Leader of the Land of Grass

"Lord Mang, it's time!" Hearing someone call him, Cao Ge, who had been resting on the table, slowly opened his eyes and looked up at his assistant.

A gentle and dignified red-haired woman.

Then.

Getting up from her lap, "Sorry, I overslept again~, Kana."

He stretched comfortably.

Cao Ge.

A transmigrator.

That's right.

He had now become the God-forsaken Daimyo of the Land of Grass and the Village Head of Kusagakure!

This form of Daimyo also being the Village Head was very common in small countries. After all, small countries had insufficient population and weak military strength. Therefore, for stability and to gather strength, military power was also held in the hands of the Daimyo.

"It's alright!" Kana smiled gently and shook her head, "The Land of Grass is rebuilding! Lord Mang has also worked very hard!"

After speaking, her eyes held a soft glow as she looked at the black-haired youth in front of her.

It was he who had saved her and brought her to the Land of Grass, allowing her to stop wandering!

"Right, Lord Mujie said that you were awake and asked you to go to the conference room. It seems to be very important."

"Something very important? What is it now?" Mang frowned slightly as he looked at Kana, "Didn't I say not to worry about anything else right now? All work should focus on the reconstruction of the Land of Grass!"

Land of Grass.

Located northwest of the Land of Fire, bordering the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Rain. Therefore, similar to the Land of Rain, which was often a battlefield for great nations, the Land of Grass had also suffered. It was destroyed during the late stages of the First Great Ninja War!

After more than ten years, it was only now beginning to rebuild!

Kana had arrived in the Land of Grass during its reconstruction.

Red hair!

Uzumaki Clan!

Without a doubt…

This was the future medicine pack for Kusagakure, the mother of the perverted Kana, that woman who had experienced tragedy!

Of course, now that he had become the Daimyo of the Land of Grass, he definitely wouldn't do such a morally bankrupt thing~

So, he immediately made her his assistant and also had her conceal her special physique!

Now, she followed by his side as his secretary, assisting him in handling all matters related to the Land of Grass.

Speaking of which… it truly lived up to its name!

The Land of Grass, surviving in the cracks between great nations, was like a blade of grass, surviving tenaciously!

Without ninjutsu, he would steal and plagiarize; without missions, he relied on reselling intelligence between the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind. He was skilled in diplomacy and intelligence gathering, using information from various countries to exchange for opportunities to survive.

Just like a fickle grass, if the Iwagakure was impressive today, he would defect to Iwagakure; tomorrow, if Konoha was powerful, he would shout to Konoha, [Kusagakure and Konoha have always had a relationship like close neighbors; we are our own people!] He had no shame!

But it was precisely because of this that the small country of the Land of Grass could tenaciously survive amidst constant warfare, unlike the Land of Eddies… which was destroyed, and even its ninja clan was wiped out!

Of course, there was also a possibility.

The Land of Eddies was truly formidable, and everyone was afraid of it rising again; but the Land of Grass… what was that thing?

Even the ninjutsu within the country was copied from others. Even if it rose again, what would be so impressive?

These guys…

They looked down on the power of imitation!

Underestimating the Land of Grass?

Kusana.

His current name!

Taking Grass as his surname, speaking of which… besides the nameless and the Long family, the Land of Grass had no other surnames. Basically, they only had names.

In the Ninja World… only nobles had surnames!

One could imagine.

The Land of Grass was truly shallow~

Oh, right, now the Uzumaki Clan must also be added. Although there was only one, she would definitely become a member of the Land of Grass in the future.

"Forget it!" Kusana yawned, looking at Kana, who was standing by, dressed neatly, cleanly, and elegantly.

After some time, Kana had now become an excellent assistant!

"Let's go take a look!"

"Understood!" Kana smiled gently and nodded. However, seeing Mang's slightly tired face, she hesitated, her cheeks slightly red, and whispered, "Why don't… that… Lord Mang replenish… that… magic?"

Replenish magic.

It was Lord Mang who said it, claiming that this way he wouldn't be suspected!

"This will make you feel more awake~"

"?!"

Not long after.

Lord Mang, full of vigor, arrived at the Kusagakure meeting room with Kana.

This was a makeshift meeting room, so it wasn't much to look at!

At this moment.

