Even after Mei Terumi took office, she still could not erase the Blood Mist Policy's impact on Kirigakure.
After all, the Blood Mist Policy had harmed the people of the village too deeply.
Now, some of the village's shinobi had once been wandering ninja, and a large part of why they returned to the village was because of money.
Yes, it was that realistic.
But now, if they learned that their salaries were going to decrease...
Although Kirigakure had received a sum of money from the Feudal Lord a few years ago to purchase and produce Demon Weapons, Konoha wanted bloodline limits and secret techniques, so that money had remained in Kirigakure.
But how long could that money last?
The Fifth Mizukage had no choice but to consider the worst possibility: that the annual funding would be cut in the future, perhaps even...
No, impossible!
That would be tantamount to abandoning Kirigakure. Did the Feudal Lord not know what that meant?
In fact, the Feudal Lord not only knew, but understood it very clearly.
He had long entertained the idea of reducing funding, but the Land of Water could not be without Kirigakure.
However, in recent years, the shinobi under his command had grown stronger and stronger, and he had gradually begun to consider abandoning Kirigakure.
But there were two things about Kirigakure that worried him most.
Demon Weapons, and the Tailed Beasts said to possess unrivaled power.
At the Feudal Lord's deliberate instruction, Kirigakure had presented him with a Demon Weapon with exceptionally strong life-saving abilities.
It was enough to protect the Feudal Lord's safety under any circumstances.
Then, not long ago, a major event occurred in Kirigakure—or rather, throughout the entire Shinobi World.
All the major shinobi villages, except Konoha, had their Tailed Beasts captured by a mysterious