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Chapter 714 The soil in the farmland, the owner thought he took away the weeds to prevent it from losing nutrients.

"Brother Tatsuma really kept his word! He used his own methods to hold off the Iwa ninja, so now we only need to deal with Hanzo."

In the Land of Rain, inside a cave, Nagato smiled as he looked at the Akatsuki members' investigation report on the Land of Earth.

Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) sent two thousand ninjas skilled in Earth Release to Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) free of charge, and also lent a large sum of money as an interest-free loan for a period of one hundred years to support the expansion of Konoha.

Although there are only two thousand ninjas, the Hidden Stone Village of today is not the same Hidden Stone Village that openly amassed nearly 30,000 troops and secretly maintained ninja forces before the Third Shinobi World War.

Years of war and repeated battles have reduced the number of Iwagakure ninja to only one-third of what it was before the war began. Especially after the recent end of the protracted war with Kumogakure, even maintaining the mandate of the entire Land of Earth has become a struggle.

Moreover, the two thousand Iwa ninja "sent" to Konoha were not randomly selected, but rather almost all of their mid-level combat power was dispatched.

The remaining ninjas of Iwagakure are barely able to keep the village running and fulfill the national mandate, let alone have the capacity to extend their influence to other regions.

This is undoubtedly good news for the Akatsuki organization. It is foreseeable that before the expansion of Konoha is completed, the Akatsuki organization's development will not be interfered with by the Iwa ninja.

Nagato attributed the credit to Tatsuma, and his respect for Tatsuma quickly evolved into worship.

Actually, even before Tatsuma said he would help them relieve the pressure from the Iwa ninja, Nagato was already wondering how Tatsuma would handle it.

He considered many possibilities, but felt that war was the most feasible.

Using war to distract the Iwa ninja is the simplest and most effective way.

Of course, after considering this possibility, Nagato still had some reservations deep down, though not entirely.

If it were him a month ago, the him who still had someone holding an umbrella for him, he would definitely have objected, because Yahiko would never have agreed to such a thing.

Even if it were beneficial to him, Yahiko would not accept it, because war would create more refugees.

Refugees are people who have suffered, and cannot be easily dismissed with the phrase "displaced." Xiao's goal is to first provide assistance to refugees, and then use his influence and abilities to prevent more people from suffering.

Therefore, the practice of using war to seek time for development is contrary to the Akatsuki organization guided by Yahiko's ideology.

However, Nagato has not only inherited Yahiko's dream, but he has also learned many necessary methods from Tatsuma. Therefore, influenced by Yahiko, he will still resist this approach.

However, due to Tatsuma's influence, he also knew that this might be the most advantageous way for the Akatsuki organization.

However, Nagato no longer needs to harbor any resentment, because he greatly underestimated Tatsuma's talent.

Without mobilizing a single soldier, they could draw upon all the remaining resources of Iwagakure and simultaneously do something beneficial to both Akatsuki and Konoha.

This effortless trading skill made Nagato realize at that moment what level of talent a truly excellent leader must possess.

Nagato felt this was a win-win situation for both Akatsuki and Konoha, but that was just his feeling.

For Tatsuma, this was merely a self-serving act; it was a matter of conscience, with altruism being only incidental. However, this was also a "trace."

The benefits that Akatsuki believed they had gained were merely their own illusions, like soil in a field thinking that the owner removed the weeds to prevent it from losing nutrients.

Moreover, if Tatsuma knew Nagato's inner thoughts, he would definitely laugh at Nagato for being so naive and clinging to the idea of ​​Nagato's inner thoughts.

The removal of two thousand mid-level members from Iwagakure was not only to remove potential trouble for the Akatsuki and to help Konoha expand, but most importantly, it directly halted Iwagakure's period of recuperation.

Even the most talented ninjas need guidance from a teacher to enter a real ninja career, let alone the more common apprentice ninjas who are not particularly talented.

Taking away two thousand mid-level Iwa ninja means taking away the new generation of power that two thousand Iwa ninja could create. Under the most ideal circumstances, two thousand Iwa ninja could produce an additional six thousand qualified ninjas every year.

Even with a 60% discount, it's still close to four thousand. If you wait three to five years, it will be over ten thousand.

Although these new ninja groups are not without mentors just because they lack two thousand Iwa ninja, there are experienced genin who can still guide these new ninja.

However, their growth was not as ideal as expected, and the subsequent impact was enormous. After all, a considerable number of these ninjas who did not achieve the expected growth were unable to continue to mentor new ninjas.

At least within the next ten years, the overall quality of Iwagakure will decline by one level.

Furthermore, if two thousand Iwa ninja came to Konoha, would Tatsuma only have them cultivate the land and establish a new ninja village? That would certainly be impossible.

Perhaps most of these people will remain loyal to Iwagakure and return to Iwagakure to continue their Iwagakure ninja careers after the "aid" ends.

However, there will always be some who, whether actively or passively, intentionally or unintentionally, will pass on the techniques of Iwagakure to Konoha. Perhaps after this "aid" project ends, Konoha will gain not only a new Konoha Village district, but also...

The overall reserve of earth-escape resources has been raised to a higher level.

Moreover, during the "reconstruction" period, these two thousand Iwagakure ninja will not consume Konoha's resources. On the contrary, Iwagakure will continue to provide them with salaries, and then these Iwagakure ninja will use Iwagakure's money to spend in Konoha.

At the same time, these people, while consuming the resources of Iwagakure, cannot create any value for the village. They will only waste several years, gaining nothing but learning basic construction skills.

A ninja whose growth stagnates for several years is basically abandoned by the times. New generation replaces the old, and when they want to return to their former ninja life, they will find that they have dropped several levels in terms of combat, reconnaissance, and other skills.

Furthermore, the century-long interest-free loan forced Iwagakure to adjust its economic development strategy once again, halting its ambitious plans to develop the economy and leaving it in the same predicament as Kumogakure, which was on the verge of becoming penniless.

The money that the five great villages received from the Daimyo government has now been clearly allocated: the money from Iwagakure went to Konoha, and the money from Kumogakure went to Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and the small countries that passed through their territory.

As for Sunagakure and Kirigakure, what can they use to compete with Konoha in the economic war? Even if Tatsuma wanted to, he could always use the same old tricks to demand aid money from them for Konoha's expansion.

The Third Shinobi World War can be said to have officially come to an end from this moment on, and what remains is nothing more than a fig leaf for the defeated.

"Minato, please go and tell the Daimyo that this land belongs to Konoha."

In the Hokage's office in Konoha, Tatsuma picked up a pen and drew a circle on the map.

(End of this chapter)