I Copied It

The information that Yagura gave out suddenly... is very interesting.

Because, as the de facto Ometsu of the Land of Fire, Makoto didn't know about it at all.

Of course, Makoto himself did not intend to monitor the big guys, and it is normal to be ignorant of many of their actions.

But for such a big event, there was no news at all.

Instead, the Land of Water, which is thousands of miles away from the Land of Fire, knew about it first.

This is very interesting.

Makoto's first reaction was to doubt the authenticity of the information.

What is it that allows a big boss to bypass the Konoha ninja system that is easy to use and knows to shut up in the country, and instead contact Kirigakure? Konoha has existed for so long, and it is inevitable to do some wet work for the big shots. Konoha has always been very measured about this, and everyone's cooperation has always been pleasant.

They have no reason to do so.

Because it would appear to distrust Konoha.

Don't you want to be a marshal, as long as the money is in place, we Konoha can help you too.

But Makoto thought about it again, it shouldn't be Yagura talking nonsense.

Only Yagura would not lie about this matter.

Because once he lied, the tacit understanding between the two would be broken, and Makoto would never say a word to him again.

In this lonely world, both of them have discovered that the only person who can understand each other... seems to be the idiot opposite.

Interesting, really interesting.

"Marshal... this is very difficult."

"You don't seem to know? Forget it, I've told you." Yagura picked up a wine glass from the table, poured some clear liquor into it, and shook it lightly. "This is not in line with our Kirigakure's confidentiality principle, but you also know the rules. Just know it, don't tell it."

Makoto nodded.

Although the news was explosive, it was still within his tolerance range.

If Kirigakure was going to directly assassinate important figures in the Land of Fire, that would be nothing else, Makoto turned against Yagura on the spot.

But if it's just to help a certain boss bypass Konoha's intelligence system and investigate something... Makoto actually did not seldom throw secrets into the Land of Water.

Now that the words have been broken, some things should not be further studied.

After thinking about it for a while, Makoto even roughly knew why the other party invited Kirigakure.

Nothing more than those few things.

The entire Naruto world is no longer the Warring States Period, but the Warring States Period is still affecting the entire world.

The aftershocks of the past are still affecting the world, making people do stupid things again and again.

Now the Land of Fire is no longer the old system pursued by the five big brothers, and the Land of Fire has not experienced the dilemma of having more generals than tanks.

At present, a certain veteran of the Land of Fire's military department is already quite old. As a soldier, he has come to an end, and he has never lacked all the glory that can be obtained.

Just haven't touched the marshal's baton.

T/N: 'Marshal's baton' is a ceremonial baton, it's traditionally the sign of a field marshal or similar high-ranking military officers

In the Land of Fire, the marshal is not a permanent position, so it doesn't matter if you don't touch it.

But there are some things, it's nothing after you really get them, the terrible thing is that you never really got them...

This veteran's prestige must be enough, but his military achievements are still a little lacking.

No way, the military system of the Land of Fire is very strange.

Isn't the Land of Fire without an army – a modern industrial country with a population of eight to nine figures, all suppressed by a little ninja? No matter how you look at it, it is impossible.

For various reasons, the Land of Fire has a police system and a small number of troops.

But this compilation is very strange.

It's as weird as they give the main defense mission to ninjas...

A modern big country does not want to take all its national defense forces into its own hands. A Hidden Village with violence doesn't want to stand up and be the master, but is willing to be a tool man in the dark who doesn't know when he will die... No one knows if it was an agreement between the shodaime daimyo and the Shodaime Hokage, or both... In short, let's treat it as a ban on alcohol.

Regardless of why it is, whether it is reasonable or not, but it is the current situation.

The old middleman of the military department wanted to touch the handsome staff, but the daimyo was a bit reluctant, and his own merits were not great enough, and the strength under his hands... Anyway, it's very... The processing progress of the thinking of the old is very clear, what he wants is to make up for his regrets, not really want to find someone to fight.

It's also easy if it's before the Fourth Ninja War.

Anyway, at that time, ninjas fought every day. He sent more military supplies to Hidden Village, and then found a few wars to be gilded, so that the name would have nothing to say.

But now the Five Great Hidden Villages have completely ceased fighting.

... It was also Makoto's fault. After ten years of peace, it almost cut off the way of that big boss.

He couldn't wait another ten years.

The other party is determined to win, and obviously bypasses Konoha, so the next thing to do will definitely hinder Konoha.

It will make Konoha a little upset, but not to the point of changing sides.

If you think about it carefully, it may not be his own idea alone, but conforming to certain trends of thought – the Land of Fire has always had the idea of suppressing Konoha, and Makoto has already experienced the twelve gold medals before.

T/N: In the Song Dynasty, the amnesty letter and the most urgent military orders were delivered with gold medals by people sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, called "gold medals", which later became the name of emergency orders

Makoto had roughly guessed his attack method.

But he was not afraid, because he realized that this might also be an opportunity... Konoha and some high-level officials also wanted to fight.

The target has been chosen, that is Sora-nin.

Since the boss wants to be plated with gold, Makoto will give him a chance. He retired contentedly, and Konoha was once again dodged.

It's a win-win for everyone.

