Box of Ultimate Bliss This thing is not full of energy either.
Kusagakure has no other means to deal with Tailed Beast.
Not surprisingly, Kusagakure surrendered.
Kusagakure's Ninja were all sealed by Naruto using Sealing Jutsu and Chakra was thrown into Kusagakure's prison.
Karin trembled and placed the blood-stained Kunai on the table in front of Naruto.
Office of Kusagakure Leader has now changed its owner.
The old and decaying table and chair decorations that originally belonged to those animal-headed Elder have been cleaned up to Corner, and the windows are wide open, trying to dispel the lingering smell of conspiracy and decadence in the air.
The sun shines through the lattice windows and falls on the piles of Archives files.
Naruto Uzumaki is working at his desk, quickly flipping through and classifying Kusagakure's many years of accumulated mission records, material lists, copies of secret communications with other villages, and sporadic research notes about Box of Ultimate Bliss.
He had to maintain the stability of Kusagakure before Konoha's army arrived, and he also had to take good care of Household Registry and various account books and other things.
"You're back?"
Naruto smiled at Karin, stood up and came to her.
"How does revenge feel?"
"I... don't know..."
If it were before, Karin would have felt very happy, but after she killed a few people, the joy in her heart disappeared.
After she killed the guys she hated the most in her memory, she felt numb in her heart.
Because the thing that supported her disappeared.
The hatred that had sustained her for many years suddenly vented.
The pleasure of revenge is like strong wine, intoxicating but short-lived. After you wake up, you will feel hopeless and have nowhere to go.
She looked at Naruto walking towards her, looked at the calm blue in his eyes that seemed to be able to tolerate everything, and felt at a loss.
She didn't know what expression she should show at this moment, what she should say, or even how to position her hands and feet.
She was totally at a loss now.
At this moment, Naruto made a move.
He didn't ask any more questions, but took out a handkerchief that he had prepared in advance from the inner pocket of his coat.
He raised his hand, with a natural and gentle movement, and used the handkerchief to carefully wipe away the blood on Karin's cheek.
His movements were patient and focused, as if he were cleaning a piece of precious porcelain.
Warm fingertips occasionally touched her skin through the thin handkerchief, bringing a reassuring touch.
The blood stains were slowly wiped away, revealing Karin's originally fair skin.
After doing this, Naruto took back his hand, folded the bloody handkerchief and put it aside.
He still looked into Karin's eyes, his voice soft.
"Have you not thought about it? Then take a good rest and think about it first.
Don't worry, I will always be with you."
Karin stared at Naruto in a daze, the red eyes behind the lenses gradually becoming watery.
The tight body, stiffened by the killing and intense emotions, seemed to soften little by little in the gentle words and eyes.
At this moment, in the corridor outside Office's door, Uchiha Hikari stood with his back against the wall and arms folded.
She just left the door ajar after Karin entered, leaving a gap.
Naturally, she could hear clearly what was said inside.
Hearing the last words of Naruto, "I will always be with you," Guang curled his lips almost imperceptibly on his delicate face that was always expressionless, and an elusive emotion flashed in his black eyes, like helplessness, but also like some kind of subtle... disapproval.
But she didn't say anything, she just stretched out her foot and flicked it with her toes.
"Click."
With a soft sound, the door was completely closed.
The space in Office is completely left to Naruto and Red-Haired Girl, who has just completed bloody revenge and may need this peace and tolerance the most at this moment.
Silence returned to the corridor, with only Guang Guang leaning against the wall alone, looking at the broken scene Kusagakure outside the window, not knowing what he was thinking.
Kusagakure Leader Office has now been changed to Konoha Office in Kusagakure.
The atmosphere inside at this time was completely different from when Karin returned.
The sun is bright, but it cannot dispel the solemnity in the air.
Shikaku Nara, at this moment, is holding the edge of a thick Archives, and the fingertips are slightly white from the exertion.
