Chapter 2578 Kindness

Latest website: "You kid, it's true. It's not that simple. It's just a bad idea. If we really want to settle in Konoha, even if we are just as traveling merchants, we must bring the Country of Grass to the country." I moved my belongings here, and I left the familiar village and came to a strange place, and it is also the highly competitive Konoha Village. Without any connections or understanding, it is quite difficult to do business."

Hearing her brother's words, the woman's mouth showed a slight smile, she seemed quite happy, but she sighed slightly.

Having said that, if you really want to take root in Konoha, it is still quite difficult.

Although she started doing business with that capital until now, she has actually been doing business with Konoha consciously, and after the Nine-Tails Rebellion in Konoha, she also planned to give Konoha a lot. With her help, especially during the period when the Country of Grass was in seclusion, she did a lot for the trade between the two countries.

Even though her business is not big.

At that time, she was actually already prepared to win over Konoha's network, and she was not wrong about Konoha. At least in the business aspect, Konoha still took great care of those who helped.

Many orders that should not be given to small merchants like her were sent to her almost continuously. In fact, when she came to Konoha to watch the Chunin Examination, the ninjas hired by the Konoha caravan were willing to take her along.

It can be said that although she had ulterior motives, this should be the most profitable investment in her life.

And with such a network of relationships, it was still possible for her to be a resident traveling merchant in Konoha Village and sell a store.

She has also investigated and found that many of the current settlers in Konoha Village started as resident traveling merchants. Although the resident traveling merchants will be isolated when fighting or alert occurs, Konoha The village will also provide protection.

At least as long as Konoha Village is not breached, or in other words, the facilities that isolate them are breached, they will still have no problem.

Because of this, many businessmen like to do business with Konoha and build a relationship with Konoha.

Of course, it is quite difficult to obtain the business license issued by Konoha to become a resident traveling merchant. The living area of ​​Konoha Village is also limited. It is impossible to allow traveling merchants to settle in endlessly. Moreover, spies from enemy villages must be guarded against. , the review is also quite stringent.

However, her words should still go very smoothly. Konoha's attitude towards her during this period can also be seen,

At the time of the Nine-Tails Rebellion in Konoha, all aspects were severely affected. That is to say, she had been using her own network to help Konoha. Although the scale was not very large, she played a leading role in bringing Konoha and Kusanagi together. The country's trade was the first to get on the right track.

The contribution may not be large, but it is still meaningful.

Besides, she is not a spy and there is nothing suspicious about her, so there is no problem in applying for a temporary business license.

With this certificate, as long as she buys a shop, she can live in Konoha Village semi-permanently. As long as nothing happens, permanent residence is not a problem.

In this way, she can always wait for her benefactor.

You will find it one day.

However, since she stayed and bought the shop, she had to start a business to support herself and her younger brother, so she would have to start from scratch.

And she had just seen that although Konoha's business ecosystem is very dynamic, the competition is very fierce, especially as a resident traveling merchant.

There are actually two types of merchants in Konoha.

One is local businessmen. These people have lived in Konoha for generations and are already Konoha people. They generally operate various shops within the scope of their residence. Most of them do business with acquaintances, and, Because they are from Konoha, their stores are basically in prime locations. No matter what festivals or normal times, there is no shortage of customer traffic. They are very stable and not stressful. During the depression, they were also the first group of people supported by Konoha Village.

The other type is the so-called resident traveling merchants. What they do most is basically some wholesale business, and more of them communicate the circulation of goods between Konoha and outside. They are basically semi-fixed businesses, and their main customers are also regular customers. , usually the local merchants above, some are from Konoha Village itself, and there are also Konoha villagers and customers, but the proportion is not. It is basically like a service point to communicate with the outside world.

This kind of pressure is much greater than that of local businessmen. If you are not careful, you may suffer huge losses due to problems with the transportation of goods. Those who can be such a businessman either have a network of connections outside, or they are very capable. Or both.

Although Konoha has excellent business controls and there is basically no vicious competition, and local merchants are less competitive than merchants of other types or places because of their stability, the soil for the survival of resident traveling merchants is still very fertile. of.

Moreover, I have to say that the atmosphere among the civilians of Konoha is really good. There is not so much intrigue. This may be because there are often long-term peace and few wars affect the village. The civilians of Konoha always have a problem. Kind of simplicity and sincerity.

However, even if there is no vicious competition, this is still a very risky business model. In addition to the risks in its own business scope, there are also surrounding risks.

There is no other reason than that the competition is too fierce.

As businessmen who traveled north and south, they may not have as thorough a knowledge of the entire ninja world as ninjas, but they also knew much more than ordinary people. They knew very well where the best place to live in the entire ninja world was.

Yes, almost most businessmen, apart from having a special attachment to their hometown, or not having the ability, basically 60 to 70% yearn for life in Konoha Village.

Konoha does not restrict the issuance of temporary business licenses, so anyone who has the ability to make profits for Konoha and does no harm to Konoha can basically get one.

Moreover, Konoha also has settlements and commercial streets specially arranged for resident merchants. Basically, you don't have to worry about where to live or shops, as long as you can work with peace of mind.

This also makes the number of resident traveling merchants in Konoha very large, and the demand in Konoha, both private and official, is always limited. Although some commercial missions similar to ninja missions will be released from time to time, they are basically Ultra-rare supplies and resources.

With a large number of people, the demand is indeed limited. Since the competition is fierce, it is destined that some people will not be able to survive in Konoha.

In the end, even with a temporary business license, I couldn't live in Konoha.

