. If needed, Kakuzu could return within a day or two unless he was far away from the Fire Country.

In the early stages, Jake planned to set up casinos in Kawaki Town and Tanzaku-gai. The locations had already been surveyed, and Natsukawa was sent there to make preliminary preparations and recruit staff. During the 15 days that Jake was away, the dessert factory had produced qualified products, and the taste was almost the same as the ones Jake had brought.

The recipe and raw materials remained unchanged, so the taste naturally didn't change.

Jake was pleased with the dessert factory's performance. However, the raw materials were not abundant and quickly exhausted. During this period, some chocolates were sent to Jake's food shop in Konoha, while the rest were sold outside Kawaki Town.

The pricing was high, the same as in Konoha. From the beginning, Jake's goal was clear: to fill the common people's stomachs first rather than having them eat snacks.

After dealing with matters in the ninja world, Jake returned to the Marvel world.

There wasn't much for Jake to handle in the Marvel world except for the pharmaceutical wholesale and trading company, which required some attention. During his absence, Jake's salesmen had successfully negotiated three deals, bringing the company its first income.

According to market research, some countries had a high demand for pharmaceuticals. If Jake could fully occupy those markets, the pharmaceutical wholesale and trading company's annual revenue would reach five or six billion US dollars.

Jake encouraged this and increased efforts to recruit more people to expand the company's workforce. He also interviewed three assistants, but only one passed, becoming Jake's executive assistant in the pharmaceutical wholesale and trading company, responsible for carrying out his orders.

This way, Jake could relax more. In the future, he only needed to give orders, and there would be assistants to help him manage things.

There was not much progress in other areas. There was no news about recruiting Dr. Aldrich Killian and Maya Hansen, whom Jake hoped to recruit. It was also unknown whether they were in America or not.

After returning, Jake asked someone to buy him many gambling machines and equipment. It took nearly half a month to make slight language modifications. During this period, he took care of everything else, such as the raw materials needed by the dessert factory and personal relationships.

Jake even took time to relax and fulfilled his promise to Carl by completing a game they had started. However, after completing it, Carl felt bored since he had already played several new games while Jake was still playing one from last year.

Nothing in the Marvel world required Jake's immediate attention. Everything was relatively stable, and SHIELD's power was not yet able to monitor everyone in the United States. Moreover, there were many internal issues within SHIELD, described as the Hydra-SHIELD split.

Jake was always worried that the Ancient One of Kamar-Taj would come looking for him. The Sorcerer Supreme had the Time Stone and could see many future timelines. Jake would be in danger if the Ancient One became curious about his frequent disappearances. Although he would not die, it would be uncomfortable if his biggest secret was revealed.

So Jake traveled back and forth between the two worlds. Even when tired, he dared not relax, aiming to gain power as soon as possible. Compared to the Naruto world, the Marvel world was still more dangerous.

Whether it was alien invasions or Thanos' snap, even the early Avengers' 'acts of justice' affected many people.

Even hiding in the countryside could result in the death of one's entire family, let alone Jake in New York.

Jake brought all his belongings and returned to the Naruto world again.

He first came to Kawaki Town and put all the gambling machines and equipment in the casino. After recruiting enough staff, the casino could open.

Security was necessary, as people in the casino were likely to cause trouble. Impatience and losing money were not uncommon. In addition, a professional manager was needed for the casino, but unfortunately, few people in Konoha understood gambling, so Jake had to ask Natsukawa to inquire.

As for the homeless boys recruited by the food factory, cultivating them would take at least four or five years before entrusting them with important tasks.

"There are too few suitable and recruitable subordinates. If possible, I would like to intercept Kimimaro and Haku."

Jake sighed. Either the people were not capable enough, or he couldn't trust them. Starting with a homeless orphan would take time. Although Natsukawa was barely trustworthy, he couldn't split her in two.

So Jake's power development was still slow because he had money and plans but needed someone to execute them.

"Oh, Nono Yakushi. Her abilities and talents are not weak. She should still be a child now. Can I intercept her from Danzo?"

Jake thought of the nickname she would earn in the future, 'The Walking Shrine Maiden.' He felt that Nono Yakushi would become his most capable assistant, provided she had not yet joined Root and was not valued by Danzo. Based on her age, Nono Yakushi should be around ten years old.

But Jake remembered that Danzo had recently been on the battlefield in the Land of Rain. Even if he returned, he couldn't expand his influence in the Root so quickly. Maybe there was a chance.

If she was in the ninja school, Jake could find a way to inquire through Kushina. After all, Kushina was a fool. Even if Jake tricked her, she probably wouldn't notice.

"I still need to go back to Konoha and find out. I can use the excuse of donating to the orphanage to inquire."

Thinking of this, Jake immediately set off for Konoha. The sooner he found Nono Yakushi before Root did, the higher the possibility of recruiting her as his talent.

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