Steal the Sky and Change the Sun!
This was an important policy in the first Land of Grass Prosperity Plan he had proposed after taking office...
Simply put, it meant stealing people!
Steal bloodline limits! Steal geniuses! Steal tailed beasts! Steal ninjutsu!
As long as it benefited the development of the Land of Grass, it could be stolen!
Of course, they had learned this move from one of the Five Great Ninja Villages—Kumogakure.
It had not been thought up by Kusagakure!
Though Kusagakure copied ninjutsu, switched sides at the drop of a hat, sold intelligence, and even guided the way, they were still, overall, a kind ninja village.
After all, they had no choice but to be kind!
There was not a single surrounding country they could defeat~
Look at Kumogakure... Not long ago, news had broken that they had entered Konoha to steal a Jinchuriki. Later, after the Nine-Tails Rebellion, they had infiltrated the village to abduct Hinata and been beaten to death.
Kusana even suspected that the Cloud Ninja who had appeared during the Fourth Great Ninja War and could use Magnet Release... might have been stolen from Sunagakure too.
After all, as everyone knew, Magnet Release was Sunagakure's signature specialty!
So when it came to stealing people, Kumogakure was the founding master of the shinobi world!
Perhaps it was even through this that they had nearly surpassed Konoha, the strongest ninja village, in overall village strength after the Fourth Great Ninja War.
If Konoha had not had those two overpowered freaks, Kumogakure would probably have claimed the title of strongest ninja village.
Of course, how could matters of national development be called stealing?
This was called mutual development!
Mutual development!
Listening to Mujie's shady plan, Kusana immediately nodded with a sigh.
Cautious!
This guy was truly cautious!
If Kusana had not stopped him, the guy had even planned to report Konoha's situation to their superiors in Iwagakure, have Iwagakure join the battlefield, and declare war on Konoha.
Then...
Kusagakure could lie low among the three sides and reap the benefits, a plan that immediately won the approval of the other Grass Ninja!
Did these people think the Land of Grass's reconstruction was too peaceful and want to drag it into the whirlpool of war too?
What if Iwagakure heard about it... got excited, then, under the pretense of a big brother looking after his little brother, brought Kusagakure along to declare war on Konoha, made the Land of Grass the vanguard, and talked about getting rich from war together?
So there should not be too many ridiculous maneuvers.
The last time the Land of Grass had been destroyed was because they had played both sides too skillfully during the First Great Ninja War.
After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Kusana announced that Mujie would negotiate with Konoha and the Land of Rain.
Then...
They changed the subject and discussed the Land of Grass's upcoming development plans!
Without a doubt...
Education was the top priority!
The Land of Grass had to rebuild its confidence and sense of integrity.
They could not take weakness for granted. They had to strive to become stronger instead of constantly thinking about surviving between great powers by playing both sides and leading the way!
The second plan was to establish Kusagakure's medical system.
Some time ago, they had learned that Princess Tsunade of Konoha had proposed improving and developing Konoha's medical system.
This war seemed to have produced good results, greatly lowering Konoha's casualty rate!
It had allowed Konoha, under the pressure of war, a brief chance to catch its breath!
As for Kusagakure...
Kusana glanced at Kana standing beside him. Seeming to sense his gaze, Kana returned it with a gentle smile.
Even after the Third Shinobi World War began, they had still relied entirely on Kana and her daughter as medicine packs!
And even so...
The Grass Ninja wore arrogant, punchable expressions, as if it were only natural!
When they went crazy, they even beat themselves up!
Sure enough, civic education needed attention too!
Even Kusana was a little afraid~
Of course, Kusagakure had its own medical ninja as well. They just were not very capable and had terrible tempers!
At the same time, the Longzhi clan had quite a few medical ninja. Though their level could not compare to those of the Five Great Ninja Villages, they had their own secret techniques.
Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique: At the cost of one's own life, one shared it with another person completely.
It was no worse than the Life Reincarnation created by Advisor Chiyo of Sunagakure!
As for what came next...
It concerned the Land of Grass's defenses, construction, and people's livelihoods.
"I can feel that the Second Great Ninja War is nearing its end! Next, we will certainly welcome a fairly long period of peace! But no one knows when war will break out again!" Kusana looked at everyone with a serious expression. "To avoid having our country destroyed again! Kusagakure must grow strong as quickly as possible!
Remember, truth exists only within the range of ninjutsu, and dignity exists only upon the edge of a kunai!"
"Five years! We must gain a firm foothold within the first five years and establish the entire framework! Come to me for money if you need it! No matter how much it costs, as long as it is necessary, I will provide it! You only need to get the job done!"
Once he finished speaking.