It's just that this obviously can't be told directly to the old middleman.

Makoto pursed his lips and thought for a while, then told Yagura about Land of Fire's plan to cut salary.

Yagura's expression became very subtle at that time.

"There is such a thing... I have lived for a long time, and I can see everything."

"You'll see more of it later, history always spirals upward. Scientists are responsible for the upward spiral, and we are responsible for the spiral."

"No, that's not what I'm going to say... I mean, there's nothing you can do about it?"

...What kind of picture do you have me in your heart?

Why do I have to have a way?

Shrugging his shoulders, Makoto also picked up a wine glass on the table and poured some wine into it. The Hokage Robe is very wide, just blocking part of Yagura's vision.

Unknowingly, Makoto replaced the low-alcohol in it with Spirytus.

T/N: 'Spirytus', originally written as the "Water of Life" in raw, it's a distilled vodka originating in Poland, the alcohol content is as high as 96%, which is the highest and strongest wine in the world

As a Kage, it is normal for him to carry a little Spirytus in his ninja bag when he goes out, right?

Doesn't someone like to fight wine? If you fight wine with me, I will exchange your wine to Spirytus.

Why, didn't you say that you are very good, and that your blood type is Qingdao? Why are there so much left?

T/N: 'Qingdao' is a city in China; originally, I had no idea why a random city in China was related to alcohol, until I looked up the city and noticed "beer" on Google's search tab

But this time, he wanted to use this little Spirytus to teach Yagura a lesson.

However, in order to keep attracting Yagura's attention, Makoto also had to throw out some dry goods.

"It's not that there is no way at all... –

"To put it bluntly, isn't it just to reduce the expenditure of officials? This is a very simple accounting job. As far as I am concerned, I have always thought Jia accountant is very good, it is simply called art."

T/N: 'Jia accountant' refers to 'Jia Yueting', a Chinese businessman; he has been involved in several financial controversies related to his company, and filed for bankruptcy with a personal debt of $3.6 billion

"Now, let's do the hard work – in the simplest terms, downsizing."

Kakashi: "But this is the end of our civilization."

"No, Kakashi, I just don't call them that anymore." Makoto put his finger on the rim of the cup, cleverly adding more ingredients into it, "For example, museums. If they are changed to independent funds, they will not be officials. Although they are still doing the same thing and receiving state funds, they will no longer be counted as wages when counting."

Yagura: "Can you set up so many funds at once?"

"No, as long as the plan is executed in the next two years, it's not our fault if it doesn't happen. And it also means... I can even help them raise their wages a little bit. Like – a 43% increase?"

Faced with Makoto's wonderful remarks, Yagura became more and more interested.

"Wow, Makoto, I just like hearing you say this... say more."

Yagura put the cup in his hand back on the table.

"The stipend is an expense, and it is not included in the salary increase. Our Landd of Fire is the best, so we can add the Land of Fire stipend. Our nobles are also the best, so we can add the doctoral stipend. And double the outstanding performance – is there such a saying? I haven't read the book for a long time."

Kakashi: "Yes, Hokage-sama. Everyone has it."

Makoto: "Is it 43% yet?"

Kakashi: "Hokage-sama, there is still a little bit missing."

"Ah, I almost forgot, don't start counting from last time, start counting from the peak of the salary increase percentage in the past, and don't just count to this year, but count to two years later, which is the end of the salary increase period. Including inflation, it should be enough."

Yagura blinked.

"Although I don't know what inflation is...but it seems to be feasible-look, don't you have a way? Why don't you use it? This method must be possible, right?"

"Probably possible." Makoto rolled his eyes at Yagura, "But in this case, the total expenditure is still too high."

"Unfortunately, the Land of Fire daimyo may not be able to look at the thinking and process of solving the problem, but he will definitely look at the funding figures."

Yagura: "Isn't it okay to subtract a little from other places?"

"The usual choice is the army. After all, an ashtray in it costs hundreds of thousands of ryos." Kakashi looked at Yagura, "but we are also part of the army in theory... From the book."

Yagura smiled.

"That's really...unfortunate."

Taking advantage of Yagura's chuckle, Makoto dexterously exchanged the wine glass with the other party.

"Indeed, very unfortunate."

Ding.

Makoto raised his glass, bumped lightly with the other party, and took a sip of the wine, preparing to see the other party's miserable situation.

But as soon as the clear wine in the glass enters the mouth...

"Yagura, you bastard! You changed my wine! It's Spirytus!"

"Makoto, you seem to be talking about something different...you bastard..."

Hokage and Mizukage glared at each other. At that time, the anger started from the heart, and the evil came to the gallbladder.

So, they fought in this small reception hall.

"Coral Palm!"

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

"Water Mirror Technique!"

"Konoha Mystery Fluid Jutsu: One Thousand Years of Death!"

Seeing these two idiots go too far, the two ladies finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Boom!

Bang!

After a short period of restlessness, both Mizukage and Hokage were suppressed to the ground, shedding lasagna tears.

Tsunade and Terumi Mei bowed to each other at the same time.

"Sorry, my Hokage really caused you trouble."

"Sorry, my Mizukage really caused you trouble."