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This was under the premise that Konoha's annual fiscal revenue was the most substantial, coupled with the fact that the Land of Fire's Daimyo allocated more funds each year than any of the Five Great Nations. Otherwise, Konoha would not have had it so easy.

If Konoha was already like this, one could imagine the state of the other major ninja villages, especially Iwagakure and Sunagakure. They were practically tightening their belts to get by, and that was after losing the Ninja Wars.

As long as this system proved feasible, the other villages would follow suit immediately.

The matter involving Hatake Sakumo had caused quite a stir. Hikaru needed something eye-catching enough to divert everyone's attention, and this fine system was undoubtedly the perfect solution. Otherwise, it was a system Hikaru had intended to introduce only when the time was right. Now, he could only bring it forward prematurely, all for Hatake Sakumo.

As long as everyone's attention was diverted, Hikaru could get Hatake Sakumo out in the shortest possible time and erase all repercussions. Whether Hatake Sakumo behaved well in prison was entirely up to Hikaru.

Five years—so long as Hatake Sakumo did not make any further mistakes, Hikaru was confident he could get him out after two or three years. As for everyone else, sorry, but I don't have that much energy to spare. You can squat in there yourselves. If you want a good evaluation, then work for it. As for someone like Dan Katō, don't even dream of ever receiving a favorable evaluation for the rest of your life.

Even if you behaved well, I could still make it count as bad behavior. I had both the authority and the means to do so. I warned you long ago not to oppose me, or I would