For Lord Danzo, I Can Be the Enemy of the World!

"Tsk, tsk, Konoha's situation really is complicated. Should I say it deserves its reputation as the greatest village in the Shinobi World?"

Simu, locked inside a dark little room, clicked his tongue in wonder as he sensed the information relayed by the Black Beetles.

Over this period, he had used the Black Beetles to gather quite a bit of intelligence within Konoha.

Having also built a business in Sunagakure, he could not help comparing the two ninja villages.

In terms of ninja numbers and scale, Konoha possessed far more ninjutsu than Sunagakure.

This was determined by national conditions. After all, the Land of Fire occupied the best territory in the entire Shinobi World. Its abundant resources and mild climate gave the Land of Fire a population far exceeding that of the Land of Wind.

Most of the latter's territory was desert. Its residents could only build villages and towns around oases, making their living environment utterly different from the forests found everywhere within the Land of Fire.

The Land of Fire's vast population meant more wasteland could be cultivated. The taxes and grain collected by the Land of Fire's Daimyo were therefore greater, and the funding provided to Konoha was more abundant.

Furthermore, the residents of the Land of Fire lived relatively well, which meant more missions were generated. This also greatly increased Konoha's financial income.

As for Sunagakure, it was probably still troubled by the Daimyo cutting its budget.

Financially, the two were simply incomparable.

With sufficient financial support, Konoha could naturally train far more ninja than Sunagakure.

Moreover, Konoha had been the first ninja village established and had absorbed a great many Kekkei Genkai clans and secret technique clans.

The Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan alone possessed Kekkei Genkai.

The ninja of both clans were far stronger than