Intelligence

Chapter 13

Every leader had their own way of governing their territory.

In their eyes, other people's methods might not necessarily be wrong, but they certainly could not be as effective as their own.

Sāmon was the same, except in his eyes, Yunqing had come from his school, and they shared the same governing philosophy.

Both focused on practical foundations, strengthening themselves, then using their own formidable strength to pressure others.

However, they still had differences. Sāmon believed they should pursue powerful military force.

Yunqing believed that while pursuing military strength, they also needed to pursue public welfare.

It could be said that the two did not conflict.

Seeing that his disciple had ideas of his own, Sāmon supported him.

Sāmon was a very self-aware man. He knew his combat strength was lacking.

Of course, by lacking, he meant lacking within the elite circle of Kage-level fighters.

Among the entire ninja class, Sāmon was still terrifyingly strong, having reached heights that most people could never attain in their lifetimes.

Sāmon was very satisfied with Sunagakure's current situation. He could do what he liked, contribute to Sunagakure in his own way, and not interfere with Yunqing's governing policies.

Yunqing left the Research Department with Pakura and headed toward the Kazekage Building.

"Lord Kazekage, you and the Second Hokage truly have a great relationship, don't you?"

Watching Yunqing walk ahead of her, Pakura could not help but sigh.

In other people's minds, even if Yunqing was Sāmon's disciple, and even if they had a master-disciple bond as close as father and son, there should still have been disagreements.

As an elder, shouldn't Sāmon have found the young man displeasing and gone up to lecture him a little?

In reality, none of that happened. After Sāmon awakened, he obediently went to the Research Department and became a department head.

He researched tirelessly and worked day and night, rising earlier than chickens and sleeping later than dogs, like an old ox.

Yunqing was the same. Not only did he not suppress the older generation, he instead entrusted them with important responsibilities.

The two sides worked together perfectly.

Yunqing casually glanced at Pakura and sighed faintly inside. She was still too young; she had yet to reach the level of a twenty-first-century secretary capable of handling anything.

"Because our governing philosophies are the same, and Lord Sāmon himself enjoys his current work.

"Most importantly, he trusts me."

Though Yunqing had many thoughts in his heart, he still explained carefully.

"In Lord Sāmon's eyes, war is a viable and necessary method. However, to win a war, one's own strength must be sufficient.

"Every time Lord Sāmon develops something new, Sunagakure can rise another step.

"In Lord Sāmon's eyes, what he contributes now is no less than what he would contribute by serving as Kage."

Without giving Pakura a chance to respond or refute him, Yunqing continued.

Having lived through the twenty-first century, Yunqing understood full well how important scientists were.

A single scientific breakthrough could truly change a country's foreign strategy.

Just like Sāmon. Originally, their policy toward the Land of Whirlpools had been to pick up cheap gains, but now it had become doing everything possible to rescue the Land of Whirlpools and take in its legacy.

Wasn't that because the Land of Whirlpools possessed a large number of Sealing Technique specialists?

They needed those talents to fill their own needs and create even greater wealth.

"Oh."

Pakura answered softly and began working her little brain, seriously pondering Yunqing's words.

Before she came, her family had all told her that the greatest benefit of staying by Yunqing's side was not her combat power. Combat power was important, but wisdom was sometimes even more important.

She had to use her brain more. Only when both strength and wisdom were equally valued would she, Pakura, be considered to have reached the pinnacle of the ninja world.

The representative of intelligence in the ninja world was the deer of Konoha's Ino-Shika-Cho clans, the Nara clan.

Relying on their high intelligence, they had always maintained their clan's status.

Even in Konoha, where bloodline limits were everywhere, they could still stand out. That was the manifestation of intelligence.