Before Shinra could talk about the senjutsu and other abilities that worked to take down the Ootsuki Clan, he had to talk first about how to overthrow the current regime of Sarutobi and make Orochimaru become the new Hokage.
Frankly, if someone else thought of the possibility of Orochimaru becoming Hokage, it was the same as zero!
Impossible!
Even Orochimaru was in doubt that he could become a Hokage, unless—
"You want to use the Kotoamatsukami on Third Hokage and Daimyo?"
"No." Shinra shook his head, then looked at Orochimaru. "But it surprised me that you would say that I would use my ability on Daimyo."
"I have a feeling that you might do it."
Considering Shinra's nature, Orochimaru felt that there was nothing that this young man was afraid of.
Then again, Shinra was able to return from almost dying, so what was he afraid of?
Moreover, with that ability to turn into a dragon, Orochimaru felt like... if Shinra wished to, he might be able to destroy this world.
'It's fortunate that this young man is kind.'
If Shinra were a psychopath like Obito, who wished to destroy the painful world, then this world was as good as gone.
'Yes, we're fortunate.'
"So, what are you planning to do?"
"Let's make a company."
"Company?" 2x
Whether it was Nono or Orochimaru, they were in doubt when they heard Shinra's words.
"Um... a company? Is an organization created for a trade to generate a profit?"
"That one."
"...what kind of company are you going to make?"
"Everything."
"Everything?"
"I am going to monopolize everything, from food, water, energy, medicines, media, industrial, extractive, real estate, banking, hospitality, infrastructure, and technology, turning this world into mine with money."
"..."
Orochimaru and Nono were in silence, and they felt like they were about to grasp something, but felt like they had missed something.
Shinra sighed inwardly as he saw their expression, then asked, "What is the work of a ninja?"
"To work for their clients. Whether it is an assassination, guards, espionage, or many others, as long as they are hired, they will do anything."
"That's right." Shinra nodded, then asked, "So, they did all of those dirty things for money, right?"
"Yes." 2x
That was the work of a ninja, to do the dirty things, and this was a normal, common sense, and even the ordinary things, as this was how the ninja did their work for millennia, and nothing had changed much even over thousands of years, despite the fact that they had created an organization known as a ninja village.
For money, they would do anything.
"So, for money, they will do anything, right?"
"...." 2x
"Money isn't everything."
Yet, even if Orochimaru was a bad guy, an antagonist, he didn't think that money was everything. Even if Shinra had all the money in the world, or even all the money in this world, would this world be under his control?
"That's true." Shinra nodded. "Money isn't everything."
"....." Orochimaru.
"...it feels strange if you just agree with me without arguing your belief."
"It's not that I have this intense belief that as long as there is money, I can control everything, but sometimes, people are just irrational. Look at the First Hokage, who decided to share all the Tailed Beasts with everyone without asking them to pay anything, when in the end, those Tailed Beasts would become the weapons for another ninja village to attack the Konoha Village."
"...." 2x
"Or, at how one of the most powerful ninjas on the Konoha would be bullied, isolated, and even tormented just because he failed a single quest."
"..." 2x
The First Hokage aside, what had happened to the White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, was still fresh to Orochimaru and Nono, a powerful ninja, who committed suicide after being looked down on by the entire village for failing a quest.
Then again, a so-so amount of money from the quest, or a powerful ninja that could strengthen the strength of the village, which was more important?
Regardless—
"Money might not be everything, but in most things, it is needed." Shinra looked at Nono and Orochimari and said, "Whether it is to take care of the orphans or your research, don't you need money?"
"....." Nono and Orochimaru.
Then, to get money, what would they do?
Yet, this also made them realize.
As long as ninjas got their income by doing dirty work, the war wouldn't stop.
So, what should they do?
Shinra thought of making a company where he could control everything.
There were probably many better ways than monopolizing everything with money, but this world was as distorted as it could be.
Everything was controlled by a group of parasites known as daimyo and the nobles; the ninja, who were above many, would kill each other for money.
As for the commoners, they were the ones who were tormented the most and might even think that it was better for them to die, as there was no happiness in their lives.
Still, his plan was simple, and that was to make a big company, and then use some shares of the company to tie Konoha with him, turning it into dependent on his company, and then start his coup d'état plan.
Hearing his plan, Orochimaru and Nono were silent.
"This plan will work because you still have a name, and even if you are out of the village, there are many who worship you, right?"
"...that's true."
Even if Orochimaru was already out of the village, there were many who were still following him, especially after he had saved many in the war, and he even had many die-hard followers in the Konoha village. Those followers were isolated, pushed to the side, but if they were given a chance, would they refuse?
By then, Shinra could continue into the next plan and started to destroy the Konoha village from within.
As for the Tailed Beasts and his plan to become the Jinchurichi of the Ten Tailed Beasts, he could do that later, as it wouldn't take him time to take away all of the Tailed Beasts from all the villages.
Still—
"Your plan is all good and all, but can you make such an immense company that can even shake the country itself?" Orochimaru asked with doubt.
Yes, Shinra's power was good, but managing a business was different from strength.
Even Orochimaru, who was one of the smartest men, wasn't that good at business, or even if he could make one, he didn't think that he could reach a scale where he could control the world.
"Don't worry. Leave that to me and my followers."
As he finished his words, many cats came forward and meowed, showing their happy smiles as they were happy with the return of their master!
"Shinra-sama, nyaa~!"
"Welcome back, nyaa!"
"Everyone is waiting for you, nyaa!"
Cats.
While it was strange, the Uchiha clan's relationship with the ninja cats was so deep that they had been connected for thousands of years. Naturally, as the Uchiha were destroyed, the cats were pushed to the side, becoming miserable as they could only live in the abandoned city and sell illegal goods.
However, their master, Shinra, had returned, and they had been waiting for his return as they missed the glory days under his lead.
"It's good that the shitty Uchiha clan head has died, nyaa!"
"...." Everyone.
"Let's focus on the work now."
"Yes, nyaa!"
"So, what kind of business will we do, nyaa?"
Even if Shinra planned to control everything with a business, he had to stay with a single business, so what kind of business would he do?
"This."
"This?"
"This will be our first business," as he gave such an answer, he showed them the blue pill that was sought by many.
"Hmm?"