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  “When they're not w hard, just whip them with chakra strings.”

  “directly attag chakra strings without perf full puppet modifications and trolling them directly would be much better for the vilge's reputation and reduce the burden on the puppeteers.”

  Kosaka Kaoru muttered to himself, as if a new world had opened up before his eyes.

  That’s right! The fn borers were prisoners. Sunagakure only o ehey didn't die from overwork… They could even lower the bar a bit; a few deaths wouldn't matter, right?

  As for whether they would spread rumors after their “sentence” ended and they left Sunagakure…

  Sunagakure was dug business between vilges, using its own native Land of Wind people. The words of a few powerless borers wouldn't have much impact.

  The outside world would only be satisfied with the high-quality products produced by Sunagakure and wouldn't care about the one-sided ats of a few criminals or defectors.

  As long as they didn't resort to extreme measures like directly transf people into puppets, there was still room for maneuver.

  Furthermore, if they only used chakra strings to whip people, with the average skill level of Sunagakure puppeteers, one puppeteer could manage a hundred borers, and ten puppeteers could mahousand.

  With a thousand fully operational, low-cost borers w tirelessly to exploit the chakra metal mines and other resources buried deep beh Sunagakure…

  It wouldn't be long before Sunagakure grew stronger ahier!

  Kumogakure provided manpower, Sunagakure produced goods and sold them to Konoha, and the profits were theo purchase more cheap bor from Kumogakure…

  This was a in situation! A true “Triangur Trade”!

  His mind buzzing with excitement, Kosaka Kaoru looked at Gojo Kaigetsu with awe.

  This was Konoha's advisor! Holy an advisor brimming with wisdom!

  “Hmm… If that's how you think, then alright.”

  Reizing the ethically questioure of the idea, Gojo Kaigetsu coughed lightly and moved on from the topic.

  “, we have a colborative project regarding a prehensive pilram between our two vilges…”

  “Pilram? What is it?”

  Kosaka Kaoru was curious. What kind of project required the cooperation of two vilges, and why did it o be tested first instead of being implemented on a rge scale from the start?

  Gojo Kaigetsu raised his sed finger:

  “If my intel… analysis is correct, the supplies you wish to purchase from Konoha in rge quantities should include water, am I right?”

  Kosaka Kaoru nodded, his admiration fojo Kaigetsu's intelligence growing.

  He even knew about Sunagakure's pn to buy water on a rge scale to alleviate the vilge's ic water she.

  “Then I’m on the right track. I have ahat might ge Sunagakure’s situation and create a tinuous source of wealth for its future!”

  “Please tell me!”

  Kosaka Kaoru, as if sensing a huge business opportunity, became even more serious, his back straightening further.

  Gojo Kaigetsu decred resolutely: “Pnt cotton!”

  “Oh, cot… What?”

  Cotton was one of the major cash crops in the shinobi world. It had high yields, low produ costs, and the resulting cotton products were inexpensive, making it popur among both ordinary people and ninjas.

  Cotton fabric was durable aant to wear and tear, washable, and could be iro high temperatures. Cotton was fortable to wear due to its quick absorption and release of moisture, making it the preferred material for ninja uniforms and bat attire.

  If Sunagakure could Develop cotton on a rge scale, it would indeed be a sustainable and tinuous source of ine, signifitly improving the living ditions of Sunagakure vilgers.

  However-!

  Sunagakure’s enviro was clearly not suitable for cotton Development! If it were possible, he would have already arranged for Sunagakure to start geing revenue.

  “Advisojo… You might not know this, being from Konoha, but not all pces are suitable frowing cotton.”

  “Hey, I know you're eager, but hold on, hear me out.”

  “Why cotton? Because both Konoha and Kumogakure have massive cotton ption markets. Acc to Konoha’s official records, even during the Third Shinobi World War, the total value of cottoed transas exceeded two billion ryō.”

  “As long as we grow it, we won't have to worry about buyers.”

  Kosaka Kaoru's heart stirred, but he still shook his head. “Advisojo, no matter how much you say, it's useless. Sunagakure is located in a vast desert. Almost all agricultural and cash crops ot be grown normally in Sunagakure.”

  “All essential supplies for livelihood have to rely on imports and aid from the Land of Wind’s Daimyo…”

  Kosaka Kaoru’s expression darkened.

  If only Sunagakure’s geographical ditions were slightly better, ordinary people the hope of survival through farming, perhaps the root cause of the three Shinobi World Wars wouldn't have been Sunagakure's desperation.

