"...The important facilities such as the school and hospital in the village are in serious dilapidation. Therefore, Mr. Hoshikage hopes that the Daimyo can increase the budget by 30% this year to develop the Hoshi Ninja Village."

Wearing a forehead protector engraved with the 'Pentagram' emblem, the ninja from the Star Ninja Village knelt on one knee in the room, lowered his head deeply, and said these words.

Listening to the speech of this star ninja in the conference room, the Daimyo of the Bear Country gently touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.

Which woman should he want to come over to sleep with him tonight? He was thinking about this in his mind.

There were a total of six people sitting below the Bear Country, all of whom were national dignitaries of the Bear Country. They also had the calm and comfortable expressions of old gods, and they seemed to be seriously considering what the star ninja said.

In this way, about half a minute passed in the conference room, and still no one spoke.

The atmosphere was also slightly condensed, giving people a suffocating feeling of difficulty breathing.

The star ninja who was kneeling there rolled his throat nervously and couldn't help but remind him:

"Well, Your Majesty, the budget for this year..."

"Oh, budget..."

The Daimyo of the Bear Kingdom suddenly remembered something, and responded to Hoshi Ren with a calm response.

"Yes."

Although they were very angry, these people in the conference room did control the economic lifeline of Star Ninja Village.

If a ninja village wants to develop, it cannot do without the support of huge funds.

Over the years, Star Ninja Village has become increasingly poor and weak due to lack of material.

"You just said... by how much percent?"

The name of the country of bears wanted to confirm again to see if he heard correctly.

"Increase by 30%."

In fact, the Hoshi Ninja also knew that the Daimyo and other important national officials did not listen seriously to his and the Hoshi Ninja Village's demands.

What these people are thinking about at the moment is nothing more than why this boring meeting doesn't end as soon as possible.

Before the name of the Bear Country could speak, another official spoke.

"As far as I know, the military strength of Hoshi Ninja Village has declined seriously in recent years. There are very few chuunin and jounin produced every year, less than 20% of the past. If you don't show decent results, we will also

It is difficult to inject capital into the Star Ninja Village. If the money invested does not get a corresponding return, then you must choose carefully."

"However, it is precisely because of insufficient funds that the birth rate of chuunin and jounin in the village has become low."

"Then let's take a look at some results first."

"But that requires a lot of supplies."

"So as you said, we can only invest funds if you show results. The Bear Country is a small country, and it is our consistent style to spend the remaining funds wisely. As long as you make good enough results, we will naturally

I am happy to inject capital into the Star Ninja Village."

The Star Ninja knew that this official did not intend to manage the life and death of the Star Ninja Village.

He looked at the Daimyo of the Bear Country again, and he began to wander again.

"Your Majesty, what is your decision?"

No matter what, the daimyo is the one who really calls the shots.

As long as he agrees, the matter will be mostly successful.

"Increase the budget by 30%... Well, this is not an easy task. Let's go back and tell the Third Star Shadow first. We will come up with a charter as soon as possible and give him a satisfactory answer."

The Bear Country said seriously to the Star Ninja.

"But……"

"Okay, that's it. You go back first. After all, the 30% increase in the budget is not a small number, is it?"

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Bears picked up a folding fan and covered half of his face, smiling with his eyes narrowed.

Just as the star ninja was about to say something, several icy breaths shot from the corners of the room, completely covering his body.

The star ninja couldn't help but tremble, as he was being stared at.

There were at least a few ninjas secretly watching his every move, secretly unleashing murderous intent on him.

If you dare to say anything again, you will definitely be killed in the next moment.

The ninjas lurking in the darkness told him this.

"Yes, I understand. Sir, please make a decision as soon as possible."

The star ninja gritted his teeth in humiliation and exited the conference room in embarrassment.

The daimyo and other officials watched the star ninja leave, and someone didn't know who made a sneer.

"The Star Ninja Village is really getting worse and worse. The bandits in the country haven't been cleaned up yet, and they want to increase this year's budget. Where is the shame?"

