Chapter 398
Late at night, at 10:30 PM!
Gutian Village remained brightly lit! A large number of laborers were still busy working, tirelessly engaged in construction. Haruto Saito paid generously, ensuring that even with a three-shift, non-stop work schedule, the tens of thousands of laborers were more than willing to continue working!
On the northern city wall of Gutian Village!
Haruto Saito, draped in a black robe, appeared out of thin air! He gazed at the now well-developed architectural complex within Gutian Village, scanned the area, and then vanished once more!
Half an hour later, inside the palace conference room of Gutian Village!
Under dim lighting, four people sat around a round table. Besides Haruto Saito, the other three were Kakuzu, Hattori Ryuya, and Thirteen! Haruto Saito had convened the meeting as soon as he returned, indicating that he had something crucial to discuss!
"...The supplies I brought back this time include enough food to feed 100,000 people for three years!" Haruto Saito said. "There are also kunai, shuriken, and katanas sufficient to equip 10,000 ninjas—all high-quality equipment manufactured by Konoha... Additionally, I acquired 100,000 explosive tags."
Haruto Saito had paid Konoha 1.5 times the usual price to secure these supplies. Otherwise, he would not have been able to purchase such a vast amount of food and weaponry through other channels!
Konoha's stockpile of supplies was incredibly abundant! After all, storing and producing these goods had already become an industrialized process within the village!
"We lack ninjas. I've investigated the thirteen larger villages around us. Even if we annex them all without any losses, we can only recruit about 100 ninjas. However, there are nearly 400 samurai..." Kakuzu reported.
"That can wait!" Haruto Saito raised his hand to interrupt. "The Mist's invasion has completely disrupted my plans. If Gutian Village makes any move, the Mist will definitely take notice and may even go to great lengths to probe our strength. The chances of my exposure would be extremely high... And personally, I have not yet gained enough prestige to rally an army at my command. Unless we can inflict a severe blow on the Mist, we must prepare accordingly..."