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Two days later, Hokage tower.

Makoto unfolded a book and slowly copied it. The midday sun fell on him, and his body and mind relaxed at the same time, feeling extremely comfortable.

This is not because he is lazing around, but because he is adjusting his physical condition.

There was no further news from the two villages of Iwa and Kumo, but the lack of news for a long time meant a kind of news in itself.

It was foreseeable that any means could not avoid that war.

The Yondaime Raikage is not weak. Even if he already has a plan in mind, he still has to adjust his body to the best.

In particular, he had to suppress the urge of breaking everything first.

Makoto knew that this vigor was not due to the negative effects of adding points.

Adding points to his improvement is relatively smooth from the beginning to the end, and it even takes him time to adapt.

But because... with a sharp weapon in his body, he wanted to kill himself.

With six points in Genjutsu, he can be regarded as a figure in the ninja world. But the sudden expansion of power also makes his behavioral logic more destructive.

It is good to be aggressive, and a general who can capture the flag can really boost morale.

Currently, he is a Kage, he has to consider more.

For example, the previous plan to attack the officials of the Land of Fire was a bit extreme, so he should take the old people's thoughts into consideration.

Especially the Sandaime's.

Even when Konoha was at its peak, he never thought of going further, let alone now that Konoha's talents are withering, and there are internal and external troubles.Even when Konoha was at its peak, he never thought of going further, let alone now that Konoha's talents are withering, and there are internal and external troubles.

Sandaime may be regretting why he was chosen as Hokage.

But after doing everything, there is nothing to regret. Try to do the next thing perfectly.

Ninjas are an army, conflict with old people is not terrible, what is terrible is failure.

He unfolded the copybook, and the writing on it was clearly...

A world that's blue and pure.

The Sandaime sat in the corner of the office, smoking silently, with a dazed expression, as if recalling the past.

From beginning to end, neither of them said a word.

The scene was extremely awkward.

Fortunately, at this moment, the door of the office was opened, revealing a cute little face.

It was Temari.

"Hokage-sama!"

At this time, Temari and Makoto were already engaged – of course, it was impossible to get married, and no one, no matter how eerie, could say that they were married. Anyway, the two Hidden Villages only needed a marriage in name.

Regardless of what happened at home, Temari always called him 'Hokage-sama' when they were in public.

It was a little unfamiliar, but it feels just right.

Makoto put down his pen and looked at the little girl whose face was puffed up like a puffer fish.

"What's wrong, Temari, why are you angry?"

Little Temari ran over with a patter, then stood on her tiptoe and put the scroll on Makoto's desk.

This kind of work was originally done by Kakashi, Hokage's secretary, but since Makoto, who is not loyal, has been sleeping in Kakashi's house in order to save his life, Kakashi ran away without morality.

He ran out quickly to the warehouse to monitor and handed over all the paperwork to Temari.

Hmph, as expected of a man with Sharingan, his insight is really powerful... But can you escape? When you grow up a bit, see if I make a shuraba to let you study in vain...

Temari didn't know that Makoto was planning to make Kakashi suffer between black-stocking-senpai, white-stocking-kohai, and the bare-foot traps. The little girl complained to Makoto angrily.

"Damn Yugakure, it's too much...you dare to make such a request!"

The little girl was waving her fist as she spoke. Obviously, she wanted to give Yugakure a heavy blow.

"What exactly happened here?"

Temari opened the public information angrily and revealed the contents inside.

Makoto usually only reads things from Anbu, not public information.

This is an open letter sent by Yugakure. The content inside is very simple. Apart from greetings to Hokage at the beginning, it is to tell about the difficulties of Yugakure itself, so it cannot join the war between Konoha and Iwa.

– In human terms, you have to pay more.

However, the price offered by Makoto was already not low, but they still refused. They were clearly asking for an unjustly large amount of goods.

No wonder Temari was angry.

"How dare they... this is Konoha!"

Although Temari is young, she is Kazekage's eldest daughter, after all. She still has some understanding of the situation in the whole world.

In her mind, Konoha is definitely a colossus, even Suna is far from being able to match.

And it is Suna who can only suggest marriage for an alliance. Those minor Hidden Villages dare to make conditions.

They don't even know how to write the word 'dead'.

"It was at this time that they dared to bargain."

Compared to his fiancee who was furious, Makoto was calmer.

Major Hidden Villages have their own difficulties, and minor Hidden Villages have theirs. They were living in cracks, relying on others, and no one dared to offend them.

Deliberately charging high prices, even at the expense of angering Konoha, was completely deliberate.

If Konoha agrees, then they will fight for money.

If Konoha refuses, then they have reason to stay out of it.

Makoto believed that Iwa and Kumo were also roping minor Hidden Villages from everywhere.

It is indeed very unpleasant, but Makoto will not turn against these minor Hidden Villages because of this.

What those Hidden Villages hope the most is not to participate in the war.

Makoto said indifferently and poured two cups of tea. One cup was given to Temari, and the other cup was tied with a strand of chakra string and delivered to the Sandaime.

Temari didn't notice the strange atmosphere between Sandaime and Makoto. She was only thinking about the matter of Yugakure.

"Are you... really... not going to do anything?"

"Of course not. Never underestimate your enemies, even if they look weak – as long as they don't participate on Iwa and Kumo's side, I don't bother to care about anything."

Even though those minor Hidden Villages are small, they still have their own unique skills.

