The Anbu stepped forward, ignoring their struggles and wails, and dragged them out of the office.
When passing through the streets, the onlookers of citizens and shinobi surrounded the two so tightly that not even water could trickle through.
Eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, and smelly shoes pelted them like rain.
Some cursed them as "parasites," some cursed them as "vampires," and others cried out, "Give me back my father's pension!"
Their clothes were torn to shreds, and their faces were covered in filth, leaving them in an utterly wretched state.
Finally, on the empty ground outside the village, Homura and Koharu were executed before hundreds of villagers and shinobi.
Explosive tags detonated, blowing the two into countless pieces.
After another five days of auditing, the preliminary tally of the embezzled funds was finally completed.
A total of nearly thirty billion Ryo in cash was confiscated, along with a vast amount of real estate, shops, and land.
The inventory of seized properties filled hundreds of pages.
Tsunade looked at the report presented by the Anbu, feeling a sense of daze.
The financial problems that had plagued the Hidden Leaf Village for years were actually resolved in an instant!
Standing to the side, Gento could not help but feel quite sentimental as well.
No wonder the newly enthroned emperors back on Blue Star in his past life loved to raid the homes of ministers from the previous dynasty.
It had to be said, this was indeed a remarkably fast way to make money!
Such a massive sum of money made even the currently wealthy Gento turn green with envy.
After a long while, Tsunade finally snapped out of her daze.
She rubbed her temples, leaned back against her chair, and let out a long breath.
"How do you plan to use this money?"
Gento asked.
Tsunade pondered for a moment and said slowly:
"First, we must pay the back pensions that have been in arrears over the years."
"The families of the shinobi who sacrificed themselves in the wars should be compensated."
"Then, the remaining money will be used to cultivate the new generation of shinobi. The consecutive wars have caused a cliff-like drop in the number of Hidden Leaf shinobi, so we must replenish fresh blood as quickly as possible."
She paused, then continued:
"In addition, the three clans also illegally acquired many shops and industries, which will be confiscated in the future."
"The positions they previously held; clerical, logistics, finance... are also vacant. These positions can be used precisely to win over the major shinobi clans in exchange for their support."
At the thought of the complicated work ahead.
Reissuing pensions, rebuilding the Ninja Academy, reallocating positions, appeasing the public...
Tsunade felt there were a thousand tangled threads, giving her a bit of a headache.
She rubbed her aching eyes and suddenly remembered something, looking up at Gento:
"By the way, what did you come to see me for this time? You still haven't said."
Gento sat down opposite her and said solemnly:
"Two things."
"First, I need your help to collect the ninjutsu, taijutsu, hidden jutsu, and forbidden jutsu of the Hidden Leaf Village, and the more complete, the better. I want to include them in the Archive Pavilion of the Hidden Gento Village."
Tsunade frowned.
She naturally understood the importance of these things.
Ninjutsu was the foundation of the village, a treasure bought with the lives of countless predecessors.
Under normal circumstances, it was impossible to hand these things over.
Gento saw her hesitation and continued:
"Second, I need the Hidden Leaf to dispatch more medical ninja to the Hidden Gento Village. I plan to build a large hospital there, which requires a large number of medical personnel and medical equipment."
Tsunade finally could not help but speak:
"Medical ninja are incredibly scarce in the entire shinobi world. The Hidden Leaf itself does not have enough, so how is it possible to dispatch more?"
"Do you know how many years it takes to train a qualified medical ninja?"
Gento said unhurriedly:
"I can provide the money."
"The hospital construction costs, medical equipment procurement costs, and personnel training costs will all be borne by the Hidden Gento Village."
"Furthermore, I will offer even more generous wages to the dispatched medical ninja."
He paused and continued:
"This kind of long-term cooperation can deepen the trust of both sides. The growth of the Hidden Leaf's new generation takes time, and these few years are precisely when the village is at its weakest."
"At a time like this, the Hidden Leaf needs a powerful ally like the Hidden Gento Village most to deter other shinobi villages."
Tsunade fell silent.
Gento added:
"In addition, we at the Hidden Gento Village also have a targeted contract-training student system."
"Once the hospital is built, it can serve as a base for the Hidden Leaf to train medical ninja, with all training expenses paid by the Hidden Gento Village."
"The only requirement is that after completing their training, these medical ninja must serve the Hidden Gento Village for ten years."
"During these ten years, salaries will be paid as usual. After five years, whether they return to the Hidden Leaf or stay in the Hidden Gento Village will be totally up to them."
Hearing this, Tsunade could not help but feel deeply tempted.
This meant the Hidden Leaf could train a large number of medical ninja without spending a single penny, while also gaining a powerful ally.
And when those shinobi returned ten years later, they would still belong to the Hidden Leaf.
She pondered for a long time before finally nodding:
"Regarding ninjutsu, I can hand over some ordinary, Hidden Leaf-exclusive ninjutsu to you."
"But those precious forbidden jutsu and the hidden jutsu of the major shinobi clans are out of the question. Those are not things I can decide alone."
Gento knew that the Hidden Leaf's repository of ninjutsu was extremely rich, so this was already a massive harvest.
Moreover, this was a great start. In the future, as the cooperation deepened, there would still be opportunities to acquire those other precious forbidden jutsu.
He nodded in agreement:
"Deal. We can discuss the details slowly."
The two sides discussed the details for a long time.
From the number of dispatched personnel, wage standards, and training cycles, to the delivery method of ninjutsu scrolls and confidentiality clauses, everything was finalized in meticulous detail.
Once all matters were discussed, Gento stood up and took his leave of Tsunade.
He locked onto the Flying Thunder God formula left in the Hidden Gento Village. The space distorted, and his figure vanished from the Hokage's office.
Returning to the Hidden Gento Village palace, Gento let out a long breath.
Over these past few days in the Hidden Leaf, he had truly witnessed quite a dramatic show.
The handling of the Hidden Leaf high council and their clans was indeed quite satisfying.
It could be considered avenging the Uchiha clan's past marginalization in the Hidden Leaf.
In addition, during every day in the Hidden Leaf, he had not given up on the lucky draws.
He had used Tokitsumori thousands of times; his dojutsu chakra was depleted and then recovered, recovered and depleted again, yet the SSS-rank reward had never appeared.
As soon as he returned to the Hidden Gento Village this time, he began his daily routine of lucky draws once again.
With a thought, he opened the system's lucky draw interface.
"Draw."
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a B-rank reward: Explosive Tags ×10]
"Tokitsumori."
"Draw."
The wheel spun once again.
He had already repeated this cycle an unknown number of times.
With Tokitsumori, he could return to the state before the draw every single time.
However, the mental fatigue was very real.
Just when he thought he would return empty-handed again today, the pointer of the wheel stopped steadily on the smallest area.
The entire wheel suddenly burst into a dazzling, multi-colored light.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining an SSS-rank reward: World Prime Stone!]
Gento's eyes snapped open.
Forcing down the wild joy in his heart, he clicked on the item description.
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