I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

After observing the effect of the chakra cannon, Ye Lan came to the tallest building in Yuyin.

This is where Pain lives. The door is guarded by elite ninjas from Amegakure. Except for Konan, anyone who comes here must have Pain's permission to enter.

The reason why Ye Lan interrupted his practice of immortal arts was not only to check on the talents recruited by Sasuke, but also because Sasuke informed him through Tanlang that Pain wanted to discuss something with him.

Outside the door, Xiaonan seemed to have been waiting for a long time and led Ye Lan slowly into the tower.

“The village has become pretty good recently.”

After entering the building, Xiaonan, who is not good at expressing her feelings, opened her mouth for a rare time.

Ye Lan's plan has begun to show results. Yu Yin hasn't seen such vitality for a long time. Xiao Nan's words are her greatest compliment to Ye Lan.

"It's still too early. If we want to have the strength to compete with other countries, the current Yuyin is not enough."

Ye Lan did not become complacent with his temporary achievements. Having spent some time in Konoha, he knew very well that once a war broke out, the war potential of a major country would be far beyond what the current Yugakure could compare to.

"But did you encounter any problem when you came to see me?"

Ye Lan understood that many things in Yuyin had already been planned, so Payne didn't need to worry about it. If there was really something, he could convey it through Xiaonan. Now that they asked him to come here so solemnly, there must be something that was difficult to decide.

Xiaonan buried her face deep in Xiao's robe, so she couldn't see her expression, but she could see a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Ye Lan suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask any further questions. He knew what was going on as soon as he saw Payne.

Walking quickly up the stairs, Payne was in the highest room in the tower.

There was a drizzle outside the window, and the drops of rain were a little cold on my face. From time to time, noisy sounds could be heard from the village, and the rumbling sounds from the steel factory covered up the sound of the rain.

The people on the street smiled more. The export orders from the steel factory had met their daily needs. Although it was still inferior to that of Konoha, their quality of life at this moment was far better than before.

Ye Lan entered the room without disturbing Payne's observation. He and Xiaonan stayed quietly by the side. This was Payne's exclusive time.

"You are here."

After all, the two of them didn't have to wait long. Payne withdrew his gaze and said.

"I never thought that these factories alone could change Yuyin's decadence. It turned out to be a good idea to follow your advice."

Pain was glad that he had persuaded Ye Lan to join Akatsuki, and he kept Ye Lan and Sasuke regardless of the opinions of other members.

At first, I just accepted Ye Lan's guidance with a trial attitude, but I didn't expect that Yu Yin's decadence would be changed in just a few months.

"No need to be polite. What do you want from me?"

Ye Lan said casually that it didn't matter if he was more direct in front of Payne after achieving some results.

As expected, neither Payne nor Konan cared. Payne thought for a while and said.

"It's a good thing that the village has become like this now, but because of the profits from the sedan, Yuyin has received some attention."

Ye Lan paused, took a step forward and said, "Are your claws reaching out so soon? It turns out that some people just want to take advantage of what's already available."

In fact, Payne was also dissatisfied when he first learned the news. According to his original idea, Payne would probably kill all those who dared to take action. However, after having contact with Ye Lan for a period of time, he also understood that there would be many consequences if he did so.

And this would very likely expose the existence of Akatsuki. You know, during the second Chunin Exam, Kakashi wanted to sneak into Amegakure to gather intelligence.

However, under the Yuhuojiu Jutsu, Kakashi would be discovered whenever he appeared around Yuegakure, and in the end, nothing was done about it.

"Then tell me, what are these people's conditions? Since you came to me, there must be more than one."

Any smart person can see the profit of sedans, and it is not particularly difficult to imitate them. However, other countries do not have as many steel factories and skilled craftsmen as Yuyin, and the quality and production capacity of their products cannot be compared with Yuyin.

Moreover, when the cars were first produced, Yuyin also created a special brand, and each car sold came with a special purchase certificate from Yuyin.

The nobles, who were already well-off, would not buy cars produced in other villages, and would instead choose to buy them from Yuyin.

"Most of the countries that have offered cooperation agreements now are the five major countries. Among them, Kumogakure is the most direct and asked us to hand over all our means of production on the condition that we will form a military alliance with Yugakure in the next ten years."

Xiaonan knows the most about these things, as she was the one who compiled the information in the first place.

Ye Lan sneered. That was indeed the style of those bandits. However, just treat Yunyin’s words as nonsense. They were too far away from the Rain Country. Even if they wanted to force themselves, they would have to travel through mountains and rivers to get here.

If he wanted to use a small team of high-end combat power to sneak in and rob, then the Akatsuki organization would open his eyes. Apart from anything else, the Akatsuki could fight against the high-end combat power of any village in the entire ninja world.

Xiaonan also understood that Yunyin only said two sentences and then skipped it.

"As for Iwagakure, since they border our country, their tone of voice was a bit tough. They advised us that this kind of thing is not something that a small country like us can control, so we should leave it to Iwagakure. They have a large area of ​​land where we can build factories. They will provide manpower and land for the factory, and we can send technicians to assist. The final profits can be split 50-50..."

"next."

Ye Lan ignored Xiaonan before she even finished speaking, which made Xiaonan a little puzzled. In her opinion, the conditions in Iwagakure were already very generous.

Seeing that Xiaonan and Payne both looked a little confused, Ye Lan still started to explain.

"Although the distribution of benefits is good, Iwagakure requires that our factories be built within their country. If we agree to cooperate, we may get along well at the beginning, but once the other party learns this technology and is on someone else's territory, then we will be at their mercy."

Xiaonan frowned when he heard this, and then he understood the other party's intention.

"Let's not talk about his strength first. The Third Tsuchikage who has lived to such an old age is no simple character."

Ye Lan had never come into contact with the ninjas of Iwagakure, but he had heard of the legendary bloodline-eliminating dust escape. Ohnoki had been able to sit firmly on the throne of the Third Tsuchikage for many years without any trouble, so he must have some extraordinary qualities.

Payne didn't say much. In his opinion, the five great nations were all the same. He told Ye Lan about these things to discuss how Yuyin could get through this difficult time without exposing Akatsuki.

Then Konan talked about Kirigakure and Sunagakure. These two villages did not show the same ambition as Kumogakure and Sunagakure, but they are weak now, so even if they are sincere, they can't offer anything.

Ye Lan still remembers how painful it was for Mei Terumi to take out 10 million ryo to rebuild the ninja school. What can they give now? Not to mention that Kirigakure is even farther away, and there is the Fire Country between it and Amegakure, so cooperation is basically impossible.

There is also Sand Village. Ever since Luo Sha helped him that time, Ye Lan has freed his soul. With his current strength, it doesn’t make much difference whether he has Luo Sha or not.

The current Kazekage is still Gaara, whom he had ravaged. He now has the goal of revitalizing Sunagakure, but Sunagakure's current financial situation is not much different from that of Kirigakure, not to mention that there are a bunch of elders and advisors above them, so Gaara actually has very few decisions to make.

"Well, now that we've finished talking about the other villages, the only one left is Konoha."

Xiaonan looked at Ye Lan deeply. Ye Lan had rejected all the invitations from other villages, which inevitably made people think too much.

Ye Lan thought of the golden twin ponytails that would never grow old and said with a smile.

"Heh, then let's see what conditions Lady Tsunade has given us."