Chapter 155
Chapter 155
The daimyo of the Wind Country is undoubtedly a smart man, but he is also an extremely arrogant guy.
Like many nobles, he also regards ninjas as crude and rough men who rely only on brute force, and habitually treats them with contempt and disregard. His contempt for ninjas has long been deeply rooted and deep in his bones.
It is this arrogance and ignorance that has become his fatal weakness, pushing him straight into the abyss of no return.
Using economic means to deal with ninjas is undoubtedly an unprecedented precedent. If this guy is also a ninja, or has some knowledge of the tracking and torture methods of ninjas before, then he must be an extremely difficult opponent.
But he is not a ninja, and he is unwilling to deeply understand the power of ninjutsu. After breaking the halo of the daimyo, he is just an ordinary person.
A bug, no matter how annoying and difficult it is, can be crushed to death with a pinch.
After returning to Konoha, Tobirama threw the Daimyo of Wind Country into the laboratory and soaked him with the elders of the Senju clan. What awaited them would inevitably be a purgatory-like life filled with endless torture. Even death was a luxury that was out of reach.
And the scroll that sealed the wealth of the royal family of Wind Country was naturally taken by Konoha as a trophy. When Tobirama carefully and slowly unfolded the yellowed sealed scroll, the huge wealth accumulated by a country for hundreds of years almost blinded everyone present.
"Master, so much gold! We are rich!"
Having been staying in the back to control the overall situation, Shen Yue had no chance to witness the mountains of gold and silver treasures in the hands of the nobles.
Seeing with his own eyes the mountains of gold and silver that were almost piled up to the ceiling, Shen Yue's eyes were wide open, almost popping out of his eye sockets. Treasures are the best decorations. This originally dark and empty warehouse instantly turned into a treasure mountain that looked like a dragon lived in.
Feeling the temptation brought by the heavy wealth, Shen Yue excitedly grabbed Madara's sleeve, almost incoherent with excitement, and his money-loving nature exploded.
Hashirama, who had to stay in Konoha to watch the house, was also completely stunned. Madara and Tobirama didn't keep an eye on them, and the two fools rushed into the ocean of treasure one after another and started to laugh happily.
"Hahaha, I'm rich, so much money, I can gamble to death!"
Hashirama lay comfortably on the sea of gold coins, holding a pile of gold coins in his hands and laughing foolishly. When it comes to gambling, Madara and Tobirama standing behind him have completely black faces. They instantly realized that something was wrong-
Damn, how can we let this rotten gambler get close to this pile of treasure!
If all these treasures were lost by Hashirama at the gambling table, wouldn't Konoha become the laughing stock of the entire ninja world?
"Brother, don't come near here again. No, we must move these treasures immediately!"
Tobirama made a prompt decision and split his shadow clone decisively. He grabbed Hashirama and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport him away immediately. The remaining main body quickly moved and neatly sealed the gold and silver treasures back into the scroll.
He had already decided to hide these treasures in a place where Hashirama would never find them!
Hashirama, who was thrown to the street by Tobirama, still had the touch of gold in his arms. He lowered his head stiffly, and when he saw his empty arms, he couldn't help but let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"My money——"
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In this catastrophe in the Kingdom of Wind, Konoha was undoubtedly the biggest winner.
Although the materials they collected from the nobles and wealthy merchants were all given to the Sand Village, all the gold, silver and jewelry they looted belonged to Konoha.
The rich gold and silver reserves of the Wind Country are really astonishing. The quantity and value are far beyond the Fire Country.
In addition to the treasures in the hands of the Wind Country Daimyo and the rich gold and silver collected from the Fire Country, Konoha is now not only the most powerful force in terms of military strength, but also the most powerful force in terms of financial resources. The reserves of gold and silver have already jumped to the top of the ninja world and are the best.
With the continuous mineral resources of the Wind Country, this reserve is still rising, and Konoha's future wealth will be more and more unlimited.