Now, although she can stay in Konoha, she doesn't know how long she can stay, and this is definitely a very difficult thing.

Many businessmen with a larger business scale than hers have failed in this aspect. As a small businessman, it is not even that difficult for her.

Although her master once told her that she had the most business acumen and luck he had ever seen, business is all about real calculations, so there is no such thing as luck. Besides, how could she have such good luck to be able to follow her in Konoha? Plant your feet casually.

Although she really wanted to find a benefactor and be able to stay in Konoha, reality was reality, and a person of her background would not have too many illusions.

This is a very realistic question.

That's what she said, but she was still a little nervous about realizing it.

"I believe sister. When the time comes, sister, when you settle down, I will help you take care of the business in the Country of Grass. When the time comes, I will supply you with goods."

In this regard, the young man did not have blind confidence, but just stated a relatively feasible business strategy.

Hearing these words, the woman suddenly stopped and looked back at her brother in surprise.

At this time, the two of them had reached a secluded place, but they did not attract any attention.

"You...have really grown up!"

Then, after watching for a long time and seeing that the young man thought that he had said something wrong, the woman said firmly.

At this moment, the baby in her swaddling clothes, waiting to be fed, flashed through her mind.

How could the baby who was waiting to be fed grow into a man who could make a living in the blink of an eye?

At this time, the woman was a little emotional and a little dazed.

She still remembered that at that time, there was no food left in the village, and even the seeds for growing crops had been eaten up.

The whole village was as silent as death.

His parents have not been back for a month, and they must have died on the way to find food, along with their close uncles and aunts.

Their village is dead.

As for her and her infant brother, they probably wouldn't survive more than two days.

From the moment the war began, these people were destined to die. There was no way for the weak to survive in the war, and they might even be worse than animals.

She also knew that she had known it since her parents didn't come back on the tenth day.

Originally, she was already desperate.

She was ready to die.

Even during the day, she could see the adults sitting at the door of her house with dull eyes. From time to time, their eyes would fall on herself and her younger brother, especially her younger brother.

And at that time, those dull and lifeless eyes would always reveal a bit of brilliance and a bit of hope for life.

She knew that as long as she couldn't survive, these people would eat up her and her brother's bones.

To be honest, she didn't blame these adults who used to have kind faces.

After all, she and her brother were the only two people in the entire village who would die the fastest.

Even if they die faster, they are lucky.

Even though she was still young at that time, she could already understand what kind of purgatory it would be like if something like that happened.

By then, their lives would be nothing more than food reserves.

In fact, at that time, she had lost all hope, but she was not desperate. She was just calmly preparing to face death.

She just didn't expect that such a person would appear. She had no hope at all, but the young man suddenly turned back and kept all the food and money in a way that concealed everyone's eyes and ears.

It contains almost enough dry food to sustain them for a month. No, if you include the military food pills, it is enough for them to eat for three months.

There was also money, although it was not too much, but it was enough for them to settle down in another village.

A relatively poor, but peaceful and safe village settled down.

At that moment, her hope of survival was suddenly ignited.

That night, she took her brother and fled her hopeless hometown, heading all the way to the hinterland of the Country of Grass, and finally arrived at the village where she is now, a remote mountain village with few people but simple folk customs.

Then he used the money to start a business and raised his younger brother.

There was a good life, and he also led the people in the village to live a better life.

But after settling down and having enough money, another thought kept growing, she wanted to find that boy.

During this period of business, she also learned that at that time, what the young man wore on his head was called a forehead protector.

It is the symbol of ninja.

On the forehead protector, there is a sign belonging to the Ninja Village.

The symbol on the boy's forehead protector happened to be the symbol of Konoha Village.

Yes, she knew that her benefactor, the boy who had changed her life, no, should be a man now, from the Leaf Village.

She must find this person.

And she is like this. Once she decides to do something, she must do it and never give up. It is precisely because of this character that she can persevere and start a business that only men can do.

She has also experienced numerous hardships and obstacles, and even life-threatening dangers.

However, she survived after all.

And the reason why she has been able to survive is because she has never been able to forget the words that the young man did not say clearly at that time, but was conveyed in his eyes.

Live!

Perhaps, at that time, it was destined that she would come to him.

Who would want to die if he could live?

Undoubtedly, it was that boy who ignited her hopes and tapped into all her potential for survival.

It can be said that without that young man, she would have been gone long ago.

Where can I feel so much warmth, and where can I have such good days.

But now, her brother seemed to have grown up in an instant. In addition to being happy, she also became more determined in her thoughts.

if you can……

Even at this moment, a somewhat troubling thought crossed her mind.

No no no!

Maybe he has...

However, this idea was quickly thrown away by her in a panic.

"What's wrong? Sister?"

At this time, seeing his sister's face suddenly turning red, the young man hurriedly spoke.

"It's nothing, it's just that my sister is a little happy that you have grown up."

In response, the woman spoke bluntly.

It's just that his tone was a little awkward.

"Did sister agree? That's great!"

And hearing this sentence, the young man was almost ecstatic.

At that time, he was a baby and didn't understand anything.

However, he understood his sister's desire to repay her kindness. He also knew those things, and he also knew that boy.

Although there were some complaints just now, after all, they were just complaints about not being able to enjoy the bustling place for the first time.

He is a sister who supports him wholeheartedly.

If he didn't have his sister, he would have died long ago.

In this world, apart from everyone in the village and Hanako, he only trusted his sister.

Only my sister is the best to me.

"Really...you have grown up."

However, before he could say anything else, a sigh suddenly sounded beside the two of them.