"That's right, it's outrageous. If you increase the budget by 30%, won't this cost our lives?"

"It's really annoying to have to increase the budget every year. Can't we shut them up once and for all?"

Other officials also echoed and expressed their dissatisfaction.

However, the Daimyo of the Bear Country coughed and silenced the conference room.

The officials looked at the daimyo, waiting for him to speak.

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Bears put down the folding fan in his hand and said, "It's nothing to increase their budget by 30%. If we all work together, we can still squeeze it out."

"Do you mean to agree to their request?"

One official was slightly dissatisfied.

Although the Star Ninja Village is the military guarantee of the Bear Country, the Bear Country does not need to expand its territory. Sandwiched between the two major countries of the Earth Country and the Wind Country, the Bear Country only needs to be content with the status quo.

If too much military spending is given to the Star Ninja Village, the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind will probably have objections.

Unlike the neutral country like the Ghost Country, the Bear Country is not a neutral country. Once the country's ninja villages become strong, they are likely to be targeted by major powers.

They saw with their own eyes how the Kingdom of Rain fell.

A small country that is involved in a war and declines due to a big country looks so sad and powerless no matter when you look at it.

However, in the face of the five extremely powerful countries, what can be done?

The highest class in the ninja world has been established since the establishment of the one-country-one-village system.

In the past, small countries were not incapable of fighting against big countries, but now they rely on ninja villages for their military strength.

From this point of view, they resented the ninja god who created the one-country-one-village system.

It can be said that a large country with a vast land, coupled with an extremely powerful ninja village, has further squeezed the living space of a small country.

Furthermore, I don’t want to give too much support to vulgar ninjas.

Who knows whether the desire of the Star Ninja Village will expand after more military spending is given, thus threatening their power and status.

Having amassed more than 90% of the Bear Country's wealth, they are unwilling to engage in such a business that they consider to be a waste of money.

We don't need the Star Ninja Village to expand our territory. We just need them to be honest and content with the status quo. This is the greatest support they can give.

The Daimyo of the Bear Country glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, just listen to what I have to say. Originally, there was no problem in increasing their budget by 30%, but I have heard some not-so-good rumors recently."

"Not a good rumor? How should I say it?"

"The Star Ninja Village seems to be colluding with officials from other countries."

Having said this, the face of the Daimyo of the Bear Country was slightly gloomy and solemn.

"What?"

The officials all opened their mouths and looked at the Daimyo of the Bear Country in disbelief, thinking that they had heard wrongly.

"This is a letter written by the Third Hoshikage to officials from other countries a few days ago. It was intercepted by my people. It has the handwriting of the Third Hoshikage and the official seal of the Hoshinin Village."

The daimyo solemnly took out a letter from his arms, asked the waiter next to him to take it, and presented it to the six officials below for them to browse in turn.

He opened the letter hesitantly, and all the officials present read it very carefully.

The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the expression on his face became more gloomy and solemn.

Although the Star Ninja Village has not revealed its thoughts of rebellion, secret collusion with officials from other countries has undoubtedly violated the interests of the Bear Country.

This kind of thing must be stopped.

If the Star Ninja Village is instigated by another country to rebel, it will not be a good thing for the Bear Country.

Worse, the country of bears might be destroyed as a result.

Of course, all this is based on the fact that the Star Ninja Village really intends to rebel.

The handwriting on the letter is indeed exactly the same as that of the Third Hoshikage, and it also has the official seal of the Hoshi Ninja Village. It is difficult for outsiders to imitate it... However, ninjas cannot be measured by common sense.

It is not difficult to imitate handwriting. As for the official seal, with the ability of the Daimyo of the Bear Country, it is equally easy for the informants of the Hoshi Ninja Village to get the third generation Hoshikage unprepared.

They have a plan in mind. In all likelihood, this letter was forged by someone from the Bear Country, and the plan is clumsy.

However, they all understand that this does not require any clever strategies. Getting to the point directly is the most important thing.
To be continued...