Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

The more he learned about Hiruko and Konoha, the greater the pressure became.

However, the situation in Sunagakure, the village of the Land of Wind, was changing rapidly.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, frowned as he looked at the accounts of Sunagakure in front of him.

Although the Sand Village's accounts were not falsified this month, the situation is still quite bad.

This was actually the result of Hiruko's initiative to help; Konoha's "son-in-law" was indeed capable.

Knowing that Sunagakure was in a bad situation, they directly transferred a lot of missions to Sunagakure.

While Konoha, as the victor, certainly had its own heavy workload and insufficient manpower, its willingness to share its workload with Sunagakure demonstrates considerable sincerity.

In the past, if you wanted to get more mission slots and resources, you could only fight for them with your life. In a world where the strong prey on the weak, this is no joke.

A mere woman can bring in so many resources; even an ex-boyfriend's shadow would probably be very willing to do so.

Marrying his daughter into Konoha was indeed a good move in some ways, but the necessary expenses still couldn't be spared.

Sunagakure has always been wary of spending too much money, and Hiruko's suggestion has been taken seriously by everyone in the village.

They discovered that obtaining water vapor from the Land of Rain was feasible, but considering environmental factors, the officials dared not act rashly and could only conduct simulation experiments first.

This experiment consumed a significant amount of Sunagakure's time and energy that was previously tied to military spending.

In the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Sand Village suffered far fewer losses than the Leaf Village.

However, the problem is that the strength of Sunagakure is still far inferior to that of Konoha.

For Konoha, although the Fourth Shinobi World War brought them two years of pain, they have now recovered to a considerable extent.

After all, Konoha is financially strong. Even if it is short of manpower, it can use its strong financial resources to attract talents from other small countries like a powerful magnet.

They can obtain reliable assistance from surrounding forces and continuously strengthen their own power.

Konoha's geographical conditions are exceptional, making it undoubtedly the first choice for many.

Hearing that the exceptionally talented ninja prodigies of the Land of Grass were choosing to join Konoha rather than befriending the Grass Village, they realized that many of them were choosing to join Konoha.

In contrast, Sunagakure Village can only spend precious funds to painstakingly cultivate its own talent.

The high-ranking officials of Sunagakure understood that Konoha's current commercial prosperity was inseparable from the support of merchants, and that its own strength was considerable enough to make merchants take it seriously.

The Sand Village ninjas couldn't produce these things.

Moreover, Konoha's strength continues to expand.

If the gap between Sunagakure and Konoha is too large, even if Hiruko is willing to facilitate some kind of relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha, the other high-ranking officials of Konoha may not agree.

After all, how can one form alliances with others without sufficient strength?

So-called alliances, when the strength is unequal, are nothing more than a sophisticated form of surrender.

The Sand Village must possess sufficient power to establish itself in the ninja world.

However, no matter how much Sunagakure develops, its existing resources seem insufficient to build its own power.

Even with Konoha allocating extra mission quotas, Sunagakure's share within the Konoha United Merchants Association is still insufficient.

Sunagakure couldn't think of a quick way to make money. Just as they were frowning over their current predicament, an envoy from Konoha arrived, bringing with him a personal letter from Hiruko.

After a moment's thought, the Sunagakure leadership sent a letter to Hiruko, informing him that Temari was undergoing various training programs and was developing exceptionally well.

The messenger nodded, seemingly intending to deliver these words and the letter to Beiliuhu together.

and many more!

Hiruko seemed to want to specifically remind the Sunagakure leadership that perhaps they wanted to make a fortune in the Land of Sky, which was why they sent an envoy.

After all, he was still Beiliuhu's father-in-law, but how could he say such a thing directly?

Judging from this situation, the envoy's arrival must be for profit, and Sunagakure should also take action.

In Yanyin Village, Huang Tu painfully opened his eyes.

He was not injured and never thought of shirking responsibility, but every time he opened his eyes and saw the accounts of Iwagakure, he felt as if he had fallen into an abyss and was in unbearable pain.

The accounts were a complete mess, enough to inspire despair at a glance. As a result, Huang Tu even plucked out a lot of his hair, almost turning into a bald patch.

But he was helpless, since Iwagakure was the defeated side.

In fact, if it weren't for the agreement reached with Konoha and Iwagakure joining the Konoha United Merchants Association, Iwagakure's economy would probably have collapsed long ago.

The war reparations had already placed an unbearable burden on Iwagakure, and the village had lost a large number of customers. The remaining mission commissions had also been driven down to extremely low prices, making the accounts a truly appalling mess.

However, as a member of Iwagakure, Huang Tu had to be careful with his money and sometimes even had to do things against his conscience.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, also resigned due to this defeat.

However, Huang Tu received a handwritten letter from Bei Liu Hu.

At this moment, the Mizukage of Kirigakure was eating his meal while glancing at the canned sardines in front of him.

Even if Kirigakure is poor, it wouldn't be so impoverished that the Mizukage has to eat canned food every day.

