"Yes. However, Sannin Jiraiya actually provided such information for free. It seems that Konoha is very wary of the Kingdom of Demons."

Mabuyi made this judgment, and it can be predicted that Konoha has indeed been on a decline since the Third Ninja War.

Previously, at the Five Kage Conference, the wanted order for traitors from the Kingdom of Demon was eliminated. This was also criticized by many people internationally, and its prestige was not as good as before.

On the contrary, because Kumogakure has always focused on the development of military power, both the number of ninjas and armaments and logistics have been significantly improved after the Third Ninja World War.

Recently, the number of merchants who come to Yunyin to entrust tasks has increased significantly.

Konoha's strength and prestige have declined, so it is natural for guests to go to other ninja villages to entrust tasks.

On the other hand, the ninjas of the Demon Country do not rely on mission entrustment for rewards, but they are not restricted by the mission system of the five major ninja villages.

As long as the Kingdom of Demons is not involved in the mission entrustment business, then the share of the mission market that belongs to the five major countries will still belong to the five major countries and will not be circulated to the outside. Then, there will not be much conflict of interest between Kumogakure and the Kingdom of Demons.

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As for how the Daming Mansion of the Land of Thunder handles it, that is their business.

When the Ninja Village was first established, it was agreed that Kumogakure would only be responsible for national defense. Political matters were matters that the daimyo and nobles needed to consider. Whether it was seeking cooperation or sanctioning the Kingdom of Demons, they had nothing to do with Kumogakure.

Too much relationship.

However, with the commercial strength currently displayed by the Ghost Country, the advantages of cooperation outweigh the disadvantages.

Therefore, Mabui thinks that Sunagakure's attempt to use the Five Kage Conference to put pressure on the Kingdom of Demons is a not very smart move.

There is no reason for the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin to become spear users in the hands of others.

"This is an internal matter within Konoha. We just need to wait and see what happens. So, what is the second thing?"

The Fourth Raikage asked.

Having said this, Mabuyi's face became a little more solemn, and she reported to the Fourth Raikage: "That is about the Raikage-sama's last request. The ANBU has found the target."

"Require?"

The Fourth Raikage touched his chin and had no reaction for a moment.

Mabuyi said: "It's about strengthening the secret technique of strengthening the human body's meridian system. Anbu has found such a thing. The Raikage-sama's external body is already strong enough. The only weakness in the face of Rou Fist is the inside of the body.

It’s defective.”

"Is it true that you found it, Mabuyi? Tell me quickly, who has this secret skill?"

After hearing this, the Fourth Raikage's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask.

"In the Country of Sugi, there is a small ninja tribe called Sugi Village... In this village, there is an ancient secret technique inheritance, which is said to strengthen the meridian system and internal organs of the human body. If the practice is successful, Rou Fist will be effective against the Raikage.

The threat of adults will be greatly reduced."

Mabuyi replied.

"Great! Prepare your manpower immediately and hurry up to this place called Sugi Village. Anyone who dares to block the road will be crushed by me!"

When the Fourth Raikage heard this, his eyes flashed, revealing his determination to win.

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"Business seems to be a bit sluggish recently."

The white-haired man said to the owner of the tavern.

The tavern owner glanced at the white-haired man and replied: "Yes, because of the strong rise of the Demon Country, business in the western part of the Ninja World has become difficult."

"Is it so exaggerated?"

the white-haired man asked.

The tavern owner sighed, wiped the glass in his hand, and continued to answer: "It's so difficult to do, but you also know that the Ghost Country basically has a zero-tolerance attitude towards this part of the market. Not only the Ghost Country, but also the Ghost Country

The underground markets in the Kingdom of Netherworld, the Kingdom of Bears, and the Kingdom of Snow near the Kingdom of Japan have also been severely impacted. Many strongholds have been directly destroyed. If this continues, the job of a bounty hunter will become increasingly difficult.

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The remarks may seem unrelated, but they are not.

The tavern is just a disguise, the essence here is an underground black market trading platform.

The guests who come to this tavern are all people with special identities - bounty hunters.

The composition of bounty hunters comes from rebel ninjas from various countries, wandering rootless ninjas, and wandering samurai who know how to use chakra.

This is a violent group that can do all kinds of bad things for money.

On the bright side of the ninja world, the five major nations are respected, but in the dark world, the underground black market is running rampant.

