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In the end, Araki still couldn't think of any better words to persuade Yagura, so he could only follow his thoughts and continue:

"Although the opponent's strategy seems to be executed smoothly, since we can see the problem, it must be the same for Konoha. In this way, Konoha's hatred will be completely attracted to Kumogakure. Jiraiya is the current Hokage A good friend and a disciple of the previous Hokage, this hatred is not light!"

"Having said that, we also have a share in this, and if Konoha really can't stand it anymore, what's the use of all this hatred?"

Goju Yagura still can't let go of the hatred played by the Third Raikage.

"There is always a difference between the mastermind and the side hustlers. Besides, although we were involved, they have no evidence!"

Araki spread his hands.

Although there are video cameras and cameras in the ninja world, it is obviously impossible for anyone to take these confidential pictures. Could it be that Brother AB still dares to let the ninjas of Konoha invade their brains to find information?

and so……

"Since there is no evidence, as long as we don't admit it, they will just bite randomly."

Seeing that Yagura's brows were still not fully relaxed, Araki added, "And when we trade with Xia in the future, we can also ask him to help put the blame firmly on Kumogakure's head. Besides, if Konoha really can’t stand it, and it’s not like we can’t secretly help them reduce some of the pressure, but considering Konoha’s war potential, I’m still more optimistic that they can survive.”

After all, the Third Raikage was actually dead, and Uchiha Obito would never dare to let him go on the battlefield again.

It's not like there are so many pairs of Byakugan and Sharingan in Konoha.

From now on, the Raikage can just stay in Hidden Cloud Village and pose no threat to the war situation.

Hearing this, Goji Yagura finally took a breath and nodded slowly: "Then let's do this for now."

Then, he changed the subject and said, "If Konoha can really sustain it, then it is foreseeable that in the near future, in addition to sending some people to observe the trends of the war at any time, we can concentrate on Development, what are your thoughts on this aspect?”

"The main problems that limit us are population and resources."

Araki pondered, "The population problem is difficult to solve in a short time. We can only improve the quality of ninjas and make up for quantity with quality, while taking advantage of the melee in other countries to gather refugees from them. But this time it cannot be like before. Just like how we treat small groups such as Earth Spiders, allowing them to live alone and govern themselves on the surrounding islands, they must be completely integrated into our village."

"I understand that."

Goji Yagura nodded. He originally pursued the policy of uniting all internal forces. Regardless of whether they were refugees or not, since they were brought in, they were naturally within the scope of being united.

To put it bluntly, when the Earth Spiders and other small groups rebelled, the biggest reason was that they had been wandering around and did not have much sense of belonging to Kirigakure Village. Therefore, the more powerful Fire Country Konoha Village sent people to intimidate and induce them, and they rebelled. .

To use an analogy, it is a bit like a remote vassal country, loose and lacking in binding force. It depends on whoever is stronger, just like a wallflower.

Naturally, this approach will not work.

"The majority of families or civilians who will move in in the future must be placed around Kirigakure Village. Their clan members will be arranged to enter the ninja school if they are of appropriate age, and the older ones must also be assigned some work in the village."

Yagura told him his plan, and Araki nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, you will have a sense of belonging if you pay. Only by receiving education from the ninja school can you identify with the village from the bottom of your heart."

“What about the lack of resources?”

"I'm in two minds about this."

Araki took a map from the side and unfolded it. "The local resources in the Kingdom of Water have little potential to be tapped. After all, we haven't discovered any seabed mineral deposits after so many years, so we can only find solutions from other places."

He pointed to the location of the Country of Waves and the Country of Tea on the map and said: "These are the two mission areas that Konoha ceded to us before. The area of ​​the Country of Waves is too small, except as a bridgehead for us to land in the Country of Fire. , there is almost no other value.

"But the country of tea is different. Although it is also a peninsula country and there is no Shinobi village power in the country, its area is not inferior to second-rate countries such as the country of grass. Moreover, the country mainly makes a living by planting tea. There are many tea gardens and the economic benefits are very good.

"What's more important is that the Country of Tea is only separated by a strait from the Country of Sichuan, and the richness of the land in the Country of Sichuan is not even inferior to that of the Country of Fire in the same area. The output there, whether it is Food, wood or minerals are all very lacking for us. Now Konoha and Sunagakure regard Kawakuni as a battlefield, and it is very chaotic there now. We may be able to send a team there, using the Country of Tea as a transit, and take the opportunity to quietly Mine the resources of the Land of Sichuan and transport them back to the Land of Water for the development of Kirigakure."

"The country of tea, the country of rivers..."

