Konoha Steady King

With the support of Orochimaru, the battle took a long time, but it ended with Konoha's victory.Except for those named Yagura, Minazuki Sora and Kaguya Shoichi who escaped in embarrassment, including the three tails, they all became Konoha's trophies.

As for the victims on Konoha's side, they will have their own pension arrangements after returning to the village, but people are dead when they die, and at most they will make those who accidentally mention them sigh with emotion at some point in the future.

After repelling Kirigakure's attackers, Orochimaru glanced at the daimyo with a sneer, then walked away alone and did not return to the camp on the Konoha border with the team.Hayama knew that Orochimaru was bound to investigate the daimyo's sale of food to the enemy.It has to be said that Sarutobi Hiruzen knew the personalities of his disciples very well. He chose Jiraiya, who was lustful but calm, to protect the daimyo, and Orochimaru, who had a gloomy personality and was unscrupulous in doing things, was chosen to investigate the daimyo. He was a typical example of knowing people and making good use of them. .

But everything has nothing to do with Hayama. He just wants to end the war quickly and return to Konoha to live a stable life for a few years. Apart from that, he can't control the high-level games even if he wants to.

The mission of protecting the daimyo was successfully completed. As expected, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato were taken to attend the treaty signing ceremony. However, Hayama did not receive any mission notification and stayed in the camp doing nothing for a few days.

A few days later, after many negotiations, the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind signed an armistice agreement. Calling it an armistice agreement was just to take into account the face of the Country of Wind. Judging from the content of the treaty specially promoted by high-level officials, it should be called a surrender agreement. more appropriate.

In addition to compensating the Konoha Ninja Village with a huge amount of gold, the agreement also included the cession of a large area of ​​territory that originally belonged to the Country of Wind, including Akihabara, which was truly a loss of power and humiliation to the country.With the instigation of thoughtful people, the credit for the defeat of the Wind Country became the political achievements of the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, which instantly brought his popularity to its peak. No one in the village dared to question his orders, and the Uchiha clan also no.

A layman sees the excitement, but an expert sees the essence. Thanks to the highly democratic political environment in his previous life and countless current political comment columns, Yeshan's political sense has always been very sensitive.On the surface, Konoha Village has indeed made a lot of money. After all, gold and newly acquired territory cannot be faked.However, the Country of Wind or Sunagakure Village did not hurt the bones, and even aroused the bloody spirit of the people. It is foreseeable that a large number of elite ninjas will grow up with resentment in this environment, just waiting for a fuse , all the humiliation will be returned to Konoha with the principal and interest.

The cycle of karma and retribution is unpleasant, and I wonder if the proud Sarutobi Hiruzen has thought of this.

After signing the treaty and fulfilling his obligations as head of state, the daimyo returned to the capital of the Land of Fire under the protection of Jiraiya, and Orochimaru also quietly returned to the border camp and reported the details of the mission to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Eighty million taels were sold for 8000 million kilograms of grain, and it was all rice and no grains?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in disbelief.

Orochimaru glanced at him and said nothing, just nodded slightly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face darkened. What is the concept of selling 8000 million kilograms of grain for 17 million taels?For example, even in the extremely stable Konoha Village, a pound of food requires at least [-] taels.The Daimyo of the Land of Fire is not selling food, but giving it away, instead of doing charity.

"What to do next?" Orochimaru licked his tongue and said maliciously.

After pondering for a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly: "I will write a proposal to increase Konoha's military expenditure, and it will be increased by 8000 million taels per year."

Orochimaru laughed 'haha' twice, turned around and left the Hokage's temporary office.In his opinion, his teacher's behavior was completely innocuous and was a clear sign of weakness.As for the task of sending proposals, he was not interested at all. It would be more satisfying to go back and do something meaningful.

Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his forehead with a headache, and turned a deaf ear to Orochimaru's dissatisfaction. The actual situation did not allow him to play a trick of assassinating the daimyo, so beating him up was the best way at the moment.

......

In the capital of the Kingdom of Fire, the daimyo was sitting in the pavilion watching the goldfish of different colors in the pond. From time to time, he dropped the fish food in his hand, which caused the goldfish in the pond to make a fuss over the food. It was really beautiful.Behind him, a middle-aged official stood respectfully.

"Tadamichi Terasaki, what do you think?"

Although the daimyo's questions were unclear, Tadamichi Terasaki, his confidant, immediately understood that his problem was nothing more than a matter of selling food.

"Lord Daimyo, I'm afraid there will be big trouble."

"Oh? Tell me carefully." The daimyo became interested. After throwing down the fish food in his hand, he picked up a cup of tea and drank it.

Tadashi Terasaki looked at the dull expression on the daimyo's face and said cautiously: "I'm worried that Konoha will send assassins..."