Take Yugakure as an example, Hidan came out of it, and by the way, made Yugakure a history.

It's just a dead person. What do you care about?

To be honest, the Hidden Village that Makoto most wanted to win over was actually Ame.

Yes, it is Hanzo of the Salamander.

In the first half of Hanzo's administration, he was barely a wise king, so he successively launched wars against the Land of Iron, Suna, and Konoha.

If it wasn't for the sudden start of the second half, he would actually be considered a character.

Ah, it's not that you can't enjoy yourself after a lifetime of war. But the problem is, you are the leader of a Hidden Village... But it is precisely because of this that, he is the person that Makoto hopes to win over the most.

It's a pity that this guy has closed himself off, and he should be using the letters Makoto wrote as paper to wipe his ass.

"Huh, baasama said that it's a good thing for a man to be strong... but... if you really don't do anything..."

Makoto's approach was completely different from Temari's expectation of a domineering Kage

The girl's angry look is really cute, and after all, she will be the person next to his pillow, Makoto has to tease her a bit.

"In fact, we have six possible options. –

"First, do nothing. Second, issue a statement of condemnation. Third, file a formal protest. Fourth, terminate aid. Fifth, severe diplomatic relations. Sixth, declare war. –

"It is a pity that we have not established diplomatic relations with each other, nor have we ever assisted each other, let alone start a war with each other now. So..."

Temari was numb.

"So we... can't do anything?"

"Indeed. It is the most tactful and prudent course of action."

Temari was still a little unhappy, but she felt that Makoto said a lot of words, so he must be reasonable, so she reluctantly endured it.

The stupid girl finally calmed down.

But today may really be Makoto's disaster day. Before he could coax the girl to read a book outside, another unexpected visitor came.

Makoto sat down on the main seat, Temari stood beside Makoto, and even the Sandaime who had been sulking stood up.

Sauntering in was a middle-aged man dressed gorgeously. He was well-maintained, but his face was full of anger, which twisted his entire face.

Sandaime immediately stepped forward to say hello.

"Your Excellency, why are you here?"

At this time, the Minister of Finance of the Land of Fire came in – he had helped Konoha in the previous tobacco incident.

It's just that his current state is obviously very bad.

There was a long, thin scar on his face.

For a decent man like him, he wouldn't hurt his face anywhere.

As a senior ninja, Makoto could tell at a glance that the scars on the opponent's face were caused by shuriken.

The sharp shuriken flew past his face. It didn't look serious, but just a bit crooked, and that's another story.

The Minister is obviously also aware of this problem.

Thinking that he just walked around on the verge of death, he was startled and angry and immediately came to Konoha at top speed.

At this time, the Minister was full of anger, but after all, they were old acquaintances, and he still managed to maintain each other's dignity.

After simply saluting each other, the Minister first looked at the Sandaime.

"Hiruzen, you seem to be a little uncomfortable?"

The Sandaime silently looked away and said reluctantly.

"Recently... I'm getting old. –

"Even if I sit and do nothing, I still feel a little uncomfortable. –

"But you... what's the matter with you?"

With the appearance of the Sandaime, there is a problem at first glance. It's just that the Minister is so angry that he didn't notice too many details at all.

If it weren't for the Sandaime and him being old friends, he probably wouldn't even say a word.

The Minister, who was poked at the sore spot, looked at Makoto.

"I was attacked by a ninja! –

"If it weren't for my guards desperately protecting me, I might already be a corpse – look at my face! –

"Unfortunately, that guy is extremely cunning, and my men failed to catch him...but they found this!"

The Minister said, throwing out a forehead protector.

It was Yugakure's.

Makoto pretended to pick up the forehead protector, checked it carefully, and frowned slightly.

"Judging from the forehead protection, it is indeed Yugakure's. But Yugakure has no reason to take action against the people of the Land of Fire... Your Excellency, have you had any grudges with the Land of Hot Water recently?"

"I'm working hard every day! And I'm always ready to be summoned by the daimyo! I don't have the time to provoke those savages!"

"Indeed. But even so, Yugakure has no reason to do anything to you... is it someone else pretending to be a Yu-nin?"

This is considered a normal guess, but His Excellency, whose life is threatened, obviously does not intend to care about it.

"I don't care about Yugakure or not. It doesn't matter if it's them or not... Catch those who planned this and kill them all! –

"I want them all to die! –

"Hiruzen, I've helped you so many times, don't say you can't do this kind of help!"

Makoto and the Sandaime showed an embarrassed expressions at the same time.

"This... you know that we are preparing for a war with the Iwa and Kumo. We really... wanted to issue a batch of war bonds, but it didn't go very well... I'm sorry, we may not be able to do anything. –

"Of course, if you are willing to give us time, Sandaime and I are willing to go for you personally."

The Minister took a deep breath.

However, he did not continue to ask about the two old fritters but looked at Temari, who was aside.

"You are... Kazekage's daughter?"

"Y-yes!"

"Konoha is in this much difficulty?"

"Yes, sir."

Temari, who was only three years old, was also a little dazed when asked directly by a dignitary in a country. But she still answered truthfully according to what Makoto told her before.

"We Konoha really can't do anything... –

"Of course, if you-"

"I can't wait that long! The despicable person who offends the noble must be punished! Immediately, now, immediately!"

The Minister slammed his fist on the table angrily.

"No matter how much it costs! –

"I want him dead!"