Miso War 1

Makoto rested all night, and in the early morning of the next day, he called up Konoha's brains to start the assessment.

Whatever the cause, now that he's taken the job, it's time for him to get it right.

If you can't do things beautifully, Roju probably... Go ahead, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds.

After everyone arrived, Makoto directly announced to everyone that Konoha will cooperate with the military to carry out an economic war against the Lannd of the Sky.

Hearing Makoto's announcement, Konoha's executives were in a very stable mood, and there was not even a single objection, so they forced Makoto to swallow his explanation.

Everyone seemed to trust him.

He didn't tell Konoha's senior management about this before, and he made a decision directly. If it were the same as before, even if Danzo didn't make a move, Konoha's senior management should complain. Now... it's all good things, all good things, which shows that he has high prestige.

Makoto looked around again at the calm Konoha executives.

"You... do you have anything to say about this?"

No one answered.

After waiting for a while, Uchiha Fugaku, who was sitting first on Makoto's left, spoke.

"Hokage-sama, our Uchiha Clan has been doing well recently, and we have accumulated some funds... I wonder if we can follow suit?"

Makoto: "..."

I don't want you to invest, I want to impose economic sanctions on the Land of the Sky and force Soragakure to come out.

Are you misunderstanding me?

I'm really not a money fan who thinks about making money all day long!

However, before Makoto could complain, Hyuuga, who was sitting first on Makoto's right, also spoke.

"If Hokage-sama still lacks funds... the Hyuuga Clan is willing to help Hokage-sama."

Okay, everyone has money, right?

Why was it that during the Fourth Ninja World War, everyone looked dead, as if they were afraid that I would borrow money from you?

Not only Uchiha and Hyuuga, after these two clans spoke, other clans also spoke.

It seems that if you don't speak again, the opportunity to make money will slip away from you.

Makoto had no choice but to hold down the clan leaders who were inexplicably excited.

"It is really grateful that you trust me so much. But we don't talk about this today. There is really another reason... It's just that I can't tell you directly for some confidentiality reasons."

"In the next few months, please cooperate with my work. –

"If you have any normal trade with the Land of the Sky..."

The current Sora is still in a dormant state for the time being, and the Land of the Sky is not the same as Soragakure. Except for a foresight guy like Makoto, for Konoha, the Land of the Sky is just a small country that is extremely weak and does not have its own Hidden Village.

Some Konoha clans reach far, and it is normal to have some normal trade with the Land of the Sky.

Especially now that Konoha's economy is developing rapidly, the big clans have turned their attention to other countries.

"We naturally support Hokage-sama's decision unconditionally!"

"The Land of the Sky is some distance away from Konoha, and we are just waiting for a normal transaction. If Konoha needs it, our clan can give up the business route in that area."

The benefits of giving enough small money along the way began to appear. Although it is indeed a pity to voluntarily give up some businesses, after Makoto ordered it, no one objected.

Makoto smiled, naturally he would not let these clans sacrifice in vain. So under the expectant eyes of everyone, he began to increase the budget of Konoha's various departments.

Of course, it is also weakening the roots of Danzo's leadership.

"Fugaku-dono, Konoha has expanded a lot recently, and even the various religions and schools have increased a lot, and the pressure on public security is great. Fortunately, with the joint efforts of you and the Uchihas, Konoha has not had any major problems. In this regard, you can be said to have contributed the most... I'm not good at words, so I won't say much. Starting from next month, the budget of Konoha Police Force will be increased by 30%. "

"Thank you so much for your trust! We just did what we should do!"

Uchiha Fugaku spoke humble words, but the smile on the corner of his mouth could not be locked no matter what, the richness almost overflowed.

Material rewards are second to none, but Makoto was the first to name Uchiha, and there is still credit to be claimed. Let Uchiha show his face in front of other clan once, and he will naturally feel happy – it is very difficult to obtain such second-class merit in non-wartime.

After praising the Uchihas, Makoto looked at Hyuuga.

"Before, I sent two teams of Chunin from the Hyuuga Clan to the Land of Grass to help the Land of Grass restore law and order and carry out construction work. Not long ago, the leader of the Kusagakure, Ryusei, wrote a letter in person, full of praise for the Hyuuga ninjas."

