With tens of thousands of troops, leaving aside all other expenses, just their daily food, drink, bodily needs, and the routine maintenance and replenishment of equipment were enough to make one suffer.
Food and drink were still the smallest problem. Replacing equipment was what truly terrified people.
Whether in battle or daily training, shinobi consumed no small number of ninja tools. Equipment replacement alone was enough to make the Five Great Shinobi Villages choke.
"..."
Faced with Yan's question, A and Mei Terumi fell silent at once, while Ōnoki did not even dare make a sound.
Iwagakure was currently poorer than poor, and Kirigakure was not doing much better. Even Kumogakure, with its deep pockets, did not dare claim it could support all these people.
The biggest problem was that no one knew how long they would have to support them.
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"So we can only sit back and take the beating?"
This would not work, and that would not work either. A slapped the table unhappily.
Ōnoki and Mei Terumi could only shake their heads.
The Third Hokage and Tsunade did not dare casually offer suggestions at a time like this either. Military expenditures were indeed outrageous. The other villages could not shoulder them, and neither could Konoha.
"Theoretically, we really can only passively take the hits."
There was no way around it. Even if they knew what Akatsuki wanted to do, they could only endure before Akatsuki truly made a move.
Though there was a saying that one could be a thief for a thousand days but could not guard against thieves for a thousand days, what other option did they have besides remaining vigilant?
None.
Unless they could drag Akatsuki's members out and destroy them.
They would have to force them to launch their plan