Konoha Strikes
Meanwhile, in Konoha, Kakashi, along with Might Guy, Might Guy (the Yamato of Konoha's Architectural Tiger), and over ten thousand Elite Jonin, used Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly towards the Land of Wind.
A group of Elite Jonin watched Kakashi and the others disappear, their faces filled with helplessness and embarrassment. They said, "Assistant Hokage is so biased! Just because we can't use Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique, he wants to keep us in Konoha."
A group of elite Konoha Elite Jonin said with resentment, "It's hard to imagine how much a Sand Ninja will be sold for by scalpers this time. We can't even buy one with money; there's not enough for them to go around."
Konoha has over 50,000 Elite Jonin, but only slightly over 10,000 have mastered Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique. Therefore, all the Jonin who cannot use flight Ninjutsu were left in Konoha by Kakashi, while the Konoha Jonin who can use flight Ninjutsu joined the frontline assault teams to fight against Hidden Sand Village.
But anyone with eyes to see knows that this was Konoha bullying Hidden Sand Village. So many Elite Jonin, Quasi-Kage Level, and three Kage Level ninjas—even in other ninja villages, that would be an insurmountable force, let alone Sunagakure, the third-ranked of the Five Great Shinobi Villages Hidden Sand Village the Shinobi World."
Because Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) had to pay reparations to Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) every year, had its Scroll of Seals stolen, and had its Collapse Plan carried out by Konoha, its fighting strength was now comparable to that of Hidden Sand Village.
What's even more terrifying is that a large number of Ninjutsu were stolen. Add to that the annual fees they have to pay to Konoha, and the fact that Konoha poached the Kamizuru Clan and the Kuroki Clan. So, Hidden Cloud Village isn't just adding insult to injury; it's already crippled.
Furthermore, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning no longer trusted Hidden Cloud Village, so the annual funding decreased. Therefore, the Fourth Raikage could only hide in the Raikage Building cursing, both for the Fifth Hokage and for the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning's refusal to provide funds.
Meanwhile, Iwagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, was also devastated by Konoha. Two of its Jinchuriki perished, and Roshi, who had been living in Konoha, devoted Tenten to vegetarianism Will of Fire. He even idolized Uchiha Yongcheng, believing that the God of Asura's vengeful nature aligned with his own personality.
As for Hidden Mist Village, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, because of the previous Bloody Mist Project, all of its Kekkei Genkai Ninjas had been wiped out by its own inhabitants, as well as its Elite Jonin. It was a classic case of villagers killing villagers. Now, the number of ninjas has been reduced by more than half, so it's not appropriate to describe them as "crippled," but rather as "half-paralyzed."
Even with all their old, weak, and disabled soldiers, Hidden Mist Village couldn't muster 50,000 ninja. A large number of Kirigakure Ninja defected, and others gradually joined Konoha, hoping to find food Konoha.
Even though Terumi Mei, accepted the position a few years ago, the Fourth Mizukage, a short man, had already wreaked havoc on Hidden Mist Village. Furthermore, the Scroll of Seals disappeared during the successful coup, and subsequently, Hidden Mist Village 'Konoha Intelligence Department received a letter...
The letter read, "Konoha's top spy, 007, wishes the Hokage a long life. I have cooperated with Terumi Mei in launching a coup and, taking advantage of the chaos, even seized the sealing technique of Hidden Mist Village. I now present it to Hokage, hoping that he can soon infiltrate Hidden Mist Village. 007 bids farewell to the Hokage."
Beneath this unassuming letter lay a sealing technique. Even the high-ranking officials of Konoha were inspired by 007's entrepreneurial spirit, praising Suikazan Fuguki's actions.
During that time, Qingcheng was cultivating Senjutsu and honing his Sage Body in the Shikkotsu Forest, so he didn't look at the Scroll of Seals from Hidden Mist Village. However, Qingcheng instructed Mitokado Homura and others to select some Ninjutsu usable by Hidden Mist Village Konoha Ninja from the Scroll of Seals and place them directly in the Ninjutsu Room of the Hokage Building for Konoha Ninja to learn.
The Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei, had been in Mizukage for three and a half years and had never even seen the Scroll of Seals from Hidden Mist Village. Therefore, she ordered the higher-ups of Hidden Mist Village to create a simplified version of the Scroll of Seals for the Kirigakure Ninja to study temporarily.
Terumi Mei sends letters to Konoha every Sunday, all about her child. She tells them she gave birth to an Uchiha Clan baby named Uchiha Yuki, the fruit of their love. She Qingcheng how hard it is for her to be alone in Hidden Mist Village, and how much she misses Aoki, asking him to send her money.
Those Hidden Mist Village ninja who couldn't stand Kirigakure would travel great distances to join Konoha. Qingcheng would also assign all these Kirigakure ninja to the Ministry of Agriculture and give them official positions, because these Kirigakure Ninja were believers in the Will of Fire, and most of them immigrated with their families.
Konoha also set a precedent for these Mist Ninja, directly assigning any Mist Ninja with even a little strength to official positions, specifically working for Konoha's Ministry of Agriculture. These Mist Ninja all possessed Water Release, making them excellent laborers for farming. They also worked at hydroelectric power plants, generating electricity and earning over ten thousand Silver Coin a month, which suited the living conditions of the Mist Kage and aligned with their aspirations.
Because they were all ninjas weary of killing, with the blood of their fellow villagers on their hands, they came to Konoha to start anew.
Yamato with these Mist Ninja, made them do farm work Tenten, exploiting their labor, yet they seemed to enjoy it, saying things like, "We've come to the right place! The Hokage has truly given us a happy start. Farming can cleanse us of our evil. The Hokage certainly has a saintly heart."
Therefore, the Hidden Sand Village is now actually stronger than other ninja villages. Originally the weakest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Kage Village, it has risen to third place in the Shinobi World with the help of the Konoha. It is only slightly weaker than the Iwagakure and slightly stronger than the Hidden Cloud Village. It is truly a pleasant surprise.
Directly above Konoha, a large group of Konoha Ninja flew through the air, closely following Kakashi. Yamato Guy, who couldn't use flight Ninjutsu, was carried by Might Guy.
Yamato was also fighting outside the village for the first time, still had a smile on his face despite paying a fine of 400 million. He then said to Kakashi, "Assistant Hokage, this is my first time fighting outside the village. What should I be careful about when robbing?"
Might Guy stood on Yamato's back, then laughed heartily, saying with a serious face, "The first time out, you definitely have to let loose and enjoy yourself. I'm experienced in this, hehehe."
Kakashi looked at Yamato on his face, then shook his head and said with a look of disdain, "It's your first time leading a raid, so you have to be careful. We're here to fight, so we definitely need to improve our record. If our record is too bad, we won't be able to hold our heads high in Konoha."
Yamato hearing this, Yamato said with a serious expression, "Assistant Hokage, it means that when we fight in a group, we need to eliminate more enemies, right?"
Kakashi shook his head and said seriously, "What's the point of killing if you want to generate more revenue? You have to use your brain when doing Hokage things. If something is good, you should grab it. If it's a matter of killing, who can kill the Hokage? Look at him, he even acts like a saint. You're obviously an inexperienced guy."
Just then, another Hyuga Clan sitting on someone's back spoke up, saying with a serious expression, "Don't worry, Yamato. This time, by joining Assistant Hokage's team, I'll definitely help you make a fortune. I've been a member of the shady Police Force for three and a half years."
Upon hearing this, Yamato raised an eyebrow slightly and said excitedly, "Then I'll leave it to you, Hyuga Hisaharu."
Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hisaharu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Yamato Konoha! In Konoha, the most shameless members are the Police Force, and I'm one of the best among them."
Upon hearing this, Yamato immediately thought to himself, "This is a sure thing. With someone like Tongtiandai who knows how to get things done through shady means, how could we not achieve results?"