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Konoha 64, January.

In the cold winter season, everything is dormant. It has been two years since the Fourth Ninja War, which established a new pattern in the Ninja World.

Perhaps that war consumed too much of the power of each major country. In the past two years, all major countries seemed to have entered a relatively peaceful period of development. Although there were rumors that the border between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Earth was

The country's ninjas will still have conflicts from time to time, but they are only small-scale battles and are not worth mentioning on the table.

On the surface, the ninja world is calm, and every war will usher in several years or even ten years of peace. This seems to have become a tradition in the ninja world. However, everyone knows that this is just a sign before the storm comes.

The friction between big countries has been reduced, but the behind-the-scenes control of small countries by big countries has become a stage for war between countries.

Taking the opportunity to seize the fruits of victory in the Fourth Ninja World War, the Kingdom of Demons penetrated the small countries even more rapidly. The small countries in the west of the Ninja Continent were basically led by the Kingdom of Demons, and gradually formed the trend of an alliance.

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The original aristocratic class in the country has been suppressed by force, and the voices they can make are getting smaller and smaller. If things go on like this, it will only be a matter of time for these small countries to become the prey of the ghost country. This can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

figure it out.

As the Land of Ghosts 'occupies' more and more land and population, the two big countries in the west of the continent, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth, can only turn a blind eye to this, even if the Kingdom of Ghosts

Various actions have caused a sharp decrease in the number of missions commissioned by the Ninja Village of the Great Country. The two countries of Futu and Japan just adopted a muddle-headed attitude and avoided a head-on conflict with the Kingdom of Demons.

After all, the first time the military and security forces of the Kingdom of Ghosts settled in these small countries, they targeted the country's black industry and the bandit forces hiding in the country, and suppressed them with thunderous and bloody methods.

Accepting the rule of the Kingdom of Demons means that the country can enjoy the constant protection of the Kingdom of Demons' security forces, and there is no need for the existence of a ninja village to solve their problems. If it were not for the daimyo of the two countries, Futu, provided more sufficient

Without financial support, there may be problems with the normal operation of the Ninja Village.

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Shikaku stood in the Hokage's office.

Even though two years have passed, the working environment here is still the same as before. There are piles of files on the desk that can never be finished, and there is Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, who is busy non-stop.

This has become the norm in the Hokage's office.

Although Tsunade, as the Hokage, can assign the work of processing files to other senior executives to complete together. After all, if there are so many files, if one person really has to handle them, he will have to stay in the Hokage's office for at least ten hours a day.

, and occasionally have to work all night.

But Tsunade couldn't trust the other senior officials, especially the two advisors, whom Tsunade was very wary of. If the Hokage's power was divided between the two advisors, they might backstab her.

Tsunade still remembers the mistakes made by her teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Therefore, Tsunade will only assign a small number of tasks to Shikaku, the trustworthy Jonin squad leader, and occasionally assign some documents to Hinata Hizatsu, a senior elder, to handle them on his behalf. But most of the time,

Tsunade is handling it all by herself.

If I'm really busy, I'll use the shadow clone technique for emergencies.

Standing in front of the desk, Shikaku said nothing. Even if he had something important to report, he would wait quietly for Tsunade to finish her work before explaining.

This lasted for more than ten minutes, and Tsunade temporarily escaped from the pain of work and turned her attention to Shikaku.

Even after two years, Shikaku, who is already middle-aged, has not changed much. At most, the beard on his chin has grown a little longer, and his motivation has improved a little.

In addition to the secret skills inherited from their families, the ninjas of the Nara clan also have two distinctive characteristics.

One is lazy and has no energy to do anything.

One is smart. People of this tribe generally have high IQs.

The ninjas of this family have been able to hold the position of Konoha's jounin squad leader from beginning to end, and it is not for nothing.

At least in terms of work attitude, even Tsunade could rarely find any faults with Shikaku.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hokage-sama."

"Isn't this a necessary task every day? Don't worry, physically speaking, I'm the same as a young person, so this workload won't trouble me."

Tsunade stretched and let out a long breath.

Tsunade disagreed with some of Shikaku's concerns.

She is the top medical ninja in the ninja world, so she naturally knows how to take care of her body. Although at her age, her physical fitness has basically reached its limit and there is no possibility of any improvement, but relying on her own medical ninjutsu, even at the age of six

At ten years old, the decline in strength is almost negligible.

After all, the hidden wounds left in her body when she was young have been slowly removed through daily maintenance and continuous care. Physically speaking, she is stronger than most young ninjas today.

It seems like a lot of workload, but for her, it won't put any load on her body. She just needs to pay more attention to the balance between work and rest.

