bookbashuk Chapter 96 I've made up my mind, I want to become the Daimyo!
Chapter 96 I've made up my mind, I want to become the Daimyo!
"I'm back, lonely Uchiha, have you missed me?"
Tetsuya kicked open the door of the wooden villa in Chiba Manor and started shouting.
However, all he received in response was a cold glare and a suppressed laugh from Kakuzu.
"Pfft, hahaha, boss, what are you doing?"
Unable to hold back any longer, Kakuzu burst out laughing.
There was no way around it; in Kakuzu's eyes, it was simply too ridiculous for someone of Tetsuya's status to act so childishly.
Tetsuya ignored Izuna's eye roll, which was almost as bad as the Hyuga clan's, and walked straight to sit down next to the two of them. He pushed aside the half-finished chessboard on the table and then flicked open a map.
"I've come up with a rather interesting plan, you two come and give me your advice."
Looking at the disrupted chess game, even the proud and aloof Uchiha couldn't help but feel a surge of anger, his veins throbbing.
"Your plan had better be genuinely interesting, otherwise even if I can't beat you, I'll still have to have a good spar with you."
"Don't worry, this plan will definitely be interesting."
Tetsuya pointed to the Land of Grass on the map and said.
"I plan to take over the Land of Grass and become the daimyo myself."
Upon hearing this, Izuna's expression instantly changed from anger to a face full of question marks.
Kakuzu, on the other hand, had a completely bewildered expression.
"Boss, are you kidding me? Take over the Land of Grass? Now? The three of us?"
Well, with the strength of the three of us, taking over the Land of Grass shouldn't be a problem, but if we do that, we'll probably face an attack from the entire ninja world.
So, boss, are you planning to make enemies of the entire ninja world?
"What are you saying? When did I ever say I wanted to be an enemy of the entire ninja world? I'm a businessman. If I made myself an enemy of the entire ninja world, how would I do business?"
Tetsuya slammed his hand on the table and continued.
"Also, could you please let me finish what I have to say?"
"Okay, please go on."
Kakuzu shrank back, signaling Tetsuya to continue.
Tetsuya then pointed to the Land of Grass and spoke.
"I plan to open a trade route in the Land of Grass."
The trade routes of the Land of Rain should gradually decrease as Hanzo the Salamander's corruption progresses, or rather, the trade routes of the Land of Rain should decrease in accordance with the degree of Hanzo the Salamander's corruption.
In short, we need to reduce the flow of funds along the trade route through Amegakure, find opportunities to tarnish Hanzo's reputation, and create opportunities for Yahiko and his group.
However, the previous business cannot be abandoned, so it is necessary to open up new trade routes. Therefore, the trade routes of the Grass Country are very important.
Furthermore, we will also sign a contract with the daimyo of the Land of Grass to help them with their development...
The two listened to Tetsuya's plan with somewhat confused expressions.
Seeing Kakuzu's puzzled look, Tetsuya asked.
"What's wrong, Kakuzu? Is there something you didn't understand?"
"Boss, I don't quite understand. There's nothing wrong with opening up trade routes, but why do we need to help the Land of Grass develop? And why do we need to sign a gambling agreement with the Daimyo of the Land of Grass?"
Tetsuya replied.
"The reason is simple: I have a feeling that the Third Shinobi World War will break out in a few years at most."
The Third Shinobi World War was a continuation of the Second Shinobi World War. Although Konoha seemed to have won a great victory in the last war, the other ninja villages were not convinced.
It could be said that all the major ninja villages were holding their breath, ready to explode at the slightest provocation.
Hearing Tetsuya's words, Kakuzu nodded in agreement. For a long time before, he had been traveling around the ninja world as a merchant, and thus learned a lot of inside information.
All the major ninja villages are indeed putting in a lot of effort to develop their military strength, clearly preparing for a brand new war. Even if they don't intend to initiate a war, they are all accumulating strength to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
"Think about it again, if another Shinobi World War were to break out, where would the battlefield be?"
Tetsuya circled Amegakure on the map again.
"In the last great war, several major ninja villages suffered losses in the Land of Rain. Hanzo of the Salamander guards this country, making him a threat to everyone."
Even if those major ninja villages concentrate all their forces to defeat Hanzo of the Salamander, it will inevitably cause enormous losses. Moreover, if they fail to end the battle in the shortest possible time, Hanzo of the Salamander is very likely to defect to other villages. No one wants to see such an outcome, so I think the possibility of a major battle breaking out here is not high.
Then the only places that might become battlefields are the Land of Rivers and the Land of Grass.
War brings destruction and loss, but as long as we sign a betting agreement with the daimyo of the Land of Grass, the agreement will take effect, and we can then force the daimyo of the Land of Grass to relinquish his position.
"But what if the Daimyo of the Land of Grass doesn't recognize this agreement?"
This time, before Tetsuya could even speak, Izuna answered Kakuzu's question.
"It doesn't matter what the Daimyo of the Grass Country thinks; this agreement was never written for him to see in the first place."
"Isn't this for the daimyo of the Land of Grass?"
"Yes."
Izuna looked at Tetsuya and continued.
"This agreement is written for other countries in the ninja world, especially the daimyo of those major powers. With this agreement in place, Tetsuya's control of the Land of Grass will not be questioned by the daimyo of those major powers. Even if the daimyo of a small country is not taken seriously by those major powers, it doesn't mean that they can just replace him at will."
With this agreement in place, Tetsuya's legitimacy in taking over the Land of Grass and becoming its daimyo is enhanced. This way, even if other daimyo feel some displeasure, they will only attribute it to the Land of Grass's own greed.
Conversely, without this agreement, even if someone used illusion magic to control a daimyo and force him to pass the throne to them, it wouldn't be recognized by daimyo from other countries. At that point, those same daimyo would use the pretext of punishing a traitor to invade and carve up the country you inherited.
"That's right, as expected of Izuna, his analysis is spot on."
Tetsuya gave Izuna a thumbs up.
"What I'm seeking is a sense of law and reason. Although the ninja world is all about who has the bigger fist, sometimes the rules still need to be followed."
"I see, I've learned something new, I've really learned something new this time."
"Alright, what do you all think of my plan now? Everyone, please feel free to speak up and give me some advice on how to make the plan more specific."
Kakuzu and Izuna each offered their own ideas regarding Tetsuya's idea, and after some discussion, the three finalized a specific strategy.
With the plan in place, the three immediately got to work, busying themselves with their respective tasks.