Chapter 102 Game
As the Daimyo of the Land of Fire sent envoys to the Land of Grass.
After a series of negotiations, the Daimyo of the Land of Grass acquiesced to the Konoha Ninjas entering the Grass Village and taking on the tasks entrusted by the Grass Village.
In contrast, the Daimyo of the Grass Country will not pay military expenses to Konoha, and all expenses will still be borne by the Fire Country.
However, the wealthy Fire Country Daimyo did not mind this expense.
On the contrary, he was very satisfied with the fact that Konoha had given him a big honor, and he not only sent an envoy to express his satisfaction.
At the same time, the messenger also brought the good news of increased funding.
If we were to rank the five major ninja villages based on the degree of friendship between the daimyo and the hidden villages.
It must be Kumogakure Village > Konoha Village > Iwagakure Village > Kirigakure Village > Sandagakure Village.
There is no need to say much about the Hidden Cloud Village. The Raikage and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning are like real brothers.
The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning fully agrees with all the decisions made by the Raikage.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire and Konoha have always maintained a tacit relationship.
They tacitly approved of some of Konoha's actions of acting first and reporting later.
He will even personally come out to protect Konoha.
The worst hit is the Sand Village.
Due to the defeat in the Second Ninja World War, the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind, who was deeply disappointed with the Sand Village, cut some military spending.
As a result, even after paying off Konoha's debt, Rasa still lived a life of digging for gold every day.
The Sandaime Kazekage was angry but dared not speak out.
I can only try my best to please my own family's reputation.
Although the situation began to become tense, Sarutobi Hiruzen still warmly entertained the envoys sent by the daimyo and even accompanied them personally.
During this time, he left all the affairs of the village to Danzo.
Of course, this is also because Utane Koharu, who is in charge of diplomacy, is not in the village.
And Mitomon En was wrapped up like a mummy. He could hardly move, let alone take care of the messenger.
As for Danzo...
That guy is just not cut out for this.
Power came so suddenly.
Danzo, who was sitting in the Hokage's seat, had an extremely interesting expression on his face.
What was the purpose of all my efforts in my previous life?
Why don't I feel a bit happy?
However, Danzo knew in his heart that this was exactly where Hiruzen's brilliance lay.
Through various intelligence, everyone has determined that this matter is closely related to the Iwagakure Village.
If not handled properly, it could easily lead to a war between ninja villages.
It would be fine if we win, but if we lose, the guy in charge of handling the matter will bear primary responsibility.
Therefore, it is most appropriate for Danzo to handle this matter.
If it is handled well, then Hiruzen made good use of the people; if it is not handled well, then Danzo will definitely be the scapegoat.
At that time, the three-piece set will be dismissal, silence, and comeback.
Anyway, assisting the Hokage is just a pseudonym for Danzo to do things conveniently, and the Root is his greatest reliance.
Looking at Mito Kado En who was sitting beside him with a look of envy on his face, Danzo raised the documents in his hand and started to get down to business.
"According to the existing intelligence, we can confirm that a team of about thirty people from Iwagakure Village is lurking in the territory of Taki Country."
“Therefore, the robbery of gold sand must be handled properly.”
This is really new.
It was the first time that Mito Kado En heard the words "properly handle" from Danzo's mouth.
Is this still the Danzo I know?
At this moment, shouldn't you be shouting to destroy Takigakure Village?
It seems that Danzo, who is sitting in Hiruzen's position, has begun to think in the way of the Hokage.
Just as he was marveling at Danzo's change, Mito Menen was caught off guard by the other party's next words.
"While properly destroying or puppetizing Takigakure Village, eliminate the Iwagakure ninjas in Takigakure."
Mitomon En: I knew you were an old @%@$#$%^\]
Sure enough, the Danzo in front of him was still the hawkish person he knew.
Doesn't he know that this approach is likely to provoke a war between the two villages? !
"We are not prepared for war. Our weapons, ninja tools, and light armor are only enough for daily use."
As the manager of the administrative department, the inventory of military equipment is also under the management of Mitomon En.
"It is obviously too late to make purchases now. Besides, we just had a conflict with the Rock Ninjas and have already consumed some of our ninja tools."
Among the five major ninja villages, Konoha Village imports the least from the Land of Craftsmen.
The biggest reason is that the output of the ninja tool workshops in the Land of Fire is sufficient for Konoha's use.
Therefore, Konoha Village imports a small amount of ninja tools from the Artisan Village every year. In addition to using them as inventory, it is also to show friendship to the Artisan Village.
The major workshops within the Land of Fire also maintain appropriate output to prevent overproduction from causing price fluctuations in ninja tools.
Once Konoha prepares for war, the workshops that receive the news will produce at full capacity and supply Konoha with goods.
Because all the raw materials for making ninja tools can be produced within the Land of Fire, each workshop can respond quickly.
"Don't worry, Yan. Ohnoki is a calculating guy. He won't go to war with us without an absolute chance of winning."
Mitomon En's worries are indeed somewhat reasonable, but Danzo is also confident.
That guy Ōnoki would never start a war with Konoha before he got the right teammates.
Should he use the strength of one village to fight against Konoha, or should he lead a few cannon fodder to fight in the front and wait for the opportunity to strike.
Danzo believed that Oonoki could distinguish the pros and cons of this.
Therefore, this conflict will definitely not trigger a war between the two major ninja villages.
Now everyone is making plans, it just depends on who can encircle the other first.
Compared to the Iwagakure Village, Konoha has a natural disadvantage.
That's because Konoha is too rich, so rich that the surrounding countries are coveting it.
Ōnoki can use the empty promise of dividing Konoha after the war to win over his teammates, but Konoha cannot.
Because Konoha cannot give up its own interests to win over others, and dividing up those small countries obviously cannot satisfy the appetite of surrounding countries.
Therefore, there are only two paths before Konoha.
One is to cut off one's own interests and win over teammates.
The second is to develop one's own military power and intimidate others through powerful force.
In his previous life, Hiruzen chose the first path.
Although the village managed to retain its number one position in the Hidden Leaf Village, it fell into a slump that lasted for twelve years.
It also alienated the major families and the village leaders.
Then there is only the second option.
Fortunately, after all these years of planning, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village has eased a lot.
The Hyuga clan became easier to control now that the barrier between the main family and the branch family was gone.
The three ninjas were all staying well in the village, and Sakumo had not committed suicide.
In addition, he took the initiative to capture the Kusagakure Village.
The village is much stronger than in the previous life.