Naruto Time Control

One of the most outrageous aspects of Edo Tensei is that even if you summon a large number of dead people, it will not have a great burden on the user or any other negative impact.

Isn't this Jutsu too wicked?

Fortunately, Edo Tensei has a limitation regarding its accuracy. An ordinary ninja who knows kinjutsu data to a good level will, at best, be able to reproduce a maximum of one tenth of the dead man's maximum strength.

This kinjutsu that breaks the boundary between life and death actually has the potential to grant immortality. Orochimaru could enter the Edo Tensei state and never have to worry about replacing his body again.

The Sage of the Six Paths and Hamura Ōtsutsuki also exist in a similar state. After reaching the level of the Six Paths, a person's soul acquires the ability to blur the line between life and death.

"There is no perfect solution..."

Yeruashi fell into deep thoughts.

To completely block and eliminate the Edo Tensei, he must separate the ninja world from the pure world so that the souls can no longer return to the world of the living.

But this is an extremely difficult task. Not to mention the presence of the Sage of the Six Paths and Hamura Ōtsutsuki, even if they were not there, separating the two worlds is not something he is capable of at this time. To do this, he must have at least the power of Kaguya's peak, at the fourth or even fifth stage of the Six Paths level.

"Forget it."

After doing some research and realizing that there was no effective way to block Edo Tensei right now, Yeruashi shook his head and dismissed the idea.

At that moment, Shikaku Nara entered the office.

"Hokage-sama."

Shikaku approached Yeruashi's desk with a stack of documents in his hands, intending to brief him on the current state of Konoha.

Yeruashi set aside the Seal Scroll and smiled at Shikaku, "Long time no see, is this a report on the latest developments? First, sit down."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Shikaku nodded, but did not sit down, instead he placed the documents on the table and began the report.

The report consisted of several main parts, one of which concerned Yeruashi's demand to invest large amounts of money in the education of Konoha's ninja.

The other concerned the state of affairs in the Rain Country. The situation was completely stabilized and nothing unexpected happened, Shikaku also asked if it was worthwhile to start gradually returning the Konoha ninja stationed in the Rain Country.

"Maybe."

Yeruashi thought for a moment and nodded.

The Rain Country is completely under control and a sufficient number of Amegakure ninja have been recruited, so now there is no need for six thousand Konoha ninja to be there, which is a great burden on the economy.

The ninja stationed in the Rain Country cannot support themselves by completing missions regularly, but they perform Konoha's task and are obtained directly from the village treasury.

This is also the reason why world wars don't go too far.

All ninja need money.

If ninja constantly perform direct village duties, without receiving proper remuneration, there will inevitably be dissatisfaction, after all, most ninja need to feed their families, and in Konoha there are not so many families composed exclusively of ninja.

Most children are not talented enough to enter the ninja academy, the children of Genin or Chuunin level ninja don't necessarily have the qualifications to become ninja.

Yeruashi thought for a moment and said, "Return four thousand ninja in small batches and leave two thousand to control the situation."

Shikaku nodded and continued, "The Roran Kingdom City cooperating with us requested support due to water problems. The vast majority of their working resources are spent on water transportation, and now the situation is quite deplorable..."

"I will personally take care of it."

Yeruashi waved his hand.

This was most likely due to the fact that he had absorbed the Dragon Vein in the past. Having lost the Dragon Vein, Roran lost the ability to draw water from deep within the ground.

Had Sara not become a ninja and raised a group of ninja, even surviving in the wilderness would have been an extremely difficult task.

This problem must have existed for quite some time, but Sara never addressed it.

Yeruashi guessed that she simply doesn't want to cause him any more trouble, and only turned to Konoha for help when there was no other choice.

"Ah, too hard to maintain a strong and independent image isn't good either."

Yeruashi chuckled in his mind.

Shikaku continued to inform Yeruashi: "Regarding the formation of the Shadow Guards. Uchiha, Hyuga, Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Sarutobi, Inuzuka, Aburame,..., all of the above clans are ready to participate in the formation of this department and provide their forces."

At first glance, it can be understood that the Shadow Guards will take the place of the previous Anbu, becoming the personal power of the Yeruashi, so the great clans, of course, did not refuse to participate in the formation of this department and sent their people there.

If a clan member becomes a member of the Shadow Guards, the clan will be able to know in advance some of the intentions of the Fifth Hokage and the steps he will take.

If any clan is completely removed from the Shadow Guards, it means distrust towards the Hokage and will, of course, cause great concern.

"It's still early."

Yeruashi looked at Shikaku and shook his head, saying, "No need to rush, I plan to select and train young academy graduates, no need to take elite ninja away from the clans."

Shikaku nodded and continued, "One last thing, Hokage-sama, about the situation in Kirigakure.... Do I need to pay attention?"

"No."

Yeruashi waved his hand, "'Accidentally' I seriously injured the Fourth Mizukage, so they won't dare to do anything, the payment of war reparations should go smoothly."

Hearing these words, Shikaku looked at Yeruashi strangely for a moment.

He accidentally seriously injured the Fourth Mizukage, and then Kirigakure agreed to pay huge war reparations....

The most surprising thing was that Kirigakure actually agreed to this demand. Shikaku was very curious about what exactly the Fifth Hokage was doing in Kirigakure, it definitely didn't seem 'random'.

"It's okay, Hokage-sama, I understand."

Shikaku nodded and said, "Then I'll send someone to Kirigakure to receive payment according to the contract you signed.... Ah, I almost forgot, Tsunade-sama borrowed twenty million Ryo from the treasury the other day, she said.... That was your will, Hokage-sama..."

Yeruashi: "????"

To hell with the authorization!

Yeruashi looked at Shikaku and said, "Where is she?"

"Cough..."

Shikaku coughed awkwardly and said, "Tsunade-sama left Konoha a few days ago."

In fact, he assumed that Tsunade took funds without the Fifth Hokage's permission, but she is one of the legendary Sannin and Yeruashi's teacher, moreover, during her time in Konoha, she provided great help, mentoring the medical ninjas in the medical department, and the amount was not excessive....

After some thought, Shikaku decided to lend the funds, in any case, Tsunade was referring to Yeruashi.... So it's none of her business or fault.

"Forget it."

"Let it be his salary."

For a moment, Yeruashi had the urge to issue an order to return Tsunade to Konoha, but in the end, he sighed helplessly, "If something like that happens again, let me know first."

"I understand!"

Shikaku 'resolutely' accepted the order.

Yeruashi looked at him and said, "That's it? Then you can be free?"

"Yes."

Shikaku nodded and left the office.

Yeruashi leaned back in his chair, thinking that the next time Tsunade wanted to borrow money again, they should sign a contract....

Then she would definitely stay in Konoha forever and forget about freedom!