Naruto: My mother, Haruno Sakura, is so smart that she is almost a demon

Konoha Village, inside the Hokage's office.

Tsunade, the newly succeeded Fifth Hokage, sat upright in a chair with a very serious expression.

The five members of Team 7, including Karin, who were standing in front of the desks, were also ready to listen to the Hokage's instructions with a serious look on their faces.

"No money!"

Tsunade succinctly stated her current predicament.

"Uh--"

Naruto, who originally thought that Tsunade would assign some important tasks to Team 7, almost fell.

"Um... Lord Godaime, shouldn't we discuss financial issues with the elders..."

Kakashi said weakly. He knew the nature of the Elders. If he got involved in matters concerning Konoha's management, who knew if he would be targeted.

Although I am not very scared, my students have not grown up yet after all. Given the current situation, it is better to have less trouble than more.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Those two old bastards are not satisfied with the new policy I'm going to implement. Even if I discuss it with them, I'm sure we won't be able to come to any conclusion."

Tsunade rubbed her aching forehead. She was aware of Kakashi's concerns, but after leaving the village for so many years, she knew fewer ninjas in the village.

Generally speaking, the Hokage's direct lineage will be composed of the Hokage's fellow disciples, students and family.

In Konoha, Tsunade's only disciples are Sakura, a Genin, and Shizune, a ninja who has also been away from the village for many years. Her fellow disciple Jiraiya is unreliable in governing the village. After abandoning their surname, the Senju clan has long since integrated into the civilian population and stayed away from various management positions.

In desperation, Tsunade could only use Kakashi's team, which was from Raiya's lineage, as her own team.

"You didn't gamble away all of Konoha's wealth, did you?

I think Granny Tsunade should retire early and let me be the Hokage..."

Naruto muttered in dissatisfaction, and his words really shocked everyone present.

Shizune, who was making tea for Tsunade, even broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this:

Are all the Genin of Konoha so brave now?

......

A moment later, Karin dragged the dying Naruto out of the human-shaped hole in the wall.

"Lady Tsunade, you know me well. If I really knew how to make money, the Hatake family wouldn't be in such decline."

Kakashi looked away.

"Hokage-sama, you know me well. Ever since my family was wiped out, I have been left with little money."

Sasuke said there was nothing he could do.

"Granny Tsunade, you know me well. I still rely on others for support for my own life."

Naruto, who was lying on the ground, also said weakly.

"Hokage-sama, you know me well. I have just arrived in Konoha Village not long ago..."

Karin also said something weakly.

Sakura glanced at her companions:

Very smart, chuunibyou, love-brained, a badass...

“I know you guys all have special skills!

Well, please teach me this."

"Okay! Then we'll take our leave first."

Sasuke bowed to Tsunade and took the lead to flee the scene. Seeing this, Kakashi quickly pulled Naruto and Karin to follow Sasuke:

"Lady Tsunade, if you need anything, please let me know!"

Tsunade and the elders obviously don't get along. As ninjas, they don't want to get too involved in politics; what's more, with Sakura around, they won't be able to do anything even if they stay.

"Master, can I ask how much is left in the current budget, where the main expenditures are, and how big is the funding gap?"

Since she had decided to help, Sakura naturally wanted to understand the details of the matter.

“Now the compensation for the victims has been completed, but there is still a lack of money to repay the loan from the daimyofu.

The amount is approximately 3 million taels.

As for the budget...”

Shizune, who served as Tsunade's secretary, explained to Sakura the current funding gap in Konoha. At the end, she blushed and made a "0" gesture to Sakura.

"loan?

I remember that when the Konoha Collapse Plan just ended, didn't the Daimyo Prefecture allocate a special fund?"

Sakura hadn't expected Konoha's financial situation to be so dire.

"That was the money that the Sandaime applied to the Daimyo for to train civilian ninjas..."

Shizune explained to Sakura.

After hearing her words, Sakura understood that because of the rise of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, the Daimyo felt the crisis and allocated a loan to Konoha for training ninjas.

After accepting the aid, Sarutobi Hiruzen probably "digested" the money cleverly. Over the years, he has been plugging the holes by robbing Peter to pay Paul.

In the Konoha collapse plan, anyone with a discerning eye can see that over the years, Konoha's strength has not increased at all, but has become much weaker.

No one is a fool, and the daimyo could naturally see what tricks the Sandaime and the others were playing. However, the daimyo did not make things difficult for Tsunade who had just come on stage. It was not her fault. He just asked her to pay off the remaining unpaid debt.

However, Tsunade, who had just come to power, had a falling out with the Elders, and the Elders did not tell Tsunade that Konoha still had debts. In order to restore Konoha's vitality as soon as possible, Tsunade spent all the budget on rebuilding Konoha.

When the daimyo asked Tsunade for money, she was completely dumbfounded.

"I understand, Master. This matter is not difficult to solve."

Sakura thought for more than two seconds and came up with a plan in her mind.

"What can I do?" x2

Tsunade and Shizune were both excited. They didn't expect that Sakura could come up with a solution to the problem that had been bothering them for two days in an instant.

"Master, you just need to... then... then... then... when the time comes..."

As Sakura slowly explained her plan, Tsunade and Shizune's eyes became brighter and brighter:

It turns out you can play like this!

Then the three masters and apprentices looked at each other and laughed evilly at the same time.

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The next day, Nara Shikaku returned to the clan territory after the meeting. He drank tea with Shikamaru while discussing the meeting called by Tsunade today.

"So, Godaime-sama summoned all the ninja clans of Konoha today to encourage everyone to donate enthusiastically to rebuild Konoha?"

Shikamaru listened to the general content of the meeting and thought for a long time before slowly speaking:

"Konoha's reconstruction work has entered its final stages, so logically there shouldn't be that many places to spend money.

With the Hokage's proud character, he would never resort to such direct means to ask for money unless it was absolutely necessary;

Therefore, Konoha’s financial situation must be facing a huge crisis now.

In her previous speech, the Hokage had hinted that she would not continue the policies of the Sandaime, so this financial crisis is most likely related to the Council of Elders.

Therefore, this donation is actually also to see how we will stand...”

Just when the Nara father and son were still considering the Hokage's intentions, a ninja from the Nara family suddenly knocked on their door:

"Master Patriarch, Haruno Sakura outside the door wants to see you."

"It seems that someone has come to tell us the answer."

Nara Shikamaru drooped his eyes and sighed:

"That troublesome woman is here again."

"Please come in quickly!"

Shikaku took a sip of tea while giving the order.

Now that Sakura has become the fifth generation's direct disciple, her status is no longer the same as before, so she naturally cannot be neglected...

"Sakura, you're here, Shikamaru, hurry up and pour Sakura some tea!"

Seeing Sakura come in, Shikaku greeted her warmly.

"Forget the tea, Chief Lu Jiu. I still have several families to visit, so I'll keep my conversation short."

Sakura stopped Shikamaru from pouring her tea with a gesture:

"Master Shikaku, Master Tsunade is going to erect a monument of merit."

"Merit monument?" x2

Shikamaru and Shikaku became very interested in this term they had never heard of before.