The mansion of the Daimyo of the Land of Water, a place called the Tenshu.

This is the same as the Fire Nation, and it is a very important parliamentary location for a country.

The great names of the Water Country, as well as the nobles who are important members of the country, will hold important meetings here to discuss important matters related to the interests of the Water Country.

The person who visited the daimyo of the Land of Water and the important officials of the major countries who came from well-known families was the newly appointed fourth generation Mizukage Goju Yagura of Kirigakure Village.

He did not obtain the position of Mizukage in an orthodox way. Although there was only a brief summary in the intelligence, the daimyo and others who had already penetrated Kirigakure's minions naturally understood the means Yagura used to overwhelm the village.

His voice became the fourth generation of Mizukage.

The meeting lasted only half an hour, and Yagura walked out of the daimyo's mansion.

Terumi Mei, who had been waiting outside the mansion, was surprised that Yagura came out so quickly.

"Mizukage-sama, have you finished negotiating with the daimyo and the others so quickly?"

Because Yagura became the Fourth Mizukage with the support of the Elder Genshi and the approval of more than half of the senior management, Terumi Mei's name for him will naturally change accordingly.

Following Yagura this time, in addition to her close confidant, there were also four squads of ANBU, a total of sixteen people as guards.

"No matter how long you negotiate, it's just a waste of time. Although these people make me angry, it's not time to completely fall out with them."

Yagura replied that he was not willing to stay there any longer, not even for a moment.

"Has the funding matter been settled?"

Terumi Mei didn't care about the daimyo's attitude, she was more concerned about funding issues.

Most of Kirigakure Village needs to be rebuilt. Without the funding from the daimyo and other nobles of the Land of Water, Kirigakure Village alone would not be able to restore the ruined buildings in the village.

And the pension is also a huge expense.

"Don't worry, they don't want that kind of thing to be exposed to the outside even more than I do, just treat it as hush money. They need two days to raise the budget for restoring Kirigakure, and it can be delivered to Kirigakure in three days."

Yagura nodded, the purpose of coming here has been basically achieved.

"It seems that we have to maintain this delicate balance for a long time."

"Therefore, allowing the village to achieve financial freedom as soon as possible is the first priority after restoring the village."

The traditional mission mode is not enough to make the Ninja Village rich.

Just look at Konoha. The funds Konoha obtains through mission rewards are far ahead of the rest of the ninja villages.

Even so, Konoha still has to rely on the fire country's daimyo and nobles to obtain sufficient funds to develop the village's strength.

The annual expenditure budget of the Ninja Village, not to mention development, is an astronomical amount just to maintain it. If you want to enhance the power of the Ninja Village, money is a necessity.

The funding of the daimyo and nobles of the Fire Country is also an important reason why Konoha has been able to stay ahead of other ninja villages.

Compared with the cooperation model between Kirigakure and Water Country, the cooperation model between Konoha and the Land of Fire is developing in a benign direction.

It's just that now the trust relationship between Kirigakure and the daimyo and nobles of the Kingdom of Water has broken down. If Kirigakure wants to develop and become stronger, he can only find another way out and cannot hang himself on the tree of the Kingdom of Water.

"It must be very troublesome to do this."

Ninjas already spend a lot of time just honing their skills. Making money is something that only businessmen do.

"After the funds are approved, I will secretly invest part of the funds in the industry of the Kingdom of Ghosts. Let some people go to the Kingdom of Ghosts to learn business and how to govern the country. I am very familiar with what Chiba Shiraishi said about military and political affairs.

, the national system of economic trinity is very interesting.”

Although it was just a short sentence, Yagura's words had completely exposed his ambition, and he would not stand still.

"It seems that Mizukage-sama, you have made up your mind."

As a close confidant of Yagura, and one of the few important members around Yagura who can contact the Kingdom of Demons, Mei Terumi knows some of the situation in the Kingdom of Demons.

"Kirigakure has no way out. I didn't want to do it at first, but if they dare to do it the first time, there will be a second time, a third time... I don't like to leave the trouble to others to solve, sooner or later anyway.

If we want to break with them, we should start directly from my generation."

"I understand, let me go to the Kingdom of Ghosts to be in charge of supervising the personnel."

Mei Terumi volunteered.

"No, I will let some people with new faces pass by who no one usually pays attention to, so that people will not be suspicious easily. You are an excellent ninja in the village. If you go to the country of ghosts, it will be easy for others to leave clues and expose something.

.Besides, there is another important thing that needs you to complete."

Yagura shook his head and rejected Terumi Mei's proposal to go to the Kingdom of Demons.

