This is possible?
After leaving the Daimyo’s office, Tsunade’s mind was still a bit foggy.
She just felt like this money ca too easily!
It was only because Tsunade beca Hokage and had this blood connection with the Daimyo’s family.
If it were any other Hokage, getting money wouldn’t have been this easy.
Even soone as powerful as Senju Hashirama or Senju Tobirama would have had to negotiate carefully with the Daimyo.
Although they were strong, the Daimyo’s money didn’t just co from nowhere. If things got ugly, they’d be made a joke of.
Tsunade thought she was impressive, but it turns out there was sothing even more impressive coming up.
She even started to feel sothing strange.
That as long as Yan wanted, he could co up with all sorts of ways to take money from the Daimyo’s pocket, and the Daimyo would willingly give it.
Honestly, Tsunade wasn’t wrong.
Yan really had countless ways to take money from the Daimyo, but he didn’t need to go to extres.
Taking advantage once or twice is fine, but if it keeps happening, the Daimyo would definitely beco suspicious, and it wouldn’t be fun anymore.
After all, this wasn’t a one-ti thing; it needed long-term developnt.
It’s better to approach it gently.
Now that they had the money, Tsunade wasn’t being stingy. At least she had sold out the Third Hokage and the Sarutobi clan’s misfortune and gave them so subsidies to calm people’s hearts.
As for the rest... well, that went straight to the Ministry of Finance, no question.
The Ministry of Finance’s slim wallet now had a little extra money.
Tsunade was a bit confused, and the Third Hokage was even more bewildered. How did they manage to get money like this?
Just by crying poor and playing the sympathy card?
What had the old man been doing all this ti?
Every ti he went to the Daimyo asking for money, his mouth would be worn out, and the Daimyo would give it reluctantly, unwillingly.
The old man was targeting .
I used to respect him so much.
The Third Hokage suddenly felt like he might vomit blood.
With the finances back on track, Tsunade’s burden was also much lighter.
With the Akatsuki issue over, except for Jiraiya being out there, Konohagakure entered a period of stable developnt.
Other villages had it much worse than Konohagakure, since their losses were much greater.
Especially Kumogakure.
They spent so much money and lost so many people; Raikage couldn’t get over his frustration.
After Konohagakure sent Jiraiya, Ai also sent soone to et up with him, and together they tried to track down the Akatsuki’s whereabouts.
What frustrated Raikage was that, no matter how much they searched, the Akatsuki seed to have disappeared from the shinobi world, and they couldn’t find a trace of them.
If it weren’t for the occasional bits of news that popped up, Ai would almost suspect that the Akatsuki had completely disappeared.
As before, the Akatsuki were still doing various assassination jobs and taking on covert missions, but now they were operating much more quietly than before.
After the battle in Agakure, the five major ninja villages suffered heavy losses, and the Akatsuki organization wasn’t in much better shape either—it was almost destroyed.
Most of the mbers were either dead, injured, or had exhausted their resources. The fact that the reserves were drained wasn’t such a big deal, but the real problem was that Nagato’s health had worsened.
Using the Six Paths of Pain technique took a heavy toll on his body. After all, it wasn’t his own eyes, and the cost of using them was steep.
The worst part was that Konan and Nagato didn’t trust anyone else and couldn’t let anyone know. With Nagato’s condition, he had no choice but to hide and recover in secret.
The so-called Akatsuki had essentially returned to square one, only slightly better off than when it was first ford.
After Obito’s identity was exposed, he admitted the truth, but unfortunately, Konan and Nagato beca even more wary of him, even pushing Black Zetsu far away.
Whether you’re Uchiha Madara or Uchiha Obito, you’re still not soone to be trusted.
"Yan, here’s the village’s recent equipnt purchase bill."
"Why’s this here with ? Shouldn’t it be sent to the Hokage’s office?"
Yan looked at the bill Izumi handed over and couldn’t help but notice a vein pop on his forehead.
Tsunade had beco lazier, and so had Shizune. With no secretary around, he had to handle things himself.
That’s why Yan transferred his forr secretary, Uchiha Izumi, back.
Fugaku had supported this decision fully.
"It’s Hokage-sama’s request. She said the bill seed to have so issues and wanted you to check it."
Izumi had an apologetic expression. If she could, she wouldn’t have had to bring these papers over.
But when Tsunade gave an order, a small secretary like her had no choice but to follow.
"Sothing’s wrong with the bill?"
Equipnt procurent is a serious matter; if things aren’t handled carefully, especially in tis of war, it could lead to a series of consequences.
Even buying defective goods could cause a big problem.
"Give it to ."
Yan took the bill and glanced through it. The equipnt purchases were the sa as usual, but there was an issue with the Explosive Tags.
Is this even reasonable?
Explosive Tags are one of the most commonly used ninja tools in the world of ninjas, with massive annual consumption.
Among all ninja tools, only Kunai kills more people than Explosive Tags.
Don’t underestimate these things—they can kill even a Jonin if they’re not careful.
Yan skimd the bill and felt sothing was off.
The quantity of Explosive Tags was the sa as usual, but the price had dropped significantly, which ant the village saved a lot of money.
The problem was, the price of Explosive Tags had never gone down before.
They’ve always been expensive because the production volu is limited. Even if you have money, you can’t buy that much.
"Izumi, send soone to notify Elder Mito to co to the office."
Since Utatane Koharu’s death, Mitokado Homura had beco much more low-key.
Although Tsunade had stripped him of his advisor position, his original elder position was still intact.
It may seem like just two words had changed, but the difference was significant.
The forr position belonged to the core of the village’s higher-ups, while the latter was an edge position.
There are many elders in the village, but there are limited advisor positions.
To avoid any interference in the Hokage’s duties, Tsunade had refrained from selecting her own advisor.
She feared soone like Utatane Koharu or Mitokado Homura would use their power to secretly cause trouble.
Thankfully, despite his position being lowered, Mitokado Homura still had significant influence and continued to serve in the logistics departnt. Tsunade had made sure to leave him so room due to their past relationship.
"Understood."
Izumi quickly ran out of the office and instructed the Anbu ninja outside to send word to Elder Mitokado Homura that Yan needed to see him.
In the past, Mitokado Homura would have sent soone to notify Yan, but now their roles had been reversed.
"Looking for ?"
Mitokado Homura, who was busy in the logistics departnt, felt a bit puzzled.
Since Utatane Koharu’s death, he had beco much more cautious and low-key, avoiding causing any trouble.
He focused on doing his job quietly, afraid that Yan might start keeping an eye on him and set him up. He had even t with the Third Hokage much less frequently.
"Yes, Assistant, please head to the office. They said it’s sothing important."
The Anbu ninja wasn’t sure about the details and could only relay Izumi’s ssage truthfully.
"Alright, I’ll go right away."
Suppressing his doubts and unease, Mitokado Homura adjusted his clothes, composed himself, and headed to the Hokage office building.
At that mont, he feared that Yan might find sothing to use against him and imdiately bring him down.
Or perhaps, he would just look for an opportunity to have him join Utatane Koharu.
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