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Kusaji calmly tapped the table, listening to the suggestions from the heads of the two largest ninja clans in Kusagakure, occasionally frowning.

Wu Sheng spread his arms wide, his tone impassioned.

"Hanzo the Salamander dared to declare war on both Konoha and Sunagakure at the same time. He is utterly ignorant. I propose that we organize a force to join Konoha and fight alongside them in the Land of Rain. Ideally, we should be able to acquire a large amount of land there!"

"If all else fails, receiving a substantial employment fee is not bad either..."

Long Shengcang's face was full of sarcasm as he leaned back in his chair.

"The Land of Grass has only just been rebuilt, and its ninja force is less than a third of what it used to be. How can they possibly fight?"

"I suggest we wait and see. Let them fight their battles, and we'll focus on developing our own strength!"

Wu Sheng, a proponent of war, and Long Shengcang, an anti-war advocate, were arguing fiercely, neither able to convince the other. Just as the two rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight it out...

Cao Zhi tossed the documents in her hand between the two of them, her tone flat, neither happy nor sad.

"Take a look and see how strong the Grass Country is now. That will show you that what we should be doing most right now is developing!"

The two men huddled together, skimming the words on the document, then both sighed and returned to their seats.

"Why did you stop fighting, Elder Wusheng?"

Wu Sheng gave a forced smile.

"Hehe, I'm not fighting anymore, Lord Zhi!"

Long Shengcang smiled and clenched his fist with one hand.

"As expected, recuperation and rest are the top priorities for the Grass Country right now..."

Sitting in the main seat, Cao Zhi shook her head, inwardly complaining.

"If the Land of Grass doesn't join the war, its situation will probably be very unfavorable. That Kage, who has been trying to gain a lot of war merits to rise in rank, and who later has 10 resurrection coins, won't be so easily persuaded..."

Cao Zhi took the documents and then spoke.

"Currently, the Land of Grass has fewer than 500 ninjas, of which only 30 are Jonin. All they can do is protect the area around the village from the ravages of war!"

"Therefore, I think that if I personally lead the team and then randomly select 20 genin to promote directly to jonin, I can collect a fee from Konoha while not damaging the village's strength too much!"

"What do you think?"

Wu Sheng and Long Sheng Cang exchanged a glance, then nodded slightly. Doing so would not cause much damage to the village, and it would also show the close relationship between the Land of Grass and Konoha.

"After all, we only have this many Jonin. Regardless of their strength, at least we made an effort, right?"

After the discussion in the meeting room ended, Cao Zhi announced that the meeting was adjourned!

That very night, the Third Hokage, who was browsing through supplies for the war against the Land of Rain, looked with a puzzled expression at the envelope in his hand that was addressed to Kusashi.

"Ahem, who is Cao Zhi?"

Danzo, with a gloomy expression, calmly spoke.

"It's located east of the Land of Fire, in the Land of Grass!"

"Hmm...they changed the village chief again?"

Danzo smiled dismissively.

"A small country dares to dream of joining the war and getting a share of the spoils. I suggest we form an alliance and bring them into our Land of Fire's territory!"

"Ahem, Danzo, no matter what, the relationship between the Land of Grass and our Konoha is still quite good. Please don't say things like that again!"

"Hmph, you're just too weak, Hiruzen!"

The Third Hokage stroked his chin, looking at the envelope. Kusashi had lavishly praised the friendship between the two countries, but after carefully reading through it, he discovered that besides flattering Konoha, there was also a long list of requests for supplies.

With a hint of disgust, the third generation casually tossed the envelope onto the desk, clearly annoyed.

"This guy named Kusashi wants both money and military supplies. Does he really think Konoha is a sucker? He's asking for the moon like a lion!"

After a moment's thought, the third generation picked up a pen and crossed out some items on the list.

Upon seeing this, Danzo immediately expressed his opposition.

"Hiruzen, you're actually planning to send a batch of supplies to Kusagakure? Are you crazy?!"

"We're already being generous by not having the Land of Grass provide us with supplies and just using us as a scout force!"

The Third Hokage calmly retorted to Danzo.

"We still need to have those fence-sitters keep an eye on Iwagakure's movements. It's just a little bit of supplies. We have a batch of old ninja tools that need to be recycled, so let's make use of them and give them to them!"

So, Caozhi, full of anticipation, received a reply from the third generation the next day, which contained only a few words.

"Keep a close eye on Iwagakure. If necessary, delay them for at least three days, preventing them from crossing the Kannabi Bridge. The first batch of aid supplies must arrive within three days!"

Cao Zhi completely ignored the first few sentences and just kept muttering to himself.

"We have supplies now. Konoha is giving us money and food. They're such good neighbors!"

As for blocking Iwagakure and serving as the first line of defense for Konoha, Kusashi completely ignored it. What kind of talk is that? Expecting his crudely made 500 ninja troops to fight?

The true top strength of the Grass Country right now, apart from him who is close to Kage-level powerhouse, is Wu Sheng and Long Sheng Cang. Although the two old scoundrels are a bit despicable, they are the only two people whose actual combat strength has reached Jonin level.

As for the other ninjas with the title of Jonin, to be honest, Kusashi doubts whether they could even defeat a Chunin from a major country!

Three days later, the first batch of supplies was received. Cao Zhi personally met with the escorting messenger, who did not look down on the 16-year-old boy.

The two sat down together warmly and chatted like familiar relatives.

"Have you eaten yet, distinguished guest of Konoha!"

"I've eaten, I've eaten! Lord Caozhi is indeed a young hero..."

"Don't call me 'young man,' just call me handsome!"

"Bring on the finest wine! My brother and I hit it off immediately, and tonight we must drink until we're both drunk..."

The Konoha envoy initially wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist Kusashi's earnest invitation and had no choice but to accept.

After the Konoha envoy took his seat, Kusaji followed the smiling Musō into the inner room.

"This is an envoy from Konoha. If we don't treat them well, we'll have our pay docked!"

"Understood, Lord Zhi!"

Wu Sheng clapped his hands lightly, and several alluring songstresses entered, after which the room was filled with singing and dancing.

Cao Zhi arrived at the handover site and inspected the supplies. Long Shengcang looked somewhat displeased.

"Lord Zhi, our supplies have been reduced by about two-thirds, and most of them are chipped blades, plus explosive tags. I'm starting to doubt whether those things will even make a sound..."

Cao Zhi didn't expect that the third generation would give him a batch of broken copper and scrap iron, but he wasn't disappointed.

"It's alright, these are all the treasures that made our fortune, blades and ironware. We'll just melt down anything that's not of good quality!"

"As for the explosive tags, keep them safe for me. When the war is in its later stages and they are short of supplies, I don't believe they won't be willing to spend a lot of money to buy them!"

Long Shengcang was somewhat puzzled. How badly would the wealthy Konoha be attacked before they would buy back this batch of inferior products?

Knowing the plot well, Kusashi smiled without saying a word. Konoha may not lack it, but the situation in Iwagakure later on is uncertain!