"You think he can't do it?" Sheren asked.

Kakuzu's green eyes exuded a slightly sinister light, "No, at home in the desert, his magnetic escape combined with the sand manipulation technique is very strong."

Being able to have Kakuzu fight against Senju Hashirama like this and even a guy who has lived for decades can say "very strong", which shows that Rasa's strength is not weak.

Of course, the implication is that outside the desert, Luo Sha's strength may not be that strong.

A slightly sarcastic smile appeared on Toneri's face, "This guy can't just be judged by his appearance. Regardless of his scheming or methods, he is the best choice for the fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure Village, and he is in front of him at this moment.

The only obstacle is the Red Sand Scorpion.

But the Red Sand Scorpion...ha—a person who is about to go off track."

"Even if he really becomes Feng Ying, he won't be able to provide us with any help. Do you think this person can provide us with any substantial help?"

"The reason why we talk about his methods and scheming is that there is nothing he can't do as long as he wants to achieve his goal."

He sighed again, "Only such people can get what they want in this world and live a nourishing life. Those who are too naive and take things for granted will have a much harder time succeeding than such people."

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Listening to Toneri's words, Kakuzu nodded thoughtfully. Didn't he once live in an ideal world?

What greeted him in the end was betrayal and fighting.

That's why he gave up trusting anyone. All he believed in was money and interests.

And Sheren caught this point in him, and the cooperation between the two was because there were interests everywhere and the interests of each other were entangled, so they became good partners.

And as cooperation continues to deepen, there will be more and more interactions between them, making it harder to separate.

"By the way, how are things going lately?"

"It's okay. This Daimyo of Tian Country is indeed a relatively honest person. He promised to give us all the funds. According to your request, I summoned some wandering ninjas and ninjas from the underground bounty exchange house.

A few ninjas who are not weak in strength and can also be bound by interests.

Among them, there are four ninjas at the Jonin level and twelve Chunin.

As for genin, they were trained from scratch according to your ideas. We found some orphans who seemed to have potential from all over the ninja world. After brainwashing and indoctrination, we taught them some ninjutsu knowledge. There are forty people in total. Now,

Ten people have passed all the tests and officially possess the strength of genin."

Kakuzu is like a big housekeeper, telling Toneri, the hands-off shopkeeper, little by little about their "industry" in Tian Country.

Listening to the information Kakuzu said, Toneri was a little surprised.

In just one and a half years, they successfully established a small force with considerable strength in a country like Tian Country with no ninja background.

Including Kakuzu, there is a Kage-level strongman, four jounin, twelve chuunin, and forty children between genin and so on.

This can definitely be considered a not weak force. If you want to establish a hidden village, this is enough to become the foundation of a small hidden village.

That is to say, Kakuzu has quite a reputation in the entire bounty world on earth, so he was able to recruit such a group of ninjas in such a short period of time.

Of course, more people could have been recruited, but the requirement was to err on the side of shortage rather than excess, so many people who could not meet the requirements were eliminated by Jiaodu.

The last remaining ones, no matter how pure their character, at least have certain principles and are not indiscriminate killers.

As for having great ambitions or being very greedy, this is normal in the eyes of Sheren.

Only ambitious people will try to improve their strength, while only greedy people will bind and exploit them with benefits.

But he was not defenseless at all.

Those orphans who were raised from scratch and controlled through brainwashing methods do not need to worry, and those who are recruited will be assigned a cat after entering the organization.

The nominal function is to make it easier to communicate with each other, and these cats are also ninja cats, which can help to a certain extent and provide a lot of information and clues, so they will be very capable assistants.

But in essence, these cats are also for the owner to monitor them. If anything unusual happens, he can know it as soon as possible.

It's just that the huge group of cats now controlled by Toneri, spread throughout the ninja world, requires a clear group definition.

It would be best to get a contract scroll like the one in the Three Holy Lands and establish an official Cat Clan psychic beast, which would be more conducive for him to manage such a huge Cat Clan group.

After several years of hard development and rapid and efficient spread from one to ten to a hundred, Toneri can confidently say that he has 30% of all cats in the ninja world under his control.

But this has almost reached its limit. If we don't establish a psychic group of cats, it will be more difficult to continue to expand.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Kakuzu continued to talk about the situation in Tian Country.

Because the number of people was not large, Qi hid better, so he did not attract Konoha's attention.

"Now all the income comes from the allocation from the Daimyo of Tiannokuni. If we want to continue to expand, we will either have to pay for it out of our own pockets, or we can add some income to the organization.

However, even if we support it out of our own pocket, it is not a long-term solution, so I suggest developing some businesses to increase income.

We recruit so many people not just to support them, but rather let them go out and do some tasks, even if they are just doing some bounty tasks."

Kakuzu continued: "Besides, our organization has been established for more than a year. Shouldn't we have a name of our own?"

After listening to Kakuzu talking so much, Toneri was sure of one thing.

That is, this guy Kakuzu is really suitable to be a great butler, especially when it comes to money management, he is very sensitive and will not waste a single penny excessively.

It’s no wonder that in the original work, after he lost to Payne and agreed to join the Akatsuki, he became the only person in charge of the finances of the Akatsuki organization, and he did it meticulously.

"Your name?"

Toneri thought for a while and slowly shook his head, "It's not the right time yet. Having a name will only attract unnecessary attention. If you show yourself like a wandering ninja in front of others, it will not cause too many reactions."

"As for the source of funds, the mission of the underground bounty exchange house is indeed a good choice. In the past, they could only complete the mission alone, but now, they can complete it through a team, with the information we provide and each other.

With better collaboration ability, the mission success rate will definitely be higher.

In a short period of time, this may become one of the main income sources.

However, the seemingly peaceful ninja world will soon become lively again. The third ninja world only needs an opportunity to break out, and then we will really make money.

Earning war money is definitely the best way to make money. We can take on some tasks in Dayin Village as mercenaries."

Kakuzu nodded, keeping Toneri's words in mind.

After so many years of contact with Shiren, he gradually became accustomed to obeying the platoon.

It's not that he doesn't have any opinions of his own, it's just that after spending such a long time with Shiren, he has become accustomed to his foresight and keen sense of important things.

Therefore, what the two said was cooperation gradually evolved into a model in which sacrificing others was the main focus and direction.

After all, from the time we cooperated until now, I haven’t missed much of Shiren’s words.

"By the way, it's not just us. I heard that an organization called 'Akatsuki' has recently appeared in the Kingdom of Rain. Several of their leaders have great potential. If you have the opportunity, you can contact them."

Toneri suddenly thought that at this time, the Akatsuki organization should have been established and had begun recruiting troops to promote their "peace" concept.

"Is it just contact? Do you want to bring them in?"

"No, just make some contact. There are people watching from behind..."

It was just to avoid attracting that person's attention, so Toneri didn't want the little team he had managed to build in Tian Country to be exposed.

This is a powerful trump card he has left in the entire ninja world, and it can play a big role at critical moments.

As for the Luo Sand card, regardless of whether it is used or not, they don't have to pay any price. The Red Sand Scorpion will go to the opposite side of the Sand Hidden Village, and then all they have to do is pretend that it was them.

It's something that requires no effort and has a high probability of return. Sheren feels it is necessary to try it.

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Chapter completed!