We'll Cooperate Like Two Pieces of Bread With Cheese

Fallen leaves bring news from afar.

... Although to the irritable Yondaime Raikage, this flimsy news was like a powerful punch, knocking him dizzy.

Even Hachibi's blows weren't this vicious - Konoha's Hokage, who just came to power, actually relied on that tobacco to earn more than 10 billion ryos of income every month.

Every month! More than ten billion!

Even for an entire Hidden Village, this was not a small income.

Especially when the two sides have been fighting hard for a long time. Now the development is like a shot in the arm.

The Yondaime Raikage even secretly muttered in his heart that he hadn't directly declared war with Konoha, and he still can make up by covering things up by acting and pretending... What a joke!

Retreating in this manner would not only harm his reputation but would also be deemed highly inappropriate from a national and Hidden Village standpoint.

Konoha is strong since the beginning, and now that the village has received such a large income, the gap between the two sides will be further widened.

If they don't drag Konoha into an endless war and consume some of Konoha's assets, they will undoubtedly lose.

But if they go to war now...

The harder he ridiculed Konoha before, the hotter the Yondaime Raikage's face is now. But in the end, he's the Raikage. Although his personality is a bit impulsive, at least he can think about the big picture.

So he grabbed the Land of Lighting official in front of him and shouted loudly.

"What did you just tell me just now!? What do you mean that the Land of Lightning has its own national conditions!? –

"Whatever Konoha made? We, Kumo, can't make it!?"

The Yondaime Raikage has the style of his father, when angry, he is like a gust of wind and raging waves.

When on the battlefield, he rarely met an opponent he can't beat. It's even easier to deal with an ordinary civil servant that's right in front of him.

However, the official from the Land of Lightning was also extremely stubborn at this time. Even if he was sprayed with blood, he still held on and did not retreat.

"Konoha is Konoha, Kumo is Kumo. –

"As for the domestic tobacco matters, the higher officials naturally have their own arrangement, so Raikage-sama, you don't have to worry about anything."

The blue veins on the Yondaime Raikage's forehead twitched.

"What do you mean don't worry? –

"If Kumo loses to Konoha, will you guys have good days? –

"Tell the people behind you to use their brains!"

The official move his eyes away guiltily.

In fact, even he knew that what the Yondaime Raikage said was right.

If Kumo has this money, they will soon be able to enrich the ninja army again. But... the authorities have fought for so many years, they really want to support the army...

They will kill anyone who dares to touch their money.

These days, the officials of the Land of Fire have become the laughingstock of all the nations.

Due to its immense population and power, the Land of Fire logically should have the highest tobacco income. However, Konoha took the lead and receive a lot of gains, and they could only swallow this loss.

That is to say, the income of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is far higher than before, and there are always confidantes who speak for Konoha, otherwise, some people will die.

The Daimyos of the other four major counties would not make such a mistake.

The official was stuck in the middle, like an uncomfortable daughter-in-law, but he finally chose the Land of Lightning.

"Yondaime Raikage-sama, please pay attention to your etiquette!"

At that moment, the official was only 0.01 centimeters away from death.

But in the end, the Yondaime Raikage was pulled away by his subordinates.

"Raikage-sama!"

... Although he was forcibly pulled away by his subordinates, the Fourth Raikage also intensified the intensity of the ensuing war. Because he has realized that he will face a stronger Konoha...

... ...

Fallen Leaves brought the news to Sunagakure.

In this regard, Chiyo could only shake her head and sigh.

"Chiyo-baasama..." Seeing the sad face on the old woman, a Jounin quickly comforted her, "Please don't worry too much, everything will be fine..."

"It's not going to get better."

Facing the wind and sand in front of her, Chiyo spoke in an extremely difficult tone.

"The Land of Wind is really too difficult. There is nothing here except the harsh winds and dry sand. –

"With the Land of Wind cutting our funds, we need to find alternative solutions for our war efforts. Long-term support may not be feasible in these circumstances."

Among the five great nations, the Land of Fire is the strongest while the Land of Wind is the weakest.

This piece of land is simply not for human beings to live and reproduce.

During the talks of the Shodaime of the five Kages, the Shodaime Kazekage even voluntarily gave up the distribution of tailed beasts in order to increase the country and the sphere of influence.

One could argue that such a decision is forward-thinking, but the Land of Wind's initial strength was too feeble, causing it to fall behind slowly and steadily.

In the previous war, Suna had already exhausted their resources.

Neither the Land of Wind nor Suna can hold on any longer.

Now that Konoha is getting stronger, ninjas rarely care about political factors, but at least the senior ninjas who have fought for a lifetime know the relationship between money and combat effectiveness.

Even Chiyo couldn't help but think of other ways out.

"Do you mean..."

"It's not shameful to walk with the strong. Blindly fighting bravely is the way to die." Chiyo is old, and her eyes have become cloudy, but at this moment, her will was shining like a star, "Let's... form an alliance with Konoha. Only by surviving first, then we can think about other factors."

"But...will the others agree?"

In the past, such an idea was absolutely unacceptable.

In fact, everyone knows very well that the so-called 'alliance' is the same as begging for mercy.

– No matter how you think about it after the two sides form an alliance, it will not be dominated by Suna.

But no matter what, the Land of Wind is also one of the five great nations. Suna, as a major Hidden Village, has its dignity after all.

It is better to be a chicken head than an oxtail.

To this, Chiyo didn't answer, but just looked away.

"...I will go to Konoha in person and think about it."

... ...

The Fallen Leaves spread the information to the Land of Water.

Facing the message, Mizukage Yakura remained silent.

... ...

Fallen Leaves brought the message to the Land of Earth.

Sandaime Iwakage Onoki struggled to look through the scroll in front of him.

It may be because of old age that the originally simple movements became a bit strenuous, but the old Yanying stubbornly completed this movement by himself.

He carefully examined each word on the scroll, combining the newly obtained information with his vast life experience, struggling to find the answer.

His age has always been dragging him down, but he has never found a suitable heir.

The Sandaime Hokage could retire with peace of mind and take care of his life, but he couldn't.

But sometimes, the experience accumulated over time is also a treasure that young people can't imagine.

He is a ninja who has experienced the era of Uchiha Madara.

There were a fewer and fewer old people like him in the ninja world.

After a long time, Onoki stopped thinking and found the answer to the question.

"Hey, the Land of Earth will definitely reject me... They are more efficient than anyone when it comes to money. –

"But at the very least, I can find a solution from Hidden Village... Somebody, help me deliver this letter to Raikage. –

"We can't give Konoha time to continue to develop. –

"We'll... cooperate!"