[quote=@floodtalon]
Alright so I just made it that Chen's mother sold a lot of Ninja tools and gear to the city, so the Council believed that if Chen was kicked out then he would take his business elsewhere. Does that make any sense? Also I would say that Chen doesn't make a lot of progress in Water Style Ninjutsu.
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Alright, in terms of ninja tools, we're in a somewhat modern era. So such items are likely to be heavily industrialized. The business thing is great, but the orientation is iffy. It's like saying a local store owner has major influence over a country haha. You can make it so that they lead a competitor in the weapons business?