"Quiet! I said, Gato is where he needs to be. I'm in charge of the company now. Who's against it? Who's for it?"
The room instantly fell silent. Suddenly, a young, white-haired manager said, "I agree."
The other managers thought about it. They didn't understand the situation at all. If they really angered this woman, she might just have Zabuza kill them all. They could only give in for now. Once they were back in their own areas, they'd still be in charge, right? Thinking this, the managers all raised their hands in agreement.
Kisuke looked at these people, knowing that few of them truly agreed. But he didn't need their true agreement. Once this takeover period was over, there would be plenty of ways to deal with them.
"Takayama, you stay. Everyone else can leave." Takayama was the first manager to agree.
The other managers said nothing and all left. They needed to know what the hell was going on at headquarters. Why did a woman suddenly become the boss? And where was Gato? All these questions were giving them headaches, they had no time to care why Takayama was staying.
"Takayama, why did you agree?"
"Whether we agree or not doesn't matter anymore. You're in charge now, and we have to agree even if we don't want to."
"Then why were you the first to agree? You know your reputation among them isn't good."
"I want to take another chance. I failed last time, but that doesn't mean I'll fail this time. And last time, it wasn't really my failure, it was impossible to succeed."
Zero held Takayama's identity report: Takayama, a commoner from the Land of Fire, was naturally gifted and intelligent from a young age. He joined the shipping company after growing up and became a regional manager in just three years, very famous in the Land of Fire.
However, he made a major mistake during a trade mission, which made him the laughingstock of the shipping company. This incident also put him on the sidelines in the company, no longer given any important tasks.
Kisuke was interested in him, not just because he was talented, but also because of his failed mission.
The failed trade mission in the Land of Waterfalls: According to Takayama's report, they encountered a super-large monster in the Land of Waterfalls, a giant insect-like monster over 50 meters tall. To save the lives of the caravan members, everyone hid. After the monster left, they came out, only to find all the caravan's goods were gone. Investigation: No large monster found in the Land of Waterfalls. Conclusion: Takayama lied about the information, causing the goods to be lost.
Kisuke saw this and had a guess. He remembered that when he watched Naruto, besides the five great nations, only Takigakure in the Land of Waterfalls had a Tailed Beast, and the Tailed Beast in Takigakure happened to be an insect-like Tailed Beast. Kisuke was very eager to get a Tailed Beast. If his guess was right, Kisuke could get a relatively endless energy core.
"Do you want to get back on your feet?"
Takayama heard Zero's words and knelt on the ground, pleading, "Please, Boss, give me another chance, I will definitely do well."
"Alright, I'll give you a chance. Don't disappoint me."
"Understood, Boss, I definitely won't disappoint you this time."
"This time, I want you to go to the Land of Iron and buy a large amount of steel, as much as you can get."
"Alright, no problem."
"If you do well this time, I'll give you a chance to be someone important, it's up to you to seize it."
Takayama patted his chest and said, "Boss, don't worry, I'll definitely do well this time."
"Alright, go prepare. You leave tomorrow."
After that, Zero sent Takayama out to prepare, while Zero returned to the boss's office on the seventh floor and began to sort through the materials and trade projects of each manager.
Just then, Zabuza opened the door and said, "Boss, the people Gato sent to the Land of Waves are back. How should we handle them?"
"What's going on now?"
Zabuza repeated what Gato had said before. Zero listened, then waved her hand at Zabuza and said, "From today on, those wandering ninja are under your command. Even though they're under you, you still need to train them regularly, don't let them be useless."
Zabuza was overjoyed. Even though there were only six wandering ninja, it was the start of his Demon of the Hidden Mist ninja army. Before, he only had Haku as a subordinate.
Zabuza quickly ran downstairs, saw the six wandering ninja, and said, "The boss ordered it, you're with me from today on."
"Zabuza-sama, what's going on?"
"You're under my command now. Don't worry, you won't get less money, and I'll even train you."
The six wandering ninja were instantly happy when they heard Zabuza. They would get money and could improve their strength, and they knew Zabuza was serious.
Before, the six of them were Gato's top men, but when Zabuza arrived, he instantly became the top man.
Someone objected at the time, but Gato told them to fight Zabuza. The result was six against one, and it didn't last more than two minutes. From then on, the six of them greatly respected Zabuza.
So, when they heard Zabuza could call on them, they were very happy. After all, wandering ninja learned a lot of random things and had no basic training. For them, improving their strength was the most important thing.
After all, with strength, making money was easy. Without strength, you couldn't make any money.
"Alright, follow me."
The six ninja obediently followed Zabuza to the backyard for training.
A month passed.
In the capital of the Land of Fire, on a bustling street, a merchant guild's headquarters was located there.
After a month, Zero had taken control of the company. She had purged all the managers who were secretly disloyal. Although some might have slipped through, this purge brought Zero's authority in the company to its peak.
And after this period of investigating the managers, Zero also gained a detailed understanding of the company's trade activities in various regions.
Gato's company mainly dealt in sea transport and grain trade, trading grain with various countries. But what Kisuke hadn't expected was that Gato was not only the largest grain supplier in the Land of Water but also one of the largest grain suppliers in the Land of Wind.
This was incredibly good news for the later plans. After confirming this information, Kisuke had Zero take charge of the Free Trade Company. Kisuke would send new people to investigate the Land of Fire for information.
After Zero took control of the shipping company, she renamed Gato's shipping company to the Free Trade Company and immediately began buying large amounts of steel from the Land of Iron, shipping it back to the Land of Waves for construction.
The Land of Iron was a country of samurai, led by the Samurai General Mifune. Because the Land of Iron had no competition with the other great nations and controlled a large portion of the Naruto world's weapon trade, it was the only neutral country in the Naruto world.
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