Chapter 697 New 'ally' Utane Koharu!
"Tsunade, you shouldn't have agreed to him just now!"

Mizuto Menyan sighed softly.

The castle tower was already difficult enough to deal with, and now that these small ninja tribes were "given" to the other side, the trouble would only be greater.

"Then why didn't you speak up to stop it?"

Tsunade retorted extremely unhappily.

You didn't dare to say it in front of others just now, but now you dare to say it in front of me. Do you really think I dare not confront you?

She is not her own teacher who would indulge the other party in various ways.

Facing Tsunade's counterattack, all Mito Kado En could say was a wry smile.

Only then did he realize how great an impact the change of Hokage had on them.

But it's not Tsunade's fault. It's all because the top leaders of their Hokage generation produced the "heroes" Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo, whose reputation was ruined, and it also affected him and Utatane Koharu.

In the book My Struggle, although they are not the protagonists, it does hint at various aspects of their years as advisory elders, the help they have brought to the family, and how incompetent they are.

The simplest piece of evidence.

Decades of hard work almost bankrupted Konoha, and their strength was getting weaker and weaker, and they were overtaken by the Cloud Ninjas.

This is irrefutable proof!
It can only be said that the appearance of this book has completely destroyed the fig leaf of this generation of F4.

Now when they walk on the street, people will point at them.

If the things in the book were false, Mito Kado En would naturally have the good intention to ask Jiraiya to confiscate the book in the name of Hokage.

The problem is that, although the content has been somewhat modified, it is mostly true.

Especially finance!
It was immediately taken back by Tsunade forcefully.

Naturally, Utane Koharu tried her best to refute and resist.

Unfortunately, the arm is no match for the thigh, and with the support of Jiraiya, this department fell into Tsunade's control.

After getting it to the Ministry of Finance, Tsunade began to check the accounts.

She has been doing this these days.

The result...is that she never looks happy when she sees Utane Koharu.

The other party was just like what was described in "My Struggle", greedy and incompetent.

If it weren't for his status as a second-generation disciple and his relationship with his teacher, it would have been impossible for him to secure the position of advisory elder.

The only advantage may be that he loves Konoha deeply.

If it weren't for this advantage, Jiraiya would never have kept these two ancestors.

Tsunade reminded Jiraiya many times not to rely too much on the two of them, but he did not agree.

It's because he, the Hokage, is such a jerk when it comes to handling government affairs, so even though he knows that the two of them are not very capable, he can only make do with them.

"Alright Tsunade!" Jiraiya stopped Tsunade from getting angry, then looked at the two elders and said solemnly: "I won't ask who leaked the information to Danzo, but there won't be a second time!"

Jiraiya was serious and still very imposing. At the same time, several people could hear the seriousness in his words and they all nodded slightly to show their agreement.

"cut!"

Tsunade saw that Jiraiya let the matter go so easily and left the office.

She has always wanted to reform Konoha, but Jiraiya has resisted in various ways, so she is in a very bad mood.

"Actually, this is a good thing!" Nara Shikaku said after Tsunade left. "It will take at least a few years to train these people into ninjas, and the fire extinguishing plan has already begun. Not only will these people not be able to help the castle tower, but they will consume a lot of their resources!"

Yes, he had been silent just now, not because he was afraid, but because he really thought it was a good thing.

There are over a thousand people on the list and their families behind them, adding up to at least several thousand people. It will take a lot of energy and time to relocate and resettle them, plus the cost of training ninjas, which is a good thing for their plan.

However, no matter how smart Nara Shikaku was, he could not understand the power of "industrialization".

For the castle tower, none of these are a problem.

Various medicinal herbs, food, and ninja tools had already been piled up into a mountain in the castle tower.

"Well said!"

Jiraiya nodded in agreement.

He had thought of this just now, so he did not strongly object.

Otherwise, with his status as Hokage, if he insisted, it would be useless even if Tsunade agreed.

"By the way, there are many people who 'voluntarily' go to the castle tower. Should we allow them to go as well?"

Utane Koharu suddenly added something.

Most of the villagers in Konoha have ninja talents, but they cannot become ninjas due to resource constraints. Among them, the number of small ninja clans that have fallen is more than a thousand, not to mention tens of thousands. Therefore, if they are willing, they can really use such a strategy on the castle tower and use people to consume the opponent's resources.

What a pity, it’s only because Dohei is not here, otherwise he would instantly change his opinion of Utane Koharu.

Because after Danzo, his true "ally", defected from Konoha, he was worried that he would no longer have "his own people" in the upper echelons.

Unexpectedly, after Sarutobi Hiruzen went offline and Danzo defected, another "ally" suddenly appeared.

It has to be said that Konoha F4 is indeed the worst group of senior executives, but they are the best in the eyes of their enemies.

Anyway, when Dohei knows all this, he will definitely regard Utane Koharu as his ally. If anyone dares to continue to slander her, neither he nor the castle tower will agree.

“There is definitely room for maneuver!”

Nara Shikaku nodded slowly, considering the pros and cons.

Even if we send more people to the castle tower, we can bring them back after the fire-fighting plan.

The key is that the castle tower is located in the Land of Fire. After defeating the enemy, other forces cannot take these people away and can easily recover them. It can be said that there is no loss.

They would "lend" people to the castle tower for training for a period of time, and then after defeating the opponent, they would harvest the good seedlings that had the chance to become ninjas.

The only one who could become a ninja before the fire extinguishing plan was truly a genius.

"I think I can agree with that!"

Mitomon En also thought that Utane Koharu's suggestion was a good one.

Anyway, they don't need to pay anything.

It's just that we don't stop those declining ninja clans who have always wanted to go to the castle tower.

"…Can!"

After hesitating for a moment, Jiraiya also nodded.

Because this plan will not harm the village, but will bring many benefits.

If he hadn't become Hokage, he would definitely object, because he couldn't use the villagers as bargaining chips to plot against his opponents.

But he is the Hokage now, and he has to consider the village.

The enemy could be weakened before the war, and the villagers could be taken back in the end, so he had no choice but to compromise.

As a Hokage, you naturally have to bear the darkness.

This was also one of the reasons why he refused the position of Hokage before, not simply because he didn't like being Hokage.

“When will the firefighting plan begin?”

Mito Kado En asked Shikaku.

The other party serves as the liaison between Konoha and the Daimyo, and is specifically responsible for these aspects.

"Now the Cloud Ninja and the Rock Ninja are all pulling in more ninja troops. We in Konoha also need to prepare supplies and ninja troops. It will take at least a month before we can start planning!"

Shikaku told the progress.

If you are a ninja, this progress is not just lame, but terrible.

But if it involves the three major ninja villages and the three major countries, then this progress is enough to be called "astonishingly fast".

After all, everyone knows about the efficiency of the nobles.

"I'll leave all of this to you. I'm going to go discuss the battle with the Toad Clan!"

Jiraiya explained his next arrangements.

In order to have the final say in the plan, the Toads must be involved, and this is a perfect opportunity for revenge.

If the toads do not participate in the plan, they will not be eligible to share the spoils, and of course they will not be able to retake Mount Myoboku.

So, Jiraiya would notify the Toad Clan no matter what.

Although a message had been sent to the other party before, this matter had to be discussed face to face, and the combat force sent by the other party had to be brought over.

After all, this time it's not just a few toads, but an army of toads, so naturally there is no way to use psychic magic.

"By the way, it would be best if Long Didong could also participate in this plan!"

Utane Koharu reminded.

"I will discuss this with the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima!"

Jiraiya didn't object.

Because he also felt that it would be a good idea to have one more Longdidong join the battle.

(End of this chapter)