Fleeing from Konoha

When returning to the VIP room, Ichihime discovered Oyashiro’s figure had already disappeared.

Inside the VIP room, only one servant dressed as a ninja was there waiting for Ichihime’s arrival.

From the other’s steady posture, Ichihime could easily judge that the person was a Jonin-level ninja.

"Where’s Oyashiro?"

Ichihime won three contests in a row and returned with no hesitation in asking sharply.

The ninja left behind by Oyashiro said, "Lord Oyashiro had an urgent matter to address and has already left the Isolated Island ahead of time."

"Hah, he escaped quickly indeed."

Ichihime sneered coldly, initially intending to give the opponent a lesson upon returning, but she hadn’t expected this weapon merchant to be even more cunning than she’d imagined.

No wonder they are referred to as the Merchant of Death.

This vigilance is not to be underestimated.

The ninja, unwavering in response to Ichihime’s sarcasm, took out a scroll from his bosom and handed it over.

"This is what Lord Oyashiro entrusted me to give to Miss Ichihime; he said the contents are what Miss Ichihime needs."

After the ninja finished speaking, Ichihime’s expression instantly became serious, her eyebrows raised, as if her identity had been uncovered, somewhat surprised.

Could it be Kado?

No, that guy has always been loyal and wouldn’t do something so unnecessary, otherwise he wouldn’t have ascended to the high ranks of the Shion Flower Merchants Association.

So it means that within Oyashiro’s intelligence system, there exists information about her.

Yet this point still left Ichihime puzzled.

Her intelligence within the Land of Demons is considered top-secret level, even Konoha’s side only has paper-based understanding of her, and most of that paper-based intelligence is misleading.

For Oyashiro to see through her true identity is indeed intriguing.

The ability of this Merchant of Death is larger than she imagined.

Ichihime, somewhat displeased, accepted the scroll; this feeling of being seen through made her very uncomfortable, and most unacceptable was her seemingly scarce understanding of Oyashiro.

After the ninja handed the scroll to Ichihime, he left the VIP room.

This room was specially reserved by Oyashiro for watching the arena, and without Oyashiro’s permission, no one could intrude here, not even the arena staff.

Thus, after acquiring the needed intelligence, Ichihime also didn’t leave immediately; she treated the VIP room as her own territory, starting to review the clues Oyashiro had left.

Upon unfurling the scroll, Ichihime was initially somewhat casual, but as time progressed, the more she read, the more serious her expression became.

The amount of information Oyashiro left within the scroll was astonishing, and she couldn’t expect the Isolated Island Merchant Alliance to be so audacious, directly staining their hands into the sovereignty level of a country.

The intelligence provided in the scroll seemed somewhat unbelievable to Ichihime.

Because the Isolated Island Merchant Alliance began to be dissatisfied with this small area, preparing to seek out the next target; they planned to create a ’paradise’ city larger than the current Isolated Island.

For this purpose, they began conspiring many years ago.

And their next target is clear—Land of Waves.

The Land of Waves belongs to a small island country, yet its territory is much larger than the Isolated Island, capable of housing hundreds of thousands of people.

Moreover, the Land of Waves’ borders have long been shrouded in mist, with weather conditions comparable to the perpetually rainy Land of Rain.

Therefore, the Isolated Island Merchant Alliance raised a large sum of money that even surprised Ichihime; it must be said, the financial power of these merchants collectively surpassed that of the Shion Flower Merchants Association.

According to their plan, indeed the success rate is quite high.

Having enough money can solve many troublesome issues.

Yet, it only appears so.

After reading through, Ichihime let out a deep breath, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"These idiots really think the great nations will allow such an uncontrolled disruptive element to exist beside them?"

After all, they’re just merchants, thinking they can unite everything with profit.

But when it comes to matters on the national level, especially concerning the Five Great Nations, then all the money becomes meaningless.

The rulers who ascend to become Daimyos of the Five Great Nations have minds far from dull, nor do they want to be ousted by those below.

Once their power struggles are touched upon, their ruthless side will become apparent.

The Land of Rain is the best example.

Because it’s powerful, its decline is inevitable; otherwise, the great nations would be the ones suffering.

The success of the Land of Demons is coincidental and cannot be used as a universal example.

Just like the political coup actions within Hidden Mist Village.

At the end of the scroll, Oyashiro listed the names of the merchants.

All involved in the behind-the-scenes control plan of the Land of Waves.

Each merchant’s name was familiar to Ichihime, they were leaders in the commercial world.

This informed Ichihime that these merchant’s bold plans were not just idle words, but true actions.

They intended to control the Land of Waves.

Though the scroll mentioned the Land of Waves plan, it did not refer to the situation regarding the Land of Fire at all.

This did not leave Ichihime feeling too disappointed.

Obtaining this plan itself was already a considerable gain.

No matter how vast Oyashiro’s powers, it was impossible for him to know the minds of the high-ranking officials in the Land of Fire; this was a layer far different from the Isolated Island.