Naruto Reborn: The Rise of the Tsar

Chapter 57
"Where do your ANBU funds usually come from?"

Fuchuan seemed to have asked a completely irrelevant question.

"Of course the major families are mainly supported by the Kazama clan."

"Where does your Kazama clan's money come from?"

"Of course it's the commission our family's ninjas earn from completing missions."

"That's the problem," Fukawa sighed. "The Sandstorm clan still has so many minerals under their name, so they have the funds to maintain the operation of the garrison patrols and to form special combat units."

"The Kazama clan also operates some industries now, but at most it is enough to maintain the operation of the elite puppet army."

"I know money is very important." Ebizo has been among the top ninjas for many years and knows the importance of funds to a force. "But the power of taxation belongs to the daimyo. This is tradition. Even if my sister becomes the Kazekage, she will rashly conflict with the daimyo. , I’m afraid it will only cause a wider war, and ordinary civilians don’t have much money.”

"If you have a permanent caravan that can spread all over the five major countries, you can definitely accumulate a lot of wealth while exchanging what you need, and it is not impossible to learn about the customs of each country and even a certain degree of strategic intelligence during the trade. get."

"This is too difficult." Ebizo smiled and shook his head, "First of all, it is difficult for a caravan to travel far without a strong ninja escort, but if there are really strong ninjas in a caravan, all the countries it passes through will probably I wonder if they are here to do business or to start a war."

"It's up to people."

"Okay. I won't stop you from what you want to do, but I have to tell you that Shukaku has done something strange."

In the dark dungeon, more than a dozen Jonin of the Sandstorm Clan, carrying huge scrolls behind their backs, stared warily at the figure sitting quietly in the cell.

It was a bald old man, with an almost haggard body under his gray beard and eyebrows.

I saw him asking, "Master ninjas, do you have any water? I'm really thirsty."

"Shut up! Shukaku! Don't use your sweet words to confuse us!"

"That's it! Don't even think about escaping from the prison!"

"If you don't behave honestly, I'll give you a taste of the pain!"

Under the endless abuse around him, the old man immediately shut up and then slowly closed his eyes.

At this time, an unruly voice suddenly sounded in the old man's heart.

"Hahaha! Old man, haven't you been scolded enough?"

"How about you let me out and I kill them all for you?"

After saying that, a pair of huge eyes like copper coins slowly lit up in the darkness.

"It's just for saliva, Shukaku, you're still too impulsive!"

The old man laughed as if he was mocking himself, "It's because I fell asleep a few days ago and let you run out without paying attention. That's why they are so scared."

"Old man, if I hadn't gone out to replenish you with some chakra, you would have died long ago."

Shukaku also seemed very helpless, "Besides, I didn't go around destroying anything, didn't I?"

"Well, thank you but please don't come out casually. People here are still full of fear of us."

"Old man, you are about to die." The voice in the darkness seemed a little sad. After all, one person and one beast have been dependent on each other for decades. "The seal is constantly weakening, I can feel it."

"Life and death are impermanent, not to mention having you as a close friend in this life, I have no regrets." "I am a tailed beast! If you are friends with a tailed beast, you will be laughed out of your mouth if the news spreads."

"I think there should be no difference between tailed beasts and humans. I don't have much time, but I believe there will be someone who can protect, save and guide you in the future."

"Old man, you and the Immortal of Six Paths do look a bit alike."

"Oh? Really? I didn't expect you to be able to comfort people!"

In the darkness, Fenfu's cloudy eyes slowly shed two lines of hot tears.
"The man woke up"

"Who?" Fuchuan looked at Xie in front of him in confusion.

"It's the person you knocked unconscious yesterday. If I can't remember him again, I will make him a puppet!"

Looking at Scorpion, who seemed a little angry, Fuchuan laughed and said, "I remembered, he was the unlucky guy who wanted to sneak attack you but was caught by me, right?"

After a moment, Fuchuan stared carefully at the expressionless and unblinking young man in front of him.

"Your name is Marky?"

Looking at the slightly immature face in front of him, Fushikawa still looked a little unbelievable. Is this the future master of Kankuro, Gaara and Temari?A high-level executive in Sunagakure Village?
Knowing that his boss had completely surrendered to the man in front of him, Marki changed his stubborn temper and spoke out his name and experience neatly.

It turns out that his parents died early and he was just an apprentice in a tavern. Until a drunk ninja accidentally revealed some basic chakra condensation techniques, Maki accidentally discovered that he had the talent to be a ninja. , and then took out all his savings and asked a genin for some basic guidance.

However, without the genin certificate and forehead protection from Sunagakure Village, he could not support himself by going to the mission hall to receive missions.

As a last resort, Markey joined an underground gang composed of civilian ninjas who were in a similar situation to him, and was hired by some wealthy people to solve some shady matters for them.

"You can hang out with me from now on, and I will find a place for you in the Kazama clan." Fukawa thought for a moment, "After you recover from your injuries, first go to the ninja school to lay a solid foundation in ninjutsu."

Hearing this, Marky's eyes widened.

He originally thought that the other party would ask him to perform some more dangerous tasks, such as assassinating some high-level ninjas.

After all, he had heard the name 'Black Blade of Sand' several times, and he always thought he was a cruel and vicious guy.

Unexpectedly, not only did he find a place for himself to live, but he also sent himself to study in a ninja school. This was his dream when he was an apprentice!
Plop!
Ma Ji knelt down on the spot, kowtowed heavily three times, and said in a deep voice,

"What a great kindness! I can't repay you! If you have any tasks in the future, please let me do it as soon as possible!"

"Okay!" Fuchuan seemed to be a little uncomfortable with the other party's way of gratitude, and ran out of the room dragging Xie Fengye, who was also embarrassed.

"Your healing skills are really good."

"I'm better at brewing poison."

For some reason, Fuchuan felt that Xie gradually started to talk more as he became more familiar with him.

Recently, Scorpion is no longer as obsessed with making puppets as before, locking himself in the room for several days and not coming out.

Even if this continues, the level of the puppets may not be as powerful as the Scorpion who destroyed an entire country in one person in the original work.

But it seems that this state is not bad now, and he is becoming more and more like a child.
On this day, Fukawa found Ebizo, "I want to meet the current Jinchuuriki!"

(End of this chapter)