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Sarutobi Hiruzen's level lasted three months.

In the past three months, Sunagakure Village has not attacked again, but has stabilized the border.

But everyone knows that this is just the tranquility before the war.

Sunagakure Village should be researching ways to break Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique. Once they think of a solution, they will immediately launch an attack.

At this time, Konoha's vanguard troops and follow-up troops have arrived. It stands to reason that the opponent has not yet found a way to deal with Minato, so it is a good time to take the initiative to attack.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen sent a letter stating that Konoha cannot take the initiative to enter the Kingdom of Wind and cannot bear the responsibility of invading other countries.

No child would believe such nonsense, but Jiraiya was also a pacifist, so he actually agreed.

As a result, the Konoha army and the Sand Hidden Village troops came to a stalemate at the junction of the Kawa Country and the Wind Country.

The results of Danzo's investigation have also come out.

"Not all towns have formed militia units. After investigation, I found that a total of 27 towns have formed militia units!" Danzo sent the survey results to Sarutobi Hiruzen: "The number of militiamen in these towns ranges from one to two thousand. , as many as seven or eight thousand, generally equipped with wooden armor, leather armor, rattan armor, and some are also equipped with iron armor. The weapons they use are mostly bows and arrows, as well as spears, machetes, kitchen knives, hoes and the like. "

"So many?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the summary data. The total number of these militiamen was nearly 200,000!

"Don't worry, just look at the map!" Danzo said.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and marked these towns on the map one by one.

He didn't know if he didn't mark it, but he discovered it as soon as he marked it.

"Are they all border cities?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.

"Yes!" Danzo nodded: "These cities are mainly located in the northern part of the Country of Fire, the border area of ​​the Country of Sichuan and the Country of Rain. After investigation, I found that the first city to form a militia was this Red Flower Town."

"Because the Kingdom of Rain is less than 20 miles away from Honghua Town, and there are often scattered ninjas from the Kingdom of Rain who often come to Honghua Town to rob. It happens that there are continuous bamboo forests near Honghua Town, so the residents of Honghua Town I made bows and arrows from bamboo to protect myself, and the effect was very good. So other towns suffering from wandering ninjas followed suit and formed militia forces."

Sarutobi Hiruzen touched his chin, is that so?

So the border militia was actually forced out by the homeless ninja problem?

Border cities are indeed areas with a high incidence of wandering ninjas. They commit crimes in the Land of Fire and then hide directly in neighboring countries.

There is no one versus four in Konoha now, no treaty has been made, and it is not convenient for ninjas to go to neighboring countries to perform missions. Facing these wandering ninjas, although they are not helpless, the procedures are really troublesome.

We can't station a ninja in every city just to fight against wandering ninjas.

After all, wandering ninjas can communicate with each other. If there are fewer of you stationed, they may gather together and kill this ninja.

If there are more ninjas stationed there, there will be fewer ninjas available in the village, which is also a problem.

It would be a good idea if each town could form a militia to protect itself.

However, if this is the case, it would be hard for Hiruzen Sarutobi to write to the Daimyo to disband these troops.

After all, without the militia, who would fight against the wandering ninjas?

But no matter what, today is the border, and tomorrow it will be the inland's turn. The day after tomorrow, the village next to Konoha may have to form a militia force.

Form a militia?

Can!

But these forces need to be limited and regulated.

For example, there are currently a total of 27 towns with militias. That’s that many, so don’t add any more.

In addition, these militiamen are not allowed to practice chakra extraction methods, their annual training must not exceed two months, and they are not allowed to wear iron armor.

Every month, Konoha will send ninjas to patrol these 27 towns to help control the problem of wandering ninjas. The expenses incurred during this period will be borne by these 27 towns.

Sarutobi Hiruzen wrote down more than a dozen precautions, sorted out the wording, and then handed it to Danzo: "Do you think it is feasible to deal with the militia in this way?"

Danzo glanced briefly, then nodded: "Okay!"

Although the militia might affect the ninja's income, Danzo didn't really care.

Anyway, the roots don’t rely on these to live.

He was willing to do good things just for political exchange with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

I help you, should you help me too?

Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned the ANBU ninja: "Send this to Kyoto, give it to the daimyo, and come back when you get a reply!"

"Yes!" Anbu nodded and left.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Danzo: "Tell me, is there anything else?"

"The Akatsuki organization has grown to nearly 50,000 people, and has occupied nearly one-fifth of the towns in the Land of Rain!" Danzo said: "I have also convinced Hanzo, so I have to take the roots out, but The opponent is powerful after all, so he still needs your help!"

This version of the Akatsuki organization has been strengthened too much, and the roots that have not been updated are naturally not enough.

"Fifty thousand?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was shocked by this number and asked curiously: "How did they expand and why did they expand so fast?"

"Take care of the food and pay the wages!" Danzo said.

"What do you mean?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned and asked.

"In short, they are the core members of Akatsuki, with one meal a day, and Akatsuki pays each core member a salary." Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's confused look, Danzo had to add: "It's the ninja subsidy!"

"Ninja subsidy?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned: "Everyone has it?"

"Yes!" Danzo nodded.

"How is this possible!" Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up in shock: "That's 50,000 people, how can a mere Akatsuki afford it? We don't even dare to do this in Konoha!"

"Can't afford it?" Danzo asked back.

"Ah, this." Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned, and then sat down again.

50,000 people, 30,000 taels of subsidy per month, only 1.5 billion a month.

In fact, they can't pay that much, it must be paid according to their strength.

50,000 jonin, 30,000 chunnin, 10,000 genin, and 5,000 ordinary people are about the same.

And the number of ninjas is far less, and there are more ordinary people.

On average, one person is less than 6,000.

50,000 people, only 300 million taels.

Akatsuki occupied one-fifth of the towns in the Land of Rain, and it was easy to take out 300 million ryo every month.

Sarutobi Hiruzen calculated it according to Konoha's standards.

Konoha also gave subsidies to ninjas, but not all ninjas, but civilian members working in the Hokage's office building, medical ninjas in Konoha Hospital, ninjas in the Intelligence Department, and all ninjas working in Konoha.

They couldn't go out to perform tasks, and it was not convenient to record office work or medical treatment as tasks, so they simply changed to paying wages in the form of ninja subsidies.

In total, the number of ninjas receiving subsidies in Konoha was less than 2,000, and 200 billion ryo was spent every month.

Konoha was a big country after all, not as shabby as Akatsuki, where the standard for each person was 100,000 ryo.

If the scope of this subsidy was expanded to all ninjas, the monthly expenditure would be 10 billion ryo.

In fact, it didn't take that much, after all, Konoha had fewer jonins than genin, and maybe 20 to 30 billion a month would be enough.

The Fire Country provides Konoha with 50 billion ryo per year, an average of 4.1 billion ryo per month. If all ninjas are given subsidies, the funds are more than enough.

However, Konoha cannot afford this money.

Why?

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo looked at each other and tacitly skipped this question.

"Akatsuki is indeed evil. They actually give money to ninjas. This is corrupting the will of ninjas!!" Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked on the table and defined Akatsuki.

Such an organization must be eliminated. Otherwise, when the news of Akatsuki comes out, everyone will stop talking about the selfless dedication of the will of fire and come to me for salary. What should I do?

Danzo also nodded. When he didn't know about Akatsuki, he was really subconsciously alert. After understanding it, Akatsuki became his mortal enemy.

"How many people do you need?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.

"At least thirty jonin!" Danzo immediately said: "I have less than ten jonins in the root, and the Akatsuki organization has at least three thousand combat ninjas. This is no less than fighting a war. Although the middle and low-level ninjas are borne by the Hidden Rain Village, the high-level combat power still has to come from us!".

"Thirty people, I promise to take down the Akatsuki organization!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it, shook his head and said: "Thirty people are not enough, I will give you sixty!"

"Sixty?" Danzo was stunned, and then immediately counted.

Konoha has a total of 150 jonins, including 16 in the Anbu, 120 in the Jonin class, and 14 in other departments.

The jonin here refers to the jonin, and the special jonin is not counted as a jonin.

In the war with the Hidden Sand Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen drew 80 jonins to participate in the war, plus 30 people from the Anbu and other departments, a total of 110!

