"You should have understood your mission, right?"

In an office in the hospital, Asami Masumi stared closely at the four medical ninjas standing in front of her desk.

These four medical ninjas can be regarded as her direct subordinates trained in Konoha Hospital. They are not at the same level as low-level cadres like Haruno Zhao. Coupled with the particularity of their profession, they have more room for control.

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"Yes, Director Asami."

One of the male medical ninja nodded and answered. He looked about thirty years old and had a slightly honest expression, indicating that he understood.

"That's good. When the funds are in place and research on medical talismans begins, you will be responsible for contacting the superiors, and then... try to hold back. Remember, don't expose the clues. If you expose the clues and you are suspected, just leave.

Leave through the secret passage, don't stay, there will be someone outside to pick you up...I will make arrangements for your family. You can go down now."

Asami Masumi's hands on the desk were slightly clasped, and a sharp look flashed in her eyes behind her lenses.

The four medical ninjas all nodded seriously, turned around and left without any further delay.

Seeing the four medical ninjas leaving, Asami Masumi breathed out lightly and rubbed her sore temples.

"Kakashi, this guy is really going to cause trouble for me. I obviously want to take a good rest..."

In fact, she didn't expect Haruno Zhao's daughter to have such ability.

As a medical ninja, she is very aware of the commercial and strategic potential of medical charms in the future market.

Especially for a shinobi village like Konoha that lacks development funds, saying it is a life-saving straw may be too much, but if it succeeds, it will definitely transform Konoha.

"That's really embarrassing. It adds to your burden here."

At some point, someone opened the window at the back, and Kakashi appeared behind Asami Masumi with his back against the wall. His figure was completely hidden in the shadow of the wall, making it difficult for others to notice.

"Can't you just walk in through the door normally?"

Asami Masumi asked dissatisfiedly without turning her head.

"Don't worry about such small things. Anyway... I'll leave it to you."

Kakashi's tone became serious.

After a high-level meeting, the medical talisman research project team has been formally established, and the research center is not located in Konoha Hospital, but a completely closed research institute.

Mobilize three to five ninjas who are proficient in medical ninjutsu from each department of the hospital to join the medical talisman research team and carry out closed work. Before the medical talisman is completed, people in this institute cannot have any interaction with the outside world.

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Asami Masumi's mission is to instruct her subordinates to participate in this research group and disrupt the progress of the research work. To be more precise, it is to interfere with the research process of medical amulets, causing frequent mistakes in research work, and continuously expanding Konoha's funding gap.

This makes Konoha's problem of reserve funds even worse.

Konoha, which does not have sufficient development funds to begin with, turns the medical talisman research project team into a bottomless pit that swallows gold. It will undoubtedly lead Konoha to a crooked road from another level, and it will continue to run wildly without stopping.

This plan may not have any impact within half a year, but if it is delayed for three or four years, even Konoha will gradually be unable to bear it, and may even cause Konoha's military development to slowly stagnate.

A blade that kills people without blood has been pointed at the Konoha Ninja Village under the remote control of the Kingdom of Demons.

The top brass of Konoha have not yet realized this very serious problem.

They only saw the countless wealth after successfully researching medical talismans, but they did not realize at all that this itself was a trap dug by Konoha, the country of ghosts.

Not only from the military and political levels, but now also from the economic level, Konoha must be put under pressure.

"I will naturally do my tasks seriously. All you need to do is keep an eye on Danzo and Orochimaru."

"Since you have made arrangements, I'm relieved. If necessary, we can reveal a little bit about the medical talisman to the Fire Country's Daming Mansion."

Kakashi said meaningfully.

"Daming Mansion?"

Asami Masumi was slightly startled, and then figured out the key to the matter.

The medical talisman research project team was established privately and is not made public.

Because the medical talisman will involve huge interests, and it will also give Konoha a certain degree of economic independence.

This kind of thing is probably not what people in Daming Mansion want to see.

Although they dare not do anything to Konoha on the surface, the two sides are likely to cause a crisis of trust and fierce conflicts. At that time, the Daming Palace is likely to withdraw the funding supply to Konoha and do something about military spending.

And the income from medical talismans alone will definitely not be able to meet Konoha's development needs.