It was at this time that Shen Yue had the confidence to promote Konoha Coin to become the currency hegemony. She believed that with Konoha's strong financial support and wide recognition, Konoha Coin would definitely become the currency hegemon of the ninja world.
Such a powerful Konoha, like a bright firefly in the dark night, will naturally attract people from all over the world.
At this moment, the streets and alleys are bustling with people coming and going. In addition to the native residents of the Land of Fire, there are also many faces from other countries and other ninja villages. They gather here, and everyone's face is filled with longing and yearning.The colors of the people witnessed the glory of this prosperous land together.
Among the five major ninja villages, Konoha is undoubtedly the most open and friendly. They not only warmly welcome the arrival of outsiders, but also specially set up a place for outsiders to settle down. As long as they pass the necessary inspection to enter here, they don’t have to worry about sleeping on the streets.
For those who want to live here for a long time, Konoha also provides abundant employment opportunities. Nowadays, all walks of life are in urgent need of talents, and it is not difficult to find a satisfactory job.
The reason is that Konoha has the confidence, force and reason to do so. It is inevitable that there are people with bad intentions among the outsiders, but those who dare to make trouble in Konoha have become sandbags for the police officers to practice, and spies and assassins have been quietly dealt with by the Anbu.
Compared with these harmful garbage, those who really want to find a stable job and live a stable life are the people that Konoha really needs.
Among these outsiders, those who can read and write and are proficient in arithmetic are naturally the best; those with rich work experience are also favored, but even if they have no special skills, as long as they have the strength to work, Konoha will welcome them with open arms.
There is no way, Konoha has too few people!
Talents really need time to cultivate.
Shen Yue and Tobirama have considered that maybe in one or two years, Konoha's education system will be on the right track and continuously supply talents to the Fire Country. After another three or four years, the Fire Country will be able to supply talents to Konoha in turn.
But Konoha, which has obtained a large amount of wealth from the Wind Country, really needs talents who can do accounting and understand economics!
But it is difficult to find someone who can write his own name among the people of the Fire Country, not to mention those who are good at arithmetic and can handle accounts proficiently. But in Konoha, where the internal personnel have been fully digested, if you want to find a ready-made one, you can only try your luck among outsiders.
Outside the iconic building of Konoha, the Hokage Building, in this place where almost every outsider will set foot at the first time, a notice was posted recently, which was filled with numbers like a heavenly book. Only those who know the business can see that this is actually a detailed account book.
The numbers on the notice change every day, but the person who sets the questions is always Tobirama Senju. Those who solve the questions and sort out the account books can enter the Hokage Building and report their answers to the ninja on duty.
The answer does not even need to be completely accurate. As long as the numbers are similar, Tobirama will immediately send people to training. After enduring the hellish training, these lucky people will get an ultimate iron rice bowl that requires overtime every day and may work until they die.
Unfortunately, since the posting of this notice, although it has attracted the attention of many people, no one can solve the problem.
Until that man set foot on Konoha.
Kakuzu from Takigakure Village walked towards the Hokage Building with a solemn and dignified look. This time, he came to represent Takigakure Village to beg for asylum from Konoha.
The young Kakuzu was loyal to the village. Although he had witnessed the prosperity of Konoha with his own eyes, he was always concerned about his hometown far away in Takigakure. As one of the strongest people in the village, he was eager to submit the letter, establish friendly relations with Konoha as soon as possible, and then return to Takigakure Village as soon as possible to continue to protect his home.
As soon as he stepped into the Hokage Building, he found that there were countless small ninja villages and small countries with the same idea. The envoys sent were densely packed in the entire hall. Even the Konoha ninja who was responsible for entertaining them reminded him to be mentally prepared and find a long-term residence in Konoha first.
Although Takigakure is one of the strongest ninja villages, it can't be compared with the five major ninja villages.
This is very embarrassing. Kakuzu can neither enjoy the privileges of the major ninja villages and face the Hokage directly, nor can he jump the queue and enjoy preferential treatment in the minor ninja villages.
