Military Academy of the Land of Wind

Gaara came to the Daimyo's palace once again.

After Sunagakure was destroyed, he had led his troops to the capital. The Daimyo had hinted several times that he could take in the Sunagakure ninja, but when Gaara returned to discuss it with his subordinates, he met fierce opposition.

With a village of their own, they could still remain lofty, respected ninja and earn a considerable income.

But if they were absorbed by the Daimyo, not only would they lose their former status, their income would also plummet, and they would have to live at others' mercy.

Compared side by side, the difference was obvious.

On one side were his subordinates' demands; on the other was the Daimyo's pressure. Gaara was caught in the middle, torn between them.

He himself wanted to rebuild the village, but the Daimyo's lukewarm attitude was truly infuriating.

However, during this meeting, the Daimyo offered a new option.

"Gaara, rebuilding Sunagakure requires a massive amount of funding. You know the Land of Wind's financial situation as well as I do—we simply cannot produce that much money in the short term. How about this? We follow the Land of Fire's former Military Academy model. If it's only an academy, the Land of Wind can still afford it."

"A Military Academy?"

Gaara took a deep breath. "Lord Daimyo, Military Academies were abolished by both the Land of Water and the Land of Fire. That shows this system has its flaws. How can the Land of Wind repeat their mistakes?"

"Flaws?" The Daimyo looked thoroughly bewildered. "How come I don't know about them? Kazekage, why don't you tell me exactly what flaws there are? Or perhaps you simply can't bear to give up your position as Kazekage? Don't worry. Even if the academy is established, you will still be