The remaining jonins are at most 40, where did the 60 people come from?

Good Sarutobi Hiruzen, you are so cruel!

We have so much money in the Root every year, and I have been recruiting talents everywhere. After so many years, we have only cultivated 16 jonins. You just quietly took out 60?

How much have you embezzled?

Could it be that you have lied to me about the amount of money that the Fire Country provides to Konoha every year?

Danzo cursed in his heart, but there was no anger on his face.

You should be angry when you should be angry, but now is not the time to be angry.

Take these 60 people down first, and then put the tongue disaster mark on them one by one.

What? You ask me if I dare?

With 78 jonin in hand, do you think I dare?

"By the way, although these 60 jonin are handed over to you, they only help you fight and are not responsible for other matters!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"Of course!" Danzo nodded. As long as it is in my hands, you have no say!

"So I have to send Shinnosuke to lead this army!"

"What?" Danzo's eyes widened immediately: "You don't trust me?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke is not strong, that is compared with the three ninjas and Konoha White Fang. In fact, his combat power is also the first echelon below the Hokage, the three ninjas, and Konoha White Fang, and the elite jonin level.

Although it is not easy to beat Danzo, Danzo can't control him.

With him as a spiritualist, these sixty jonins can forget about it.

"Of course I trust you!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said softly: "After all, we have been partners for more than ten years, but these sixty people are my Sarutobi clan. Of course, it is better for the ninjas of my Sarutobi clan to lead them. What do you think!"

"You are so good, Sarutobi Hiruzen, you actually took the funds given to you by the daimyo and spent them on the family?" Danzo's eyes widened immediately.

Fuck, I thought I was shameless enough to intercept funds to develop the Root, but the Root is still the root of the village after all.

You actually used it directly to develop your own family?

Too despicable, too shameless!

Why didn't I think of it!

Yes, no matter how useful the Root is, can it be as useful as the Shimura clan?

No, when I come back from the Rain Country, I will do the same.

Wait, since he is a member of the Sarutobi tribe, how could he bear to send him to the battlefield?

Danzo's eyes rolled and he immediately figured it out.

Yes, the leaders of the Akatsuki organization are all children who have not yet reached adulthood. No matter how talented they are, they are only elite jonin at best.

And the Akatsuki organization has 3,000 ninjas and 50,000 members. This number is real.

Then the credit for suppressing the Akatsuki organization is equivalent to destroying the country!

This is a great credit!

If you only look at the numbers, the Akatsuki organization does have the size of a big country, but it does not have the strength of a big country!

It is like a balloon that is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and it will burst if you poke it with a needle.

This is equivalent to the merit of destroying a country, and it is picked up for free!

Who doesn't want the merit of destroying a country picked up for free!

Not only is the merit of destroying a country picked up for free, but you can also get the credit of uniting with the Rain Country, turning the country that was originally an opponent into a friend, which is also a great merit!

Two merits combined into one, Danzo dare not imagine how much prestige this will bring!

As long as Sarutobi Shinnosuke participates, isn't this enough to run for Hokage?

"Good you Sarutobi Hiruzen, so this is what you are thinking!" Danzo, who figured out everything, was immediately furious. It was obviously me who found the opportunity, and you also want to interfere?

No, the credit cannot be given to Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

However, I only have 16 jonins in my hand, and I can't beat the opponent with 60 jonins even if I go out in full force!

"It seems that I have to ask the family for some support!" Danzo thought to himself.

The Sarutobi clan can easily take out 60 jonins, but the Shimura clan may have to break their bones if they take out 40 jonins.

But it doesn't matter, the casualties in this battle will not be great, on the contrary, the gains after victory will be great, and it will not be a problem to convince the family.

Let's do it!

Danzo, who has figured everything out, nodded decisively: "Okay, let's do it as you say!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned, not knowing what Danzo was thinking about.

But he thought that with sixty jonin in hand, as long as they were well isolated and set up camp separately from the root ninjas, nothing should go wrong.

Well, for the sake of being conservative, send another twenty jonin, disguised as chunin to follow, so that even if Danzo wants to make trouble, I have a backup plan!

So far, a big battle was decided quite casually by the two people in the time it took to smoke a pack of cigarettes.