And his face, like the scorched earth outside the window that had been swept by the Tailed Beast Bomb shock wave, was extremely ugly.
His usual calmness and calmness had long since disappeared, his brows were furrowed into a deep "Chuan", and his eyes behind his spectacles were staring at the numbers on the report, as if they were going to burn through.
Naruto Uzumaki was sitting behind the desk, his posture still calm, playing with a Ancient Coin found in Kusagakure's warehouse and engraved with strange runes, and seemed to be thinking about something.
Uchiha Hikari leaned against the window and closed his eyes to rest, as if he was indifferent to the dispute in front of him.
Karin had changed into clean clothes and was sitting quietly on Corner's chair, pouring tea silently. His eyes were a little vacant, as if he had not yet fully recovered from his previous emotions.
Finally, Shikaku took a long, heavy breath, and slapped the latest Kusagakure comprehensive asset and liability assessment report on the table in front of Naruto with a "pop" sound.
He raised his head and looked at Naruto, his voice seemed a little dry due to suppression, and even contained a rare, almost heartbreaking question:
"Naruto... We can't keep doing this."
Naruto raised his eyes, looked at Shikaku, and motioned for him to continue.
Shikaku picked up the report, tapped the key data lines on it with his fingers, and spoke faster:
"Look, look at these numbers."
He turned to another page and his tone became even more excited. "This is just on the surface!
Kusagakure has a serious internal deficit. Apart from some old grains and inferior Ninja Tools, there are very few valuable strategic materials in the warehouse!
They also have a bunch of foreign debts, they owe Underground Bank, they owe some Small Country Merchant Caravan, and they even have a few bad debts that are unpaid war reparations!"
Shikaku rubbed the center of his eyebrows vigorously, as if trying to suppress his headache. "This is not over yet. Since we have occupied this place, we have nominally taken over the governance rights of Kusagakure. According to your blueprint of 'integrating Shinobi World', the subsequent investment is the real bottomless pit!"
He clasped his hands and counted numbers and said, "First, calm the people's hearts and restore basic order.
Administrative personnel must be dispatched, public order must be maintained, and basic rations must be distributed to prevent famine riots... These require money! They require people!"
"Second, it is also the focus of your plan.
Build Standardized Railway!"
Shikaku's voice suddenly rose, "Do you know how much this costs? Exploring the terrain, acquiring land, purchasing Railway Tracks and Railway Sleepers, hiring workers, follow-up maintenance... This is simply a money-devouring monster.
The preliminary budget is an astronomical figure.
The one billion taels given by Land of Fire Daimyo is enough to fill the big hole of Kusagakure, let alone other subsequent expenses."
He slapped the report on the table again and concluded his speech with an almost absurd accusation:
"Naruto, we are not fighting at all! We are not conquering! We are not expanding our territory to make profits!"
Shikaku looked at Naruto and made the conclusion that made him extremely frustrated:
"We are helping the poor!"
"To create a mess that is extremely poor, heavily in debt, with poor infrastructure, and disheartened, we have to spend our own money and invest massive resources to build it, feed it, and drag it out of the quagmire."
"This does not conform to the logic of war, nor is it in the interest of the village.
It's okay to raise a Kusagakure, but if you continue to capture it like this for a long time, Konoha will be brought down!
Even with the support of Daimyo, finances cannot support your rapid expansion."
Kusagakure was defeated in one day. Even though Kusagakure is a small village, Naruto didn't use all his strength!
Naruto waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Why should we Konoha pay back the money Kusagakure borrowed?
If anyone dares to ask for a debt from Konoha, I will put a rope around his neck and hang him to Streetlamp."
"If you don't have enough money, go to Land of Grass Daimyo and ask for it. Now Land of Grass also belongs to Land of Fire.
I only promised Daimyo not to kill other Daimyo, but I didn't say I wouldn't ask them for money.
And you didn't promise not to kill Daimyo!"