Everyone immediately nodded and accepted their orders.
Though they had no integrity, they also hoped Kusagakure would grow stronger. Or rather... if Kusagakure had been strong enough, why would they have needed to be so shameless?
After arranging everything, he left the meeting room with Kana, who seemed to have something to say and had kept her head lowered.
After they had walked some distance away.
"Lord Mang!" Kana hesitated, but she still leaned close to Amang's ear, raised her left hand to shield one side, and lowered her voice. "We're running out of money!"
As his assistant, she knew Kusagakure's financial situation very well.
Still, Amang had just made such a grand promise. If she exposed it in front of everyone, how embarrassing would that be for him?
As soon as she said that.
Sure enough...
Kusana's eyelid twitched slightly. He remembered as well... the Land of Grass was running out of money!
The Land of Grass had always been a small country. Not to mention that it had only recently been rebuilt, even in the past... there had not been many people commissioning missions. Its income and expenses had basically never balanced.
They had only managed to maintain the ninja village by secretly selling intelligence about the Three Great Nations.
Come to think of it.
The Land of Grass's ninja were rather capable. Surrounded by two great nations, they could sometimes actually uncover secret intelligence, and... they even had the nerve to sell it to ninja from enemy villages!
It was no surprise they had been wiped out!
They had practically been courting death!
"Forget it! I'll think of something about the money!" Kusana sighed and waved his hand.
If he had known earlier, he would not have boasted like that. He should have simply said that the Land of Grass was currently going through a difficult period, but their ultimate goal had not changed. He believed everyone could overcome their own difficulties, solve their own problems, and carry forward the Land of Grass's spirit of fearing neither hardship nor poverty!
It was only the early stage of rebuilding the country. Some difficulties were perfectly normal~
However.
Kana hesitated before asking, "Amang, is there anything I can help with?"
"It's fine! It's not a big problem!" Kusana shook his head and said with a serious expression, "I'll just have to stay up a few more nights!"
The Land of Grass lacked money, but it was only so large. The funds needed for construction would not be too great for the time being!
Once he finished speaking.
Seeming unwilling to discuss these troubling matters any longer, Kusana directly took Kana for a walk around the Land of Grass!
Because of the reconstruction... the Land of Grass was still barren, and everyone was immersed in construction work~
At that moment.
Just as Kusana was sighing over the Land of Grass's flourishing state, an elderly man ran over!
"Lord Mang!"
Seeing the guards move to stop him, Amang waved his hand and said, "It's fine!"
Then...
He smiled at the old man.
One look at his age made it clear... that he had probably lived through the destruction and reconstruction of the Land of Grass.
Come to think of it.
After the Land of Grass had been destroyed, the country had descended into chaos. Countless so-called warlords and bandits occupied tiny plots of land and fought each other.
It had been utterly ridiculous~
Perhaps after taking just two or three steps, one would enter someone else's territory. Back then, Longzhi and Mujie had both been among those warlords!
But Kusana had ended the chaos and reestablished order in the Land of Grass. As a result, his prestige within the country was enormous!
Comparable to the God of Shinobi in Konoha back then!
He looked at the old man and smiled. "What is it?"
"Well, this old man..." The old man seemed somewhat embarrassed. He scratched his head and looked at the other people around him, who were too afraid to come closer. Finally, gritting his teeth, he shouted at a rough middle-aged man holding a child some distance away, "Come here!"
Then...
The rough man forced himself to walk over, his legs trembling slightly as he said, "Lord Mang, I-I-I... My father only hopes that you can give the child a name!"
He spoke with a stutter.
"If-if that isn't possible, we'll leave! We've disturbed you, Lord Mang!"
As he spoke, he lowered his head as though he were about to leave!
"Wait!" Amang stopped him and looked at the child in his arms.
A tender, adorable little baby!
"Was the child born recently?"
"Y-yes!" the man said excitedly. "He was born on the second day after Lord Mang returned! We're just so grateful to you, I-I..."
"No need to say more. I understand!" Mang stopped him and smiled. "What is your name?"
"Dog Leftovers!"
"..."
He had almost forgotten!
Commoners did not have surnames and gave their children all sorts of strange names!
Kusana fell silent for a moment and glanced at the child...
"The Land of Grass has been rebuilt! It represents a new country and a new beginning! Everything from the past will begin anew! The Land of Grass will enter a period of rapid development, and your child was born on the second day of this new nation. In that case..."
"How about calling him Jian Guo?"
He said decisively, "It represents the rebuilding of the Land of Grass and the beginning of a new era for the Land of Grass!"
Once he finished speaking.
Everyone froze for a moment, then praised him in unison, "What a wonderful name! As expected of our leader!"
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