Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 56: Exchange of Ninjutsu
If the military expenditure account is not increased, why would the Daimyo of the Fire Country give so much military expenditure to Konoha Village? It is good enough that the military expenditure is not reduced.

If the commission is not higher, how will the ordinary ninjas at the bottom get the motivation to work hard on the missions?
How can one awaken the ninja will, improve strength, and continue to shine for Konoha Village without fighting hard?
This policy is quite beneficial to Konoha Village, and the only ones who are hurt are the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and those ordinary ninjas at the bottom.

Unfortunately, when the front-line officers saw the village doing this, they followed suit and learned from the logistics department to give commissions to the lower-level ninjas. Those who did not understand the rules were warned to die, and those who dared not to pay were forced to step on mines, dismantle traps, and serve as bait. There is always one that suits you.

As time went on, the lower-level ninjas would even take the initiative to offer this so-called battlefield guidance fee for various reasons without the need for the superior officers to take the initiative. The most common way was for the lower-level ninjas to take the initiative to buy explosive blades for the superior officers to use. In this way, even Danzo Shimura would not be able to find any evidence against them.

Therefore, after the ninja war, Konoha Village suffered countless casualties, but it also fattened up a large group of rats, especially those ninja clan members with backgrounds, who acted even more unscrupulously.

The third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, later realized the problem and finally thought of reforming it, but he still had no good solution. This kind of atmosphere had already formed, and it was difficult to reverse it, and it was even more entangled.

If he were to reform, it would be equivalent to revolutionizing himself. He was a ninja from the Sarutobi clan, of which he was a member, and the largest one at that. If he offended the entire centralized military interests, he might not even be able to keep his position as Hokage.

However, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was not completely helpless. His good partner Danzo Shimura might not be very capable in dealing with external parties, but he was extremely knowledgeable and ruthless in dealing with internal parties.

Danzo Shimura has zero tolerance for anyone who harms the interests of Konoha Village, no matter who it is, and he is also an expert at catching corruption.

With Danzo Shimura as the sword hanging over his head, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly got hold of a large number of ninjas' handles. With the big stick in one hand and the sweet dates in the other, he found that this approach was surprisingly effective, and it allowed him to gradually gain control of Konoha's military and political power.

After using this useful political tactic for a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen became addicted to it and no longer had the motivation to reform.

Since they can get more military funds from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and better consolidate their own rule, who would be foolish enough to carry out reforms? As long as there is no chaos below and Konoha's superficial prosperity is maintained, everything will be fine.

On the contrary, Danzo Shimura was a bit relentless and took this matter very seriously. Sarutobi Hiruzen took the opportunity to be a good person and saved many ninjas who had made mistakes, which allowed him to win over many people's hearts.

Even with the back-and-forth cooperation between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen was able to secure the position of Hokage through political compromise, and now he has a tendency to suppress the many ninja clans of Konoha.

The title of the strongest Hokage spread like wildfire.

From this we can see that although Sarutobi Hiruzen is not as powerful as the previous two Hokage, he is still quite good at political tactics.

"Sasuke, Elder Danzo will be coming to the front in a few days. During this time, you should not use your subordinates' bladed equipment and supplies. Instead, use these mission merit points to exchange for more bladed equipment and supplies."

Nara Shikasa is not Akimichi Toribo, and he has obviously conducted a careful investigation on Umino Sasuke.

"Yes, yes, Lord Shikasa is right."

Umino Sasuke immediately looked flattered and nervous. He knew what Nara Shikasa meant in his words. He was not really concerned about him or giving him any advice. Instead, he was reminding him that the evidence of corruption had fallen into his hands, Nara Shikasa's. He had to be obedient and continue to be loyal in the future.

Unfortunately, Nara Shikasa will be disappointed.

It's true that he used a large amount of bladed equipment from Tekudo, but that doesn't mean he embezzled it. A single Multiple Iron Prison Gate was equivalent to an A-rank defensive ninjutsu, worth nearly 10 million ryo. Honestly, the Teku family owed him quite a bit. They were a shrewd business family, and gift-giving and building relationships were commonplace. Their work was impeccable, and they'd already sent him an IOU to prevent this. As a staff officer in the logistics department, Nara Shikasa was incredibly busy. After wooing and threatening Umino Sasuke, he returned to his official duties.

After leaving the office, Umino Sasuke took Tekudo and the other two to another logistics office, intending to use the large amount of mission merit points he had just obtained to exchange for ninjutsu.

"It's really a sudden wealth!"

Umino Sasuke was very excited. If the merit points of an S-level mission were converted into taels of silver, the total amount would be more than one million taels. Excluding Sarutobi Shinnosuke's share, he could get 30%, which is more than 200,000 taels.

Of course, the merit points from this S-level mission are not many, but the biggest benefit is that there is an additional S-level mission completion record, which can be used to exchange for advanced ninjutsu.

However, he completed the two A-level ninjutsu independently, and he pocketed almost all of the mission merit points except for the 10% mission income tax.

The reward for an A-level mission, converted into money, is generally between 150,000 and 1,000,000 taels. Since Nara Shikasa helped to assess it as a high-risk A-level mission, the reward must be at least 750,000 taels or more. The combined rewards for the two A-level missions must be more than 1,500,000 taels.

"So you became a millionaire overnight?"

Umino Sasuke had the illusion that it was just yesterday. Just half a month ago, he was still managing his finances by pinching pennies on the cheap military pills, but now he was almost achieving financial freedom.

No wonder so many people want to become a Jonin, high-level missions are really profitable.

Moreover, after becoming a Jonin, one will have a certain say and will be the target of wooing by all parties. The mission rewards will not be deducted much, but instead one can squeeze more income from ordinary ninjas at the bottom and then set up an industry in Konoha Village. If the population is prosperous, one can even build a small ninja clan.

Going up to the second floor, Umino Sasuke, along with Tekudo and the other two, soon arrived at a large and luxurious office.

As expected of a department in charge of logistics and exchange, it is so grand and luxurious that you can tell at a glance that it must be well-funded.

"Huh? It's Sarutobi Kagejiro." Before Umino Sasuke stepped into the office, he habitually sensed whether there was any danger or trap in the room. However, he found that there was no danger, but there was a person hiding in the secret lounge on the inner left side of the office. It was Sarutobi Kagejiro.

At this time, Sarutobi Kagejiro was holding a glass of red wine in his hand, with his ear pressed against the wall, obviously trying to find out what would happen next in the office.

"Hey, isn't this Sasuke? What, you don't know who I am? I'm Mito Kado Tsuna, a special jonin from the logistics exchange team. Shinnosuke has already told me about you. The Falcon summoning beast has been prepared for you a long time ago."

As soon as Mitomon Takashi saw Umino Sasuke, he was extremely enthusiastic, but Umino Sasuke still caught the contempt and disdain hidden in his eyes.

Umino Sasuke sneered in his heart. It seemed that this Mito Kado Takashi was in cahoots with Sarutobi Kagejiro, and he had come with ill intentions.

(End of this chapter)