Two Planners

He didn't necessarily oppose selling information; after all, fake intelligence was just sold to other countries.

It was a problem for other countries, so it wasn't a big deal.

However.

Because of the shady dealings during the First Great Ninja War... it was understandable that no country in the Ninja World would dare to trust intelligence from the Land of Grass now.

They probably wouldn't even be wanted if the intelligence was sold at a discount.

Especially now that the war had just ended and peace had just begun, the five great Ninja Villages all knew that... war wouldn't break out in the short term, so who would buy this potentially fake intelligence? Who would buy it?

Moreover, a single source of income was too dangerous for the Land of Grass. If anything unexpected happened, the losses would be severe.

This was why he had proposed a plan for diversifying income in the first two meetings, and had also suggested developing the livestock and entertainment industries.

Unfortunately.

These were just starting and still needed time to accumulate.

"Why don't you let us go out and accept missions?" Oyakamon pondered for a moment and said, "That's also an important source of funding for the major Ninja Villages."

As soon as he finished speaking.

"Don't even think about it. No one will come to Kusagakure to accept missions," a Grass Ninja next to him sighed, his tone filled with helplessness. "I don't know what's going on. We Grass Ninjas are actually quite strong... quite strong, why don't people come?"

"Yeah! Although we can't compare to the five great Ninja Villages, we can still carry out small missions. Plus, our Kusagakure offers fair prices, and there are discounts for more missions. We're much cheaper than the five great Ninja Villages!"

"It's probably because of our bad reputation! Just like selling fake intelligence during the First Great Ninja War, it was all about volume discounts! Plus, our Land of Grass doesn't have its own Kekkei Genkai or Ninjutsu. Our Ninjutsu are basically copied from ninjas of other countries, so everyone is a bit distrustful of Kusagakure's reputation and strength."

As soon as the Grass Ninja finished speaking.

He immediately drew angry glares from the other Grass Ninjas.

This guy...

Honestly!

Why is he speaking such blunt truths?!

As for the ninjas from the Uzumaki Clan and the Chinoike Clan beside them, they all looked up at the ceiling. As they had only joined not long ago... they didn't dare to interject randomly.

"Ahem, let this old man say a few words!" Elder Yang Zheng, the head of the academy, suddenly cleared his throat twice and then said righteously, "This Grass Ninja... how can you call it copying? Can you call ninja matters copying? We are all Grass Ninjas, so don't speak carelessly. According to the leader... this is called 'learning from the barbarians to control the barbarians'."

He sighed.

"Our Land of Grass is poor, and a weak nation. We've only recently been rebuilt. Is it wrong to learn from other countries' Ninja Villages to strengthen our nation and village? Is it wrong to learn advanced Ninjutsu and knowledge management methods from other countries' Ninja Villages? Tell me, is it wrong to strengthen our nation and village?"

"As a member of Kusagakure, although this old man only joined the Land of Grass not long ago, I must criticize this Grass Ninja here. This Grass Ninja, please don't say such proud words anymore."

After he spoke.

"..."

The entire conference room fell silent. All the Grass Ninjas stared at Elder Yang Zheng of the Uzumaki Clan with dumbfounded expressions.

Even Oyakamon, the patriarch of the Chinoike Clan, looked at Elder Yang Zheng in shock.

Learned something, learned something!

Impressive, impressive!

How could anyone say it like that?!

"Elder Yang Zheng is right!" the Grass Ninja said with shame. "It was my ignorance. Your criticism is correct!"

Then, the other Grass Ninjas came back to their senses, sighed with emotion, and nodded.

"No wonder the leader insisted on making Elder Yang Zheng the head of the academy against all opposition. As expected... the elder is a cultured person!"

"These words have impressed me! It's like a sudden enlightenment, and I suddenly understand! That's right, we are just learning. Is that wrong?"

"Elder, you've said it well!"

"That's what the leader said."

"The leader said it well!"

"As expected of the leader!"

"..."

Kusana looked at the Grass Ninjas whose demeanor had changed inexplicably and didn't know what to say at this moment.

But without a doubt... Elder Yang Zheng seemed to have gained everyone's approval single-handedly.

To be honest, when the leader insisted on making an elder of a recently joined ninja clan the head of the academy against all opposition, quite a few people in the village objected.

But there was no choice...

This group of old and sly Grass Ninjas were really... those who understand, understand. Only Longzhi was somewhat reassuring to him. As for the rest... Kusana was truly worried that these guys would corrupt the children.

But now, it seemed he no longer had to worry.

As expected, someone who could become an elder of a ninja clan wasn't that simple.

[I should really let Mujie come and learn properly!]

But now.

Are we getting a bit off-topic?

Kusana sighed, then seriously pulled out a proposal from his pocket. "Everyone, take a look!"

As he spoke.

The others looked up in confusion.

On it, it read...

[Ninja World Blind Box Proposal]

"???"

What in the world is this?

That's right.

It's blind boxes!

Seeing their confusion, Kusana nodded with satisfaction.

This was the fastest way he could think of to make money, aside from selling information and autographed books.

Originally, "Gambling Shadow" was meant to attract the wealthy Tsunade, but she didn't come. Instead, Jiraiya, who was focused on the "Holy Land," showed up.

But if he wouldn't come to me, then I'll go to him.

Besides, his Grass Ninjas... although their reputation isn't great, their reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities are quite good. Therefore, he didn't believe... they couldn't start a blind box craze.

After all, in later generations, people copied fast-food toys to the point where they cost thousands of yen just to follow the trend.

He didn't believe that blind boxes featuring Ninja World powerhouses and classic Teacher Ooki characters wouldn't attract a crowd.

Of course, the only thing to be careful about was... copyright issues. Although the Ninja World at this time didn't pay much attention to copyright, who knew about the future?

It was inevitable that if other villages became envious of the Land of Grass making money, they might forcibly prohibit Grass Ninjas from using portraits of ninjas from other villages.

So, he also planned to take this opportunity... to purchase copyrights in bulk first!

This was also for the future development of Grasswood.

And to further solidify Grasswood's future position, he had prepared a new script.

"The Sannin Wreak Havoc in Grasswood"!

Kusana pulled out another proposal. Looking at the Grass Ninja higher-ups before him, who seemed to understand but not quite grasp it, he sighed helplessly. "Never mind, I'll arrange it then! Also, we need a ninja to help us with missions in other countries. His task is very important, not only to open up foreign markets but also to purchase copyrights."

As he finished speaking.

Everyone looked at each other. After a moment, Longzhi raised his hand and pondered for a bit before saying, "Although I don't know why the leader is going to the trouble of buying that... so-called copyright, if it's about missions to other countries." He sighed with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Undoubtedly... Mujie is the most suitable."

"..."

Indeed, that guy was the most suitable!

Ever since the reconstruction of the Land of Grass, Mujie had been the one handling relations with neighboring countries.

Although that guy was a bit unreliable, he was quite trustworthy in this regard.

Kusana remembered Mujie, who was diligently studying in prison, and nodded helplessly. "Let's go with him. I'll let him out later. As for the new movie..."

The Sannin...

To ask them to film a movie?

Would they agree?

After all, the Land of Grass was poor, and they couldn't afford the appearance fees of big stars like the Sannin.

Before he could finish speaking.

At that moment.

"Knock knock~"

A Grass Ninja knocked on the door and rushed in anxiously, "Leader."

He looked a bit nervous, as if he had something important to say.

Everyone also looked over curiously.

Before he could be asked.

The Grass Ninja said anxiously, "We just received intelligence from the Tilling Squad... the community service personnel, Konoha's Sannin—Jiraiya's summoning beast has gone berserk!"

"???"