Chapter 121 : Chapter 121 The Right to Issue Currency
"Hokage-sama..."
Listening to Minamikawa Yuu's words, Utatane Koharu and the others nearby couldn't help but show anxious expressions.
In their view, the Flying Thunder God Technique was far stronger than the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Setting aside the Flying Thunder God Technique's integration of offense and defense, the ability to perform long-distance teleportation alone surpassed most other techniques.
In terms of value, the Flying Thunder God Technique was definitely superior to the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Of course, this was under the assumption that they didn't know the difficulty of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
While the Flying Thunder God Technique was powerful, its cultivation difficulty was far greater than other techniques.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique is naturally impossible."
Minamikawa Yuu shook his head, "Raikage-dono, don't forget that you are the defeated party."
"However, as for other techniques, the Raikage-dono is free to choose."
He reached out and spread open the scroll.
The scroll was densely packed with the names of many Ninjutsu.
Every single Ninjutsu among them was a powerful technique of at least A-rank.
"This is..."
Looking at the scroll before him, the Raikage's breathing couldn't help but quicken: "Konoha's Book of Seals?"
"Correct."
Minamikawa Yuu nodded, "As long as the Raikage agrees, you may choose any two techniques from this scroll in exchange."
"What does the Raikage think of this condition?"
Konoha's Book of Seals recorded the powerful Ninjutsu of the entire Konoha; its Ninjutsu reserves were definitely the most abundant in the Ninja World, and no one could look away from it.
Of course, the list the Raikage was looking at had been pre-screened.
Some exceptionally powerful or dangerous Ninjutsu, such as the Flying Thunder God Technique or the Reanimation Jutsu, had already been filtered out by Minamikawa Yuu.
Even so, the Ninjutsu recorded on this scroll were still abundant, enough to tempt anyone.
The Third Raikage was no exception at this moment.
On this scroll's list, there were many techniques that Kumogakure had dreamed of in the past.
Among them was even the Iron Armor Sealing Technique, a powerful sealing technique.
The Iron Armor Sealing Technique, while its effects were not as good as the Four Symbols Sealing Technique and the Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique, was still considered quite good among Sealing Techniques and a very good choice for sealing a Tailed Beast.
The reason Kumogakure attacked the Land of Whirlpools this time was to seize powerful Sealing Techniques to perfect the Tailed Beast seal.
If they could obtain the Iron Armor Sealing Technique, it would be considered achieving their goal.
All things considered, exchanging the Lightning Release Chakra Mode for two Ninjutsu still felt like a bit of a loss to the Third Raikage, but considering their status as the defeated party, it was quite decent.
At least they could still gain something.
Moreover, like the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, as the pinnacle of Nintaijutsu, had an extremely high cultivation difficulty.
Even within the Yoyotsuki Clan, not many people could successfully master it.
The Third Raikage believed that even if Konoha obtained this technique, absolutely no one would be able to successfully cultivate it.
It was even more impossible for anyone to match his attainment in this technique.
"Fine!"
Finally, the Third Raikage nodded, "What other conditions are there? Tell them all to me at once!"
"Don't worry, there's only one last condition left."
Minamikawa Yuu laughed softly.
When he stated the final condition, all the Kumogakure Ninja present were stunned.
"Have Kumogakure recognize the shinobi coins issued by the Konoha Bank?"
The Third Raikage frowned, "What does this mean?"
"Simply put, it's to have the Hidden Cloud Village recognize the shinobi coins issued by the Konoha Bank."
Minamikawa Yuu took out a banknote and handed it to the Raikage.
The banknote didn't have a specific person printed on it, but rather symbols of various places in the Ninja World; it looked very exquisitely printed.
"This is the shinobi coin you've issued?"
Looking at the banknote, the Raikage nodded, "It does look more exquisite than the money issued by the Daimyo."
The current currency in the Ninja World was basically issued by the Daimyo of each country.
These currencies were denominated in Ryo and circulated within their respective countries.
However, due to the different situations in each country, the recognition of these currencies mostly varied.
In some chaotic countries, several different currencies even existed simultaneously.
Keenly aware of this opportunity, Minamikawa Yuu had previously established the Konoha Bank to develop business.
The Konoha Bank was initially only used to pay Konoha Ninjas and absorb their deposits for investment, but now it was finally starting to meddle in currency.
Throughout the Land of Fire, the shinobi coins issued by the Konoha Bank have now become mainstream.
Because Konoha, as the supreme authority of the Land of Fire, now only recognizes the shinobi coins issued by the Konoha Bank.
As for the Ryo and Promissory notes issued by other Daimyo and lords, none of them are recognized.
With the credit endorsement of Konoha, an authoritative institution, and the reasonable issuance volume of the shinobi coins, they naturally took over the mainstream in a short period.
But for Minamikawa Yuu, this was not enough.
The chaotic environment of the Ninja World was, in a sense, bizarre.
If he didn't take this opportunity to make a huge profit, Minamikawa Yuu would almost feel bad.
This was a test.
As long as the Raikage agreed and recognized the shinobi coins issued by the Konoha Bank, the economy of the Land of Lightning would be wide open.
Even if it wasn't the only officially designated currency and couldn't have the unique authoritative status it had in the Land of Fire, it didn't matter.
As long as the shinobi coins could circulate in, Minamikawa Yuu had plenty of ways to control and harvest.
"These were specifically printed by our people, so they are naturally much more exquisite than those issued by the Daimyo."
Looking at the Raikage before him, Minamikawa Yuu spoke with an earnest attitude, "Actually, this matter also has great benefits for Kumogakure."
"Oh?"
The Raikage was somewhat puzzled, "How so?"
"Doesn't the Raikage feel that the Daimyo's funding is somewhat inconvenient?"
Minamikawa Yuu spoke, "As a hidden Village, every time funding is needed from the Daimyo, the Daimyo always tries every means to delay, wanting to pay as late as possible, or even not at all."
"It's always very difficult when the Village is in urgent need of money."
"Indeed."
The Raikage nodded, agreeing deeply with Minamikawa Yuu's words.
Excluding the hostility on the battlefield, the situations faced by the major hidden Villages were actually quite similar.
Except for Konoha, which had already changed under Minamikawa Yuu's reforms, the other hidden Villages relied on the funding and support of their Daimyo.
And as everyone knows, in many cases, the party giving the money is never that willing, sometimes delaying a payment for several years.
Kumogakure obviously encountered this problem frequently as well.
"The Konoha Bank can provide interest-free loan services."
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Minamikawa Yuu said, "As long as the Raikage is willing, you can borrow directly from the bank when needed."