Hajimari

Shikami was sitting in his office, once more doing more money management paperwork. It was quiet a sight to see what the village had, and his donation only added to it. Shikami would take a breath as he waited on the paperwork to finalize the market. Shikami continued to go through other paperwork when Chizu would suddenly be at the door. The elderly woman would announce the merchant , and since he was pretending to be elderly himself, she gave him a wink as if she was hitting on him as she went back to the front desk herself. Shikami would Tell her to open the door before she left which she would do. Allowing the merchant to walk in, To this Shikami would stand up and walk around to meet the man in the middle of the floor and offer to shake the hand not holding onto the cane and than offered a seat to the old man.

If the man sat, so would Shikami as he would listen to the man "Yes it was sad to be abandoned by Lady Murata and than Lord Gonk taking his own life, I wish I could have gotten here when he was writing the letter and stop the events, but such is life. " That was when the man offered his own services and Shikami would nod "Certainly, if your wares will sell here in Kiri, you are more than welcomed to peddle around here" That was when the elder man pulled out a scroll from under his cloak, Not before however Shikami's eyes noticed the ninja tool pouches on either side of the mans hips. This would put Shikami on alert, but he would not make any note yet aloud to let the man know he suspects anything.

The Scroll was set on the table and Shikami would listen to the man talking about being a medical merchant, and having a Jugo Organ. Shikami would nod, looking at the scroll and ask the man " A Jugo huh? Mind me asking how you come across such a rare organ indeed, the knowledge that we have of Jugo's allows one to believe they would be difficult to take down, No offense, but you seem past your prime old man" Shikami was slowly losing his couth in the moment, he had suspects the man of being more than he was, so when Shikami made the assumption of him being past his prime, Shikami's head had turned to look back at the man.

Shikami was not one prone to violence, at least not since taking the hat of the kage which was currently on his head. The Kage Robes hid his body, This allowed him to make movements for the most part without worry, but he did not make any at this time. He wanted to see if the man would fess up himself, or if Shikami had reason to try to expose the man. He watched him carefully for any signs that would give him away further.

Shikami was glad that the man came clean with his truth. Shikami took some time to think over the offer from the man, and he would walk pull his leg up into his lap and listened to the man give his proposition. At That time Shikami would look around the man and wave his hand. Just outside the window of the Mizukage's Office, the ANBU, Dreamer, would nod and suddenly disappear from sight once more. Albeit he was still close enough to interfere if he needed to. Shikami would look to the man " Excuse my bodyguard, it is his job after all. " Shikami seemed unfazed by the statuesque man that towered over him even if he was standing. "Well I am more than willing to accept a new shinobi into my ranks. However to place you properly, we would need a measure of power and more importantly, talent. Oh and I would need something to ensure your loyalty to me, I cannot just pay a random Shinobi for work without knowing the wage he deserves, and that he will not flake on the village the moment he deems fit" With that Shikami would stand up and walk over to a silver tray with two glasses that sat upon it and a bottle of scotch. Shikami did not drink often since he took on his role of Jounin seriously , let alone now as a Kage. To which he would pour two drinks and place the stopper back in the container. He would turn around and hand the mountain of a man one glass and he kept the other for himself.

"I have a proposition, or counter offer even for you. We find out where you would fall in the scale of the village, I will agree to pay you your Rank's Worth that anyone else of that rank would get. Given proper dedication to both the village and if I may be selfish, myself. I would be inclined to rank ups, amongst of which you would gain not just pay raise, but also the other benifits, such as , maybe a selection of a technique unique to the village." To which Shikami would sip the scotch a little bit before he speak again. "Oh and other than a temporary stay on the village exclusives that one may get to access on whatever rank you obtain, You would be treated ultimately like a Kiri Shinobi, meaning any discounts or shops, even our R&D would be open to you to use. And Lastly, and this may entrigue you most, the Hunter - Nin association will boy bodies off of you at an increase rate than just the standard . I hear that a entrepenuer is in the village trying to open a stall and are willing to pay more. But I think thats cause they are trying to resell, where as anything I or the Hunter Nin's buy will be available for free to the village. If Money is indeed what you care about." Shikami would sip once more and now waited to hear from the man in front of him.

Satoru stood motionless; his metallic face expressionless as he absorbed the Mizukages rhetoric. The man talked of loyalty, enrolling as a Shinobi and a lot of other elements that Satoru had no taste for. It was a shame that the man decided against taking the Jugo up on his offer, but he wasn’t about to sacrifice his Kumogakure allegiance for this village.

As the Mizukages speech came to an end, the Jugo nodded once before responding with, “Unfortunate for our negotiations to have broken down so quickly. Please excuse me.” With that, he pivoted, his cloak gently wafting through the air as he made his way towards the door that he had entered through. He pulled it open, making his way out of the room and then downstairs before eventually leaving the building.

He took a moment to look back, shaking his head in disbelief. He couldn’t quite believe that someone so inept in the art of negations was not the Kage of one of the strongest villages in the world. He lacked the silver tongue and foresight of his predecessor, but Satoru held no ill intentions. He had but a few more days left within the village before his planned departure for the next destination. Armed with the knowledge of the new Mizukage, it was time for Satoru to set his sights on the next adventure. While neutral, he knew of this village’s reputation as the Bloody Mist, he hoped that this Mizukage didn’t act in any way as to try on the Jugo’s life in light of the recent exchange.

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Shikami would twirl the scotch in his glass and sigh softly as the man spoke " I am sorry that you feel that way, I was still up to negotiations, but if that is how you feel, I cannot change your mind. In which case I will offer you One hundred thousand ryo from the village coffers for that Jugo Dna you brought forward, forgive me if I insist before the transaction that you show the organ. I figure an amount like the deems worthy seeing the goods before purchase. If you are for it before you leave, Anything extra will add only a little bit, an additional fifty thousand for a second organ if you have it, and twenty five thousand for every organ after that. Depending on the dna you bring to the village if you ever visit again, I am willing to pay similarly . But now the ball is in your court, as you seemed to over look the offer for an opportunity to get a healthy amount of Ryo monthly and with a small portion of dedication, earning the right to a village exclusive." Shikami reiterated about the village exclusive things. At this time Shikami would take one more swig, this time finishing the scotch.

This ninja was sure of his skills, that had to speak somewhat to the extent of the mans skill. It was not normal for a shinobi to be freely roaming the world so carefree unless they could handle themselves. High Chuunin, Maybe Jounin level easily. That was the feel at this point , the question now was how powerful was the jugo he got those organs from. One idea fleeted through his mind but he shook it off. He waited to see if the man would continue his actions he intended or if he would give pause and take up Shikami on his deal.

Shikami would shake his head "Sorry, My offer was relatively generous, asking for more is almost an insult to the fact that if you were to sell it to most markets, you would likely get a fourth of the price I offered, if that. This is the moment I stand firm on my offer. Any additional funds requires more services on your part, either body parts or a swear of allegiance, either is up to you if your in dire need for the money" After that Shikami would say nothing more on the subject and returned to his desk to finish more paper work.

It was sad to see the possible transaction fall through. But now Shikami was aware of the man's presence in the village, for the time being at least. He wondered if the man would come back to his door for more negotiations at any point. Shikami would delve fully back into his work he needed to attend, he had hoped to gain a possible ally since the man was obviously capable, but it seemed to had backfired in a way, oh well. Shikami had set aside several applications for shinobi he was prepared to offer different positions to.

Some of them seemed powerful in their own ways and even though they were of lower ranks, rivaled some of the higher rank applications. It was time to start forming the ninja army back up to what it used to be.

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