"What's important?"

"I have recommended you to Master Yuan, who will then train you in all aspects as one of the candidates for the Fifth Mizukage."

Mei Terumi felt incredible. Compared to her inexplicably becoming a candidate for the Fifth Mizukage, the village was now starting to deal with the Fifth Mizukage... This was a little too eager.

You must know that Yagura, as the fourth generation Mizukage, is not yet thirty years old, and the position of Mizukage can still be done for at least twenty to thirty years.

Generally speaking, the selection of the next generation of actors, even if it is a candidate selection meeting, will only start a few years before the previous generation of actors retire.

However, the time for Yagura's retirement is still far away.

"I can't stay in Mizukage's position for too long."

Yagura sighed.

There are many supporters of him in the village, but there are also many dissatisfied people.

Because the way he came to power as the Fourth Mizukage was too special, the voices of supporters and opponents were clearly divided.

Even internationally, many people are criticizing the way he became the Water Shadow, which is no different from the terrorists who brought trouble to the country. They hope that the Kingdom of Water can impose sanctions.

After all, after the one-country-one-village system was established, he was the only ninja who obtained the position of the Five Shadows through a coup through unconventional channels.

Yagura was not surprised at all when he received verbal and written criticism from some people and made people make a fuss about this.

"Those rumors in the village..."

"That's not all rumors. I know very well the consequences of what I did. Resigning as soon as possible is actually a kind of protection for me. But before that, I have to let Kirigakure complete the basic transformation. I will

I will do my best to help you improve the work ahead... Of course, the premise is that you can become the Fifth Mizukage."

As of now, among Kirigakure, Yagura has not found any ninja at the same age who can surpass Terumi Mei.

Strength is only one of the tests. Popularity, character, and leadership abilities will all be included in the test.

But it doesn't happen now, doesn't mean it won't happen in the future.

Among the tens of thousands of ninjas in Kirigakure Village, the one thing that is most indispensable is the so-called genius.

So Yagura didn't say too much.

After handling the matter here, Yagura returned to Kirigakure Village with the accompanying ANBU.

The defeat of the Blood Mist Sect has been decided. Even if some individuals hide or flee, Yagura is not worried about what they will become.

These people have become homeless dogs. Just send the Anbu to exterminate them. The main direction in the foggy stage is to focus on recovery and development, fundamentally reversing the development form of the village and breaking away from the traditional model of one country and one village.

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But to do this kind of thing, for Kirigakure, who relies on the Kingdom of Water for its development, it is not something that can be changed by just saying a few words.

Kirigakure lacks a decent system and professional talents for sustainable development. These require time and cost to train and introduce. It is not just a few nice words or a speech that can change things. What matters is actual actions.

After returning to Kirigakure, Yagura immediately received a letter from Kumogakure Village in the Land of Thunder.

The meaning of the above question about Kirigakure is obvious. Five hundred Kumogakure ninjas disappeared collectively in the Kingdom of Water. Kumogakure will definitely not sit idly by and ignore them. I hope Kirigakure can give an explanation.

"That's really nonsense."

The letter did not mention anything about colluding with the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghosts. Why did the five hundred Kumogakure ninjas appear in the Land of Water? They also used the ridiculous "friendly visit" as an excuse.

This was not the first time he had dealt with Kumogakure. During the reign of the Third Mizukage, Yagura had held talks with Kumogakure officials more than once on behalf of Kirigakure.

It was also expected by Yagura that Kumogakure would intervene in Kirigakure's internal disputes and cover up the facts for such ridiculous reasons.

If it were him, he would also choose to question like this, and the bad guy would complain first.

International affairs are very complicated, and black and white are never absolute.

"Submit this letter to Kumogakure's envoy and have their Raikage personally sign it."

Yagura wrote a reply and asked an ANBU to deliver it to Kumokakure's envoy. He ignored Kumokakure's questions or had no time to pay attention to them.

"Yes, Mizukage-sama."

ANBU accepted the order and went down.

"You should hurry up and report to Master Yuan, don't make him too anxious."

After the ANBU went down, Yagura said to Terumi Mei who was standing beside him.

"It's just that if this happens, the ANBU's work will no longer be able to continue."

Terumi Mei is quite a pity.

It had been less than two years since she joined ANBU, and she was about to quit at this moment, which made her quite reluctant to give up.

"You don't need to worry about things here. You can come back at any time if you want."

Although there is no shortage of young and capable ninjas in Kirigakure Village, compared to double-blood limited ninjas like Terumi Mei, most of them still have a big gap between them and Terumi Mei.
To be continued...