Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 31: Merchants with the Army
Water Bat No. 7 is a universal biological protease poison he cultivated, which is mainly used to trade with merchants accompanying the army in exchange for the relatively scarce blade materials.

Even ninjutsu.

The poison produced by the three water bats trapped in the cage is a secret recipe. If you use it yourself, it is basically impossible to detoxify it without the corresponding antidote serum.

Since it is the same biological protease poison, those used for trading have the risk of being cracked and the corresponding antidote serum developed. Naturally, they should be kept separate from those used by oneself. We must still have this risk awareness.

He didn't want to encounter a situation on the battlefield where the poison he had used was completely ineffective.

After extracting the poison, Umino Sasuke mixed the 500mL of venom with a lot of water to increase the shipment volume, and then packaged it in bottles.

After sorting out the trading items for this trip, he took the trophy sealing scroll, left the laboratory, and headed straight for the military trading base.

The so-called military trading base is nothing more than an exchange similar to an underground black market opened by military merchants behind the battlefield.

The reason why it is not an underground black market is entirely because this military exchange has a deep official background and even has the support of multiple forces.

At the very least, the nobles of the Land of Fire and the Konohagakure must have been involved, and very deeply involved.

This military exchange mainly does business with frontline ninjas. Its open business is to provide frontline ninjas with blades and supplies, while its secret business is selling spoils of war. It even has some deeper businesses, which are much more comprehensive and professional than the business of Konoha Logistics Department.

Basically everything is included. Exploding tags, kunai shuriken, and military pills are all small businesses. As for secret medicines, low-level ninjutsu, summoning beasts, etc., as long as you have money, basically they can be given to you.

They also have an express delivery service. If it is inconvenient for battlefield items to be transferred to family members through the Konoha Logistics Department, they can ask them for help. Their credibility is much higher than that of the Konoha Logistics Department.

If he died in battle, there might be corruption in Konoha's logistics department, but once the merchants accompanying the army received the money, they would definitely do it. Merchants are based on integrity and are not comparable to two-faced ninjas.

Some time ago, Umino Sasuke sent a standard kunai from the Sand Village and three Nara secret medicines as birthday gifts to his younger brother who was still in the Jounin School, through this channel.

Even many ordinary ninjas at the middle and low levels, fearing that their inheritance would be embezzled by Konoha's logistics department after their death, deposited their spoils and military pay in the military banks opened by these merchants. This shows that the credibility of this group of people is indeed trustworthy.

At least it is much more reliable than Konoha's logistics department.

The military exchange close to the front line is not far, but not close either.

After walking less than 30 kilometers, you can see a valley with many simple shacks and wooden houses built in it.

Obviously.

This military exchange is of the lowest level and only carries out some basic business. High-end businesses such as express delivery and money deposit can only be obtained at the next higher level military exchange in the rear area.

Before entering the valley, Umino Sasuke put on the fish-face mask that he had prepared long ago, and used the transformation technique to change himself into an appearance with some characteristics of a Sarutobi clan ninja, as if he was trying hard to conceal his identity.

Especially the curly beard on his cheeks, which inadvertently revealed a lot of information.

As soon as we entered the valley, we heard bursts of soft music, and even sudden high-pitched shouts.

The whole valley was filled with an unpleasant fishy smell.

Obviously.

In addition to selling stolen goods and blades and supplies to the ninjas, these military merchants also engaged in the flesh trade.

Ninjas with backgrounds usually take advantage of missions to return to the village every once in a while, and they may even have holidays. Ordinary ninjas without backgrounds can only stay on the front lines for several months or even years.

Facing the daily threat of death, under such long-term high pressure, anyone's mental state would be somewhat affected. With a lot of military pay on their shoulders, when they have no place to vent their stress, choosing to come to this military exchange to relax is also a good choice. After all, ninjas are also human and have such needs. The Konoha high-ranking officials are naturally aware of the situation, but what can they do? They can't do it themselves and open another women's camp, right?

We can only turn a blind eye.

As long as it doesn't delay the mission and doesn't go too far or become known to everyone, then whatever happens will be fine.

This is better than the frontline ninjas having nowhere to vent their anger and secretly looting in the war zone and bullying the men and women.

Looting in war zones is rare for Konoha, but it does happen. If a war is fought in a foreign country, it is even more rampant.

Especially on the Rain Country front, there are already several teams of ninjas who have committed crimes and are imprisoned in Konoha Prison.

These teams also became typical negative examples and were publicized back and forth in the Kingdom of Rivers as a warning.

As a result, providing prostitute services to merchants accompanying the army became the unspoken rule in the ninja world.

Umino Sasuke didn't come here for fun. He quickly walked through a large area of ​​slums and went straight to the three-story building in the valley.

When the masked ninjas on the road saw Umino Sasuke's outfit, none of them could see through his transformation technique, and they all avoided him, looking as timid as mice seeing a cat. Many ninjas who had already untied their belts even quickly tied them up again and left quickly, thus wasting several hours of queuing time.

Obviously.

Although coming to the military exchange for entertainment is an unspoken rule, it is not something that can be seen in public. If caught by the superiors, you will still be punished.

Punishment is a small matter, but if the news gets back to the village and his wife makes a fuss, resulting in him being cuckolded, that would be terrible.

No matter how much you waste outside, as long as you don't bring the news back home, you can still live.

After all, ninjas are high-income people. Most ninja wives know what is going on and usually choose to endure it. But if they make a big fuss and lose face, they will have no peace in the future.

"Fish, you're finally here."

Upon seeing Umino Sasuke's arrival, a bald merchant ninja who looked like a fat shopkeeper with slicked-back hair and powdered face greeted him warmly.

Obviously.

This is not the first time that Umino Sasuke has come here, and he is also a high-quality customer here.

The bald merchant ninja brought Umino Sasuke directly to the second floor and asked impatiently, "Fish, Dichlorvos No. 7, how much did you bring this time?"

Sasuke Umino did not take out Water Bat No. 7, which is the Dichlorvos No. 7 mentioned by the bald merchant ninja, immediately.

Dichlorvos No. 7, this name is much more famous than Water Bat No. 7. The name alone makes it have a much higher price.

"There's no rush for this. Let's set the price for the other items first."

This Water Bat No. 7 is an important bargaining chip for his next transaction. He will never take out the other trophies for trading before they are evaluated and identified.

Although Water Bat No. 7 is not a very poisonous substance, it is a poison that can target chakra. Before the antidote serum is cracked, conventional detoxification pills are basically ineffective.

There is still a market for it.

(End of this chapter)