Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?-Chapter 258: Increased Tulip Supply Triggers Market Reaction

Chapter 258 - 258: Increased Tulip Supply Triggers Market Reaction

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"Ah, yes. That's good." Black Zetsu raised a hand, pointing towards the neatly arranged coffins. "But, just to be safe, Leader, perhaps you should extract the Nine-Tails chakra from the Gold and Silver Brothers first."

He explained, "While it's not the complete chakra, and the resulting ultimate weapon might be slightly weaker than its strongest form—lacking in quantity—the quality will still be there."

Nagato had no objections to Black Zetsu's suggestion. After opening the coffins, two more chains shot out, piercing the chests of the Gold and Silver Brothers, extracting every last trace of the Nine-Tails chakra within them.

The Demonic Statue opened its fifth eye. However, this eye only opened halfway.

——

Gojo Kaigetsu personally oversaw operations aboard the Hyperion.

Konoha Shinobi, equipped with flight gear, constantly shuttled back and forth, flying towards the four great nations. They operated non-stop, rotating personnel but keeping the missions constant.

In the Shinobi World, with its primitive communication methods, this was the most efficient way to relay information.

A War without smoke and fire had begun.

Following Gojo Kaigetsu's instructions, in the days leading up to the Fire Games, the supply of tulip bulbs began to increase. Every day, scrolls filled with tulips were delivered to the Umbrella Corporation warehouses in each of the four great nations.

The moment the warehouses opened, the fragrant scent of tulips filled the air.

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Soon, Gojo Kaigetsu directed the Konoha airborne Shinobi to exchange the tulips for chests filled with cash and precious jewels.

But the market was not his personal bank; it responded independently of his will.

The increased supply quickly triggered a market reaction.

Suddenly, tulip bulbs flooded the market.

Initially, the situation remained under control. There were plenty of gamblers waving cash, desperate to buy tulips. Seeing the increased supply, they frantically shoved money into the sellers' hands, snatching up tulips to hoard at home.

Tulips transitioned from being scarce and valuable to being... readily available, yet still valuable.

No one wanted to sell their precious treasures, still convinced that tulips would appreciate indefinitely. Those who didn't own any emptied their savings, took out high-interest loans, desperate to acquire some. Those who already possessed tulips sought to acquire more, hoping to amass even greater wealth.

Thus, initially, when tulip bulbs appeared on the market, they were quickly bought up. Then, more appeared, and they too were sold out.

But the market's purchasing power had its limits.

When people could no longer borrow money, even through loans, they gradually regained their senses—Why were there suddenly so many tulip bulbs? It seemed like an endless supply.

Wait a minute!

Weren't tulip bulbs supposed to be rare? Weren't they something an ordinary person might be lucky to acquire once in their lifetime? What was happening?

The strange market behavior began to alarm shrewd merchants.

They'd never encountered such a situation, but their instincts screamed—

Run!

They stopped treating tulips as heirlooms and began selling off their stock, hoping to mitigate the potential losses from a looming crisis.

No matter how valuable tulips seemed, converting them back into cash offered peace of mind.

The price of tulip bulbs began to fall.

When news of the decline reached Gojo Kaigetsu via the Konoha airborne Shinobi...

Gojo Kaigetsu, reclining and enjoying the sun, casually ordered Kakashi, "Don't hold back. Empty the warehouses. Sell every last tulip!"

All merchants acting as Konoha's agents sprang into action.

From the Umbrella Corporation warehouses in North Port, Land of Earth, countless tulip bulbs flooded the market.

Like a dam bursting, the price of tulips plummeted uncontrollably.

The market was saturated with bulbs.

Tulips went from being valuable and readily available to being... cheap and readily available.

People were always slow to react.

Information traveled slowly.

The upper echelons received news faster, then it trickled down to the lower nobles, smaller merchants, ordinary farmers, and—courtesans.

Until everyone realized that tulips were no longer appreciating; in fact, their value was plummeting.