"This is very good. It is very beneficial to the reputation of our Konoha ninjas. I won't say more. The salary of these expatriate Hyuuga ninjas should be increased by 20%."

After Makoto finished speaking, Hyuuga bowed immediately.

"Thank you for your trust! They just did what they were supposed to do..."

All in all, Makoto named them one by one, and tried every means to increase the budget for all the forces inside Konoha.

There are a few guys who really have no reason, Makoto directly praised the other party for walking into the office with his left foot today, he looks really handsome, and he can be promoted by the whole Konoha.

Everyone was given an increase in their budget, and they were naturally in a happy mood, and no one objected.

Except... Danzo.

Makoto didn't reduce the Root's budget, but everyone's budget was increased, except that Root's budget remained unchanged.

Some kind of invisible pressure wrapped Danzo heavily, making it difficult for this old man who had participated in countless battles to breathe.

Makoto never made a direct physical attack on Danzo, but he attacked Root's morale and organization every moment.

Root was helpless in this regard.

Even compared to having no lower limit...they are far less unfathomable than the lower limit of the Godaime.

However, Danzo did not make any resistance, but when everyone looked at him, he stood up and asked Makoto.

"Hokage-sama, I have gained some experience in the sealing technique recently, but when I want to go a step further, I have no clue... I wonder if you can allow me to borrow a few scrolls from the Kinjutsu Room?"

"...Oh?"

... ...

Makoto finally agreed to Danzo's request and allowed him to borrow some Hijutsu (Secret jutsu) from the Kinjutsu room at will.

Danzo took the opportunity to borrow a lot, and he borrowed them in batches, making it unclear which scroll he really wanted to read for a while.

But Makoto didn't have so many worries.

Because he saw that in Danzo's borrowing list, there is a volume that is the Reibi Resuscitation Hijutsu.

Mixed in the vast number of s, this secret biography may not be eye-catching. But as soon as Makoto saw this thing, he knew that it must be the group of guys from Danzo and Sora who got together.

Only Soragakure would think of this thing.

Ordinary people don't even know what a Reibi is, why are you researching it?

The only thing Makoto couldn't be sure of was whether it was Sora that contacted Danzo, or Danzo that contacted Sora... Forget it, it's the same.

Anyway, these two are the objects he must solve.

Now Makoto's goal is Soragakura, but it will be Danzo's turn soon.

After pressing down these thoughts, Makoto ordered to Kakashi.

"Kakashi, find a few reliable ninjas yourself, and tell the other Four Great Hidden Villages that I want to attack the Land of the Sky. Let them not be nervous, let alone misunderstand."

Kakashi hesitated a little.

At present, Konoha and Suna have a very good relationship. Yondaime Kazekage is said to be Makoto's father-in-law, so it is only natural to say hello to him before making a move.

Especially Kiri.

According to Kakashi's observations, in the Five Great Hidden Villages, only Mizukage and Makoto have been communicating with each other.

To a large extent, the reason why Kirigakure has been unable to deal with Konoha is because the Land of Fire is much stronger than the Land of Water...

It is also using Heihu Taoxin, and the one activated by the Jiuyang Shengong is stronger. Under the pressure of such hard power, Kirigakure has nothing to do.

T/N: 'Heihu Taoxin', word by word translation is 'Black Tiger Steals Heart', is not an idiom, it's generally used as a martial art term to denote a martial move; 'Jiuyang Shengong', word by word translation is 'Nine Suns Divine Art', from "Nine Yang Manuel", a fictional martial arts manual in Jin Yonng's Condor Trilogy

But remind them in advance now... Will they intervene instead?

"Face is given by others yet lost on one's own devices. –

"Even if you are an enemy ninja, you don't have to meet and fight to the death...the days to come will be long. –

"Of course, if they are willing to die, then I don't mind playing with them."

Kakashi understood immediately and didn't dare to ask again.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

... ...

Kakashi quickly selected a reliable subordinate and sent the news out.

So far, Makoto's preliminary preparations have been completed. After brewing for a while, he can attack the Land of the Sky.

What he didn't expect was that before he could do anything, a well-informed businessman came to his door and wanted to cooperate with him.

"…Cooperate?"

Makoto looked at the smiling fat businessman opposite him speechlessly, and couldn't figure out what he was thinking for a while.

