Chapter 268: Kazekage Ninja- - 57: This Isn’t Iron Ore—It’s Pure Gold!
"...We of Sunagakure have absolute confidence in safeguarding the Yuexi Peninsula. Furthermore, the Sunagakure Command solemnly announces that this military exercise is not directed at any faction. It is purely an internal drill for coordination and training. We hope all parties will not take this personally... Bastard! This is clearly meant for Konoha! How dare he!"
Danzō tore the intelligence report in his hands to shreds, fury twisting his features.
For the past three months, Danzō and the Fire Eight Pillars Commerce Guild had been wreaking havoc in the iron ore market, dumping massive quantities and sending prices into freefall. In less than a week, iron ore had crashed to the so-called "safety red line" of 200 ryō per ton—and continued to plunge.
196 ryō.
188 ryō.
181 ryō.
173 ryō.
168 ryō.
At these levels, things were dire. The price barely covered the cost of labor to dig the ore out of the ground. Even mining giants like Iwagakure had ceased production. Why bother mining when it cost more than just buying on the open market?
After stabilizing for a week, Danzō launched a third wave of price attacks!
160 ryō!
153 ryō!