Chapter 174 Financial Report of the Hidden Rain Village
Three months have passed since Kumogakure launched the war.
In the past three months, Konoha and Kumogakure have fought many battles on the front battlefield.
With the joint efforts of Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, and many elite ninjas of the ninja clan, Konoha barely stopped the attack of the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, and prevented the Kumogakure troops from continuing to advance to the Land of Fire.
On the eastern coastal battlefield, relying on the strength of the bloodline ninjas, Konoha also achieved considerable results, blocking the elite Kumogakure troops on the coastline and starting to attack from the flank.
Surprisingly, the bloodline limit that stole the show on the Kumogakure battlefield was not Uchiha's Sharingan, but the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.
The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan has a range of more than ten kilometers, which can effectively formulate strategies to prevent the landing of the Kumogakure troops.
The bloodline ability that can see through the meridians gives the Hyuga ninjas a great advantage in battle.
Coupled with the Hyuga clan's family secret technique, the Soft Fist, they can often quickly defeat ninjas of the same level, and they are only barely at a disadvantage when facing multiple enemies.
The rise of the Byakugan made the ninjas in the camp sigh at the foundation of the Hyuga clan, and also made Uchiha Fugaku's plan to rise to power through military merit fall through.
This also triggered the Uchiha's hostility towards the Hyuga.
The two sides began to discuss the strongest eye technique in the village, whether it was the Sharingan with dynamic vision or the Byakugan with perspective.
Jiraiya saw the dispute between the Uchiha and the Hyuga under his command, but he had no intention of dealing with these trivial matters.
First, after the Senju clan was integrated into Konoha, the Uchiha and the Hyuga have been competing for the position of the strongest ninja clan, and second, the war on the front line was not so smooth.
Although he led the troops to resist the attack of the Hidden Cloud Village, the Kingdom of Hot Springs fell into the hands of the Hidden Cloud Village.
If the current situation continues, the Kingdom of Hot Springs will sooner or later become the possession of the Hidden Cloud Village, which may be the original strategic goal of the Hidden Cloud Village.
But this is also something that the old man absolutely cannot accept.
There must be a buffer state between Konoha and other major ninja villages, otherwise the pressure on the border will be very great, unless the current number of ninjas is doubled, but that is impossible.
In addition, there is the problem of logistics.
Since the letter written by Nara Shikaku was delivered to the Hidden Rain Village, the military supplies have kept up with the consumption, but the amount of supplies needed for the war is beyond his imagination.
The old man has recently begun to complain about financial problems and asked him to save money.
If this continues, the village will not be able to pay enough cash, and can only owe money temporarily, and wait until the war reparations are received.
These troubles came one after another, making Jiraiya more and more irritable and more and more disgusted with the position of Hokage.
A front-line commander has so many things to do. After becoming a Hokage, he has to stay in the office 24 hours a day, which is simply a birdcage that restricts the freedom of ninjas.
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At the same time, a high-level meeting once a month is being held in the Hidden Rain Village.
After everyone was seated, Yahiko took a deep breath and said:
"It has been three months since the Hidden Cloud Village launched an attack on Konoha. Although our Hidden Rain Village did not directly participate in the war, it has also been greatly affected."
"First of all, the trade route to the Land of Fire was affected. Many wandering ninjas took the opportunity to attack the caravan, causing a lot of trouble for the village."
"Secondly, the orders from the Konoha Ninja Village have caused a lot of pressure on the village's production."
At this point, Yahiko deliberately paused, his face full of solemnity.
Seeing this scene, Nagato had an ominous premonition in his heart. Is the village going to be implicated in this battlefield?
Bai Ye was very calm. He knew the current situation of the village and looked forward to Yahiko's next performance.
At this time, Yahiko glanced at Konan, who immediately took out the financial report and said expressionlessly:
"In the past two months, the village's financial income has increased several times. We have earned the money that can only be earned in the next few years. If the war continues, we can earn more."
Hearing this, Nagato asked in confusion: "Isn't it a good thing for the village to make money? Yahiko, why do you look unhappy? With this money, the village can vigorously develop and build."
"If we can build a full range of water conservancy projects in the Rain Country, the children will not starve."
Bai Ye patted Nagato and chuckled, "Yahiko is in a dilemma. He doesn't know whether to continue the arms business. After all, this involves the concept of Akatsuki."
"Yahiko's dream is world peace. He wants to encourage Kumogakure and Konoha to reach an agreement and achieve peace."
"But the Rain Village makes too much money from selling arms and medical supplies. This goes against the organization's philosophy, but it has to do this if it wants to develop the organization."
After listening to Bai Ye's analysis, Nagato understood Yahiko's psychological state.
However, he has already come out of Yahiko's ideas and has his own new understanding.
After some words, Nagato said:
"Yahiko, I don't think you need to worry about these. Our ability is still very small. At present, we can only cover the scope of the Hidden Rain Village. Moreover, the target of our sales is Konoha. Konoha did not take the initiative to provoke this war this time. Everything we do is for world peace!"
"Well said!" Nagato's speech made Bai Ye couldn't help applauding.
As expected of the original Pain who made the world feel painful in the future, he can talk about the sale of arms so fresh and refined. The Hidden Rain Village actually sells arms for peace.
However, these verbal things are not important, getting the real money is the most important thing.
If possible, he plans to let the war continue, and it will last for a long time, so that Konoha and Kumogakure can bleed each other, or even sell their core interests.
For example, Konoha's blood limit and family secrets, Kumogakure's body forging secrets and chakra application technology.
But this war is destined not to last too long. From Konoha's IOU for arms trade, it can be seen that Konoha really has little war potential left this time, and Kumogakure is almost the same.
Next, it's the turn of the Akatsuki organization to appear.
Thinking of this, Bai Ye said to Yahiko: "Yahiko, Nagato's words make sense. We are on the side of justice, but it is not a good thing to rely on arms trade all the time. When the time is right, we will come forward to mediate this battlefield."
Bai Ye's words were like a boulder falling into the lake, which set off huge waves in the hearts of Yahiko, Konan and Nagato.
They looked at Bai Ye with incredible eyes, and then asked in confusion: "Really? Bai Ye, instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, you actually chose to mediate this war?" Bai Ye nodded: "Of course, I have always loved peace."