Selling now, while earning less than anticipated, was still better than holding onto worthless bulbs. If this continued, they might be forced to sell at cost, or even at a loss. Of course, perhaps this was just temporary, and the price would recover...

But the lower-class buyers couldn't afford such risks. What if the price continued to fall? How would they repay their high-interest loans? Had the... services they'd offered been in vain?

To mitigate their losses, they frantically tried to sell the bulbs they'd acquired with their life savings.

Panic spread like wildfire.

Until the news reached the daimyo's mansion in the Land of Lightning.

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Aboard the Hyperion, Kakashi looked at Gojo Kaigetsu with admiration. "Truly impressive, Advisor Gojo. I've never witnessed such madness... The storage scrolls are overflowing with cash, piled as high as mountains."

"But we still have many tulips left on the Hyperion. While the price is still decent, shouldn't I have them unloaded and sold?"

"Hold on!" Gojo Kaigetsu stopped Kakashi's impulsive suggestion. "Slow down the sales from now on. Don't worry about the price dropping. If necessary, intervene to stabilize the price."

Slow down the sales?

Kakashi felt a pang of regret. Selling later meant less profit, potentially costing him enough to cover his retirement.

But Advisor Gojo's orders were absolute. Though perplexed, Kakashi relayed the command.

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Daimyo's Mansion, Council Chamber...

What should have been a time for discussing state affairs was instead filled with sighs and lamentations.

Most of them had emptied their coffers to buy these damned tulips. Some greedy individuals had even borrowed heavily from wealthy merchants...

But the price kept falling.

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning looked particularly grim.

Among the tulip speculators, he had been the most reckless.

With the Fire Games approaching, wanting to show off before the other daimyo, he'd practically emptied the national treasury. He'd even misappropriated the funds allocated to Kumogakure. But now, the price of tulips was plummeting...

"What are we to do?"

"Someone tell me!"

The Land of Lightning's finance minister stepped forward. "Our treasury should hold cash, but now it's filled with tulip bulbs! If these bulbs fall below our purchase price, or become worthless—the Land of Lightning will go bankrupt!"

"Gentlemen, this isn't just a company going bankrupt! This is national bankruptcy! We won't be able to pay government officials, maintain essential services, or support Kumogakure's Shinobi. Factories will shut down, credit will collapse..."

"Not just us, but the merchants, nobles, and commoners below—they will all be ruined! The entire Land of Lightning, from top to bottom, will be bankrupt!"

The daimyo, clutching at straws, demanded, "If everyone is going bankrupt, who profited from this?!"

"The trading companies that initially sold the tulips, and the merchants who inflated the price."

The daimyo's face contorted with rage. He slammed his fist on the table. "Arrest the President of the company that first sold tulips! Seize his assets! Seal the borders and ports immediately! Ban the import of tulips!"

The daimyo trembled, whether from regret or fear, it was impossible to say.

If only he'd listened to the Raikage... Once the daimyo lost his wealth, lost the leash that controlled the Shinobi, would the title of "daimyo" be enough to command their loyalty?

Not just the Shinobi, but the common people, having lost everything, might storm the mansion in a frenzy. No one could bear such consequences.

"No, no! Daimyo, we can't do that! That would be disastrous!" The finance minister interjected, taking a deep breath. "Our only option now is to use the remaining cash in the treasury to buy up tulips, stabilize the price, and rescue the market! Only by stabilizing the price, by returning it to its previous high, can we avert this catastrophe. We need time, a long time, to gradually sell off our tulips, little by little, shifting the burden onto those below..."

"And rescuing the market requires confidence!"

"If we announce border closures, ban tulip imports, and arrest the merchants... the commoners and merchants will realize the truth! It will trigger another wave of panic selling."

"The cash in our treasury isn't enough to absorb so many tulips. We might not even be able to stop the decline, let alone restore market confidence."

"If necessary, we might even have to borrow from Konoha, mortgage our assets, to weather this storm."

"Once we survive this, everything will be fine!"

——

Across the four great nations, amidst widespread panic, a coordinated effort to rescue the market began.

Meanwhile—the Fire Games finally commenced.

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