Naruto: This Uchiha is a businessman Chapter 165

“It’s just an old fish that can’t even wag its tail. What can it do to stand out?”

Danzo was disdainful of Hanzō the Salamander:

“How can a person who can’t even control his own country have the ability to go against Konoha, and against the Five Great Shinobi Villages?”

“You’re right.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement. This man, known as the Demigod of Shinobi, had never even defeated his three disciples. One must know that back then, his three disciples had just entered the ranks of Kage-level powerhouses, while Hanzō the Salamander was already a veteran Kage-level ninja.

“For now, let’s think about how to deal with the Land of Tea and the Uchiha clan. If they truly grow strong, the first to bear the brunt will be the Land of Fire, which is our Konoha.”

Given his own personality, after gaining sufficient strength, he would definitely seek revenge on those who had offended him as soon as possible. Danzo felt that Lu Lin was just like him.

After all, when he was in Konoha, he had been oppressing the Uchiha clan and hindering Lu Lin’s business from growing for quite some time.

Upon mentioning the Land of Tea and everything about it, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned again. There was simply too little information about the Land of Tea, the Hidden Heaven Village, and Lu Lin.

The Land of Tea was not as vast as the Land of Fire, and in every city, there were specialized Heavenly Shinobi constantly checking the people entering and exiting.

However, even so, some spies could still infiltrate, but it didn’t matter. That was the limit of what they could do. The capital of the Land of Tea and several other important cities were all covered with restrictions, and there were even more powerful ninjas patrolling back and forth.

Unless a spy’s strength reached that of an Elite Jonin, they simply couldn’t avoid inspection.

And this Elite Jonin had to be skilled in disguise.

But which ninja village would be so extravagant as to let an Elite Jonin serve as a spy? That was the limit that every ordinary person could achieve in their lifetime, and also the most crucial force in every village. Losing even one would make the heartache.

“How about we let Jiraiya go? With his strength and his experience of traveling the ninja world for so many years, he’ll definitely be able to find some information.”

Danzo looked at his old friend and said, he knew very well that there was a very strange relationship between his old friend’s three disciples. As long as Jiraiya knew that Orochimaru had betrayed the village and joined Lu Lin’s command, he would definitely go and ask for an explanation.

“Alright, I’ll contact him later.”

Speaking of Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache. With Jiraiya’s strength, he should have been the perfect Fourth Hokage, but his ambition wasn’t here; he insisted on looking for some Child of Prophecy for no reason.

He didn’t know what those damned toads had instilled in Jiraiya, turning a perfectly good Konoha ninja into such a state.

“How about adding Minato Namikaze? With his speed, he can safely leave after getting the information about the Land of Tea.”

Danzo thought of this man, who, besides himself, was the most promising candidate for the next Hokage in all of Konoha. He felt a surge of displeasure. Fortunately, Konoha lost this war; otherwise, Minato Namikaze’s prestige in the village would have surpassed his own by a lot.

“No.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi decisively rejected Danzo’s suggestion. Although Minato failed this mission, he was still the Hokage successor he most favored.

He was strong, gentle, and an extremely kind person. When Minato became the next Hokage, even if he retired, he could still contribute to Konoha.

As for Danzo?

He should just stay in his Root. He had never considered Danzo from beginning to end. Nothing else, his old friend would surely throw the village into chaos if he took power.

…

Regarding the outside world’s discussions, the Land of Tea seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, paying no attention to them.

Lu Lin didn’t plan to press on, directly shouting the slogan that the Land of Tea was the strongest country in the ninja world. After all, in his mind, the strongest country should have the ability to swallow the entire ninja world in one gulp.

But unfortunately, at the moment, let alone the Land of Tea, even he didn’t have that ability.

However, there’s no need to think so much right now. Since there was a great victory, it was natural to celebrate. In the capital of the Land of Tea, the Daimyo’s residence was brightly lit.

Whether it was the Heavenly Shinobi, the Uchiha clan, or ordinary civilians, they were all caught up in a festive atmosphere.

They were excited and thrilled to have defeated the allied forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. The ordinary civilians had also completely stood up. In their hearts, the Land of Tea was now the strongest existence in the ninja world, and Lu Lin was also the second God of Shinobi.

Living in the Land of Tea, they no longer had to worry about being affected by war, and everyone finally settled down.

“Brother Lu Lin.”

Yahiko and the other Akatsuki members came forward, looking at Lu Lin with apologetic eyes.

“It’s celebration time now, Yahiko, no need for other words.”

Lu Lin waved his hand, pulling Yahiko and Nagato into an embrace. As for Konan, she stood by, watching the somewhat reserved Yahiko and Nagato, covering her mouth with a light chuckle.

Below, almost every table was filled with people, except for one table where only one person sat: Orochimaru, who had just joined the Land of Tea.

He quietly watched the revelry of the people in the mansion, as if he were just an outsider.

“Orochimaru-kun, why aren’t you celebrating with everyone? Why are you sitting here?”

Lu Lin walked over with a teasing smile on his face, holding a glass of wine.

Orochimaru smiled helplessly, thinking to himself, how could you, Uchiha Lu Lin, not know the reason for me sitting here?

However, he didn’t ignore Lu Lin. He raised his wine glass and clinked it with Lu Lin’s:

“I’ve just arrived here, Lu Lin-kun, and I’m not quite used to it yet.”

“It’s fine, you’ll get used to it over time.”

Lu Lin sat down next to Orochimaru. The proximity made Orochimaru slightly uncomfortable. There was nothing he could do; Lu Lin’s aura was simply too strong. If he were to suddenly make a move, Orochimaru wouldn’t have time to dodge, not even to shed a layer of skin.

“Orochimaru-kun, could you briefly describe your experiments in Konoha to me?”

A glimmer of light flashed in Orochimaru’s eyes. He hadn’t expected Lu Lin to be interested in his experiments rather than him as a person.

“What, is it a secret?”

Orochimaru remained silent for a long time, and Lu Lin thought he was reluctant to tell him.

“Not really.”

Shaking his head, Orochimaru recovered and smiled:

“I just didn’t expect that with your current strength, you would be interested in my experiments.”

Then he pondered for a moment, organizing his words, thinking about where to start.