After speaking, the Second Elder stroked his white beard and shook his head helplessly.
The four parts of helplessness were a helplessness stemming from his failing health.
The remaining six points reflect the helplessness one feels towards Toka's current arrangements.
He read through every item on that notebook last night, and he could tell that Toka only wanted to ask about two or three things.
These thirty-odd items, pieced together from various sources, were mostly for taking care of this old man himself.
Hearing the words of the old man sitting in the first seat on the right.
Wearing a white kimono, a red bun, and a crown-like ornament Mito Uzumaki, who looked to be in her early twenties, nodded in full agreement.
Since handing over that position and changing the internal barrier of the Clan.
Starting last year, she gradually relinquished control over various Clan affairs.
Aside from the Clan Leader's Line's knowledge and their clandestine research into forbidden arts.
She rarely gets involved in other matters now.
So she didn't want to actually listen to those thirty pieces of information pieced together; she just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible!
Although I still look twenty years old, my body has to admit that I'm getting old!
Seeing the attitude of the two leaders, the head of the group Senju Toka, nodded knowingly.
This is good, as it saves everyone some time.
Closing what she was holding, she glanced to both sides and instructed the intelligence chief, "Start with the sixth one."
"Yes!" he replied, then thought of the sixth item and what followed.
Intelligence chief Senju Fukei bowed to the three and said, "According to the arrangements made at the last Clan Meeting, the Clan has obtained information on 80% of Sarutobi's base locations, and all major bases are currently under surveillance by intelligence personnel."
"The small base also has personnel going there weekly to check on the information."
"In the coming year, the Clan should be able to fully grasp all the information about Sarutobi's bases."
"Based on the discovery of the base, and considering the gains made by Sarutobi in the Land of Grass and the original number of personnel within the base, the Intelligence Department speculates that Sarutobi's current plan is to train approximately 70,000 people."
"The Grass..."
70,000 people?
This number instantly shattered all the joy I had felt from figuring out the location.
Sarutobi, you really have guts.
But where did they get so much money?
Thinking of this, the Second Elder, the head of intelligence, interrupted and asked, "Has the source of the funds been confirmed?"
How accurate is the figure of 70,000?
After asking this person, he immediately turned to the head of the group and asked, "Did you have any plans for dealing with this before?"
He only stopped and waited for answers after being asked three questions in a row.
After doing some mental calculations, he realized that Sarutobi actually seemed to be able to afford the money.
However, the personnel were in place as soon as the war in the Land of Grass ended.
To come up with that kind of money, Sarutobi and the others should have already started selling off their assets.
So his final question was about the leader's previous response.
He didn't believe that Sarutobi 'Clan would be completely unaware of his selling off his assets.
Hearing the old man's three questions, especially the last one.
Senju Toka then remembered that the old man hadn't been there last time.
As she took out the Scroll of records from last time from her sleeve and handed it to the old man, she recounted the various arrangements and plans from last time.
After listening to this for a long time, the Second Elder nodded slightly.
That's right, that's the kind of reaction Senju should have.
After the two elders finished their exchange, Senju Fukei, the intelligence chief, bowed and answered the old man's question, " Second Elder, the source of funds has been confirmed, and most of the Sarutobi Four Clans's assets have been sold."
"As for the figure of 70,000, it was derived by the Intelligence Department based on the number of people they brought back this time and intelligence from inside sources, and the accuracy rate is about 80%."
I heard the answer to the question I was concerned about.
I am aware of the content of the last meeting.
The Second Elder frowned slightly and said to the person in the head seat, " Toka, your plan is a bit too petty."
" Sarutobi dare to use 70,000 men, then we'll need to prepare at least 100,000."
"Even given our situation, we're not without the confidence to reach 200,000."
"Money is something our ancestors saved for the Clan; if we don't use it now, when will we?"
He knew roughly the contents of the Senju ' millennium-old vault from the last opening.
Therefore, when he mentioned 200,000, he didn't seem guilty at all.
Upon hearing the Second Elder immediately propose tripling the amount, the head disciple, Senju Toka, sighed helplessly.
The plan was made before the number 70,000 was received.
At that time, she thought Sarutobi would only have 50,000 at most.
But who would have thought that those guys would make a fortune of 70,000 in one fell swoop!
Moreover, this number represents Ninja, not weeds in the ground; they are all living, breathing people.
Nowadays, let alone saying that there aren't that many children in our area.
Even if the issue of the number of children is resolved later.
But finding the relevant resources is also difficult!
Training Ninja requires investment of resources and effort, aside from items that can be stored for a long time, such as those in the secret vault.
All the other time-sensitive items need to be purchased by Senju on the spot.
Now that the Shinobi World has been stirred up, various countries have begun to expand.
The prices of these time-sensitive items have already increased by 30%.
Two hundred thousand people, said it casually.
But if such a quantity were produced, wouldn't the prices of related items skyrocket?
Even if it's done by raising poisonous insects.
That only reduces costs by half at most!
However, if this method is adopted, the number of children required would be enormous.
One out of ten?
One out of fifteen?
One out of twenty?
You should know that the numbers mentioned earlier represent individuals with Ninja talent.
Thinking of this, she took something out of her other sleeve and handed it to the Second Elder.
I saw the old man take the File and fall into deep thought because of its contents.
Senju Toka withdrew her gaze and gestured to Senju Fukei, who was standing in the hall, saying, "Continue."
Upon hearing the leader's order, Senju Fukei, the intelligence chief in a black Combat Uniform with brown hair, bowed slightly and continued his report, "There are two more matters Land of Grass, one of which relates to Shimura Danzō."
"According to intelligence reports, Danzo seems to be planning to establish himself in the Land of Grass; he is currently building up his base."
"And they haven't stopped searching for the children, and Sarutobi has now Danzo over the more than 20,000 people that Sarutobi and the others had previously screened."
"Because Sarutobi's forces are occupied, I only monitored a few major bases on Danzo's side; I didn't send anyone to the others."
"Secondly, there's Sarutobi's spoils of war. The Front Line estimates suggest that the spoils brought back are worth approximately 25 billion. There are still several billion that couldn't be brought back, which Danzo has now taken over."
"According to intelligence, they likely targeted the nobles and wealthy merchants of the Land of Grass."
After recounting all the information about the Land of Grass, he straightened up from his bowed position.
There's no way around it, whether it's rank or bloodline.
From any perspective, he is the youngest.
So you really can't do it without bowing.