C 91(1)

Kushina left in a daze. 

Kain saw her drunken steps and thought he had just massaged her. And he recalled that he should have done nothing out of the ordinary just now.

After that day, Kushina didn't visit the dessert shop to look for him for two days, but Orochimaru sent Kain the Fire Dragon embryos. 

These embryos couldn't be kept for long before needing to be incubated. 

However, Kain had a space backpack, which allowed for long-term storage, so there was no need to cultivate them in the ninja world. 

He planned to start cultivating his own mount fire dragon once he returned.

When Orochimaru asked a white snake to bring the fire dragon embryo, he also passed along a few words. 

He might be busy with tasks recently and couldn't spare time to go to Ryūchi Cave to practice Sage Mode. 

However, he hoped Kain would practice Sage Mode and record his feelings and any new insights at the right time, then lend them to him.

After reading this, Kain wasn't sure if Orochimaru was genuinely busy with a mission or if he was simply concerned about Sage Mode practice. 

However, Kain wasn't afraid of natural energy, as the new Extremis virus was his greatest source of confidence. 

Even with the three powerful genes of the phoenix, fire dragon, and Hashirama cells integrated into his body, natural energy shouldn't pose a problem. 

If the natural energy eroded his body too much, the Extremis virus would repair it.

Not long after receiving the fire dragon embryos from Orochimaru, Kain received a message from Aya that the medicine sent from the Land of Tea had been stored in the warehouse in the Town, and Kain could pick it up at any time.

With this news, Kain was ready to leave Konoha. His affairs here were almost settled, with only one thing still uncertain. 

Yakushi Nono summoned him for the second time and confirmed that Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Kato Dan were the ones who had provoked the relationship between him and Tsunade. 

They were the only three who had approached Tsunade during that time, and after their interference, Tsunade broke down.

These three people were all suspects, but too much time had passed, and Yakushi Nono couldn't gather more information. 

She would focus on these three for the time being. Kain was very satisfied with her progress and simply told her to be careful. 

After all, those people were not simple ninjas. If she wasn't careful, they might notice her. While Kain had confidence in Yakushi Nono's abilities in the future, she hadn't yet reached her peak.

After explaining everything to Yakushi Nono, Kain left Konoha and headed to the Town.

When Kain arrived in the Town, Aya was already there. 

Ever since she was relieved of part of her power, she had been busy developing the business. Even though she was only in charge of the casino and desserts, she was always kept occupied.

"Aya, do you have something to tell me?"

Noticing that Aya seemed a bit strange, Kain couldn't help but ask directly, "You've been under my command for a long time. You should know me well enough by now."

Aya nodded at his words, then took out a document and asked, "Boss, should we expand the scale of recruiting orphans? It seems the ninja world is about to go to war again, and some business routes are becoming unsafe. By then, things could be risky."

"Alright, go with your idea, but move to another location," Kain replied without hesitation. He never thought there could be too many people. 

In this era, population was more valuable than currency.

He took out the Ninja World map and circled the southernmost peninsula of the Land of Fire. "All the adopted people will be moved here, and half of the funds will be used to buy everything from the local noble landlords—land, shops, etc."

The area Kain marked was located between the Land of Tea and the abandoned Land of whirlpools. 

Although technically part of the Land of Fire, it was largely ignored by others. 

Kain planned to occupy it and develop ports, fleets, forts, and a missile base. However, the missile base would require the accumulation of other technologies, which might take a long time.

"I understand, boss," Aya said.

Aya vaguely guessed Kain's intentions, but her primary goal was to save more people. So, after hearing the order, she was determined to carry it out. 

Taking in homeless orphans could be handled by her subordinates, but the near-plundering purchase of resources from the southern peninsula of the Land of Fire was something she would have to manage herself.

"Mr. Kain, long time no see! I didn't expect you to come in person."

When the owner of Lichun Bookstore heard the news of Kain's arrival, he immediately rushed out to greet him. 

While others may not understand Kain's influence, the bookstore owner certainly did. 

He had sold 11 best-selling books under three pseudonyms, earning Lichun Bookstore hundreds of millions of ryo.

Lichun Bookstore was the number one bookstore in the ninja world, and this wasn't just self-promotion—it was a well-known fact. 

Other bookstores had to beg Lichun Bookstore to collaborate if they wanted to make money.

"Boss Miki, it's been a while. Besides business, I have one more thing I need your help with."

Seeing Boss Miki extending his hand for a handshake, Kain quickly diverted the conversation to avoid it. 

He really didn't want to shake hands with someone who often used his hands to please himself, and he couldn't bring himself to accept it.

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