Nagato learned from Kusakabe that Amegakure had been developing steadily under the protection of Hanzo the Salamander and had not encountered any trouble. Reassured, Nagato looked at Kusakabe with trusting eyes as he started fiddling with the beaker again, determined to impress Orochimaru.

"Brother Zhi, although these eyes are not mine, I want to make the most of the Rinnegan's power. I will cooperate fully during this time so that I can also contribute to the ninja world!"

Kusaji nodded gently. He respected Nagato's wishes. Besides, some experiments were still incomplete. Nagato and the Rinnegan were quite compatible. He shouldn't have been affected by Kotoamatsukami. But since it wasn't his own eye, he was unconscious and had been in a coma for nearly a month!

"Nagato, I will have Orochimaru give it his all so that you can master all the power of the Rinnegan as soon as possible!"

"Thank you so much, Brother Zhi!"

At this moment, a resolute glint flashed in the eyes of Yakushi Kabuto, who was standing to the side, and then he suddenly knelt down in front of Kusanagi.

"Lord Kusakage, I am guilty!"

"What's wrong, Kabuto?"

"Actually, I'm a Root ninja. A lot of the information about the business operations of Kusagakure was secretly passed on to Konoha by me!"

Seeing this, Nagato wisely closed his eyes to rest. Yakushi Kabuto lowered his head, but instead of receiving the scolding he expected, he was helped up by the other party.

"Kabuto, I'm very happy that you're willing to reveal your identity. Apart from being the executioner, every single Root ninja was actually harmed by Danzo!"

"I think you have your own compelling reasons. Tell me and see if I can help!"

Yakushi Kabuto remained silent, then kowtowed deeply.

"Lord Kusakage, I beg you to rescue the headmaster and the others. Only Kusakage can bring peace back to the orphaned children of war!"

Kusaji frowned slightly. The dean that Kabuto Yakushi mentioned, Yakushi Nonou, was once a member of Root. She was skilled in medical ninjutsu and was also an excellent spy. The other orphans were easier to deal with.

At worst, he could write a letter expressing his willingness to unconditionally support the reconstruction of Konoha and, to demonstrate the close alliance between the two villages, accept another batch of orphans who had lost both parents!

However, Yakushi Nonou really didn't have a suitable solution. He couldn't possibly open another orphanage and abduct the girl...

Suddenly, Kusaji seemed to have thought of something, a sly glint in his eyes, before he smiled gently at Yakushi Kabuto.

"Kabuto Yakushi, you should learn well from Orochimaru. I hope you will be the chief scientist of Kusagakure!"

"As for those children and the director you mentioned, I believe good news will come soon!"

The next day, groups of intelligent women could be seen everywhere in the streets of Kusagakure, looking at the notices with eyes that revealed their determination to succeed.

"This is an opportunity to get to know Lord Kusakage!"

"I'm confident I can handle the job of a personal secretary!"

"I'm a professional at falsifying accounts in my family, I can definitely do it!"

The notice stated that, in order to ensure better development and gather ideas from all sides, and to take care of the daily life of the Kusakabe (Grass Village Chief), the village was recruiting one secretary and several think tank members. The requirements were that the members be women, capable, and willing to work overtime!

Ignoring the excellent benefits offered upon hiring, the fact that he was responsible for taking care of the village's shadow was enough to drive this group of women who worshipped Kusashimi completely mad!

Thus began a massive recruitment fair, with Cao Zhi personally taking charge to find a secretary. Of course, his real purpose was not that, and the other senior executives also made their moves to seize the opportunity!

Due to the large number of applicants, other senior executives and supporters of Caozhi also chose to help with the screening.

Xue Wuyue, her face flushed, held a stack of interview resumes in her hand and walked respectfully to Cao Zhi.

"This 36D is hot..."

"boom……"

"I'm not in a beauty pageant, Wuyue, throw away that stack of your resumes!"