In Konoha's eyes, there is not much difference between these small villages. For the convenience of management, everyone needs to wait in line honestly. Therefore, Kakuzu predicts that if he is lucky, he may be able to see the Hokage in several months!
...Who wants to wait in line for so long!
Seeing the super long line outside the Hokage building, Kakuzu's forehead twitched slightly, and he began to wonder how to see the Hokage faster.
It was at this time that Kakuzu, who was anxious, saw the test questions on the notice outside the Hokage building.
As the novelty faded, few people stopped in front of the notice. The densely packed numbers on it were like a mess, giving people a headache. Few people liked to torture themselves like this.
Most of the people gathered here are businessmen and housekeepers with accounting experience, and some housewives who are good at household accounting. However, no matter how they scratch their heads and think hard, they can never solve the mystery.
Although Kakuzu, who is still very young, has not yet developed to the point of being crazy about money, he has already shown a high sensitivity to numbers and money.
He knows very well that ninjas are extremely dependent on money in all aspects. Whether it is the purchase of ninja tools, the preparation of medicinal food, or the supply of daily food, they all rely on the support of money. Without money, ninjas really can't move forward.
Therefore, Kakuzu always regards money as his indispensable support, and always maintains a high degree of vigilance, fearing that he will fall into financial difficulties. Since he was young, he has developed a good habit of keeping accounts, and often carries account books, paper and pen with him, ready to record every expense and income at any time.
After carefully reading these pieces of paper, Kakuzu smiled confidently. Isn't it just to do accounts?
For him, who often thinks about how to do better accounting to save money, this is just like a piece of cake.
"Father, can I see the Hokage if I solve this problem?"
"Yes, young man, do you want to try it?"
After getting a positive answer, Kakuzu immediately took out the account book and paper and pen he carried with him.
He had a general direction in his mind, so he quickly started to calculate with mental arithmetic. People around him gathered around and watched his accounting process curiously.
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway. As Kakuzu's calculation speed became faster and faster, and the accuracy became higher and higher, the people around him couldn't help but exclaimed with surprise and approval.
This is a real accounting master!
"I have the answer."
Not long after, Kakuzu came up with an accurate answer amid the exclamations and warm applause of the crowd. He was like a triumphant hero, and stepped into the Hokage building with the enthusiastic support of the crowd.
Frankly speaking, Kakuzu felt a little shy at this moment. After all, since childhood, people around him and his mentors have blamed him for being too focused on money and not being like a ninja.
Now that someone finally affirmed his talent and hobbies, it was undoubtedly a great encouragement for him. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was actually a little proud in his heart.
"Did you really solve it?"
The ninja who greeted the Hokage Building didn't care too much at first, and just took the paper to check it. But when he realized that Kakuzu's answer was completely correct, he widened his eyes and his attitude changed drastically in an instant.
"Ah, yes, it's the correct answer, genius!"
Looking at Kakuzu's obvious ninja outfit, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself, and tears flashed in his eyes.
"You, you are still a ninja? That's great!"
It's not easy, finally a cow and horse who can go to work immediately has come!
"Wait a minute, I'll go find Master Tobirama right away."
The leading reception ninja excitedly grabbed all of Kakuzu's worksheets and jumped up from his seat in an instant. The ninjas around him also came forward, smiling and welcoming Kakuzu, enthusiastically leading him to the reception room to sit down, while blocking all his escape possibilities.
"Mr. Kakuzu, please come with us to the reception room to rest, tea and snacks are ready."
"What, someone solved it? And it's a ninja!"
In the Hokage's office, Tobirama took Kakuzu's worksheet and looked at the wonderful calculation process and meticulous thinking on the paper, and couldn't help but admire it.
In order to more comprehensively evaluate Kakuzu's ability and to make sure he didn't cheat, Tobirama quickly pulled out a test paper specifically used to test this ability from the drawer.
"Quick, take him to the exam, I want to supervise it myself!"
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