Actually, it's because the Water Shadow sets an example by vigorously promoting canned food, so he eats this stuff every day.

Although Kirigakure has abundant fishery resources and its canned food tastes good, it's impossible to eat it every day!

Yagura was already feeling overwhelmed and almost threw up.

While stuffing tuna into her mouth, Mizukage looked at Mei Terumi through teary eyes and said, "Just marry him, you like him anyway, don't you?"

Well, the biggest beneficiary is indeed Kirigakure.

Mei Terumi clenched her fists, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to smash the guy in front of her who was making her both angry and annoyed.

Hiruko had already figured him out, yet he didn't even react in the slightest.

Oh, it can't be said that there was no reaction at all. Hiruko even came over and reached a contract with the Terumi family, helping the Terumi family open many fish processing plants, and even some mineral water and beverage factories.

The Hidden Mist Village only put in a little effort, yet gained so much benefit; the elders of the Terumi family were already beaming with joy.

As for the minor matter of Terumi Mei being captured by Hiruko, no one in the family objected.

After all, Hiruko personally apologized and offered a gift as compensation, and everyone was quite drunk at the time.

On a whim, they all forgave Hiruko, after all, Hiruko had given them too many benefits.

With such a wealthy husband, even if he were to eat his own daughter before they were even married, it wouldn't seem like such a big deal.

The thought of her mother happily counting the gold bars sent by Hiruko was unbearable for Terumi Mei.

She held her forehead, unsure of what to say, only able to remark that with money, Beiruthu could truly do whatever he wanted.

Mei Terumi then suppressed her anger and said, "Lord Mizukage, what are you talking about?"

"Didn't Hiruko already say that he plans to marry Temari-san?"

Upon hearing this, the Water Shadow's previously languid expression vanished instantly, and she became completely energized.

Immediately afterwards, the Mizukage waved his hand gently and said unhurriedly, "Don't worry, Konoha will never allow an heir with the blood of Sunagakure to be born into the world."

"So, Temari, that little girl, is nothing more than a pawn to be manipulated."

"Hiruko had told me before that he was going to marry Tsunade."

Therefore, his marriage to Temari was merely a formality between ninja villages for the sake of mutual benefit, and not a significant matter at all.

In my opinion, this little girl will most likely only be able to have one daughter in her life.

As long as she can't give birth to a son, you still have a chance.

Despite his usual amiable and easy-going demeanor, when it comes to matters of great importance like the succession, he is uncompromising and takes a very firm stance.

Furthermore, Temari is still young. Although she already exudes a certain assertiveness, in the eyes of ordinary people, this assertiveness may not be anything special.

In the eyes of us who are part of the shadows, however, it is utterly repulsive.

"hehe!"

Chapter 133 Gentle Motherhood

"Based on this analysis, at most she was kept as a mistress by Hiruko and had no right to be his legal wife."

"Now, it's time for us to fight for it based on our own abilities."

"That woman Tsunade has no gentle demeanor whatsoever that a woman should have; she's all impulsive and rash."

Even if she was the woman Hiruko liked in his childhood and he had always secretly admired her, over time, Hiruko's aura towards her would gradually fade.

We don't need to take these things to heart at all.

You only need to love Hiruko wholeheartedly and pour all your tender maternal instincts into him without reservation.

At that time, you won't need to do anything special. Just sit quietly to the side and support him unconditionally.

This tenderness is enough to move even the most hardened man.

"She's saying something completely incomprehensible again." Mei Terumi rolled her eyes at the Mizukage.

"If what you say is true, that Biluhu hates political marriages the most, then why do you think I'm suitable? I'm on your side, after all. Isn't this a contradiction?"

"Because you are my carefully chosen successor, and through you, I can bind Konoha and Kirigakure tightly together, sharing common interests," the Mizukage said solemnly.

Mei Terumi's eyes widened in shock and disbelief: "Don't blame me for being nosy when you say that, you must be out of your mind!"

"What kind of absurd idea is that? The child of the Hokage and Mizukage inheriting the positions of Hokage and Mizukage sounds utterly ridiculous."

"After he finishes being Hokage, our family will do everything we can to make him Mizukage!"

"What's going on here? Aren't you just handing over the entire Hidden Mist Village to Konoha?!"

The Mizukage blinked, a slight smile playing on his lips, and chuckled, "If Konoha really annexes the entire Kirigakure, the external pressure from Konoha might actually make our Kirigakure more united."

"After all, we joined voluntarily, so Konoha can't impose too many restrictions on us."

Given time, we can stir up some trouble within Konoha; internal subjugation is always more effective than external attacks.

"What if Konoha really conquers our successor?"

Shuiying's eyes became meaningful: "If it really comes to that, if even your child is willing to betray his own family, then it can only mean that I, as the head of the household, have failed."

"Everything we do is in pursuit of true happiness, so that everyone in the Water Kingdom can live a fulfilling life."

"In that case, it's alright to admit defeat."