'puff'

The sound of an object falling into the water interrupted Tadamichi Terasaki's words, but it was the daimyo who threw the tea cup in his hand into the water. He was so frightened that he knelt down quickly and secretly remembered the point where the tea cup fell into the water.This is the Daimyo-sama's favorite teacup. It is extremely valuable and must not be thrown away.

The daimyo stood up, stared at the cup that was gradually sinking into the water, and asked, "Are you afraid of ninjas?"

Tadashi Terasaki pursed his lips and did not dare to answer.Because he had witnessed the battle between the Mist Ninja and Konoha that day, the heaven-destroying energy contained in the Ninja's body made him extremely fearful, and he could not think of any resistance at all.

Seeing that his most trusted confidant remained silent, the daimyo couldn't help but sneered and asked another question as he already had the answer.

"Do you know how many ninja villages there are in the ninja world?"

"There are probably more than 100..." Terasaki Tadamichi replied unconfidently. He had indeed not counted the number of Ninja Villages, so he was somewhat lacking in confidence.

"There are more than 100 ninja villages, how many have won the title of 'Kage'?"

Terasaki Tadamichi knew this, and anyone with a little common sense knew it, and he immediately said: "Five!"

"Yes, then do you know why there are five?" The daimyo continued to ask, but this time he did not embarrass his confidant who was kneeling on the ground and gave the answer himself.

"Because there are only five big countries in the world, there are five great ninja villages!"

After being awakened, Terasaki Tadamichi suddenly became enlightened and said in a voiceless voice: "What do you mean..."

The daimyo did not speak, but turned around, walked slowly in front of Terasaki Tadamichi, stretched out his hand as a gesture to pull him up, Terasaki Tadamichi stood up in a hurry, but despite his tall stature, he was always bent over the daimyo.

"Just remember one sentence, it's not that there are five great countries because there are five great ninja villages, it's that there are five great ninja villages because there are five great countries. The rest is irrelevant, do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Terasaki Tadamichi responded, he was a delicate and clear person, but after being awakened by the daimyo, he still didn't understand the mystery, and he couldn't help but feel calm.

"Are you still afraid of ninjas now?" the daimyo asked softly.

"Don't be afraid!"

"Just do the work."

After the daimyo appeased his confidants, he grabbed the fish food on the table and scattered it, while Tadashi Terasaki bowed respectfully and left the pavilion.

Looking at the goldfish vying for food, the daimyo had a playful smile on his face. Increase military spending by 8000 million taels?The situation has become smaller. He has sponsored [-] million out of his own pocket, otherwise it would be embarrassing if other famous people knew about it and thought he was a stingy person.

Although the daimyo has not been in charge of the Fire Country for a long time, he has been training his successor since he was a child. He naturally understands the meaning of Sarutobi Hiruzen's warning, but so what?In his opinion, ninjas are just goldfish in the pond. Even if they are very glamorous, don't they have to be fed by him?

The Country of Fire can lose the Konoha Ninja Village, but the Konoha Ninja Village cannot lose the Country of Fire. This is what the previous generation of daimyo said to him before he died, and it is also the reason why he is so confident.

The reason is very simple. In the final analysis, it is still a question of productivity and production relations.Ninjas are also human beings. As humans, they will be hungry, sick, and tired. They need food, medicine, and rest and shelter. Ninjas who are not engaged in production cannot create all of these and can only rely on the Kingdom of Fire to provide them.

It comes down to money.

Ninjas are a profession that possesses absolute power. Like farmers and businessmen, they are just a part of the Kingdom of Fire. The only difference is that they are powerful.But it still hasn't reached the level of ignoring other professions, and it is still under the rule of the daimyo.

Maybe ninjas can plunder everything they need through force. After all, ordinary people are just ants in front of chakra. But remember, there is not just one ninja village, but hundreds of large and small ones.When one of them disrupts order and desires all power and resources, it will inevitably arouse fierce resistance from other ninja villages and hostility from all other professions.

The daimyo who controls production resources will call on all professional leaders to unite and offer irresistible conditions to destroy this rule-breaking ninja village.

If the Konoha Village breaks the rules, the daimyo believes that he only needs to declare that whoever destroys Konoha first will get the full support of the Fire Country, then not only the poor and crazy Sunagakure Village, but also all the ninjas who think they have the strength to enter the Fire Country. The village will use all its strength to besiege Konoha Village until the daimyo is satisfied.

Therefore, the daimyo would unscrupulously assist Iwagakure Village, and he would also assist Sunagakure Village and Amegakure Village in order to weaken Konoha.What the daimyo needs is a Konoha village whose strength is higher than other ninja villages, not a Konoha village that can unify the ninja world.Only in this way can we ensure that the daimyo's rule can be passed down from generation to generation without any accidents.After all, riots by ordinary people are a joke in the eyes of ninjas, right?

The economic base determines the superstructure. This is an unbreakable iron law in any world.