Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 81: Create demand where there is none; promote trends where there are none.

Kakuzu clicked his tongue as he looked at the Rain Shadow Hat. As someone who came from the small ninja village of Takigakure, he knew all too well what the leaders of those small ninja villages wanted most.

It's simply a matter of following in the footsteps of our predecessors and becoming an equal to the Five Kage.

Moreover, during the Second Shinobi World War, Hanzo of the Salamander drove the forces of several ninja villages out of their territories and even fought against the strongest village, Konoha. Although Amegakure lost in the overall situation, Hanzo of the Salamander alone defeated three disciples of the Hokage.

If he hadn't been slashed down by Izuna in the end, he probably would have been strutting around like a madman by now.

And what does Hanzo the Salamander need most right now? It's naturally the recognition of others.

The boss then presented Hanzo the Salamander with a rain-shadow hat, which was tantamount to acknowledging his performance in the war and believing that he was comparable to the Five Kage.

Such recognition was undoubtedly a ray of light in his life, which had been shrouded in gloom.

"I understand, boss. I will give this to Hanzo the Salamander when the time is right, and then introduce him to you."

"Thanks a lot."

"Of course."

Kakuzu left in a hurry, just as he had come in a hurry, because he truly hoped to become the Minister of Finance of the Land of Rain as soon as possible.

Watching Kakuzu leave, Tetsuya stretched.

"I wonder how my lovely disciples' businesses are doing."

Chiba Grand Hotel, the capital of the Land of Fire.

Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko sat together.

"How have your profits been these past few days?"

Yahiko asked somewhat anxiously.

Unfortunately, Tetsuya's seventh day deadline was fast approaching, but it was clear he hadn't made much money.

Nagato shrugged.

"I barely broke even. Before I came back, I did the math and it showed that I neither made a profit nor a loss. If I can sell the stockpiled goods, I should be able to make a profit of 15%."

"One and a half percent? That's not enough for you either. I'm counting on you to help me out."

Yahiko had a long face.

How much did you earn?

Seeing Yahiko's mournful expression, Nagato asked in return.

"Make money? I lost a lot of my principal."

Yahiko took out the money he had hidden away; his principal was now only 80% of what it had been, meaning he had lost 20%.

"Xiao Nan, how much did you earn?"

The two looked toward their last hope.

"I'm fine. I just finished the task the teacher assigned."

As she spoke, Xiao Nan took out two stacks of banknotes, one stack being the principal and the other being the profits.

Yahiko immediately saw hope.

"Xiao Nan, can you tell us how you did it?"

"My teacher once said that a good businessman needs to learn how to make unlimited profits with limited resources."

If I can't earn enough profit, then I choose to cut costs.

As she spoke, Xiao Nan raised her hands, and a large number of origami cranes, paper butterflies, paper roses and other origami artworks flew out from her sleeves.

They come in all shapes and sizes, and their vibrant colors are quite beautiful.

"The first thing I did when I arrived in the capital was to go to the bookstore and buy a bunch of the cheapest colored paper. I got it at wholesale price, so the cost was extremely low."

These works were all made using ninjutsu, so the production efficiency was exceptionally high. In this way, I produced a batch of beautiful origami artworks at extremely low prices and high efficiency, which I then sold to older women who loved origami.

Nagato and Yahiko's eyes widened in shock at the sight.

"Is this even possible?"

"Wow, that's amazing! I want to learn Paper Release too. Konan, can you teach me?"

Xiao Nan shook her head.

"Learning Paper Release isn't easy. Even if I taught you now, it would be too late, especially since the teacher only has two days left."

Yahiko lowered his head in frustration.

"Does this mean I have to fail the assessment?"

"Don't be sad, Yahiko. There's still time. We'll think of a way."

"Yahiko, what were you selling? You lost so much money!"

“I sell flowers. On my way to the capital, I passed by an old lady who grows flowers. She has difficulty walking and sells flowers on the way into the city. How much can she sell? So I go to the old lady every day to buy flowers and bring them to the capital to sell.”

As he spoke, Yahiko sighed.

"But the flowers suffer a lot of damage on the way, and I feel the old lady has a tough life, so the purchase price is a bit..."

Before Yahiko could finish speaking, both Nagato and Konan understood what he meant.

Nagato couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Yahiko, you're really not suited to be a businessman."

Upon hearing his friend's assessment, Yahiko lowered his head and remained silent.

"However, it's not like there's no way out now."

"Really? Nagato, you still have a way?"

Yahiko looked up at Nagato in surprise.

Nagato nodded.

"That's right, but from now on we need to work together, understand?"

"understand!"

"no problem!"

"Okay, then let's do it this way."

The three little heads huddled together and began to plot.

Time flies, and soon the seven days that Tetsuya had set aside came to an end.

Tetsuya got up and returned to the Chiba Grand Hotel from the Chiba Manor.

Inside the tea room, Nagato and his two companions stood respectfully.

"Hey, you three all seem to be in pretty good spirits. Looks like you've all passed my test?"

"I can't believe it," Yahiko said excitedly.

"Yes, teacher, the three of us have fulfilled your requirements. This is our principal, and this is the profit we have earned."

As he spoke, Yahiko placed stacks of banknotes on the coffee table.

Looking at the money on the table, Tetsuya then looked at the three of them.

Clearly, all the money of the three of them was here, and the fact that they handed it in together indicates that they ultimately completed the task together.

"Very good, you have successfully completed the assessment I arranged. That's excellent."

Upon hearing Tetsuya's words, Yahiko's excitement was palpable, but he quickly changed the subject.

"However, as far as I know, in the latter half of the time, it seems that your flower business was losing money, and Nagato, you only just broke even. Only Konan made a profit."

So how did you manage to complete the assessment on the last day? Shouldn't you explain that to me?

Upon hearing this, Yahiko's smile froze instantly, and he turned to look at Nagato.

Nagato stepped forward.

"Teacher, let me explain. Here's what happened..."

Simply put, Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko combined their respective funds and resources.

Nagato asked Yahiko and Konan to find people to promote the idea that sweets symbolize sweet memories of the past, flowers symbolize beautiful love in the present, and origami symbolizes an infinitely possible future.

The publicity campaign created quite a stir in the capital.

Then Nagato combined the three of their small businesses, packaging Yahiko's flowers, his own sweets, and Konan's origami together for sale. This product, which combined the past, present, and future, immediately became popular among young couples in the capital.

Their goods were in high demand and short supply, and the profits from this were considerable.

"Good, very good, you did a great job."

Tetsuya was very satisfied with their performance this time.

"Especially you, Nagato, you did very well, successfully putting what I taught you into practice."

You need to learn to seize opportunities and trends. If there aren't any, then create and promote them yourself. You performed very well this time, and you all performed very well. I hereby declare that all three of you have passed the assessment.

"Yay!" *3