"Speaking of which, why did you come to see me at this time?"

Tsunade asked instead.

"There are two things."

Shikaku said.

Tsunade didn't speak, took a sip of tea and listened quietly.

"The first thing is that the last batch of ANBU secretly cultivated have reached the qualification standards, and we can try to cultivate a new batch of ANBU."

Because he advised Tsunade and provided this idea two years ago, the ANBU under Tsunade is now divided into two parts: light and dark.

The ANBU on the surface is commanded by the chief and deputy ministers. There are six squad captains, twenty-four squad leaders, and seventy-two team members under their command. The lowest strength of these people is Chuunin. The six squad captains are all elite jounin.

, more than half of the twenty-four squad leaders are jounin or special jounin. These ninjas gathered under Tsunade's command are already a very powerful force.

Compared to the time when the Third Hokage was in power, the size and strength of the ANBU have now significantly improved.

And this is also the condition that Tsunade naturally obtained from her advisors and the ninja clan after becoming the Hokage.

In addition, there are ANBU who were secretly trained two years ago.

These ANBU are not included in the original statistical list of ANBU, but are recorded on another list. Only Tsunade and Shikaku are eligible to watch.

This ANBU, which is located deeper, has now trained a total of more than 270 people. Because there are no mandatory regulations on the level of ninja, even genin can be incorporated, so the number is larger.

Most of them are chuunin, and some genin with outstanding talents are also absorbed. Finally, several jounin are selected as leaders of this ANBU team.

The strength of this ANBU was obviously inferior to that of the ANBU on the bright side. The ANBU on the bright side alone had twenty jounin gathered, not to mention the chuunin who had gathered, all of whom were of the same rank.

An outstanding ninja among the top level. However, the biggest role of this ANBU is the direct power of strong masters. In addition, when problems arise in the ANBU, they can quickly replace the superiors, allowing the ANBU organization to maintain a virtuous cycle at all times. Instead of just one

When hit, it immediately comes to a standstill.

After experiencing the defection of Kakashi, Asami Masumi and others, Tsunade and Shikaku were cautious about recruiting ninjas into ANBU.

Any ninja with any flaws or 'vacancies' on their resume will not be admitted. They will even conduct a 360-degree investigation on their family members, relatives, and friends to ensure that there are no problems in all aspects.

Only then will admission be carried out.

This is also the method Tsunade strictly adopts in order to protect Konoha.

"Oh, have they finished training?"

"Yes, because they don't have to worry about life, and they don't have to work on long and meaningless tasks. Their only task is to train and become stronger. Occasionally, they can engage in actual combat through the task channels here. In addition, Mr. Hokage, you have

Many ninjutsu and secret techniques are open to them, so the ninjas who join grow very fast..."

Shikaku gave a positive tone.

A smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

These admitted ninjas already have a good foundation, and Tsunade spares no effort to provide various ninjutsu and secret techniques, as well as various resources, so they don't have to worry about life. In addition to practicing, they are engaged in actual combat. If this is not the case,

If it can grow rapidly, then it is unreasonable.

It can be said that the effect of this plan is much better than expected.

But Tsunade showed a hint of sadness.

"That's true, but we can only do this on a small scale, but the Demon Country's military has fully implemented such a policy... Whether it is the ninjutsu and secret arts resources that can be provided, or funds and time,

Even Konoha can't compare with it."

"You have to take it step by step slowly. The Kingdom of Ghosts only started to become stronger after it completed its primitive accumulation."

"Of course I know this. Are there sufficient funds over there? How many people can be admitted in the next batch?"

Tsunade shook her head and asked this question.

"With Lord Hokage's secret funding, the funds can continue to flow. As for the number of admissions for the next batch, from the report, there are a total of 161 people without problems, but I suggest that 30 of them be admitted on a merit-based basis.

Just people.”

Although I would like to absorb so many people at once, it will be very troublesome to deal with the problems of venue and teachers.

When recruiting newcomers, you don't just give them ninjutsu and secret techniques, you just study them yourself.

If this is the case, just working behind closed doors will not go far at all.

Therefore, Jounin resources who are proficient in education are the real key. Each Jounin is responsible for several newcomers and conducts elite training in the form of small classes. Only then can the invested resources quickly become the strength of the ninjas themselves.

"Thirty people? Including the previously trained personnel, there are almost three hundred people... It seems that there is still some distance from the goal of five hundred people."

This transformation speed is not slow. Moreover, these are direct subordinates who can be trusted, so Tsunade cannot find fault among them.

"Currently, the ANBU has grown more than a circle, and can solve many problems for Hokage-sama. It's just that the advisors and ninjas may notice the movement here..."
To be continued...