However, that area did not fall under Sunagakure's jurisdiction. It might be the Land of Wind's only source of revenue, and the Daimyo kept a tight grip on it.
The most pressing problem now was their defeat in the last Shinobi World War. Although they had held off Iwagakure and Kirigakure, they had failed to seize any territory from Konoha.
Moreover, they had suffered devastating losses on the Konoha front. White Fang had outright destroyed their puppet corps.
The Daimyo had been deeply disappointed with those results and had already cut back on supplies to Sunagakure.
Sunagakure was now facing financial difficulties, and unlike Konoha and Iwagakure, they did not have a large client base.
Their income came from the Daimyo and a portion of the commissioned missions.
But the Land of Wind had few wealthy merchants either. The Land of Earth and the Land of Fire had earned all the money.
"Money!!" the Third Kazekage wailed.
Money was what held all of Sunagakure back now. Whenever he had time, he would use Magnet Release to mine some gold in the desert to keep the village running.
However, his Magnet Release was not very good at controlling gold, so he could not obtain much.
"I remember another Shinobi with Magnet Release appeared in the village. No, I have to make him focus on gold."
Only that would ease the village's financial problems.
Just as he was thinking about how to train this newcomer, he frowned and suddenly demanded,
"Who's there?!"
"Hey, Lord Kazekage." Hyuga Akira stepped out of the shadows, smiling as he said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Whoosh! Black iron sand formed spikes and suddenly pierced Hyuga Akira's body.
"An attacker? You've certainly got some nerve." The Kazekage sneered as the iron sand around him wrapped him