C 48

"Master Third Mizukage, someone outside wants to see you. The other party is a businessman from the Land of Fire. He seems to want to do business with the village."

The Assistant reported respectfully to the Third Mizukage. Recently, the temper of the Third Mizukage had become increasingly eccentric. He had disposed of two Anbu directly under him.

Under the influence of the Third Mizukage, the atmosphere in Kirigakure had become quite strange.

"A businessman from the Land of Fire? Let him go to Genji for this kind of thing; do I, as Mizukage, need to handle everyone else's affairs? What are they doing for food?"

After hearing this, the Third Mizukage shouted coldly. This kind of interference was bothersome to him, and he felt it was time for the village to undergo some changes!

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the Third Mizukage completely forgot that he had issued an order a few days ago stating that he needed to be informed about everything happening in the village, regardless of its size.

"Yes, Mizukage-sama."

The Assistant lowered his head and replied, suppressing the trembling in his heart, and then slowly backed out.

After the Second Shinobi World War, the Third Mizukage's temper had not improved. With the deaths of the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage, and Kirigakure's defeat by the Sand Shinobi, he was left to pick up the pieces as the next Mizukage.

Kirigakure's strength was not weak, but there were too many small factions, preventing them from effectively utilizing the power that Mist Shinobi should wield on the battlefield.

As a result, they struggled even against the Sand Shinobi, who were fighting on two fronts. What a shame!

"It is necessary to use iron and blood methods to integrate the power of Kirigakure."

Later, the Third Mizukage came up with the concept of "Blood Mist." He wanted to employ this strategy to weaken those disobedient bloodline families while simultaneously strengthening the civilian ninjas through harsh methods, thereby consolidating his power as Mizukage.

Kain did not have the opportunity to meet the Mizukage. Not every leader of a ninja village has exceptional foresight, not even in Konoha.

In the beginning, Tsunade, a professional, had crafted deals for Kain, enabling him to trade smoothly with Konoha. Now that he was being sent to another official, Kain had mentally prepared himself.

"Please wait here for a moment; I will report to Master Genji."

After speaking, the Assistant Mizukage knocked on the door and entered to inform the people inside.

Upon hearing the name Genji, Kain suddenly recalled the significance of this individual. Although he appeared infrequently in the anime, his status was quite high.

It was said that this man had assisted the Second, Third, and Fourth Mizukages and held considerable influence in Kirigakure.

After a short while, the Assistant emerged and said to Kain, "Please come in."

Genji was a middle-aged man with a bald head, a few years older than Sarutobi Hiruzen. He handled all the trivial matters in Kirigakure, including liaising with the daimyo and logistical arrangements.

After Kain explained his intentions, Genji looked surprised but intrigued. Kirigakure had also dispatched spies to Konoha and was aware that a businessman was selling convenience medicine there. They had received reports from their spies.

It was interesting to note that Cloud Shinobi were the most decisive and wanted to capture Kain and Kushina together. Genji was astonished that Kain was the one reaching out for cooperation.

He had originally intended for the spies lurking in Konoha to make contact with Kain.

Regarding the medicines, Mist Shinobi's spies in Konoha had already procured some and sent them back to Kirigakure for experiments, which proved to be effective. If such medicines were available on the battlefield, they could indeed be lifesavers.

After considering Kain's intentions to sell medicines, Genji thought for a moment and readily agreed.

This would greatly benefit Kirigakure; even Konoha was feeling the lack of medical ninjas. How many medical ninjas could there be in Kirigakure?

Apart from the bloodline families, commoner ninjas often had to wait in line when they fell ill or got injured, or they had to rely on their own experience to manage their ailments.

Even common healers were hard to come by, as they were typically supported only by the nobility and wealthy merchants.

If Kain's medicines were available, it would significantly alleviate the burden on Kirigakure's wounded. In addition to medicines, Kain had other businesses he could trade with Kirigakure, such as food, ironware, and more.

At this time, Kirigakure represented the dominance of the nearby waters. Rock Shinobi had a joint Earth Style, while Mist Shinobi possessed a joint Water Style at sea. More than a dozen Water Style ninjas could easily sink numerous large ships.

In addition to discussing the terms of the deal, Kain also requested that Kirigakure ensure the safety of his shipping fleet in the Kingdom of Waters, stating that Mist Shinobi ninjas should not attack him.

If any enemy did assault his fleet, Mist Shinobi would be responsible for finding the culprit.

As for the payment and goods involved in the transaction, they were essentially the same as with Konoha. The daimyo of Mist Shinobi funded this area, which was even scarcer than Konoha's resources, forcing them to use gold and jewelry as collateral.

However, Kain also made a stipulation that Kirigakure's mortgaged items must include Chakra metal, which should appear once every two or three transactions.

Upon hearing this request, Genji fell silent. For ninjas, Chakra metal was incredibly valuable and could significantly enhance their strength. When forging weapons, it could improve the flow of chakra as well.

Kirigakure did not receive much Chakra metal each year, most of it being sourced from the Land of Rainbows, the Land of Tea, etc.

There were many hungry wolves in the village who coveted these resources; every bloodline family wanted a larger share of the Chakra metal.

However, with the availability of Kain's medicines, Kirigakure could ensure the survival rate of civilian ninjas, which was a necessity for most ninjas.

The trading location would be established in a port in the Land of Water. After Kain's shipping ship was built, the Land of Waves would begin to transport goods. The first batch of transactions was scheduled for two months later.

Kain planned to establish two factories in the Land of Waves: a pharmaceutical factory and a fresh food processing factory. Being a significant fishing nation, it was crucial to make the most of the resources available in the Land of Waves.

People in the ninja world had a strong fondness for fresh seafood, but acquiring it in the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth was a challenge.

If Kain could process these products into fresh cans for sale, he could develop a large-scale business.

Kain was also considering recruiting more guards, aiming for a base of 2,000 personnel. They would be trained in the methods of a regular army and equipped with modern weaponry, such as submachine guns, assault rifles, and rocket launchers. This would give them a significant advantage.

The Land of Waves was relatively small, making it suitable for business development while retaining a small number of guards. Therefore, Kain planned to establish a modern army in the Land of Tea.

However, doing so would require him to bring the production line of the military factory, as repeatedly transporting equipment would be cumbersome, and buying large quantities of arms elsewhere would prove troublesome.

Subterranean Laboratory Outside Konoha Village in the Land of Fire

Boom!

There was a violent explosion, and death row prisoners were reduced to a cloud of blood mist. The ground, which had been paved with iron plates, was slightly concave from the impact of the explosion.

Orochimaru observed with great interest, his eyes glinting. "After adding the target cells of the First Hokage, the power of the explosion has been reduced instead. A single Extremis virus can emit terrifying high temperatures and shockwaves, but just now it manifested in the form of flesh and blood. Tsunade, how is the data collection progressing?"

"The data has been collected, but the equipment was destroyed again, and we lost the serum." Tsunade scratched her hair and replied to Orochimaru.

It had been a month; three tubes of serum had been divided into batches, ten death row experimental subjects had been killed, and three devices had been destroyed, yielding minimal progress thus far.

"Contact him; the experiment can't stop."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he turned around, preparing to continue his research.

Tsunade muttered a few words under her breath, feeling that the cost was too high and embarrassed to speak to Kain about it.

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