Hozuki Mangetsu, accompanied by his constantly shouting younger brother, entered the office, calmly pulled out one resume from a stack, and tossed the rest aside.

"?"

"Full Moon, what are you doing?"

"As Lord Kusakage's personal secretary, there's no need to look at anything else. Just keep the luckiest person and have them participate in the interview!"

"Get out! You and Shuiyue are not allowed to attend job fairs anymore!"

Hozuki Suigetsu raised his hand in protest, but Hozuki Mangetsu calmly covered his mouth and dragged him away; he hadn't been very interested to begin with...

Kisame stepped forward, pulled out a resume of an ordinary-looking woman from among the many applicants, and handed it to Kusashi.

"No ninja village would send such an unappealing spy to apply for a secretary position. This is pretty good. Maybe in case of battle, she can even act as a bodyguard. Two jobs, one pay!"

Cao Zhi smirked as she looked at the photo, at the dark skin and the firm, bulging muscles.

"Take this guy away and let the interrogation department deal with him. He's obviously a spy sent by those idiots from Kumogakure..."

The group chatted amongst themselves, mostly making harmless jokes about the prosperity of Kusagakure. Kusagakure enjoyed it, and then a large pile of applicants' information was sent to Kabuto Yakushi.

"?"

"Kabuto, I guarantee that Danzo will definitely not let this opportunity slip by. As for the other children at the orphanage, they have generously agreed to send a batch over!"

Kabuto looked at the thick stack of documents, gently touched his glasses, and responded earnestly.

"Lord Kusakage, you really don't need to do so much for me..."

Cao Zhi smiled and placed her hand on the other person's shoulder, speaking softly.

"I promised you, and I will definitely keep my promise!"

A few days later, the day before Konoha resumed its lockdown, a group of children from Konoha's orphanage were sent to Kusagakure. All the children were ordinary people without any ninja talent, but Kusagakure did not mind. Instead, he arranged for these children to enter a welfare institution and prepare them to be assigned to corresponding professions after they grew up. The Ministry of Agriculture would be a good option!

In the office at this moment, after layers of screening, a woman with a gentle smile and long brown hair stood out from the many applicants. She was now talking eloquently about her insights on the later development of Kusagakure Village.

A sudden call made her pause.

"Dean!"

The pharmacist, Nono, who had changed her appearance using special means, was about to pretend she didn't recognize him when suddenly a boy appeared in front of her.

"Dean, you don't need to pretend anymore. From now on, everyone will be reborn in Kusagakure!"

"Hello, young man, I don't recognize you..."

"Dean!"

"Dean!"

One by one, children from the Konoha orphanage entered. Apart from the orphans who were recruited into Root by Danzo Shimura and used for research, all the others without ninja talent were taken back to the village by Kusashi.

A tear flashed in Yakushi Nono's eyes as she slowly removed her disguise, revealing her true face. She then bowed deeply to Kusashi, who was smiling. The intelligent girl already understood that she had been exposed, and that this so-called recruitment was a deliberate act by the other party!

After figuring it out, she stopped making futile struggles and chose to reveal her identity directly.

"My name is Yakushi Nonou, and I am a member of the Root ninja. In the ninja world's spy circles, I am also known as the walking shrine maiden. Sir, what are your plans?"

"Don't be so nervous. Take a look at this document first. If there are no problems, then get ready to take office. Just sign it and leave it on your desk!"

After Kusashi finished speaking, he instantly left, leaving the room to the orphanage children who were crying their eyes out. Yakushi Nonou looked at the paper that invited him to become the director of the Kusagakure Welfare Home, and his body trembled as he looked in the direction Kusashi had left.

"With such magnanimity, it's no wonder that Amegakure has grown to be so powerful!"

"Are you satisfied with this gift from the Dean?"

The pharmacist smiled, and this time it wasn't a pretense, but a genuine smile from the bottom of his heart!

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