The high-ranking officials of Kusagakure were already waiting in the meeting room.

As soon as they entered.

Under everyone's gaze.

Mang directly sat in the main seat, looking at the nobles of Kusagakure before him, clasping his hands together and resting them under his chin, asking with a serious expression, "What happened? Why the rush?"

"Lord Mang!" x5

With the small Land of Grass and just him and Kana, the entire high-ranking staff numbered only seven people. Especially since, aside from him, Musen, and Longlongzhi, whose strength was relatively good, the others' strength... was particularly weak!

Because of this, during the Third Shinobi World War, if it weren't for Karin, the "medicine pack," the Land of Grass would have almost been breached by the Kaguya Clan again, leading to its destruction... It was a life full of hardship just thinking about it~

"Apologies for disturbing you, Lord Mang!"

Mujie was a smart fellow, possessing the traditional Kusagakure ability... deception, also known as diplomacy, or being socially brilliant!

The reconstruction of Kusagakure was largely thanks to him.

Of course, this guy would also run away without hesitation if he encountered danger!

And although Kusagakure's mainstream ninjutsu was mostly copied, Musen's family still had many excellent Fire Release ninjutsu. Therefore, compared to others, Musen's strength as a Jonin was already considered top-notch in the Land of Grass.

However.

He was a scoundrel who knew how to get things done!

"Konoha heard about our reconstruction and hopes Kusagakure can continue to cooperate with Konoha. They want me to attack from above the Land of Rain to assist Konoha's battle and bring the war to a swift end!"

After he finished speaking.

Upon hearing Mujie's words, the meeting room fell silent. Except for Kana, who was slightly stunned, everyone else showed undisguised expressions of refusal.

There was no other way.

The Land of Grass had just been rebuilt and had no capacity to join this war.

"Impossible!" The white-haired, indifferent woman Longzhi directly refused, shaking her head and saying, "The most important thing for the Land of Grass is reconstruction. We are short-handed and simply don't have enough people to join the war!"

"That's right!"

"Let Konoha go to hell! It's not the first time they've betrayed us anyway. Let's turn and pledge allegiance to Iwagakure this time!"

"Yeah, Iwagakure is also developing quite well now!"

"..."

Everyone began to speak shamelessly, acting like opportunists.

They even wore their lack of shame as a badge of honor!

After all, this was the survival rule of Kusagakure: be a fence-sitter, leaning towards whoever is stronger!

Hearing this, Mang's face was filled with dark lines. Although being a fence-sitter... playing both sides was a traditional virtue of Kusagakure, and it was understandable given the Land of Grass's weakness in all aspects, they shouldn't have said it so righteously!

Moreover, they couldn't always rely on playing both sides; this was a lack of ambition!

It seemed that this old mindset also needed to change.

Education!

He had to arrange it quickly!

He looked at his system.

[Ninja Orders]

As the name suggested... this was an order system. As long as an order was completed, one would receive corresponding rewards. It was originally just an event, but he hadn't expected to bring it over!

Unfortunately.

He was playing the black market version. If only he could have brought over the welfare interface. He remembered the VIP codes; in an instant, his combat power would be ten million, and even Six Paths Madara wouldn't be his opponent!

However.

This system was like a bug exploit; some characters who hadn't even been born yet were actually listed on it?!

Perhaps it was a complete copy.

Of course, Kusana didn't care; as long as he could become stronger, that was enough!

Just as Kusana was looking at the system.

"I think we can still agree. In a way, Konoha is better than Iwagakure! At least they don't arbitrarily start wars!" Mujie shook his head and said with a smile, "Kusagakure is currently in the process of reconstruction and needs time! There's no need to offend Konoha! We can cooperate with Konoha without putting in much effort, or even cooperate with Konoha on this front while also speaking with the Leader of Amegakure. I believe they also don't want any more ninja villages joining the battlefield, even if it's just a small ninja village!"

"..."

Truly worthy of someone who has mastered the Grass Ninja's [Art of Strategy] to MAX! To say such a shameless thing!

Profiting from both sides?

Brilliant~

At this moment.

Mujie produced another stack of documents and handed them over. "Furthermore, regarding the 'Steal the Sky and Change the Sun' plan by the Grass Ninja Village, we've found the location of the target the Leader mentioned!"