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

Chapter 82 Young Man Yahiko? The Beginning of a Business Empire

Tetsuya smiled as he looked at the three excited people.

"Hey you three, don't get too excited yet."

After hearing what Tetsuya said, the three of them immediately calmed down. Could there be some change in the situation?

The three looked at Tetsuya with some nervousness, only to see that Tetsuya was still smiling, and then they heard him say something.

"The really good news is yet to come. Since all three of you have passed the test, I've decided to give you prizes to celebrate your success."

The three, who had been extremely nervous, paused for a moment, then jumped up excitedly.

"Great!"

"There's a reward too!"

"Great! I thought it wouldn't pass because the three of us worked together."

"How could that be? In business, cooperation is the only way to grow a business."

Tetsuya took out three scrolls from his sleeve.

"Alright, now it's reward time. Come and collect your prizes."

The three of them looked excitedly at the scroll in Tetsuya's hand, all wondering what it was.

"These three scrolls record three extremely powerful forbidden techniques. After you learn them, you must not use them lightly unless absolutely necessary. Do you understand?"

"Got it!" *3

The three members of Nagato received their respective scrolls and excitedly began reading.

"Teacher, why does it seem like my scroll is missing a section?"

Anxious, Yahiko unfurled the entire scroll and discovered that a section of his scroll was missing.

Upon hearing this, Nagato and Konan both fully unfurled their scrolls.

They discovered that their scroll was complete, unlike Yahiko's scroll which was missing a part.

"Your ninjutsu is quite special. It's divided into several levels, and the last step is too dangerous. You can't handle it right now, so I cut it off. But don't worry, I'll teach you that last part when you've grown up."

Tetsuya patted Yahiko on the shoulder earnestly and gave him some advice.

"Moreover, even if your technique is missing the last part, it will not affect its power at all. If you can learn all of this, its power will definitely not be inferior to Nagato's and Konan's techniques."

"Really!"

Yahiko's eyes lit up. If a fragmented technique is this powerful, what would a complete technique be like!

"Alright, put the scroll away. I'll take you back to Chiba Manor. You should cultivate diligently."

As he spoke, Tetsuya narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Your teacher, Izuna, missed you very much while you were gone."

Seeing Tetsuya's wicked smile, the three of them felt a chill run down their spines.

They spent seven days in the capital trying to complete Tetsuya's test, and during those seven days, they missed a lot of training tasks.

If we went back to Chiba Manor, we'd have to make up for it even more.

"Are you scared?"

Seeing the fear creeping into the eyes of the three, Tetsuya comforted them.

"Actually, you don't have to go back. I'll just go back and tell your teacher, Izuna, that the three of you have experienced the joys of doing business and don't plan to become ninjas anymore. You'd rather follow me and focus on being businessmen than ninjas."

I believe your teacher, Izuna, should be able to understand you.

"How could this be!"

Yahiko stepped forward and shouted excitedly.

"I'm going to become the strongest ninja, the man who surpasses Izuna-sensei! I'm absolutely not afraid! So what if I train harder? Even if Izuna-sensei didn't ask me to, I would still do it! Because this is my ninja way, burn with my youth!"

"Oh, this!"

Yahiko's shout left Tetsuya completely bewildered. What was going on? Was the Adolescent Virus not transmitted through contact, but through ninjutsu?

How come Yahiko, who just obtained the Eight Gates Formation, is also shouting about youth?

"Tetsuya-sensei, let's go back. I'll show Izuna-sensei my true passion!"

Looking at the enthusiastic Yahiko, Tetsuya felt a headache coming on; Yahiko was probably going to become another "youthful guy".

Nagato and Konan, however, were also infected by Yahiko's passion and became excited as well.

"Alright, let's go back then and let your Izuna-sensei have a headache."

As time passed, order was restored to the ninja world, and the wounds caused by the Great Ninja War gradually healed.

Under Tetsuya's management, the Chiba Trading Company gradually spread from the capital of the Land of Fire to the entire Land of Fire.

Meanwhile, under Kakuzu's influence, Hanzo the Salamander opened up trade routes.

Merchants from the Chiba Trading Company began selling goods from the Land of Fire to different countries via the Land of Rain.

At first, powerful nations like the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth wondered if there was something wrong with this, but they soon discovered that these merchants from the Land of Fire had no connection with Konoha. Instead, they came from an organization called the Chiba Merchant Guild.

An investigation revealed that the organization was entirely composed of businessmen.

The Fourth Shinobi World War consumed a great deal of manpower and resources, and the supplies brought by these merchants could help them recover quickly, so countries opened up trade channels.

Moreover, the arrival of these merchants also brought jobs to the ninjas of the ninja village.

Running a business in the ninja world is a very dangerous thing, but it is a good thing for ninjas because escorting caravans is a very worthwhile task.

The arrival of these merchants brought both houses and missions, leading to the restoration and development of the village. Naturally, the major ninja villages were very friendly towards these merchants.

Some traveling merchants also noticed this and wanted to get a share of the profits by following the Chiba Trading Company's trading routes.

But when they actually did it, they found that things were not so simple. To pass through the Land of Rain, they had to pay tolls and customs duties, and the income of a leisurely merchant who passed through the country was greatly reduced after deducting the tolls and customs duties.

Moreover, the journey is not very safe. Hiring bodyguards costs money, and hiring ninjas costs even more, which is simply beyond the reach of ordinary traveling merchants.

But the Chiba Chamber of Commerce is different. As long as you pay the membership fee and become a member of the Chamber of Commerce, you must abide by the Chamber of Commerce's rules.

The merchant guild can reimburse a large portion of the cost of hiring ninja escorts, while merchants from the Chiba Merchant Guild only need to pay a very small portion of the toll fees for the Land of Rain. This is because the trade route to the Land of Rain was jointly built by the Chiba Merchant Guild and the Rain Village, with the Chiba Merchant Guild bearing the lion's share.

The merchants of the Chiba Merchant Guild made enormous profits on this trade route with minimal investment, which made many people envious and eventually chose to join the Chiba Merchant Guild. The guild grew stronger once again, and its merchants were no longer limited to a single country, but began to expand to the entire ninja world.

At Chiba Manor, Tetsuya smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the messages brought back by the Itachi clan's messengers from all over the ninja world.

"This is wonderful! My business empire plan is finally taking shape, but this is just the beginning, just the foundation."