The merchant ship sailed on the sea for several days before arriving at the Water Country.
The Water Country is far away from the mainland and surrounded by the sea. It is an island country composed of various islands.
Because it is located at sea, there is little communication with the outside world. Even the communication with other countries is basically based on maritime trade.
The main income of the Water Country is also through maritime trade. Because it is surrounded by the sea, there are a variety of fish. Many merchants exchange other daily necessities for fish.
At least dozens of merchant ships like Jiraiya's docked every day.
Because there are too many ships coming and going, the inspection ninjas are not too serious and let them pass after a glance.
The merchant ship entered the territory of the Water Country. Far Yamanaka saw this country shrouded in thick fog.
The ship docked at the port. There were already fifty or sixty ships docked around, and the shore was also particularly lively.
It was hard to imagine that this was the era of war.
Jiraiya patted Far Yamanaka, and Far Yamanaka immediately pretended to be a rich man, holding his big belly, and swaggering behind Jiraiya.
As soon as they got off the ship, several people dressed as Shinobu Kiri surrounded them. Jiraiya winked at Far Yamanaka and motioned him not to move.
Several ninjas came up and were very polite. Jiraiya talked with them casually. Several ninjas were more respectful after confirming that Jiraiya was a local tyrant.
After several ninjas left, Jiraiya said to Far Yamanaka: "Most of the ninjas patrolling here are Genin. These Genin have been specially instructed by the Daimyo to be polite to merchants."
"Why is that? Merchants are rich, shouldn't they be cautious when facing ninjas? "Far Yamanaka was puzzled.
"Fool, for the Water Country, these merchants are the most important source of income. In other words, merchants are their parents. If ninjas offend these merchants because of their bad attitude, it will be a huge loss for the Water Country."
After listening to Jiraiya's explanation, Far Yamanaka also somewhat understood. The Water Country's method is to create a feeling that the rich are the masters, and even ninjas can be ordered around.
A commoner commanding a ninja, this kind of strong contrast is really satisfying.
The purpose of their trip was to gather information about Shinobu Kiri Village. Sneaking into Shinobu Kiri Village was definitely the best and most direct way.
However, Shinobu Kiri Village was heavily guarded. Far Yamanaka also noticed that there was a barrier around Shinobu Kiri Village. If they tried to force their way in, they would definitely be discovered.
What Far Yamanaka noticed, as a veteran of collecting information, Jiraiya certainly noticed, but Jiraiya was not in a hurry, and he wandered around with Far Yamanaka.
After a big circle, Jiraiya seemed to have gained something, and then he took Far Yamanaka to the largest hotel outside Shinobu Kiri Village.
Originally, Far Yamanaka thought that Jiraiya's way of obtaining information was also through hotels, where there were many people.
But he didn't expect that as soon as the two sat down, Jiraiya ordered a table full of delicious food and drinks.
"This is too much!" Far Yamanaka looked at the dishes on the table and said.
"What do you know? Just shut up and eat. Someone will bring us into Shinobu Kiri Village soon!" Jiraiya looked at Far Yamanaka contemptuously.
Far Yamanaka was a little confused, but looking at Jiraiya's confident look, he did not ask again, but obediently picked up his chopsticks and ate.
Jiraiya ordered the most expensive dishes on the menu, and the country of water was rich in seafood, so these dishes were all authentic seafood.
Far Yamanaka was a northerner in his previous life, and in this life, he had eaten a lot of fish and shrimp in Wood Leaf, but this kind of seafood feast, after reincarnating into Wood Leaf, he had never eaten it.
Jiraiya asked him to eat, so of course, Far Yamanaka would not be polite.
Jiraiya ordered too many things, and it was too expensive, so it alarmed the hotel owner. This kind of customer was rare.
To be able to open such a big hotel outside Shinobu Kiri Village, the hotel owner was of course not an ordinary person.
The hotel owner was actually a famous person in the country of water, and he was responsible for receiving some distinguished guests. People like Jiraiya who were so generous were rare.
So the hotel owner personally went upstairs, intending to greet Jiraiya, the "nouveau riche."
"Knock knock –" Far Yamanaka, who was eating heartily, was stunned. Jiraiya motioned for him to continue and said, "Please come in."
The hotel owner pushed the door open and came in. He glanced at Far Yamanaka, who was reincarnated as a hungry ghost, and then looked at Jiraiya, who was sitting opposite Far Yamanaka, and his eyes lit up.
Jiraiya looked at Far Yamanaka with disdain, as if he had never seen the world. It was this look that made the hotel owner certain that Jiraiya was not an ordinary person.
"Hello, Sir! I am the owner of this hotel, Yamada Nagakyo. "The hotel owner took the initiative to greet Jiraiya.
Jiraiya glanced at him, squeezed out a smile, and said faintly, "Yamada Boss, hello, my name is Sanfune."
"So it's Sanfune Sama, where do you come from?" The hotel owner asked.
"I come from the Land of Iron, and this guy comes from the Land of Rain."
Hearing Jiraiya say that he came from the Land of Iron, Yamada breathed a sigh of relief. If he didn't come from a country that was at war with the Land of Water, maybe he could make a big deal. The next step was to determine whether this person came from the Land of Iron or not.
The two continued to talk, from the geographical location of the Land of Iron, to the local customs, and from the local customs to military politics.
Everything Jiraiya said was no different from what he knew. Yamada rolled his eyes and asked the last question.
"Sanfune Sama, it is said that during the Second Shinobi World War, the Land of Iron's General Mifune defeated the Banzo With Capsicum. I don't know if this matter is …"
"Bam!" Jiraiya pretended to be angry, stood up, and said, "I don't know where you heard this rumor, but for a samurai, reputation is as important as life. Mifune Sama lost to the Banzo With Capsicum, but he never said that he defeated the Banzo With Capsicum. Please don't listen to rumors and insult Mifune Sama's reputation. "
Yamada thought that Jiraiya was really angry, and hurriedly comforted him, "I'm sorry, Sanfune Sama, I'm just hearsay. Please don't be angry."
Seeing Jiraiya's reaction, Yamada completely believed that the person in front of him was a businessman from the Land of Iron.
After calming down the "angry" Jiraiya, Yamada quickly asked Jiraiya what he wanted to buy.
Jiraiya didn't hesitate to say that the purpose of his trip was to buy rare metals to make a beheading sword.
Yamada was stunned. He knew that the person in front of him was a big customer, but he didn't expect him to be so big.
Yamada felt that he was going to be rich. He knew that Shinobu Kiri still had some of the metals to make the beheading sword, and he wanted to sell them for money.
Thinking of this, Yamada quickly said, "Sanfune Sama, you came to the right place today. I can recommend you and help you make this deal, but the money …"
Jiraiya pretended to be skeptical and looked at Yamada for a long time. Then he hesitated and took out a few small bags, opened the smallest one, and showed it to Yamada.
Yamada had seen a lot of treasures, and he could tell at a glance that the things in Jiraiya's bag were valuable.
"After the transaction is completed, this thing will be yours!" Jiraiya pretended to be a little reluctant and said.
Yamada's face flushed with excitement when he heard this. He immediately assured Jiraiya that the deal would be done.
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