Silver notes weren't universally accepted throughout the ninja world.
Each of the Five Great Nations had its own silver notes, marked with different symbols and seals. To use them across borders, one needed to exchange them first in major towns.
Therefore, the Strategic Reserve Vaults of the great Hidden Villages stored actual gold and silver coins.
This prevented significant depreciation of ordinary silver notes during wartime chaos.
This was also why Shimoku needed many spatial scrolls when he previously looted the Konoha Treasury Vault and the Iwagakure Treasury Vault.
Otherwise, merely a few tens of millions in silver notes would weigh no more than two or three tons at most.
A few large boxes would have been enough to hold everything.
Likewise, this time Kumogakure's compensation of thirty million taels of silver filled nearly half the small room.
Shimoku carried ten full spatial scrolls to barely contain all this wealth before stuffing them into his waist pouch.
Then, Shimoku quietly brushed over these spatial scrolls and converted their associated Value Points into coins.
[Ding! Congratulations, you've gained Value Points.]
[Would you like to deposit Value Points and redeem them for 3000 coins?]
[Deposit successful! Congratulations, you've received 3000 coins.]
[Current balance: 7190 coins]
Instantly, Shimoku gleefully pocketed another 3,000 coins.
Seeing this, Mabui and others from Kumogakure couldn't help but blanch in dismay and feel their hearts sink.
...
"Alright! Now we're even."
"I'll also keep my promise. I won't publicize how shameless and unfair you all were by ganging up on me."
Shimoku cheerfully patted the scroll as he replied with a smile.
Once again, Raikage A became so furious his lips twitched, nearly exploding on the spot.
That comment was *way* too damn provocative!
However, whether they liked it or not, deep down, they should actually thank Shimoku for keeping his word.
They had to admit their village really did act "shamelessly" this time.
Just imagine how frustrating this must be for the Raikage!
"Additionally, let's now discuss potential trade cooperation between our two villages."
"I've already tasted your village's top-tier Full-Beef Banquet—it really was absolutely out of this world."
"We'd like to try purchasing some fresh beef initially."
"I wonder what price your village sets for its beef?"
Shimoku stopped smiling and changed the topic to serious business.
The Raikage took a deep breath to suppress his anger and signaled Mabui with a glance.
Mabui quickly stepped forward to explain matters to Shimoku.
"Our village categorizes beef roughly into three tiers."
"Ordinary grade averages sixty taels per kilogram."
"High-grade beef averages 180 taels per kilogram."
"Top-tier beef averages two thousand taels per kilogram—the same kind you all just ate..."
Hearing this,
Gin, who was holding his bulging belly nearby, immediately jumped in shock.
"That's super expensive! Then just now, didn't I eat several ten thousand taels worth of beef?!!"
Even though he couldn't eat another bite, he already deeply regretted not shoving more into his mouth earlier!
Shimoku made a rough mental calculation.
Truth be told, those prices were practically a steal!
They could easily double or even triple their profit by reselling through their maritime trade routes.
After a moment of contemplation, Shimoku Uchiha declared decisively:
"Then I'll take 250 tons of regular grade beef, 50 tons of premium grade, and 3 tons of top grade!"
"Wouldn't that be a bit too much for you to handle, Young Master?" someone asked with concern.
"Don't worry. I have full confidence in the beef quality from Kumogakure!" he assured them with conviction.
This praise came with full confidence in the quality of Kumogakure's beef, noticeably easing the expressions of Raikage A and others nearby.
Of course, Kumogakure had no clue what was really going on.
As far as Shimoku Uchiha was concerned,
no matter how much he purchased, there was absolutely no need to consider the expensive transportation costs.
All it took was a single use of the [Flying Thunder God] technique—one quick teleportation, and the issue was gone.
Clearly, those rugged mountain paths and costly transport fees that troubled Kumogakure were nothing but trivialities in Shimoku Uchiha's eyes.
...
Kumogakure, having received such an enormous order, felt greatly relieved.
In fact, they realized
this kind of transaction made money far quicker than completing missions.
In the future, they only needed to raise more cattle to make money effortlessly!
And they'd save tons of time, too—time they could spend training their bodies and mastering ninjutsu...
Now *that* sounds promising!
"Mabui, calculate the total cost."
Raikage A chuckled happily, suddenly feeling less chest pain.
Mabui hesitated. "Let me just double-check..."
Shimoku Uchiha shook his head. "There's no need. The total comes out to exactly thirty million taels."
Raikage A nodded joyfully and laughed again:
"Thirty million taels! Not bad indeed. Quite a significant deal. We should definitely cooperate more often in the future..."
"Wait a second..."
"Thirty million taels? That would mean..."
Shimoku Uchiha: "Exactly right—thirty million taels in total."
"I've already prepared the payment—it's all here..."
"Why don't you count it yourselves?"
Having said that, Shimoku Uchiha took out those ten spatial scrolls.
He carefully removed the thirty million silver taels from within and placed them all neatly before everyone present.
For a moment,
looking at the entire room filled with silver taels,
an awkward silence settled over the room.
Even Raikage A, the Fourth, was somewhat stunned.
The Kumo ninja surrounding him were completely baffled.
What the hell—"I've already prepared the payment!"
And then—"Why don't you count it yourself?!"
Count what?! There's nothing to count!
Isn't this our own damn money?!
So those swindlers from Homura Hidden Village didn't spend a single copper of their own yet we're practically handing them hundreds of tons of beef for free?
Are you robbing us?
Even robbery wouldn't be this outrageous!
What's even more infuriating is,
this little Uchiha brat actually took our money and stuffed it into his own pockets earlier,
and now he's bringing it out again—
right there in front of their eyes, like going through a whole song and dance when nothing needed doing, pure mockery!
At this moment,
seeing that young Uchiha brat smiling so innocently,
Raikage A, the Fourth, turned pitch black, his veins bulging visibly on his forehead, fists clenched tightly.
He desperately wanted to explode in rage and punch this annoying little brat straight to death!
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