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Wu Sheng, as always, expressed his support for Cao Zhi's decision, but his family was willing but unable to do so; they lacked money, but could provide teachers for free...

Long Shengcang generously stated that his family had some experience in construction and could provide a group of craftsmen!

Of the other three, only Man stood up excitedly to express her feelings.

"I still have 108,564 taels of silver left in my possessions, which I can unconditionally donate to the construction of the Ninja Academy in Kusagakure!"

The amount of Man's donation could be fifty thousand taels or one hundred thousand taels, but the donations of varying amounts made the other ninja clan representatives lower their heads.

Long Shengcang spoke first.

"The Dragon Clan is willing to contribute two million taels of silver to the village!"

Seeing this, Wu Sheng gritted his teeth and hurriedly echoed.

"The Wuyi Clan will contribute one million taels of silver and be responsible for the construction of the training grounds!"

The other ninja representatives also announced their additional investments, and Kusaji observed everyone's performance.

He gave Man an approving look, then said softly.

"Ninjas earn a lot, but they also have a lot of expenses. How about this, from now on, the village will cover your ninja tool expenses!"

Man scratched the back of her head shyly.

"Oh, Lord Zhi, I can't..."

"Alright, Man, listen to me!"

"Yes, sir! Thank you, Lord Zhi!"

Cao Zhi's expression improved; she had some start-up capital, but it was only a drop in the bucket. So she tapped the table lightly.

"Alright, everyone looks so worried. I'll take care of the funding needed later. Let's adjourn the meeting!"

After bowing in turn, the five people slowly left the meeting room.

Kusaji gave the instructions to Kana beside him.

"I'm entrusting all the affairs of the village, including its income and expenditure, to you during this period!"

Chanel bowed, and glimpses of her cleavage were faintly visible.

"Understood, Lord Zhi, I will do my best!"

At Kusashi's prompting, Kana left the meeting room under the protection of two ninjas, and then Qian appeared in the room.

Cao Zhi put his hands behind his back and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Once the village is running smoothly, I'll start looking into funding sources. How's the matter I asked you to handle going?"

"Lord Zhi, the Dark Division is currently being formed and is taking in 60 promising war orphans. I will do my best to train the first batch of Dark Division members as soon as possible!"

Cao Zhi smiled, her mood improving slightly.

"Well done, but don't call it the Anbu anymore. It sounds like they're stealing Konoha's idea. Let's call them the Night Watchmen. In addition to basic ninjutsu, members who successfully pass the test will randomly receive a reward of the highest-rank B-class ninjutsu!"

Don't ask why it's random; it's because all the ninjutsu Kusanagi has collected are bundled together, mostly C-rank fire-style ninjutsu, with only a handful of B-rank ninjutsu. There's no choice...

However, Kusaji solemnly promised that it doesn't matter if you don't get a suitable ninjutsu. You can choose a suitable one again later when you have more other ninjutsu!

After all, even these more advanced ninjutsu techniques still rely on deception and trickery. For example, they might accidentally capture a Chunin from a certain ninja village, then use "friendly" methods to pry out the other party's signature ninjutsu, and then reward them by silencing them to avoid giving other ninja villages any leverage.

However, they could only obtain three advanced ninjutsu, and at a terrible cost; the war to destroy the country was also due to the fact that their scheme was exposed...

Most of the mainstream ninjutsu used by genin to chunin in Kusagakure are now copied and plagiarized. Not only is their lethality much lower, but the hand seals they require are also much more complicated.

Fortunately, these ninjutsu scrolls were well preserved, which will increase the village's strength to some extent, benefiting Kusashi.

Qian looked at the dazed Cao Zhi and couldn't help but cough lightly.

"What's wrong, Qian?"

"Lord Zhi, the Night's Watch... they're out of money..."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhi felt a pang of pain in her heart.

"This feeling of having traveled through time but still having to struggle for money really brought back memories of the 996 work schedule..."

"Understood. I'll have Chanel transfer the money to you privately. Just remember, I'll figure out the money. You just need to do what I'm assigned to you!"

Qian nodded quickly, then used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to leave the conference room.

Only when the conference room was empty did Cao Zhi relax a little. Then she lay down on the long table and began to think about how to make money.

"Developing an idol economy?"

"No, there isn't even a CRT TV in the village right now. Those TVs are only for the nobility or a small number of people at the top of the social pyramid. Besides, with all this war and chaos, who would watch this?"

"Create a bunch of strong models and develop a card-collecting economy?"

"Forget it, what if I get killed for leaking information..."

Composing poems and painting, enjoying leisure and entertainment.

All of this seems unrealistic given the imminent war that could break out at any moment. In a chaotic world, only strength can provide an opportunity for development!

Cao Zhi lowered her head, touched her chin, and muttered to herself.

"It seems that becoming a bounty hunter is the only option left!"

Anyway, he saved Chanel and received a reward from the system: he obtained the template of the fairy harp, Sana.

Skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting +1...

Three days later, Cao Zhi, who was inspecting the reconstruction project, received a report from Wu Sheng who rushed over.

"It's a fight, it's a fight!"

Cao Zhi was holding a water cup, sipping his tea. He spat out the tea leaves he had accidentally swallowed with a soft "tsk," looking calmly at Wu Sheng, who seemed completely lost, like an old cadre.

"What fight? Tell me slowly!"

Wu Sheng looked up at the sky with a sorrowful expression, his compassion for the world was overwhelming, so he quickly lowered his head again.

"Twenty years of peace were shattered, and World War II began!"

Wu Sheng slightly opened his mouth, as if a breath of turbid air was stuck in his chest, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"When has the ninja world ever truly been peaceful? Otherwise, how could the Uzumaki clan have been wiped out? It's all just another cycle!"

"Wusheng, go and inform everyone that Kusagakure is under lockdown starting today, and no one is allowed to participate in any battles between ninja villages!"

Wu Sheng frowned and said helplessly.

"But when major powers go to war, we small countries simply can't stand by and watch, otherwise we'd probably be the first ones wiped out!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhi rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache, and asked helplessly.

"In your opinion, what would be a better approach?"

Wu Sheng stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then answered excitedly.

"Lord Shizuka, based on past experience, we've always followed Konoha, but I see that Iwagakure is developing quite well now, so why don't we just take both sides!"

Cao Zhi gently touched her forehead and waved her hand.

"Stop, stop! Now I understand why our ninja village has suffered so much. To survive between powerful nations and still hope to please everyone is just asking for trouble!"

"Wu Sheng, notify Long Shengcang to come to the conference room. The three of us need to have a small meeting!"

"Understood," Wu Sheng nodded gently, then used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to leave.

Kusaji turned around and said to Kana.

"The documents are all organized, so hand them over to me. It's time for a change in Kusagakure!"

Kana bowed and then respectfully handed a document to Kusaji.

"Alright, Chanel, you can go ahead and get busy. I'll let you know if anything comes up!"

After saying that, Cao Zhi used his increasingly skilled teleportation technique to leap to the rooftop and leave the scene.