Goju Yagura looked at the positions of the two countries on the map and nodded lightly, "This is a good idea, but we must be careful not to let the people of Sunagakure and Konoha find out the clues, and then cease the war and besiege us."

"This is natural. We will not touch the resources that belong to Sunagakure, lest they risk their lives with us."

Araki smiled and nodded, and then continued, "This is the first way, and the second way is to dig deep into the ocean resources."

"Marine resources? We have been digging for decades..."

"No, the ocean I am talking about is not just the ocean, but also includes these..."

Araki swiped his finger and circled all the maps south of the Kingdom of Thunder and east of the Kingdom of Fire. "These should be our sphere of influence. In the past, in order to worry about the conflicts between the Kingdom of Thunder, the Kingdom of Fire, and the Kingdom of Wind, Distance, we have a laissez-faire attitude towards these small countries sandwiched in the middle. But it is different now. They no longer have time to manage these neutral zones. It is time to bring them all under control. And there are also sea countries further south. , Rainbow Kingdom, Nanzhou Island, and more sea areas that we have not yet explored in depth... This sea only needs one master!"

"So, you mean to shift your focus to exploring more unknown waters?"

Goji Yagura's eyes were flickering, and taking the entire sea under his control would certainly sound like he could conquer the world and be unparalleled in his heroic spirit, but it was still unknown how much benefit he would actually gain from doing so.

After all, the ocean in the ninja world seems to be different from other worlds. In others, the ocean is a treasure house with rich products. No country with a large sea area is poor.

But in the ninja world, the resources of the Water Kingdom are not as rich as those of the Earth Kingdom, which is full of Gobi, and the Thunder Kingdom on the plateau mountains. Who can explain this?

Therefore, Yagura is a little hesitant about the idea of ​​developing the sea, because his thinking has been restricted by poverty in the past few decades.

However, since Araki knew that there was a problem with the world's oceans, yet he still dared to propose this strategy, he naturally had some confidence.

Apart from anything else, haven't the group of people who have been pursuing the [Grael Stone] been driving a fleet and drifting around on the sea?

It is said that there is some ruins of a lost empire over there...

If they could be found, and then the veins of Grayl's Stone could be found, wouldn't Kirigakure Village become rich instantly?

Moreover, Araki really doesn't believe that such a large sea area really has no underwater resources at all?

After all, there is no shortage of living things in the sea. It makes no sense that there are no resources such as minerals!

At that time, we must let the ninjas of the Ghost Lantern clan dive directly to the bottom of the sea to take a closer look. They are not afraid of water pressure anyway.

However, in order to dispel Yagura's concerns, he naturally needed to find a reason that sounded more reliable: "Exploring the unknown is a purpose, but it is also an opportunity to train ninjas. After all, since we do not want to get involved in the war on land, we always need to Some new ways to cultivate and hone ninjas, pirates and unknown risks on the sea can be used here. Moreover, developing deeper sea areas will also help us hide our troops."

"Hiding soldiers?"

"Yes, these traditional spheres of influence of ours are very clear to other countries. No one can tell how many spies and spies there are, and it is impossible for us to conduct nationwide inspections. In this way, if our strength continues to grow, news will inevitably It will be leaked, which will cause uneasiness in other countries. But if we hide our power in batches in other sea areas and keep our apparent strength within a certain range, they will not be too wary of us and can be more We have devoted ourselves wholeheartedly to conquering each other. When the time comes, we can catch each other by surprise."

"This statement seems to make sense."

Yagura nodded slightly and agreed with this explanation, "But ninjas must be paid for doing tasks. If I issue too many tasks for them to explore unknown sea areas, and the harvest there is not enough to make up for the expenditure of the tasks, then It is difficult to continue this policy forever. After all, we are not wealthy to begin with.”

Araki also has countermeasures for this.

He said confidently: "This will not be released in the form of a mission for the time being. I will first let the ninjas of the [Blood Blade Force] conduct preliminary exploration in the name of training. If there is no gain after a period of time, I will use it as a graduation assessment." Leave this matter to the students of the Ninja School. These are free manpower and do not consume the village's resources. Once there is a real discovery, the village will fully intervene, and there will be no such problems. "

"If that's the case, then I'll have no problem."

Goju Yagura nodded with satisfaction.

"Then leave the affairs of the Country of Tea and the Country of Sichuan to Qianyue, and leave all the exploration of the sea to you. I will ask Aogiri to fully cooperate with the Ninja School."

"it is good!"

Araki looked at the misty sea in the distance through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of Mizukage's office, feeling full of ambition.

The sea, here I come!