The Daimyō Must Pay If They Don't Want to Die!

At the Jonin meeting, after Uchiha Ensei explained Madara Uchiha's approximate strength, he directly told Minato Namikaze to request funding and various basic materials from the Land of Fire's daimyō.

He needed to conduct further research and gain even greater power before Madara Uchiha gathered all nine tailed beasts, if possible.

And if he wanted to advance his research further, aside from a few flashes of genius, all that remained was an enormous amount of resources.

Sometimes, brute force was the best way to solve a problem.

Looking at the long list Uchiha Ensei had drawn up, neither Minato Namikaze nor Hiruzen Sarutobi looked pleased.

The required funds were nearly ten times Konoha's annual allocation from the Land of Fire.

Even the Land of Fire's daimyō would likely find it difficult to agree to such a request.

"Ensei... isn't this too much money...?"

Minato Namikaze felt his headache worsening. Why, after waking up this time, had he encountered nothing but troubles he couldn't solve?

"If the Land of Fire's daimyō won't pay, then let the other four daimyō pay. If none of them will, I'll go to their homes and take it by force..."

"Madara Uchiha intends to plunge the entire Ninja World into an eternal illusion. That can no longer be avoided. If the daimyō don't want to die, they all have to pay up!"

"If he refuses, then there is no need for a daimyō to exist."

Hearing Uchiha Ensei speak such utterly insane words, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only wonder whether he had already died. Otherwise, how could such a hellish scene be unfolding before him?

"Ensei... surely you don't think Konoha can truly stand against the entire Land of Fire, do you?"

Minato Namikaze swallowed and asked cautiously.

Although he already understood Uchiha Ensei's personality quite well,