Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 186 Project Progress

"The project leaders, please report on your work progress."

The following day, Yubi's house was filled with people.

He and the other high-ranking officials of Sunagakure were holding a meeting here.

Some office spaces and institutions, such as Shadow Tower, have also begun renovations and upgrades.

During this period, Yubi could only work from home.

"Regarding the influx of people, through the cooperation between our village and Daming Prefecture, more than two thousand outsiders have become members of the village in the past few months."

"Currently, our policy and news regarding the recruitment of villagers have not yet fully spread throughout the Land of Wind. I think that as time goes on, more and more people will know about it—and the population growth will gradually increase," a senior official said.

"Um.

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Yubi nodded.

I'm quite satisfied with this number.

After all, the Land of Wind has a small population to begin with—a few years later, after this Shinobi World War ends, it would be quite good if there were around 20,000 new residents.

Moreover, this is a long-term policy, and the village's population will continue to grow in the future.

Being able to enter a ninja village means receiving a certain level of protection, which is quite attractive to the common people at the bottom of the Land of Wind.

Moreover, the policies and benefits are so good.

In the past, they wanted to join Sunagakure, but they never had the opportunity.

"The orphanage, the school for ordinary people, and the primary school—because they are priority construction sites—should be completed and operational in a few months, judging from the current progress," another manager added. "The expansion and construction of the entire village is estimated to be completed by the end of the year."

After hearing this, Yubi turned his gaze to Chiyo.

"The Uchiha and Hyuga clans have all been settled in. As for the Kaguya clan, in accordance with your instructions, to preserve their bloodline, they have been temporarily housed in an unused room and are being guarded by the Anbu."

"The medical department has also trained its first batch of medical staff in a crash course, totaling 121 people, and has signed documents with the village. They are all ready to be sent out."

"Next, the village will send people to contact the countries and forces with which we have established cooperative relationships—to find jobs for these people."

Yubi nodded slightly. "We must be very careful in selecting our partners for this first batch of dispatched personnel. They must be capable of protecting our village's medical team, and—we should try to choose countries that have not been affected by the war. Each medical team needs to be assigned a Sand Village member to relay intelligence and messages in real time."

"I see."

Chiyo responded.

"Then there's the village's current financial problem—given the intense fighting in Iwagakure and their continued large-scale purchases of our medicines, the Third Tsuchikage wants us to lower the prices of our medicines—their point is that the prices of our medicines have risen too quickly—and Iwagakure's current economic situation makes it impossible for them to continue purchasing them."

"If we don't back down, judging from the Third Tsuchikage's words, it seems he's preparing to launch a war against us—"

"hehe."

Yubi smiled slightly.

Threat?

That old man was indeed very shrewd; he was no longer willing to help Sunagakure share too much of the burden.

"It seems he's heard some news," knowing that our village is at a critical juncture in its development, and that being drawn into a larger war would undoubtedly be detrimental to us.

Yubi said softly.

"Sure, we'll send a message to Iwagakure saying that lowering the price is no problem, but it can't be lowered too much. If they're still not satisfied with the price, we'll set a bottom line and offer a resource exchange deal to buy our medicines, ores, timber, ninja tools, ninjutsu resources, etc., all of which can be paid in cash."

Yubi's thinking was very clear. He looked at the person reporting and said, "However, we need to lower the price of these resources, understand?"

"Um.

The latter's eyes lit up, and he immediately began taking notes.

"However, Lord Kazekage—if it's in exchange for certain resources, without cash flow, our project might—" The man hesitated, remembering something.

"Contact Kirigakure and tell them we want to cooperate with them."

Yubi laughed.

"Hidden Mist Village?"

"That's right."

Yubi nodded. "I recently visited the Land of Water and discovered that Kirigakure's situation is rather unique. Given the current state of the Land of Water, they actually need medical resources more than Iwagakure—and judging from the current state of the ninja world, the most direct conflicts with Kirigakure are with Kumogakure and Konoha, not with Iwagakure. Therefore, I don't think the Third Tsuchikage would object to selling medicine to Kirigakure."

To put it bluntly, it's the same old trick they used to pull, just like the deal they made with Iwagakure back then.

"But Kirigakure is different from Iwagakure—strictly speaking, our grudges with Kirigakure are even deeper than those with Iwagakure. In addition, I've heard that the Third Mizukage's governing ability has greatly weakened recently, and power within Kirigakure has become somewhat decentralized. Most importantly, the way of doing things and thinking of those people in Kirigakure has always been inconsistent, so it's not necessarily true—" Chiyo frowned.

"No, they will definitely accept it."

Yubi said confidently.

What Chiyo said is all superficial; profit is the real issue.

Given the powerful assistance that medicinal resources could provide on the battlefield, there was no reason for Wuyin to refuse.

Because with the medicine from Sunagakure, they could try to take even more; human greed knows no bounds.

Moreover, after visiting the Land of Water, Yubi has already seen signs of decay within Kirigakure. Based on this alone, their need for medicinal resources cannot be ignored.

"As for the negotiation representative from Kirigakure—the Third Mizukage—if it's inconvenient for him to travel, then it will most likely be Yagura Karatachi."

Yubi said.

If Kirigakure also makes a deal with them, and there's a transfer of benefits, then the war along the coast of the Land of Wind can also end.

"Are you planning to sell the medicine to Konoha and Kumogakure as well?"

Chiyo guessed.

Konoha and Kumogakure are sworn enemies of Sunagakure. In other words, even if Sunagakure wanted to sell them medicinal resources, they might not agree.

"Of course, there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends on the battlefield—only interests matter. However, it's not time to sell to them yet—these two villages haven't been driven to the brink of despair. When the time comes, they'll be forced by circumstances to agree, whether they like it or not."

Yubi said calmly.

Once Kirigakure obtains the medicinal resources, Konoha will be the first to bear the brunt of the war.

As for Kumogakure, although part of the Land of Lightning's territory was occupied by Iwagakure and was driven back into the Land of Rice by the combined forces of Konoha and Kirigakure, at least the situation has been stabilized and the war has not been allowed to deteriorate further.

But Konoha's situation is dangerous—Konoha is fiercely fighting with Sunagakure on the front lines, and has also committed a large number of troops to dealing with Kumogakure. Although Iwagakure's offensive against them is not strong, with the support of medical resources, Konoha is also suffering greatly.

Now, with the addition of Kirigakure, which has received strategic-level supplies, Konoha will inevitably face signs of being unable to cope on its own.

It could even collapse at any time.

It's important to understand that the intensity of this Ninja World War far surpasses that of the last one.

Anyone in the Hidden Mist Village who isn't an idiot would see through it.

Of course, it's impossible for Konoha to collapse all at once—

However, judging from the current situation in the ninja world, they have already exposed their weaknesses.

Moreover, when negotiating cooperation with Kirigakure, Yubi could take the opportunity to whisper sweet nothings in his ear.

Anyway, whatever makes Konoha uncomfortable, that's what we'll do—

"The real battlefield is not just about shedding blood on the front lines, but also about the scheming behind the scenes—"

Yubi Passage.

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