  “That’s why it’s a pilram.”

  “As we all know, cotton Development is influenced by many factors, the four most important being: sunlight, irrigation, temperature difference, and soil.”

  “Sunagakure has ample sunlight, so there's o worry about that. The temperature difference is affected by the sandy terrain and is intrinsically lio the soil factor.”

  “The remaining irrigation and soil… be pletely addressed by Water, Wind, ah Release ninjas.”

  “Earth and Wind Release ninjas work together to create fertile nd suitable frowing cash crops like cotton. Water Release ninjas be responsible for deep tilge and water-saving irrigation teiques, providing the crops with the necessary moisture.”

  “Konoha will provide the Water Release ninjas, while Sunagakure will provide the Wind ah Release ninjas and the testing grounds.”

  “As for the bor… you use your vilgers or the borers acquired through the Triangur Trade.”

  “This…”

  Kosaka Kaoru hesitated, uo fully grasp Gojo Kaigetsu’s iions.

  Based on what Gojo Kaigetsu said, it did seem feasible. Iwagakure was the rgest cotton producer in the shinobi world. If they could snatch a piece of that lucrative market, Kosaka Kaoru would be more than happy.

  However… directly utilizing ninjas with nature transformations fricultural development was unpreted. It was akin to breaking aral ws, dismantling the “military might” to bolster “people’s livelihoods.”

  Ninjas would no longer be defined solely as batants but redefined as agents of agricultural development.

  Moreover, when it came to the arket alone, Konoha could pletely ditch Sunagakure and develop it on their own. Konoha had the most prehensive range of nature transformation ninjas.

  It felt like a dangerous proposal with hidden motives.

  “Kosaka~~ I’d say that a vilge’s eic backwardness isn't solely determined by the official treasury or the abundance of natural resources.”

  “More importantly, it depends on what ordinary vilgers and ninjas achieve, how much mohey have, and whether they have the fideo spend within their vilge.”

  Gojo Kaigetsu spoke like a tempting devil. “If this experiment succeeds, the stereotype of Sunagakure’s nd being unsuitable for Developing cash crops will be shattered.”

  “With the joint efforts of our two vilges, more and more deserts be transformed into sun-drenched, fertile fields.”

  “Then… Sunagakure vilgers will earn several times more through their own bor, and their disposable ine will greatly increase.”

  “When the vilgers’ lives improve, their happiness increases, they have money and are willing to spend, and Sunagakure collect more taxes from them~”

  “Don’t you want to see such a se?”

  Thump-Thump-

  In just a few words, Kosaka Kaoru felt as if he could see the beautiful wojo Kaigetsu had painted.

  If that day Really came, Sunagakure would be free from hardship… wouldn’t it?

  “But why?” Kosaka Kaoru voiced his soul’s question. “Konoha could do this on its own, without involving Sunagakure, right?”

  “No matter how you look at it, Konoha’s ditions are more suitable fe-scale cotton Development.”

  Gojo Kaigetsu unscrewed the bottled water on his desk, took a sip, and sighed. “Yes, Konoha could pletely leave Sunagakure out of this.”

  “I’m not leaving Sunagakure out because I’m kind!”

  “I ’t bear to see the ordinary people of Sunagakure living in such harsh ditions. Although Konoha and Sunagakure have a history of animosity, times are ging, and someone has to take the initiative to mend the retionship, right?”

  “sider this a testament to the friendship between Konoha and Sunagakure. We, Konoha, are willing to take the first step towards pead achieve true peace with Sunagakure, not a temporary, superficial peace based oies.”

  Gojo Kaigetsu’s words resonated deeply, captivating Kosaka Kaoru’s heart.

  He had misjudged Gojo Kaigetsu! His own icism had led him to overthink Gojo Kaigetsu’s iions!

  Kosaka Kaoru slowly rose and bowed deeply to Gojo Kaigetsu.

  “In that case… on behalf of the ordinary vilgers and ninjas of Sunagakure, I thank Advisojo.”

  “Oh, it’s nothing.”

  Gojo Kaigetsu waved his hand dismissively.

  Was he really motivated by pure altruism? Perhaps there was a of kindness, but his primary motivation stemmed from Konoha’s is, not a genuine desire to save the people of Sunagakure across the desert.

  It was also fortuhat the elders at the iating table beloo the “Enjoyment and Freedom” fa.

  If it were Sunagakure’s hawkish fa, they would have probably jumped up and protested before the cotton Development proposal was even fully presented.

  Demilitarizing ninjas, turning them into produ tools.