Contradictions will emerge further.

At that time, it is not impossible for a civil war to break out and allow other countries to take advantage of the situation.

"Isn't there any countermeasure on the Hokage's side?"

Asami Masumi then asked.

She didn't believe that Konoha's military think tank Nara Shikaku would not consider this kind of thing.

"It's still being worked out. The details of how to do it haven't been decided yet. But I guess they will probably not give up the research on medical amulets. If the research is successful in the future, they will find an agent and sell them secretly."

When the considerable benefits reach a certain level, Konoha's top brass don't mind taking risks.

Just like Genbu secretly selling tailed beast banned drugs, although the behavior is risky, it can indeed bring huge profits to Genbu.

The profit from medical talismans is obviously not comparable to that of tailed beast banned drugs.

Various ninja clans are also actively participating in it. Even if they see the problems, they will not give up willingly.

It is not that the Daming Palace does not allow Konoha to have its own industry, but the scale and income of the industry cannot exceed the scope of the Daming Palace.

Obviously, medical talismans will seriously challenge the bottom line of Daming Mansion in the future market.

A Ninja Village that has become economically independent and possesses the most powerful armed force in the country, it is completely predictable what it will pursue next and to what extent it will make the Daming Prefecture fearful.

With economic independence, we can better develop the military. With a more powerful army, we must interfere with the country's sovereignty.

Between the daimyo and the hokage, only one could survive.

This is tantamount to betraying the original contract of the first Hokage to establish the one-country-one-village system.

Konoha will either rise from the ashes, or lose its arm again and be knocked back to its original shape.

Even if Konoha does not have the ambition to dominate the Fire Nation, as long as it takes the step of economic independence, it will inevitably lead to this vicious and bitter fruit.

"Now I kind of understand why Mr. Shiraishi didn't take Haruno Sakura away, but chose to reveal this secret to the top management of Konoha."

Asami Masumi took a deep breath, and her spine felt a little chilly.

Letting Konoha research and produce medical talismans is not just to further tear open Konoha's financial gap and drag down Konoha's development progress.

It was also to push Konoha into dire straits once again.

No matter what choice Konoha makes when the time comes, it will be harmless to the Kingdom of Demons.

"Politics... is a blade that kills people without blood. This is a conspiracy, and Konoha has to accept it."

Kakashi fell silent.

He thought of his long-dead father.

He also died in this invisible political struggle and this invisible blade.

His growth in Konoha over the years has not only improved his strength, he has also gained a clear understanding of the entire political environment of Konoha through the intelligence of the Demon Country and what he has seen and heard.

What matters is not right or wrong, but whether it threatens the ability of the top management.

His father White Fang was like this, and so was the Uchiha clan.

The cruelty and darkness within it cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Facing the Demon Country, a country with integrated economy, politics, and military, Konoha faced it alone and had no chance of winning.

"Yes, but this has nothing to do with me. I won't stay in this village for too long."

Asami Masumi drank tea, suppressed the shock in her heart, and said this.

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Four o'clock in the afternoon, woods.

While Naruto and Sasuke were focusing on training, Kakashi took Sakura aside alone and talked about the medical charm.

"Research on medical charms?"

Sakura stared at Kakashi standing in front of her with wide eyes, and didn't react for a moment.

Looking at Sakura's look, Kakashi also knew that the other party was completely unaware of the importance of the medical talisman, and that the other party might even just regard the medical talisman as a convenient tool that could be carried around.

The more I think about it, the higher the possibility becomes.

Sure enough, although he was very smart, his experience in life was a little too shallow. Kakashi sighed in his heart.

"Yes, I took your medical talisman before and showed it to Mr. Hokage. He said that this kind of thing has great potential. I hope you can continue to study it and make up for the shortcomings of the medical talisman."

Kakashi definitely nodded.

Not only the Hokage, but also high-level advisors, the Roots, various ninja clans, it can be said that Konoha's most famous forces are all paying attention to this matter.

It's just that this kind of thing has not been disclosed to the public. Even the medical talisman research team has been trapped in a closed research institute and is prohibited from contact with the outside world. It can be imagined that the senior officials attach great importance to this matter.
To be continued...