"I don't understand what you mean."

"Oh, Hokage-sama is really too cautious." The fat businessman said this very familiarly and said in a tone that said 'both you and I understand', "I have heard about the matter between you and Roju... Your next goal is the Land of the Sky, right?"

"Can you count me in?"

Makoto raised his dead fish eyes.

He probably guessed what was going on.

Since a long time ago, Makoto has been consciously creating a personality for himself.

Now this image project can be said to have achieved initial results.

Everyone knows that Makoto has no morals, but he is very good at making money.

The former is mixed, and cannot be generalized.

And the latter did allow him to make a lot of businessman friends.

Big businessmen always like friends who are powerful, reputable, and have channels and ideas.

– In fact, for the big businessmen, if Makoto hadn't become Hokage, facing such a capable young man, they would definitely accept Makoto as their son-in-law and adopted son.

Big businessmen have always been decisive in this regard.

And the reason why this big businessman now thinks that Makoto wants to extract money from the Land of the Sky is entirely because of Makoto's previous convictions. He really has too many criminal convictions... Also, his behavior at the reception was a bit strange.

After all, in terms of the situation at the time, the bosses had just gathered together and hadn't really figured out what to do.

For them, Makoto was willing to take the initiative to make troubles and draw daimyo's attention for them, which is of course good.

But for Makoto himself, it was a bit abrupt, conflicting with Makoto's previous personalities... Surely he could make money, right?

If there is money to be made, then it is easy to understand.

The big businessmen don't understand how Makoto wants to make money, but he has done many wonderful operations, and this is not the first time.

So... bring a brother?

Realizing the intention of the big businessman, Makoto showed embarrassment.

It's not that Makoto wanted to manipulate the other party, but he really didn't think about it.

According to his plan, he just wanted to use this salary cut incident as an excuse to mobilize the power of the Land of Fire so as to achieve the effect of defeating others without fighting.

He really didn't think about how much money he made from this incident.

– Makoto couldn't be more clear about the virtues of big businessmen. They came to him in the hope of making money. Once they get involved and don't make a lot of money, they are absolutely unwilling to leave.

With the addition of these big businessmen, the behavior that was originally aimed at the Land of the Sky is likely to spread...

Makoto just wanted to hit Sora, he really didn't think too much about anything else.

However, Makoto hesitation obviously contained a different meaning in the eyes of the big businessman.

"Ah, are you worried about this... We understand the rules, so you don't have to worry about this. –

"Since it's your game, of course we have you as the core and will never overstep. We are only responsible for providing funds and will not interfere with your decision."

The big businessman looked at Makoto cautiously, and seeing that his expression had not loosened, he took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Makoto.

"Hokage-sama, please believe in our sincerity!"

Makoto opened the envelope and found that it was an equity contract of several film and television industries and surrounding companies.

Have to say that the other party is really accurate.

Konoha Entertainment released two films before, and the response was very good – especially after the viral marketing by the Shikaku tabloid.

This year is not over yet, and some statisticians have joked that this year's sales rankings must be Aoho's own.

The momentum of Konoha Entertainment can be said to be the same for a while.

But... too slow.

Makoto has never forgotten that he has a task of ninja thought, which will inevitably use the major promotion of Konoha Entertainment.

As a new company, Konoha Entertainment is already strong enough.

But Makoto wanted to make it a wealthy family and an authority.

In this case, ten years is not enough...

The big businessmen don't know Makoto's grand blueprint, but they know that Makoto does things to make money, and he attaches great importance to Konoha Entertainment.

So after careful consideration, they are willing to share their entertainment resources with Makoto.

These entertainment resources may not be very high-end, but the advantage lies in their solid foundation, which can save Makoto a lot of time next week.

Obviously, the big businessmen don't think that Makoto's creation of Konoha Entertainment is just for fun.

Konoha Entertainment is too strong, and the established entertainment company is hard to resist. Since you won't be able to beat it for a while, it's better to have you in me, and me in you, and everyone will make a fortune together.

In this case...

Makoto originally wanted to refuse, but this time they really made him an unrefusable condition.

"You are really bad."

Makoto finally accepted the envelope.

...If you just bring a few big merchants along, it shouldn't be a problem, right?