  The nature transformations possessed by ninjas were the most precious gifts bestowed upon humanity by the God Tree. Ambitious individuals could use them to quer the world, while others could use them for farming and development. It all depended on how the wielders of these powers chose to utilize them.

  To embrace peace or choose war.

  Nature transformations did possess the ability to turn os into mulberry fields as into fertile nd. But the price was the gradual weakening of bat skills.

  By agreeing to these two agreements, Sunagakure’s puppeteers would be trolling borers to exploit underground resources. Ordinary ninjas would bee produ tools, developis into farmnd for Developing cash crops.

  As everyone knew, Sunagakure was internally divided into various fas due to differing views on the vilge’s development path.

  But no matter the fa, they were ultimately chosen by the people of Sunagakure.

  Sunagakure had experienced repeated defeats and battles, always being the first to instigate wars during times of turmoil. Was it because they believed themselves to be to, that their military might could quer Konoha?

  Probably not.

  Gojo Kaigetsu believed it was likely because the on people of Sunagakure could no longer ehe harsh enviro of the Land of Wind and were struggling to survive. If death was iable, they might as well fight flimmer of hope.

  As long as the basis of Sunagakure remained unged, the seeds of hatred and war would never be extinguished. Every ten or twenty years, the voices yearning for ge through military flict would rise, and the hawkish fa, catering to Sunagakure’s publitiment, would regain power and initiate wars.

  What Gojo Kaigetsu o do was simir to guiding Sunagakure in transf its deserts.

  He o provide the ordinary vilgers and ninjas of Sunagakure with a path to survival, a better way of life, thereby pletely undermining the basis upon which the hawkish fa relied.

  No matter how loud their voices became, as long as the most basic popuce saw hope for survival and a better life, they wouldn't blindly follow the hawkish fa into war.

  In that case… for the hawkish fa to manipute the Kazekage ahe vilge into war, they would likely have only oio: a coup.

  If it really came to that, if there were ambitious individuals who wished to stage a coup and drive Sunagakure towards destru…

  As an ally, Konoha wouldn't hesitate to intervene militarily iernal affairs of another vilge to maintain the existing peace.

  First, let the ordinary vilgers of Sunagakure accept the cept of “hard work = better life” and “waging war = dead end.” Then, gradually transition to “military spending is meaningless” and “trust Konoha for all vilge defense”…

  By then, Sunagakure’s military might would be crippled, leaving only a torso posed of “Puppet Teique,” “Shukaku (Oail),” and “special Kekkei Genkai.”

  Coupled with the long-term influence of “Iki” magazihere would naturally be people within Sunagakure advog for Konoha. It was equivalent to establishing a “Konoha-Suna fa” and a “Gojo fa” across the desert within Sunagakure, with the goal of peaceful coexistend mutual development.

  Step by step, Sunagakure would be dismantled, both physically aally!

  To achieve all of this, all Konoha o sacrifice was the arket and potentially other cash arkets iure.

  This was called industrial transfer!

  Exge cotton for Sunagakure’s chakra metal, develop Konoha’s high-tedustries, ahe wealth of the affluent css throughout the shinobi world.

  Konoha would plete its transformation from “Ninjaism” to “Ninja-Characteristic Stific Socialism,” f a teological and eic blockade against other vilges. For other vilges to break free from this dimensionality-redug suppression… they would have to wait for Konoha to experieernal division.

  By then, Konoha might not even bother with those meager profits from cash crops.

  Severely suppressing Sunagakure’s future potential while raising its current ceiling.

  This was Gojo Kaigetsu’s scheme!

  He said aloud, “Of course, we in Konoha aren’t purely saints.”

  “The price of chakra metal and other resources mined by Sunagakure… o be lowered when selling to Konoha.”

  “Simirly, Konoha will also transport and sell water to Sunagakure at near-cost prices through the newly established trade routes.”

  “Excellent, excellent!”

  Kosaka Kaoru nodded repeatedly, clearly ecstatic.

  , Konoha generously offered bes in various aspects, c almost every area of Sunagakure. It was a near-perfect diplomatic mission, seg the maximum bes Sunagakure could achieve at this stage.

  Gojo Kaigetsu was also very satisfied with the oute of the iations.

  Kirigakure reoccupied with internal strife, and the Mizukage, along with the future Mizukage, were already under his trol, essentially locked down like the civilizations ihree-Body Problem.

  Now, Sunagakure’s future had also been locked down by Gojo Kaigetsu.

  Really.. a iation where everyone emerged victorious!

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