The relationship between the underground black market is complicated. Political figures from various countries, as well as big businessmen well-known in the ninja world, all have secret funding. They spend money to hire bounty hunters to do some shady things for themselves.

So the market took off.

The five major countries turned a blind eye to this.

But the emerging military power, Ghost Country, is different. Their country's top leaders have a zero-tolerance attitude towards the underground black market.

The underground black markets in the countries surrounding the Kingdom of Ghosts were hit at the same time and were attacked and destroyed by unknown persons.

It is self-evident which country is taking the lead behind this.

In the past, when the two great powers of Futu jointly divided the western part of the Ninja World, the current situation did not occur. As a result, the Kingdom of Demons had just emerged, and the underground black market in the western part of the Ninja World was attacked at the same time... Anyone with a discerning eye knows what is going on.

But facing the Kingdom of Ghosts, which defeated the Kingdom of Wind, the big guys on the platform could only roar loudly in their own rooms, but there was nothing they could do about it.

We were facing the Kingdom of Oni, which had defeated Kazekage, one of the Five Shadows of the Kingdom of Wind. According to legend, Uchiha Ruri summoned a towering giant and killed thousands of sand ninjas with just one blow. It only took a dozen swords to kill them.

Thousands of sand ninjas were cut down. Chiba Shiraishi, the military leader of the Demon Country, was even more terrifying. He killed tens of thousands of sand ninjas instantly with one ninjutsu.

The underground black market, which is just a trading platform, is naturally not qualified to collide with a military power.

Because of this, due to the serious damage in the western region, the recent income of the underground black market has been 20 to 30% less than the previous month.

The salaries of these staff members have also been slightly reduced.

"So, will the target's bounty also be adjusted?"

The white-haired man asked the question that concerned him most.

"That's not the case. If the bounty is lowered, most bounty hunters will be dissatisfied."

The tavern owner smiled.

"That's right. Okay, let's do some interesting tasks. I've been a little busy recently."

The white-haired man also smiled.

"The ability of Mr. Bugao's team is worthy of recognition. Speaking of which, since Mr. Kakuzu retired, the Xuan Yuans led by Mr. Bugao have become the signature hunters of our underground black market."

The tavern owner said in a respectful tone.

"Everywhere, our colleagues think highly of us."

The white-haired man - the insect man smiled modestly.

"This is not necessarily true. The completion rate of bounty missions is close to 100%. The ninjas who hunt ninjas - Xuan Yuanzhong, but there are many big shots who appreciate your abilities. If you are willing to become a retainer of a certain famous person, you will definitely be a guest.

"

The tavern owner smiled at the insect man, as if he was conveying a message to a certain 'big shot'.

The insect man shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, we are used to being free and loose. If we are controlled by others, we will be a little uncomfortable."

"That's right, Mr. Worm Man, it's not time to retire yet. However, I also want to give you a piece of advice. Being a bounty hunter in the black market will hardly lead to a happy ending. Mr. Worm Man, please think more about your future...

Well, okay, let’s stop chatting here, there happens to be a task that needs to be handed over to the Xuan Yuans to complete.”

The tavern owner handed me a drink.

"Oh? What is it?"

The insect man picked up the glass, took a sip of the wine inside, and narrowed his eyes.

"The person who issued the mission is an elder from Sugi Village. They entrusted the Xuan Yuans led by Mr. Mushiro to take back their secret technique. The commission fee is 80 million taels."

"Eighty million taels? Do you actually need such a high bounty?"

When Chong Man heard about the reward, his eyes widened slightly and he seemed a little surprised.

Even the Xuan Yuan people rarely receive tasks with such high rewards in a year.

Most of the bounty missions they accepted had bounty amounts of around 10 million to 30 million taels.

The mission reward of 80 million taels has not been received for more than a year.

In the Ninja Village's commission system, such a task is undoubtedly the highest S-level difficulty task that requires several jounin to complete.

"Although it's a bit unbelievable, this is indeed the bounty given by the client."

The tavern owner looked serious.

"It seems that the secret technique lost in Sugino Village is not a simple thing...or maybe it is not easy to snatch the object of Sugino Village's secret technique."

The insect man muttered.

The tavern owner nodded, leaned into the insect man's ear, and said something.
To be continued...