Chapter-37: Kiri Conquest! (part-II)

After that council member came back, he guided me to Mizukage's office, where he was sitting.

I noticed that ninjas were lurking all around me, so I guess this is working?

He definitely should be somewhat suspicious.

"Greetings-" I tried to act but he cut me off.

"I will give you one chance. Who are you and why are you here?" He said as he stared me down while oozing with killing intent.

It was really hard to face someone like that but death had already numbed my senses more than enough. I could deal with that after some effort.

"Chill out man. If I were a spy then I definitely wouldn't be giving you weapons, for that cheap as well." I said as I took a seat in front of him.

"But before you start overthinking, I will introduce myself. I am Kazuya from Gato company. We recently received a big order of weapons from one of your council member, which I am here to supply you with. And yes, Gato company isn't simply a transporting company. It is a type of company deal with anything you want, as long as you pay the right price." I said.

He was a bit surprised that I didn't react to his killing intent but he didn't show it on his face for more than a moment.

"Is that so? But then why didn't I receive any information about it, Kirimaru?" He said as he eyed the civilian council member.

"He requested it yesterday. One of the employees came here yesterday. Ask his guardian ninjas or whatever. Let's just get this over with. The weapons take too much space and we can negotiate a good deal, if you want to. No pressure." I said with a smile.

"You are one confident individual, aren't you Kazuya-san?" He asked with a sinister smile while reading the scroll.

"I cannot make deals without enough confidence, sir. If I bring in loss to the company, my fate will be much worse than death, after all." I said as I waited for him for a few minutes so that he can cite his buying prices.

"100 ryo per set of kunai. 90 ryo for a set of shuriken and I will be determining the prices of the special weapons after checking them myself." He said with a thoughtful look.

"No deal." I replied.

He was quite shocked at my instant response.

"That doesn't even cover the making costs, let alone other things. For the record, these tools are of high quality that wasn't made by run out of the mill novice blacksmiths but with help of veteran blacksmiths and countless artisans to make it suitable to a ninja's tastes and requirements. Thy cover aesthetics as well as functionality. Here are the pieces I was given randomly from the last batch that was made." I said as I put a hand inside my pocket and grabbed a shuriken and Kunais from my space inventory.

I put them on his table and he started examining them. After some thinking, he said, "The weapon quality is passable. 200 ryo for a set of kunai and 170 ryo for a set of shuriken."

"These weapons aren't from wartime batch. It's a fresh batch. Totally unused and ready to be stained in blood of your enemies. 350 ryo for a set of kunai and 230 for a set of shuriken. We also have way better swords than the ones your ninjas are currently using." I said as I pushed him a bit more.

"The weapons will be quickly used up, the price isn't fair at all. 210 ryo for a set of kunai and 180 for a set of shuriken." He said.

"It is still too low, we won't be able to even feed the workers with that price. 340 ryo for a set of kunai and 220 ryo for a set of shuriken." I said.

"250 ryo for a set of kunai and 200 ryo for a set of shuriken, final offer." He said as he tried to pull the final offer card.

That ain't working, Mizukage.

"300 ryo for a set of kunai and 210 ryo for a set of shuriken. Nothing more, Nothing less. We will throw 5% discount on all our future deals." I said.

"Deal." He said.

He was aiming for a discount, eh?

"Let's discuss the payment stuff. How would you like to pay, everything upfront or in installments." I asked.

"Up front. Right now." He said.

Is he trying to cheat me or pull some power move?

"We are alright with that. Where should we keep the weapons? And how will you check the quality?" I said.

He was once again surprised that I agreed to his request but he again didn't let it show on his face for more than a moment.

"I will guide you to the location myself. Follow me." He said as he started walking.

After nearly half an hour of walking, we arrived inside a big warehouse.

"Here is the location. Please remember it and deliver it accordingly." He said.

Is he trying to pull off some sort of joke?

"Where is the payment?" I asked.

"After we get the weapons, we will pay." He said.

"I want the payment right now, sir. I am delivering it right now." I said.

"...What?" He said as he narrowed his eyes once more.

"We have...quite interesting ways of dealing things, sir. I can deliver all the weapons to you in the course of 7 days. You just need to give me the payment." I said.

"I will trust you on this, I suppose. Bring in the payment." He said to a ninja in the shadows who went away and after a while, brought a lot of money out of nowhere.

I started counting all of it, that moment.

After nearly 10 minutes of non-stop counting, I was able to count all of it.

The amount was perfect.

Looks like someone was listening to our conversation...

Cheeky ninjas.

"Thank you, Mizukage-sama, for freeing me." I said as I used space inventory to take in the money and brought out one-seventh of the quantity of the weapons while I used the identity concealment skill to age myself to a more older version of myself.

Instantly, my hair started greying up, my skin got somewhat wrinkly and my body started to deteriorate a bit. I was still myself, all healthy and alive, but that is how it looked to everyone who saw me.

Everyone extremely alerted when this happened, I suddenly grabbed my stomach and started coughing violently.

After coughing, I once again started talking, but this time they could spot the difference in my voice.

It sounded more hoarse and aged.

"This will be the sweet release I worked for. Finally, I will be free." I said to him.

"What do you mean?" He said.

"Our companies leader's identity is unknown, to everyone. He is extremely mysterious and works in extremely...disgusting ways. What you saw right now was a technique he developed. In exchange for my life force, I will be able to transport these goods. It's like making a storage scroll on a human but it's connected to two sides. In 6 more days, I will be able to transport all the goods as the technique also has it's own limitations. Please do not seek him. Not even the people closest to him know who he is." I said.

"I will be staying over at council member Kirimaru-san's house for these 6 days. If you require anything, please call me anytime." I said with a bow.

He was silent throughout the explanation.

"...How much for the jutsu?" He asked.

"Jutsu? Which jutsu?" I asked as I acted dumb.

"The transporting jutsu! I want it." he said as he looked me in my eyes.

"That's not a jutsu that I used, Mizukage-sama. It's a curse, something only the boss can make and he explicitly refused to sell it to anyone." I said.

"I will pay whatever you want." He said as he crossed his arms.

"Boss won't agree to any requirements. He was offered a village in exchange for this cursed technique but he refused. I am sorry to disappoint you." I said.

"Very well. I will be waiting for the supplies then. You can go now." He said.

"I sincerely thank you, Mizukage-sama. I will finally be able to escape from his hands. Also, please keep all this a secret. Otherwise, weapon deal may be called off." I said as I bowed.

He didn't say anything and left.

I also left with the council member.

The deal was successful and the bait is set.

Now we wait for the fish to bite it.

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(A/N: Here is another chapter for you.

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Thanks for reading!)