Chapter 217 Easy to learn but hard to master
In fact, Gaara also likes meat dishes such as grilled beef tongue and powdered liver, and is also very interested in game-rich barbecue. However, after taking a walk to eat after dinner, Gaara is not very interested. He just exchanged a few words with Daimaru and Kankuro. Went back to the tent to rest.
"Kankuro, do you think Gaara heard our conversation?"
Looking at Gaara's retreating back, Daimaru asked with lingering fear.
"How did I know? In the past, Gaara, except for Temari who could force him to obey, even I didn't dare to approach casually..."
After Yashamaru was gone, Temari was the only one Gaara could care about at all.
"You said I'm weak and can't stop you? You can tell Gaara about this. Maybe there will be unexpected gains..."
Kankuro looked narrowly at Daimaru, who had a frustrated look on his face.
"I forgot that there is a brother-in-law who is even more troublesome!"
Daiwan, whose expression changed, exhaled a breath,
"If I don't have any brothers or sisters, won't I be at a disadvantage in the future?"
"No one else has the chance to suffer such a loss..."
Kankuro stuffed the piece of meat into his mouth, swallowed it with satisfaction, burped, and said,
"Excellent people are always favored. When did you realize that you were more popular?"
"Not long ago!"
Daimaru chuckled and said,
"When I started sorting out my interpersonal relationships, I discovered some abnormalities..."
"Relationships?"
Kankuro was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing.
"Yes, it's time for you to prepare for being a Jonin. Unlike us, Teacher Marki will prepare everything..."
Nefeng didn't have such ability, but at least he gave Daimaru the direction, which was pretty good.
"With my way of doing things, I haven't quarreled with Yemu and Qian who are incompatible with each other for a long time. If I look back on my past experiences, I can see that someone is accommodating me; and Miss Saya, I actually took a lot of advantage. …”
"Did that cunning woman Saya bribe you with money?"
Kankuro asked with interest,
"You won't really be knocked unconscious by her money offensive..."
"It's not like this……"
Daimaru shook his head,
"My 'business' dealings with him were normal, but it was like this that made me realize that I had been greatly favored..."
"How to say?"
Daimaru stretched out his hand and moved the wood in the campfire to make the fire light more intense:
"The higher you go on the road of ninja, the harder it is to be fair. Many things cannot be measured by money, such as advanced ninjutsu, rare materials, war preparation supplies, etc.;
The conclusion of a deal between ninjas often does not depend on the equal value of the traded goods, but largely depends on whether they need what the other party has. Therefore, things that are difficult to buy with money are basically bartered..."
"If you say that, I probably understand..."
Kankuro nodded suddenly.
Daimaru did pay for the supplies Saya lent him.
Daimaru needs these things, but does Saya-sama need money? What's more, it's an IOU.
For advanced ninjas, money is no longer the only measure of worth.
On the surface, the transaction between Daimaru and Miss Saya is fair, but in reality, the fact that the weaker Daimaru can trade fairly with the powerful Miss Saya is the result of Miss Saya's deliberate care.
What's more, Miss Saya has repeatedly helped Daimaru solve his mental energy problems. Although the hidden dangers have not been completely eliminated until now, Daimaru owes a lot of favors.
Once or twice is a coincidence. No matter how many times it happens, Daimaru is not stupid. As long as he notices this, he will naturally not turn a blind eye.
"What are you going to do if another female ninja confesses to you that she likes you?"
"At least not now! No one can say for sure what will happen in the future. I will naturally know when the time comes..."
Daimaru replied nonchalantly.
Why worry about something so far away? Maybe I will open a harem in the future!
Seeing Daimaru's pride that he couldn't hold back even if he wanted to, Kankuro thought it would be better not to continue on this topic.
"You owe so much money that a low-level ninja may not be able to pay it back in his lifetime. What are you going to do in the future?"
Don't talk about the idea of opening a hot spring hotel in the village. It would be good if you can afford a house and start a family.
If you want to continue on the path of ninja, your expenses will inevitably be large, and the scale of your debt may even expand.
"It's probably hard for me to make money by myself..."
As Daimaru was promoted to chunin, his income increased, and his financial situation, which was about to go bankrupt, managed to maintain a slight surplus. However, this state is very fragile. Once Daimaru has any major expenses, or is injured and needs to spend money for treatment, You will instantly be unable to make ends meet.
"You don't want Temari to help you pay off your debt, do you? Don't even think about it, she can't agree..."
"What are you thinking? Am I such a snobbish person? The iron-clad "Red Dust" man is not pursuing Temari just to defraud money to pay off debts..."
Besides, their biggest supporter, the fourth generation Kazekage's father, Rasa, is dead, so it's a question of how much savings the three siblings can save.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Things like money are really not too difficult for ninjas to obtain as long as they are ruthless. After all, they are strong men who have mastery of force.
However, for most official ninjas in major ninja villages, apart from earning rewards for completing tasks, there is almost no additional income.
So, we have to find another way.
Daimaru took out a treated hyena pelt from the storage scroll and threw it in front of Kankuro.
"This is……"
Kankuro stretched out his hand to touch the well-preserved material.
"Good stuff. The texture is tough and the chakra conductivity is good. You can't collect such good materials from ordinary beasts. You killed a psychic beast?"
How could the puppet master not know that biological materials are actually more suitable for making puppets?
The key is that the most suitable person to make puppets is the ninja, and what developed from this is the forbidden art human puppet; the next best thing is various psychic beasts, these are too rare, who can really capture a powerful psychic beast? Are you willing to kill it just to get some materials for making puppets?
Ordinary beasts that are relatively easy to hunt are relatively easy to acquire, but the materials are too ordinary and far less good than puppets made of rare wood.
"Don't worry about how I got it, just tell me whether you want it or not..."
"Of course I want it, but it won't be cheap..."
"certainly……"
Daimaru put away the materials,
"I have a lot of good things like this, but I'm losing money selling the materials. There are not many puppet masters in the village, and there are even fewer stylists who can make excellent puppets. No matter how good the materials are, they can't be sold at a high price..."
"So, you're going to sell the finished product?"
Kankuro frowned and said,
"If you do this, there will be many problems involved..."
Only a handful of puppet masters have the ability to make their own puppets, and the outflow of combat puppets is basically in the hands of a few elite puppet stylists.
Daimaru makes his own puppets for his own use, and even small-scale transactions are not a problem, but if he wants to sell them on a large scale, he will definitely run into trouble.
In the almost monopolistic environment of Sunagakure Village, it is really difficult for Daimaru to get a share of the pie.
"Do you make money selling puppets?"
Kankuro nodded sharply.
Sunagakure Village is too strict in selecting talents. Even if many children do not have outstanding ninjutsu talents, it is not a problem to become an average puppet master.
The second half, which is easy to learn but difficult to master, is something elite geniuses consider. As long as you get started, the road ahead will become wider and wider.
Even in the first half, because the barely passable combat puppets were too expensive, a large number of children from civilian families had to bid farewell to the ninja career. Even a few families with a small amount of savings could not find a way to buy them with money.
Daimaru said quietly:
"The number of puppets in the village is limited, and they will gradually wear out and become scrapped due to use. In addition, the skilled puppet stylists are not making puppets all the time. The puppet masters who seem to have low threshold are actually different from most puppet masters. I can’t endure it…”
Famous puppet stylists will not take the initiative to create puppets unless they are inspired. Most of the works were commissioned by wealthy and powerful families in need, who spent a lot of money to train the next generation.
"yes!"
Kankuro sighed;
"It's really amazing that from a family like yours, you can become a decent puppet master..."
