Yagura governed Kirigakure the same way after falling under the genjutsu as he had before. With the Third Mizukage having already cleared away every obstacle to his rule, Kirigakure was now developing with tremendous momentum. It was flourishing.
This naturally caused the Third Hokage and the rest of Konoha High Command some concern. After all, Kirigakure had suffered almost no losses in the Second Shinobi War. Although the subsequent civil war had cost it some of its strength, it had also swept away the gloom hanging over the village, allowing it to truly set aside the burdens of the past and reveal even greater potential.
Sarutobi Toru sat in the Hokage's Office, listening to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō argue while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu tried to smooth things over from the side.
Danzō believed they should disrupt Kirigakure's momentum by sending more spies there to carry out sabotage. To that end, Root's funding needed to be increased.
Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled. Kirigakure and Konoha had no real conflict of interest, separated as they were by the sea. At most, Kirigakure could stir up trouble. It was fine to act when the opportunity arose, but making Konoha pay a heavy price to deal with Kirigakure? That would be harming others without benefiting themselves, all effort and no reward.
As for Danzō wanting more funding, he could stop dreaming. Did Hiruzen not know that Root was raking in dirty money from the underground black market every day?
The Brainwashing Potion invented by Sarutobi Toru was extremely effective. As a result, Root had more ninja than it needed. Even if it ran short, it could simply grab a few wandering ninja or rogue ninja from anywhere, brainwash them, and fill the gaps.
Although mind-control ninja had limited strength and lacked truly elite