Chapter 267: Kazekage Ninja- - 56: Higashi Yoshihide
"Impressive."
Kiyohara Ichirō bowed deeply to Higashi Yoshihide, plucking two white stones from the go jar and placing them gently on the board.
"You’re too kind."
For once, Higashi Yoshihide returned the bow with proper etiquette, then turned to Jinghang with a rare smile.
"Thanks for actually bringing Master Kiyohara here. Well, I’ve had my fun—time to get to work."
And with that, he walked off, stiff as ever.
Hirai Kangsaburo hurriedly motioned for his people to follow, treating Higashi Yoshihide like royalty, while quickly apologizing to Master Kiyohara.
"Please don’t mind him, Master Kiyohara. Yoshihide, he’s just..."
"No need to worry," Kiyohara Ichirō replied, his tone warm and thoughtful. "Mr. Higashi is refreshingly direct, and he’s not wrong—Go is entertainment, after all. With that mindset, you can face anything without fear."
In the days that followed, Higashi Yoshihide led Hirai Kangsaburo’s team of actuaries, calculating Konoha’s every move day and night. He was like a human supercomputer, filling blackboard after blackboard with real-time market data and projections.
For the first time, Jinghang witnessed the terrifying power of the human mind. Trend charts, financial analyses—these reports seemed to materialize out of thin air, all computed by sheer brainpower. It almost felt like he was standing in the middle of a high-stakes trading floor, except all the data came from one man’s calculations.
Neither Jinghang nor Hirai Kangsaburo could do much to help; all they could do was provide the best possible support.